actually-

matter of fact

-en realidad

-verdaderament

-de veras

-realmente

really

verb + really

-de verdad

- realmente

mi hermano roberto oyo de verdad eso

actually- really

really + verb

-de veras

-si

mi hermano roberto de veras oyo eso

Agree

- in agreement with/ same opinion

Everyone agreed with Chris

-estar de acuerdo

-Todos estaban de acuerdo on Carlos

o

agree

-to make a bargain/ come to understanding

The workers and management agreed to open the factory monday

-ponerse de acuerdo ( + para + infinitive)

-Los oberros y los patrones se pusieron de acuerdo para abrir la fabrica el lunes

agree

-consistent, harmony, correspond to

Everything you say agrees with what Raul said

-corresponde con

-esta(accent on a)  de acuerdo con

Todo lo que dices corresonde con lo que dijo Raul

agree

 -consent to

Mrs. Rey agreed to speak to our group

-quedar en

-consentir en

-La senora rey quedo en hablarle a nuestro grupo

agree

-OK

"ok"

-si, como (accent on first o) no

-de acuerdo

-vale.

-esta (accent on a) bien.

agree

-grammatical term

The subject and verb agree in person and number

concordar

El sujeto y el verbo concuerdan en numero y persona

agree

-suit, have a good affect on

This food agrees with me

Did mountain weather agree with you?

-sentar bien

-caer bien

Esta comida sienta bien  (cae bien)

Te sentaba bien el clima de montana?

agree

does not agree referring to food

-sentir mal

-caer mal

Ask

-followed by direct or indirect question

I asked, "what is your name?"
ASk him if he will come

-preguntar

Pregunte(accent on e) como se llama ud?

preguntale (accent on u) si venda(accent on a)

 Ask

-to ask a question

Ask

-to ask for something

The son asked his father for money

-pedir + object

NO POR OR PARA

El hijo le pidio (accent on o) dinero a su padre

 To ask someone out

I asked her out, but she refused

-invitar a alguien a salir

la invite(accent on e) a salir, per no quiso

ask

-to ask about

James was asking about your health

-preguntar por

Diego estaba pregunatando por tu salud

Because

normal because

I didn't come because it was raining

-porque

No vine porque estaba lloviendo

Because

-because of

I didn't come because of the rain

-a causa de

-por

-no vine a causa de la lluvia

because

-when it begins a sentence

because we were tired, we went to bed early

-como

como estabamos cansados, nos acostamos tembrano

Become

-personal will or effort

-noun of profession

-Nick became a doctor

-hacerse

hacerse + noun/adj

Nick se hizo medico

become

-natural developments of time and circumstance

-Captain Lara became a general

-llegar a ser

-llegar a ser + noun/adj

El capitan Lara llego a ser general

Become

-unexpected change is predominent

Helen became mad/sarcastic/happy

verbs with ser AND estar

volverse

Elena se volvio loca/sarcastica/alegre

Become

-sudden emotional change

-sudden change in physical appearnce

-The girl became sad/happy

-The boss became fat

-Ponerse 

ponerse+ adj

-la muchacha se puso triste/alegre

-El jefe se puso gordo

another forme for ponerse + adj

 I became happy on seeing my fiance

- reflexive form of verb

me puse alegre

me alegre al ver mi novia

But

normal

Here they talk alot, but they don't say anything

pero

-aqui se habla mucho, pero no se dice nada

but

initial part is negative, one clause

They didn't call at two, but (rather) at four

sino

no llamaron a las dos, sino a las cuatro

BUt

initial part is negative, two clauses

i didn't return but rather i stayed in the woods

sino que

no regrese sino que me quede en el bosque

but

nothing but

Apolph has nothing but two dollars

nada mas(accent on a) que

Adolfo no tiene nada mas que dos dolares

but

except

Everyone came but yolanda

-menos

-excepto

-salvo

vinieron todos menos yolanda

Can

-be able to

-may (permission)

Can i see you, madam

poder

puedo verla, senora?

Can

-to know how to

Do you know how to cook?

-can you cook

saber

Sabe usted cocinar?

