Llevar vs. Traer Flashcards

1
Q

Can you bring me a glass of water?

A

¿Me puede traer un vaso de agua?

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2
Q

I always carry my cellphone with me.

A

Siempre llevo mi celular conmigo.

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Q

My brother takes me to work every day.

A

Mi hermano me lleva al trabajo todos los días.

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4
Q

I’m going to bring the gifts to the party of birthday of my newphew.

A

Voy a llevar los regalos a la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi sobrino.

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5
Q

Bring your guitar, let’s play together.

A

Trae tu guitarra, tocamos|toquemos juntos.

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Q

I carry three years living in Spain
My Mom carries twenty years without smoking.

I’ve been living in Spain for three years.
My mom hasn’t|hadn’t smoked for twenty years.

A

Llevo tres años viviendo en España.
Mi mamá lleva|levaba veinte años sin fumar.

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7
Q

I brought chocolates for everyone.

A

Traje chocolates para todos.

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Q

I can’t carry all of this alone, I need help.

A

No puedo llevar todo esto solo, necesito ayuda.

alone = by myself i.e. por mí mismo

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9
Q

I carry the key of the house in my pocket

I have the house key in my pocket.

A

Llevo la llave de la casa en mi bolsillo.

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I’m going to take my dog to the park to play.

A

Voy a llevar a mi perro al parque para que juegue.

a/para jugar

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11
Q

Take from here to another place

A

Llevar

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12
Q

From elsewhere to here

A

Traer

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13
Q

Are you going to bring the beer tomorrow to the barbecue at my house?

Yes of course, Them I bring.

A

¿Vas a traer las cervezas mañana a la barbacoa en mi casa?

Claro que sí, yo las llevo.

friend is another place with the beer

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14
Q

I brought all of my homework to the class of Spanish today.

And you all, did you bring your homework?

A

Traje todas mis tareas a la clase de español hoy.

¿Y ustedes trajeron sus tareas?

subjects brought the items from somewhere else to where the speaker is

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15
Q

Did you take the kids to school today?

Yes, them I took at 8:30 in the morning.

A

¿Llevaste a los niños a la escuela hoy?

Sí, los llevé a las 8:30 de la mañana.

the objects were taken somewhere other than “here”

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16
Q

We brought a present pretty-really for our grandmother.

A

Trajimos un regalo lindísimo para nuestra abuela.

17
Q

I don’t give a damn

A

me trae || sin cuidado | al fresco | la floja ||

idiom - la floja is more casual

18
Q

to be a headache for someone
the case is a headache for the police

idiom
bring of head to person

A

traer de cabeza a alguien
el caso trae de cabeza a la polícia

19
Q

Unfortunately, his health problems took/led his family to the ruin

A

Desafortunadamente, sus problemas de salud llevaron a su familia a la ruina

to take/lead to a place (figurative also)

20
Q

That lady wears a hat-horrible!

A

¡Esa señora lleva un sombrero horrible!

wear

21
Q

This sauce has a lot of chilli and it’s very spicy.

A

Esta salsa lleva mucho chile y está muy picante.

ingredients

22
Q

The thief took all the jewels that were in the display cabinet.

A

El ladrón se llevó todas las joyas que había en la vitrina.

steal (also borrow)

23
Q

What a surprise Enrique got with the farewell party we organized for him!

A

¡Qué sorpresa se llevó Enrique con la fiesta de despedida que le organizamos!

to get/take away something: figurative

llevarse una sorpresa is very common

24
Q

I take the black pants in the size-large.

A

Llevo los pantalones negros en la talla grande.

25
Do you get along with Veronica? I don't. We are always fighting (arguing?).
¿Tú te llevas bien con Verónica? Yo no. Siempre estamos peleándonos.
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(Me ) I took the boxes to the warehouse.
(Me) Llevé las cajas al almacén. | To take the responsibility AND/OR To do something completely ## Footnote Used for transporting someone/something
27
To-me he carried two meters of advantage in the race when he fell. | He was ahead of me by two meters in the race when he fell.
Me llevaba dos metros de ventaja en la carrera cuando se cayó.
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My wife is two months older than me.
Mi esposa me lleva dos meses.
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It only takes ten minutes to fill-in the form.
Solo lleva diez minutos (re)llenar el formulario.
30
to whom things are taken to or brought to **me** traes, **nos** trajo, **les** llevó, **te** llevo...
indirect
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who/what one takes or brings something to **me** traes, **nos** trajo, **los/las** llevó, **te** llevo...
direct