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CHEAT SHEET
WC: YET/STILL/ALREADY/NOW/ANYMORE
I have a stister that she’s yet in USA
I have a sister who is still in the USA
I am actuary yet
I’m an actuary now
why we still havent met them?
why havent we met them yet?
not still
not yet
they don’t need more my work
they don’t need my work anymore
WC: FINALLY, LASTLY, IN THE END, AT THE END
the nights finalize in fights, problems, etc..
the nights end with fights, problems, etc..
lastly
finally (lastly is used more for lists)
we have to finish to the culture of violence and rape, because each 8 hours in spain, one woman is raped in spain, and 49 womans were killing in 2017 about the chauvinist violence.
we have to end the culture of violance and rape, because every 8 hours in Spain, a woman is raped; 49 women were killed in 2017 as a result of male violence.
on the final of the year
at the end of the year
it’s difficult to find the finish of one sentence and the beginning of the next
it’s difficult to find the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next
the project finalized well
the project ended well
i need that this project finalize
i need this project to end.
he tried and tried and tried and finish I did (accept)
he tried and tried tried, and at last / inthe end I did (accept)
at 8 we finalized
at 8 we finished
they finalized the dinner
they finished the dinner
in the finish of the night
at the end of the night
in the finish of the walk
at the end of the march
at last he forgot it
in the end he forgot it
at last, what’s the problem
in the end, what’s the problem?
in the end of your mind
in the back of your mind
the last version
the latest version
the last models
the latest models
it longs for 100 years
it lasts for 100 years
VC: HAVE / MAKE
the film have no sense
the film makes no sense
it have no sense
it makes no sense
it doesn’t have sense
it doesn’t make sense
If a famous group goes to madrid to make a concert
If a famous group comes to Madrid to have a concert
If a famous group goes to madrid to make a concert
If a famous group comes to Madrid to have a concert
VC: SAY/TELL
the veterinarian said me
the veterinarian told me
I have talk with Marcos and he say me that…
I talked with Marcos and he told me that…
she says me
she tells me
the marketing manager said me that she was waiting for her job arrive to a trip
the marketing manager told me that she was waiting to arrive from a trip
can you say me what do you want that I do?
Can you tell me what you want me to do?
she didnt say me anything
she didn’t say anything to me
she didn’t tell me anything
my partners say me
my partner told me
he say us that we not be pesadas
he told us not to be annoying
she said me all
she told me everything
if you say she, for example, ‘in Christmas we are going to…’
If you say to her, for example, ‘at Christmas we are going to…’
nobody’s going to say me to go out
nobody’s going to tell me to leave
and they told, ok, propose us
and they said, ok, give us a proposal
one of my work colleagues say me that when he’s travelling, for having a good meal, he needs to research…
One of my work colleagues tells me that when he’s traveling, to have a good meal, he needs to research…
they say me (past)
they said to me
i just want to say him
I just wanted to say to him
he say me
he told me
I go to paris, and finally they say me
I went to paris, and finally they told me
at first they say me
at first they told me
when my mom say me
when my mom told me
my boss told, “maybe it’s better to present another function…”
my boss said, "maybe it's better to present another function..."
my aunts the other day say me that…
my aunts the other day told me that….
he could say me to go with him
he could ask me to go with him
he could have me join him
WC: PREPOSITION
it costs approximately 10 euros = (OK, or)
it costs around 10 euros
they argue with me for this theme
they argue with me about this topic
they are improving of the equality law
they are improving the equality law / improving upon
the monday meeting was organized for the Contest Magazine
the Monday meeting was organized by Contest Magazine
the problem came because of a misunderstanding = (this is OK, or)
the problem arose from a misunderstanding
the problem is when you abuse about that
the problem is when you abuse it
fried potatoes en lugar de salad
french fries instead of salad
en vez of
instead of
before that you arrived
before you arrived
he runs out to the competition because he is perseguido
he runs away from the competition because he is chased
we walk for it
we walked around in it
far for you (lejos de ti)
far from you.
not only in the backwards of the phone
not only behind the phone
the script is construct over other scripts
The script is constructed from other scripts
despite I think it’s a mistake
Despite that I think it’s a mistake…
Although I think it’s a mistake….
beside of that
besides that
in friday between to the dance class
on fridays after the dance class
before of this idea
before this idea
en frente de
in front of, across from
when I was going downstairs, I looked for the window to the street.
