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EJERCICIO
7·6
Traducción
1. I (don’t) know Chicago.
2. The president knows Washington, D.C. well.
3. The mayor knows the city well.
4. Dorothy knows Oz.
5. They [m.] haven’t been to Paris.
6. Do you know Ireland?
7. George knows the jungle (la selva).
8. The bird knows its tree (el árbol).
Conocer noun: to know (be familiar with) a thing,
be well versed in an area
Virtually everybody has signifi cant knowledge or talent in at least one area—history, cooking,
politics, or changing a tire. Perhaps you have read all of Shakespeare’s plays or Ezra Pound’s poetry.
Whatever your area of expertise, you know that fi eld; to say so, use conocer.
EJERCICIO
7·7
Mi mecánico conoce bien los motores My mechanic knows German engines well.
alemanes.
El fotógrafo conoce las cámaras Th e photographer knows Japanese cameras.
japonesas.
Juanito conoce los libros del Dr. Seuss. Johnny knows Dr. Seuss’s books.
Traducción
1. The doctor knows the body well.
2. The priest knows the Bible well.
3. The hairdresser knows his clients’ hair.
4. Bo knows basketball.
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