Spanish Grammar and Idioms

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acabar por (+ inf)

to end up

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acabarse (ya se acabó; se ha acabado la comida)

to run out/it's over (It's already over; The food has run out)

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acordarse de, recordar

to remember

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andar (Las turistas andan por el parque)

to go (objects or unspecified location)

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Ir (Vamos a España)

to go (particular destination)

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Irse (me voy para España)

To go away (I'm leaving for Spain)

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cuidar a/de

to care for

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cuidarse

to take care of oneself

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cuidarse de

to care about

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dar a (el cuarto da al mar)

to face

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dar a entender (Él me dio a entender que …)

to lead one to understand

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dar con (Di con mi mejor amigo en la calle)

To run into someone

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dar de (tengo que dar de comer al perro)

to give someone something to drink or eat

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dar por (ellos me dieron por muerto)

to consider

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darlo por hecho

to consider it done

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no me doy por vencida

I haven't given up (I don't consider myself defeated).

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dar las (dieron las cuatro)

to strike (time)

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¿Qué más da?

what difference does it make

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dejar (El dejó el paquete allí)

to leave

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dejar de (Dejaré de fumar)

to fail or stop

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hacerse (Ella se hizo abogada)

to become something after an effort

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llegar a ser (Llegó a ser presidente)

to become something after a lot of effort

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ponerse (se puso rojo)

to become something involuntarily

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volverse (Se volvió loco; se volvió comunista )

to become something unexpected

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¿Adónde hemos llegado?

we've come so far

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pensar en (siempre piensa en sus hijos)

to think deeply about

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pensar de (qué piensas del episodio?)

to think about (less deeply)/your opinion

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ponerse de (se puso la chaqueta)

to become, to put on clothing

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poner (quiero poner la radio)

to put or place

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ponerse a (se pusieron a reír)

to begin or start

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quedar (dónde queda la biblioteca; quedan sólo dos)

to be located, to be left

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quedarse (nos quedamos en el hotel)

to stay (to lodge)

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quedar en (hemos quedado en reunirse mañana)

to agree on

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saber (el sabe matemáticas)

to know a fact, reason, or subject

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conocer (conocemos la literatura española)

to know (more complex thing) a person, country, literature

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saber a (Este vino sabe a vinagre)

to taste like

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servir para/servir de

to be of use as/to serve as

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servirse de (se sirve eso para abrir botellas)

to make use of

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sírvase

please

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tener que ver

to have something to do with

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¿qué tienes?

what's the matter

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aquí tiene

here is

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envolver

to wrap

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volver a (ellos vuelven a leer la novela)

to do again

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volver en sí (el se desmayó pero volvió en sí en seguida; yo volví en mí)

to come to

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durante tres siglos + (tense)

preterite (e.g., durante tres siglos los moros vivieron en Espana)

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El pudo huir (pudo meaning)

He managed to escape

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Carlos no pudo hacerlo (no pudo meaning)

Carlos couldn’t do it (but he tried)

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Ellos lo supieron ayer (supo meaning)

they found it out yesterday

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Juan conoció a Maria (conoció meaning)

John met Mary

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María no quiso salir (quiso meaning)

Maria refused to leave

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¿Qué hora serán?

¿Serán las tres?

What time can it be?

It’s probably around three o’clock
(Simple future used for present probable action)

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¿Qué hora sería?

¿Serían las tres?

What time could it have been?

It was probably around three

(conditional used for past probable action)

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Ellos dicen que vendrán en avión

They say that they will come by plane (simple future used for second half of indirect discourse when main clause is in the present)

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Ellos dijeron que vendrían en avión.

They said that they would come by plane (conditional used for second half of indirect discourse when main clause is in the past)