Gramática FCE y CAE
Este material se complementa si dominas el sistema verbal, los phrasal verbs y el vocabulario. Se practica mediante exámenes anteriores que se van entregando.
Pasive voice (pasiva) –
Básicamente es una regla de sustitución, se cambia el verbo principal por Be+Participio.
Ej. I read books. Books are read by me. El verbo to be se coloca en lugar del principal verbo activo y en su misma forma, si el activo es presente el be presente, si pasado be pasado, etc, después el verbo principal activo se coloca en participio.
-En caso de haber verbos complementarios o modales, se pasan sin modificar.
l have to study Maths. Maths has to be studied by me.
l will visit Mary. Mary will be visited by me. (you, him, her, us, you, them).
-Formas especiales.
1. Don't, doesn't didn't funcionan como una manera de llevar la negación, no se cuentan como verbos, luego al ver I didn't see John, no pensamos que see sea infinitivo, sino pasado negativo, por lo tanto la pasiva sería, John wasn't seen by me.
2. Formas con that. I said that John was there. La forma más sencilla es hacerla con un sujeto que sea Objeto directo, pero no podemos decir: that John was there was said..... Hemos de sustituir toda la frase, todo el objeto directo, por un pronombre (it): It was said that John was there. También puede ponerse esta frase en pasiva con objeto indirecto (más habitual en inglés), entonces empezaríamos con John: John was said to have been there (no podemos usar that en este caso, luego conectamos con infinitivo con to). En este caso lo más dificil es saber que poner tras TO porque varía según el tiempo de la frase en activa. We consider that he is a wise man. He is considered to be a wise man.(normalmente si el verbo que va tras that está en presente o futuro el verbo en pasiva tras el TO será infinitivo, pero si tras that hay un presente perfecto un pasado o tiempos "hacia atrás" entonces tras TO tendremos un presente perfecto, como en la frase de John.....).
3. I like John to clean my bike. l like my bike to be cleaned by John. (verbos como like, want,..... no se suelen poner en pasiva). Es como el castellano Quiero que Susan ordene mi cuarto, Quiero que mi cuarto sea ordenado por Susan. I want Susan to tidy my room. l want my room to be tidied by Susan.
El verbo let let let no tiene pasiva, y es sustituido en esta por Allow to. He let me go. I was allowed to go.
Estilo Indirecto (Reported Speech)
1. Un punto clave en la pasiva es el verbo que regula todo lo que va entre comillas.
Susan says "l have to study" Susan says that she has to study (cambian los pronombres pero no los verbos, no van tiempo atrás porque says no indica tiempo atrás.
Susan said "I have to study" Susan said that she had to study. Al igual que en las matemáticas el verbo de fuera influye sobre lo de dentro, en este caso de las comillas. El nombre de este tipo de Reported Speech es statements (afirmaciones).
2 . Questions . He asked me "what is your name? He asked me what my name was, Fíjate en la posición del verbo en estilo indirecto, el verbo va tras el sujeto de la oración unida, la razón es que no hay pregunta, fíjate en el comienzo de la frase en estilo indirecto, habitualmente ninguna pregunta en inglés que tenga un sujeto comienza sin inversión, o sea, sin poner el verbo auxiliar o modal antes del sujeto.
3. Cornmands (órdenes) He told me "Go there and don't return". He told (ordered) me to go there and not to return. Se resuelven con infinitivo con to, cuidado con las negativas, not va siempre antes de TO.
En la práctica estos tipos se unen, recuerda que en estilo indirecto no hay puntos.
Ejemplo: John said "don't call the police" "I am not angry any more" "Where is my gun?" John told (me) not to call the police because /and he said that /and added that.... he wasn't angry any more and asked /wanted to know where his gun was.
Las sugerencias y los consejos se resuelven como las órdenes.
Mike told me “If I were you I would go to the doctor”
Mike told me to go to the doctor.
Si no queremos perder matices podemos usar reporting verbs como explain, ask(preguntar o pedir), claim (afirmar)..... Uno de los más habituales es suggest, que tiene la peculiaridad de no admitir objetos indirectos. Puede regir gerundio o that. Sigamos con el mismo ejemplo de arriba:
He suggested going to the doctor. He suggested that I went to the doctor.
Condicionales (0,1,2,3,y mixta);
Recuerda que would puede ser sustituido por could, might,....
I don't have a pencil so I won't write
2nd; If I had a pencil I would/might/could write.
Reconocer una tercera condicional es sencillo, vienes de un tiempo pasado, luego es una condición irreal porque no puede realizarse. Ej: I didn't get money so I didn't go on holiday. If i had got money I would/could/might have gone on holiday.
- Variantes.
Unless (a no ser que), una condicional esta formada por dos proposiciones, una principal y una subordinada, junto a unless nunca pondremos un not, sería doble negación.
You don't come so I will stay at home.
Unless you come I will stay at home.
Una trampa seria una frase positiva.
You come so I will go with you.
Unles s ( no podemos decir you don't come) you stay at home I will go with you, o le damos la vuelta, Unless you come I won't go with you. Se trata de salir del apuro con creatividad, sin caer en la doble negación.
-If puede ser sustituido por In case, providing, as long as, provided that, when , ...... etc, cualquier expresión que signifique lo mismo.
-Mezcla o condicional mixta. Se trata de una frase que comenzó en pasado pero afecta al presente.
No gané la lotería luego ahora no tengo dinero. I didn't win the lottery so 1 don't have money. If I had won the lottery I would have money. (la parte del if va en 3 condicional, la otra en segunda por eso es mixta).
Condicionales introducidas por Had o Should . (Para segunda o tercera condicional)
I didn't go so I didn't see you.
Had I gone I would have seen you.
Should I have gone I would have seen you.
Modales.
Obligación have to, must, Necesidad o carencia de ella:, don't have to, need (you don't need to come, you needn't come), Sugerencia: should, ought to. Deberías estudiar, you should study, you ought to study (atento al to de ought, puede aparecer como trampa, buscan ought en lugar de should, al ser menos conocido), You'd rather study, You'd better study..
-Modales perfectos . Deberías haber estudiado You should have studied.
Esta triste, debe haber suspendido (deducción) He must have failed.
Podrías haber ido con ellos (pero no fuiste) You could have gone.
Una regla básica es que los verbos que siguen a un modal van siempre en infinitivo.
Formas Used to:
Used to/accustomed to -Solía-used to (indica que ya no lo haces), va seguido de infinitivo. Sólo cuando used equivale a solía, cuando va solo.
When I was a kid I used to ride my bike everywhere.
-be/get/become........................used to/accustomed to estar acostumbrado o acostumbrándote a algo.
I am (becoming/getting/growing) used/accustomed to going home on foot.
I have grown/become/got used/accustomed to going home on foot. (me he acostumbrado).
Una variante sería un would con ningún sentido condicional, sino con el significado de used to. When I was a kid I would go fishing with my father every now and then.
Estructuras de subjuntivo.
I wish If only I'd rather (I/you/he ... would rather) It's (almost, high, nearly) time I'd better, I'd sooner
Normalmente estas expresiones equivalen a ojalá o preferiría, me gustaría..., y pueden solucionarse poniendo después un pronombre y el verbo en pasado o pasado perfecto según sea el origen de la frase original, ejemplo. You don't have a cat(no tienes) You didn't have a cat. (no tenías) I wish you had a cat (ojala tuvieras) I wish you had had a cat. (ojalá hubieras tenido)
Todas las expresiones citadas se pueden poner en lugar de I wish.
-verbo prefer, en caso de ir seguido de verbo este suele ir en gerundio. Would prefer, seguido de infinitivo. Las comparaciones con prefer se hacen con TO (sólo con prefer, no te confundas) I prefer playing football to (playing) basketball. (fíjate en la forma del verbo que sigue al TO) I'd (would) prefer to play football to (play) basketball
Otras sustituciones y variantes con las formas de arriba y esta misma frase serían:
I'd rather play football than basketball.
I'd sooner play football than basketball I'd better play football than basketball
Causativos
Have/make/get
Me hizo ir al médico.
He had me go to the doctor.
He made me go to the doctor.
He got me to go to the doctor.
Expresiones causativas:
He danced the night away.
He pushed the door open.
He beat his brother into tears.
He jumped into sinking the boat. He jumped the boat sunk.
Causativas con matices pasivos:
I had a plumber fix my pipes. I had my pipes fixed (to be fixed) by a plumber.
Inversiones
En inglés las preguntas llevan habitualmente una inversión, es decir, el verbo auxiliar o modal se coloca en pregunta antes del sujeto. Las inversiones tienen el mismo principio. Normalmente la inversión se produce cuando tenemos un adverbio o frase adverbial con un cierto significado negativo a principio de frase.
Ejemplo:I rarely speak English.
Rarely do I speak English.
Hay adverbios habituales en inversión: palabras sinónimas como: rarely, hardly ever, barely, scarcely, seldom (todas significan lo mismo, casi nunca).
Luego hay formas equivalentes significando Nunca:
Never-under no circumstances-ln no occasion
Cuando no disponemos de verbo auxiliar o modal en la frase utilizaremos para hacer la inversión el verbo do, adaptado al tiempo de la frase original. Doy ejemplos:
-1 will never go, Never will I go.
-She never goes to school.
Never does she go to school.
-You can barely study.
Seldom can you study,
También cabe mencionar Only by o Not only como comienzos habituales de inversiones.
Cuidado con las distracciones:
You will only succeed if you finish the race, no matter what happens.
No matter what happens, only by finishing the race will you succeed.
Conectores
Hay una serie de conectores muy útiles. Sirven para estructurar y para adornar la redacción y también son trampas gramaticales. Algunos que pueden servirte son:
Besides, furthermore, moreover, in addition to this: los 4 son formas de decir AND con otras palabras.
Ej, I went there and bought some food, I went there, besides I bought some food (además).
Comienzo y final de redacción: to start with, to begin with, to finish with, summarizing, summing up, to conclude.....
Otherwise (sin embargo), as far as I am concerned, by the time (para cuando......)
Hay una serie de conectores que rigen gerundio si van seguidos de verbo,
-In spite of raining, despite being there (a pesar de la lluvia, a pesar de estar allí). In spite of es ligeramente diferente a despite, que jamás lleva of, ambas formas pueden ir seguidas de nombre pero conectándolas con la forma the fact that.
Although he was sad he went to the party. (A pesar de estar triste fue a la fiesta).
In spite of/despite being sad he went to the party. In spite of /despite the fact that he was sad he went to the party.
In addition to funciona igual.
Since: puesto que: Since he is here, we can all go together.
Unlike: a diferencia de Unlike his father, he is such a talented musician.
Yet: aún así. Mike wants to be a footballer, yet he still needs to practise a lot.
-Neither nor-ni,ni He doesn't like football, Susan doesn't like football.
Neither he nor Susan likes football. En castellano no sería tercera persona singular, sino plural, en inglés rige el sujeto que va tras nor, si es plural el verbo será normal, si es tercera persona singular del presente el verbo llevará la s. Neither nor es una forma negativa y jamás lleva otra negación, sería doble negación.
He doesn't like football, he doesn't like basketball.
He likes.............neither football nor basketball.
Formas tipo first
Son conversiones (rephrasing) lógicas. Los tiempos verbales son importantes. Se repiten mucho y aquí están los modelos más frecuentes.
-I've never been to England before
It's ...............................................(the first time I've been to England ).
-He was such a big boy that frightened everybody.
The boy .............................................(was so big that he frightened everybody).
-He is too taIl to enter.
(enough).............................(He isn't small enough to enter).
-He has been learning English for 2 months.
(ago).................................(He started learning English 2 months ago).
-I haven't had curry for a long time.
It's................................................(a long time since I last had curry).
-I've never heard such a beautiful song.
It's...........................................(the most beautiful song I've ever heard).
Otras
No olvides repasar los verbos que rigen gerundio (mind, love, hate......) tienes una sección muy completa al final de tu libro de FCE o CAE. Recuerda también que si comenzamos una frase en inglés con un verbo, éste irá habitualmente en gerundio. También sucede lo mismo tras preposición (en castellano serían infinitivos).
Ej. Fishing is something that I love. I am interested in working there.
