English C1+ vocabulary 1T - nouns Flashcards
Local (en un edificio)
Premises
We don’t want the premises to be half-fulled
Desesperación
Despair
To be in despair
Inconveniente
Drawback
Downside
Setback
PitfallI had to pay for the Internet site, and this was a definite downside!
Estado de ánimo
Mood
Atuendo
Outfit
Pavo real
Peacock
Foso
Pit
Furia
Rage
Aroma
Scent
Sacrificio, abnegación
Self-denial
Matanza
Slaughter
Gorrión
Sparrow
Golondrina
Swallow
Espino
Thorn
Factura, albarán
Invoice
Probabilidad, posibilidad
Likelihood
In all likelihood it will be finished by then
What’s the likelihood of a spring election?
There is every likelihood of it happening
Paso de cebra
Zebra crossing
Insistencia
Insistence
Insistence on, insistence on that
Semáforo
Traffic lights
To jump the lights
He is an amber glamber
Trazado, distribución
Layout, scheme, plan
Medio de transporte
A means of transport
Nombre muy conocido y popular
A householdname
Calderilla
Peanuts, chickfeed
Regalo, gusto
Treat
To give oneself a treat (permitirse un lujo)
Sonámbulo
Sleepwalker
Colchón económico
Nest egg
Keep your nest egg working
Retirement nest egg
Presupuesto
Budget
The project ran over budget
A big-budget production
Set a budget
Defecto, fallo
Shortcoming
Trastos, basura
Junk
Junk mail, junk food
Gafas de sol
Sun glasses, shades
Idiota, ingenuo
Mug
Endoso, apoyo
Endorsement
The endorsement of a charity
Subasta, remate
Auction
I bought it in an online auction
Comadrona
Midwife
Heredero
Heir
Inheritor
Huérfano
Orphan
Charlador, cotorra
Chatterbox
Soltera, solterona
Spinster
Single woman
Maiden
Desertor
Deserter
Quitter
Defector
Cómplice
Accomplice
Polizón
Stowaway
Costurera
Seamstress
Bordador
Embroider
Posibilidad, perspectiva
Prospect
A job with no prospects
He’s a good prospect for the first race
Galán, ídolo, rompecorazones
Heartthrob
Attractive idolized man
George Clooney is supposed to be a heartthrob
Tipo, raza, especie
Breed
A new breed of dogs is being sold
Arma de cañones recortados
Sawn-off shotgun
Ventana emergente
Pop-up
There are pop-ups on your website
Enfoque (idea)
Approach
Adopt an approach
To adopt a new approach to something
Valla publicitaria, anuncio
Hoarding
There are hoardings in the streets
Culebrón
Soap opera
Arrebato, estallido de emoción
Outburst
An outburst of tears
Demanda, proceso, pleito, litigio
Lawsuit
They brought a lawsuit against the government
Contienda, enemistad
Feud
She became involved in the bitter family feud
Arruga
Crinkle
A tell-tale crinkle
Hermano o hermana, hermanos
Sibling, siblings
Tregua
Truce
We are offering a truce
Avance, logro, descubrimiento, gran paso adelante
Breakthrough
People made important scientific breakthroughs by accident
Moho
Mould
There was some mould growing in the wall
Casualidad, suerte, chiripa
Fluke
To win by a fluke
Clavel
Carnation
Balde, cubo
Bucket
It’s raining buckets
To kick the bucket
Savia
Sap
The sap of a particular tree
Alto el fuego
Cease fire
Toque de queda
Curfew
Tierra de nadie
No-man’s-land
Zona parachoques
Buffer zone
Folleto, octavilla
Leaflet, brochure, pamphlet
The Scottish Tourist Board publishes an excellent brochure
Chivo expiatorio
Scapegoat
The goal-keeper was used as a scapegoat for the team
Asignatura obligatoria, troncal
Core subject
Sincronía, sincronicidad
(Coincidencia fortuita - teoría de Jung)
Chiripa, casualidad
Synchronicity
Serendipity
Coacción o restricción
Constraint
He’s disappointed with the constraints he works under
Trineo
Sled
I played in the snow with my new sled
Emboscada, trampa
Ambush
The settlers were surprised when the Indians layed an ambush for them
Hazaña, hito
Feat
Hermandad, fraternidad (universitaria)
Sorority (girls)
Fraternity (boys)
Brotherhood
Bombo y platillo, exageración publicitaria
Hype
There’s a lot of hype surrounding the new cleaning product
Marisco
Shellfish
I like shellfish very much, such as prawns/shrimps
