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"Hurry up" is an interjection which is often translated as "date prisa", and "let" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "dejar". Learn more about the difference between "hurry up" and "let" below.
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An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
interjection
a. date prisa
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(singular)
Hurry up! The show is about to start.¡Date prisa! El espectáculo está a punto de empezar.
b. apúrate
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(singular)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Hurry up! We need to leave now.¡Apúrate! Tenemos que irnos ya.
c. apresúrate
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(singular)
Hurry up! The train is leaving soon.¡Apresúrate! El tren sale en nada.
a. dense prisa (plural)
Hurry up, please! You're going to be late for school.¡Dénse prisa, por favor! Van a llegar tarde a la escuela.
b. apúrense (plural)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Hurry up! Your friends will be here any minute.¡Apúrense! Sus amigos están a punto de llegar.
c. apresúrense (plural)
Come on, hurry up! We don't have all day!¡Venga, apresúrense! Se nos va el día.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. darse prisa
We need to hurry up if we want to get a good seat.Tenemos que darnos prisa si queremos conseguir buenos asientos.
b. apurarse
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
We need to hurry up and get in the taxi or we'll miss the plane.Tenemos que apurarnos y subir al taxi o perderemos el avión.
c. apresurarse
We told them to hurry up if they wanted a ride.Les dijimos que se apresuraran si querían que los llevaramos.
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let()
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. dejar
Her parents didn't let her go to the party.Sus padres no la dejaron ir a la fiesta.
b. permitir
Would you let me drive your car this weekend?¿Me permites manejar tu carro este fin de semana?
2. (to rent)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. alquilar
He is planning to let his apartment for three months.Está pensando alquilar su apartamento por tres meses.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el nulo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The first point was a let.El primer punto fue nulo.
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