-pasado perfecto y pasado simple. En inglés hay variaciones respecto al castellano. En inglés cualquier acción anterior a otra acción pasada va en pasado perfecto.
Ej. Antes de que comieras visitaste al médico. Before you had lunch you had visited the doctor.
-Estructuras no traducibles importantes en redacción.
Quiero que vayas. I want you to go (no usar: I want that you come).
Quiero que me escribas. I want you to write to me,
I feel thirsty after walking a lot. It is .............after walking a lot that I feel thirsty.
Listado de los Phrasal verbs más usuales.
(Aparecerán como vocabulario de examen en frases, redacciones, etc)
Back up-respaldar, apoyar. If I protest, will you back me up?
Be about to- estar a punto de. The class is about to start.
Be away- estar ausente.
Be for-estar a favor, ser partidario. Are you for or against death penalty?
Be in- estar en . I'd like to see Dr. Bently, is he in?
Be in for-merecer, tener todas las papeletas. Y ou are in for it (te la estás ganando) Be off-irse. I'm off (me largo). I'm off to Paris tomorrow.
Be taken aback- ser sorprendido y confundido.
Bear with- soportar, tolerar. I can't bear with him any longer. No le soporto más.
Blow up- explotar, hacer volar, inflar, hinchar.
Break away- separarse de
Break down-estropearse, averiarse, venirse abajo, desmoronarse (una persona)
Break in(to)- forzar la entrada. A burglar broke into my house yesterday.
Break up-cortar una relación, separarse.
Bring back-devolver.
Bring out- sacar a la luz, revelar, publicar.
Bring up-educar, criar.
Call back-devolver una llamada, volver a llamar.
Call off- posponer, anular
Carry on-continuar
Carry out-llevar a cabo.
Come across-encontrarse (por casualidad), dar con algo.
Come back-volver
Come in-entrar
Come out-resultar, aparecer, publicar
Come up-aparecer, presentarse, surgir
Cut down-reducir. Cut down smoking.
Cut off-cortar, amputar
Fall down-caerse
Get away-escapar
Get away with-escapar sin castigo, salirse con la suya
Get rid off- librarse de.
Get in( to )-entrar
Get on-subir a un autobús, etc, llevarse bien.
Get out-largarse
Get over-reponerse, dominar
Get along with-llevarse bien con alguien. How do you get along with your parents?
Get through-conectar, comunicar por telefono. I couldn't get through, the line was engaged.
Get up-Ievantarse
Give back-devolver
Give in-darse por vencido, ceder. Entregar un examen al profesor.
Go along- seguir, avanzar.
Go off- estropearse (la comida), deteriorarse
Hand in- presentar, entregar (un examen, etc)
Hand out-repartir, distribuir (folletos, exámenes)
Hold on-esperar
Keep away-mantenerse a distancia.
Keep on-seguir
Keep out- no permitir entrar. Private property, keep out.
Knock down/out-derribar, eliminar.
Let down-decepcionar. I won't let you down (no te fallaré)
Let in- dejar entrar.
Look after- cuidar.
Look for- search for-seek (buscar)
Look forward to-estar deseando, apetecerle a uno mucho
Look into-investigar, examinar.
Look out-ten cuidado
Look up-consultar, buscar(palabras en el diccionario, números en la guía, etc)
Make up-maquillarse, componer, formar, decidirse (make up your mind)
Pass away-fallecer
Pass out-desmayarse
Pass by-pasar delante de
Pull down-demoler, derribar.
Put off-aplazar, posponer
Put out-apagar fuego
Put through-conectar (telefónicamente)
Put up with-sopoltar, tolerar. 1 can't put up with him any longer ( no le aguanto más) Run away- escapar
Run into-tropezarse con, dar con, chocar con.
Run out of- quedarse sin. We ran out ofpetrol.
Run over-atropellar.
See into-investigar
Show around-enseñar
Stand (can't)- 1 can't stand this any longer (no aguanto más)
Stand for- significar
Take over- asumir el control de (empresas, etc)
Take after-parecerse
Take off-despegar, quitarse ropa Take out-quitar manchas, lentillas, etc.
Think about-pensar en algo, darle vueltas
Think of-recordar, acordarse de. 1 will think of you sometimes. (me acordaré de ti) Throw away-tirar, desechar
Turn round-darse la vuelta
Turn down-rechazar (una oferta)
Turn into-convertir, transformar. Jesus is said to have turned water into wine.
Turn on-encender poner
Turn out-apagar, resultar ser. He turned out to be a spy. Resultó ser un espía
Turn up-aparecer
Work out-calcular, elaborar, idear.
IRREGULAR VERBS
| |
Infinitive |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
Spanish |
IRREGULAR VERBS (PART I) |
| 1 |
arise |
arose |
arisen |
surgir |
| 2 |
awake |
awoke |
awoken |
despertarse |
| 3 |
be |
was / were |
been |
ser/estar |
| 4 |
beat |
beat |
beaten |
golpear |
| 5 |
become |
became |
become |
llegar a ser |
| 6 |
begin |
began |
begun |
comenzar |
| 7 |
bend |
bent |
bent |
doblar |
| 8 |
bet |
bet |
bet |
apostar |
| 9 |
bite |
bit |
bitten |
morder |
| 10 |
bleed |
bled |
bled |
sangrar |
| 11 |
blow |
blew |
blown |
soplar |
| 12 |
break |
broke |
broken |
romper |
| 13 |
bring |
brought |
brought |
llevar |
| 14 |
build |
built |
built |
construir |
| 15 |
buy |
bought |
bought |
comprar |
| 16 |
catch |
caught |
caught |
atrapar |
| 17 |
choose |
chose |
chosen |
elegir |
| 18 |
come |
came |
come |
venir |
| 19 |
cost |
cost |
cost |
costar |
| 20 |
creep |
crept |
crept |
arrastrarse |
| 21 |
cut |
cut |
cut |
cortar |
| 22 |
dig |
dug |
dug |
cavar |
| 23 |
do |
did |
done |
hacer |
| 24 |
draw |
drew |
drawn |
dibujar |
| 25 |
dream |
dreamt |
dreamt |
soñar |
| 26 |
drink |
drank |
drunk |
beber |
| 27 |
drive |
drove |
driven |
conducir |
| 28 |
eat |
ate |
eaten |
comer |
| 29 |
fall |
fell |
fallen |
caer |
| 30 |
feed |
fed |
fed |
alimentar |
| 31 |
feel |
felt |
felt |
sentir |
| 32 |
fight |
fought |
fought |
pelear |
| 33 |
find |
found |
found |
encontrar |
| 34 |
fly |
flew |
flown |
volar |
| 35 |
forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
prohibir |
| 36 |
forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
olvidar |
| 37 |
forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
perdonar |
| 38 |
forsake |
forsook |
forsaken |
abandonar |
| 39 |
freeze |
froze |
frozen |
congelar |
| 40 |
get |
got |
got |
tener, obtener |
| 41 |
give |
gave |
given |
dar |
| 42 |
go |
went |
gone |
ir |
| 43 |
grow |
grew |
grown |
crecer |
| 44 |
hang |
hung |
hung |
colgar |
| 45 |
have |
had |
had |
tener |
| 46 |
hear |
heard |
heard |
oír |
| 47 |
hide |
hid |
hidden |
esconderse |
| 48 |
hit |
hit |
hit |
golpear |
| 49 |
hold |
held |
held |
mantener |
| 50 |
hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
herir, doler |
| 51 |
keep |
kept |
kept |
guardar |
| 52 |
kneel |
knelt |
knelt |
arrodillarse |
| 53 |
know |
knew |
known |
saber |
| 54 |
lead |
led |
led |
encabezar |
| 55 |
learn |
learnt |
learnt |
aprender |
| 56 |
leave |
left |
left |
dejar |
| 57 |
lend |
lent |
lent |
prestar |
| |
Infinitive |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
Spanish |
IRREGULAR VERBS (PART II) |
| 58 |
leap |
leapt |
leapt |
brincar |
| 59 |
let |
let |
let |
dejar |
| 60 |
lie |
lay |
lain |
yacer |
| 61 |
lose |
lost |
lost |
perder |
| 62 |
make |
made |
made |
hacer |
| 63 |
mean |
meant |
meant |
significar |
| 64 |
meet |
met |
met |
conocer |
| 65 |
pay |
paid |
paid |
pagar |
| 66 |
put |
put |
put |
poner |
| 67 |
read |
read |
read |
leer |
| 68 |
ride |
rode |
ridden |
ir a caballo/bici |
| 69 |
ring |
rang |
rung |
telefonear |
| 70 |
rise |
rose |
risen |
elevar |
| 71 |
run |
ran |
run |
correr |
| 72 |
say |
said |
said |
decir |
| 73 |
see |
saw |
seen |
ver |
| 74 |
sell |
sold |
sold |
vender |
| 75 |
send |
sent |
sent |
enviar |
| 76 |
set |
set |
set |
fijar |
| 77 |
sew |
sewed |
sewn |
coser |
| 78 |
shake |
shook |
shaken |
sacudir |
| 79 |
shine |
shone |
shone |
brillar |
| 80 |
shoot |
shot |
shot |
disparar |
| 81 |
show |
showed |
shown |
mostrar |
| 82 |
shrink |
shrank |
shrunk |
encoger |
| 83 |
shut |
shut |
shut |
cerrar |
| 84 |
sing |
sang |
sung |
cantar |
| 85 |
sink |
sank |
sunk |
hundir |
| 86 |
sit |
sat |
sat |
sentarse |
| 87 |
sleep |
slept |
slept |
dormir |
| 88 |
slide |
slid |
slid |
deslizar |
| 89 |
sow |
sowed |
sown |
sembrar |
| 90 |
speak |
spoke |
spoken |
hablar |
| 91 |
spell |
spelt |
spelt |
deletrear |
| 92 |
spend |
spent |
spent |
gastar |
| 93 |
spill |
spilt |
spilt |
derramar |
| 94 |
spit |
spat |
spat |
escupir |
| 95 |
spoil |
spoilt |
spoilt |
estropear |
| 96 |
spread |
spread |
spread |
extenderse |
| 97 |
stand |
stood |
stood |
estar de pie |
| 98 |
steal |
stole |
stolen |
robar |
| 99 |
sting |
stung |
stung |
picar |
| 100 |
stink |
stank |
stunk |
apestar |
| 101 |
swear |
swore |
sworn |
jurar |
| 102 |
sweep |
swept |
swept |
barrer |
| 103 |
swim |
swam |
swum |
nadar |
| 104 |
take |
took |
taken |
tomar |
| 105 |
teach |
taught |
taught |
enseñar |
| 106 |
tear |
tore |
torn |
romper |
| 107 |
tell |
told |
told |
decir |
| 108 |
think |
thought |
thought |
pensar |
| 109 |
throw |
threw |
thrown |
lanzar |
| 110 |
understand |
understood |
understood |
entender |
| 111 |
wake |
woke |
woken |
despertarse |
| 112 |
wear |
wore |
worn |
llevar puesto |
| 113 |
win |
won |
won |
ganar |
| 114 |
write |
wrote |
written |
escribir |
Vocabulary Pre FCE and FCE
Tanned skin |
Bronceado |
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Curly hair |
Rizado |
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Hazel |
Color avellano (hazel eyes) |
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Bushy eyebrows |
Cejas pobladas |
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Full mouth |
Boca llena |
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Foul mouthed |
Mal hablado |
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Siblings |
Hermanos (chicos y chicas) |
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To inherit |
Heredar |
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To prevent from |
Evitar |
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Amusing |
Asombroso |
