Opposites (practice for beginners)

[Lesley D]

Find the opposite of each word in the list (try not to look in the dictionary )


ancho-
feliz-
grande-
arriba-
alto -
bueno-
largo-
caliente-
delante de-
algo-
alguien-
encima (de)-
fuerte-
bonito-
limpio-
dar-
lleno-
duro-
abierto-
comprar-
flaco-

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sucio/ detrás de / pequeño / nadie / recibir / cerrado / estrecho / abajo

vender / frío/ blando / débil / malo / feo / bajo / debajo (de)/ triste

nada / gordo / vacío / corto

[rellosk]

Good quiz.

ancho-
feliz- triste sad/happy
grande- pequeño big/small
arriba- abajo up/down
alto - bajo high/low
bueno- malo good/bad
largo- corto LONG/SHORT
caliente- frío hot/cold
delante de-
algo- nada something/nothing
alguien- nadie someone/noone
encima (de)-
fuerte- débil strong/weak
bonito- feo pretty/ugly
limpio- sucio clean/dirty
dar- recibir give/receive
lleno-
duro- blando hard/soft
abierto- cerrado open/close
comprar- vender buy/sell
flaco- gordo thin/fat

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/ detrás de / estrecho / debajo (de)/ vacío

[ricktoronto]

lleno vs. vacio full/empty
encima vs. debajo - on top or above/below
delante vs. detras - front/behind

leaving ancho and estrecho, wide/narrow maybe?

[chuckuindy]

This is great! I am learning something here.

Thanks
Chuckuindy

[Lesley D]

Rellosk thanks for completing the quiz and Ricktoronto for filling in the gaps. Everything is correct. I just wanted to add: alto/bajo could be "tall/short".

If all goes well there will be a Part II later on.


Thanks

LDG.

[ricktoronto]

What was ancho and estrecho?

I use alto and bajo for tall and short - corto is also I cut, right?

[Chirimoya]

Originally Posted by ricktoronto

What was ancho and estrecho?

What you thought - ancho=wide, estrecho=narrow

Estrecho also means 'Strait' in the nautical sense.

I use alto and bajo for tall and short - corto is also I cut, right?

Yes.

[AnnaC]

Doesn't bajo also mean "low" like that's a low price ?

Cut is a verb so wouldn't it be "cortar" not corto.

[Chirimoya]

Originally Posted by Anna Coniglio

Doesn't bajo also mean "low" like that's a low price?

Yes. 'Alto' also means high in the sense of high prices.

Cut is a verb so wouldn't it be "cortar" not corto.

Rick was right - 'corto' means 'I cut'. The infinitive, 'to cut', is as you say, 'cortar'.

[ricktoronto]

Originally Posted by Anna Coniglio

Doesn't bajo also mean "low" like that's a low price ?

Cut is a verb so wouldn't it be "cortar" not corto.

Tsk tsk, Anna, I said "I cut" , I know the 1st person vs. infinitive.

A corte de pelo is a haircut for the vocabulary fans.