a random sequence of numbers
- the sequence
- to sequence
una secuencia aleatoria de números
- la secuencia
- secuenciar (trans)
functional
the functionality
funcional
la funcionalidad
He went into the oncoming lane.
- to go into (to invade)
Él invadió el carril contrario.
- invadir
The motorcycle went onto the sidewalk and crashed into a streetlight.
- to go onto (to go into, to invade)
- the streetlight
La motocicleta invadió la acera y chocó contra una farola.
- invadir
- la farola
(chocar - intrans)
salty
salado/a
I'm nervous because they summoned me.
- to summon (to cite, to make an appointment)
Estoy nervioso porque me citaron.
- citar (trans)
Sophie got sick unexpectedly.
- unexpectedly (not "de sopetón" "de imprevisto")
Sophie se enfermó inesparadamente.
- inesparadamente
That caused the outbreak of war.
- the burst, the outbreak, the explosion
(to burst, to break out, to explode)
Eso provocó el estallido de la guerra.
- el estallido (3)
(estallar)
the amoeba
la ameba
the parliamentarian
to parley, to talk
(the parliament)
el parlamentario
parlamentar
(el parlamento)
(context: the Spanish-American war)
after which they kept Spain's possessions
- the possession
- to possess
(to keep, to stay, to become)
tras la qual se quedaron con las posesiones de España
- la posesión
- poseer: (vowel + er)
poseí poseiste poseyó poseímos poseísteis poseyeron
poseyendo, poseído
(quedarse)
The jury should be aware of his bias.
- to be aware of (to be up-to-date with)
El jurado debe estar al tanto de su sesgo.
- estar al tanto de
if I feel like it (not "me da la gana")
they do whatever they want (not "les da la gana")
- to feel like
si se me antoja
hacen lo que se les antoja
- antojarse (reflexive pronoun + indirect object pronoun + third person)
Do it again.
Hint: vos imperative
Hacelo de nuevo.
vos: replace final 'r' with 's', add accent
pensar: pensás, tener: tenés, servir: servís
vos exception: ser: sos
vos imperative affirmative: form vos as above but no 's'
pensar: pensá, tener: tené, servir: serví
the incest
el incesto
Our neighbors have interests similar to ours.
- similar (not "similar" "parecido")
(the similarity)
Nuestros vecinos tienen intereses semejantes a los nuestros.
- semejante
(la semejanza, la similitud, el parecido)
How have we reached such a level of urbanization?
- such a (i.e., of such a degree) (similar)
- the urbanization
- to urbanize
¿Cómo hemos alcanzado semejante nivel de urbanización?
- semejante
- la urbanización
- urbanizar
Next time, Pedro, keep your comment to yourself.
Hint: use vos imperative
La próxima vez, Pedro, guardate tu comentario.
(not vos: guárdate)
After two years, he became the head chef.
lit: he passed to be
- to become
Después de dos años, pasó a ser el chef principal.
- pasar a ser
The bus trip takes half an hour.
- the bus trip (not "el viaje en autobús")
El viaje en colectivo dura media hora.
- el viaje en colectivo
If you come a few minutes late, I'll have to deduct it from you.
Hint: deduct them from you
- to deduct, to discount
- the deduction (the discount)
Si llega unos minutos tarde, se los debo
descontar.
- descontar (2) (o -to- ue) yo descuento
- el descuento (2)
When hurrying, it's normal to burn oneself with the heat of the burners.
- to hurry (not "apresurarse")
- the heat (the fire)
- the burner
Al apurarse es normal quemarse con el fuego de las hornallas.
- apurarse
- el fuego
- la hornalla (S.A.)
Anytime you want.
- anytime
En cualquier momento que deseas.
- en cualquier momento
Their savings are meager.
lit: scarce
Sus ahorros son escasos.
We now come to the second operational difference.
- operational
Vamos ahora con la segunda diferencia operativa.
- operativo/a (menos común: operacional)
a greater situational capacity
hint: emphasizing situational
- situational
una capacidad más situacional
- situacional
agile
the agility
ágil
la agilidad