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Bemusing |
Que te deja alucinado, boquiabierto, sin habla |
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To realise, realize |
Darse cuenta, realizar |
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Mainly |
Principalmente |
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I took for granted that he was coming |
Dar por sentado |
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Challenge |
Reto, desafio |
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Unnervingly |
Desconcertantemente |
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At random |
Al azar |
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Regardless (I helped him regardless what he said) |
A pesar de , sin tener en cuenta, sin importar |
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Far more common |
Mucho más común |
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Tiny |
Diminuto |
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Stages (life, a way) |
Etapas |
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To remain silent |
Permanecer |
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I am determined to succeed |
Estar decidido a |
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Provide information, provide with food |
Dar, proveer, suministrar |
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Aging (to age) |
Madurar, envejecer |
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It is truly awesome |
Verdaderamente asombroso |
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To be soaked in water, soaking wet |
Empapado |
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Share things |
Compartir |
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Amaze, it amazes me |
Sorprender, maravillar |
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We help one another |
El uno al otro |
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Youngster |
Joven |
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To hold part-time posts |
Tener un trabajo a tiempo parcial |
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A fingernail biter |
Se muerde las uñas |
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Eerily |
inquietantemente |
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Janitor |
Conserje |
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Household |
Home |
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I have not bee there so far |
Hasta ahora |
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To be related to |
Estar relacionado con |
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Waistcoat |
Chaleco (also vest) |
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Bracelet |
Pulsera |
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Jumper |
Jersey |
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Invigilator |
Celador, vigilante en exámenes |
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Arrival |
Llegada |
Anybody anyone |
Cualquiera |
In spite of |
A pesar de |
Take exercise |
Hacer ejercicio |
None |
Ninguno |
In combination with |
En combinación con |
Football is related to leisure time |
Relacionado con |
Depend on |
Depender de |
Consist of |
Consiste en |
Applicants |
Solicitantes |
Employee |
Empleado |
Accurate |
Exacto preciso (inaccurate) accuracy |
Boiling hot |
Está hirviendo |
Filthy |
Sucio, guarro |
A Gorgeous girl |
Preciosa |
Stunning |
Alucinante, preciosa, also for cars |
I'll be hanging around with my friends |
Por ahí, dando una vuelta |
It's a fake |
Falsificación, engaño |
To cheat (in exams) |
Hacer trampas, copiar |
Forgery |
Falsificación |
I own up 2 flats |
Poseer |
Pretend (he pretends to be wise) |
Hacer creer, simular, aparentar |
Truthfully |
Verdaderamente |
Fall in love with, fall for someone |
Enamorarse |
Crack |
Grieta |
The host of the party |
El anfitrión |
He is always boasting about everything |
Fanfarroneando |
He confessed to liking seafood |
Confesar |
He insists on going there |
insistir |
He is always complaing about everything |
quejarse |
He always objects to working at night |
Objetar, poner objeciones |
Beg for |
Suplicar (begging for money |
VOCABULARY UNIT 2
ISOLATED: AISLADO
PEACEFUL: PACÍFICO
NOISY: RUIDOSO
HERD: MANADA
ROOT: RAÍZ (TO TAKE ROOTS)
SHEPHERD: PASTOR
EVENTUALLY: FINALMENTE
BRING UP: EDUCAR
COME ACROSS: TOPARSE
COME UP TO: LLEGAR HASTA
COME UP WITH: PROPONER
TAKE AWAY: LLEVARSE
KEEP UP: MANTENERSE
REMOVE: QUITAR, ELIMINAR
RAISE (A CHILD): CRIAR UN NIÑO
FERAL:
ACCOUNT (NOUN): INFORME, RELATO
CLAIM TO BE TRUE: AFIRMA SER VERDAD
TO SUMMON: CONVOCAR, PEDIR
TO MANAGE TO: ARREGLÁRSELAS
TO TWITCH: DAR UN TIRÓN (CORTINAS)
TO CHASE: PERSEGUIR
UNLIKE: DIFERENTE / A DIFERENCIA DE
ON ALL FOURS: A GATAS
BARELY: APENAS
TO BEND UPRIGHT: CURVAR HACIA ARRIBA
PAD: ALMOHADILLA
THUMBS: PULGARES
TO TEAR… INTO (TORE-TORN): ROMPER
ASTONISHING: ASOMBROSO
ORPHANAGE: ORFANATO
TO REUNITE: REUNIR
LAGOON: LAGUNA
POND: ESTANQUE
SHORE: ORILLA, COSTA
HEDGE: SETO
TO BREAK DOWN: AVERIARSE
TO POSTPONE: APLAZAR
TO PUT OFF: APLAZAR
WHEREAS: MIENTRAS QUE
MOISTURE: HUMEDAD
APPETISING:
RAW WORMS: GUSANOS CRUDOS
NOURISHING: NUTRITIVO
SIGNALLING: COMUNICAR POR SEÑALES
TO GIVE UP: ABANDONAR
POISONOUS: VENENOSO
AMOUNT: CANTIDAD, SUMA
GET INTO TROUBLE: TENER PROBLEMAS
TROUBLED TEENAGERS: ADOLESCENTES PROBLEMÁTICOS
TO TRUST: CONFIAR
TO RELY ON: CONFIAR
TO BE KEEN ON: SER AFICIONADO A
IN SINGLE FILE: EN FILA INDIA
SIDE BY SIDE: JUNTOS
LONG-SLEEVED JACKETS: MANGA LARGA
SWEATY: SUDOROSO
TO BE CONCERNED: PREOCUPARSE POR
TO REJECT: RECHAZAR
WELFARE: BIENESTAR
HANDFUL: PUÑADO
BRUISE:MORATÓN / MAGULLARSE
VOCABULARY UNIT 3
Breakdown: avería, interrupción
To set up: montar, erigir
Taste: gusto
To trap: atrapar
Broad: amplio
To reach: alcanzar
Unveiled: descubierta, directa
To appeal: pedir, rogar, suplicar
To whip out: sacar rápidamente
To gasp: jadear, qudar boquiabierto
To chuckle: reir entre dientes
To submit: presentar, sostener
Length: duración, longitud
Beak: pico
Webbed feet: patas palmípedas
Astounded: asombrado, estupefacto
Filthy: asqueroso, mugriento
hideous: horrible, atroz
spotless: impecable
Starving: hambriento
gorgeous: magnífico
To do the ironing: planchar
To make a mistake: cometer un error
To feel embarrassed: sentirse avergonzado
To be polite: ser educado
Tortoise: tortuga
To injure: dañar, lesionar
To fall asleep: quedarse dormido
Burst: estallar, irrumpir
To thump: dar golpes
Risk-taking: arriesgado
Siblings: hermano
Role: papel
Adulthood: edad madura
To compile: recopilar
To gain attention: ganar en atención
To put up with: soportar
To put up: alojar / aumentar
To put down: sofocar / menospreciar
To accommodate: alojar
To suppress: suprimir / ocultar / aplastar (revol)
To humiliate: humillar
To persuade: convencer
To provide: proporcionar
To tolerate: soportar, tolerrar
To be messy: estar desordenado
To remark: comentar / observar
To warn about: advertir de algo
To add: sumar / añadir
To state: afirmar / declarar
Delay: retraso
Aisle: pasillo
Stretch your legs: estirar las piernas
To panick: entrar el pánico
To cheat: hacer trampas
To can afford: permitírselo:
Overall: en conjunto
VOCABULARY UNIT 4
To be successful in: tener éxito
Mood: humor
To come out of: surgir
Villains: malo (en el cine)
Sprawling mess: extendido desorden
Get rid of: desembarazarse, quitarse de encima
Cut out: eliminar / recortar
To attach: adjuntar
Ruthless: despiadado
Selfish: egoista
To be unaware of: no ser consciente de algo
Rude people: gente grosera
To infuriate: ponerse furioso
To enlarge (on): alargarse, extenderse
To hang around: esperar sin hacer nada
To dredge up: sacar a relucir
To store: almacenar
Wondrous: maravilloso
To storm: despotricar, criticar
To bite my nails: morderse las uñas
To scratch: rascarse
To tinker (with) around: juguetear
To stir: agitar, remover
Moving: conmovedora
Gripping: apasionante
Scary: de miedo
Plot: argumento, trama
Costumes: vestuario
Stunts: trucos, montajes
To rehearse: ensayar
Light-hearted: blando de corazón
To renown:renombrar
To enquire: preguntar
To be set in: estar localizada
To be apprenticed: ser aprendiz
To draw up: preparar (contrato)
To take apart: desmontar
To take in: alojar / asimilar algo
To take off: quitar
To take on: contratar / asumir
To take up: aceptar / llevar hacia arriba
To apologise for: disculparse de
To pretend to be someone: fingir ser alguien
To deceive: engañar
To beat: pegar, latir
To shorten: acortar
To be worth to: merecer la pena
Pleasantly: gratamente
Superb: espléndido
To put down: dejar / sofocar
Wholeheartdly: incondicionalmente
Dull winter: invierno gris
To wrap: envolver
To wander: vagar / deambular
To grab: agarrar
To assemble: reunir, juntar
To refuse: rechazar:
To fulfil:satisfacer
Penniless: sin dinero
Aside from: además de
To hesitate: dudar, vacilar
Sitcom: comedia de situación
VOCABULARY UNIT 5
FAKE: FALSO
TO CHEAT: HACER TRAMPAS
FORGERY: FALSIFICACIÓN
TO OWN UP (TO + GERUND): CONFESAR
TRUTHFULLY: VERDADERAMENTE
TO FALL IN LOVE: ENAMORARSE
TO CRACK: ROMPER
VALUABLE: VALIOSO
ORNAMENT: DECORACIÓN
TO GIVE AWAY: REGALAR
HOST: ANFITRIÓN
CON: ESTAFA / ESTAFAR
FRAUD: FRAUDE / ESTAFA
TO POSE AS: HACERSE PASAR POR
TRICK: TRUCO / TRAMPA
TO DECEIVE: ENGAÑAR
FINANCIAL GAIN: BENEFICIO ECONÓMICO
SURGEON: CIRUJANO
ARGUMENTATIVE: DISCUTIDOR
TO GET INTO TROUBLE: METERSE EN PROBLEMAS
TO IMPROVE: MEJORAR
TO REVEAL: REVELAR
TO REALISE: DARSE CUENTA
TO PLAY THE PART: HACER EL PAPEL DE...
TO CONCEAL: OCULTAR / DISIMULAR
TO RUN OUT (OF): AGOTAR/QUEDARSE SIN
JAIL: PRISIÓN
TO RELEASE: SOLTAR / LANZAR
TO FLOCK: ACUDIR EN GRAN NÚMERO
TO BE FASCINATED: SER FASCINADO POR
SUCCESS: ÉXITO
INSPIRE ABOUT: INSPIRAR SOBRE
TO BELLOW: RUGIR, GRITAR
TO GRUMBLE: REFUNFUÑAR
TO MUMBLE: FARFULLAR, MASCULLAR
TO MURMUR: MURMURAR
TO MUTTER: HABLAR ENTRE DIENTES
TO SHRIEK: CHILLAR (CARCAJADAS)
TO BOAST ABOUT: PRESUMIR DE
IT´S HARD TO: ES DURO...
