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Vocabulario Curso Leeds Julio-Agosto

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Harmless
Inofensivo
Not threatening to life or health
Opp. Harmful
Annoying
Molesto, irritante
Sim Bothersome
Dependable
Fiable, seguro
Sim Reliable, Honest
Scuba Diving
Buceo
Scuba is a device that let's divers breath under water
Thrilled
Encantado
Sim Excited
To tuck
Meter
I tucked my money into my wallet
To trip
Poner la zancadilla
To swing
Balancearse
More haste, less speed
Cuanta mas precipitacion en hacer algo, menos rapido
Ages
0 - 2 Baby
2 - 12 Child
13 - 19 Teenage
20 - 29 in his twenties
30 - 39 in his thirties
40 - 65 middle age
65 - old age
0 - 1 Baby
1 - 3 Toddler
4 - 7 Young children
8 - 12 Older children
13 - Teenager
Strap
Correa, tirante
To be fond of
Tener mucho cariño a alguien o a algo, ser aficionado a
Brooch
Broche
Scam
Estafa, timo
To settle
Decidir, fijar
Resolver una diferencia
Saldar una deuda
To remain
Permanecer, continuar
Quedarse
He remained standing
Outsider
Someone who is not accepted in a group
Sim Outlier
Desertor
To aim (with a gun)
Apuntar con un arma
Reward
Recompensa
Convenient
Conveniente, oportuno
Ape
Mono, simio
Skeleton
Esqueleto
Eager
Ansioso, deseoso
Shiny
Brillante
Will
Voluntad, testamento
Smooth
Liso, suave, sin grumos (liquido)
Opp Rough
Tender
Cariñoso, compasivo, sensible, tierno
Opp Tough
To bid
Pujar
To bid for ...
A bid, una puja
To tie
Empatar
Atar
A tie
Empate
Corbata
To praise
Elogiar
A praise
Alabanza, elogio
Door knocker
Picaporte
Midwife
Comadrona
Nappy
Pañal
Truant
Borotero
To play truant
To play hooky
Dummy
Imitacion, maniqui, muñeco, chupete
Fam Bobo
Bib
Babero
Bully
Maton de colegio
To bully
To swot
Empollar
He has been swotting for his exams
A swot, empollon
Slope
Cuesta, pendiente, ladera
Swift
Rapido, veloz
Jaunty
Garboso, desenfadado, alegre
Longing
Deseo, anhelo, añoranza, nostalgia
Sim Wish
Very fast
Whizzing
Flashed by
Pasar muy rapido
Passed
Stopped inmediatelly
Stopped dead
Fabulous
Fabuloso, very nice
Bizarre
Rarisimo, extraño
Drawback
Inconveniente, pega, objecion
Heads or tails?
Cara o cruz?
Mosque
Mezquita
Muslim / Moslem
Musulman / Musulmana
To play marbles
Jugar a canicas
Hag
Bruja, arpia
Gooseberry
Grosella
Apron
Delantal
Crumb
Miga, migaja
Egg-yolk
Yema de huevo
Egg white
Clara de huevo
Grime
Mugre, sucidad
To plunge
Zambullir, sumergir, hundir
Shovel
Pala
Meanness
Mezquindad, tacañeria
To tear off
Arrancar
Counter
Mostrador
To prise
Abrir, separar algo haciendo palanca con fuerza
Blade
Hoja de cuchillo
Hollow
Hueco
Conker
Castaña
Hoard
Reserva secreta, tesoro
To wave
Agitar, mover la mano saludando
To wander
Vagar por el mundo
Tick
Segundito, en seguida, in a...
