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170 Cards in this Set
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Que le(s) aproveche!
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Bon appetit! (Enjoy your dinner)
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Que se diviertan.
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Have a good time.
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Muera el terrorismo!
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Down with terrorism!
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Que en paz descanse (Q.E.P.D.)
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May he/she rest in peace.
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Que lo haga otro
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Have someone else do it.
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acceder a
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to agree to
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aceptar
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to accept
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aconsejar
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to advise
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conseguir
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to succeed in
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consentir en
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to consent
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dejar
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to let, allow
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disgustar(le)
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to dislike
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empeñarse en
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to insist in
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estar de acuerdo con
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to agree with
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exhortar
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to exhort
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exigir
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to demand
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gustar(le)
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to like
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hacer
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to have or make (someone do something)
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impedir
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to prevent
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insistir en
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to insist in
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intentar
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to try
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invitar a
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to invite to
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lograr
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to succeed in, bring about
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mandar
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to order
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obligar a
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to force
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openerse a
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to oppose
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ordenar
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to order
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pedir
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to ask (someone to do something)
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permitir
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to allow
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preferir
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to prefer
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procurar
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to try
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prohibir
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to forbid, prohibit
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proponer
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to propose
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querer
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to want/wish
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recomender
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to recommend
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rogar
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to beg
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sugerir
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to suggest
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suplicar
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to beg, implore
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admirar(le)
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to be astonished
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alegrarse de
alegrar(le) |
to be glad
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celebrar
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to be glad
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dar(le) lástima
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to feel sorry
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esperar
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to hope
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estar contento de
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to be happy
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estrañar(le)
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to be suprised
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indignar(le)
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to anger
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lamentar
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to regret
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molestar(le)
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to bother
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preocupar(le)
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to worry
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sentir
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to regret
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sentirse orgulloso
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to feel proud
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sentirse avergonzado
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to feel ashamed
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sorprender(le)
sorprenderse |
to be suprised
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temer
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to fear
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tener miedo de
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to fear
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tenerle miedo a
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to fear
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no creer
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to not believe
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dudar
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to doubt
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no estar seguro de
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to not be sure
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negar
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to deny
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resistirse a creer
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to resist believing
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Ojalá que + imperfect subjunctive
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expresses a wish that is impossible or unlikely to happen
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Ojalá que + present subjunctive
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speaker hopes something will happen (or will not happen) in the future
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Ojalá que + present perfect subjunctive
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expresses a hope about the immediate past
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Ojalá que + pluperfect subjunctive
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refers to a wish that was not fulfilled in the past and denotes regret.
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Quién + third-person singular imperfect subjunctive or third-person singular pluperfect subjunctive
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expresses either a wish of impossible or unlikely realization or regret depending on the tense used.
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Quién pudiera vivir cien años!
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I wish I could live for one hundred years!
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Quién hubiera estado allí en ese momento!
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I wish I had been there at that moment! (regret)
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Quiza(s) and Tal vez
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Perhaps, when the speaker wishes to express doubt
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Quizás no quieran ayudarnos
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Perhaps they don't want to help us.
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bastar
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to be enough
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convenir
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to be advisable
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parecer mentira
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to seem incredible, impossible
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poder ser
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to be possible
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Qué lástima!
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What a pity!
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ser bueno
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to be a good thing
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ser difícil
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to be unlikely
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ser dudoso
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to be doubtful
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ser extraño
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to be strange
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ser fácil
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to be likely
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ser importante
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to be important
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ser (im)posible
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to be (im)possible
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ser (im)probable
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to be (im)probable
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ser lástima
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to be a pity
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ser necesario
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to be necessary
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ser preciso
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to be necessary
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ser preferible
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to be better
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ser urgente, urgir
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to be urgent
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valer más
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to be better
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valer la pena
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to be worthwhile
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Quiero comprar un automóvil que consuma poca gasolina.
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I want to buy a car that uses a little gas. (The speaker is not referring to any specific car. Look for un/una vs. el/la)
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No encontrarás aquí a nadie que esté de acuerdo contigo.
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You won't find anyone here who agrees with you. (The speaker is denying the existence of the person)
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Hay alguien en esta clase que haya estado en el Perú?
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Is there anyone in this class who has been to Peru? (The speaker doesn't know whether the person exists)
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Él hará lo que le digas.
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He will do what you tell him (to do).
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Le pediré dinero al primer amigo que me encuentre.
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I will ask for money from the first friend (whoever he may be) that I run into.
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Juan David estaba dispuesto a pagar lo que le pidieran por los cigarrillos.
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Juan David was willing to pay whatever price they asked for the cigarettes. (They hadn't told him the price yet)
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Coma todo el pollo que quiera por tres dólares.
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Eat all the chicken you want for three dollars. (The amount of chicken the person may want is unknown to the speaker)
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Cualquiera que nos ayude será recompensado.
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Anyone who may help us will be rewarded.
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Él comerá cualquier comida que le sirvan
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He will eat whatever food they may serve him
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Dondequiera que usted vaya encontrará pobreza.
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Wherever you may go, you will find poverty.
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Comoquiera que lo haga, lo hará bien.