TO GUESS: AVERIGUAR
AT LEAST: AL MENOS
FUTHERMORE: ADEMÁS
WITNESS: TESTIGO
TO STARE OUT: MIRAR CON ATENCIÓN
TO GATHER: REUNIRSE, JUNTARSE
STRAINED: TENSO / FORZADO
KITE: COMETE
WASTE MY TIME: PERDER MI TIEMPO
TO EMBARRASS: AVERGONZAR
TO HOVER: QUEDARSE EN EL AIRE / MERODEAR / PLANEAR
EERILY: MISTERIOSAMENTE (EERIE)
ALLEGEDLY: PRESUNTAMENTE
TO SHIELD HIM FROM RIDICULE: PROTEGERLE DEL RIDÍCULO
TO BE EAGER TO: TENER GANAS DE
UTTERLY: COMPLETAMENTE
VOCABULARY UNIT 6
SCENERY: PAISAJE
PAINFUL: DOLOROSO
THUNDERSTORM: TORMENTA DE RAYOS
INJURY: LESIÓN
TENT: TIENDA
TO STRENGTHEN: FORTALECER
EVENTUALLY: FINALMENTE
TO PERSUADE somebody TO: PERSUADIR
BLISTER: AMPOLLA
TO SWELL: HINCHARSE
TO BLOW OFF: LLEVARSE / REVENTAR
ACHING ANKLES: DOLOR DE TOBILLOS
CALF: PANTORRILLA / MUSLO
FEARSOME: TEMIBLE
SMASH: PULVERIZAR
BRUISE: HEMATOMA
TO BUILD UP: DESARROLLAR/FORTALECE
SKINNY BODY: CUERPO FLACO
TO WARM DOWN: CALENTAR
TO HANG UP: COLGAR
SUPPORTER: AFICIONADO / ANIMADOR
PLATFORM: ANDÉN
CHECK-IN: FACTURAR / REGISTRARSE
DEPARTURE LOUNGE: SALA DE EMBARQUE
OVERHEAD LOCKER: ARMARIO SUPERIOR
SAIL: ZARPAR
WING: ALA
CABIN: CAMAROTE
MAST: MASTIL
PROPELLER: HÉLICE
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: AZAFATA
BARGE: BARCAZA
HOVERCRAFT: AEREODESLIZADOR
TO BOARD: EMBARCAR
TO MOUNT: MONTAR, SUBIR, ENMARCAR
TO LIFT: LEVANTAR
TO PICK UP: RECOGER, LEVANTAR
TO WAVE: SALUDAR, HACER SEÑAS (MANO)
TO GRAB: AGARRAR
ADVISABLE: RECOMENDABLE
TO BE AWARE OF: SER CONSCIENTE DE
FLAT TYRE: RUEDA PINCHADA
BUS FARE: BILLETE DE AUTOBÚS
TO BE WORTH IT: MERECER LA PENA
SCRATCH: RAYAR, ARAÑAR
AT DUSK: AL ATARDECER
BUSH: ARBUSTO
GROWL: GRUÑIDO, RUGIDO
BREATHTAKING: IMPRESIONANTE
BLIND: CIEGO
DIAGNOSE: DIAGNOSTICAR
CAUSE DAMAGE: CAUSAR DAÑO
TO LEAD: LLEVA A
DEAFNESS: SORDERA
BLINDNESS: CEGUERA
MAKE A DECISION: TOMAR UNA DECISIÓN
NERVE-RACKING: TORMENTO DE NERVIOS
FEAR: MIEDO
SCARY: MIEDOSO
BOTTLE-FED: DIO EL BIBERÓN
TO BE DETERMINED TO: ESTAR DECIDIDO A
FEARLESSNESS: AUDACIA
HARDLY: APENAS
TOUGH: DURO
TO BE PROUD OF: ESTAR ORGULLOSO DE
SOLITUDE: SOLEDAD
TO HEAD OFF TO: DIRIGIRSE A
TO GET WORSE: EMPEORAR
TO GET BETTER: MEJORAR
HANDLEBAR: MANILLAR
SADDLE: SILLÍN
STEERING WHEEL: VOLANTE
WINDSCREEN: PARABRISAS
ROUGH: ÁSPERO, BRUSCO
JUNCTION: CRUCE
KERB: BORDILLO
PAVEMENT: ACERA
LAMPPOST: FAROLA
TO GAZE: MIRAR FIJAMENTE
UNLESS: A MENOS QUE
VOCABULARY UNIT 7
Chatroom: sala de chatear
Convenience: Conveniencia
Fingertips: puntas de los dedos
Wilderness: salvaje
Signal: señal
Distress: angustia
Distress signal: señal de socorro
Provided that: Con tal de que
To stand out: destacar
To add: añadir
To soak: empapar
Up to: hasta
Shiny: brillante
To aim: apuntar
To hold up: sostener
Cockpit: cabina del piloto
To spot: reconocer
To flash: diriger (normalmente una luz)
Means: medios
To convey: transmitir, transportar
Leaves: hojas
Branches: ramas
Gaps: huecos
Patterns: figuras
Large enough: suficientemente grandes
Enough time: suficiente tiempo
Life-rat: balsa salvavidas
To fold: doblar, plegar
Widespread: extendido
Hay fever: fiebre del heno
To carry out: llevar a cabo
Crackdown: tomar medidas enérgicas
Useless: inútil
To owe: deber (dinero)
Ransom: rescate
To hold sb to ransom: exigir un rescate a alguien
To bother: molestar
Get at: alcanzar
Get down: bajar, deprimirse, ponerse a…
Get in: entrar, llegar
Get on: subir, llevarse bien, hacerse viejo
Get out of: salir, filtrarse
Get through: aprobar, pasar
Get up to: llegar hasta
To spill: derramar
To sting: picar
To be embarrassed: sentirse avergonzado
Meanness: tacañería, maldad
Bring up: educar
Find out: averiguar
Turn down: declinar una oferta
Hold up: sostener, levantar
Run into: toparse con, chocar con
Set off: ponerse en camino
Fill in: rellenar
Hang on: agarrarse, esperar
Send in: hacer pasar, envíar (tropas, files)
Own up:
Make off: salir corriendo
Make up: Inventarse
To spread: extender
To overhear: escuchar sin querer
To encounter: encontrarse con, toparse con
To blink: parpadear
To clap: aplaudir
To click your finger: chasquear los dedos
To duck: zambullirse, agacharse
To gasp: jadear
To shiver: tiritar
To sigh: suspirar
To stamp: sellar
To wave: decir adiós con la mano
Claw: garra (león, águila)
Hoof: pezuña (caballos)
VOCABULARY UNIT 8
Savoury: sabroso, salado
To find out: averiguar
To intensify: intensificar
To be distracted by: ser distraído por
Snail: caracol
Porridge: cereales
To concentrate on: concentrarse en
Solely: exclusivamente
Input: aportación, entrada
Pitch: campo, lugar
Lack of: carencia de
To add: añadir
To set up: crear, construir
To awake: despertar
Cutlery: cubertería
To spill: verter, derramar
A worthwhile venture: una aventura que vale la pena
Renowned: de renombre
Dull: apagado, pálido
Breadcrumb: miga de pan
Eel: anguila
Topped: aderezados por encima
Edible: pasable, comible
Seaweed: alga
To reveal: revelar
To enhance: aumentar, realzar
Bitter: amargo
Chewy: duro, masticable
Crunchy: crujiente
Fatty: graso
Greasy: grasiento
Mild: suave
Plain: sencillo, liso
Stodgy: pesado
Tasteless: insípido
Tender: tierno
To fry: freír
To boil: hervir
To roast: asar
To grill: hacer a la parrilla
To barbecue: hacer a la barbacoa
To bake: hornear
To stew: guisar
Starving: hambriento
To stir: remover, agitar
Stain: mancha
Lumpy: lleno de grumos
Cramped: apretado
Overpriced: ser caro para lo que es
Trendy: moderno (a la moda)
Merry: alegre
To warn: advertir
To feast on: festejar algo
Venison: venado (carne)
Truffle: trufa
Wellbeing: bienestar
Therefore: así que, por lo tanto
Drawback: desventaja
On balance: en conjunto
To convince: convencer
Fizzy drinks: bebidas con gas
Wide range of: amplio abanico de
To summon: convocar
Encounter: encuentro
Pat: porción de
To phase out: retirar poco a poco
Creeping: cauteloso, sigiloso
To be fed up with: estar harto de
Draught: corriente (de aire)
To call off: suspender (un acto)
VOCABULARY UNIT 9
Shopaholic: adicto a las compras
Time-keeper: cronómetro
Single-minded: con un solo objetivo
Countless: incontable
Unpleasant: desagradable
To sting: picar
Mad: loco
Thickness: grosor
Fat-free: sin grasa
To take risks: tomar riesgos
To compell to him to do: obligar
Exploits: hazañas
To endurance: resistir
Belief: creencia
Heating: calefacción
Rush hour: hora punta
Feat: hazaña
To request: solicitar, pedir
To blow up: explotar
It seems that : parece que…
To squash: aplastar
To tend to: tender hacia
Sheer: puro, muy fino
To evolve: evolucionar, desarrollar
To be worth doing: merecer la pena…
Bald-headed: calvo
Bad-tempered: mal humor
Curly-haired: pelo rizado
Easy-going: sociable
Long-legged: patilargo
Rosy-cheeked: mejilla sonrosada
Suntanned: bronceado
Supply depot: depósito de suministro
Absent-minded: distraído
Self-centred: egocéntrico
Broad-minded: amplio de miras
To amuse: disfrutar
Bare: limpio
Bright: brillante
Cluttered: abarrotado, recargado
Cosy: acogedor
Dimly-lit: poco iluminada
Open-plan: abierto, de planta abierta
To turn up: aparecer
To find out: averiguar
Whereas: mientras que
Ankle: tobillo
Calf: pantorrilla
Elbow: codo
Heel: talón, tacón
Hip: cadera
Palm: palma
Shin: espinilla
Thigh: muslo
Waist: cintura
Wrist: muñeca
Grateful: agradecido
Keep an eye on: vigilar a alguien
Twist someone's arm: convencer o forzar a alguien
Pull someone's leg: tomar el pelo
Put your foot in it: meter la pata
Be on the tip of your tongue: tenerlo en la punta de la lengua
Give someone a hand: echar una mano
Keep a straight face: mantener el tipo (no reírte en situaciones serias)
Pick someone's brains: saber algo sobre alguien que sabe más que tú.
