May-June 22 Flashcards by Elena Álvarez

¿Te gustaría dejar un mensaje?

¿Te gustaría tener buenos modales?

Would you like to leave a message?

Would you like to have good manners?

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a charity

a volunteer

una organización benéfica

un voluntario

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dial a number
hang up
the line’s engaged / busy

dial a number: marcar un número
hang up: colgar
the line’s engaged / busy: está ocupada (comunica)

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No me vas a convencer

You’re not going to convince me

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DEBERÍAS ir

NO DEBERÍAS hacerlo

You SHOULD go (= you ought to go)

You SHOULDN’T do it

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Debo ir

No se debe gritar

I MUST go

You MUSN’T shout

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Debía pagar

Deberé pagar

I had to pay

I’l have to pay

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Dairy products are prohibited

Dairy products (lácteos) are forbidden,
to prohibit = to forbid = to ban

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I don’t like people who are very LOUD

the opposite of quiet

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Tengo sueño

No la despiertes, está dormida

I’m sleepy

Don’t wake her up! She’s fast asleep

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Siempre y cuando seas educado

As long as you’re polite, you have good manners

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¿Te importaría repetir?

Would you mind repeatING?

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Los ingleses

Los británicos

The English / English people

The British / British people

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No te quejes si te piso

Don’t complain if I step on you

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Traducir esto a otro idioma

Translate this INTO another language

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No puedo tragar esto. ¿Quién ha hecho la comida?

I can’t swallow this. Who made lunch?

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The man had a FOREIGN accent, because he was a foreigner.

un acento de fuera, extranjero

a foreigner: un extranjero

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La gente que vive en el extranjero ..

People who live abroad..

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LENGTH
HEIGHT
WEIGHT

LENGTH –> largura
HEIGHT –> altura (are you afraid of heights?)
WEIGHT –> peso

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Es sólo una broma!

IT’s just a joke!

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Es calvo
Tiene bigote
Tiene barba
Tiene flequillo
Es delgada (atractivamente)

He's bald
He has a moustache,
He has a beard
She has a FRINGE
She is slim

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Tiene ventipocos
Tiene alrededor de 30
Tiene cuarenta y muchos

He is in his early-twenties
He is in his mid-thirties
He is in his late-thirties

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She has shoulder-length hair

a la altura del hombro

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He is medium-height and well built

De estatura media y corpulento

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Es guapa Es guapo Son guapos

She's beautiful He's handsome They are good-looking

What is he like?

He's nice

What does he look like?

He's tall and slim

Ese conjunto le favorece

That outfit really suits her

carnet de conducir | DNI

driving license | ID card

Parece un traficante/camello

He LOOKS LIKE A drug dealer

hacer un esfuerzo

make an effort

People from Norway are Norwegian

Noruega --> Noruegos

HAVE/GET sth DONE

I had my hair cut I had the office painted I had my car fixed

en la peluquería en la carnicería en la verdulería

at the hairdresser's at the butcher's at the greengrocer's

Es tan frustrante! Estoy frustrada Es deprimente! Estoy deprimida Es vergonzante! Estoy avergonzada Es fascinante! Estoy fascinada

It's frustrating! I'm frustrated It's depressing! I'm depressed It's embarrassing! I'm embarrased It's amazing! I'm amazed

Would you like to TAKE UP scuba diving?

take up a new hobby = empezar un nuevo hobby o actividad | scuba diving = buceo

carry on

continua

Estos son mis consejos/trucos

These are my tips

I'm disgusted, it is disgusting!

Me da asco , es asqueroso

I'm a failure

un fracaso

Me gustaría unirme al grupo

I would like to join the group

I seldom burst into tears

I rarely burst into tears (romper a llorar)

I turned down the job

turn down = rechazar

Estoy aburrida, es una peli tan aburrida! | Estoy entretenida, es una peli tan entretenida!

I'm bored, it's such a boring film! | I'm amused, it's such an amusing film!

Odio no poder ..

I hate not being able to...

No podré ir | No he podido

I won't be able to go | I haven't been able

Presentarse a un examen Suspender/ aprobar Colegio internado Notas

Take an exam Fail / Pass an exam Boarding school Marks / Grades

``` pupil state school / private school nun head teacher professor graduate term notice board the canteen ```

``` pupil : student at a school state school / private school nun : member of a religious community of women head teacher: school principal, teacher in charge professor: at university graduate: sb who has finished a degree term: there are three terms notice board: tablón de anuncios the canteen: el comedor ```

La mayoría de los colegios

Most schools

P.E. Information technology chemistry physics

``` P.E. = gym class Information technology =computers chemistry = chemical products physics = matter and energy ```

a cambio,

in return,

Do up your jacket, do up your buttons... | Zip up your coat...

Do up: fasten something | Zip up: fasten with a zip

A spreadsheet is..

an electronic document in which data is arranged in rows and columns

Si yo fuera tú..

If I were you...

Debe de tener unos 40 años (ella) Puede que tenga unos 40 años Podría tener unos 40 años

She MUST be around 40 She MAY be around 40 She MIGHT be around 40

Nunca he podido bailar salsa

I've never been able to dance salsa

If I were a fly on the wall...

I would be able to listen to everything!

Bloc of flats Cottage detached house Terraced house

Bloc of flats = apartment building Cottage = a small house typically in the country detached house = not joined Terraced house = in a row

Where do you prefer to live? In the suburbs In the city centre In the country, in a village, in a residential area..

suburbs (barrio residencial fuera del centro)

Washbasin Kitchen sink armchair chest of drawers

Washbasin : lavabo Kitchen sink: fregadero armchair : sofá chest of drawers : cómoda con cajones

a picturesque village an unspoilt beach a stylish penthouse a high-tech apartment..

a picturesque village: pueblo pintoresco an unspoilt beach: not spoilt a stylish penthouse : ático moderno a high-tech apartment..: con tecnología moderna

el calor | ola de calor

the heat | a heatwave

shutters Fountain patio airy room

shutters : contraventanas (to shut = cerrar) patio = area near a house airy = spacious and well ventilated

un amigo íntimo / cercano

a close friend

Mantener el contacto Ponerse en contacto Perder el contacto

Keep in touch Get in touch Lose touch

colgar la ropa | ir a correr

hang out the clothes | go for a run

DESHACERSE DE ..

GET RID OF...

Solía levantarme a las 6 No solía levantarme a las 6 ¿Solías levantarte a las 6?

I USED TO get up at 6 I DIDN'T USE TO get up at 6 DID YOU USE TO get up at 6?

colleague | classmate

colleague : compañero de trabajo | classmate: compañero de clase

Si no tuviera piernas, no andaría

If I didn't have legs, I wouldn't walk

It TAKES UP a lot of time/ space

ocupa

Si hablaras con tu jefe él entendería

If you spoke to your boss he would understand

hazlo en cuanto puedas

Do it as soon as you can

No puedo ir A NO SER QUE me pagues el ticket

I can't go UNLESS you pay for my ticket

En cuanto deje de llover

As soon as it stops raining

Si no viviera sola viviría con mi novio

If I didn't live alone, I would live with my boyfriend.

make a claim

make a claim = poner una demanda

I REGRET not studyING

regreg + ing = arrepentirse de algo

Yo suelo levantarme a las 6 No suelo levantarme a las 6 ¿Sueles levantarte a las 6?

I usually get up at 6 I don't usually get up at 6 Do you usually get up at 6?

The chorus of a song is..

el estribillo

May-June 22 Flashcards

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