Spanish words 441 to 451

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Many words in Spanish and English are similar, but similar words can have very different meanings, so be careful.

Here are words 441 to 451 to know in Spanish:

atrás towards the back (de atrás rear, hind)
siglo century
corto short (corto, corta, cortos, cortas)
largo long (largo, larga, largos, largas)
partir f. to leave, to depart, to set out; to divide or break into two or more pieces (a partir de as of, starting, beginning on)
salir to go out [to leave]; (salir con to go out with [to date someone])
llegar to arrive, to succeed (in), to reach
anterior previous, prior, anterior, earlier (anterior, anteriores)
actual current, modern (actual, actuales)
posterior later, after, posterior (posterior, posteriores)

Words pronunciation: 0:49 (49s)

'Atrás' is 'to(wards) the back/rear.' 'Detrás (de)' is 'in the back, behind'; the 'de' is included afterwards if you are mentioning the object something is behind.

In Spanish, 'the 21st century' (2001-2100) is 'el siglo XXI' or 'el s.XXI' ("el siglo veintiuno").

'Largo' means 'long.' To say 'large,' use 'gran' immediately before a noun and 'grande' elsewhere.

The Spanish 'actual' describes something that is happening now ('current,' 'modern,' 'present-day,' etc.). The English 'actual' describes something that is true ('verdadero,' 'de verdad'), precise ('exacto'), or real ('real').

en el asiento de atrás no caben los adultos adults don't fit in the back seat
la casa fue construida hace cuatro siglos the house was built four centuries ago
vistió una camisa a rayas de manga corta he wore a striped shirt with short sleeves
conseguirlo le costó largas horas de trabajo she had to put in ('it cost her') [many] long hours of work to achieve it
presiento que voy a llorar al partir I have a feeling that I am going to cry when I leave ('on leaving') —Los Bukis
los caballeros salieron al encuentro del enemigo the knights went out to meet the enemy [and fight them]
me dijo un arriero que no hay que llegar primero, ¡pero hay que saber llegar! a mule driver told me that you don't need to arrive first, but you need to know how to arrive! —"El Rey," José Alfredo Jiménez

en años anteriores el hotel había sido un colegio in earlier days ('years') the hotel had been a school
no parecían saber nada de la moda actual they didn't appear to know anything about current fashions
las horas posteriores a la fiesta las pasaron cantando en el parque they spent the hours after the party singing in the park ('the hours after the party, them they spent singing in the park')

Examples pronunciation: 0:57 (57s)

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Created -- 2018-07-04
Revised -- 2018-12-28