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errores comunes
mistakes English speakers make
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Language - Spanish
12th Grade
11/08/2006
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Term
because of
 Definition
por, a causa de
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el género de palabras como "problema", "drama" y "poema"
 Definition
el (muchas palabras en -ma son masculinas)
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el género de "trama", "forma", "norma"
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la
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probar (o>ue)
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to try on cloths / to taste food or drink
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tratar de + infinitivo
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to try to do something
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tratar de + sustantivo
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to be about, to deal with
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hablar de
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to talk about
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decir
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to say, to tell
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¿Dónde cae el acento en palabras que terminan en -ion?
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sobre la "o": ó
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el cuento
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short story
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la cuenta
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bill or check in a store or restaurant
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principal
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main as in "main" idea, or major
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la mayoría de / la parte principal de
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most of
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la concentración
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a college major
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todo, toda, todos, todas
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all of
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algunos de / algunas de
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some of
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el personaje
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character in a story or play
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carácter
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used to express a personality trait
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sí mismo / sí misma
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himself / herself
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se lava, se peina
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se also means himself / herself
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se abrazan, se besan, se hablan
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se + a plural verb form also means "each other": They hug each other, the kiss each other, the talk to each other
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el uno al otro, la una a la otra, los unos a los otros, las unas a las otras, los unos a las otras, etc.
 Definition
another way of saying "each other"
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another
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otro / otra
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to pretend to do something
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fingir
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to seek, to try for, to be after, to apply for, to aspire to, to want
 Definition
pretender
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to realize (mentally)
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darse cuenta de
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to realize, carry out, to
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realizar
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in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
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por la mañana, por la tarde, por la noche
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eight in the morning, afternoon, evening
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las ocho de la mañana, de la tarde, de la noche
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there is/are
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hay
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there was / were
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había / hubo
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habrá
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there will be
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habría
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there would be
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uses of estar
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T - temporary / L - location of people, places and things / C - conditions
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uses of ser
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C - characteristic / N - nationality / O - origin / T - time / E - location of events
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I like it / I like them
 Definition
me gusta / me gustan: remember, to express the person use "me, te, le, nos, os, les" and if it is one thing use the "él" form, more than one the "ellos" form
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above (as in hovering)
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encima de
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on top of
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sobre
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the corner of the room
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el rincón
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the street corner
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la esquina
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fact (the fact is)
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hecho
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a specific fact (data
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dato
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wrong (morally, ethically
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malo (Hiciste algo muy malo.)
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to be wrong
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no tener razón, equivocarse, estar equivocado
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wrong = incorrect, mistaken, bad, not exact
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incorrecto, inexacto, equivocado, mal
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wrong = inopportune (inapproprite)
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no...adecuado, no...apropiado, impropio
Term
wrong = a miss
to have something wrong
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pasar
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to tell right from wrong
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Distinguir entre el bien y el mal
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Don't get me wrong
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Entiéndeme / Entiéndame bien
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Everyting went wrong
 Definition
Todo salió mal
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You were wrong in + infinitive
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Hiciste mal en.... (Hiciste mal en no decirme la verdad.)
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to miss a class
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faltar a clase
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to miss the target, not to hit, to miss the mark
 Definition
errar el tiro, fallar (el blanco)
Term
You can't miss it.
 Definition
No puedes dejar de encontrarlo.
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I arrived late so I missed him.
 Definition
Llegué tarde y no lo encontré.
Term
Don't miss the museums!
 Definition
No dejes de ir a los museos.
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missing persons
 Definition
personas desaparecidas
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We are missing 2 books.
 Definition
Nos faltan dos libros.
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to miss (long for) a person/thing
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echar de menos, extrañar
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to miss aplane, train, bus
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perder
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to miss a show, appointment, etc.
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perderse (Me perdí la conferencia.)
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to break, to tear
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romper
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to tear (an article of clothing)
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romperse
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to be broken, to be out of order (mechanical/electrical)
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estar descompuesto, descomponerse
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to break off with someone
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romperse con alguien
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to burst out crying
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romper a llorar, romper en llanto
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to open fire
 Definition
romper el fuego
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to start hostilities
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romper las hostilidades
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actions have consequences (He who breaks it, pays for it)
 Definition
Quien rompe paga.
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Don't worry. You're not so fragile
 Definition
No te preocupes. No te vas a romper
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to leave, go out
 Definition
salir
Term
to leave something or someone behind
 Definition
dejar
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to leave = to go away
 Definition
marcharse (forever or a long period of time), irse
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to know a fact or how to do something
 Definition
saber
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to know a person, or be familiar with a place or a body of knowledge
 Definition
conocer
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to remain
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quedar
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to be open-mouthed with astonishment
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quedar boquiabierto
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to go blind, deaf, lame
 Definition
quedar ciego, sordo, cojo
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to look foolish
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quedar en ridiculo
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to come off well, make a good impression
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quedar bien
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to come off badly, make a bad impression
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quedar mal
Term
to do something to make a good impression
 Definition
hacer algo por quedar bien
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to have left
 Definition
me queda, me quedan (like gustar)
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to remain or stay
 Definition
quedarse
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to keep
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quedarse con
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to run out of
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quedarse sin
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I have no choice, no alternative
 Definition
no me queda mas remedio
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It's three kilometers from here
 Definition
Queda a tres kilometros de aqui
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To make a date with someone to go to the movies.
 Definition
Quedar con uno para ir al cine
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They agree, arrange to go out on Sunday
 Definition
Quedan en salir el domingo
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What did we decide to do?
 Definition
En que quedamos?
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He can't hide his anger.
 Definition
No se queda con la colera dentro
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I refused to be outdone
 Definition
No quise quedarme en menos
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It came to nothing
 Definition
Se quedo en nada
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