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24 Cards in this Set
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Perder
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to miss an opportunity or deadline because of poor timing is expressed in spanish with___
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faltar a
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to miss an appointment or an event in the sense of not attending it is expressed with ____
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echar de menos
extranar |
to miss a person who is away or absent can be expressed by either _______ or ______
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ahorrar
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to save in reference to money
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salvar
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rescuing or saving a person or thing from danger
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guardar
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to save in the sense of to set aside (to keep)
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llevar
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to take is generally expressed in spanish with two verbs, ___ and ____. This word means to transport or to take someone or something from one place to another.
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tomar
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to take something in one's hand(s), to take a bus(train etc..), to take an exam, to take a vacation.
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hacer un viaje
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to take a trip (exception to tomar and llevar)
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tardar en
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to take a certain amount of time to do something is expressed by ___ + amount of time + _ + infinitive. (exception to tomar and llevar)
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bajar
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to take down
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devolver
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to take back, return
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quitarle (algo) a alguien
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to take something away from someone
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quitarse
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to take off clothing
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sacar
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to take out
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subir
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to take up
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grande
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used to convey the notion of large or big. when it precedes the noun it describes it is shortened to gran and expresses the idea of great.
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largo
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false cognate, means long
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dejar de
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___ +plus an infinitive means to stop doing something. when used negatively it means not to fail to or not to miss out on doing something.
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impedir
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to get in the way , to hinder, prevent, or to stop someone from doing something. with the latter meaning, ___ is often followed by the subjunctive.
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detener(se)
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means to stop or to detain in the sense of to slow down or to hold up progress and also in the sense of to arrest. the reflexive form means to stop moving or to pause.
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doler
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to hurt meaning to ache (physically, mentally, or emotionally) is expressed with ___> other english verbs that correspon are to grieve and to distress
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lastimar
hacer dano |
when to hurt means to cause someone bodily injury use ____ ____ or _____. ____ ____ can also be used in a figurative sense to mean to hurt someone's standing or status.
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ofender
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when to hurt means to injure someone's feelings.
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