To strive
Esforzarse por hacer algo
To grin
Sonreir abiertamente
Slap
En la cara una bofetada y en la espalda una palmada
To slap
Abofetear, dar una palmada
Gang
Banda, pandilla, cuadrilla
To set off
Salir, ponerse en camino
Rear
Parte de atras
Ripe
Maduro, en frutas
To ripe
Madurar
To fish
Rebuscar
Wreckage
Restos de avion, coche, despues de accidente
To mumble
Farfullar, hablar entre dientes
Scowl
Ceño
To scowl
Fruncir el ceño
Gown
Toga, vestido largo
Bulky
Voluminoso
Tilt
Inclinacion
To sweat
Sudar
Juggling
Hacer malabarismos
To cut out
Recortar en noticias
To take in
Comprender
Rating
Clasificacion, indice
To outraged
Ultrajar, violentar, atropellar
To haunt
Embrujar
Riot
Motin
To slaughter
Matar, sacrificar
Knight
Caballero
Urine
Orina
Jellyfish
Medusa
To sting
Picar algun animal
A sting
Una picadura
The name comes from
It's named after
Se llama asi por...
Wicked
Malvado, muy malo
Boldly
Audazmente, valientemente
To hand out
Repartir, distribuir
To hand in
Entregar, presentar
To sign in
Registrarse
To sign up
Alistarse, enrolarse, firmar contrato
Bribe
Soborno
Shocking
Escandaloso, chocante, espantoso
To give a black eye
Poner un ojo morado a alguien
To knock over
Atropellar
To strap
Atar con correa
Flattering
Adulador, lisonjero
Favorecido para las fotos
Opp Unflattering
To persuade
Persuadir, convencer
To harass
Acosar
To acquitt
Absolver a alguien de algo
To splash
Salpicar
Breed
En animales, la raza
En personas, la clase
En ordenadores, la generacion
To breed
Criar, procrear
To attract
Atraer la atencion
To snoop
Fisgar, fisgonear
A snoop
Un fisgon
Opposite
Lo contrario
To oppose
Oponerse, resistirse
Tu pursue
Seguir, perseguir
Pursuit
Persecucion, busqueda, pasatiempo
To release
Poner en libertad
To deliver
Entregar, repartir
Handcuff
Esposas (policia)
To sob
Sollozar, llorar mucho
To cry noisily while breathing in short sudden burst (rafagas).
To stab
To push a knife into someone or something.
To rob
To steal money or property from a person, bank,..
To steal
To take something that belongs to someone else
Burglar
Someone who goes into houses, shops, to rob them
Theft, burglary, robbery
Robo
To mistake someone for someone else
Confundir a alguien
To be searched by customs
Ser revisado en aduana
To twist, to sprain one's ..
To turn a part of your body around or change your position by changing
Retorcerse
To flee
To leave somewhere very quickly in order to scape from danger
To loot
To steal things, especially from shops or homes that have been damaged in a war or riot
Saquear
A loot
Botin, saqueo
To quit, To resign
To leave a job, especially without finishing it completely
Row
A short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well
To row
To make a boat move across water using oars
Probe
An investigation in with many questions are asked to discover the truth about something
Famine
A situation in wich a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die
Drought
A long period of dry weather when there is no enough water for plants and animals to live
Livelyhood
The way you earn money in order to live
Spokesman/Spokeswoman/Spokesperson
A man or woman who has been chosen to speak offically for a group, organization or government
Disappearance
When someone or something becomes impossible to see or find
To bar
To officially prevent someone from entering a place from doing something
To hit
To affect badly. If someone bad hits a place or a person it suddenly happens and affects people badly
To pierce
To make a small hole in with and object with a sharp point
To soar
To increase quickly to a high level
To advise
To tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something
Advice
An opinion you give someone about what they should do
To back
To support someone or something especially by giving them money or using your influence
To claim
To state that something is true, even though it has not been proved
To appeal
To make a serious public request for help, money, information,...