Character

-when speaking of characters in a literary play

The charaters of this play are interesting

personaje

los personajes de esta comedia son muy interesantes

character

referring to a person's character

The development of a child's character is the most important task of education

carActer (accent on second A)

El desarollo del carActer de un nino es la tarea mas importante de la educacion

Come

normal

When are you coming to see me

Mr. Casas didn't come to the meeting

venir

CuAndo vas a venir a verme

El senor casas no vino a la reuniOn

come

to arrive

 Finally we came to a motel

llegar

Por fin, llegamos a un motel

come

-away from person in question

-toward person spoken to

-ir

Come about

Man changes have come about in the last few years

ocurrir

Han occurrido muchos cambios en los Ultimos anos

come across

When we opened the envelope, we came across the will

encontrar

dar con

tropezar con

Cuando abrimos el sobre, encontramos el testamento

come along

the boys are coming along nicely in school

avanzar

progresar

Los muchachos estAn pregesando mucho en la escuela

come between

my mother-in-law is coming between us

dividir

separar

desunir

mi suegra nos divide/separa/desune

come down

The prices of gold are coming down

bajar

descender

Los precios de oro estAn bajando

Vamos

Ven

Venga

Come out

The candidate came out for higher salaries

Salir,

declararse,

manifestarse

el candidato se declarO en favor de mejores salarios

come up

the question is not likely to come up again

subir, presentarse, surgir

es posible que la cuestiOn no se presente otra vez

come up with

The lawyer came up with a better solution

occurirsele

al albogado se le ocurriO una mejor soluciOn

how come that...

how come you don't want to travel by plane

como es que

cOmo es que tU no quieres viajar en aviOn

Enjoy

like, get pleasure from

I enjoy skating

ENjoy

to have a good time

i am enjoying myself a great deal here

Divertirse

me divierto mucho aqui

enjoy

have as an advantage or benefit

The lady enjoys good health

Here no one enjoys special privileges

gozar de

disfrutar de 

La senora disfruta de buena salud

aqui, nadie goza de privilegios especiales

Every

each

Every passenger must have his ticket

cada

Cada pasajero debe tener su boleto

Every

all the...   or each and every

Every passenger must have tickets

Todos los

Todos los pasajeros deben tener boletos

Every

everyone/ everybody

everyone died

todos

todo el mundo

cada uno

todos murieron

Every

everything

i did everything as you told me to

todo

hice todo como me dijiste

every

everything that

Tell me everything that you heard

todo lo que

dIgame todo lo que oyo

every other

i go to the city every other month

cada dos

voy a la ciudad cada dos meses

Fail

fail to do something

the driver failed to see the traffic signal

no + verb

el chOfer no vio el semAforo

 not to fail something

don't fail to wear your seatbelt

no dejar de + infinitive

no deje usted de usar el cinturon de seguridad

to fail an exam or course

I failed the chem exam

no aprobar

no pasar

sail mal en

no aprobE en el examen de quimica

 to fail someone in an exam or course

el profesor failed me in spanish

suspender

el profesor gomez me suspendiO en espanol

something stops functioning from lack of success

The marriage failed after two years

fracasar

despues de dos anos el matrimonio fracaso

sudden failure

in the middle of the trip the motor failed

fallar

en medio del viaje el motor fallO

Feel

to think/believe

I feel that juanita should go out

Creer

pensar

creo que juanita debe salir

Feel + adjective/adverb

right after dinner i felt bad

sentirs + adj/adv

despuEs de la cena me sentI mal

How do you feel about...

how did the relatives feel about the matter

how do you feel about the new manater

QuE le/te/les parece

quE les pareciO ese asunto a los parientes

quE le parece el nuevo gerente

Touch

the mother felt the child's forhead

tocar

la madre le tocO la frente al nino

pure, thin, delicate, small, fine

i bought a ring made of fine cold

fino/a

comprE una sorjita de oro fino

good/excellent

we have a fine doctor

the weather is fine

buen, excelente

tenemos un buen mEdico

este tiempo es bueno

subtle

That is a very fine distinction

sutil

eso es una disinciOn muy sutil

a fine (penalty or offense

i had to pay a fine of three hundred esetas

multa

tuve que pagar una multa de trecientas pesetas

Obtain

where did you get that car

consequir

dOnde consequiste ese coche

receive

lous got a lawyer yesterday

recibir

lous recibiO una carta ayer?

to go and get(pick up)

get the mail

recoger (en)

buscar (en)

recoge el correo

to catch a disease

mary got a cold

coger

agarrar

maria agarrO un catarro