Mock translation feedback (2014)

Record-breaking

que bate récords

Decrease

reducir / disminuir

When talking about countries, should you use an article before them?

No, usually don't use an article before countries.

To report

informar

How is the passive usually expressed in Spanish?

9/10 times, change it into se impersonal.

The murder / killing

el asesinato

How do you say "As someone said..."?

como ha dicho + (name)

When do you use de / del / de la?

Often just de rather than del/de la — review specific cases.

The number of

la cifra

What preposition/article is used before percentages?

Use del, not de.

How do you say "compared to the year 2022"?

con relación al año 2022

According to

según

Patriarchal

patriarcal

What's important about "patriarcal"?

Don't add an e on the end.

Deep-rooted

arraigado(a)

A crime

un delito / un crimen

Specific

específico

Where is the accent in "específico"?

On the í.

Which forms of estar don't have an accent?

estoy and estamos

Which forms of estar do have an accent?

estás, está, estáis, están

To punish

castigar / sancionar

A life sentence

una cadena perpetua

A sentence (judgement/verdict)

un veredicto

A sentence (legal ruling/punishment)

una pena

How do you say "Numbers have remained high"?

las cifras se han mantenido altas

What spelling change often happens from English to Spanish?

Change x → j in some words

To fail

fracasar

To fail to do something

no poder / no lograr

To speak out against

denunciar

Properly

correctamente / adecuadamente

At a time when

en un momento en que

One day at a time / live in the present

vivir el presente

Congress

el congreso

To debate

debatir

Right-wing

de derecha

Left-wing

izquierdista

To take office

asumir un cargo

December

diciembre

To close (down)

cerrar

How do you say "Ministry of..."?

el Ministerio de + Capitalised noun

To die

morir

Keys

las llaves

The key to something

la clave

Button

botón