Expressions with para Flashcards

(15 cards)

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para colmo

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to top it off, to make matters worse
Llegué tarde al trabajo y para colmo se me olvidaron las llaves.
(I was late to work and to top it off, I forgot my keys.)

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para nada

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not at all, absolutely not
¿Te molesta la música? Para nada, me gusta.
(Does the music bother you? Not at all, I like it.)

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para siempre

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forever
Seremos amigos para siempre.
(We’ll be friends forever.)

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para arriba

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upward, up
Mira para arriba, hay una estrella fugaz. [shooting, fleeting]
(Look up, there’s a shooting star.)

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para abajo

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downward, down
El ascensor va para abajo. (The elevator is going down.)

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para atrás

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backward
Da un paso para atrás, por favor.” (Take a step backward, please.)

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para adelante

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forward
Siempre hay que mirar para adelante. (You always have to look forward.)

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para allá

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over there (direction)
Voy para allá en cinco minutos. (I’m going over there in five minutes.)

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9
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para acá

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over here (direction)
Ven para acá, necesito tu ayuda. (Come over here, I need your help.)

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10
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para entonces

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by then
Para entonces ya habré terminado la universidad. (By then I’ll have finished university.)

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para empezar

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to begin with, first of all
Para empezar, necesitamos más información. (To begin with, we need more information.)

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para terminar

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to finish, finally
Para terminar, quiero decir que fue un placer. (To finish, I want to say it was a pleasure.)

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13
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para qué

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what for, why
¿Para qué viniste tan temprano? (What did you come so early for?)

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14
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para cuándo

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by when, for when
¿Para cuándo necesitas el reporte? (By when do you need the report?)

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para tanto

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so much, to such an extent
No es para tanto, solo fue un pequeño error. (It’s not such a big deal, it was just a small mistake.)

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