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However he may do it, he will do it well.
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Mientras más estudien, más aprenderán.
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The more they study, the more they will learn.
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Mientras menos comas, más adelgazarás.
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The less you eat, the more weight you will lose.
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Mientras menos se toque usted la herida, mejor.
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The less you touch your wound, the better.
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Mientras más cerezas comas, más querrás comer.
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The more cherries you eat, the more you will want to eat.
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Por + adjective or adverb + que + subjunctive
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(No matter how + adjective or adverb) when the speaker does not accept the thought expressed by the verb as a fact
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Por bonita que ella sea, no la elegirán reina.
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No matter how pretty she may be, they won't select her as the queen.
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Que yo sepa (que sepamos)
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As far as I (we) know...
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Que digamos
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used to stress a preceding negative statement and it is difficult to translate since its meaning will vary with context.
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Que diga
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I mean, in the sense that I meant to say or that is
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Él salió a las ocho, que diga, a las seis.
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He left at eight, I mean, at six.
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cueste lo que cueste
costara lo que costara |
no matter how much it may cost (only used in third-person singular or plural)
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pase lo que pase
pasara lo que pasara |
whatever happens (only used in third-person singular)
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puedas o no (puedas)
pudieras o no (pudieras) |
whether you can or not (used in any person)
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quieras o no (quieras)
quisieras o no (quisieras) |
whether you be willing or not (used in any person)
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a fin de que
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in order that, so that
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a menos que
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unless
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a no ser que
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unless
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con tal (de) que
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provided that
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en caso (de) que
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in case that
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no sea (fuera) que
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lest (so that...not), in case that
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para que
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in order that, so that
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sin que
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without
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Antonio apuntó la fecha, no fuera que se le olvidara
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Antonio wrote down the date lest he (so he wouldn't) forget it.
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de modo que
de manera que |
(so that) when they they express purpose
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Aunque
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(even if...)when it refers to an unaccomplished act or hypothesis, or when it indicates that the speaker does not believe the statement to be a fact
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Aunque me lo jures no lo creeré.
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Even if you swear it to me I will not believe it
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Aunque me lo juraras no lo creería.
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Even if you swore it to me, I wouldn't believe it.
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Antes (de) que
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(before) always followed by the subjunctive since it introduces an action or state that is not, was not, or will not be a reality at the time expressed by the main verb
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apenas
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as soon as
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cuando
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when
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en cuanto
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as soon as
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después (de) que
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after
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hasta que
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until
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mientras (que)
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while, as long as
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tan pronto (como)
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as soon as
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Te van a dar ganas de viajar cuando veas esos folletos de viaje.
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You will feel like traveling when you see those travel brochures.
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Desposita mi cheque en cuanto llegue.
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Deposit my check as soon as it arrives.
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Los actores regresarán a los Estados Unidos después de que termine el rodaje.
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The actors will return to the United States after the filming is finished.
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Ella dijo que me escribiría tan pronto como pudiera.
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She said she would write me as soon as she could.
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Como si
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(as if) presents a contrary-to-fact or hypothetical situation and it takes either imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive.
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Gasta dinero como si fuera rico.
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He spends money as if he were rich
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Ella cuenta lo que pasó como si hubiese estado allí.
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She tells what happened as if she had been there.
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Ni que
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generally used in elliptical exclamatory statements and always precedes an imperfect subjunctive or pluperfect subjunctive verb.
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Ni que estuvieras loca!
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Anybody would think that you are crazy!
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Ni que fuéramos tontos!
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As if we were fools!
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Ni que hubiese oído lo que dijimos!
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It's as if he had heard what we said!
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Por si (acaso)
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(just in case) is followed by either the present indicative or the imperfect subjunctive, the latter indicating a more unlikely situation.
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Te dejaré la llave por si llegas (llegaras) a casa antes que yo.
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I'll leave you the key in case you arrive (in case you should arrive) home before I do.
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Marita tiene a mano una novela por si acaso el programa de televisión es (fuera) aburrido.
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Marita has a novel handy in case the TV program is (should be) boring.
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Andar
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(to walk, go stroll)
anduviera |
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Caer
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(to fall)
caiga cayera |
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Dar
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(to give)
dé, des, dé, demos, den diera |
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Decir
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(to say, tell)
diga dijera |
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Estar
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(to be)
esté, estés, esté, estemos, estén estuviera |
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Haber
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(to have)
haya hubiera |
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Hacer
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(to make,do)
haga hiciera |
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Ir
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(to go)
vaya fuera |
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Oír
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(to hear)
oiga oyera |
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Poder
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(to be able, can)
pueda pudiera |
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Poner
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(to put)
ponga pusiera |
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Querer
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(to want, love)
quiera quisiera |
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Saber
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(to know)
sepa supiera |
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Salir
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(to leave, go out)
salga |
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Ser
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(to be)
sea fuera |
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Tener
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(to have, possess)
tenga tuviera |
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Traer
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(to bring)
traiga trajera |
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Valer
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(to be worth)
valga |
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Venir
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(to come)
venga viniera |
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ver
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(to see)
vea |
