 | Term | Definition |
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la abeja |
the bee |
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el arbol |
the tree |
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la flor |
the flower |
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la mariposa |
the butterfly |
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el pajaro |
the bird |
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el pez |
the fish |
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la semilla |
the seed |
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la basura |
garbage |
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el calentamiento global |
global warming |
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la capa de ozono |
the ozone layer |
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el control de la natalidad |
birth control |
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desperdiciar |
to waste |
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los envases retornables |
returnable containers |
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la huerta |
garden (fruit and veggies) |
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la lata |
can |
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mejorar, ponerse mejor |
to get better |
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empeorar, ponerse peor |
to get worse |
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proteger |
to protect |
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el recurso natural |
natural resource |
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la reserva |
preserve |
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ahorrar |
to save money or time |
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conservar |
to save, preserve |
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salvar |
to save, rescue |
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la atmosfera |
air, atmosphere |
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el ambiente |
setting, ambience, environment |
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el medio ambiente |
natural environment |
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apagar |
to turn off (lights) |
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desenchufar |
to unplug |
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how to make IS |
remove -ron from 3rd person plural of preterit and add -ra, -ras, -ra, -`ramos, -rais, -ran |
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when to use IS |
same as subjunctive but in past situations, politeness, after como si |
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IS: andar |
anduvie- |
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IS: caer |
caye- |
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IS:conducir |
conduje- |
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IS:construir |
construye- |
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IS:creer |
creye- |
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IS:dar |
die- |
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IS: decir |
dije- |
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IS: estar |
estuvie- |
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IS: haber |
hubie- |
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IS: hacer |
hicie- |
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IS: ir,ser |
fue- |
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IS: leer |
leye- |
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IS: morir |
murie- |
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IS: oir |
oye- |
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IS: poder |
pudie- |
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IS: poner |
pusie- |
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IS: querer |
quisie- |
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IS: reir |
rie- |
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IS: saber |
supie- |
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IS: tener |
tuvie- |
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IS: traer |
traje- |
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IS: venir |
vinie- |
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IS: ver |
vie- |
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What is the form of an If clause in the present tense? |
indicative |
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When an If clause is hypothetical or a lie, what form does it take? |
subjunctive |
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When a past subjunctive is used in the If clause, what form is used in the main clause? |
conditional |
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How do you form an adverb? |
feminine form + mente |
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If 2 or more adverbs occur in series... |
only the last one has -mente |
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What are the 4 words that are both adverbs and adjectives? |
poco, bastante, demasiado, mucho (as adj. they agree with nouns) |
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7 times to use the infinitive: |
1. after conjugated verb; 2. noun, sometimes preceded by el; 3. after a preposition; 4. with verbs like prohibir and permitir; 5. al+infintive; 6. with hacer or mandar; 7. with A! as a command |
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Meaning of acabar, acabar bien, acabar de |
to end or finish or run out (se), to have a happy ending, to have (had) just |
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3 ways to give advice: |
usted debe, usted debiera, le aconsejo que (+ subj), es mejor que (+ subj), le recomiendo que (+ subj) |
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5 ways to show sympathy |
que lastima, que desgracia, que mala suerte, que barbaridad, pobrecito, que molestia, que horror, eso debe ser terrible, ay dios mio, caramba, caray, siento mucho que (+subj), cuanto lo siento |
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5 ways to show apathy |
y que, que mas da, que importancia tiene, es de esperar, que esperabas, la culpa es suya, buena leccion, ahora aprendera a, eso le ensenara a |
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alimentarse (de) |
to eat, get nourishment from |
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el buho |
owl |
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colgarse |
to hang, to be suspended |
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el invernadero |
hothouse, green house |
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la oruga |
caterpillar |
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la pupa |
pupa, chrysalis |
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rescatar |
to save, rescue |
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reventar (ie) |
to break, burst |
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la sobrevivencia |
survival |
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la tala |
cutting of trees |
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talar |
to cut trees |