When I was going downstairs, I looked out the window to the street
we have vallecas 3 km over there = (ok, or)
we have vallecas 3 km from here, we have vallecas 3 km that way.
I was behind the umbrella
underneath the umbrella
it’s for money
it’s about money
different things out of religion
different things besides religion
we have the same thinking in the style of life
we have the same way of thinking about lifestyle
VC: DO / MAKE
you have to do your new home as your house
you have to make your new house as your home
I have to do a call
Ihave to make a call.
we don’t do a lot of noise
we don’t make a lot of noise
we have made a lot of trips around Europe
we have done a lot of trips around Europe
she is making rollerderby, that for me is well…
she is doing rollerderby, which for me is fine…
I made an exam
I did an exam
one of them think, maybe we have to make the same things that we have done in the moment that the room closed.
One of them thinks, maybe we have to do the same things that we did at the moment the room closed
they made the exam
they did the exam
Superman made something bad a long time before
Superan did something bad a long time ago
I’m taking the machine that doing the holes
I’m taking the machine that is making the holes
make exercise
do exercise
obviously you are making some exercise
obsviously you are doing some exercise
when I’m making interviews
when I’m doing interviews
I didnt do any effort to speaking french
I didn’t make any effort to speak French
when i have to make this human rescource activity
when I have to do this human resource activity
I have to make some works in the human resources department at the organization
I have do various jobs in the human resources department at the organization
you dont need to do a place your home to be happy.
you don’t need to make a place your home to be happy.
to do a bigger effort
to make a bigger effort
I have a fan above my bed. It doesnt do any noise
I have a fan above my bed. It doesn’t make any noise.
they do like they’re sick
they make like they’re sick / they pretend they’re sick
they make a surgery to my mother
they did surgery on my mother
my mother had surgery
we do two evaluations
do or make? can it be both???|
you beginning to do that the horse accept that you’re close
you’re beginning to make the horse accept that you’re close
this man is coming for make bad things
this man is coming to do bad things
they make you a discount
they give you discount
we had a very good job in fundraising
we did a very good job in fundraising
VC: LET-LEAVE-DEJAR-SALIR-QUIT
1,300 companies go out to Catalunya
1,300 companies leave / are leaving Catalunya
when I left to the referee
when I quit being a referee
I go out to work really late
I left work really late
the guy went out
the guy left
we let only one picture or two pictures
we left only one or two pictures
she wants to go away from the ONG
she wants to leave the NGO
when they want to go away to the room
when they want to leave the room
she always go out to the office at 3 pm approximately
she always leaves the office at 3pm approximately
i go out my office
i left my office
all my friends go out to go home
all my friends left to go home
I go out the work directly to Asturias
I left work and went directly to Asturias
I leave the people express he freedom
I will let the people express their freedom
PSOE and Podemos are trying to quite the law that put the PP in the past, that is a law that allow to put in jail all the life one person.
PSOE and Podemos are trying to rescind/ abolish/ appeal the law that PP enacted in the past, which is a law that allows a person to be in prison for life.
we don’t quit people when the project stops
we don’t fire people when the project stops
I leave this sport because my teacher left the club
I quit this sport because my teacher left the club
In Santiago, the clouds are up and don’t leave the fumes to go away
In Santiago, the clouds are above and don’t let the fumes leave
I had to let them in other terminal of the airport
I had to leave them in another terminal / the other terminal of the airport
a lot of companies go out to Catalunya
a lot of companies are leaving Catalunya
nobody’s going to say me to go out
nobody’s going to tell me to leave
we don’t want to go out to this project
we don’t want to leave this project
last friday when i go out from the work
when i left work
when we went out of the hospital
we left the hospital
I went from home before they wake up
I left home before they woke up
my boss leave me do whatever I want
my boss lets me do whatever I want
leave smoke
quit smoking
my boss leave me do whatever I want
my boss lets me do whatever I want
i went out to my house
I left my house
we let only one picture or two pictures (past)
we left only one or two pictures
we couldn’t let him alone
we couldn’t leave him alone
to leave them do their presentation
to let them do their presentation
I leaved smoke 4 years ago
I quit smoking 4 years ago
he smoked in the past but he left
he smoked in the past but he quit
VC: DISCUSS / ARGUE
I discussed with her. (Discutí con ella)
I argued with her.
At the meeting we talked of plans for next year.
At the meeting we discussed plans for next year.
