English C2 vocabulary 1T - adjectives Flashcards
En buen estado para circular
Roadworthy
His brother had a second-hand car which was barely roadworthy
Con temperamento artístico
Artistically-minded
Detallado, especificado
Itemised
Could you please give me an itemised account?
Astuto
Astute
An astute sense of business
Humilde, molesto
Humble
He came from vey humble beginnings
Completo, total
Undivided
Undivided attention
Que causa divisiones
Divisive
The new system is divisive
Bocazas
A big mouth
Don’t believe him, he’s just a big mouth
Subidito, que no cabe en sí
Too big for one’s boots
Since his success he’s been altogether too big for his boots
Desinteresado, desprendido
Selfless
Cargado, lleno de implicaciones, podrido de dinero
Loaded
He won the lottery and he is loaded
Fuera de control, sobreexcitado
Carried away
I got a bit carried away when I went shopping and spent far too much money
Pesado, considerable
Hefty
The credit card bill was pretty hefty this month
Muy decidido, totalmente encaminado
Dead set on ST
I’m dead set on going to university and getting my degree
En la línea de
In line with
His ideas are very much in line with mine
Sucesivo, próximo
Follow-up
We need a follow-up meeting to discuse these matters
Como nueva
As good as new
Your bike is as good as new
Totalmente derrotado, aplastado
Comprehensively beaten
They were comprehensively beaten by the Italian champion
Intergeneracional
Cross-generational
There has been a cross-generational misunderstanding
Muy viejo, demasiado viejo
Long in the tooth
Don’t you think she’s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine?
Inconsciente, distraído
Oblivious (to)
He was oblivious to the fact that …
Viejo, destrozado (máquinas)
Clapped out
This TV is totally clapped out I can’t even get a picture
Modesto
Unassuming
Fingido, falso
Assumed
He used an assumed name
Mezclado en
Mixed up in
I tried to avoid getting mixed up in that situation
Totalmente olvidado, agua pasada
Dead and buried
No one ever talks about his prison sentence any more. That’s all dead and buried now
Exactamente puntual
Dead on time
The train arrived dead on time, so we didn’t have to wait
On the dote
Breakfast will be at 7 am on the dote
Inexpresivo, sin mostrar ninguna emoción
Deadpan
His face is always so deadpan. I never know whether he’s in a good mood or a bad one
Profundamente dormido
Dead to the world
The children have been dead to the world for over an hour
Pijo, elegante
Posh
The posh area is a very small part of orange County
Mírame y no me toques, precario e impredecible
Touch and go
My friend is at hospital, he’s touch and go
Plantado, tirado, compuesto
High and dry
She left me high and dry at the altar
Evolutivo, evolucionario
Evolutionary
This is a short period in evolutionary terms
Amargado, resentido, avinagrado
Embittered
He became embittered following the manager’s decision not to consider him for promotion
Inmemorial, muy antiguo
Age-old
Age-old question, age-old advice, age-old building
Prevenido, dificultado
Deterred (by)
The enemy attack is deterred by our defensive measures
Undeterred (by)
Undeterred by the explosive nature of the riots, he continued to take photographs
Pasado de moda
Outmoded
Outmoded equipment, outmoded working practices
Con aversión a
Averse (to)
Few people are averse to the idea of a free holiday
I’m not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself
Muerto del todo
Stone dead
Most of our films can be killed stone dead by bad reviews
Muy muy feliz y excitado
Elated (by, at) Ecstatic On cloud nine Overjoyed (at)/to do ST/that We're overjoyed at your news
Descorazonado
Disheartened
Dejected
She was very disheartened by the results of the test
Preocupado o decepcionado
(Deeply) distressed (by)
She was deeply distressed by the news of his death
Receloso, precavido
Wary (of, about)
I’m a bit wary about giving people my address
Muy cansado, aburrido de algo que se repite mucho
Weary (of)
He’s a little weary after his long journey
I’ve just grown weary of going out with the same people
A punto de volverse loco
Cracking up
I think she’s cracking up
Llorando o a punto de llorar
Tearful
On the verge of crying/tears
A tearfull farewellKate is always a bit tearfull
Vago a ambiguo
Vague
Ambiguous
Plano, sin chicha
Plain
Too black and white
This picture is too black and white
Aplatanante, que te pone mustio
Wilting
Russians think that Valencia has a wilting weather
Que te hace la boca agua
Mouth-watering
