File 10 - Useful words and phrases

Question 1

acusado, reo

Answer 1

accused
adj
/əˈkjuːzd/
The dock is where an accused person sits or stands in court.

Question 2

admirar, admirar a

Answer 2

admire
v
/ədˈmaɪə(r)/
I really admire Japanese design. It’s my favourite.

Question 3

adoptar

Answer 3

adopt
v
/əˈdɒpt/
We’ve decided to adopt a child.

Question 4

coartada

excusa, pretexto

Answer 4

alibi
n
/ˈæləbaɪ/
He had an alibi to prove where he was.

Question 5

caja, estuche, maleta

caso, supuesto

Answer 5

case
n
/keɪs/
Not every criminal case can be solved.

Question 6

cometer

Answer 6

commit
v
/kəˈmɪt/
Why do people commit crimes?

Question 7

tribunal, corte

cancha, pista

Answer 7

court
n
/kɔːt/
The man was sentenced in court to life in prison.

Question 8

defensa

fortificación

Answer 8

defence
n
/dɪˈfens/
He had no defence for his terrible actions.

Question 9

deliberadamente

a propósito

Answer 9

deliberately
adv
/dɪˈlɪbərətli/
Murder is the crime of killing a person deliberately.

Question 10

agente de policia, oficial de policia

Answer 10

detective
n
/dɪˈtektɪv/
He was a detective in the London police force.

Question 11

expresión, frase, gesto

Answer 11

expression
n
/ɪkˈspreʃn/
She was the ideal witness with her expression of honesty and kindness.

Question 12

culpable

Answer 12

guilty
adj
/ˈɡɪlti/
She was found guilty of committing a crime.

Question 13

icono

Answer 13

icon
n
/ˈaɪkɒn/
Ronaldo is a football icon.

Question 14

ideal, perfecto

Answer 14

ideal
adj
/aɪˈdiːəl/
She was the ideal person for the job.

Question 15

identidad

Answer 15

identity
n
/aɪˈdentəti/
No one is sure of the identity of the murderer.

Question 16

importancia

Answer 16

importance
n
/ɪmˈpɔːtns/
There was no malice in her, and no sense of importance.

Question 17

tener la intención

Answer 17

intend
v
/ɪnˈtend/
They intend to call four witnesses during the trial.

Question 18

investigación

Answer 18

investigation
n
/ɪnvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/
They spent a considerable amount of time and money on the investigation.

Question 19

lanzar
(cohetes, misiles)
(botar un barco, zarpar)
(campaña publicitaria)

Answer 19

launch
v
/lɔːntʃ/
He decided to launch Facebook from his room in 2004.

Question 20

equivocado, confundido, incorrecto

Answer 20

mistaken
adj
/mɪˈsteɪkən/
I was mistaken for a waitress in the restaurant.

Question 21

matar (a una persona), asesinar

Answer 21

murder
v
/ˈmɜːdə(r)/
To murder somebody is a terrible thing.

Question 22

asesinato

Answer 22

murder
n
/ˈmɜːdə(r)/
They had no idea who was responsible for the murder.

Question 23

asesino, homicida

Answer 23

murderer
n
/ˈmɜːdərə(r)/
Weeks passed, but the murderer still wasn’t caught.

Question 24

original

Answer 24

original
adj
/əˈrɪdʒənl/
Stephen Wozniak designed the original Apple I and Apple II computers.

Question 25

prisionero, rescluso, preso, presidiario

Answer 25

prisoner
n
/ˈprɪznə(r)/
The prisoner had to spend 25 years in jail for murder.

Question 26

acusación

Answer 26

prosecution
n
/prɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/
The prosecution intended to call four witnesses.

Question 27

probar (cuando significa demostrar)

Answer 27

prove
v
/pruːv/
They couldn’t prove that he committed the murder.

Question 28

notable, extraordinario
excepcional
increible

Answer 28

remarkable
adj
/rɪˈmɑːkəbl/
You must have remarkable eyes if you can see that far!

Question 29

compañero de habitación

Answer 29

room-mate
n
/ˈruːmmeɪt/
Dustin Moskovitz was Mark Zuckerberg’s room-mate at university.

Question 30

sensación

Answer 30

sensation
n
/senˈseɪʃn/
She became a worldwide singing sensation.

Question 31

cerrar, pararse, dejar de funcionar

apagar (un ordenador)

Answer 31

shut down
v
/ˈʃʌt daʊn/
It was shut down by the university, but it inspired him to create Facebook.

Question 32

resolver

Answer 32

solve
v
/sɒlv/
How did she try to solve the mystery?

Question 33

sospechar

Answer 33

suspect
n
/ˈsʌspekt/
The police questioned the suspect about the murder.

Question 34

jurar, prometer

blasfemar

Answer 34

swear
v
/sweə(r)/
I swear to tell the truth.

Question 35

transferir, trasladar

Answer 35

transfer
v
/trænsˈfɜː(r)/
I’ll need a USB cable to transfer the pictures to my computer.

Question 36

juicio
prueba experimental
prueba, ensayo
prueba, competición, concurso

Answer 36

trial
n
/ˈtraɪəl/
It was the strangest murder trial I have ever attended.

Question 37

sin resolver

Answer 37

unsolved
adj
/ʌnˈsɒlvd/
One of the great unsolved murder mysteries of all time is that of ‘Jack the Ripper’.

Question 38

victima

Answer 38

victim
n
/ˈvɪktɪm/
She saw Adams on the steps of the victim’s house.

Question 39

testigo

Answer 39

witness
n
/ˈwɪtnəs/
He was a witness to the crime.