I was discussing with my wife. (Estaba discutiendo con mi esposa)
I was arguing with my wife.
a little discuss we had in December (una pequeña discusión que tuvimos en Diciembre)
a little argument we had in December
MISC (2 EXAMPLES OF EACH OR LESS)
WC: CHARMING/AFFECTIONATE
we are not very charming when we are here
we are not very affectionate when we are here
WC: HOME/HOUSE
the homework
the housework
WC: DURAR/LAST
the project dures… or the duration of the project is [this]
the project takes [X time]. The project lasts [X time].
WC: QUIT/STOP
If you are listening music, you have to quit. = OK, or
If you are listening to music, you have to stop.
WC: PERSONS/PEOPLE
Feminist is the rational ideology that says that women are persons.
Feminism is the rational ideology that says that women are people.
WC: STREAK/STRIKE
Tomorrow is the feminine streak.
Tomorrow is the feminist strike.
WC: JOURNEY/DAY
You have to reduce your work journey.
You have to reduce your workday.
WC: DIRECTION/ADDRESS/SITE
there is a direction with approximately 20 voluntary persons
here is an address with approximately 20 volunteers
WC: TEST/TRY
to test new foods
to try new foods
WC: AVOID/KEEPFROM
the government paid all the deudas of bankia to avoid that the crisis translate to other spanish bank.
the government paid all of Bankia’s debts to keep the crisis from spreading to other Spanish banks
WC: SIGNIFY/MEAN
this not significate that if i work 20 years…
this doesn’t meant that if I work 20 years…
WC: WAIT/EXPECT
I didn't wait something muy grave (no esperaba algo muy grave)
I wasn’t expecting something serious
WC: PUBLIC/PUBLISH
the government public posts for teacher and the people present/make an exam, and then the government public a note
the government publishes posts for teachers and the people do an exam, and then the government publishes the grades
WC: LIMIT/BORDER
I live in the limit of asturias and cantabria
I live on the border of asturias and cantabria
WC: SENSE/FEEL
I don’t sense the cold
I don’t feel the cold
WC: CONTRACTED/HIRED
I was contracted = OK, or
I was hired
WC: APPLY /COMPLY, SUBJECT
The majority of mossos escuadra they dont apply the law
The majority of mossos escuadra don’t comply with the law
WC: INTERPRET/ACT
they interpret in histories film
they act in historical films
WC: MAIN, PRINCIPAL
the principal inconvenient
the main inconvenience
WC: TIME/MINUTE
i arrive to my embarcacion at the last time
i arrived to the gate at the last minute
WC: FORM/SHAPE
it’s very difficult stay in form
It’s very difficult to stay in shape
WC: PREP: FOR/ABOUT
at the famiily dinners, people alway discuss for the independence
at family dinners, people always argue about the independence
WC: DETERMINE/CERTAIN
in determinate moments
in certain moments
WC: LESS/YOUNGER
8 years less than me (AGE)
8 years younger than me
WC: LEARNING/LESSON
I think it is a valious learning
I think it is a valuable lesson
WC: PATHS/LEADS
an open investigation, following different paths
an open investigation, following different leads
WC: FAKE/FOOLED
don’t get fake
don’t get fooled, don’t be fooled
WC: TAKE/MAKE (OR TERMINOLOGY, IF TAKING CARE IS CUIDANDO QUE…)
they are taking care that your information is two or three times replicated
they are making sure that your information is two or three times replicated
WC: MIX/CONFUSE
I’m mixing this with the week i was in Moscow.
I’m confusing this with the week I was in Moscow
WC: LIKELY / PROBABLY
called me another partner, and he told me about one of the probably project to be here in Madrid
Another partner called me and told me about one likely project here in Madrid
WC: PROGRESSIVELY/GRADUALLY
if you change that progressively
If you change that gradually
WC: NAME/CALL
it’s what they name “meter la pata"
it’s what they call “messing up”
WC: IMPULSE/ENCOURAGE
I think they thought that if Catalunya do the referendum, it could be more votes that could impulse the independence.
I think they thought that if Catalunya did the referendum, there would be more votes that could encourage independence.
