Actually, it's not that he doesn't like them.
En realidad, no es que no le gusten.
(note subj after "no es que")
When they see a dog, they cross to the opposite sidewalk.
lit: the sidewalk of front
- the path, the sidewalk (S.A.) (not "la acera" "el andén (L.A.))
Cuando ven un perro, se cruzan a la vereda de enfrente.
- la vereda (2)
?/ Why reflexive?
The dog growled at him.
- to growl
preterite:
pres participle:
El perro le gruñó.
- gruñir (intrans)
preterite: gruñó gruñeron
pres participle: gruñendo
but he remembers it as if it had happened yesterday
pero se lo acuerda como si hubiera sucedido ayer
They are confident that sooner or later they will have another child.
lit: they trust in that
Confían en que tarde o temprano tendrán otro hijo.
(confiar)
the jewelry (not "la joyería")
la bijouterie
(pronounced like French but "ter" is long)
She started to do a teacher-training in yoga.
- the teacher-training, the professorship
Empezó a hacer un profesorado de yoga.
- el profesorado (2)
the snow on the slope of the mountain
- the slope
la nieve en el declive de la montaña
- el declive
just two weeks after Jaime was born
solo dos semanas después de que naciera Jaime
(note past subj)
the phobia
la fobia
They are constantly worried about their child.
- permanently, constantly (not "constantemente")
Están permanentemente preocupados por su hijo.
- permanentemente (2)
Up until last year, she was a competitive gymnast.
- the gymnast
- competitive
Hasta el año pasado, ella era gymnasta competitiva.
- el,la gymnasta
- competitivo/a
Jaime has become the new target of Ulises.
- the target (not "el blanco") (the objective)
Jaime se ha convertido en el nuevo objetivo de Ulises.
- el objetivo
the injury (not "la lesión" "la herida")
la lastimadura
She asked him how he had hit himself.
- to hit oneself
Le preguntó cómo se había golpeado.
- golpearse
but after thinking it over
pero después de pensarlo mejor
You have to manage the timing very well.
Hay que manejar muy bien los tiempos.
small-breed dogs
- the breed (the race)
perros de razas pequeñas
- la raza
(conversing with a psychiatrist)
Yes, tell me, Councillor / Sir.
(conversando con un psiquiatra)
Sí, dígame, licenciado.
occasional, accidental
occasionally, by chance
ocasional (2)
ocasionalmente (2)
Hopefully it works.
lit: gives result
Ojalá dé resultado.
(note subj)
the scuba diver
el buzo
a male or a female
(not "un varón")
un macho o una hembra
It's advisable to spray the leaves with water every day.
- to spray, to sprinkle
Conviene rociar las hojas con agua cada día.
- rociar (2)
Maybe I'll eat something later.
lit: I eat
Tal vez coma algo más tarde.
(note subj)
They decided on a place.
Se decidieron por un lugar.
(decidirse)
the parasite
to de-worm (or worm)
de-wormed
el parásito
desparasitar
desparasitado/a