The recipe PDF in the Downloads folder
Inés wants the tortilla recipe without touching her phone with egg on her hands. On her phone the PDF goes to Descargas.
Descargar archivos
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Spanish present tense and file words: download, PDF, folder, and name.
Inés is going to cook a tortilla at her aunt's house and does not want the phone near the egg. On Friday she taps Download and the phone saves a PDF. On Saturday she cannot find it in her photos or on the home screen. Her brother opens the Descargas folder, where browser files go on that phone. The name is long, and Inés changes it to Tortilla de la tía. She does not download files from pages she does not know.
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copiar información de internet a tu dispositivo
newcopy information from the internet to your device
Infinitive copiar after significa explains what downloading means.
Core definition of the article topic.
busca un botón que diga descargar
newlook for a button that says descargar
Busca un botón is a present imperative for finding a page element.
Practical instruction for downloading from a website.
van a una carpeta especial llamada Descargas
newgo to a special folder called Descargas
Van a una carpeta is present tense; llamada Descargas names the default folder.
Where downloaded files are usually stored.
asegúrate de que es seguro
newmake sure it is safe
Asegúrate de que es seguro is a reflexive imperative before downloading.
Safety advice from the security section.
No descargues archivos de páginas web sospechosas
newdo not download files from suspicious web pages
No descargues is a negative tú imperative banning unsafe downloads.
Key safety rule from the text.
puedes reanudarla más tarde
newyou can resume it later
Puedes reanudarla uses poder + infinitive; la replaces la descarga.
Useful when the connection drops during a download.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Files
archivos
files
Archivos are digital data: photos, music, documents, programs.
Central vocabulary word of the article topic.
Device
dispositivo
device
Dispositivo is the computer or phone where the file is copied.
Reappears in safety and storage contexts.
Format
formato
format
Formato is the file type (jpg, pdf, mp3, mp4) depending on content.
Explains why different files need different programs.
Folder
carpeta
folder
Carpeta is a directory on disk where the browser saves downloads.
File organization after downloading.
Antivirus
antivirus
antivirus
Antivirus is software that protects your device from harmful files.
Security recommendation from the article.
Compressed files
comprimidos
compressed files
Comprimidos are zip/rar archives that take up less space.
Vocabulary for downloading several files together.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Infinitive as subject
Descargar archivos significa copiar información de internet a tu dispositivo
downloading files means copying information
Descargar (infinitive) + significa + copiar: the action is the subject, significa links the meaning.
Explains the definition from the opening sentence.
Present: descargamos
Descargamos fotos, música, documentos y programas
we download photos, music, documents
Descargamos is present indicative, 1st person plural; lists typical downloads.
Daily actions described at the start of the article.
Poder: puedes cambiar
Puedes cambiar esta ubicación en la configuración de tu navegador
you can change this location
Puedes + infinitive cambiar: poder expresses the ability to change the download folder.
Browser settings from the article text.
Negation: no descargues
No descargues archivos de páginas web sospechosas
do not download files from suspicious pages
No + descargues (subjunctive) is a negative imperative for prohibition.
Grammar of the safety advice section.
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