Circulations
Tirada de un periodico
National paper
Local paper
Daily paper
Broadsheet
Tabloid
Tipos de periodico, 5
Reporter
The editor
A correspondant
A columnist
The propietor
Personas que trabajan en un periodico, 5
Sniper
Someone who shoots at people from a hidden position
Overnight
For or during de night
To sack
To dismiss someone for their job
Fancy-dress
Clothes that you wear, especially for parties, that make you look like famous person
Solely
Not involving anything or anyone else
Solamente, unicamente
To criticise
To express your disapproval or someone or something or to talk about their faults
To bug
To put a bug (small piece of electronic equipment) somewhere secretly in order to listen to conversations
Obituary
An article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died
Esquelas
In depth
Thorough, complete, and considering details
En profundidaz
Unbiased
Imparcial
To refund
To give someone their money back
Couch potatoe
Someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV
Couch
A comfortable piece of furniture big enough for two or three people to sit on
A set up
Un montaje de prensa
To go red
If you go red, your face becomes a bright pink colour, especially because you are embarrased or angry
Freedom of press
Freedom of speech
Libertad de prensa
Libertad de expresion
Lined paper
Papel cuadriculado
Twenty-four seven
24-7
If something happens twenty-four seven happens all the time, everyday
To look up to
To admire or respect someone
Supply and demand
Oferta y demanda
To go along with somebody or something
To agree with or support someone or something
Estar de acuerdo con
To do without something
To live or to do something without a particular thing
Pasar sin, prescindir de
To make up something
To produce a new story, song, game,.. by thinking
To break down
If a car or machine breaks down, it stops working
To wean myself off
Slowly stop doing something wich is an addiction
The box in the corner
The tv set
To fall out of love
Opp to fall in love
Ceefax
Teletexto
To be sour at something
To have a bad feeling
Be upset or unhappy
Eyestrain
Vista cansada
To detach
Separar
To attach
Juntar
To gamble
To risk money or possesions on the result of something as a card game or a race
Gambling
When people risk money or possisions
Juego
Addictive
Addict
Telly-addict
Change channel
Adictivo
Adicto
Teleadicto
Cambiar canal
To turn over
Dar la vuelta al papel
Cambiar de canal
To flick
To make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb or finger
Jug
Jarra para el agua
Mug
Jarra para la leche o cerveza
To mourn
Llorar la muerte de alguien, luto
To gorge
To eat until you are too full to eat anymore
To devour
To eat something quickly because you are hungry
Listless
Feeling tired and not interested in things
To betray
To be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset
Falseness
Falsedad
Reminder
Something that makes you notice, remember or think about something
Idey
Ociosamente
Iffy
Dudoso
Idle
Not working or producing anything
Vago, holgazan, parado
To manage
Dirigir, administrar, llevar, manejar, controlar, conseguir, lograr
To tear
To damage something such as a paper or cloth by pulling it hard or letting it touch something sharp
Whilst
In british English formal while
To limp
To walk slowly and with difficulty because your leg or foot is injured or weak
Lame
Unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak
Cojo
I'll let you go
Te dejo, en conversaciones telefonicas
To involve
If an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it
To Contain
If something such as a bag, box or place contains something, that thing is inside it
To include
If one thing includes another, the second thing is part of the first
Vibe
Vibracion, sensacion
Revellers
Someone who is having fun singing, dancing in a noisy way
Fiesteros, festivaleros
Festive
Looking or feeling bright and cheerful in a way that seems suitable for celebrations
Firecrackers
A small firework that explodes loudly
Craftsmen
Someone who is very skilled at a particular craft
Artesano
Wax
A solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles
Cera
To set off (fireworks)
To make a bomb explode or cause explossion
Parade
A public celebration when musical bands, brightly decorated vehicles,..
Procesion
Traditional dress
Traje tradicional
Brass band
Banda de metal
Handkerchief
A piece of clothe that you use for drying your nose or eyes
Neckerchief
A square piece of clothe that is folded and worn tied around the neck
To bluff
To pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation
Tirarse un farol
Send off party
Leaving party
Fiesta de despedida
Party animal
Party pooper
Actitudes frente a fiestas
To seize
To take hold of something suddenly and violently
To wreck
To completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a succesful way
Yatch
Yate
Bolt of figthening
Rayo
To axe
To close down, dismiss
Recortar drasticamente
Despedir
Bid
Attempt
Intento
To blast
To damage or destroy something or to injure or kill someone using a gun or a bomb
Explotar
To blaze
To burn very brightly and strongly
Fire
Arder en un incendio
To clash
Estar en conflicto
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