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actitud, mentalidad
Resentful
resentido, rencoroso
corriente
Struggle
luchar, forcejear
sequa
garabatear pasar el rato, pasar el tiempo sin hacer nada agotar, cansado
borrador
Rough (rf)
spero, basto valiente, bien definido, marcado, negrita fuera de los caminos trillados, apartado, remoto, escondido, retirado ganar a las cartas, ajedrez, etc avispa
Bold
Browse
curiosear, ojear
Scathing (ske)
Beat
Grumpy
grun
Wasp
Midget
enano gorrn, persona que se cuela en una fiesta gorila, matn, portero
Guesswork
conjeturas
Gatecrasher
Rotten
Bouncer
Mature
Stag
ciervo macho
Ripen
Doe d/
cierva, coneja
Blink
cervatillo
Wink
Deer
ciervo genrico
Hassle
Antler
asta de ciervo,
Cash back
Debit card cashback, cash that shoppers receive along with their Kick the bucket goods when paying by debit card hipoteca dejar sin sentido, asombrar alucinante, impresionante ganado Full of beans
(re)mortgage
lleno de energa, lleno de vitalidad esquirol desalentado, deprimido, triste poca de cello muy cansado, en las ltimas tratando de decidir entre dos opciones muy contento
Stun
Blackleg Down in the mouth Rutting season Be on your last legs Be in two minds about something Over the moon
Stunning
Cattle
Graze
pastar
Hike
caminata, hacer senderismo, hiking boots : botas de montaa Envidiar, hacer algo de mala gana. I begrudge every moment I spend at work, lamento cada momento que paso en el trabajo tener problemas con alguien Publicar: The prime
minister issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign (dimitir)
Go hiking
Begrudge (b'grd)
meter la pata
To issue
Slip up
Meter la pata.
Sorry, I slipped up when I calculated how much I owe you.
Slip = resbalar molestia, to be a nuisance: ser una molestia, una lata Difcil, duro Firme, fuerte mentalmente Duro para la carne:
this meal is a bit tough
Shed
emitir
Nuisance
Sink
hundirse
Tough
Barely
Apenas, escaso
Pillory
ridiculizar
Scratch
araar
Inhabitant
habitante
Pride
Agog
ansiedad, curiosidad
Hang on
Fates
destino
Waywardness
Deserve
merecer
Beforehand
de antemano
Be rid of
Come out
salir
Wary
Essay
ensayo
Appeal
To appeal
Gustar, atraer
That house really appeals to me
Scholarly
Drift
Relentless
Down to earth
Enquiry
Take aback
Praise
Breadth
anchura, amplitud ancho, como caracterstica geogrfica (desierto ancho) o espalda ancha inconformista estar ansioso, tener ganas, estar entusiasmado trineo experto reconocido aunque yo no lo he comprobado La Polica, el cuerpo de polica puro, absoluto Vale la pena Ej: to be worth reading: vale la pena leerlo con un valor de, que vale: to be worth five million valer cinco millones when someone thinks of something again.
