Unidad 3 - 3C

to convince

Verbo

/kən.vɪns/ or /kēn.vins/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

v

v

i

ɪ

n

n

c

s

e

convencer a

to make someone do something using reasoning, arguments, etc.

to protest

Verbo

/proʊ.tɛst/ or /prooo.test/

p

p

r

r

o

oʊ

t

t

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

protestar

to show disagreement by taking action or expressing it verbally, particularly in public

to worry

Verbo

/wɜ.ri/ or /vē.ri/

w

w

o

ɜ

rr

r

y

i

preocuparse

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

to cope

Verbo

/koʊp/ or /kooop/

c

k

o

oʊ

p

p

e

(afrontar)

aguantar

to handle a difficult situation and deal with it successfully

to complain

Verbo

/kəmp.leɪn/ or /kēmp.lein/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

l

l

ai

eɪ

n

n

quejarse

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

to succeed

Verbo

/sək.si:d/ or /sēk.sid/

s

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

ee

i:

d

d

(triunfar, lograr)

tener éxito

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

to reduce

Verbo

/rɪ.dus/ or /ri.doos/

r

r

e

ɪ

d

d

u

u

c

s

e

reducir

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

to apologize

Verbo

/ə.pɑ.lə.ʤaɪz/ or /ē.paa.lē.jaiz/

a

ə

p

p

o

ɑ

l

l

o

ə

g

ʤ

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(pedir perdón)

disculparse

to tell a person that one is sorry for having done something wrong

to apply

Verbo

/əp.laɪ/ or /ēp.lai/

a

ə

pp

p

l

l

y

aɪ

(postularse)

solicitar

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.