To cheat: hacer trampas
To sweat: sudar
To seek: buscar
Stardom: estrellato
Assailant: agresor
To strip: deshacer, desmontar
Gale: vendaval
Blizzard: ventisca
Heatwave: ola de calor
Downpour: aguacero, chaparrón
To trap: atrapar
Hazy: brumoso, con niebla
Chilly: fresquito
Breeze: brisa
To flutter: revolotear
VOCABULARY UNIT 10
To hesitate: dudar
Accuracy: exactitud
Savant: erudito
To be (in)capable of: ser (in)capaz de
Eventhough: aunque
Naked eye: a simple vista
To involve: involucrar, llevar consigo
To release: lanzar, desarrollar
Intriguingly: intrigantemente
To acquire: adquirir
To fire: disparar
To reflect on: reflejar en
To recollect: recordar
To contemplate: contemplar, pensar
To remind you of: recordar
Graceful: agraciado
Germs: gérmenes
Dirt: suciedad
Depth: profundidad
Ropes: cuerdas
Mask: máscara
Cave: cueva
Torch: linterna
Rockface: pared rocosa
Wet-suit: traje de neopreno
Darkness: oscuridad
To resign: dimitir
To be responsible for: ser responsable de
To carry out: llevar a cabo
To challenge: afrontar
To achieve: conseguir
To pursue: perseguir
To make an effort: hacer un esfuerzo
Throughtout the centuries: a través de los siglos
To be untrue: ser falso
To mind: importar
Mind your head: cuidado con tu cabeza
Spring to mind: venir a la cabeza
Take your mind off sth: distraer
Be bored out of your mind: estaba muerto de aburrimiento
Be in two minds about sth: dudar
Bear sth in mind: tener algo en mente
To give a lift: llevar a algún sitio
To improve: mejorar
To apply for: solicitar
To be availabe: estar disponible
Over-commit: comprometerse más de lo que se puede
To link: unir
To focus on: centrarse en
Nevertheless: jamás
String: cuerda
Chunk: pedazo, trozo
To rely on: confiar en
Random: aleatoria
Meaningless: sin sentido
Whilst: mientras
For instance: por ejemplo
To misguide: equivocarse
Cheerful: alegre
Contented: satisfecho
Depressed: disgustado
Grateful: agradecido
Enthusiastic: entusiasmado
Frustrated: frustrado
Thoroughly: a fondo, a conciencia
To stretch out: estirarse (tumbado)
To remain: permanecer
Crowd: multitud
In addition to: además de
To desert: abandonar
VOCABULARY UNIT 11
To be interested in: estar interesado en
Fuse: fusible
Plug: enchufe / tapón
Up to date: actualizado, hasta la fecha
To be set: estar situado
In order (to + verb): para
To fool: engañar
To fool around: hacer el tonto
To turn into: convertirse
Despite: a pesar de
Breakthrough: gran avance
To award: conceder
To battle it out: luchar hasta el final
To retain: retener, conservar
To scoop: sacar con una pala, robar una noticia (primicia)
To put off: aplazar, posponer
Wireless: sin cables
To surf (on) the internet: navegar por la red
Gadget: utensilio
To ban sb from: prohibir
To pretend to: fingir
To conceal: ocultar, disimular
To adjust: ajustar, regular
To be confident of / that: confiar en algo
To deliver: entregar, repartir
To complain about: quejarse de
Refund: reembolso
To engage (line): comunicar
To shorten: acortar
Wealthy: rico (wealth: riqueza)
Moody: con cambios de humor
Overcharge: cobrar de más
Goods: mercancías
Disposable razor: cuchilla desechable
Faulty: defectuoso
Trend: moda
To slip: patinar, escapar
To the untrained eye: para los desentrenados
To charge: cobrar
To be willing to: estar dispuesto
To figure out: calcular
To mend: arreglar
To say the least: por no decir más
To bother: molestar
Latch: pestillo
Blob: gota / mancha
Beyond: más allá
Step by step: paso a paso
To chuck it out: Echar afuera
Jetpack: mochila-cohete
VOCABULARY UNIT 12
Chairman: presidente
Besides: además
To set up: crear, construir
To attend: asistir
To be good at: ser bueno en
To go from strength to strength: ir viento en popa
To prevent sb from: impedir
Healthcare: asistencia sanitaria
Poverty: pobreza
To drag away: llevar a rastras
Nanny: cuidadora
To strike: golpear, llamar la atención
To be into things: estar metido en cosas
To trade: comerciar
To dispense: dispensar, dar
To sweap: barrer
Flu: gripe
Deed: hecho, escritura
To purchase: adquirir
Selfless: desinteresado
Selfish: egoista
Budget: presupuesto
Scholarship: beca
To broadcast: emitir
To date: hasta la fecha (inicio de frase)
Disabled: minusválido
To tap: golpar con los nudillos
Praise: elogio (elogiar)
Jumble: embrollo, revoltijo
Crew: tripulación
To pop out: salir un momento
To hand out: repartir
Leaflets: panfletos
To stage: organizar, montar
Stunt: proeza, detener
Unfair: injusto
Tax: impuesto
To single out: escoger a alguien en particular
Thus: así, de este modo
To dissuade: disuadir
To deny: negar
To intend: querer
To raise awareness: concienciar
Loneliness: soledad
Swan: cisne
Bare hands: manos limpias
Skycraper: rascacielos
Onlooker: espectador
To bear: aguantar, soportar
To cheer: animar, aclamar
To fulfil: satisfacer
Row: pelea
To deliver: repartir
To spill: derramar
Fur: piel
To boo: abuchear
Vineyard: viña
Furthermore: además
On top of that: encima de esto
What´s more: y lo que es más…
To make matters worse: para empeorar las cosas
Moreover: además
As well as: además
Vocabulary CAE Units 1-5
delighted with you |
encantado contigo |
I feel miserable |
triste |
i am elated, rejoiced |
feliz cual perdiz, regocijo, felicidad supina |
thrilled |
asombrado |
weepy |
llorón, llorica |
on edge, edgy boy |
nervioso |
I am overjoyed |
felizzzzzzzzzzz a saco |
the runner up arrived 2 mins later |
perseguidor, segundones |
navarra is landlocked |
sin salida al mar |
tenuous, weak, mild,smooth |
suave, tenue, ligero |
mild weather |
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mild blend of tobacco |
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spark, |
bujía |
she sparked off my marriage ilusions |
apagó |
dinghy |
balsa |
I set my sights on her sister |
puse la vista, puse como objetivo |
i have to undertake this work |
sobrellevar, llevar a cabo |
feat |
hazaña |
my thoroughness to succeed was key |
mi determinación para el triunfo fue la clave |
helm |
timón |
fleet |
flota de barcos |
gale force winds |
vientos de galerna (temporal) |
I suffered the blistering heat |
calor sofocante |
blister |
ampolla |
doldrum |
estancamiento, |
windless doldrums |
calma chicha (navegación) |
sores and cuts |
raspazos |
cheering crowd |
multitud que vitorea |
i fulfilled my long life ambition |
completar, lograr |
my sole ambitiion |
única ambición |
fly solo |
volar en solitario |
assert |
afirmar |
she is very assertive |
da mucho apoyo |
climb the mast |
subir al mástil |
the public was waiting for an encore |
repetición, bis |
a feat of endurance |
una hazaña de resistencia |
despite her reluctance she got it |
a pesar de su rechazo |
she is reluctant to cook |
reacia |
seize |
valorar pros y contras |
cemetery |
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bakery |
panadería |
definite place |
preciso |
weird, odd, |
raro |
odd even (numbers) |
impar par |
challenge |
reto |
failure |
fracaso |
take up a challenge |
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rise to a challenge |
crecerse ante los retos |
major challenge |
uno de verdad, importante |
daunting |
que desanima, desalienta |
total failure |
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dismal |
sombrío, fatal |
she looked with dismal |
tristeza |
he lacks ambition |
carece de |
pale into |
palidecer |
page 13 (very important one) |
revisar todos los prefijos y
sufijos con sus significados |
he didn't have the slightest chance of winning |
no tenía ni la mas mínima posibilidad |
Besikthas didn't stand a chance against Liverpool |
no tenían posibilidad |
his single was an overnight success |
éxito repentino, de la noche a la mañana |
my lifelong ambition is learning to fly |
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youngsters receive 100 pounds |
jovenes |
I bribed the janitor and he didn't write me down |
soborné al bedel |
page 17 suffixes prefixes meanings |
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pony tail |
coleta |
she's got perky blue eyes |
brillantes |
eventually John came up with an idea |
se le ocurrió |
breast |
Pecho, pechuga (chicken breast) |
surgeon |
cirujano |
his fortune was unattainable |
imposible de lograr, inalcanzable |
I was bothered for that |
molesto |
her eyes are red and puffy, puffy lips |
hinchados |
my aim is winning |
objetivo |
a jousting tournament |
torneo de justas (medievo) |
knight |
caballero (armadura) |
archery display |
exhibición de tiro con arco |
craft demonstration |
artesanía |
how on earth do you want me to read this? |
como demonios |
what the hell are u saying |
que demonios, diablos dices |
barbed wire |
alambre de espino |
ditches |
zanjas acequias |
she ditched me |
me abandóno, me tiró a la cuneta :) |
his gun was a deterrent weapon |
arma disuasoria |
deter |
disuadir |
gutter |
alcantarilla |
it deterred would be escapees |
disuadió a posibles individuos
que intentaban escapar |
i hate this posh wanna be |
cuya ambición es ser….. |
cheese layers |
capas de queso |
haven |
puerto refugio |
crumble |
desmenuzarse, despedazarse |
trade, traders, trading |
comercio, comerciante……… |
the boundaries of my property are here |
los límites de mi propiedad |
towers and turrets |
torretas |
quild |
gremio |
toll |
peaje |
the populations is dwindling |
disminuyendo menguando |
he's a complete idiot, I always bear that in mind |
lo llevo en mente |
gear |
marcha (de un coche) |
tyre |
neumático |
dramatic |
drástico, gran |
sweeping change |
que barre, que se lo lleva todo |
Revise page 27 collocation |
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amend |
enmendar reparar |
rough terrain or sea |
aspero, encrespado, picado |
let's switch places |
change |
shift, work shifts |
turnos |
windmill |
molino de viento |
the car was shifting in the snow |
se iba de su rumbo (en barcos a la deriva) |
you have to change your tune, she hates you |
cambiar de forma de actuar |
let's switch dessert |
cambiémonos el postre |
strap |
correa |
dictatorship |
dictadura |
switch (tv channel) |
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people flocked out of the stadium |
como borregos, moverse como ganado |
low wages |
salarios bajos |
poverty |
pobreza |
they are taunting the rival team |
hostigando |
the area was fraught with social tension |
cargada |
his life turned sour when she left him |
volverse amarga |
there was a brass band in the bull ring |
banda con instrumentos d emetal |
speed up |
acelera |
seeking place to stay desperately |
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at my own pace |
a mi propio ritmo |
shifted |
desviado trasladado |
amend |
enmendar reparar |
to be broke, i am broke |
sin un duro |
provide food |
proveer |
gather information |
recopilar, recolectar, recoger |
up to date, update |
actualizado, actualizar |
accurate |
exacto (information) |
that was biased information |
sesgada, parcial, |
the pipes are leaking |
cañerías gotean |
the tossed a coin |
lanzó una moneda (cara cruz) |
he made mockery of me |
se burló |
trample |
pisotear |
to whom it may concern |
a quien pueda interesar |
she unwittingly refused to go |
estupidamente, sin pensarlo |
my endeavour is providing you with books |
tarea, labor, cometido |
I wept bitter tears when Bambi died |
amargas lágrimas |
my gteacher is a heartless person |
sin corazon |
fir tree |
abeto |
i wouldn't dare |
atreverse osar |
mill |
asserradero |
moorland |
páramo |
going there is pointless |
no tiene sentido |
the insects were wiped out by the cars |
barridos |
crops |
cultivos |
this car is awesome |
asombroso |
he gave me a contemptuous gesture |
gesto de desprecio |
spindly legs |
larguiruchas |
consumption |
agotamiento |