WC; PUNCTUAL/CERTAIN
there are punctual days that i go out with…
there are certain days (-OR- a few specific days) that I go out with…
WC: CALL/NAME
the baby will be llamado
the baby will be named
WC: STEP/STAGE
Marta is in other step of her life
Marta is in another stage of her life
WC: DOWN/LOWER
the part down of the womb
the lower part of the womb
WC: FAMILIARES/RELATIVES
3 more familiares
3 more relatives
WC: CAUSE/PROVOKE
the people that has provocated the fires
the people who have caused / provoked the fires
WC: WAY/PATH
they have developed a lot of ways in the mountains
they have developed a lot of paths in the mountains
WC: ADORE/WORSHIP
everyone adorate Jesus because he is the King of Kings
everyone adores Jesus because he is the King of Kings.
WC: POINT/QUESTION
la cuestion es que
the point is
WC: FLOOR/GROUND
the wet floor
the wet ground
WC: ARISE, RISE, RAISE (not to be confused with RAZE)
these kinds of things arise some situations where you are arguing…
these kinds of things raise some situations where you are arguing…
WC: ASSURE/INSURE
if you want to assure your apartment
if you want to insure your apartment
WC: PAPER/ROLE
this is our paper
this is our role
WC: GROSS/THICK
you can’t put a gross paper, because otherwise…
you can’t put a thick paper, because otherwise…
WC: CRACK/CRASH
in case of crack (en caso de crisis economica)
in case of a crash
WC: PARTNER/CLASSMATE
another partner of the master
another classmate
WC; RECOGNIZE/ADMIT
he recognized me that he was busy
he admitted that he was busy
I have to recognize that it’s not a good series = (this is OK, or)
I have to admit that it’s not a good series
WC: COUPLE/PARTNER
I didnt have a couple in that moment
I didn’t have a boyfriend / partner in that moment
WC: COLLAPSED/BUSY
Couldnt you make a phone call?
Yes, but the lines were collapsed.
yes, but the lines were busy
WC: TONIGHT/LASTNIGHT
tonight i was working until 1 am.
last night i was working until 1 am.
WC: REQUIRE/REQUEST
they go and require the song
they go and request the song.
WC: SECURE/SAFE
spain is really secure = (OK, or)
Spain is very safe
WC: HIRE/RENT
we hired a very small apartment
we rented a very small apartment
it’s very common to hire a car = (OK in England, or)
it’s very common to rent a car
WC: LEARN/TEACH
when you want to learn your dog
when you want to train / teach your dog
WC: PRESENT/GAVE
Jorge comes to house with t-shirts that the people presents to him.
Jorge came home with T-shirts that the people gave him,
Jorge came home with T-shirts given to him by the people
Jorge came home with T-shirts that they gave him.
WC: MIDDLE/HALF
the price is the middle than is my old neighborhood
the price is half that of my old neighborhood / the price is half what it was in my old neighborhood
WC: PRESCRIBE/MANDATE
our labor regulation in Spain prescript (it)
our labor regulation in Spain mandates it
WC: PRESCRIPTED/DESIGNATED
the beach needs to be prescripted for being a nude beach
the beach needs to be designated as a nude beach
WC: BRANCHES/ BRANDS
all the branches are researching electric cars
all the brands are electric cars
WC: COOKERS/CHEFS
and now the cookers are totally in fashion
and now chefs are totally in fashion
WC: HARD/HEAVY
without being so hard
without being heavy
WC: QUIET/STILL
stay quiet
stay still
WC: APPROACH/AFFRONT
you have different ways to affront your life
you have different ways to confront your life / approach your life
WC: FIJAR/CHARGE
the best way to control in this case is to fix a penalty
the best way to regulate in this case is to charge a fine
WC: PLAY/GAME
they want to be part of the play
they want to be part of the game
WC: COOK/CUISINE
specific cook
specific cuisine
WC: CONSISTENT/DENSE
we tend to eat a lot at lunch, and very consistency
we tend to eat a lot at lunch, and very dense food
WC: ALTHOUGH/EVENTHOUGH
He speaks Spanish quite well, although he’s Brazilian = (this is fine, or)
He speaks Spanish quite well, even though he’s Brazilian.
