English C2 vocabulary 2T - verbs Flashcards
Respaldar
Back, support
You should back your arguments with facts
Desatascar
Unclog
I must unclog the garbage disposal
Decaer, bajar, menguar
Ebb
Go out
Ebb and flow, ebb tide
Put another log on the fire before it goes out
Pasar sin, prescindir, vivir sin
Go without
A camel can go without water for a week
Eliminar, erradicar, barrer
Wipe out ST
With this new weapon, we can wipe out the competition
Fisgar, husmear
Snoop
Snoop around
Chirriar, crujir madera
Creak
The stairs creaked as he tiptoed up to his room
Tintinear (campanilla, vidrio roto)
Tinkle
The glass tinkled as it broke on the floor
Chapotear (barro)
Squelch
The farmer’s shoe squelched as he pulled it out of the mud
Chirriar (pájaro, frenos)
Screech
The car screeched to a halt
Gotear
Drip
I was kept awake last night by the tap dripping
Calar a alguien, darse cuenta
Suss (out)
He never sussed out that they had tricken him
I’ll try and suss him out
Prevenir, poner sobre aviso
To tip SO off
The police were tipped off about the bank robbery
Fantasear con, juguetear con, acariciar la idea de
Toy with
Toy with the idea of, toy with SO’s feelings
Centrarse en, ir dirigido a
Home in (on ST)
Police are homing in on drug dealers
The missile homed in on the target
Juntar, evocar, reunir
Summon up
Summon up courage, summon up a memory
Evitar, asustarse
Shy away fom
The government seem to be shying away from taking any decisions that will make them unpopular
Hacer algo diferente de algo
Set ST apart from ST
What sets the company apart from its competitors is the diversity of projects
Hacer el tonto, divertirse haciendo el mono
Lark about
The children were larking about in the garden
Discutir largo y tendido (INF)
Thrash out
Bob and Jane were determined to thrash out their marital problems
Anotarse, apuntarse (una victoria)
Chalk up
Our team chalked up another victory today
Recobrar, recuperar
Claw back
You’ll spend a lot in the property but you’ll claw back most of that later
Temer
Dread
She learned to dread her father’s anger
Repartir, distribuir
Dole out
The pittance that they dole out wouldn’t keep a dog alive
Ligar, atar
Bind
What you do for the young binds them to you
Enviar, canalizar (paranormal)
Channel
It was channeled towards me
I feel like I am channeling my grandmother when I cook
Esposar
Handcuff
He arrived in court handcuffed to two police officers
They do not handcuff children
Socavar, minar, debilitar
Undermine
Such a situation would undermine the system stability
Seriously undermined by
Embellecer, adornar
Embellish
Embellish with images
Empapar, saturar, impregnar
Drench
Drenched in sweat
A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin
Comparar, asemejar, equiparar
Liken to
Liken ST/SB to ST/SB
Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a pearl of great price
Aliviar
Alleviate
Alleviate boredom, alleviate pain, alleviate suffering
Alienar
Alienate
All these changes to the newspapers have alienated its traditional readers
It alienates certain social and cultural groups
Optar por
Opt for
Since it was cold, I opted for long pants instead of shorts
Hacerse entender
Come over
The basic message of the TV programme came over quite well
Convencerse
Come round
He’ll come round to our way of thinking, I’m sure of it
Interponerse
Come between
Nobody is going to come between me and my best friend
Resultar fácil
Come easily
Languages seem to come easily to Petra - she speaks at least five
Estar mejorando o avanzando
To be coming along
My essay is coming along quite nicely, now I’ve found out which resources to use
Poder hacer o cumplir con algo
Be up to doing ST
I don’t feel well enough to be up to going to work today
Inculcar
Instil
Instil strong social and ethical values in them
It is part of a teacher’s job to instil confidence in/into his or her students
Preocuparse por
Care about
We all should care about …
Moldear (abstracto)
Mould
Every life event has done its bit to mould my personality
No decir ni pío, cerrar el pico (normalmente por vergüenza)
Clam up
He was afraid he would clam up in front of the television camera
Perjudicar, afectar
Impair
A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament
Juntar, reunir
Bring together
Many groups are brought together by marketing men
Toparse con, trabarse con
Stumble on
The other night I happened to stumble on an old photo album
I always stumble on the words to the national anthem when I try to sing it
Destapar, descubrir, desenterrar
Uncover
Unearth
The investigation uncovered evidence of a large-scale illegal trade in wild birds
The biography is an attempt to uncover the inner man
Desafiar, resistir
Defy
Defying time and order
Preferir algo a algo
Prefer ST to ST
He prefers driving to being driven
Arengar, sermonear
Harangue SO
She harangued me for over an hour about the need to keep fit
Sablear, gorronear
Scrounge ST from SO
Can I scrounge $5 from you, do you think?
Tener antojo, tener ansias de
Crave ST
My sister really craved coal when she was pregnant
The craving for popularity
Estar muy furioso, echar humo
Seethe (with)
Jo was seething (with anger) when his mobile was stolen
Tirar fuertemente, pegar un estirón
Yank
Don’t yank the door open like that - you’ll only break it
Disfrutar de la vida
Live it up
He’s alive and well and living it up in the Bahamas
Hiperventilar
Hyperventilate
It was enough to make me hyperventilate
Dar lugar a, abrir paso a
Usher in
The fall of the Berlin wall ushered in a new period in Germany’s history
Chorrear, filtrarse, gotear
Trickle
She could feel the sweat trickling down her back
Trickle irrigation
Drops trickling down the sides of the crystal glass
Marchitar
Whither, fade, dry
Direct sunlight was withering the flowers
Peatonalizar
Pedestrianise
They are pedestrianising the town square
Vagar, deambular
Roam
She roamed around America for a year
After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets
Hacer eco, resonar
Echo
The sound of your steps echoing
Entrar a hurtadillas, escurrirse
Sneak (into, in, off)
My brothers sneaked into my room
Sneak attack, sneak preview
Evitar, apartar
Avert
How can we avert delays in the production process?
I averted my eyes when I saw she was naked
Abordar, afrontar
Tackle
Tackle a problem, tackle the factors, tackle the threat
Cumplir con, alcanzar
Accomplish
Accomplish standards, accomplish requirements, accomplish goals, accomplish a mission
Superar, vencer, remontar
Surmount
Surmount obstacles, surmount barriers, surmount problems, surmount fatigue, surmount temptation
Poner en orden, limar diferencias
Iron out
Let’s sit down and iron out the problems with this report
Cautivar, fascinar
Enthrall
The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd
Dormir la mona
Sleep it off
John drank too much and went home to sleep it off
Posponer, dejar para después
Procrastinate
If we continue to procrastinate on climate change, the price tag will grow
Arrancar, arrebatar, agarrar
Snatch
I snatched up so many teeshirts because they cost a mere dollar
Polar bears were snatched on camera by a photographer
Estar orgulloso de uno mismo por
Pride yourself on ST/doing ST
Anna prides herself on being able to speak five languages
Comprometerte a algo
Commit yourself to ST/doing ST
