Translating "To Become" into Spanish - New Quizlet Flashcards

Question

One of the most difficult translations to make from English to Spanish is the concept of "becoming a noun", "becoming an adjective" "turning into something" etc. Depending on the context a wide variety of Spanish verbs are used for this purpose and several different sentence structures are used. For a review of this topic, just enter "become" in the Spanishdict dictionary. There is an excellent explanation there of 10 different ways of translating "become" depending on different circumstances / context. For myself, and those of you who want to really learn how to properly say/write "become" in Spanish I have created a Quizlet flashcard set using most of the relevant information from the Spanishdict dictionary.

Here is the link: http://quizlet.com/75345793/spanish-translations-of-english-become-flash-cards/

I have repeated the 10 explanations with examples and then put each of the 38 example sentences on their own flashcards. Below I show you one of the explanations and all of the examples. When doing this set in Quizlet Learn mode, just star the example sentences. You are not expected to translate the explanation cards.

Use “volverse” to refer to sudden, longer-lasting and unpredictable changes, particularly those affecting the mind:

He became blind.	Se quedó ciego.
He became king in 1911.	Subió al trono en 1911.
I don't know what has become of her.	No sé qué ha sido de ella.
Later this lady became his wife.	Esta dama llegó a ser su esposa más tarde.
Such behavior doesn't become you.	Ese comportamiento no es propio or digno de ti.
The building has become a cinema.(C)	El edificio se ha convertido en cine.
The building has become a cinema.(T)	El edificio se ha transformado en cine.
The gas becomes liquid.	El gas se convierte en líquido.
This is becoming difficult.	Esto se está poniendo difícil.
We became very worried.	Empezamos a inquietarnos muchísimo.
What has become of him?	¿Qué ha sido de él?
What will become of him?	¿Qué va a ser de él?
What will become of me?	¿Qué será de mí?
Whatever become of that book?	¿Dónde estará ese libro?
I got quite ill.	Me puse muy malo.
He went pale.	Se puso blanco.
You've got very brown.	Te has puesto muy moreno.
He got very angry.	Se puso furioso.
He has become very impatient in the last few years.	Se ha vuelto muy impaciente estos últimos años.
She went mad.	Se volvió loca.
That thought does not become you.	Ese pensamiento es indigno de ti.
He went blind.	Se quedó ciego.
Goya went deaf.	Goya se quedó sordo.
She became pregnant.	Se quedó embarazada.
They became very famous.	Se hicieron muy famosos.
The pain became unbearable.	El dolor se hizo insoportable.
The heat became stifling.	El calor llegó a ser agobiante.
He became a lawyer.	Se hizo abogado.
I became a Catholic in 1990.	Me hice católico en 1990.
He became a member of the Green Party.	Se hizo miembro del Partido Verde.
If you don't make more effort, you'll never get to be a teacher.	Si no te esfuerzas más, no llegarás a profesor.
Castelar became one of the most important politicians of his time.	Castelar llegó a ser uno de los políticos más importantes de su época.
Football became an obsession for him.	El fútbol llegó a ser una obsesión para él.
Those youngsters went on to become delinquents.	Aquellos jóvenes se convirtieron después en delincuentes.
Over the years I have become a more tolerant person.	Con los años me he convertido en una persona más tolerante.
Water turns into steam.	El agua se convierte en vapor.
She became a widow.	Se quedó viuda.
Juan has become a really good pianist.	Juan está hecho todo un pianista.

Answer 1

Thanks, Ken.