Ojo 6-12

Front 1

ya que, como, puesto que, porque, por

Back 1

because - porque CANNOT begin a sentence, como MUST be placed at the beginning of a sentence, use POR when preceding a NOUN

Front 2

cuestion

Back 2

question in the sense of matter, subject or topic of discussion

Front 3

pregunta

Back 3

a question or interrogation

Front 4

fecha

Back 4

calendar date

Front 5

cita

Back 5

appointment or social arrangement

Front 6

los/las dos, ambos/as

Back 6

both

Front 7

tanto... como...

Back 7

both... and...

Front 8

dato

Back 8

findings, results, data

Front 9

hecho

Back 9

a proven fact, deed, or event (el hecho es que, es un hecho que, de hecho (in fact))

Front 10

realizar

Back 10

to achieve a goal or an ambition, to accomplish something

Front 11

darse cuenta (de)

Back 11

to realize as in to be aware or to understand

Front 12

perder

Back 12

to miss an opportunity or a deadline because of POOR TIMING

Front 13

faltar a

Back 13

to miss an appointment or an event in the sense of NOT ATTENDING

Front 14

echar de menos, extranar

Back 14

to miss a person who is away

Front 15

ahorrar

Back 15

to save money

Front 16

salvar

Back 16

rescuing or saving a person or thing from danger

Front 17

guardar

Back 17

to save in the sense of to set aside, or to keep

Front 18

llevar

Back 18

to take as in to TRANSPORT something or to take someone or something from one place to another

Front 19

tomar

Back 19

used in most other meanings of to take - to take something in one's own hands, to take a bus, to take an exam, to take a vacation

Front 20

hacer un viaje

Back 20

to take a trip

Front 21

tardar en

Back 21

to take a certain amount of time to do something (tardar + amount of time + en + infinitive)

Front 22

grande

Back 22

big (when precedes a noun, shortened to GRAN to express great)

Front 23

largo

Back 23

long

Front 24

dejar de

Back 24

to stop - dejar de + infinitive is to stop doing something
when used negatively, means not to fail to or not to miss out on something

Front 25

impedir

Back 25

to get in the way, to hinder, prevent, or to stop someone from doing something

Front 26

detener(se)

Back 26

to stop or to detain in the sense of to slow down or hold up progress or to arrest
detenerse - to stop moving or pause

Front 27

doler

Back 27

to hurt meaning to ache (physically, mentally, or emotionally), to grieve, to distress

Front 28

lastimar, hacer dano

Back 28

to hurt meaning to cause someone bodily injury
hacer dano can be used figuratively too (to hurt one's standing/status)

Front 29

ofender

Back 29

to hurt someone's feelings

Front 30

pero, sino, sino que, no solo

Back 30

means but - when affirmative, use pero
pero in negative means HOWEVER
sino and sino que are only used in negative - sino connects a word or phrase, sino que connects a clause
no solo... sino (que)... - not only... but also...

Front 31

intentar

Back 31

to try or to make an attempt

Front 32

tratar de

Back 32

to try or to make an attempt (when followed by infinitive)
also means to deal with

Front 33

se trata de

Back 33

it's about or it's a question of

Front 34

tratar (without de)

Back 34

to treat someone or something (in some way)

Front 35

probar

Back 35

to try or to taste something, or to try someone in the sense of testing him

Front 36

probarse

Back 36

to try on (clothing)

Front 37

preguntar (or hacer una pregunta)

Back 37

to ask a question

Front 38

pedir

Back 38

to ask in the sense of requesting something from someone (an object, a favor, an action)