"He told me there was nothing available but we should keep in touch.", "Me dijo que no había nada disponible pero que siguiéramos en contacto.<br /> Note: past subjunctive ?/Is it like a "que" command but past tense?" "They put me on a three month trial.<br /> lit: they put me to the test", "Me pusieron a prueba tres meses." "Now everyone is very sad.<br /> - sad (not "triste"), sorry", "Ahora todos están muy apenados.<br /> - apenado/a (2)" "The cleaning staff banged on the door for half an hour.<br /> - to bang on (to hit)", "Las empleadas de limpieza golpearon la puerta durante media hora.<br /> - golpear" "I'll call it (the number) as soon as they have the results.<br /> - as soon as (not "en cuanto" or "tan pronto que"), (barely, hardly)", "Lo llamaré apenas tengan los resultados.<br /> (note subjunctive)" "When you finish it, I have others just as good.<br /> Both are equally useful.<br /> - just as, equally", "Cuando lo acabes, tengo otros igual de buenos.<br /> Ambos son igual de útiles.<br /> - igual de<br /> (acabar - subj)" "He has the body of an athlete.<br /> - the athlete (not "el atleta")", "Él tiene cuerpo de deportista.<br /> - el,la deportista" "Employment is not subject to the vagaries of the market.<br /> - subordinate to, subject to (not "sujeto a")<br /> - the vagaries (not "los caprichos")<br /> - to subordinate<br /> - to subordinate oneself", "El empleo no está subordinado a los vaivenes del mercado.<br /> - está subordinado/a a<br /> - los vaivenes<br /> - subordinar (trans)<br /> - subordinarse" "the yacht", "el yate" "Aldo started to become independent.<br /> - to become independent", "Aldo empezó a independizarse.<br /> - independizarse" "The monument is dedicated to the heroes who made our nation independent.<br /> - the monument<br /> - the hero (not "el héroe")<br /> - to make independent (trans)", "El monumento está dedicado a los próceres que independizaron a nuestra nación.<br /> - el monumento<br /> - el prócer<br /> - independizar" "His wife did not love him as much as he loved her.<br /> lit: as much as he to her<br /> (as much as)", "Su esposa no lo quería tanto como él a ella.<br /> (tanto como)" "I resigned my post.<br /> - to resign (not "renunciar")", "Resigné mi puesto.<br /> - resignar (trans)" "She wasn't willing to give up the life of luxury she was living.<br /> - to give up", "No estaba dispuesta a resignar la vida de luxo que llevaba.<br /> - resignar (trans)" "the secret to a happy and vibrant old age<br /> - vibrant, vibrating<br /> - the old age (not "la tercera edad")", "el secreto de una vejez feliz y vibrante<br /> - vibrante<br /> - la vejez" "P.S.<br /> the postscript", "P.D.<br /> la posdata" "It's 3:20 a.m. and everyone is dead tired.", "Son las 3.20am (tres veinte a eme) y todos están muertos de sueño." "He answers the questions naturally.<br /> - naturally", "Él responde las preguntas con naturalidad.<br /> - con naturalidad" "He finishes with his questions and leaves.<br /> - the questionnaire, the questions<br /> - to leave (to withdraw)", "Termina con el cuestionario y se retira.<br /> - el cuestionario<br /> - retirarse" "His head is spinning from the interviews he did.<br /> lit: his head gives turns to", "Su cabeza da vueltas a las entrevistas que hizo.<br /> (dar vueltas a)" "I will do everything possible so that the death of Felipe is cleared up.<br /> - to clear up (passive)", "Haré todo lo posible para que se aclare la muerte de Felipe.<br /> - aclararse (note subjunctive)" "Now she seems/acts concerned.<br /> - to seem, to act", "Ahora se muestra preocupada.<br /> - mostrarse" "I don't want to hurry him into making a decision.<br /> - to hurry", "No quiero apresurarlo a tomar una decisión.<br /> - apresurar (trans)" "Let's not rush.<br /> You will have to hurry. (not "darte prisa")<br /> - to hurry (oneself)", "No nos apresuremos.<br /> Tendrás que apresurarte.<br /> - apresurarse (reflexive)" "At the front desk, they told him he should go to the fourth floor.", "En la mesa de entrada, le dijeron que debía ir al cuarto piso.<br /> Note: "debió ir" translated to "should have gone"" "I've come to pick up the results of an autopsy.<br /> - to pick up (to withdraw)", "Vengo retirar los resultados de una autopsia.<br /> - retirar (trans)" "to poison<br /> the poisoning", "envenenar<br /> el envenenamiento"
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