your sandwich is tempting |
tentador |
mortgage |
hipoteca |
page 34 prefixes suffixes meaning |
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sizzling bacon |
friendose, chisporroteando |
brewed |
molido |
nourishment |
nutrición, alimento |
pungent odours |
olores evidentes, penetrantes |
football is bound up with skills |
relacionado, unido a |
aforementioned |
antes mencionado, previamente dicho |
fore |
anterior |
the milk has gone off |
pudrirse, echarse a perder |
disgust |
asco |
stale bread, smell |
rancio |
concoction |
conjunción, contusión |
mating partners |
emparejarse |
lavender fragrance |
lavanda |
the tree stems from the roots |
surge de |
cucumber |
pepino |
fungus |
hongo |
give off smell |
desprender |
ripeness |
madurez (en frutas o verduras) |
rot rotten |
pudrirse podrido |
hurdle |
obstáculo |
groomed |
bien preparado |
beyond your limits |
más allá |
slopes |
pendientes, cuestas |
steep hill |
inclinada |
a guide is a must |
un guía es obligatorio |
crevasses |
grietas |
lurking owl |
buho que acecha |
hazard |
riesgo, hazardous |
jagged tooth |
picos de montaña asemejando dientes de cuchillo |
shelf |
concha |
sheer |
absoluto |
it is a shame |
vergüenza |
mogul |
magnate |
it turned out to be perfect |
resultó |
tossing stage, when tossing pizzas |
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the topping of a pizza |
los ingredientes |
dough |
masa de ahí viene doughtnut |
craftmanship |
ciencia, arte |
twirling |
girando |
disdainfully |
con desdén, desdeñosamente |
scoop up |
recoger |
snug |
ajustado |
sow |
sembrar |
i was baffled |
desconcertado confuso |
smear of tomato |
mancha |
shovel |
pala |
i was ambling over the restaurant for 20 mins |
deambular |
plung |
sumergir |
stretch it |
estíralo |
raw meat |
cruda |
gushing food |
empalagosa |
the final straw |
la gota que colma el vaso |
reel off a list of names |
desgranar, recitar de memoria, de corrido |
i was on the dole for 2 years |
en el paro |
u r quite right |
tienes toda la razón |
stop moaning |
deja de quejarte |
to tackle with these difficulties |
manejar, abordar |
that was a cut down on effort |
un recorte |
workloads are growing |
carga de trabajo |
email will make postal communication redundant |
superfluo, perderá su trabajo |
not least is the way |
no es menor el modo en que…. |
awe |
temor, respeto, |
deadline |
fecha límite para hacer algo |
honesty is paramount to become president |
de suma importancia |
tailormade |
hecho a medida |
slump in front of the tv |
desplomarse |
he points outs my defects |
destaca resalta |
outstanding features |
características más destacadas |
inner needs |
internas |
i enjoy patchwork |
hecho a trocitos |
overbalance |
perder el equilibrio |
nuts and bolts of home life |
tornillos y pernos, los tira y afloja |
you enhance my sense of humour |
aumentar, resaltar |
prompt action required |
se requiere acción urgente |
anger |
ira |
this is a major asset to this company |
activo, fondo |
stubborn |
testarudo, cabezota |
reluctance |
rechazo, ser reacio a |
cautious |
precavido |
slapdash |
chapucero |
can't stand |
soportar |
can't avoid, cant help |
no poder evitar |
can't stop |
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feel like dancing |
apetece |
unfair dismissal |
despido improcedente |
soothing |
relajante |
wreck wreckage |
naufragio chatarra |
siege |
cerco asedio, under siege |
ambush |
emboscada |
keep him at bay |
mantenle a raya |
cuddly |
abrazable |
frailty |
fragilidad |
bond |
lazo nexo unión |
confide in me |
trust me, confía en mi |
rougher classmate |
compañeros más toscos, más brutos |
rough sea, rough estimate |
calculo aprox, mar picado |
i'll never let u down |
decepcionaré |
drift off |
ir a la deriva |
we get on like a house on fire |
nos llevamos genial |
you get on my nerves |
me pones de los nervios |
his lack of money put a great strain on our relationship |
creó una gran tensión |
my teaches has it in for me |
me tiene manía |
our friendship turned sour |
se estropeó |
i couldn't turn my back on her |
no pude volverle la espalda (dejar de ayudarle) |
I like most of your friends but I never took to Sandra |
caer bien |
I took an instant dislike to Baseball |
cogerle un asco inmediato |
peter looks down on me |
me mira con desprecio, por encima del hombro |
he kept himself to himself on the trip |
se mantuvo apartado de los demás |
keep in touch |
manten el contacto |
we had frequent rows |
broncas |
we'll go to a veggie restaurante |
vegetariano |
veggies |
vegetables |
it's a shame you can't make it yourself |
es una vergüenza que no puedas hacerlo solo |
mortgage |
hipoteca |
he is a very naughty boy |
es un chico malo, travieso |
rely on your parents |
confiar |
Bach. 1st Vocab. 6-10
Whilst he protested |
(while) mientras que |
Do research |
Investigar |
Gossip |
Cotilleo |
I argued with my parents |
Discutir |
We had a row |
Bronca |
The kids are moaning |
Quejándose |
Stepdaughter |
Hijastra |
Telly |
Television |
I was wandering around the city |
Vagabundear, pasear sin propósito |
She grabbed my hand |
Agarrar |
Study phrasal verbs page 68 |
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He is a very naughty boy |
travieso |
She told me off for breaking a dish |
Echar la bronca |
I look up to him because he is so brave |
Admirar |
I will never let u down |
Decepcionar |
Birds of a feather flock together |
Cada oveja con su pareja, Dios los cría y ellos se juntan |
New venues are appearing |
Locales, sitios de reunion (bares, etc) |
Let's go to have a bop |
Un baile |
Let your hair down |
Suéltate el pelo |
Every dog has its day |
A cada cerdo le llega…. |
Walk 10 mins as the crow flies |
En línea recta |
We have to make profit |
Conseguir beneficios |
Barefoot |
Descalzo |
A reliable person |
De confianza |
Mean |
Malo, tacaño |
Prefijos page 74 |
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Flowing blond hair |
Liso, fluído |
Bald |
Calvo |
Spiky hair |
En punta |
Hazel(nut) eyes |
Avellana |
Sparkling blue eyes |
Brillantes |
Almond shaped |
Con forma de almendra |
Piercing scream |
Grito desgarrador |
Wrinkled face |
Arrugada |
Freckled |
Con pecas |
Tanned skin |
Bronceada |
Smooth skin |
Suave |
Pale face |
Pálida |
Spotty face |
Con granos |
He is well built |
Constitución atlética |
Straight hair |
Liso |
Fat plump overweight |
Gordo obeso sobrepeso |
Thin slim skinny |
Delgado, en forma, delgaducho |
Destiny |
Destino, en la vida |
Destination |
Destino, de un viaje |
Rollercoaster |
Montaña rusa |
None of your business |
No es de tu incumbencia |
Tonsils |
Amígdalas, anginas |
Tonsilitis |
Amigdalitis, anginas |
I fell for Susan inmediately |
Enamorarse |
Mother in law |
Suegra |
My sporty life enabled me to keep fit |
Me permitió, me facultó |
That's a tiny one |
Pequeñito, diminuto |
He was weird but, on the whole, nice |
En conjunto |
I can't afford the extra cost |
No puedo permitirme |
Brands |
Marcas |
Wide range of fresh fruit |
Amplia variedad |
I walked down the aisle |
El pasillo |
I hand over my credit card |
Entregar |
Till |
Caja registradora |
I pushed the trolley to the checkout |
Caja, donde la cajera cobra |
This offer is good value for Money |
Merece la pena, rentable |
Trolley |
Carrito (de la compra, de maleta) |
Own brand products |
Marca propia, marcas blancas |
Spirits |
Alcoholic drinks or beverages |
Spanner |
Llave inglesa |
Go on a binge |
Irse de juerga |
Remorse |
Remordimiento |
I have to make all the arrangements |
Preparativos |
Dreadful |
Terrible, que atemoriza |
Come across |
Toparse con |
Expressions with come, page 86 |
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Come round a place |
Pasarse por, dejarse caer |
I am coming down with flu |
Estoy cogiendo la gripe |
He came up with an idea |
Aparecer con , ocurrirsele |
Whereas |
Mientras que |
Purchases |
Compras |
Receipt |
Factura de compra, recibo |
Bass boost |
Realce de bajos, potenciados |
This dvd is faulty |
Defectuoso |
Pedestrian crossing |
Paso de cebra, peatones |
Dull |
Aburrido |
Quaint town |
Pintoresco |
Bustling marketplace |
Mercadillo bullicioso |
Shabby looking guy |
Dejado, desaliñado |
He looks down on your achievements |
Mirar con desdén, |
I can provide you with accommodation |
Suministrar, proveer de |
He foresees the market trends |
Prever |
Debris |
Escombros |
I feel dizzy |
Mareado |
This car will be capable of reaching 180 mph |
Capaz de |
Put up with |
soportar |
These are the benefits and drawbacks |
Inconvenientes |
I have to make up for her suffering |
Compensar |
We are currently working out the amount |
Actualmente estamos calculando, deduciendo, la cantidad |
Let's head for home |
Dirigirse |
Page 97. journey, travel, flight……differences |
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Puddle |
Charco |
Widen |
Ensanchar |
To narrow |
Estrechar |
I have no purpose |
No tengo propósito o razón |
Make a mess |
Liar algo |
The summit of the Everest |
Cima |
Rubbish dump |
Vertedero |
We have to charter a jet |
Fletar |
Freefall parachuting |
Caida libre con paracaidas |
Source of income |
Fuente de ingresos |
Put the brakes |
Echar el freno |
Instead, we went to the cinema |
En su lugar |
Isolated places |
Aislados |
This is really unwise |
Poco inteligente, estúpido |
Hurtle along |
Pasar a toda velocidad |
We were dancing overnight |
Toda la noche |
We stayed out overnight |
Toda la noche de farra |
Page 102 suffixes and vocabulary |
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Deafness |
Sordera |
Shorten |
Acortar |
Depth deepen |
Profundidad profundizar |
Strengthen |
Reforzar |
Height |
Altura |
Broad |
Ancho |
Breadth |
Anchura |
Broaden |
Ensanchar |
Weaken |
Debilitar |
He turned out to be a policeman |
Resultó ser |
Spare room |
Habitacion de sobra, libre |
He was at the point of saying sth |
Estaba a punto de decir algo… |
You are likely to go to jail |
Probablemente |
Shopping mall |
Centro commercial |
Mosque |
Mezquita |
Fabric |
Telas, tejidos (algodón , lana) |
Antiques |
Antiguedades |
Craft |
Artesanía |
Glitter |
Brillo con reflejo (sol en el agua) |
Sparkling |
Brillo con destellos (ojos) |
Glowing |
Brillo con luz propia (carbón ardiendo) |
Molten, melted |
Fundido, derretido |
Tin |
Estaño, hojalata |
Bubbling |
Burbujeando bubble burbuja |
Spacecraft |
Aeronaves |
Set up |
Montar, configurar |
It was all a set up |
Un montaje (una mentira) |
Diarrhoea |
Corre corre |
Shooting star |
Estrella fugaz |
Snap |
Partir |
Greet |
Saludar, greetings |
Deafening roar |
Rugido ensordecedor |
Diamond shaped |
Con forma de diamante |
Spitting flames |
Escupiendo llamas |
Blinding light |
Luz cegadora |
Hoax |
Timo |
Isolated place |
Aislado |
He is in Coventry, He has been sent to Coventry |
Se le hace el vacío en el colegio (tipo de castigo inglés. |
To chill someone |
Asustar, congelar |
Resemble |
Take alter, look like |
Knight in armour |
Caballero con armadura |
It was broad daylight |
Plena luz del día |
Give a broad smile |
Amplia sonrisa |
Give a Piercing scream |
Grito desgarrador |
Give a Deep sight |
Lanzar un profundo suspiro |
Give a nervous laugh |
Risa nerviosa |
Give someone a blank look |
Poner cara inexpresiva |
Give a nasty shock |
Desagradable sorpresa |
Give a pleasant surprise |
Agradable sorpresa |
Give great pleasure |
Me complace mucho |
Give an impressive performance |
Una actuación brillante, impresionante |
Give a lengthy speech |
Un discurso largo |
Other expressions with give page 110 |
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Give my regards to |
Dale saludos de mi parte a |
Doorstep |
Rellano |
Pumpkin time |
