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- tener éxito
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to be successful (in a particular field or activity)
Vic simpre tiene éxito en las competiciones/Vic is always successfulin competitions - lograr
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to succeed (in doing something) or to obtain or achieve a goal
Julia nunca logra bajar de peso/Julia never manages to lose weight - suceder
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to occur, happen or to follow in succession
No saben qué va a suceder/They don't know what is going to happen - asistir a
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to attend or to be present at
Pablo asistió a la reunión/Pablo attended the meeting. - atender
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to take into account, to take care of
El jefe va a atender a los clientes/The boss is going to take care of the clients - ayudar
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to assist, to help
No ayudaron mucho/They helped us a lot - ponerse
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to become (only followed by an adjective)
Se va a poner furiosos/ They're going to become angry - volverse
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to become (usually signals dramatic, irreversible change)
Se volvió loca/She became crazy - llegar a ser
- to become (signals a gradual change over a period of time; effortless)
- hacerse
- to become (gradual change but on purpose)
- volver
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to return to a place
Regresar means the same thing - devolver
- to return something to someone
- mudarse
- to move/ to change residence
- trasladar(se)
- to move or to be moved from place to place.
- mover(se)
- to move an object or part of the body
- soportar
- to tolerate or to put up with
- mantener
- to support financially
- apoyar
- to support, to back or favor
- sostener
- to physically support, to hold
- cerca, cercano/a
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to be physically close
Cercano can also describe the degree of blood relationship - íntimo/a
- close as in friendship or emotional ties
- unido/a
- closeness of family ties (but not blood relationships)
- importar
- to care, to be interested in
- cuidar
- to care for; to take care of
- hora
- time of day
- vez
- time as an instance or occurence
- tiempo
- time in general or an abstract sense
- el cuento
- story, narrative
- la cuenta
- bill
- pagar
- to pay for something
- prestar atención
- to pay attention (don't let your mind wander)
- hacer caso de
- to pay attention (to take into account)
- hacer una visita
- to pay a visit
- pensar en
- to have general thoughts about
- pensar de
- indicates an opinion or point of view
- pensar que
- to think that
- pensar + infinitive
- to plan to do something
- to consist of
- consistir en
- to depend on
- depender de
- to fall in love with someone
- enamorarse de
- to marry
- casarse con
- to dream of
- soñar con
- because, since
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ya que, como, puesto que, porque, por
Porque cannot be used at the beginning of the sentence
Como must be used as the beginning of a sentence
Use por when preceding a noun - question (matter, subject, topic of discussion)
- cuestión
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question (interrogation)
Verb form -
pregunta
preguntar, hacer una pregunta - date (calendar)
- fecha
- date (appointment)
- cita
- both
- los/las dos, ambos/as
- both (this) and (that)
- tanto... como...
- fact (findings, results, data)
- dato
- fact (proven, deed, event)
- hecho
- to realize (to achieve a goal or accomplish somthing)
- realizar
- to realize (to be aware of, to understand)
- darse cuenta (de)
- to miss an opportunity or deadline
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perder
Maria llegó tarde y perdió el tren. (Maria arrived late and missed the train) - to miss an appointment by not attending it
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faltar a
Joaquin estaba enfermo y faltó a la reunión. (Joaquin was sick and missed the meeting) - to miss a person (who is away)
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echar de menos, extrañar
Cuando mi esposo sale de viaje, siempre lo echo de menos (extraño) mucho.
What my husband leaves town, I always miss him a lot. - To save money
- ahorrar
- to rescue or save from danger
- salvar
- to save, to set aside
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guardar
Jose guardó un trozo de pan. (Jose saved a piece of bread) - to take someone or something from one place to another
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llevar
Los padres llevan a los niños al parque (The parents take the kids to the park) - to take soemthing in one's hand, to take a bus, to take an exam
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tomar
Siempre tomo cuatro clases (I always take four classes) - to take a certain amount of time to do soemthing
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tardar + amount of time + en + infinitive
Cuánto tiempo tardas en llegar a clase? (How long does it take you to get to class?) -
to stop doing something
to not fail -
dejar de
Por fin dejé de fumar (I finally stopped smoking)
No dejes de visitar las ruinas mayas (Don't fail to visit the Mayan ruins) - to get in the way, to prevent, to stop someone from doing something
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impedir
Les impidió el paso la nieve? (Did the snow stop you?)
Le van a impedir que se vaya. (Tehy are going to stop him from leaving) - to stop or detain; to slow down or hold up progress
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Detener (se)
La nieve nos detuvo por más de una hora (The snow stopped us for more than an hour)
Detuvieron a los contrabandistas en la frontera (They stopped to smugglers at the border. - to hurt, to ache
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doler
Me duelen mucho los pies (My feet hurt a lot) - to hurt, to cause bodily injury
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hacer daño/ lastimar
Trabajar en ese ambiente le hizo daño a los pulmones (Working in that environment hurt her lungs) - to hurt someone's feelings
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ofender
Se marchó sin despedirse y eso me ofendió (She left without saying good-bye and that hurt me) - but (rather; connects a word or phrase)
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sino
El coche no es nuevo sino viejo/ The car isn't new but (rather) older. - but (rather; connects a clause)
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sino que
No quiero que me ayudes sino que te vayas/ I don't want you to help me but (rather) go away. - not only... but also
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No sólo... sino (que)
No sólo trajeron pan sino también queso/ They brought not only bread but also cheese.
No sólo vino sino que trajo a sus amigos/ She not only came but (also) brought her friends. - to try; to make an attempt
- intentar; tratar de
- to deal with; it's a question of
- tratar de; se trata de
- to treat someone (a particular way)
- tratar
- to try; to tase
- probar
- to try on (clothing)
- probarse
- to ask; to request something from someone
- pedir