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202 Cards in this Set
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a por
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Voy a por leche.
"I am going to get milk." |
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debajo de
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under
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delante de
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in front of
"Ella se sienta delante de mí. |
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dentro de
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inside of
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detrás de
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behind
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encima de
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on top of
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enfrente de
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in front of
La casa es enfrente de la tienda. |
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frente a
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Object x is doing something in front of object y.
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por encima de
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above/over
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agradecer
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to be greatful for
*no preposition |
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buscar
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to look for
*no preposition |
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esperar
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to wait for
*no preposition |
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pedir + thing
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to ask for something
*no preposition |
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pensar + infintive
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to plan on
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a caballo
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on horseback
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a causa de + noun
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because of _______
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a eso de
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around or about. (time, not space)
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a + (distance phrase)
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around or about. (distance, no time)
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a fondo
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in depth
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a fuerza de
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By (dint of)
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a la vez
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at the same time
(not at the time) |
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al final
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in the end
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al menos
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at least
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al principio
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in the beginning
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a lo mejor
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maybe; perhaps
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a mano
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by hand
(i.e. hech a mano...made by hand) |
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a menudo
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frequently (often)
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a ojo
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by eye (roughly, by guessing)
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a pesar de
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in spite of
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a pie
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on foot
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a veces
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sometimes
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acostumbrarse a + inf.
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to get used to ________.
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aprender a + inf.
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to learn how to ________.
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asistir a + noun
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to attend
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atreverse a + inf.
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to dare to ________.
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ayudar a + inf.
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to help ________.
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comenzar a + inf.
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to begin to _______.
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detenerse a + inf.
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to stop to _______.
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empezar a + inf.
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to begin to ________.
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enseñar a + inf.
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to teach to _______.
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invitar a + inf.
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to invite to _________.
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ir a + inf.
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to do something (future construction)
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negarse a + inf.
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to refuse to _______.
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ponerse a + inf.
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to begin to _________.
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resignarse a + inf.
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to resign oneself to ____ing.
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volver a + inf.
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to do something again
Vuelvo a llamar. I call again. |
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con respecto a
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regarding
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con tal (de) que
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provided that
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casarse con
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to marry
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encontrarse con
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to meet at a place. (not for the first time)
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enojarse con
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to get mad at
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meterse con
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to get involved (mixed up)
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quedarse con
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to keep
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soñar con
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to dream about
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de buena/mala gana
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willingly/unwillingly
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de esta manera
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in this manner
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de modo que
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so that, in order to
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de nuevo
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again
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(estar) de pie
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standing
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de repente
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all of a sudden
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de veras
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really, honestly
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de vez en cuando
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once in a while
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acabar de + inf.
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to just have done something
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acordarse de
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to remember to do something
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alegrarse de
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to be glad to do something
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arrepentirse de
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to regret doing something
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avergonzarse de
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to be ashamed of
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burlarse de
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to make fun of
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darse cuenta de
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to realize
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dejar de
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stop doing something
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depender de
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to depend on something
(i.e. it depends on who's speaking) |
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despedirse de
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to say good-bye
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enamorarse de
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to fall in love with
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enterarse de
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to find out about
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estar enamorado de
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to be in love with
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irse de + place
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to leave from
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olvidarse de
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to forget
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pensar de
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to think about something
opinion |
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quejarse de
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to complain about
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reírse de
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to laugh at
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terminar de + inf.
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to finish doing something
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tratar de + inf.
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to try to do something
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tratarse de
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to be about
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en cambio
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however
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en cuanto
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as soon as
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en cuanto a
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in regard to
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enseguida (en seguida)
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right away
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en vez de
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instead of
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consentir en
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to consent to + inf.
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consistir en
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to consist of
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convenir en
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to agree to (on)
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convertirse en
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to become
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empeñarse en
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to insist on + inf.
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entrar en
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to enter into
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especializarse en
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to major in + inf.
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fijarse en
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to notice (to fixate onself)
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influir en
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to influence
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insistir en
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to insist on + inf.
