Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (134 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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ACOSTARSE,
to go to bed
(radical changing)
Me acosté tarde.
I went to bed late
.
Siempre me acuesto temprano.
I always go to bed early
.
ACORDARSE,
to remember
(radical changing)
Me acuerdo.
I remember
.
¿Se acuerda?
Do you remember?
DESHACERSE DE,
to get rid of
. This verb comes from “hacer” and is conjugated like “hacer” (
to do, to make
).
ATREVERSE,
to dare
QUEJARSE,
to complain
PORTARSE,
to behave yourself
Se porta bien.
He behaves
.
Se portó mal.
He misbehaved
.
ENTERARSE,
to find out
PONERSE,
to put on
(clothes),
to set
(sun),
to become
(plus any adjective)
Me puse el traje.
I put on my suit
.
¿A qué hora se puso el sol?
At what time did the sun set?
Carlos se puso furioso.
Charles got furious
(
Charles became furious
).
DARSE CUENTA,
to become aware of, to find out, to discover
(
to give yourself account
)
Me dí cuenta.
I found out
.
Se dió cuenta.
He found out
.
EQUIVOCARSE,
to make a mistake, to be mistaken
Me equivoqué.
I made a mistake.
Si no me equivoco.
If I’m not mistaken
.
RASCARSE,
to scratch
El mono se rascó la cabeza.
The monkey scratched his head
.
RESBALARSE,
to slip, to slide
Me resbalé en el hielo.
I slipped on the ice
.
ESCAPARSE,
to escape, to get away
Me escapé de la fiesta.
I got away from the party
.
IMAGINARSE,
to imagine
Me imagino qué llego esta noche.
I imagine that he arrived tonight
.
BAJARSE (DE),
to get down, to get off vehicles
Se bajó del tren.
He got off the train
.
SUBIRSE (A),
to get up on, to climb, to get on vehicles
Se subió al árbol.
He climbed the tree
.
Se subió al avión.
He got on the plane
.
APURARSE,
to hurry
¿Por qué no se apura?
Why don’t you hurry?
ALEGRARSE (DE),
to be glad
Me alegro de verlo.
I’m glad to see you
.
DESQUITARSE (DE),
to get even, to retaliate
Hay que gozar mucho para desquitarse de la vida.
(“Hay que” means “one must.”)
One must enjoy much to get even with life
.
VERSE,
to appear, to look
(in appearance)
Se ve muy bien.
He looks very well
.
Se ve mejor.
He looks better
.