day 1apto!

apto!

Report what someone said without repeating dijo: señala que, recalca que, alude a, —dijo Carmen—.

today’s words

• al respecto · about it, on the matter
• aparte · apart, aside; separately
• a través de · through, by means of
• sumamente · extremely, highly
• sobre todo · above all, especially
• en torno a · around, about (a topic, a figure)
• a la hora de · when it comes to
• tener lugar · to take place
• por cierto · by the way
• en absoluto · not at all
• ni mucho menos · far from it, not at all
• en efecto · indeed, that’s right
• más bien · rather, if anything
• ahora bien · however, that said
• eso sí · mind you, but
• dar lugar a · to give rise to, to lead to
• proporcionar · to provide, to give
• específico · specific
• considerado · considerate; highly regarded
• relevante · relevant, important
• abordar · to deal with, to tackle (a topic)
• precisar · to specify, to state exactly; to need
• subrayar · to underline, to stress
• pertinente · relevant, appropriate
• apto · suitable, fit; (exam result) pass
• aludir · to refer to, to allude to
• enfatizar · to emphasise
• recalcar · to stress, to emphasise
• el examinador · examiner (the person who tests you)
• despacio · slowly

sentences

• La carta precisa la nota de cada una de las pruebas. · The letter states the exact mark for each of the papers.
• —Este curso es sumamente duro —dijo Carmen—. · “This course is extremely hard,” said Carmen.
• Carmen dijo estar orgullosa de sus alumnos del año pasado. · Carmen said she was proud of last year’s students.
• Recalcó que el examen tiene lugar a finales de noviembre. · She stressed that the exam takes place at the end of November.
• Según Carmen, lo más relevante es leer prensa a diario. · According to Carmen, the most important thing is to read the papers every day.