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58 Cards in this Set
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largo
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long
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to stop to do somehting
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dejar de +infinitive
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to not to fail to or ot not miss out on doing something
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dejar de
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detener
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to stop or detain as in to slow down or hold up progress and also in the sense of to arrest
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grande
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large or big
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when preceding a noun, turns to gran and is meant to express the idea of great
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impedir
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to get in the way or to hinder, prevent, or stop someone from doing something;
often used with the subjunctive following |
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detenerse
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to stop moving or to pause
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doler
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to ache, to grieve, to distress
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to cause someone bodily harm
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hacer da'no
lastimar |
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ofender, doler
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to hut someones feelings
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to hurt someone's standing or status
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hacer da'no
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perder
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to miss an oppotunity or deadline because of poor timing
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to save money
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ahorrar
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echar de menos, extra'nar
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to miss a person
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guardar
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to deep, to set aside
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faltar a
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to miss an appointment or event because of not attending
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to take as in to transport or to take someone or something from one place to another
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llevar
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to rescue
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salvar
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tomar
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to take soemthing in one's hands, to take a bus, to take an exam, to take a vacation
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to take a trip
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hacer un viaje
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tardar +amt of time+ en+ infinitive
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to take a certain amount of time to do something
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to take down
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bajar
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devolver
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to take back or return
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sacar
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to take out
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to take up
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subir
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quitarle (algo) a alguien
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to take something away from soemone
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to take off clothing
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quitarse
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hecho
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proven fact, deed, or event
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dato
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findings, results or data
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realizar
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to achieve a goal or to an ambition or to accomplish something
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el hecho es que
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the fact is that
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in fact
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de hecho
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es un hecho que
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it's a fact that
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to realize as in to be aware or to understand
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darse cuenta de
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fecha
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calendar date
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pregunta
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question or interrogation
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appointment or social arrangement
never refers to a person |
cita
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cuesti'on
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matter, subject, topic of discussion
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hacer una pregunta, preguntar
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to ask a question
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los/las dos
ambos/as |
both;
agree in # and gender |
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tanto...como
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both...and...
construction invariable |
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ya que, como, puesto que, porque
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because, since
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because
can not be used at the beginning |
porque
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como
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because or since
must be placed at the beginning of a sentence |
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por
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because of
always precedes a noun |
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asistir a
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to attend a function, to be present at a class, meeting, or play
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atender
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to take into account, to take care of, to wait on
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to assist
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ayudar
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ponerse
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indcates change in physical or emotional state
only followed by adjective |
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emotional, physical change
signals a dramatic, irreversible change |
volverse
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conscious effort on part of the subject
to become, to get to be |
hacerse
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llegar a ser
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effortless change
to become, to get to be |
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ponerse
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to become in reference to more general situations
ONLY followed by adjectives |
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tener 'exito
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to be successful in a particular field or activity
emphasizes the condition of being successful |
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to succeed in doing something or to obtain or achieve a goal
emphasizes the action of achieving that goal |
lograr
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to manage to do something
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lograr
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suceder
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to occur, happen, or to follow in succession
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