English C1+ vocabulary 2T - nouns Flashcards
Intento, puja, OPA a una empresa
Bid
Bid to climb Everest fails, bid at an auction, a hostile overtake bid
Peaje, cuota, daño, pérdida
Toll
Toll of the motorway, death toll on the country’s roads, diseases exact a heavy toll in children
Campo de conocimiento, campo (parcela), campo de juego, manto (extensión), fondo
Field
History is my field, he works in the field, field events like javelin, a field of snow, a field of blue in the picture
Planta (piso, nivel, tramo de escaleras), huida, vuelo
Flight
It’s up one flight of stairs, the army were put to flight, the fight was delayed
Piercing nariz, semental, broche de presión
Stud
A stud in her nose, the horse will be put to stud, a stud from the collar
Intento, turno, actividad, brío
Go
I passed the test first go, it’s my go now, she is always on the go (moviéndose), she has a lot of go
Papel (rol), parte (trozo), cualidad
Part
I want a part in your scheme, I played the part of Siegmund, part of the problem, for the most part, he is a man of many parts
Navío, artesanía, habilidad
Craft
A river full of crafts, jeweller’s craft, used all his crafts to escape
Alcance, gama, cordillera, pasto en prado, registro de voz, hábitat
Range
Out of range, stock a full range of things, a range of mountains, cows prefer to eat the grass on the range, his voice has a range of three octaves, the range of the elephant is over Asia
Mano, aplauso, caligrafía, firma
Hand
Have a hand in doing ST, a big hand to the guest, help is at hand, a very elegant hand in writing, I set my hand in the paper
Fase, escenario, etapa, parada
Stage
The stage of the process, the stage of a theatre, the third stage of the race, stop at a stage near London
Jaleo, raqueta, fraude
Racket
Make noise and racket, the tennis racket, arrested for running a racket
Atadura, corbata, empate, viga
Tie
Ties to keep me in this country, a man wearing a tie, a tie in the competition with no winner, a metal tie in the structure
Idea equivocada, confusión
Misconception, misperception
The misconception that words constitute the whole of communication
Suposición, conjetura
Assumption
Your assumptions about product quality are based on its high price
El dominio absoluto sobre algo
Stranglehold on SO/ST
Vienna’s stranglehold on the internet chocolate
Condición, estipulación, cláusula
Proviso
The main proviso is that the copy cannot be sold
Barandilla, pasamanos
Bannister
The bannister of a stair
Descansillo de escalera
Landing
The landing of a stair
Escuela pública
State school
Escuela privada
Public school
Public schools are expensive
Plaza de aparcamiento
Car parking space
Parking spot
Mentirijilla
Little fib
I can tell a little fib
Trola, bola, mentira gorda
Whopper
I told him a whopper and he believed me!
La oferta y la demanda
Supply and demand
An adequate balance between supply and demand
Motor de cuatro tiempos
Four stroke engine
Eufemismo, narración incompleta
Understatement
This is an understatement as he won virtually every race
Contratiempo, percance
Mishap, misadventure
He has an occasional mishap when working out
Mantenimiento, cuidado
Upkeep
He spends a lot of time on the upkeep of his equipment
Atasco, retención, atraco
Hold-up
A broken water main is causing a hold-up on Main Street
There was a hold-up today at the Bank of America
El que queda segundo o tercero
Runner up, runner-up
Linda was chosen Queen and her friend Amy was the runner-up
Insatisfacción
Dissatisfaction
To be dissatisfied
I wish to express my dissatisfaction with…
Articulación
Joint
The joints are wrist, ankle, knee, elbow
Ombligo
Navel
Calma y tranquilidad
Peace and quiet
