English Sentence:

Items left on a shelf for a long time will gather dust.

Spanish Translation:

Las cosas que se dejan en una estantería durante mucho tiempo cogen polvo.

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Words used:

las

the (feminine plural)

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la cosa   (Pl: cosas)

thing

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que

1. that 2. what 3. which 4. than 5. who

Here: that

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se

himself, herself, themselves, each other, it (pronoun used to form the passive voice)

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dejar

1. to leave, to give, to lend, to let 2. to give up (e.g. smoking) 3. to quit

Here: to leave, to give, to lend, to let

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en

in

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una

a, an (feminine singular)

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la estantería   (Pl: estanterías)

bookcase, bookshelf, shelves

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durante

1. during 2. for 3. in, in the meantime

Here: for

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mucho   (Pl: muchos, Fem: mucha, Pl Fem: muchas)

much, many, a lot

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el tiempo   (Pl: tiempos)

1. weather 2. time 3. tense (grammar)

Here: time

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coger

to take, to pick up

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el polvo   (Pl: polvos)

powder, dust

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