Look at those mouth-watering cakes
Aburrido como una ostra
Bored to tears
Como un niño con zapatos nuevos
Like the cat that got the cream
Muy sorprendido y confuso
Startled
Despreocupado, pasota
Nonchalant
A nonchalant manner/shrug
Con una piel dura y carnoso por dentro
Fleshy
An avocado is a fleshy fruit
Duro o correoso al masticar
Chewy
The meat was tasty but chewy
Con mucha agua en su interior, aguado
Watery
A watermelon is a watery fruit
The soup/coffee was watery
Exquisito para fruta
Luscious
Look at all those luscious mangos
Fibroso
Fibrous
Mangos are fibrous
Ácido
Sharp
A sharp lemon
Demasiado dulce
Sugary
The cake was so sugary
Jugoso, con jugo
Juicy
Amargo
Bitter
Bitter coffee
Exquisito en general
Exquisite
Pulposo
Pulpy
Demasiado maduro
Overripe
This brown banana is overripe
Agrio
Sour
The milk is sour
Divino para comida
Heavenly
It was a good party and the food was heavenly
Enredado, enmarañado
Tangled
Tangled cables
Retorcido, nudoso
Gnarled
The gnarled trunk of a tree
A gnarled face
Insistente, incapaz de cambiar tu opinión
(Very) adamant (that)
They are adamant that they have not broken any rules
Avisatorio, cautelar
Cautionary
This is a cautionary tale of the importance of keeping fit
Expectante, embarazada
Expectant
Their expectant faces
If you are an expectant mother …
Susceptible de abuso
Open to abuse
The system was open to abuse and several members took advantage
De absoluta confianza
As good as one’s word
Steve is as good as his word. He will help you
Que se porta muy bien (para niños)
As good as gold
Mary is as good as gold most of the time
Que no vale para nada (persona)
Good for nothing
Fascinante, apasionante, que engancha
Gripping
I found the book so gripping that I couldn’t put it down
Enganchante, atractivo, encantador
Engaging
An engaging smile/manner/person
Difícil de creer
Implausible
The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible
Evocador, melancólico, inolvidable
Haunting
The haunting beauty of Africa, a haunting melody
Que te hace pensar
Thought-provoking
Que te hace comer las uñas, con suspense
Nail-bitting
A nail-bitting movie. So scary!
Irónico, en tono de burla
Tongue-in-cheek
A witty commercial. It’s totally tongue-in-cheek
Difícil de entender o pesado
Heavy-going
Thomas Mann’s novels are a bit heavy-going to some people
Obvio, delante de tus narices
Right under your noise
Con/sin razón, moral o legalmente acertado/errado
In the right/wrong
Saludable y en buenas condiciones, especialmente tras recuperarse
As right as rain
After a good night’s sleep I felt as right as rain
Secreto
Hush-hush
The plans for their wedding are all very hush-hush
Incapaz de que se te ocurra algo que decir
Lost for words
Separatista, disidente
Breakaway
A breakaway group
Seguro de sí mismo
Self-assured (in)
It is important to be self-assured in striking up a good relationship with them
Importante sinónimos
Vital, essential, influential, valuable, useful, necessary
Difícil de contentar, quisquilloso
Hard to please
Our new teacher is very hard to please
Duro de oído
Hard of hearing
You’ll have to speak up as he’s rather hard of hearing
Politizado
Politicised
The issue had become highly politicised, and the elections were on the horizon
Muy deseoso e interesado en algo
As keen as mustard
Why don’t we ask Tom to captain the cricket team? He’s as keen as mustard
Con cara de mucho enfado
With a face like thunder
Having a face like thunder
Terco como una mula
As stubborn as a mule
Influenciable, flexible, maleable
Pliable
Children are more pliable and docile
Justificable
Justifiable
It’s a case of justifiable homicide
Chirriante, discordante
Jarring
His angry outburst had a jarring effect on us
Susceptible a
Susceptible to
I’ve always been susceptible to stomach upsets
Que le incumbe a
Incumbent on
It is incumbent on anyone building up an overdraft
Horrorizado, espantado
Aghast (at)
I was absolutely aghast at the state the hotel room was
Tintado con, matizado con
Tinged with
Their happiness was tinged with feelings of sadness
El proyecto, en desarrollo
In the pipeline
The plans for the new library building are in the pipeline
Fuera de lo común
Out of the ordinary
We need something out of the ordinary for our next marketing campaign
Ampliamente celebrado
Widely celebrated
The event is widely celebrated around the world
Informado, enterado
(Duly) informed of/about
The president was informed about the crisis situation
Gary was duly informed of his rights
