Gregorio Meleán Flashcards
(124 cards)
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La cima del cielo
A
At last I reached my goal
La cima. Top
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La cumbre
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Summit
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La correa
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Strap
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El lazo
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Ribbon
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La mezclilla
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Denim
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Arropar
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To tuck in
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Volverse
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To turn around
Volver. To go back, to return
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Volver a repetir (explicar)
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To repeat again ((explain)
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La estación
La temporadora
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Season, station
(football) season
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La rebaja
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Discount, reduction (in price)
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Mejor- el mejor- óptimo
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Better- the best- ideal, optimum
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Bueno- buenísimo
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Good- really good, extremely good (excellent)
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Mal- malísimo
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Bad- very bad, terrible,awful, dreadful
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Anciano/a
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Elderly
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El orfanato
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Orphanage
Ato. Institution.
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Desafortunadament
Por malo suerte
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Unfortunately
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Mostrar
Demostrar
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To show- display
To show- prove
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Actual- en realidad- actualmente
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Current- actually- currently (at the present time)
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Ellos actúan sabiamente
El actúa naturalmente
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They act wisely
He plays (behaves) in a natural way
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Aflojarse
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To loosen (to make loser)
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La gaveta
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Drawer
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La cremallera
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Zipper
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Puesto/a
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Well dressed (stylishly dressed
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Andar
¿Qué haces? Ahora mismo ando limpiando la casa.
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To walk
To go, to be (to be in a certain state)
What are you doing? Right now I’m cleaning the house.
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Llevar
Carla lleva quince minutos probándose varios vestidos.
Llevo cuatro horas estudiando
To wear
To be (to spend time on)
Carla has been trying on several dresses for fifteen minutes
I’ve been studying for four hours
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La orilla
The edge
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Tierno/a
Loving, affectionate
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Extrañar
To miss
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La ternura
Tenderness, Affection
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Desnudo/a
Naked
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El anhelo
Longing, desire
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La furia
Anger, fury, rage
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El abecedario
Alphabet
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Lo que más extraño
Lo que más quiero
What I miss the most
What I want the most
Lo que. What.
Lo que no entiendo es...
What I don’t understand is...
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Mientras más lo pienso
The more I think about it
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La razón que me hace ser feliz
The reason that makes me happy
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Imborrable
Memorable, unforgettable
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Porque aquello que un día nos hizo tremblar de alegría
Because that which one day made us tremble with joy
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Llama en llama, llama a llama
A llama in flames, is calling a llama
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Callar
To be quiet
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Llevarse puesto
To wear
Llevarse. To carry off
Puesto. Wearing it
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Lo llevaré
I will take it
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Se lo estoy enviando
I am sending it to you
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Quedamos en vernos
Quedamos en vernos más
Quedamos en vernos más tarde
We arranged to meet
We agree to see each other more
We meet up later
Quedar. To meet, to agree to meet, to arrange to meet (to set a date or time).
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Repartidor
Delivery man or woman
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El ladrón estaba rodeado y se entregó
The thief was surrounded and gave up
Entregarse. To surrender.
Rodear. To surround.
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Brinca pozos
He jumps puddles
Brincar, saltar. To jump.
Pozo. Puddle. Well
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La semana entrante
The next week
Entrante. Coming, next (upcoming)
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Ajustado/a
Tight because they are supposed to be (figure hugging)
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Apretado/a
Too tight in an unyielding way, not supposed to be
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El escote en V
V neck
| Cleavage or neck line
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Ojear verses Hojear
Estoy hojeando el libro para ojear el contenido
El estudiante no estudió a tiempo y solo hojeó el libro. Por eso no recordó la tarea para prueba.
Ojear (ojo=eye) to eyeball, to have a look at
Hojear (hoja=sheet) to flick through the pages, leaf through
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Estrecho/a
Narrow
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Angosto/a
Narrow
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Asistir (transitive)
La enfermera me asistió.
To help, attend to
The nurse attended to me.
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Atender
To care for, look after
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Probador
The place to test the clothes, fitting room
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El fantasma
Ghost
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El gnomo
Gnome
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¿Me puede hacer (dar) un descuento?
Can you give me a discount?