Las 12 de la noche, calabaza |
Grumpy old man |
Gruñón |
It was a cause of rejoice |
Regocijo |
I see the whole thing with suspicion |
Verlo todo con suspicacia |
Indeed, I enjoyed it a lot |
De hecho, |
The argument turned into a heated row |
Acalorada pelea |
Raging temper |
Enfado creciente |
She is a bit of a killjoy |
Aguafiestas |
Escort me to the airport |
Acompañame |
Trick or treat |
Truco o trato |
Needless to say, he came back |
No es necesario decir, no hace falta… |
Sheet |
Sábana |
Costume |
Disfraz |
Tangerine |
Mandarina |
Worse was to follow |
Lo peor estaba por venir |
Shrieks |
Chirrido, grito, chillido, puerta cruje |
Overpriced |
Demasiado cara |
Mist |
Bruma, neblina |
Christmas eve, new years eve |
Nochebuena nochevieja |
Eve |
Vispera |
Clutch |
Embrague |
Anger |
Ira |
Thirst |
Sed |
Guilt |
Culpa |
Cautious |
Cauto precavido |
Page 113, revise adjectives |
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Vandal |
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Kidnapper |
Secuestrador |
Hijacker |
Secuestrador aereo |
Blackmail (er) |
Chantaje chantajista |
Arsonist |
Incendiario arson |
Mugger, mugging |
Asaltante, tirón |
Shoplifter |
Ratero |
Pickpocket |
Carterista |
I am serving a 10 year sentence |
Cumplir condena |
To be paroled |
Quedar enlibertad condicional |
Serving a life sentence |
Cumpliendo cadena perpetua |
Private property, don't trespass |
Allanar, pasar sin permiso |
Tap the phone |
Pincharlo |
These candies are pricey |
Caros |
His complaints didn't put me off |
Disuadir, desalentar |
This is a sensitive issue |
Tema delicado |
Vanish |
Desvanecerse, desaparecer |
Warden |
Guarda (forestal,etc) |
It's worth noting |
Merece la pena hacer notar |
Growing trend |
Tendencia creciente |
Smuggle |
Pasar de contrabando |
Smuggler |
Contrabandista |
Show off |
Fardar, chulearse |
He is always showing off, he is a show off |
Chulo |
He was given away by his sister |
Delatado |
Give away |
Regular, dejar en evidencia |
Split up with |
Cortar |
Set up |
Montar configurar establecer |
Bring up |
Educar crier |
Make up for |
Compensar |
Take up |
Empezar a practicar, |
Come up |
aparecer |
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Vocabulary 2nd Bach Advanced Units 6-10
Dare |
Retar osar |
Heap |
Montón |
Bearer |
Representante, portador |
Accuracy |
Exactitud |
Withdraw |
Retirar |
I have to gauge the oil |
Medir |
She is the embodiment of beauty |
Encarnación |
Gifted person |
Con talento, dotada, gift don regalo |
Brainy (student) |
Cerebrito |
I have a flair for languages |
Don de lenguas |
I'm a dab hand at painting |
Tener Buena mano |
Whizzkid |
Cerebrito, niño super dotado |
He is an accomplished musician |
Experto, dotado |
I rushed out to beat him |
Corrí fuera |
Stutter |
Tartamudear stuttering John john el tartamudo |
The film was a moving portrayal of him |
Conmovedor retrato |
I live in a cluttered old house |
Atestada, abarrotada de cosas |
The royal pavilion is a must see building in Brighton |
De obligada visita |
I'll burn the midnight oil for that exam |
Pasaré la noche en vela estudiando |
Shake your head |
Negar con la cabeza |
Nod |
Asentir con la cabeza |
I am dozing |
Dormitar |
Nod off |
cabecear |
I was baffled when I saw her |
Atónito, sorprendido |
Drawn the blind |
Cierra los visillos de las ventanas |
Nightclub bouncer |
Gorila de disco |
Inebriated |
Ebrio |
Booze |
Borracho boozed estar trompa |
My legs buckled |
Se doblaron |
I was taken aback when I saw her |
Sorprendido, cogido por sorpresa |
High pitch squeal |
Grito agudo |
Overwhelming guilt |
Culpa abrumadora |
Forlornly |
Tristemente, con tristeza |
I got turned down at the job interview |
Fui rechazado |
I feel like a coke |
Me apetece |
His laugh set off my rage |
Su risa disparó mi ira |
Grin |
Sonreir abiertamente (dientes) |
I am Wide awake now |
Completamente despierto |
Light sleeper |
Sueño ligero |
Sleep soundly |
Profundament |
She's fast sleep, you won't wake her up |
Tiene un sueño profundo |
He was sacked when caught stealing |
Despedido |
They called off the concert |
Aplazar posponer |
A loan |
Un prestamo |
The school will be done up |
Sera remozada |
Firemen put out the fire |
Extinguish |
He is deemed to come here every day |
Condenado a |
Other physical ailments |
Padecimientos |
He used to doze off at critical moments |
Dormitar |
Muscle cramps |
Calambres |
Engine overload |
Sobrecarga |
I was there for a fortnight |
quincena |
This is the latest craze |
Ultima moda |
Disabled people |
Discapacitados |
Ramp |
Rampa |
Owl |
Buho |
The group comprised 20 people |
Comprendía, constaba de, |
High pitch noise |
Timbre alto |
Apes |
Simios |
Tarzan lord of the apes |
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Flirt |
Flirtear |
Stretch your arms |
Estirar |
Physical strain |
Tension |
Knead dough |
Amasar la masa |
Eerie |
Espeluznante |
Beforehand |
De antemano |
To be at ease |
Relajado, estar bien |
This beer casts the blues away |
Destierra, quita las penas |
Dangle |
Balancear |
I was ready to give it a go |
Darle una oportunidad |
I am worn out |
Hecho polvo agotado |
I was wary about his proposal |
Cauteloso |
Daunting |
Desalentador sombrío |
Flare up |
Encenderse flare bengala |
Practitioner |
Medico de cabecera |
Needles |
Agujas |
I found it riveting |
Fascinante |
Nail |
Uña |
Gland |
Glandula |
Swollen gland |
Hinchada |
Bruised ribs |
Costillas con moratones |
Hip |
Cadera |
Jaw |
Mandíbula |
Chipped |
Descascarillado, un poco roto |
Sprained wrist |
Muñeca torcida, esguince de muñeca |
Cheeks |
Mofletes |
My headache eased off |
Se suavizó |
Stress brings on sinusitis |
Causes |
I hava a rash |
Erupción, dermatitis, sarpullido |
Apologize for |
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Congratulate someone on |
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Accused of |
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Protest against |
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Argue against |
Protestar contra |
Object to sth or sb |
Poner objeciones a |
Page 95 verbs |
Entra todo |
Widen |
Ensanchar |
Deafening |
Ensordecedor |
Pass away |
Fallecer (eufemismo) |
Ensure |
Asegurar |
Moisturizing |
Hidratante |
My grandma outlived my grandpa |
Vivió más tiempo |
Point out |
Resaltar |
threaten |
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Overhear |
Oir de pasada |
Mishear |
Oir mal |
Outnumber |
Sobrepasar en número |
Derisive |
Irrisorio |
Point out |
Resaltar |
One of the most outstanding points |
Puntos más destacados |
Hours Lenghern |
Se alargan |
Funfair |
Feria, parque de atracciones |
The food is second to none |
No le va a la zaga, tan buena como la mejor |
Every other day |
Un día si y otro no |
I want a full refund |
Devolución total, íntegra |
Deadline |
Fecha límite |
Envelope enclosed |
Se adjunta sobre |
Remain |
Permanecer |
The remains of the day |
Los restos del día. Lo que queda |
He shuns computers |
Esquiva, rehuye |
Overtaken |
Sobrepasado, adelantado (tb coches) |
Update and upgrade |
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Dot com |
Punto com .com |
This car is an oddity |
Rareza |
I find it hard to believe |
Difícil de creer |
Odd years |
Años impares |
Odd-even |
Impar par |
She swallowed the whole beer |
Se la bebió de un trago |
Astray |
Extraviar |
Computers are still bulky |
Abultado, grandote |
Dreadful |
Temible, horroroso |
His cowardy strikes me |
Cobardía |
I have to figure out how to contact them |
Discurrir, pensar, averiguar |
The joys of life |
Alegrías |
Greengrocer's |
Verdulería, tienda de verduras, sección |
Spread |
Difundir, esparcir |
I go there every once in a while |
De vez en cuando |
I go there every now and then |
De vez en cuando |
Outcast |
Desterrado, paria, fuera de la ley |
Staff |
Things |
It's a quaint old village |
Pintoresco |
Cinemas should undercut each other |
Bajar precios, rebajar |
Plonk |
Dejar caer |
Stern librarian |
Bibliotecario severo, serio |
Quid |
Libra (currency), old way |
Idiot proof |
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Music is being broadcast online |
Emitida difundida |
It can be shoved in the cupboard |
Empujar meter de un empujón |
I glued my toes with loctite |
Los pegué |
I feel anguished |
Angustiado |
How can we get hold of you |
Como nos ponemos en contacto |
The battery is flat |
agotada |
Uproot |
Desarraigar |
Uphold |
Confirmar |
Overthrow |
Derrocar |
Undertake |
Responsabilizarse, sobrellevar |
Undergo |
Padecer |
To downsize |
Disminuir |
Downplay |
Restar importancia |
Surgery |
cirugía |
Cosy village |
Muy mona |
Rubber stamp |
Sello de caucho |
Entail |
Añadir |
Duvet |
Edredón nórdico |
Slam down |
Cerrar de golpe |
Light beam |
Haz de luz |
Plug into a socket |
Enchufar en un enchufe |
Households |
Familia (en tu propia casa) |
Glowing pillow |
Almohada que brilla |
Blaze a trail |
Abrir camino |
Muck in |
Arrimar el hombro |
I was widowed |
Enviudé |
The group gelled |
Se cohesionó, fusionó |
We got on like a house on FIRE |
Really well |
I took an instant dislike to your friend |
Le cogí asco instantaneo |
Sigh of relief |
Suspiro de alivio |
Sea sickness |
Mareo por las olas |
I can tag along with them |
Acoplarme |
Strike up a conversations |
Start |
You deserve some pampering |
Mimos |
It was easy to get to know them |
Era fácil llegar a conocerles |
Self reliant |
Que confía en si mismo |
I was capable of fending up for myself |
Valerme por mi mismo |
He keeps himself to himself |
Muy reservado |
I prefer being on my own |
Solito |
Mills |
Molinos |
Stroll along the promenade |
Pasea a lo largo del paseo marítimo |
The smell of her parfum lingers |
Permanence (un aroma, buen olor) |
Far from the hustle and bustle of city life |
El bullicio, el ir y venire |
Windswept summit |
Cumbre azotada por el viento |
Network of paths |
Red de senderos |
Heated argument |
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Irate customer |
Cliente enfadadísimo |
Mom's cross with you |
Enfadada |
Sue was seething with anger |
Temblando de ira |
He went beserk, he went mad |
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He would blow his top if he saw me |
Se le iría la cabeza del cabreo |
When i refused he flew into a rage |
Se agarró un cabreo |
Sudden outburst of temper |
Súbito arrebato de ira |
Throw a tantrum |
Darle una rabieta |
Page 121 word formation |
Study it |
Give free rein to my anger |
Dar rienda suelta a mi ira |
Widowhood |
Viudedad |
She is really pushy |
Presionante |
He's got a really assertive character |
Positive, afirmativo, reafirmante |
Blind rage |
Ira ciega |
He got a fuse blown and killed them all |
Se le fue la pinza, |
Cramped and cluttered room |
Minúscula y atestada |
Dingy |
Sombrío |
Sparse |
Espacioso |
Dimly lit |
Suavemente iluminado |
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FCE- Vocabulary Units 1-5 |
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waistcoat |
chaleco |
cardigan |
chaqueta (de chica habitualmente) |
dungarees |
mono de trabajo |
blazer |
americana con botones dorados |
bow tie |
pajarita |
high heeled shoes |
tacones |
tight fitting vs. Baggy |
ajustados o amplios |
casual vs smart |
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smart |
elegante listo |
trendy fashionable |
a la moda |
shabby |
desaliñado |
waterproof (watch) |
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fit suit match |
encajar de tamaño,por personalidad, por color |
change/make up your mind |
cambiar de opinion, I made up my mind and dated
your sister |
catwalk |
pasarela de moda |
support |
apoyar, can you support my statements?
