English C1+ vocabulary 4T - nouns Flashcards
Fianza
Bail
Released on bail
Cruce de caminos
Crossroads
Pañuelo
Handkerchief
Odio
Hatred
She aroused a deep hatred in them
Préstamo
Loan
You can have a loan of my bike
Sacristía
Vestry
Cenicero
Ashtray
Recodo, curva
Bend
We took the bend very fast
Persona importante, pez gordo
Big shot
Colcha, manta
Blanket
Molde
Cast
A plaster cast
Chófer
Chauffeur
Sinvergüenza, pillo
Crook
Tarifa, honorarios
Fee
Entrance fee
Nene, hijito, chaval
Sonny
Mechón
Streak
A streak in the hair
Magnate
Tycoon
Amigos casuales, sólo para los buenos tiempos
Fair weather friends
Consulta, pregunta, duda
Query
Should you have a query with regard to…
Preocupación, asunto de interés
Concern
A matter of concern, concern for the environement, growing concern, it’s no concern of yours
Coartada
Alibi
Vendaje
Bandage
She wrapped a bandaje around his arm
Soborno
Bribe
They paid a bribe
Mentón
Chin
Keep your chin up!
Dependiente, vendedor
Clerk
The bank clerk discounted the funds
Lisiado, tullido
Cripple
Muleta
Crutch
Cajón
Drawer
A drawer for the knives
Rasguño
Graze
Investigación de un crimen
Inquest
They are holding an inquest into the cause of death of the mayor
Alineacion, formación, rueda de sospechosos
Line-up
He identified his assailant in a police line-up
Cerilla
Match
Luto, duelo
Mourning
Since her mother died, she’s been in mourning
Atraco, asalto
Mugging
There was a mugging last night in our neighbourhood
Barandal, pasamanos
Rail
Rail of the stairs
Peluca
Wig
Delegado, participante en una conferencia o congreso
Delegate
Bocadito, mordisco, algo para picar
Nibble
May I have a nibble of your cake?
Oferta, presupuesto, cita
Quotation
Quotation marks, direct quotation
Libra (COL)
Quid
Estante, repisa
Shelf
It’s on the middle shelf
Pomo, manilla
Doorknob
Apuñalamiento por la espalda
Backstabbing
Politicians have to deal with a lot of backstabbing
Reembolso, devolución
Rebate
Tax rebate
Bacalao
Cod
Frasco, matraz, botella
Flask
Thermos flask
Cesto
Hamper
Clothes hamper
Cacerola, olla, sartén
Pan
Frying pan
Pera
Pear
Solomillo, lomo
Sirloin
Sirloin steak
Lata, bote
Tin
Biscuit tin, open a tin of tuna fish
Demanda de
Demand for
There is little demand for that particular product these days
Bodega, sótano
Cellar
To keep a good cellar
Arrecife
Reef
Sonrisa de satisfacción
Smirk
Tijeras de podar o de esquilar
Shears
Botín, ganancia
Haul
The thieves made a good haul
Granizo, pedrisco
Hail
Pavor, temor reverencial
Awe
To be in awe of
Espuma
Foam
Foam bath, foam rubber
Rastrillo (jardín)
Rake
Garden rake
Pupilo, protegido
Ward
He is her ward
Umbral, entrada
Threshold
We stand at the threshold of a new era
Fragmento de información
Snippet of information
Nugget of information
Emersión, aparición, afloramiento
Emergence
The emergence of new producers means a smaller market share
Un lobo con piel de cordero
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Meollo, detalles esenciales
Nitty gritty
Let’s get/go down to the nitty gritty!
