File 6-More words Flashcards
entre (situados entre más de dos elementos)
among
prep
/əˈmʌŋ/
Sleepwalking is most common among young boys.
ancestro
antepasado
ascendiente
predecesor
ancestor
n
/ˈænsestə/
My ancestors are all from Suffolk.
manta
blanket
n
/ˈblæŋkɪt/
I like to take an extra blanket with me when I go travelling.
persianas
blinds
n pl
/blaɪndz/
Do you usually sleep with your bedroom completely dark, or with the curtains or blinds open?
ramo, ramillete (flores)
aroma (wine)
bouquet
n
/buˈkeɪ/
I gave her a bouquet of flowers for Valentine’s Day.
cacofonía
disonancia
cacophony
n
/kəˈkɒfəni/
A cacophony of sounds filled the room.
capuchino (café)
cappuccino
n
/ˌkæpuˈtʃiːnəʊ/
I prefer cappuccino to other types of coffee.
chófer
chauffeur
n
/ˈʃəʊfə/
The company sent a chauffeur to pick them up.
coro
chorus
n
/ˈkɔːrəs/
The chorus is the most famous part of the song.
repiqueteo
clack
n
/klæk/
The clack of my colleague’s keyboard drives me crazy.
concierto
concerto
n
/kənˈtʃɜːtəʊ/
Mozart wrote a concerto when he was very young.
enconces y entonces, y por eso así que consiguientemente por consiguiente
consequently
adv
/ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli/
He can listen to just about anything ever composed. Consequently, his experience may help us to understand more about musical taste.
música country
country music
n
/ˈkʌntri ˌmjuːzɪk/
Country music is often associated with America.
cruasán
croissant
n
/ˈkrwæsɒ̃/
Croissants are a really unhealthy breakfast.
cortinas
curtains
n pl
/ˈkɜːtn/
I close the curtains on winter nights to keep the room warm.
dominar, controlar
dominar a, controlar a
dominate
v
/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
I don’t like people who try to dominate others.
edredón
duvet
n
/ˈduːveɪ/
I’m not used to sleeping with a duvet. I’ve always slept with blankets.
bis (call to return to stage)
encore
n
/ˈɒŋkɔː/
The crowd wanted more so they started shouting for an encore.
fiel
leal
faithful
adj
/ˈfeɪθfl/
He was faithful to his wife and never cheated on her.
campo
field
n
/fiːld/
English has ‘borrowed’ many words from other languages, for example in the field of music from Italian, Greek, and French.
freir
fry
v
/fraɪ/
I don’t fry my food. It’s not very healthy.
género
genre
n
/ˈʒɒnrə/
What genre of music do you like?
grafiti
pintada
graffiti
n
/ɡrəˈfiːti/
Some people think that graffiti is art.
audífono
sonotone
hearing aid
n
/ˈhɪərɪŋ eɪd/
My grandad needs a hearing aid to hear.
zumbido
tarareo
hum
n
/hʌm/
The hum from the air-conditioning was really loud.
tronco
leño
log
n
/lɒɡ/
Are you a light sleeper or do you sleep like a log?
lúcido
coherente
lucid
adj
/ˈluːsɪd/
In a lucid dream the person who is dreaming can sometimes change what is happening.
manchado
café manchado
macchiato
n
/ˌmækɪˈɑːtəʊ/
I like to drink macchiato because it’s a bit lighter.
mezzosoprano
mezzo soprano
n
/ˈmetsəʊ səˌprɑːnəʊ/
She is a mezzo soprano.
micrófono
microphone
n
/ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn/
I need a microphone for people to hear me.
siesta
sueñecito
nap
n
/næp/
When I’m tired I have a short nap during the day.
desorden neurológico
afección neurológica
neurological disorder
n
/ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪkl dɪsˌɔːdə/
Doctors diagnosed her as having a rare neurological disorder called Kleine-Levin Syndrome.
paralelo
parallel
adj
/ˈpærəlel/
Dreams and video games are both parallel universes.
posponer
retrasar
aplazar
postpone
v
/pəˈspəʊn/
I postponed our meeting until next Sunday.
totalmente sordo
con sordera
profoundly
adv
/prəˈfaʊndli/
He was born profoundly deaf.
volver a ocurrir
volver a suceder
recur
v
/rɪˈkɜː/
My nightmare recurs nearly every night.
REM (movimiento rápido de los ojos)
REM (rapid eye movement)
n
/ɑːr iː ˈem/
REM is an abbreviation for the stage of sleep called ‘rapid eye movement’.
restablecer
restaurar
restore
v
/rɪˈstɔː/
Research has shown that short naps are very effective in restoring our energy levels and mood.
rutina
routine
n
/ruːˈtiːn/
Have a regular routine – try to go to bed at roughly the same time every night.
resultado de una competición deportiva
tanto
puntuación
score
n
/skɔː/
Writers of film scores are experts at using music to create an atmosphere.
buscar
seek
v
/siːk/
He decided to seek further help.
sonámbulo/a
sleepwalker
n
/ˈsliːpwɔːkə/
You should never wake up a sleepwalker.
roncar
snore
v
/snɔː/
Have you ever had to share a room with someone who snores?
sonata
sonata
n
/səˈnɑːtə/
A sonata is usually played on just one instrument.
espinaca
spinach
n
/ ˈspɪnɪtʃ, ˈspɪnɪdʒ/
Spinach is a vegetable many children don’t like.
sugerencia
suggestion
n
/səˈdʒestʃən/
The suggestions for their holiday really helped.
sinfonía
symphony
n
/ˈsɪmfəni/
I love Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
síndrome
syndrome
n
/ˈsɪndrəʊm/
Doctors diagnosed her as having a rare neurological disorder called Kleine-Levin Syndrome.
sistema
system
n
/ˈsɪstəm/
We need a system to make this easier.
cansar, cansarse
tire
v
/ˈtaɪə/
Once you’ve tired of classical, you could start with music from the fifties and progress through each decade.
universo
universe
n
/ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/
The book opened his mind to a whole universe of ideas.
indeseado
no deseado
unwanted
adj
/ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/
All unwanted ideas were rejected.
vasto
grande
amplio
vast
adj
/vɑːst/
The ship was vast, with a capacity of over 2,000 passengers.
video juego
video game
n
/ˈvɪdiəʊ ɡeɪm/
A university psychologist in Canada believes that people who play video games are more likely to be able to control their own dreams.
virtual
virtual
adj
/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/
Gamers spend hours a day in a virtual reality and they are used to controlling their game environments.
deambular
vagabundear
errar
vagar
wander
v
/ˈwɒndə/
My parents heard me wandering downstairs in the middle of the night.
zumbar
zumbido
whir
v n
/wɜː/
The computer whirred as it started up.