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Jinete
Horseman, horsewomen
El caballista expert rider
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Vaquero, vaquera
Cowboy, cowgirl
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El caballero
Gentlemen, knight, sir
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La billetera
Wallet
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Rodear
To surround
Rodeo. Action surrounding the cattle
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Estrenar
To wear for the first time, to use or do something for the first time
El estreno de la obra es el jueves
The premiere of the play is Thursday
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Lucir
To look (to appear) (latin America)
Luces un poco cansado
You look a little tired
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Restar
To subtract
Sumar. To add
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Insostenible
Unbearable
| Unsustainable (that can not be sustained)
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Imponer
To impose
El impuesto. Tax
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Enamorarse
To fall in love
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Entrante
Coming
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Montar
To ride, to mount (to travel on horseback)
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Anidar
To nest, to dwell
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La cubeta
Bucket, pail
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Bienes raíces
Real estate
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Heredar
To inherit
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Ceder
To transfer, to cede
| To give in
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Acabar
To finish. To end.
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Justo
Está justo enfrente de la tienda
¿Cuál es el precio de este coche?
No es justo
El juez tomó una decisión justo
Exact. Right. (Precise)
Fair. Just. (Unbiased)
It is right in front of the store
What is the exact price of this car?
It’s not fair
The judge made a just decision
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El baño
(coating)
Coat (paint)
Plating (gold or sliver) to give the ring a bath
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El sobretodo
Overcoat, trench coat
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Sureño/a
Southern
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Apenas
Apenas podía oir
Apenas podía andar
Apenas conseguí descansar
Barely, hardly, scarcely (with difficulty)
I could barely hear
I could hardly walk
I could scarcely rest.
Conseguir. To get. To achieve, manage (to realize an objective)
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Todavía, aún
Still, yet
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Hace mucho
Long ago, a long time ago
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La jura
Oath, pledge
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Date
Give it
Give yourself
Date prisa. Hurry up.
Date cuenta. Realize.
Date la vuelta. Turn around.
Date vuelta. Turn around.
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La alegría
Joy
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No pienso en ello
I’m not thinking about it
No pienso en eso. I do not think about that.
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Pretender
¿Qué resultados pretendes encontrar?
¿Pretendías que te pasara las respuestas del examen?
To seek
To intend, expect (to want)
What results do you intend to find?
Did you expect me to slip you the answers to the exam?
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Al nacer no haya que morrir
After birth no one may have to die (present subjuctive)
At birth
No haya que Don’t have to
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Yo debí comprarlo antes.
Yo debí hacerlo.
I should have bought it before
I should have done it
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Recolectar
To collect. To harvest.
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Ellos han estado recolectando muestras
They have been collecting samples
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Soñar
To dream
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Ganas (plural noun)
Desire, hankering
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Silbar
To whistle
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Yo comí mucho
Ella sabe la leccíon
Yo comí tres hamburguesas
La leche sabe bien
Intransitive. Makes sense without object.
She knows the lesson.
Transitive. Needs to transfer it’s action to object (something or someone).
The milk taste good.
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Indicative verses subjunctive mood
Facts and statements believed to be true, from the speakers viewpoint.
From the speakers viewpoint, subjective or possible but not certain. Doubts, wishes, recommendations, unknowns and opinions.
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El pez.
El pescado
Live fish.
Fish dead as food.
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Yo podría mentir.
Yo podía mentir.
I could lie (conditional indicative).
I could lie. (imperfect indicative).
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Había una vez
Once upon a time
It existed
Había. There was. Había una. There was a.
Había sido. Had been.
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El bien.
El mal.
Los bienes.
The good.
The bad/evil.
The goods.
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¿Qué hace un pez?
What does a fish do?
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Algún libro. Algunos libros.
Algún niño.
Alguna niña. Algunas niñas.
Some book. Some books.
Some boy.
Some girl. Some girls.
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Pasar
To pass
| To happen
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Aconsejar
To advise
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Advisar
Avisale al jefe que llagaron los inspectores.
Avisame tan pronto llegue el paquete.
To tell with a sense of caution or urgency
| To notify, tell (inform)
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Advertir
El advirtió que no todas las cajas eran iguales.
Te advierto que no debes tocar esto.
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To notice ((detect)
To warm (to forewarn)
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He noticed that not all the boxes were equal.
I warn you not to touch this.
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Asistir (intransitive)
To attend (to be present)
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A prueba de
Proof
A prueba de aqua
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Aislante
Insulating
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Relajante
Relaxing
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Sorprendente
Amazing
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Relucientes
Shimmering
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Viviente
Living
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Creciente
Increasing
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Valiente
Courageous
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Descuidado/a
Careless
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Dañino/a
Harmful
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Agradecido/a
Grateful
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Capaz
Capable
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Aun
¡Aun vimos ballenas!
Aun si es verdad,
Even
We even saw whales!
Even if it’s true,