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pensar en
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to think of (cf. remember)
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tardar en
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to take time
Tardaron mucho en They took a lot of time ... |
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no estar de bromas
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to not be in the mood for jokes
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no ser para tanto
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to not be that bad
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para siempre
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forever
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por eso
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that is why
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por fin
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finally
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por lo general
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as a rule
generally |
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por lo menos
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at least
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por otra parte
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on the other hand
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por...que + subjunctive
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however
(i.e. Por más que trate, no puedo alzarlo.) [However much I try, I cannot lift it) |
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por poco
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almost
nearly |
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por supuesto
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of course
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esforzarse por
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to make an effort to + inf.
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interarse por
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to be interested in
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preguntar por + persona
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to ask for someone
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preocuparse por
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to worry about
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tomar por
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to take for
(i.e. the took him for a fool, lo tomaron por idiota) |
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en cuanto
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as soon as
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a eso de
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at about
around (time) |
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en cambio
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in change, conversly, however,
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a pesar de
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in spite of
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de modo que
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in such a way that
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a lo mejor
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maybe
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no ser para tanto
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to not exaggerate
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a pie
de pie |
a = on foot
de = standing |
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por otra parte
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on the other hand
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de vez en cuando
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once in a while
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con tal (de) que
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provided that
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con respecto a
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regarding
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convenir en
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to agree
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hacer una pregunta
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to ask a question
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preguntar por alguien
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to ask for someone
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to be about, to deal with (i.e. a story)
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tratarse de
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estar avergonzado de
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to be ashamed of
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acostumbrarse a
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to get used to
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to begin to
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comenzar a
empezar a ponerse a |
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quejarse de
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to complain about
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atreverse a
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to dare to
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tardar en
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to delay in doing
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depender de
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to depend on
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avergonzarse de
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to feel ashamed of
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enterarse de
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to find out about
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terminar de
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to finish
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despedir a alguien
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to fire someone
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to forget
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olvidar
olvidarse de |
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enojarse con
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to get angry with
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ayudar a
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to help ________.
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apresurarse a
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to hurry to ________.
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empeñarse en
insistir en |
to insist one
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pensar + inf.
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to intend to _______.
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interarse por
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to interest oneself in
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invitar a
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to invite to
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quedarse con
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to keep
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negarse a
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to refuse
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arrepentirse de
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to repent
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detenerse de
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to stop to (do something)
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la espalda
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back (the body part)
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detrás de
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standard version for back, after, in pursuit.
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atrás de
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Back.
(avoid this form) viene atrás de mi. |
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atrás
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back (adverb form)
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de regreso
de vuelta |
in return
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el fondo
al fondo |
in/to the back (of a place)
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trás (uno trás otra)
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behind i.e. one after another
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ponerse
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become
states of mind, conditions |
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hacerse
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become
long-term, non-reversible |
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volverse
cf. volverse loco |
become
to turn into/quick and rapid |
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transformarse
convertirse |
physical turn into
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llegar a ser
resultar |
to turn out to be
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fracasar
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the all purpose verb for FAIL
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fallar
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fail
to not succeed, not working well |
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fallar
defraudar decepcionar |
to fail
someone to let them down |
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reprobar (Spain)
Suspender (Latin America) |
to fail an exam
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al frente de
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in front of
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en frente de
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facing
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frente a
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facing
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delante de
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ahead of
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adelante
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up front (go up front)
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buscar
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to look for
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mirar
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to look at
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verse
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to look or seem
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parecer
parecerse a |
to resemble
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parecer que
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to look as if
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extrañar
echar de menos |
to miss someone
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perder
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to miss a train/ also means to lose
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faltar (a)
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to be absent
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pasar rozando
pasar cerca |
to miss (a close call)
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trozo
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3-D piece
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pedazo
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2-D piece
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rebanada
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a slice
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pieza
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piece of a machine/larger whole
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nadita
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a tad or a smidget
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tajada
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piece/slice
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salvar
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to save a life
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ahorrar
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to save time and money
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guardar
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to set aside something
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evitarse
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to avoid
He avoided the trip by finishing the paper |
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letrero
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road sign
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signo
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indicator
+ - = * / |
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señal
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sign of God
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huella
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trace or clue
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firmar
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to sign a paper
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marca
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a mark
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muestra
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evidence
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