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Championed
campen
Broad
Eerie
Maverick
Handful
Be keen
Baffle
frustar, baffle
Sledge
Squid
calamar
So-called expert
Whim
capricho, antojo
Police force
Raft
Sheer
Wide
To be worth + ing
Drag
to be worth
Remind
Remember
Remind always takes an object. Palabras prestadas de otro idioma Sumamente claro
Rusty
Oxidado
Accurately
Con exactitud
til, provechoso
usefulness
Useless
careful
bandage
Wound /wund/
Herida, herir
Soplar
Rubbish
Basura
Negarse, rechazar
Refuse
Dump
Verter, tirar Alcantarilla, cloaca Costurera? Entumecer Producir, fabricar Producto Fila Remar Lgrima Rasgar(se), romper algo en pedazos
Invalid
Sewer
Numb
Number
Produce
Polish
Row
Bow
Tear
Desirability
Marvel
Maravilla
To get attuned
Sintonizar, conseguir sintona Limpio, ordenado Consciente, as far as i am aware: que yo sepa Disposicin para, por ejemplo disposicin para ayudar. Revelacin hacer todo lo posible (por hacer algo) Todos nos conocamos Grapar Amuleto, mascota para traer suerte Cajn Tener cario a, ser aficionado a Espina de arbusto Ave de presa, ave rapaz Reacondicionar, reequipar Hacer una sugerencia
Setback
Neat
Weird
Aware
To be aware of
Readiness to
Byway
Camino apartado hacer, tener entre manos, tramar, estar haciendo Hacer trampas, embaucar, timar Grapadora
Eye-opener To go to any/some/etc lengths All got to know each other To staple stepl Mascot
To be up to
Hoodwink Stapler steplr Vase /v:z/ Chest of drawers Fondness f:ndns Scratch
Jarrn, florero
Cmoda, sifonier
Cario, aficin
Rascar, araar
To enhance
Mejorar, realzar
Birds of prey
Handy
Insight
To cope with: hacer frente a, enfrentarse con To give + subject + Darle a alguien la the impression impresin de que that Loss Prdida
Cork
Corcho Aterrizar, posarse, conseguir, obtener Periodo de mala suerte Invitar a alguien. I'm
treating you te invito yo;
To cheer
Aclamar, vitorear Afirmar, pretender, reclamar, solicitar cmo te trata la vida? (fam) Sustantivo: regalo, invitacin, permitirse un lujo Regresar Tomar al cuidado una organizacin oficial Estar empeado/decido a hacer algo Estar casi, bordear, limitar Argumento
To treat
Verbo: tratar, considerar, invitar Rechazar Volver, dar la vuelta, facturar Fecha de vencimiento Ahora que lo pienso A decir verdad Argumento
To turn down
To turn over
Due date
Mind you
To border on
Storyline
Plot
To plot
Sore
Dolor
Border
Frontera (entre pases) Boundary Algo es probable o seguro que va a suceder. Its bound to rain: 99% de posibilidades de que llueva Algo est listo para ser. Her new film is set to be a great success
Lmite, frontera
To be sure/bound to
To be set to
To be due to
Est previsto que. Algo se espera que suceda en un momento determinado. Chief is due to retire next year Pinchar Sumergir en, mojar galletas Hacer la revisin al coche Descartar, desechar Educar, educacin. nature versus nurture = debate sobre se nace o se hace Escultura, talla Escribir, deletrear, significar 1 recurrir [to, a]: Linda resorted to using her savings, Linda tuvo que echar mano de sus ahorros 2 Jur interponer recurso, recurrir
Script
Guin Alegre, Poco serio, Dicho en tono festivo Servicio, revisin del coche Raspar algo
To prick
Light hearted
To dip into
Service
To service
To scrape
To scrap
Naturaleza
Nurture
Carving
To spell
To resume
Reanudar
To resort to
To be being
Estar siendo .
Rousing speech To raise To approve of sb. + -ing Whirlpool To give st. a shot To sow
To rise
Subir, ascender
To arouse
Whirlwind
Torbellino
Torbellino Poner algo a prueba, probar algo, Ill give it a shot = voy a probar Sembrar
To slam
Cerrarse de golpe
Seam
Costura
Unlikely To get to grips with st. Shame To pay attention to To get cross
Oddly enough
Extrao
Ashamed
Avergonzado
Prestar atencin
Prestar atencin
To be angry
Perder los nervios Ni..ni puede significar tampoco, pero requiere una oracin negativa y su posicin en la frase es distinta I dont like it, and I cant afford it either. No me gusta, y tampoco puedo comprarlo. My sister didnt go either. Mi
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Either
Neither
Ambos. On either side of the road en ambos Neither.. nor lados de la calle Cuando neither significa tampoco se puede sustituir por nor. Con ambos se utiliza la estructura: Either neither/nor + v aux/v modal + sujeto I didnt go. Neither/Nor did I. Yo no fui. Yo tampoco. I cant
To mean
Significar o querer hacer I didn't mean to do it perdn, lo hice sin querer; he didn't mean (you) any harm no quiso hacerte dao.
To sum up
hermana tampoco fue. I havent seen that film. I havent either. No he visto esa pelcula. Yo tampoco verbo transitivo resumir: could you sum it all up in a few words?, puedes resumirlo en pocas palabras? verbo intransitivo resumir to sum up..., en resumen Crudo, invierno crudo, inhspito Ponerse nervioso Basado en hechos reales
Hijos, descendencia
Bleak
Abrir el apetito
To work sb up
Factual
Hacer el papel To play the lead protagonista de una pelcula, etc Steady Trabajador/aumento worker/increase constante
Steady
Burglar
Shoplifter
Pickpocket
Carterista
Robber
Ladrn de bancos
Apuntar algo
Unsuitable
Inapropiado, inoportuno
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So as + To + Verb infinitive
So that......
