Chapter 3- Adjectives

Question 1

He is very, very strong.

Answer 1

Él está fortísimo.

Question 2

he’s a great man

Answer 2

es un gran hombre

Question 3

She’s a blue eyed (de)

Answer 3

Ella es una chica de ojos azules

Question 4

She’s a blue eyed girl. (con)

Answer 4

Ella es una chica con los ojos azules.

Question 5

A black haired girl. (con)

Answer 5

una chica con el pelo negro

Question 6

kitchen table

Answer 6

mesa de cocina

Question 7

car factory

Answer 7

fábrica de autos

Question 8

a ten minute walk

Answer 8

un paseo de diez minutos

Question 9

My favorite color is red.

Answer 9

Mi color favorito es el rojo.

Question 10

She is amazing.

Answer 10

Ella es sorprendente.

Question 11

She is exciting.

Answer 11

Ella es excitante.

Question 12

She is amazed (at something).

Answer 12

Ella está sorprendido.

Question 13

I’m bored because the party is very boring.

Answer 13

Estoy aburrido, porque la fiesta es aburrida.

Question 14

She made a very amusing remark.

Answer 14

Ella hizo un comentario muy divertido.

Question 15

She’s the tallest girl I have every seen.

Answer 15

Es la chica más alta que jamás he visto.

Question 16

little, few

Answer 16

poco, pocos

Question 17

the truck with the fewest wheels.

Answer 17

el camión con/de menos ruedas.

Question 18

the house with the fewest bedrooms.

Answer 18

la casa con/de menos dormitorios.

Question 19

fewer than the rest

Answer 19

con menos

Question 20

He is very, very tall.

Answer 20

Él es altísimo.

Question 21

She is very, very clever.

Answer 21

Ella es listísima.

Question 22

superlative form of bueno

Answer 22

óptimo

Question 23

The new conditions are the very best.

Answer 23

Las nuevas condiciones son óptimas,

Question 24

Your results are very, very bad.

Answer 24

Tus resultados son pésimos/malísimos.

Question 25

muy pobre

Answer 25

paupérrimo/ pobrísimo

Question 26

``` You are bad. You are very bad. You are extremely bad. You couldn't be worse. You are the worst (of all). ```

Answer 26

``` Eres malo. Eres muy malo. Eres malísimo. Eres pésimo. Eres el peor (de todos). ```

Question 27

diminutive: fuerte

Answer 27

fuertecito

Question 28

diminutive: altos

Answer 28

altitos

Question 29

diminutive: pobre

Answer 29

pobrecito

Question 30

That woman is silly (in a childish way)

Answer 30

Esa mujer es tontita.

Question 31

She is my little girl.

Answer 31

Es mi niña pequeñita.

Question 32

suffix with loco:

Answer 32

loquísimo

Question 33

It's the farthest/furthest town.

Answer 33

Es la ciudad más lejana.

Question 34

This is my furthest concession.

Answer 34

Ésta es mi máxima concesión.

Question 35

the far bank

Answer 35

la otra orrilla

Question 36

the near bank

Answer 36

esta orilla

Question 37

the far end

Answer 37

el otro extremo

Question 38

the near end

Answer 38

este extremo

Question 39

She is as tall as you.

Answer 39

Ella es tan alta como tú.

Question 40

He isn't so clever as Pablo.

Answer 40

Él no es tan listo como Pablo.

Question 41

A parallel increase in Spanish is expressed as:

Answer 41

cuanto+comparative+verb+comparative+verb

Question 42

The richer you are, the more friends you have.

Answer 42

Cuanto más rico eres, más amigos tienes

Question 43

In Spanish, a gradual increase is expressed as:

Answer 43

cada vez + comparative

Question 44

You are more and more beautiful.

Answer 44

Estás cada vez más guapa.

Question 45

You are taller and taller.

Answer 45

Estás cada vez más alta.

Question 46

It's vital that he help us.

Answer 46

Es vital que él nos ayude.

Question 47

It's not fair for her to live here.

Answer 47

No es justo que ella viva aquí.

Question 48

This exercise is too difficult for him to understand.

Answer 48

Este ejercicio es demasiado difícil para que él lo entienda

Question 49

That is too heave for her to lift.

Answer 49

Eso es demasiado pesado (como) para que ella lo levante.

Question 50

It was very brave of you to save that girl.

Answer 50

Fue muy valiente por tu parte salvar a esa niña

Question 51

It was very cowardly of Antonio to leave his wife there.

Answer 51

Fue muy cobarde por parte de Antonio de dejar a su mujer allí.

Question 52

It's difficult to do that.

Answer 52

Es difícil hacer eso. (opinión about an action)

Question 53

It was strange to see them there.

Answer 53

Fue extraño verlos allí. (opinión about an action)

Question 54

It's easy to do that exercise.

Answer 54

Es fácil hacer ese ejercicio. (opinión about an action)

Question 55

It's an easy exercise to do.

Answer 55

Es un ejercicio fácil de hacer. (opinión about a noun; and it expresses a degree of difficulty)

Question 56

That was a stupid thing to do.

Answer 56

Fue estúpido hacer eso. literally: it was stupid to do that (also does not discuss level of difficulty)

Question 57

That truck is easy to drive.

Answer 57

Ese camión es fácil de manejar.

Question 58

It's a complicated text to translate.

Answer 58

Es un texto complicado de traducir.

Question 59

It's boring to do that.

Answer 59

Es aburrido hacer eso.

Question 60

It was very smart to stay there.

Answer 60

Fue muy inteligente quedarse allí.

Question 61

I found it stupid to go on negotiating.

Answer 61

Consideré estúpido seguir negociando.

Question 62

found (not literally)

Answer 62

consideré

Question 63

How fast!

Answer 63

¡Qué rápido!

Question 64

What a fast runner!

Answer 64

¡Qué corredor tan/más rápido!

Question 65

when the word forma or manera is used, the Spanish infinitive is always preceded by ___:

Answer 65

de

Question 66

What a silly way to die!

Answer 66

¡Qué forma/manera más tonta de morir!

Question 67

It was a strange way of talking.

Answer 67

Fue una manera extraña de hablar.

Question 68

It's a bad time to have dinner.

Answer 68

Es mala hora para cenar.

Question 69

What a strange time to come!

Answer 69

¡Qué extraña hora de venir! ¡Qué hora más extraña de venir! (less literary way)

Question 70

What a bad time to get up!

Answer 70

¡Qué hora más mala de leventarse!

Question 71

I didn't know how difficult this was.

Answer 71

Yo no sabía lo difícil que era esto.