its true purpose
- the purpose (not "el propósito")
su verdadera finalidad
- la finalidad
the bottle, the baby bottle
el biberón (2)
the enterprise (the undertaking)
el emprendimiento
Be sure to put the focus on the areas that you find the hardest.
Asegúrate de poner el foco en las áreas que más te cuesten.
(note subj th/uncertainty
It must be something in which I believe.
Debe ser algo en lo que yo crea.
(creer: note subj - not known to exist)
to be in decline
- the decline (the slope)
estar en declive
- el declive
the kindness
(the kindness, the goodness)
la amabilidad
(la bondad)
if it was worth continuing at the helm of the ice cream shop
lit: at the front of
si valía la pena seguir al frente de la heladería
The difference in each business was in the sector.
- the sector (L.A.) (not "el sector")
La diferencia en cada negocio era en el rubro.
- el rubro (L.A.)
premature (not "precoz")
prematuro/a
till death do us part
lit: separates them
hasta que la muerte los separe
Luis can no longer cope with his anxiety. lit: cannot more with his anxiety
Luis no puede más con su ansiedad.
and he still needs to lose 1.5kg
- to lose (weight) (not "adelgazar" "perder peso")
- half (adj)
y aún le falta bajar un kilo y medio
- bajar (de peso)
- medio/a (adj)
liquid
the liquid
(the liquidity)
líquido/a
el líquido
(la liquidez)
the broth
el caldo
the wines of the Rioja region
- the wine (the broth)
los caldos de la Rioja
- el caldo
I'm going to add celery to the salad.
- to add (to put, to throw someone out)
- the celery
Voy a echarle apio a la ensalada.
- echar
- el apio
He made exotic combinations that he took from the Internet.
- exotic
Hizo combinaciones exóticas que sacó de Internet.
- exótico/a
to refrigerate, to air-condition
refrigerar (2)
What bothered Luis the most
- to bother (not "molestar")
- bothered him
Lo que más incomodaba a Luis
- incomodar (trans)
- le incomodaba (use "le" although transitive, later: also seen "lo")
the production company
la productora (not "the producer")
He wasn't sure what clothes to wear for the occasion.
No estaba seguro de qué ropa ponerse para la ocasión.
while going through his closet
- to go through
- the closet (the cupboard, the wardrobe)
mientras revolvía su armario
- revolver (trans) (o->ue) yo revuelvo pp: revuelto
- el armario
He felt a little silly for not having put on other clothes.
Se sintió un poco tonto por no haberse puesto otra ropa.
(with just "haber" translates to: "put other clothes")
Why should they choose me, when there are so many thin people?
lit: why would they have to choose me (not "tendrían que")
lit: having so many thin people
¿Por qué me habrían de elegir a mí, habiendo tanta gente delgada?
They gave him a high rating.
- the rating (the qualification, the mark)
Le pusieron una calificación alta.
- la calificación
Am I speaking with Luis Gómez? :: Yes, that's me, Miss. (lit: the same)
¿Hablo con Luis Gómez? :: Sí, el mismo, señorita.
Dad, you'll never guess what happened at school.
Hint: do not use "nunca"
Papá, a que no sabes qué ha pasado en la escuela.
And you fit perfectly the profile they were looking for.
Hint: not "cabes" "encajas" (caber, encajar)
Y tú das perfectamente en el perfil que estaban buscando.
This was the first time that Luis was absent.
Hint: not "estaba ausente"
- to be absent
Esta era la primera vez que Luis se ausentaba.
- ausentarse