Which word do I choose Looking up words in a SpanishEnglish dictionary can be confusing Often times a word can have many different meanings and many different translations So how can we make sure we are looking up the right word ID: 472563
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How to use that darn Spanish/English DictionarySlide2
¡¿Which
word
do I choose?!
Looking up words in a Spanish/English dictionary can be confusing. Often times a word can have many different meanings and many different translations.
So how can we make sure we are looking up the right word?
Let’s take a look…..Slide3
Pick your word
First of all, let’s choose a word. For example: Wheel
If we look up the word wheel in our Spanish/English dictionary, we will find an entry that may look something like this…Slide4
wheel
1
/hwiːl / || /wiːl
/
sustantivo
1.
a. (
of
vehicle
)
rueda
f
;
to oil the ~s
allanar
el
camino
;
to set
o
put (the) ~s in motion
poner
(
conj.⇒
)
las
cosas
en
marcha
;
~s within ~s
entresijos
mpl
b. (
potter's
~
)
torno
m
2. (
steering
~ — of car
)
volante
m
;
(
— of ship
)
timón
m
;
at the ~
(
of car
) al
volante
;
(
of ship
) al
timón
3.
wheels
pl
(
car
) (
colloq
)
coche
m
wheel
2
verbo transitivo
‹
bicycle
/
wheelchair
› empujar;
‹
person
› llevar (
en silla de ruedas
etc
)
verbo
intransitivo
a. (
turn
suddenly
)
~ (
around
o
(
BrE
) round)
[
person
] girar sobre sus (
or
mis
etc
) talones, darse
(
conj
.⇒
)
media
vuelta,volverse
(
conj
.⇒
)
;
to
~ and
deal
(
colloq
) andar
(
conj
.⇒
)
en
tejemanejes
(
fam
)
b. (
BrE
Mil
) hacer
(
conj
.⇒
)
conversión, cambiar de frente
c. (
circle
) dar
(
conj
.⇒
)
vueltas
;
[
birds
]
revolotear
Phrasal
Verbs
wheel
out
v + o +
adv
, v +
adv
+ o
‹
argument
› sacar
(
conj
.⇒
)
a relucir;
‹
expert
› traer
(
conj
.⇒
)
,
presentar
wheelbarrow
sustantivo
carretilla
f
;
wheelchair
sustantivo
silla
f
de ruedas;
wheel
clamp
sustantivo
cepo
mSlide5
Looks confusing huh? How do we decide which word is the right translation of “wheel”?
Well first we need to think about how we are going to use that word in a sentence. Are we using the word as a noun, or as a verb.
If we want to say “the wheel of the bus goes round and round” then wheel is being used as a noun.
If we want to say “She wheeled around in her chair, “ then wheel is being used as verb.
On the dictionary entry, you will see certain words that let you know if the translation is a noun or a verb.
If it is a noun, the word “
sustantivo
” will be present
If it is a verb, the word “
verbo
” will be presentSlide6
wheel
1
/hwiːl / || /wiːl
/
sustantivo
1.
a. (
of
vehicle) rueda f;to oil the ~s allanar el camino;to set o put (the) ~s in motion poner(conj.⇒) las cosas en marcha;~s within ~s entresijos mplb. (potter's ~) torno m2. (steering ~ — of car) volante m;(— of ship) timón m;at the ~ (of car) al volante;(of ship) al timón3. wheels pl (car) (colloq) coche mwheel 2 verbo transitivo ‹bicycle/wheelchair› empujar;‹person› llevar (en silla de ruedas etc) verbo intransitivoa. (turn suddenly) ~ (around o (BrE) round) [person] girar sobre sus (or mis etc) talones, darse(conj.⇒) media vuelta, volverse(conj.⇒) ;to ~ and deal (colloq) andar(conj.⇒) en tejemanejes (fam)b. (BrE Mil ) hacer(conj.⇒) conversión, cambiar de frentec. (circle) dar(conj.⇒) vueltas; [birds] revolotearPhrasal Verbswheel out v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹argument› sacar(conj.⇒) a relucir;‹expert› traer(conj.⇒) , presentar wheelbarrow sustantivo carretilla f;wheelchair sustantivo silla f de ruedas;wheel clamp sustantivo cepo mSlide7
Let’s just look at the “sustantivos
” for now.
wheel
1
/
hwiːl
/ || /
wiːl
/
sustantivo1. a. (of vehicle) rueda f;to oil the ~s allanar el camino;to set o put (the) ~s in motion poner(conj.⇒) las cosas en marcha;~s within ~s entresijos mplb. (potter's ~) torno m2. (steering ~ — of car) volante m;(— of ship) timón m;at the ~ (of car) al volante;(of ship) al timónwheels pl (car) (colloq) coche mWe still have several different translations to choose from. To narrow them down we need to decide what type of wheel we are talking about. Anywhere that you see the ~ sign, substitute in the word “wheel.” This will help give you an idea of the different types of wheels being discussed. Can you figure out the Spanish word for a car steering wheel?What about a ship steering wheel? How about if you want to talk about the wheel of a truck or car? volanteruedatornoSlide8
Great. Now that we know how to choose the sustantivo
that we want, we need to know if it is masculine or feminine.
wheel
1
/
hwiːl
/ || /
wiːl/ sustantivo1. a. (of vehicle) rueda f;to oil the ~s allanar el camino;to set o put (the) ~s in motion poner(conj.⇒) las cosas en marcha;~s within ~s entresijos mplb. (potter's ~) torno m2. (steering ~ — of car) volante m;(— of ship) timón m;at the ~ (of car) al volante;(of ship) al timónwheels pl (car) (colloq) coche mThe letter m will appear next to masculine sustantivos, and the letter f will appear next to feminine sustantivos. Is a car steering wheel masculine or feminine?How would you say “the car steering wheel?”How would you say “the potter’s wheel?”How would you say “the vehicle wheel?”masculineEl volanteEl tornoLa ruedaSlide9
Now
let’s
look at the “verbos.”
wheel
2
verbo transitivo
‹
bicycle/wheelchair› empujar;‹person› llevar (en silla de ruedas etc) verbo intransitivoa. (turn suddenly) ~ (around o (BrE) round) [person] girar sobre sus (or mis etc) talones, darse(conj.⇒) media vuelta, volverse(conj.⇒) ;to ~ and deal (colloq) andar(conj.⇒) en tejemanejes (fam)b. (BrE Mil ) hacer(conj.⇒) conversión, cambiar de frentec. (circle) dar(conj.⇒) vueltas; [birds] revolotearThere are two types of verbs: verbos transitivos and verbos intransitivos. Verbos transitivos are always followed by a direct object; that is a person, place, or thing.If you wanted to talk about wheeling a bicycle up a hill, what translation would you use?If you wanted to talk about wheeling a person around in a wheel chair?Verbos intransitivos do not have direct objects. If you wanted to talk about wheeling around in circle, what translation would you use?If you wanted to talk about turning around suddenly?empujarLlevar en silla de ruedasDar vueltasGirar sobre sus talones, or, darse media vuelta, or, volverseSlide10
Fantástico, Ahora, Te toca.
Look up a
noun in
your
Spanish
/
English
Dictionary. Then write a sentence in Spanish using your new word.Next look up a verb and do the same thing.