The more exaggerated, the better.
Cuanto más exagerado, mejor.
Write back soon. Sincerely, Jesús.
- atentively, sincerely
Escríbeme pronto. Atentamente, Jesús.
- atentamente (2)
the deputies will begin speaking in Catalan, Basque and Galician
- to begin as in to debut (to be released)
- Basque (2)
- Galician
los diputados se estrenarán hablando en catalán, euskera y gallego
- estrenarse
- el euskera adj: euskera
alt: el vasco adj: vasco/a
- el gallego adj: gallego/a
the inhospitable stretch
- the stretch (not "el tramo")
- inhospitable
el trecho inhóspito
- el trecho
- inhóspito/a
a reproachful tone
- the reproach
un tono de reproche
- el reproche
she sends links to the YouTube videos she has posted
(not "que ha publicado") m/the sense of: she has in the posted state
(that Trump had planned)
ella envía links a los videos de YouTube que tiene publicados
(que Trump tenía planeadas)
to reaffirm
the reaffirmation
reafirmar
la reafirmación
the idiom
el modismo
the expression (not "la expresión") (m/the turn of phrase)
la frase hecha
She decides to try her luck by sending her videos abroad.
- to try one's luck
Ella decide probar suerte enviando sus videos al exterior.
- probar suerte
the sample videos
los videos de muestra
alt: los vídeos
Why not get a plane ticket to Mexico?
(to get (a visa), to make (an appt), to stick out, to take, to take out, to remove)
“¿Por qué no sacar un pasaje de avión a México?
(sacar)
and presses “Enter”
- to press (not "apretar" "oprimir" "presionar" "tocar")
y pulsa “Enter”
- pulsar
To get him out of the pool it took the strength of two men.
lit: it needed
Para sacarlo de la piscina hizo falta la fuerza de dos hombres.
the vandalism
(the vandal)
el vandalismo
(el vándalo, la vándala)
The most important (thing) was to gather evidence.
lit: proofs
- to collect (not "coleccionar" "acopiar"), to gather
Lo más importante era recolectar pruebas.
- recolectar (2)
due to a thriving business
- buoyant, thriving (not "pujante")
debido a un boyante negocio
- boyante (2)
The model opted for a very radical haircut.
- to bet on, to opt for (not "optar por")
- the haircut
La modelo apostó por un corte de pelo muy radical.
- apostar por (2)
- el corte de pelo
The dog came in wet and dripped all over the house.
- to drip (to leak)
- the drip, the trickle
El perro entró mojado y goteó por toda la casa.
- gotear (intrans) (but have trans examples in Reverso and Google translator)
- el goteo
on the verge of tears
al borde de las lágrimas
the collapse (not "el colapso" "el derrumbe" "el desplome - the collapse, the fall")
(to erode, to cause to crumble)
el desmoronamiento
(desmoronar)
The daily life of the Muscovites goes on without great shocks.
- the Muscovite
- Moscow
- to go on (to elapse, to pass)
- the shock, the start
(to startle)
La vida cotidiana de los moscovitas transcurre sin grandes sobresaltos.
- el,la moscovita
- Moscú
- transcurrir
- el sobresalto
(sobresaltar)
The journalist recounted an anecdote that took place in Paris.
lit: "taken place" <- use an adj
- to relate, to recount
- to take place
e.g., the event took place
El periodista relató una anécdota acontecida en París.
- relatar
- acontecer (intrans, 3rd person)
p.ej., el evento aconteció
Throughout the learning we have highs and lows of motivation.
- the highs and lows, the ups and downs
A lo largo del aprendizaje tenemos altibajos de motivación.
- los altibajos
sooner or later it will be discovered
tarde o temprano se descubrirá
(descubrirse - m/pronominal passive)
He could barely articulate the words.
- to articulate
Apenas podía articular las palabras.
- articular
It couldn't have lasted more than thirty seconds.
alt: lit: it must not have lasted
No pudo haber durado más de treinta segundos.
alt: no debe haber durado
If the minister doesn't retract his statement, he could be dismissed.
- to retract (trans)
Si el ministro no retracta su declaración, podría ser despedido.
- retractar (trans)
If the newspaper doesn't retract its accusations, it could be sued.
lit: retract itself of <- putting the action on the newspaper
- to retract
Si el periódico no se retracta de sus acusaciones, podría ser demandado.
- retractarse
I apologize to you a thousand times and take (it) back.
- to take back (to retract)
Te pido mil disculpas y me retracto.
- retractarse