followed by the gerund Flashcards
to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
admit [admit]
admitir
They admitted going there.
Admitieron haber ido allí.
to recognize the good qualities of somebody/something
appreciate [aprisheit]
apreciar
We appreciate doing that.
Apreciamos hacer eso.
to prevent something bad from happening
avoid [avoid] evitar I avoid seeing him. Evito verlo. avoid something The accident could have been avoided.
2 to begin doing something suddenly
burst out [berst aut] (crying/laughing)
Romper a llorar, reirse a carcajadas.
He burst out crying when I told him the thruth.
Se echó a llorar cuando le dije la verdad.
He burst out laughing when he saw me.
Se rió a carcajadas cuando me vio.
to think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision
consider [consider]
considerar, plantearse.
We considered buying that house.
Nos planteamos comprar esa casa.
to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something
contemplate [contempleit]
Contemplar, considerar
They contemplated selling it.
Consideraron venderla.
1 [intransitive, transitive] to not do something until a later time or to make something happen at a later time
delay [dilei]
Retrasar, posponer.
I delayed telling the truth.
Pospuse contar la verdad.
to say that something is not true
deny [dinai]
negar
He denied stealing my purse.
Negó haber robado mi cartera.
to hate somebody/something very much
detest [ditest]
detestar I detest working on Saturdays.
Detesto trabajar los sábados.
(rather formal) to not like somebody/something
dislike [dIslaik]
no gustar
We dislike walking back home.
No nos gusta caminar de vuelta a casa.
to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining
endure [endiur]
soportar, aguantar.
She won’t endure having an operation.
Ella no soportará una operación.
to get pleasure from something
enjoy [enchoi]
disfrutar
I enjoy coming here.
Disfruto viniendo aquí.
1 [intransitive] to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave
escape [eskeip]
escapar
We escaped running.
Escapamos corriendo.
1 [transitive, intransitive] to be opposite somebody/something; to have your face or front pointing towards somebody/something or in a particular direction
face [feis ]enfrentarse
He will face having to resign.
Se enfrentará a tener que renunciar.
1 [transitive] (British English, informal) to want something or want to do something
fancy [fanci]
gustar
She would fancy living there.
A ella le gustaría vivir allí.
informal) to want to have or do something
feel like [fil laik]
tener ganas
I don’t feel like going there.
No tengo ganas de ir ahí.
1 [transitive, intransitive] to stop doing something or making something because it is complete
finish [finissh] terminar
We finish working at 6pm.
Terminamos de trabajar a las 6pm
to stop feeling angry with somebody who has done something to harm, annoy or upset you; to stop feeling angry with yourself
forgive [forgiv ] perdonar Forgive me for interrupting.
Perdonarme por interrumpir.
To stop trying to do something
give up [giv ap]
renunciar He gave up writing every day.
Renunció a escribir todos los días.
sed to say that it is impossible to prevent or avoid something
can't help [kant help] evitar I can't help talking in class. No puedo evitar hablar durante la clase.
to form a picture in your mind of what something might be like
imagine
[imáchin]imaginar
We couldn’t imagine living with her.
No nos podíamos imaginar viviendo con ella.
1 if a situation, an event or an activity involves something, that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it
involve [involv] Suponer, involucrar That involved calling many people. Eso suponía llamar a mucha gente.
To continue
keep on [kipon]
continuar
You should keep on trying.
Deberías continuar intentándolo.
To stop doing something
leave off [livof] dejar, parar I'm going to have to leave off writing. Voy a tener que dejar de escribir.