Hatajo, jauría, manada, baraja, pandilla
Pack
Pack of lies, pack of wolves, pack of cards, pack of dogs, pack of liars
Argumento, parcela, conspiración, planta
Plot
Plot of a novel, plot of a building, plot as a secret plan, plot as a piece of land
Éxito de taquilla
Blockbuster
The Lord of the Rings was a definite blockbuster
Equivalente, referencia
Shorthand
For years, the word ‘amateur’ has been shorthand for ‘sloppy’
Campo de juego, alquitrán, pendiente, ángulo de ataque, discurso, actuación, tono
Pitch
The busker’s pitch is over there
The fans invaded the pitch at the stadium
The pitch of a siren is usually sharp
We listened to the salesman’s pitch
That roof has a very steep pitch
The pitch of a ship is its angle in the water
We need another load of pitch to finish this road
Caja fuerte
Safe
My money is all locked away in the safe
Figura (persona), silueta, imagen, diagrama, cifra
Figure
An important figure in literature, a young woman with a nice figure, figure 32 on the book, an astronomical figure (distance)
Forma de hablar en público, entrega, parto, liberación
Delivery
As a politician his delivery was good, a postal delivery, when I was born I was a terrible delivery, delivery of the hostages
Taladradora, simulacro, perforadora
Drill
Pneumatic drill to make roads, a fire drill, the dentist’s drill
Expedición (envío, emisión), asunto (problema), descendencia, promulgación
Issue
A stamps’ issue, the issue of environment, issues from his childhood, he died without issue, the issue of liquor licenses
Una temporada (un rato), hechizo (encantamiento), mareo (vahído)
Spell
A spell of bad weather, to cast a spell on someone, had a dizzy spell and almost faint
Salto, límite (linde)
Bound
He reached the apples with a bound
The shot went out of bounds
Charco, grupo de gente (equipo), parque (flota de vehículos), piscina, estanque (remanso), billar americano
Pool
A pool of blood, the exploration pool included ten people, the car pool, go to the swimming pool, a forest pool, to play pool
Cuenta (deuda), veintenas, partitura, puntuación, muesca, fila
Score
The mafias will settle the scores, scores of people, the musical score, the score of the game, there are scores on walls in ancient caves, a long score of people
Fila (línea), lima, archivo (expediente)
File
Walk in single file, a nail file, your personal file
Esfuerzo, bate, murciélago
Bat
Do something of your own bat, a baseball bat, batman
Propina, punta, consejo, cima, vertedero
Tip
Leave a 15% tip, tip of the tongue, follow my tip, tip of the hill, take waste to the tip
Existencias, caldo, inventario, acciones, cartulina, linaje, culata
Stock
Out of stock, a stock of chicken, take stock of things, the stock of the company, print on a hard stock, come from noble stock, the stock of the rifle
Un cuento chino
A tall story
He told me a tall story, and I didn’t believe it
Pata de animal
Paw
A cat’s paw is soft on the bottom
Garra, zarpa
Claw
The claws of the tiger
Pelaje, piel de animal
Fur
This new generation faux fur is almost impossible to tell from the real thing
Joroba
Hump
The hump of the camel
Colmillo
Tusk
My dog has got big tusks
Trompa de elefante, tronco, baúl, torso, bañador, maletero (USA)
Trunk
Trunk of an elephant, trunk of a tree
Bolsa de marsupial, zurrón
Pouch
Kangaroos have a pouch
Melena, crin
Mane
Mane of a lion, mane of a horse
Aleta
Fin
The dorsal fin of sharks
Casco del caballo
Hoof
Horses have hooves
Cuernos, cornamenta
Antler, antlers
Deer’s horns are called antlers
Escama de pez, balanza, escala
Scale
A fish has got scales, the boxer stepped onto scale, the map is drawn on a thousand to one scale
Bigote de gato, bigotes
Whisker, whiskers
My cat has got long whiskers
Un consejo
Some advice, a piece of advice
Dieta básica
Staple diet
Prueba de identidad
Proof of identity
Apuesta segura
A safe bet
