because I was sick

due to bad weather

B1
Unidad 2
3 m
Lección 1

Lecciones

because I was sick

  • Intro

    In this module, you'll learn how to give reasons. Let's start!

  • Mów teraz

    because I was sick

  • Mów teraz

    I couldn't attend the meeting because I was sick.

  • Mów teraz

    due to bad weather

  • Mów teraz

    The game was postponed due to bad weather.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _______ _ ___ ____

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ ________ ______ ___ _______ _______ _ ___ ____.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ___ __ ___ _______

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ___ ____ ___ _________ ___ __ ___ _______.

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    porque estaba enfermo

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    No pude asistir a la reunión porque estaba enfermo

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    debido al mal tiempo

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    El partido se pospuso debido al mal tiempo

Frases clave

as a result of heavy rain

como resultado de la fuerte lluvia

owing to severe conditions

debido a condiciones severas

in light of recent events

a la luz de los eventos recientes

Vocabulario

Palabra
Traducción
storm
tormenta
delay
retraso
cancellation
cancelación

Frases clave

The game was postponed due to bad weather.

El juego fue pospuesto debido al mal tiempo.

I couldn't attend the meeting because I was sick.

No pude asistir a la reunión porque estaba enfermo.

They cancelled the event due to bad weather.

Cancelaron el evento debido al mal tiempo.

The flight was delayed as a result of heavy rain.

El vuelo fue retrasado como resultado de la fuerte lluvia.

The match was called off owing to severe conditions.

El partido fue cancelado debido a condiciones severas.

In light of recent events, we have decided to postpone the conference.

A la luz de los eventos recientes, hemos decidido posponer la conferencia.

Diálogo práctico

Customer

I heard the event was cancelled because of the bad weather.

Escuché que el evento fue cancelado debido al mal tiempo.

Staff

Yes, we had to cancel it due to bad weather conditions.

Sí, tuvimos que cancelarlo debido a las condiciones climáticas adversas.

Customer

What will happen to the tickets?

¿Qué pasará con las entradas?

Staff

All tickets will be refunded as a result of the cancellation.

Todas las entradas serán reembolsadas como resultado de la cancelación.

Customer

Will the event be rescheduled?

¿Se reprogramará el evento?

Staff

We will inform everyone in light of recent events.

Informaremos a todos a la luz de los eventos recientes.

BeeSpeaker

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Preguntas frecuentes

Significa 'como resultado de fuertes lluvias', lo que indica la causa de un evento.
Esta expresión significa 'debido a condiciones severas' y se usa para explicar una causa.
Significa 'a la luz de los eventos recientes' y se usa para referirse a una situación que ha influido en las decisiones.

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