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a peasant
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un campesino, -a
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a nurse
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una enfermera, -o
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to erase
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borrar
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the interview
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la entrevista
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to grant (like a favor, or to confer, like an honor, to present, like an award)
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otorgar
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to stop
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parar
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to shrink (verbo de accidente)
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encogerse
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a witness
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un testigo
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a waiter
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un mesero
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to chew
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masticar
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on the other hand (begins with "en")
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en cambio
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at once, right away (begins with "en")
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en seguida
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on the dot (begins with "en")
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en punto
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as soon as (begins with "en")
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en cuanto
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the sand
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la arena
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to say goodbye
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despedirse
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the pockets
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los bolsillos
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sino is used when . . .
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it means "but rather," or "but on the contrary,": the first part is NEGATIVE, and the second part contradicts and brings a more positive tone:
Not the blue one, but rather, the red one (ah, smile). |
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sino que is used when . . . .
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it means "but rather": the first part is NEGATIVE, and sino separates two CONJUGATED verbs:
No salí, sino que me quedé en casa leyendo |
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pero is used when . . .
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it means "but", except the first phrase does not exclude the second.
No es alemán, pero habla bien el idioma. |
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pero que is used when . . .
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never. there is no pero que.
there are: sino, sino que, and pero. |
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the advantage
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la ventaja
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the breeze
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la brisa
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to get dressed up
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arreglarse
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to hide oneself
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esconderse
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to find oneself
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encontrarse
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tratar _____ (what is the preposition that goes here)
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tratar de
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to measure
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medir
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to fix
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arreglar
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to get dark
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oscurecer
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to surprise
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sorprender
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to clear up
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aclarar
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barefoot
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descalzo, -a, etc.
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exhausted
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agotado, -a, etc
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to survive
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sobrevivir
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loving, affectionate
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cariñoso, -a, etc
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the jail
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la cárcel
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to be jailed, imprisoned
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estar encarcelado, -a, etc
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to be depressed
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estar deprimido, -a, etc
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vericueto
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rough track or path, with lots of side trails, ins and outs
vericuetos also can be strange or ridiculous ideas |
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the sidewalk
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la vereda
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a medida que
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as
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anillar
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to fasten with rings, to make rings in, or make into a ring
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ringed (adjective)
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anillado, -a, etc
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to slide
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deslizar
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deslizar el papelito en el bolsillo
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to slip the piece of paper into the pocket
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deslizar el papel POR la mesa
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to slide the paper ALONG the table
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deslizar and resbalar both mean
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to slide
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los esquiadores se deslizaban POR la nieve
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the skiers slid ACROSS the snow
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the twilight or dusk
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el crepúsculo
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recorrer
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to travel around, to traverse
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"deslizar nuestro idilio"
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to slide into our idyll/ our happy mood
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eran más de las cuatro . . .
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it was after four . . .
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a sandwich (not sandwiche)
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un bocadillo
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the terrace
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la terraza
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nearby (adj)
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cercano, -a, etc
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sentenciosa
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sententious (ah. right. This means pithy. or given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner, or ponderously trite. given to using pity sayings or maxims. sounds very irritating).
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refranero
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noun. a collection of proverbs or sayings.
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to sigh
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suspirar
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herir
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to hurt
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precarious (adj)
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precario, -a, etc
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enterar
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to find out
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me enteré de vicios de su padre.
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I learned about the vices of her father.
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no me hubiera importado llevármela de compañera
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I hadn't bothered to bring along a companion
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el luto
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the mourning
estar DE luto = to be in mourning |
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el desprecio
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(the) scorn, contempt, disdain
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antipatía
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antipathy; dislike
tener antipatía a alguien = to dislike somebody |
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compassionate
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compasivo, -a etc
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