Spanish II - Chapter 7
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English | Spanish |
|---|---|
What can I do? What am I able to do? | ¿Qué puedo hacer? |
commitment | el compromiso |
to warn | advertir (ie) |
to hit | chocar |
greenhouse | el invernadero |
goal | la meta |
to protect | proteger |
cork | el corcho |
disposable | desechable |
buried | enterrado / enterrada |
container | el envase |
the tin | la hojalata |
battery | la pila |
to cut | talar |
to avoid | evitar |
dry, arid | árido / árida |
bay | la bahía |
spa, resort | el balneario |
field | el campo |
waterfall | la catarata |
hill | el cerro |
continent | el continente |
mountain range | la cordillera / la sierra |
strait | el estrecho |
barren island | el islote |
the plain | el llano |
the spring | el manantial |
plateau | la meseta |
mountainous | montañoso / montañosa |
ocean | el océano |
peninsula | la peninsula |
mountain peak | el pico |
well, pool | el pozo |
meadow | el prado |
deep | profundo / profunda |
estuary, fjord | la ría, el estuario |
rocky | rocoso / rocosa |
wild | el salvaje |
valley | el valle |
volcano | el volcán |
topography | la topografia |
wild animals | los animales salvajes |
eagle | el águila |
squirrel | la ardilla |
bird | la ave |
whale | la ballena |
buzzard | el buitre |
goat | la cabra |
rabbit | el conejo |
snake | la culebra |
species | la especie |
endangered | ... en vías de extinción |
mountain lion | el gato montés |
insect | el insecto |
wild pig, boar | el jabalí |
lizard | la lagartija |
sheep | la oveja |
duck | el pato |
porcupine | el puerco espín |
frog | la rana |
reptile | el reptil |
bull | el toro |
tortoise, turtle | la tortuga |
fox | el zorro |
ozone layer | la capa de ozono |
climate | el clima |
fuel | el combustible |
pollution | la contaminación |
developed | desarrollado / desarrollada |
waste, scrap | el desecho |
greenhouse effect | el efecto invernadero |
container | el envase |
the wrapping | el envoltorio |
the can | la lata |
acid rain | la lluvia ácida |
windmill | el molino |
the recycling | el reciclaje |
container | el recipiente |
renewable | renovable |
reusable | reutilizable |
survival | la supervivencia |
glass | el vidrio |
to pollute | contaminar |
to develop | desarrollar |
to waste | malgastar |
to better, to improve | mejorar |
to prevent | prevenir |
to recycle | reciclar |
to reduce | reducir |
to reuse | reutilizar |
to save | salvar |
to throw away | tirar |
to dump | verter |
the peak | la cumbre |
dividing line | el eje |
the snow | la nieve |
pine forest | el pinar |
oak forest | el robledal |
the size | el tamaño |
What's the weather like? | ¿Qué tiempo hace? |
It's nice weather. It's good weather. | Hace buen tiempo. |
It's bad weather. | Hace mal tiempo. |
It's hot / cool / cold / sunny / windy. | Hace calor / fresco / frío / sol / viento. |
It's clear / overcast / raining / snowing / cloudy. | Está despejado / cubierto / lloviendo / nevando / nublado (or nuboso). |
There are thunderstorms | Hay tormentas. |
There are thunder and lightning. | Hay truenos y relámpagos. |
It's foggy. | Hay niebla. |
There is rain / snow / wind / frost. | Hay lluvia / nieve / viento / heladas. |
ceilings | los cielos |
to tune / to listen carefully | afinar |
inner ear | el oído |
of stone | de piedra |
What is the imperfect? | something that used to take place in the past / habitually / background information / telling time in the past |
Caeser used to ski every day in Winter when he lived in Boston. | César esquiaba todos los días en invierno cuando vivía en Boston. |
Some men were fishing while others were repairing the nets. | Algunos hombres pescaban mientras otros reparaban las redes. |
Imperfect Verbs conjugation: -ar | -aba, -abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban |
Imperfect Verbs conjugation: -er / -ir | -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, ían |
Imperfect Verbs summary / points | 1st-person and 3rd-person are the same / all -er and -ir verbs have "í" / only "ir" and "ser" and "ver" are irregular |
Imperfect "ir" | iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban |
Imperfect "ser" | era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran |
Imperfect "ver" | veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían |
frequently | a menudo / frequentemente |
from time to time | de vez en cuando |
generally | generalmente / por lo general |
Who were members of an ecological association? | ¿Quiénes eran socios de una asociación ecológica? |
I am as tall as you. | Yo soy tan alto como tú. |
Formula for comparisons with adjectives/adverbs | verb + TAN + adjective/adverb + COMO |
Formula for comparisons with nouns | verb + TANTO(S)/TANTA(S) + noun + COMO |
Spain produces as many oranges as California. | España produce tantas naranjas como California. |
I like to go to the beach as much as going to the mountains. | Me gusta ir a la playa tanto como ir a las montañas. |
as much as | tanto como |
When "haber" is expressing the existence of something impersonal... | ...the 3rd-person singular is used. |
Before, there weren't as many cars as now and it was very easy to find a parking space. | Antes no había tantos coches como ahora y era más fácil encontrar un sitio donde estacionar. |
to upset | derribar |
to entail | conllevar |
Quite the opposite / contrary. | Todo lo contrario. Al contrario. |
the finish | el acabado |
the wax | la cera |
down comforter | el edredón |
surrounding area | el entorno |
to stuff | rellenar |
to turn off the lights | apagar las luces |
unlike, in contrast to | a diferencia de |
compared with | comparado con / comparada con |
similarly | del mismo modo |
unlike | diferente de |
in comparison with | en comparación con |
in contrast with | en contraste con |
in relation to | en relación con |
to draw a distinction between | hacer una distinción entre |
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