WC: COLLEAGUES/CLASSMATES
colleagues of Sara
classmates of Sara
WC: PREPARED/QUALIFIED
if they are equal prepared
if they are equally prepared / qualified
WC: FIRMED/ SIGNED
a contract firmed
a signed contract
WC: CONVERT/TURN INTO
you convert yourself into a bad person
You turn into a bad person
WC: ROOF/TOPFLOOR
the class was on the roof
the class was on the top floor
WC: FIND/REACH
if i phone them and i cannot find them
If I phone them / If I call them and I cannot reach them
WC: DATE/APPOINTMENT
we have a date in this office with some people from the organization
we have an appointment in this office with some people from the organization
WC: MEDALLION/MEDAL
The medallion of the city is given to 5 women
The medal of the city is given to 5 women
WC: FORTNIGHT/HALFOFTHEMONTH
the hottest part of the year is the second fortnight of july and the first of august. (OK, or)
the hottest part of the year is the second half of july and the first of august.
WC: END/BACK
in the end of your mind
in the back of your mind
WC: TRAINED/CONDITIONED
I’m trained = (OK, or)
i’m conditioned
WC: SHADOW/SHADE
the shadow part of the street
the shady part of the street
WC: ENLARGE/PROLONG
they enlarge the series
they prolong the series
WC; SINGLE/BASIC
even if you speak a very single french
even if you speak a very basic french
WC: ROW/LINE
to get in the row of countries trying to become part of the EU
to get in line with / to get on the list of countries trying to becoming part of the EU
WC: CRITICS/REVIEWS
good critics
good reviews
WC: WEIGHT/HEAVY
it’s not a very weight food
it’s not very heavy food
WC: CONCRETE/ SPECIFIC
sometimes it was impossible to go to a class of a concrete subject
sometimes it was impossible to attend the class of a specific subject
WC: ACCEPT / FORGIVE
There are teachers maybe that could accept you this type of situation
There are teachers that could maybe accept this type of situation
Some teachers could maybe forgive you for this type of situation
WC: HANDLE/HAND
they handle you the house, but the house is not perfect
they hand you the house, but…
WC: WIN/BEAT
it wasn’t only that he won us, he won us by far
It wasn’t only that he beat us, he beat us by a lot.
WC; CONQUER/SEDUCE
you try to conquer the girl
you try to win over / seduce the girl / you try to get the girl
WC: DURING/WHILE
I had to bring my clothes to my brother’s place during the owner fixed the problem
I had to bring my clothes to my brother’s place while the owner fixed the problem
WC: SHARE/DIVIDE
It’s difficult to share time between my job and my family.
It’s difficult to divide my time between job and family
WC: RUN/TURN ON
to engine, to turn on the washing machine
to run the washing machine
WC: TAKE-OUT/TAKE-AWAY VS TO GO
I took something away at the airport, a slice of pizza = OK in England, or
I got something to go at the airport
WC: WORSE/WORST
it was even worst
it was even worse
WC: SPECIFIC/RELATED TO
the private system has clinics very related to sport
the private system has clinics specific to sports
WC: MOST/MAJORITY
the most part of the price she is paying
the majority of the price she is paying
most of the price she is paying
WC: ARRIVE/COME
at less that Catalunya arrives to an agreement with Spain
unless Catalunya comes to an agreement with Spain
WC: STAY/KEEP
they could stay this money in the bank
they could keep this money in the bank
WC: PROMOTE/ENCOURAGE
they promote their employees to buy houses in boadilla village
they encourage their employees to buy houses in the boadilla village / in the village of boadilla
WC: WEAR/DRESS
we are going to wear she as a torera
we are going to dress her as a bullfighter
WC: COME/BECOME
when they become home
when they come home
WC: TAKE CARE/KEEP IN MIND
something that we have to take care is the rain
something that we have to keep in mind / consider is the rain
WC: FORM/SHAPE
problems with the view, they are all related with the form of the cornea
Vision problems are all related to the shape of the cornea
Every vision problem is related to the shape of the cornea
All vision problems are related to the shape of the cornea
WC: JUDGEMENT/LAWSUIT
he was outside in another judgement (otro juicio)
he was (outside?) in another trial
WC: KIND/TYPE, ACTING/BEHAVIOR
these kinds of actings
these types of behaviors
WC: LOOK FOR/TRY TO
he didn’t look for doing it (no lo buscaba hacer)
he wasn’t trying to do that
WC: ASK/QUESTION
they are always asking the things (siempre están cuestionando las cosas)
they are always asking questions
they are always questioning things
WC: CARE/TAKECARE
we have to care us
we have to take care of ourselves
WC: SECURE/SAFE
If I had a motorcycle, I would drive in a secure way
If I had a motorcycle, I would drive it in a safe way / safely / cautiously / carefully
WC: PROPER/APPOPRIATE
the seatbelt is not proper for small people
the seatbelt is not appropriate for small people (young children)
WC: HOW/THEWAY
Why am I not with my parents how I am with Miguel? = (OK, or)
Why am I not with my parents the way I am with Miguel?