Recelo, duda
Misgiving
I have misgivings about her choice of a husband
Vara de medir, medida de la calidad
Measure of quality
Efficiency as a measure of quality in education
Internado
Boarding school
Paul was sent to a boarding school by his parents
Zanja, cuneta, acequia
Ditch
An irrigation ditch ran along one edge of the field
Institutriz
Governess
They hired a governess for their son
Pila, montón
Heap
The house was now only a heap of stones
Ama de llaves
Housekeeper
A good housekeeper is hard to find
Amante, querida
Mistress
Páramo
Moor
Moor soils occur in the area
Molestia, fastidio, pesadez
Nuisance
It’s a nuisance to clean up after people throw papers
Vida interior
Interior life
Emotional strength and stability are in the interior life
Superposición, solapamiento
Overlap
There is an overlap between professionals and amateurs
Recogida de basuras, recogida de residuos
Refuse collection
There are charges for public services such as refuse collection
Vertedero, basurero
Landfill
Landfill is the worst option for the environement
Normas de conducta
Rules of conduct
We can establish rules of conduct and replicate social units
Delineación
Draftsmanship
Infancia
Infancy
In its infancy as a profession, …
Prejuicio, noción preconcebida
Preconceived notion
Tema de discusión, tema a debatir
Subject matter
Today’s subject matter is “water polution”
Puñado
Handful
We are just a handful of men determined to win or die
Corteza, costra
Crust
Earth’s crust
Procedimiento, método, trámites
Procedure
We have used a more direct procedure
Proceso
Process
The process of manufacturing chairs is complex
Sustento básico, fuente de sustento
Bread and butter
Teaching is my bread and butter
Parte integrante
Part and parcel
Risk-taking is part and parcel of the industry
Dependencia, confianza
Reliance
The mutual reliance of one discipline upon the other has increased still further
Sequía
Drought
In an area where droughts occur frequently, …
Afinidad, intereses comunes
Common ground
We started dating because we had a lot of common ground
Carámbano
Icicle
It was so cold you could see icicles hanging from the edge of the roof
Anomalía
Abnormality
Agente encubierto
Undercover agent
Cobertura
Coverage
Fardo, bulto
Bundle
A bundle of nerves
Seto, cobertura de riesgos financieros
Hedge
Hedge fund
Muérdago
Mistletoe
Clérigo protestante
Parson
Estable, cobertizo, hangar
Shed
Cattle shed
Banco, taburete
Stool
Bar stool, piano stool
Alivio de
Relief from
This medicine will hopefully give you some relief from the pain
Pata de pollo
Chicken leg
Cabecera, delantera, plomo, mina de lápiz, ejemplo, protagonista
Lead
Take the lead, lead to prevent X-rays, the lead of the pencil, follow your lead, play the lead
Porción, ración
Serving
May I have an extra serving?
Tierra salvaje, naturaleza, jungla
Wilderness
Wilderness experience
Sueño descabellado y deseado
Wildest dreams
Fuego incontrolado
Wildfire
News spread like a wildfire
Travesura
Mischief
Cable conectado, vivo, con electricidad
Live wire
That wire is live don’t touch it
Occidental, persona del oeste
Westerner
There were very few westerners in the country
Occidentalización
Westernisation
A great deal of westernisation has taken place as a consequence of the process of globalisation
Rigidez
Rigidity
Caída, inflexión, inclinación, encorvamiento
Droop
Droop of the eyelid
Implicación, participación
Involvement (in)
He denied any involvement in the robbery
Efecto secundario
Side effect
Knock-on effect
Side effects of this drug may include nausea and skin rash
Parche, área de terreno, insignia
Patch
Eye patch, home patch, nicotine patch
Chupete, maniquí, imitación, imbécil
Dummy
Crash-test dummy, dressmaker’s dummy, dummy corporation, dummy pill, dummy weapon
Congelación salarial
Wage freeze
Prueba tangible
Tangible evidence
Huelga general
All-out-strike
Liquidación por cierre
Closing-down sale
Afecto, cariño
Endearment
A term of endearment
Descuido, omisión
Oversight
The error was due to an oversight
Similitud, parecido, semejanza
Likeness
Professional, médico, abogado
Practitioner
Medical practitioner, legal practitioner
Un grupo o cantidad establecida de algo
A set of
A set of social and cultural norms
Beneficio adicional, ventaja (COL)
Perk
You have to give up a lot for those perks
Una bendición oculta
A blessing in disguise
Pruebas contradictorias
Conflicting evidences
Igualdad de condiciones
Level playing field
To create a level playing field for
To level the playing field
Dinero malgastado
Money down the drain
Don’t pay it, it would be money down the drain
Autoría
Authorship
Desconfianza, recelo, pérdida de confianza
Mistrust
Destinatario (receptor de un envío)
Addressee
Simpatizante
Sympathiser
Expectación
Expectancy
Doble, persona con parecido
Lookalike
My brother is an Elvis Presley lookalike
Ramo, manojo
Bunch
Bunch of flowers, bunch of keys
El sobre de la paga
Pay packet
Demolición de suburbios
Slum clearance
Mala reputación
Ill repute
Bureaucracy is held in such ill repute today that …
El tramo de edad entre X y X
The X-X age bracket
In the 18-30 age bracket
Proceso de toma de decisiones
Decision-making process
