Comprensión lectora: Palabras clave

Question 1

¿Cómo era?

Answer 1

What was he/she/it like?

Question 2

Según

Answer 2

According to

Question 3

¿De qué (se) trata?

Answer 3

What’s it about?

Question 4

Hay que + infinitivo

Hay que esperar mucho tiempo.

Answer 4

One/You have to…

One has/You have to wait a long time.

Question 5

El propósito

Answer 5

The purpose

Question 6

El siglo

In Spanish, centuries are identified using Roman numerals.

Siglo XX = 20th century, siglo XIX = 19th century, siglo XXI = 21st century

Answer 6

The century

Question 7

¿A qué edad…?

Answer 7

At what age…?

Question 8

parecido/a

Answer 8

similar

Question 9

el resultado

Answer 9

the result

Question 10

comenzar a (+ inf.)

Answer 10

to begin to, to start to

Question 11

empezar a (+ inf.)

Answer 11

to begin to, to start to

Question 12

tratar de (+ inf.)

Answer 12

to try to

Question 13

intentar (+ inf.)

Answer 13

to try to

Question 14

acabar de (+ inf.)

Answer 14

to have just…

Question 15

decidir (+ inf.)

Answer 15

to decide to

Question 16

tener éxito,
ser exitoso/a

Answer 16

to be successful

Question 17

casi toda su vida

Answer 17

almost his/her entire life

Question 18

la mayor parte de su vida

Answer 18

most of his/her life

Question 19

todo el mundo

Answer 19

everyone

Question 20

llevar a cabo

Answer 20

to carry out, fulfill