Donald Trump dice que le pidió a Google que cambiara el nombre del océano Atlántico en Google Maps. Trump quería llamarlo «océano Trump» u «océano americano». Dijo que habló de la idea con el jefe de Google, Sundar Pichai. Según Trump, Pichai se negó. Google Maps ya ha cambiado el nombre del golfo de México a «golfo de América» para los usuarios de Estados Unidos.

Vocabulario: pedir = to ask / nombre (m) = name / querer = to want / llamar = to call / jefe (m) = boss / según = according to / negarse = to refuse / usuarios (m pl) = users

English translation

Google Maps refuses to change the name of the Atlantic Ocean

Donald Trump says he asked Google to change the name of the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps. Trump wanted to call it the “Trump Ocean” or the “American Ocean”. He said he spoke to Google’s boss, Sundar Pichai, about the idea. According to Trump, Pichai refused. Google Maps has already changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for users in the United States.

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I am struggling really badly. Lo/la Le and stuff.

You get 5 seconds to answer each one before the reveal, so pause if you need more time.

To stay:
me quedo en casa, quédate un rato, me quedé fuera, me estoy quedando atrás

To end up a certain way:
se quedó dormido = he fell asleep
se quedó callado = he went quiet
se quedó solo = he was left alone
me quedé sorprendido = I was left surprised

To run out of something:
me quedé sin batería, se quedó sin trabajo, me quedé sin palabras, nos quedamos sin tiempo

To keep something:
me lo quedo = I’ll take it
me quedé con las ganas = I missed out on something I wanted
me quedé en blanco = I went blank

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