English Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
Agree with: estar de acuerdo
– I’m afraid I can’t agree with you on this matter.
2. Answer back: replicar
– Don’t answer me back!
3. Back out: volverse atrás, romper un acuerdo
– It’s too late to back out now; I’m afraid we shall have to go through with it.
4. Back up: apoyar, respaldar
– If I protest against the decision, will you back me up?
5. Be after: querer, pretender
– What are you after? Just tell me plainly.
6. Be along: venir, llegar
– The doctor will be along any minute now.
7. Be back: regresar,
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Violación:
Acceso carnal con mujer privada de sentido, empleando fuerza o grave intimidación. En caso de que la mujer sea menor de edad, el delito pasa a llamarse estupro. (rape)
Privación ilegítima de la libertad:
Consiste en la sustracción, retención y ocultamiento de una persona con el fin de obligar a la víctima o a un tercero a hacer o tolerar algo en contra de su libertad. (false imprisonment).
Secuestro:
Consiste en aprehender ilícita e indebidamente a una persona para exigir dinero por
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Ser/Estar: To Be
Forms
- Present: am, is, are
- Past: was, were
- Past Participle: been
Common Irregular Verbs
| Verb | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| Ganarle (a alguien) – Beat | beat | beaten |
| Empezar – Begin | began | begun |
| Morder – Bite | bit | bitten |
| Soplar – Blow | blew | blown |
| Romper – Break | broke | broken |
| Llevar, Traer – Bring | brought | brought |
| Construir – Build | built | built |
| Comprar – Buy | bought | bought |
| Coger – Catch | caught | caught |
| Elegir – Choose | chose | chosen |
| Venir – Come | came | come |
| Costar – Cost | cost | cost |
| Hacer – Do | did | done |
| Dibujar – Draw | drew | drawn |
| Soñar – Dream | dreamt | dreamt |
| Conducir |
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Cuban Success with “Arroz Popular”
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| Rice growing near Santo Domingo, Cuba (photo by Ziurdraude) |
In Cuba, the “arroz popular” (or “cultivo popular”) movement is a remarkable example of successful low-input production of rice by small farmers. Rice is a staple of the Cuban diet, and for decades was produced conventionally, with high inputs on large state-owned farms. In response to the crisis of the 1990s, small plots of rice were grown in otherwise
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