Para + frase
Woven
Debido a
Loose
Restless
Inquieto, agitado
A hedge
Seto
Steep
Empinado excesivo
Problema
Outskirts
Afueras
Ciudad dormitorio
Sincere
Sincere
Hacer autostop
Buckle
Hebilla
Strap
Correa, tirante
Plough
Choppy
Revuelto
To dread
Tener terror a
To ail
Estar enfermo
Harm
Dao Experimentar, someterse a algo Contable Comunicarse por telfono No tener vertigo
Dreadful
Horrible psimo
Undergo
A counter
Engaged
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Fair
Zanco, pilote
Driftwood
Dietas Madurar, aejarse Aejo Over the counter Juntar, reunir, Garther speed = ganar velocidad Manta
Ash
A hose
Manguera
OTC
Household
Faenas domsticas
To gather
To stretch
Estirarse alargar
Blanket
A torch
Linterna
To strain
Esforzarse, aguzar Agrupar, bunch up = apiar, amontonar Desigual, desnivelado Dirigir, llevar un concierto Guardera
To deafen
Ensordecer
To bunch
Mattress
Colchn
A cordon
Cordn
Intacto Robar la atencin del show, ser el protagonista Acogedor Filtrar a la prensa, filtrar informacin (wikileaks) leak = gotera
Sin pensar
Acurrucarse
To leak
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Show off
Show up
Revelar, mostrar
Make up
Inventar, recuperar, Make up your maquillarse, reconciliar mind Ganar, mejorar, recoger, captar Extrovertido To articulate
Decidir Capaz de expresarse con claridad Ponerse a, get down to work = ponerse a trabajar Fracasar estrepitosamente, pegarse un trastazo
To pick up
Meterse de lleno en Big y large describen el tamao, la capacidad o la cantidad de algo, pero big es menos formal. A diferencia de
Big
Sobre todo
Unlike
In earnest
En serio, seriamente
By no means
De ninguna manera
By means of
Steadily
Constantemente, continuamente
Post
The enlisted man was posted to a sniper unit near the town. El soldado fue destinado a una unidad de francotiradores cerca de la ciudad.
Intencin de + verbo
On foot
Andando, con on Por temor a (hacer) algo Con miedo de Abandonar algo, dejar,
Con by
For fear of
In fear of
To take up residence
Mudarse, to move
To give up + ing
to give up chocolate
de intentar ir alli
To feature
To exhibite
To tackle
Utterly
To harness
To behave
Comportarse
Comportarte bien Enough comes after adjectives and adverbs. Good enough Enough comes before nouns. Enough money
So much .. as
Tanto como: Jake is not so (much) curious Enough as (he is) obnoxious.
On behalf of
Apart from
Aparte de
Afterwards
Blurred
Out of interest
During
Rather
High time
Llegado el momento
Would rather/sooner + subject + past simple (subjuntivo) Its (high/about) time + subject + past simple (subjuntivo) To hold down a job Conserver un empleo
Preferira que. I would rather you told me the truth preferira que me dijeras (subj. pret. Imperf.)la verdad
Es el momento. Its time we went back home. Es hora de que volvieramos (subjuntivo) a casa
Take up
Conocer detalles sobre, investigar sobre Subir, incrementar, aumentar. Intransitivo: Something go up
verbo transitivo 1 recoger . Put away the toys 2 (dinero) ahorrar . Put away some money for 3 (a un criminal) encerrar 4 comer: he puts away large quantities of food, consume una cantidad ingente de comida
Drop out of
Go up
Put up
Abandonar, drop out of Russian classes Opuesto a take up Aumentar, subir. Transitivo: Put up something Put something up
Put away
Landscape
Panorama, paisaje
Concern
Undergo
Experimentar, someterse a (una ciruga, un test) Destrozar, desmenuzar, hacer aicos, hacer polvo Considerar. In regard to: con respect a Hazaa, proeza
used to emphasize that what happened was not what you expected We had expected to arrive an hour late, but in the event we were early.