WC: SOUND/LOOK LIKE
I saw a small lady that sounded familiar to me
I saw a small girl who looked familiar to me
WC: WANT/LOVE
I want her, but we don’t want to be living together
I love her, but we don’t want to be living together
WC: FIT/TIGHT
and then she wore a super fit blouse
and then she wore a super tight blouse
WC: GO IN/ENTER
when they go into the “mundo laboral”
when they enter the workforce
WC: REMINDER/MEMORY
I don’t have a lot of reminders of Oporto
I don’t have a lot of memories of Oporto
WC: HALF/MID
from half july to finales de august
From mid-July to the end of August
WC: SIGNATURES/SUBJECTS
in some signatures
in some subjects
WC: NOTICE/NEWS
it’s a good notice (es buena noticia)
it’s good news
WC: CONCRETE/SOLIDIFY
we don’t concrete everything
we didn’t solidify everything
WC: WAY/ROAD
the way wasnt very big
the road wasn’t very wide
WC: BURN/LIGHT
I needed to burn it again
I needed to light it again
WC: FIRST/PRIMARY
first reason
the primary reason
WC: ONE/A
we finish per month a package
we finish one package per month
WC: DETERMINATE/SPECIFIC
at determinate moments / at concrete moments
at specific moments / at particular moments
WC: DETERMINED/CERTAIN
I have sensitivity towards determined sounds
I have sensitivity towards certain sounds.
WC: GAIN/EARN
If you gain money, you should pay tax
If you earn money, you should pay tax
WC: GAIN/EARN
you gain well
you earn a lot
WC: GO/COME
he always goes to me
he always comes to me
WC: TAKE/BRING
one of them took a specific dessert
one of them brought a specific dessert
every couple took a different bottle of wine
every couple brought a different bottle of wine
WC: DO/BE
if it do sunned
if it is sunny
WC: DO/BE
I don’t very drunk (past, no estaba)
I wasn’t very drunk
WC: VIEW/SEE
what she feel, and what she view
what she feels and what she sees
WC: AFTER / THEN / LATER
he was rich, after poor…
he was rich, then poor
WC; AFTER / LATER
one year after
one year later
WC: UNIQUE / ONLY
Pais vasco, Navarra, and Arrioja are the unique commnuties who have more jurisdiction…
P, N, and A are the only communities who have more jurisdiction…
Spain is the unique country that the people don’t speak in English.
Spain is the only country in which people don’t speak in English. / Spain is the only country where people don’t speak in English.
WC: AGE / OLD
She was my ____. (Era de mi edad)
She was my age.
She’s a ______ woman. (Es una mujer madura.)
She’s a grown woman.
She's a ________ woman. (Es una mujer vieja.)
She's an old woman.
I am 27 years _____. (Tengo 27 años de edad)
I am 27 years old.
I remember when my _____ daughter was born… (Recuerdo cuando nacio mi hija mayor.)
I remember when my oldest daughter was born…
WC: PENSADO / DESIGNED
Cancun is a city ______ for American people.
Cancun is a city designed / developed for American people.
Animation films are ______ for adults too, not only children.
Animation films are created for adults too, not only children.
The spa is _______ for relaxing and for swimming.
The spa is designed for relaxing and for swimming.
[The financial city of boadilla] is something _______ to make you not go anywhere.
[The financial city of boadilla] is designed in a way to make you stay there.
WC: FAMILY [BI-SEX]
my _____ (mis hijos, chicas y chicos)
my children
His _____ are Algerian but he was born in France.
His parents are Algerian but he was born in France.
The _____ of the boys.
The parents of the boys.
I have 5 _____, 2 daughters and 3 sons.
I have 5 children; 2 daughters and 3 sons
Do you have _____? (Tienes hermanos?)
Do you have brothers and sisters? / Do you have siblings?
We became _____ in 2014. (Nos hicimos novios en el año 2014.) (Una chica lo dice)
We became girlfriend and boyfriend in 2014. / We started dating. / We became a couple.
Are you ______? No, we are ________. (-Sois hermanos? -No, somos novios.)
Are you brother and sister? No, we're boyfriend and girlfriend.
