Everything that I asked Trump took a backseat.
lit: passed to a second plane
- the plan, the plane
Todo lo que pregunté a Trump pasó a un segundo plano.
- el plano (2)
the donation (not "la donación")
el donativo
I've never heard a loud laugh from him.
- the loud laugh
Nunca le he escuchado una carcajada.
- la carcajada
He would not hesitate to expel immigrants.
- to hesitate (to doubt)
Él no dudaría a expulsar a inmigrantes.
- dudar
a defenseless minority
- defenseless
una minoría indefensa
- indefenso/a
the neck sprain
- the sprain
el esguince de cuello
- el esguince (pronounced "geen")
May the full weight of the law fall on him.
Que le caiga todo el peso de la ley.
(caer)
However, that access was never extended to the Spanish-language media.
- now then, however (not "sin embargo")
- to be extended
Ahora bien, ese acceso nunca se extendió a los medios de comunicación en español.
- ahora bien (2)
- extenderse
A part of society was displaying a growing resentment of minorities.
- the resentment (not "el rencor")
Una parte de la sociedad mostraba un creciente resentimiento contra las minorías.
- el resentimiento
(mostrar)
an ultra futuristic city
- futuristic
una ciudad ultra futurista
- futurista (m/f)
holographic
holográfico/a
There is nothing familiar to them.
No hay nada que les resulte familiar.
(resultar)
Kwiziq: negation in main clause triggers subjunctive
There was no one who raised their hand.
No hubo nadie que levantara la mano.
Kwiziq: negation in main clause triggers subjunctive
I don't have any tie that goes well with that shirt.
No tengo ninguna corbata que vaya bien con esa camisa.
Kwiziq: negation in main clause triggers subjunctive
the full moon
la luna llena
Light objets can become projectiles.
- light (not "ligero" or "leve")
- the projectile
Los objetos livianos pueden convertirse en proyectiles.
- liviano/a
- el proyectil
to receive provisions
- the pantry
recibir despensas
- la despensa
And I convince the owner to give us something to eat.
- to convince (trans)
- to convince him
Y yo convenzo al dueño para que nos dé algo de comer.
- convencer (trans) yo convenzo
- convencerlo
sarcastic
sarcastically
the sarcasm
sarcástico/a
sarcásticamente
el sarcasmo
to invoke
the invocation
invocar
la invocación
(context: a virtual reality lens)
It's operated totally with the gaze of the eye.
- to be operated
(el contexto: un lente de realidad virtual)
Se maneja totalmente con la mirada.
- manejarse
The lens guides them.
Hint: in a progressive/incremental sense
El lente los va guiando.
Note: ir + gerund giving progressive
(guiar)
While they're walking, they take turns [between the two] to wear the lens.
- to take turns
Mientras van caminando, se turnan entre los dos para usar el lente.
- turnarse
The food is colorful but not very tasty.
- colorful
- tasty
La comida es colorida pero poco sabrosa.
- colorido/a
- sabroso/a
On leaving the center, Damian puts his thumb on a fingerprint reader.
- to put, to rest (to support)
- the reader
Al salir del centro, Damián apoya su dedo pulgar en un lector de huellas digitales.
- apoyar
- el lector, la lectora
Do you like my new cell phone? :: Yes! Coincidentally I bought [myself] the same one.
- coincidentally, as it happens
¿Te gusta mi nuevo celular? :: ¡Si! Casualmente me compré el mismo.
- casualmente
to excavate
the excavation
excavar
la excavación