Fashion
Shatter
N: moda
Blur
Regard
Feasible
Viable, factible
Feat
Mind-blowing
asombroso,-a, alucinante: it was a mind-blowing experience, fue una experiencia alucinante. Their feats were mind-blowing
In the event
Within
Dentro de: within the box, the project is due within three days Para. I want to go to the shop in order to buy . In order to travel abroad Desfasado. Games
companies cannot afford to be behind the times
within reach
In order to, so as to
Bring about
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Beneath
1 bajo, debajo de 2 figurado it's beneath her to complain, quejarse es indigno de ella she married beneath her, no se cas bien you're beneath contempt, ni siquiera mereces mi desprecio
Above
At sea
Estar de guardia. Salirse con la suya, salir impune: Get away with doing nothing at work Razn, base, the major
rationale cited for la mayor razn citada para
Decidirse a hacer algo. to get away with Salir por ahi, hacer una escapada
Get away
Rationale
Ban
Prohibicin
smoking ban = prohicion de fumar
Seguro que hay: there are sure to be foods you cant resist to Comida basura
Weak-willed person
To praise
Toma, ingesta
I verbo transitivo 1 (empresa) dirigir, administar 2 (la casa, el dinero, las finanzas) llevar, manejar 3 (personas) controlar 4 conseguir, lograr: he managed to open the door, logr abrir la puerta II verbo intransitivo poder (con algo), arreglrselas Observa que cuando to
Slump
II verbo intransitivo 1 (las ventas) caer en picado (los precios) desplomarse 2 (los nimos, la economa) decaer 3 (una persona) caer,
To manage
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manage significa conseguir hacer algo a pesar de la dificultad existente, va seguido del infinitivo con to: I managed to read his letter despite his awful handwriting. Consegu leer su carta a pesar de su horrible letra
To pave
To draw
I vtr (ps drew pp drawn) 1 (un cuadro) dibujar (una lnea) trazar 2 tirar de (tren, carroza) arrastrar: the coach was drawn by four white horses, la carroza iba arrastrada por cuatro caballos blancos (cortinas) (abrir) descorrer (cerrar) correr (persianas) bajar 3 (a gente, aplausos, etc) atraer: his remarks drew applause, sus comentarios levantaron aplausos the musicians drew a crowd, los msicos atrajeron a mucha gente (la atencin) llamar 4 (un arma, una conclusin, confesin, fuerza, un diente, dinero del banco, etc) sacar (un taln) librar (un sueldo) cobrar 5 to draw breath, respirar 6 to draw lots, echar a suertes 7 (comparacin) hacer II verbo intransitivo 1 Arte dibujar 2 (moverse) to draw apart (from), separarse (de) to draw to a halt/stop, parar to draw to an end, acabarse 3 Dep they drew three all, empataron a tres III 1 2 3 nombre sorteo Dep empate fig (exposicin, espectculo) atraccin
Idear un plan
refresco
Sharp
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With his glasses on, his vision was sharp. Con las gafas puestas, su visin era aguda. (intelligent) figurado agudo adj avispado adj They decided to hire the sharpest of the candidates. Decidieron contratar al ms agudo de los candidatos. (intense) agudo adj intenso adj I have a sharp pain in my back. (time: precisely) en punto lod adj Please be at the meeting at three o'clock sharp. Por favor presntese en la reunin a las tres en punto. (abrupt) brusco adj
To hand in
Entregar: (a notice, homework, un billete, un trabajo) presentar: (una solicitud, la dimisin) Oro puro
Solid gold
Better safe than Mejor prevenir que sorry curar Desmoronarse, derrumbarse, quebrarse. Fall apart at the seams: desmoronarse en pedazos Darse cuenta, Ejercer fuerza, presin. Exert
Exert oneself = esforzarse en hacer algo Exert peer preasure = ejercer presion de grupo
Sorry state
To fall apart
Slight
Release
Peer group
To engage
To be just about possibility = there is a slight chance that it will happen, pequea posibilidad.
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Pitch dark/black
She was so in the habit of walking home after school that she forgot she needed to visit the store first. Ella estaba tan acostumbrada a caminar directo a su casa que se le olvid pasar a la tienda
To found
Tener en cuenta
to take back
Stand
Plataforma, pechero
Can stand
Stand out
Stand to reason
was in Alex's hand. It stands to reason he fired the shot. The gun was in Alex's hand. It stands to reason he fired the shot.