WC: LITTLE, FEW
I sleep ______ now.
I sleep little now (correct, but no one really says it); I sleep few hours now, I sleep just a few hours now, I don’t sleep much now, I don't get much sleep now.
There was ______ traffic.
There was little traffic. / There was very little traffic. / There was not much traffic.
There were ______ people than other years. (Hubo menos gente que en otros años)
There were fewer people than other years.
At the meeting, the informáticos were the ______. (En la conferencia los informaticos fueron los menos)
At the meeting, the IT technicians were the fewest. / ...were the minority.
Of all the consultants, he has had the _________ clients. (De todos los consultantes, él ha tenido menos clientes)
Of all the consultants, he has had the fewest clients.
On that product you are going to spend very ______.
On that product you are going to spend very little. / You aren’t going to spent much on that product.
I speak ______ with people I don’t know.
I speak very little with people I don’t know. / I don’t speak much with people I don’t know.
WORD CHOICE: CLOSE TO / NEAR
My sister is really ______ my father.
My sister is very close to my father.
The gasolinera is ______.
The gasoline station is nearby. / The gasoline station is near. / The gasoline station is close.
The ______ subway station is… (el metro más cercano)
The closest subway station... / The nearest subway station is...
We are going to stay ______ valencia.
We are going to stay near valencia.
My ________ friends. (mis amigos más cercanos)
My closest friends.
_______-er to home (más cerca de casa)
closer to home
WC: LIKE, AS, SINCE, BECAUSE
Another actor _____ Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglass is Marlon Brando. (otro actor como Charlton Heston...)
Another actor like Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglass is Marlon Brando.
_____ is Semana Santa, many people go before of the office.
Because it's Semana Santa, many people go (before the office?)
It is _____ the safe of the car. (es como el seguro de coche)
It’s like car insurance.
The series is _______ Star Trek.
The series is _______ like Star Trek.
_______ my company offers these benefits for only 20 euros, I want to have it. (Como mi empresa ofrece estos beneficios por solo 20 euros, lo quiero tener)
Since my company offers these benefits for only 20 euros, I want to have it.
_______ this teacher have many years in the university, is how the boss. (como el profesor tiene muchos años en la uni, es como el jefe)
Because this teacher has many years in the university, he’s like the boss.
_______ we know that we have problems in the files, we will do a review before sending them.
SInce we know that we have problems in the files, we will do a review before sending them.
I _______ a woman have a complex in front of my male colleagues. (yo como mujer..)
I as a woman have a complex in front of my male colleagues.
I’ve been growing here in the company ______ a professional.
I’ve been growing here in the ompany as a professional.
I studied actuary ______ Maria.
I studied actuarial science like Maria.
People say it’s _____ Miami.
People say it’s like Miami.
_______ there are a lot of traffic jam a lot of days,
Since there is a lot of traffic most days / since there are often traffic jams,
_______ my baby vomit in the car…
Since my baby vomits in the car…
_______ his grandmother didn’t want that he participate in the competition…
Since his grandmother didn’t want him to participate in the competition...
_______ it is a public site…
Since it is a public site…
only _______ a consequence of the alcohol
only as a consequence of the alcohol
_______ you are not running, it’s very quiet….
Since you are not running, it’s very quiet…
_______ I always speak with him in English….
Since I always speak with him in English…
_______ I have work, I come back to madrid
Since I have work, I come back to madrid.
_______ I can’t take a taxi, I prefer take an hotel near the office
Since I can’t take a taxi, I prefer to stay in a hotel near the office.
_______ my coworker didnt know english, he didn’t understand what was said at the conference.
Since / because my coworker didn’t know english, he didn’t understand what was said at the conference.
_______ I always speak with him in English.
Since I always speak with him in English.
_______ I was very close to the end, my feelings were very good again.
Since I was very close to the end, my feelings were very good again.
_______ they prefer us against other people, and they know us, they are keeping the rental value.
Since they prefer us to other people, and they know us, they are keeping the rent at the same price.
_______ they dont understand the songs, they don’t like them.
Because they don’t understand the songs, they don’t like them / since they don’t understand the songs, they don’t like them.
_______ the meeting, as I am in the same location as my boss, we talked a lot.
After the meeting, because I was in the same location as my boss, we talked a lot.
_______ I couldn’t play, i didn’t care.
Since I couldn’t play, I didn’t care.
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