Apoyas mis afirmaciones? |
long sleeve jumper |
de manga larga |
fold |
doblar (una hoja, la ropa...) |
I got rid of the police |
librarse de |
I haven't got over the flu yet |
recuperarse |
guest |
invitado |
I love my English host family |
anfitrion |
the bride walked down the aisle |
novia (en una boda) |
groom |
novio en boda |
you are late, by the way, you are sacked |
a propósito |
I need a prompt reply |
rapido |
thoroughly |
detalladamente |
lead singer |
cantante solista |
stringed instruments |
de cuerda |
live performance |
actuación en directo |
pavement, sidewalk |
acera |
steering |
dirigir, steering wheel volante |
inches |
pulgadas, 2,5cm |
this is a steep street |
empinada |
wind the watch |
dale cuerda, que gire |
i want to prevent you from taking drugs |
disuadir, evitar que |
I can't afford buying that car |
no poder permitirse economicamente |
it's a skin tight taylor made race suit |
traje hecho a medida y ajustadito para carreras |
i am here for the thrill of the game |
He venido por las emociones del partido |
a gust of wind |
una brisa de viento |
axe |
hacha |
steer yourself away from here |
pon rumbo a otra parte lejos de aquí |
the cushioning inside my sofa is great |
el relleno (sensación de cojín) de este sofá es guay |
he broke his collar bone |
clavícula |
I can't help hating you |
no puedo evitar odiarte |
I am keen on football, fond of football |
me mola |
i am bored with your sister |
me aburre |
page 22 exercises 1, 2 and 3 vocabular |
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page 23 do go and play |
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i took part in a play that took place in Venice |
participé en una obra que tenía lugar en Venecia |
audience |
cinema theatre concert |
spectators |
sports events |
I can't stand your behaviour |
no soporto |
Page 24 exercise 1 |
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i feel like a coke |
me apetece |
is that guitar in tune? |
afinada |
They are playing a track of their latest cd |
una cancion del ultimo album |
that's a handy labour-saving device |
es un aparato útil y que ahorra trabajo |
it was just a drizzle |
chirimiri |
the ship hid in the mist |
bruma |
the fog lights aren't working |
niebla antiniebla |
as we departed, i noticed i missed sth |
marcharse |
i can't put up with you any longer |
aguantar |
achieve achievement |
lograr |
i was wondering where my car was |
preguntarse |
speed up, we re late |
acelera |
it's widely known that Charles is dumb |
Ampliamente |
blue sparks in the battery, sparkling eyes |
chispas, ojos brillantes |
the blade of his sword hit the wall |
filo |
the gulf stream heats the atlantic |
corriente |
i need goggles my eyes are red |
gafas de buceo |
rubber gloves |
de goma |
take the wrinkles out of my suit |
arrugas |
the rice is in the steamer |
vaporizador, aparato que suelta vapor,
para planchar, cocinar…. |
the tips of your fingers, give me a tip |
punta, propina, pista |
this is a disposable toothbrush |
desechable |
flick on the switch |
enciende el interruptor |
better late than never |
mejor tarde que nunca |
it's better to be safe than sorry |
mas vale prevenir……. |
the sooner the better |
cuanto antes meor |
no sooner said than done |
dicho y hecho |
the more the merrier |
cuantos mas mejor |
to go from bad to worse |
de mal en peor |
the battery is leaking |
goteando, perdiendo |
there's a leakage |
fuga |
the tap is dripping |
goteando |
take a swig |
un trago |
hi sipped the whisky |
tomar un sorbo |
Homer swallowed his beer |
tragar |
harm ful less |
dañar, dañino, inofensivo |
painless |
indoloro |
delightful |
delicioso |
thoughtful |
considerado, preocupado por los demas |
priceless |
no tiene precio |
The attlete was banned for taking drugs |
prohibir, expulsar, eliminar |
despite my concerns, everything was ok |
preocupaciones |
the water pump is leaking |
bomba del agua, my heart pumps fast |
sweat |
sudor, i am sweating |
the usual water intake is 2 littres |
consumo |
the cooling mechanism has collapsed |
refrigeracion |
my had is soaked |
empapar |
blister on my soles |
ampollas en la planta d elos pies |
pulse rate |
frecuencia cardiaca |
your feet are swollen |
swell hincharse |
I was in the shade of a tree |
a la sombra |
i have a rash in my arm |
una erupción |
Mary got sunburnt |
se quemó |
i have sore throat |
irritada |
that's a nice breeze coming from the sea |
brisa |
you deserve a punishment |
merecer |
i went towards the room |
hacia |
this series is not to be missed |
no te la pierdas |
if u r stuck in traffic jam |
atascado |
there's a wide range of wallets available |
amplia variedad |
there's a currency converter in my mobile |
conversor de divisas |
this is a book of quotations |
citas |
he browsed the net looking for information |
navegar |
he is a classical musician |
musico de música clásica |
my former car was a chevy |
anterior |
your knuckles are red |
nudillos |
thigh |
muslo |
eyelash |
pestaña |
eyebrow |
ceja |
eyelid |
párpado |
forearm |
antebrazo |
nail |
clavo, uña |
armpit |
axila |
call the cops |
poli |
I raised 3 children myself |
criar |
i got hooked on Chesterfiel |
colgado enganchado |
ice hockey rink |
pista |
we beat him twice but he was reckless |
inabatible |
anckle |
tobillo |
calf |
pantorrilla, ternera |
this a nice wrist watch |
muñeca |
it takes so long to go there |
cuesta tanto tiempo |
i took pity on him |
me dio pena |
i wanna take up football |
empezar a practicar |
you take after your father, resemble |
parecerse |
this bed takes up a lot of space |
ocupar |
my company took over IBM |
tomar el control |
football is not my cup of tea |
no me va mucho |
was it easy? Piece of cake |
fácil |
let's struggle to get out of here |
luchar |
we have to patrol the street |
patrullar |
the movie was rather dull |
aburrida |
this situation is not bearable |
soportable, the bearer of the note,
el portador de esta nota |
aisles |
pasillos |
James' mom blushed when we met |
sonrojarse |
I hope the tax employee turns a blind eye on my bills |
hacer la vista gorda |
i seeked/looked for/searched for my father's help |
buscar |
our English school is 2 years ahead of other schools |
dos años por delante |
a child was withdrown from that school, money withdrawn from a cash point |
retirar, sacar |
i'll take you to court if you insist on stealing my newspaper |
a los tribunales |
I don't approve of John beating Mike |
aprobar algo |
on average, we got a 7 |
de media |
i went at my own pace |
a mi propio ritmo |
i hate cabbage |
berza, repollo |
that's not true actually |
de hecho |
i hate it when u get bossy |
mandón |
currently, nowadays, the euro es a strong currency |
actualmente, hoy en dia |
page 58 exercise 1, words and changes |
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he put up stiff resistance to being arrested |
ferrea resistencia |
we'll put up a fight |
presentaremos batalla |
he was sacked for being late |
fue despedido |
he was made redundant after the strike |
se prescinío de él tras la huelga |
he resigned yesterday |
dimitir |
my weekly wage is low |
salario semanal |
in volkswagen we work shifts |
por turnos |
i work overtime when I need more money |
horas extra |
take up a sport |
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bring up a baby |
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put up a picture on the wall |
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I can't put up with my younger brother any more |
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attend school |
asistir |
applicants |
quien solicita algo |
I am willing to go |
deseando ir |
board |
pensión (comida y cena) |
mildly mild weather, mild blend tobacco |
suavemente suave |
nappy |
pañal |
talcum powder |
polvos de talco |
relative |
pariente |
nanny, babysitter |
niñera |
smack your bottom |
zurrar el trasero |
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FCE Vocabulary Units 11-15
Overcast sky |
Nublado |
Severe storm |
Fuerte tormenta |
It was raining cats and dogs |
Llovía a cántaros |
Rough sea |
Mar picado |
Choppy sea |
Marejadilla |
Scattered showers |
Lluvias dispersas |
Drought |
Sequía |
Flood |
Inundaciones |
Among my classmates |
Entre mis compañeros |
Fast asleep |
Profundamente dormido |
I feared the worst |
Me temí lo peor |
I caught a glimpse of her passing by |
La ví de refilón mientras pasaba |
Waiting in candlelight |
Esperando a la luz de las velas |
Chunks of ice |
Pedazos de hielo |
Unaware of the risk |
Sin percatarme del riesgo |
Tidal wave |
Sube la marea |
It put me off going there |
Me disuadió de ir |
I burst into tears |
Estalló en lágrimas |
Tornadoes wrecked Oklahoma |
La arrasaron |
A massive hole |
enorme |
Debris |
Escombros |
Yet, out of the chaos, we achieved success |
Aún así, a partir del caos……… |
I have to put this poster up |
Colgar de la pared |
I am putting on weight |
Ganando peso |
Put out your cigarette please |
Apáguelo |
Drop litter |
Arrojar basura |
Dump waste |
Realizar vertidos |
Unleaded petrol |
Sin plomo |
Exhaust fumes |
Humos de escape |
Cigarette butts |
Colillas |
Gentle breeze |
Suave brisa |
Gale force winds |
Galerna |
I got soaking wet |
Me empapé |
Provided you come |
If you come |
A pinch of salt |
Pellizco de sal |
Bar of choco |
Tableta |
Jar of jam |
Taro de mermelada |
Slice of salami |
Una rodaja |
Take it with a pinch of salt |
No te lo creas del todo |
Comsumption |
Consumo |
I Chaim you are idito |
Afirmo |
Jeorpardize your health |
Put at risk |
I was deprived of my lands |
Despojado, privado de |
A poll |
Una encuesta |
Kidney problems |
De riñón |
Fizzy drinks |
Refrescos con gas |
I am ageing |
Envejeciendo |
Refillable |
Rellenable |
Hight pitch |
Timbre alto (de voz o música) |
It was a big loss |
Pérdida |
Come across |
Toparse con, darse por sorpresa con |
Backache |
Dolor de espalda |
Heartache |
Tristeza, |
Sprained wrist |
Esguince de muñeca |
Sore throat |
Faringitis, garganta irritada |
Twisted ankle |
Tobillo torcido |
Prescription |
Receta |
A course of antibiotics |
Ciclo de antibióticos |
plaster |
Tirita, escayola |
Recipe |
Receta de cocina |
Carelessness |
Descuido |
Stiff neck |
Tortícolis |
Staff |
rígido |
He complained about it |
Se quejó por ello |
Birds were squawking |
Graznando |
The stuffing inside the Chicken |
El relleno ( para comer) |
Flowing hair |
Melena suelta |
Bustling city |
Bulliciosa, ajetreada |
Run-down city |
Venida a menos, envejecida, mal conservada |
Give a piercing scream |
Soltar un grito desgarrador |
Give a broad smile |
Mostrar una amplia sonrisa |
Mammals |
Mamíferos |
Rate of Exchange |
Tipo de cambio |
Stock market |
Mercado de acciones, la bolsa |
Account |
Cuenta corriente |
Currency |
Moneda, divisa (dólar, euro) |
I used my savings to buy a bike |
Ahorros |
I made a huge profit |
Beneficio |
I invested in shares |
Invertí en acciones |
The lion's share |
La parte más grande del pastel |
I had to overcome my fears |
Vencer |
He succeeded in setting up the business |
Triunfó, tuvo éxito |
It is worth taking the risk |
Vale la pena |
He made an appointmente |
Concerto una cita |
Make a speech |
Dar un discurso |
Make a complaint |
Una queja |
Make an arrangement |
Hacer preparativos |
The police prevented him from leaving |
La policía evito que se largara |
Laughter |
risa |
I roared with laughter when I heard the joke |
Solté una carcajada |
We'll toast to Matthew |
Brindemos por |
Shiver |
Temblar |
My spine |
Columna vertebral, espina dorsal |
I panicked when I saw the wolf |
Me entró el pánico |
He was hailed as a hero |
Fue saludado… |
The outcome could have been different |
El resultado |
I peered into the box |
Mire de cerca y con atención (con dificultad) |
A brief glimpse |
Un vistazo fugaz, de pasada |
Staring is rude |
Mirar fijamente (algo sorprende o impacta) es de mala educación |
He gazed at her while she spoke |
Mirar con admiracion |
So goes the saying |
Asi reza el dicho,dice el refran |
Trademark |
Marca registrada |
He went rags to riches |
De la pobrreza a la riqueza |
Well-off |
Acomodado (financieramente), wealthy |
It is unbearably hot |
Insoportablemente |
Cunning as a fox |
Astuto |
Stubborn as a mule |
Testarudo |
Wise as an owl |
Sabio |
Proud as a peacock |
Orgulloso como un pavo (real) |
Blind as a bat |
Ciego como un (topo?) |
The beak |
El pico |
Gills |
Agallas (pez) |
Scales |
Escamas |
Fin |
Aleta |
The cat's whiskers |
Bigotes |
Paws |
Zarpas, |
Horse's hooves |
Pezuñas |
Horse mane |
Crin |
Sitcom |
Situational comedy |
I get by with just 100 euros a month |
Me las apaño |
I have to do up the kids room |
Hacer, arreglar |
These activities take up a lot of my time |
Ocupan |
The seed turned into a beautiful rose |
Se convirtió |
A fortnight holiday |
Una quincena |
A full meal, a 3 course meal |
Comida completa |
8 hour shift |
Turno de 8 horas |
I enrolled them in that school |
Les matriculé, apunté |
I outgrew my friends |
Crecí más me desarrollé antes |
Pour two pints of milk there |
Vierte 2 pintas (1 pint=570 ml aprox) allí |
MP |
Member of parliament |
BBC |
British broadcasting corporation |
I cherished my locker when I was a kid |
Mimaba, cuidaba mi taquilla |
Freshmen |
Novatos |
Buzzer |
Zumbido (alarma) |
We were willing to help |
Deseando ayudar |
Dani nods |
Asiente con la cabeza |
My peers are ok with that |
Mis colegas, compis |
I used to hang out with them |
Solía quedar con ellos, salir con ellos |
Frisking for guns |
Buscando pistolas, friskies guau guau |
Yard |
Garden |
Wardrobe |
Closet |
Drapes |
Curtains |
Truck |
Lorry |
Car park |
Parking lot |
Return ticket |
Round trip ticket, ida y vuelta |
Nursery school |
Guardería |
Dustbin |
Trashcan, garbage can, cubo de la basura |
I am proof of that |
Soy la prueba de ello |
Mogul |
Magnate |
Playwright |
Dramaturgo |
A big bear hug |
Un fuerte abrazo |
I've got a big of a frog in my throat |
Afónico |
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