Colocar a alguien en una buena posicin, Resultarle o serle muy til a alguien
have made good progress with sth haber avanzado bastante
En conjunto As a whole
We will take the package as a whole. Nos llevaremos el paquete en su totalidad
To be well into
I'm well into the book He avanzado bastante en el libro. There are well into a million books in print
Jargon
Argot
Demean
At a time
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There may be
Puede HABER
It may be
Puede SER
Shortage
Falta, escasez
So far
in so far as..., en la medida en que... as far back as 1066, ya en 1066 far into the night, hasta muy entrada la noche so far, hasta ahora so far so good, por el momento, bien
Meat bone
Hueso
Fish bone
Espina pescado
Cherry Stone
Hueso cereza
Crop
Cultivo
Harvest To take a leaf out of someone To fly off the handle Pain
Cosecha
Door handle
Pomo de puerta
to be in sb's good/bad books, estar a buenas/malas con alguien To throw the book at, castigar severamente In my book, en mi opinin
Despair
Dolor, sufrimiento
I verbo transitivo 1 (asir) agarrar 2 comprender: he cannot grasp what I'm saying, no alcanza a comprender lo que digo
Painful
Grasp
II nombre 1 agarrn, apretn 2 conocimientos, comprensin 3 alcance: it is within your grasp, est a tu alcance
Go/Set about
De quien:
Whose gloves are these?
Whose
Cuyo:
The schools, whose students were mostly immigrants, had few problems.
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To cut down on
To cut down
Come about
(el + frecuente)
Suceder, ocurrir
How did all these events come about?
Come across
(el + usado en el CAE)
come at
Embestir, atacar
Come by
II verbo transitivo adquirir, conseguir: how did you come by that mirror?, cmo conseguiste ese espejo?
Come down
1 bajar [from, de] 2 (lluvia) caer: the rain came down in buckets, llova a mares 3 (precios) bajar 4 (edificio) derrumbarse 5 (una enfermedad) to come down with, enfermar de: he came down with measles, cogi el sarampin
Come into
1 (espacio) entrar en 2 (recibir) heredar: he recently came into a lot of money, recientemente ha heredado mucho dinero 3 ser relevante: bananas don't come into it, los pltanos no tienen nada que ver
Come out
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Come round
Come up
Come up with
Sole
To wipe
To back into
Limpiar Wipe up: limpiar Wipe out: aniquilar, erradicar Encargarse, asumir la responsabilidad.
take it upon myself
To get out of
Escapar de
Apearse, bajar de Relevar, tomar el mando, sustituir a alguien de conjunto, integral, completo, exhaustivo, aplastante. FALSO AMIGO Ocio, tiempo libre
Set up
Instalar, fundar
To take over
Adornment
Adorno, decoracin
Comprehensive
Fake, forgery
falsificacin Dispararse (precios, temperaturas) Remontarse (avin) Elevarse, subir, aumentar Flipar slang (enjoy, take pleasure in)Espaa, coloq
She gets a kick out of watching talking animal videosLe flipa ver vdeos de animales parlantes.
Leisure
To soar
Brand
Marca, estilo
In bulk
rowdy
Camorrista, agitador
No me malentiendas
To whizz
Listo, zorro
Cuna
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Quarter
I nombre 1 cuarta parte 2 (hora) cuarto 3 (de la Luna) cuarto 4 trimestre 5 US 25 centavos 6 barrio 7 parte: help came from all quarters, la ayuda vino de todas partes at close quarters, de cerca 8 quarters pl, alojamiento II verbo transitivo 1 dividir en cuatro partes 2 Mil alojar 1 impedir, evitar: he will prevent you from passing, te impedir pasar we can't prevent it happening, no podemos evitarlo o no podemos evitar que suceda 2 (accidente, enfermedad) evitar, prevenir
To reckon
Pensar, creer
To blush
Sonrojarse, ruborizarse
To frown
Fruncir el ceo
Sour
Agrio. Sweet and sour: agridulce Amargo Mirar fijamente, igual que stare. Nivelar
Spicy
Especiado
Bitter
To glance
Ojear, vistazo
Gaze
A bump
Uproot
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