¡piensa En Español! El Valle De Luna

Front 1

1. nombre

Back 1

name

Front 2

2. nos sugiere/sugerir

(sugerir: su – her – REAR)

Back 2

it suggests to us/to suggest

Hint 2

I suggest, am suggesting

sugiero (I suggest)
sugieres (you suggest)
sugiere (he suggests, it suggests [to us})
sugerimos
sugerís
sugieren

Front 3

3. al menos

Back 3

at least

Front 4

4. prometedor (prometedora) (adj)

Back 4

promising (adj.) (see hint)

Hint 4

m. & f., promiser

Front 5

5. lugares

Back 5

places

Front 6

6. asombrosos

Back 6

amazing, astonishing

Front 7

7. pasado

Back 7

past

Front 8

8. apariencia

Back 8

appearance, aspect

Front 9

9. paisaje

(pie - SAH - hey)

Back 9

landscape

Hint 9

None

Front 10

10. verdaderamente (H)

Back 10

truly (H)

Hint 10

ver - dah - DER - ah - ment - ae

Front 11

11. de ahí que (H)

Back 11

that's why (lit., from there) (H)

Hint 11

day - ah - EEE - k

ahi = "there"

Front 12

12. la mayoría

Back 12

most (people)

Front 13

13. lo conozca/conocer (H)

Back 13

they know it/to know (H)

Hint 13

conozca
Imperative, affirmative
"they know", "you all know"
ellos conozca; usted(es) conozca

Lo conozca : they know it
Conozca: imperative affirmative

Front 14

14. Luna

Back 14

moon

Front 15

15. mide/medir

Back 15

it measures/to measure

Front 16

16. largo

Back 16

long (here: length)

Front 17

17. ancho

Back 17

widthe (here: width)

Front 18

18. cuenta con (id.)/contar con (H)

Back 18

it has (id.)/to have (H)

Hint 18

also, idiomatic: like 'tener'
"it has; it possesses"

to have, has = contar (id.), tener

Presente I count, am counting
cuento cuentas cuenta
contamos contáis cuentan

contar = to count
contar con (id) = to count or rely on

cuenta con = "counts on"

el nino cuenta con los dedos (the[his] fingers)

Front 19

sesenta y tres mil

Back 19

19. 63,000

Hint 19

None

Front 20

20. existen/existir

Back 20

there are/to be
(as in "there exists; 'to be' as in 'to be or not to be'

Hint 20

existo
existes
existe
existimos
existís
existen

Front 21

21. restos

Back 21

remains

Front 22

22. poco conocido

Back 22

little known

Hint 22

[Gerundio] knowing conociendo
[Participio pasado] known conocido

Front 23

23. terrestre

Back 23

terrestrial, of the Earth

Front 24

24. durante

Back 24

during

Front 25

25. está ubicado/ubicar (H)

Back 25

it is located/to locate (H)

Hint 25

Participio pasado: placed = “ubicado”
Definition:
There are two participles in English: the present participle and the past participle. They can both be used as adjectives

The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the base form of a verb. It is used in:
i) Continuous or Progressive verb forms - I'm leaving in five minutes.
ii) As an adjective: A dying man

The past participle is formed by adding -ed to the base form, unless it is an irregular verb. It is used:
i) As an adjective - A tired group
ii) With the auxiliary verb 'have' to form the perfect aspect - They've just arrived.
iii) with the verb 'be' to form the passive - He was robbed a couple of days ago.

Front 26

26. cerca

Back 26

close to

Front 27

27. precisamente

Back 27

precisely, exactly

Front 28

28. se trata de/tratarse de (H)

Back 28

they are/to be about (H)
colloquially, "it's about"

Hint 28

This verb is used in many ways, for example: Tratar de (algo), to deal with, be about, discuss (something)

Tratar: to treat, to handle

Idioms: tratar de: (discutir) to deal with, be about

tratarse de: to be about, be a question of “it is a question of finding a solution” = “se trata de encontrar una solución”

Presente I treat, am treating
trato tratas trata tratamos tratáis tartan

Front 29

29. distintos

Back 29

different

Front 30

30. forman/formar (H)

Back 30

they make up/to make up (H)

Hint 30

Presente I form, am forming formo formas forma formamos formáis forman

Front 31

doscientos cincuenta mil

Back 31

31. 250,000

Hint 31

None

Front 32

32. desértico

Back 32

desert-like

Front 33

33. árido

Back 33

arid

Front 34

34. viento

Back 34

wind

Front 35

35. casí permanente

Back 35

almost permanent

Front 36

36. este último (H)

Back 36

the latter (H)

Hint 36

último: last, final, latter

Front 37

37. sigue siendo (id.)/ser
[seguir]

Back 37

it still is (id.)/to be
more literally, 'it continues being'

Hint 37

siendo = "being" (gerund of "ser)

sigue = "seguir": to follow, continue; 3rd person" "it continues"

Presente I follow, am following [also, continue]
sigo sigues sigue
seguimos seguís siguen

Front 38

38. el causante de

Back 38

causing, the cause of

Front 39

39. se encuentran/encontrarse (H)

Back 39

they are located/to be located (H)

Hint 39

Encontrarse = to be found, to be located; encontarse con = to meet, run into, bump into

Presente I find, am finding
encuentro encuentras encuentra encontramos encontráis encuentran

Front 40

40. frondosa

Back 40

lush

Front 41

41. abundantes

Back 41

abundant, plentiful

Front 42

42. lluvias

Back 42

rain

Front 43

43. se fue alterando/aterarse

Back 43

it was changing/to change, to alter

Front 44

44. a su vez

Back 44

in turn

Front 45

45. fue disminuyendo/disminuir (H)

Back 45

it was diminishing/to diminish (H)

Hint 45

Deec – mean – oo – END – o

Front 46

46. tierra

Back 46

land

Front 47

47. extrañas

Back 47

strange

Front 48

48. rocosas

Back 48

rocky

Front 49

49. troncos

Back 49

trunks

Front 50

50. hojas

Back 50

leaves

Front 51

51. helechos

Back 51

ferns

Front 52

52. yacimiento

Back 52

site

Front 53

53. fragmentos óseos

Back 53

bone fragments

Front 54

54. esqueletos

Back 54

skeletons

Front 55

55. incluyendo

Back 55

including

Front 56

56. aves

Back 56

birds

Front 57

57. zorros

Back 57

foxes

Front 58

58. lagartijas

Back 58

small lizards

Front 59

59. soledad

Back 59

solitude, loneliness

Front 60

60. majestuosidad

Back 60

majesty, grandeur

Hint 60

ma – hace – too – O – si –dad

Front 61

61. convierten/convertir

Back 61

they turn/to turn

Front 62

62. encantado

Back 62

enchanted

Front 63

63. en cuanto a (id.)

Back 63

as to, as for (id.)

Front 64

64. habitante(s)

Back 64

inhabitant(s)

Front 65

65. de más de

Back 65

of more than