GCSE Vocabulary from OCR Vocab Higher List Flashcards
…ísimo (dificilísimo)
very (very difficult)
abrir
to unlock
abrocharse el cinturón
to fasten seat belt
aburrirse
to be bored
acabar de
to have just
acantilado
cliff
acogedor
welcoming/friendly
acompañar
to accompany
aconsejar
to advise
acontecimiento
event/occurrence
adelantar
to overtake
adelgazar
to lose weight
además
besides
adjuntar
to enclose
adornar
to decorate
adrede
deliberately
advertir
to warn
afeitarse
to shave
afilado
sharp (edge)
afueras
outskirts
ahogarse
to drown
aire acondicionado
air-conditioning
alabar
to praise
aliento (sin —)
breath (out of —)
altura
height
alzar
to raise
amenazar
to threaten
amistad
friendship
amplio
broad/wide
añadir
to add
análisis de sangre
blood test
ancianos
senior citizens
animado
lively
anticuado
old fashioned
antelación, con
in advance
anular
to cancel/stamp a ticket
apagar
to put out/extinguish
aparador
sideboard
apenas
scarcely/hardly
apoyarse
to lean
apresurarse
to hurry
árbitro/a
referee
asegurar
to insure/assure
asesinato
murder
asistir a
to be present at
asqueroso
nasty
asustar
to surprise/shock
atraer
to attract
atreverse (a)
to dare (to)
atropellar
to run over/knock down
aumentar
to increase
aunque
although/even though/even if
auténtico
genuine/real
autostop
hitchhiking
averiado
out of order (not working)
averiguar
to find out
banda (de música)
band
barbilla
chin
bastar
to be sufficient
boda
wedding
borde
edge
boletín
school report
borracho
drunk
bucear
to dive
buen estado físico
fitness
burlar(se de)
to joke (mock)
cabaña
hut
cajón
drawer
calentamiento del planeta
global warming
calentarse
to get warm
calificado
qualified
cambiar
to exchange
camión-grúa
breakdown lorry
campeón/a
champion
campeonato
championship
cantidad
quantity
cárcel
prison
cargar
to load
carnaval
carnival
carne de ave
poultry
casualidad, por
chance, by
cava
Spanish champagne
cazar
to hunt
ceder
to give in/give up
célebre
famous
celoso
jealous
central eléctrica
power station
cerebro
brain
cerillas
matches
cerradura
lock (of door)
cesar
to cease/stop
chocar con
to collide with
choque
shock/collision
chubasquero
cagoule
ciencias sociales
social science
cifra
figure (stats.)
cinturón de seguridad
seatbelt/safety belt
círculo
circle
cirujano
surgeon
cita
appointment/engagement
cobertizo
shed
cobrar
to earn (money)
codo
elbow
coger
to pick
cólera
anger
como máximo
at most
compadecer
to feel sorry for
comportarse
to behave
comprobar
to check (quantities)
con fluidez
fluently
concurrido
busy/crowded
concurso
competition
conducir
to lead
confianza
confidence
conocido
acquaintance
consecuencia
consequence
consejo
advice
contaminar
to pollute
contaminación
pollution
contar
to count/to tell (story)
contenedor (de vidrio)
bottle bank
contrario
opposite
copa
glass (wine)/cup (trophy)
corregir
to correct
cremallera
zip
cruzar
to cross (road)
cubertería
cutlery
cubrir
to cover
cuenta, tener en
to bear in mind/to take into account
cuento
story
cuesta
slope
cuidado(so)
care(ful)
culpable
guilty
cultivar
to grow (plants)
cumbre
summit
cuñado/a
brother/sister-in-law
curioso
odd/strange/curious
dañar
to damage
daño
damage
dar las gracias a
to thank
de verdad
indeed
deber
to owe
decepcionar
to disappoint
decepcionado
disappointed
dedo del pie
toe
degustación de vinos
wine tasting
dejar caer
to drop
dejar de
to stop
depender
to depend
desaparecer
to disappear
desarrollar
to develop
descubrir
to discover
descuento
discount/reduction
descuidado
careless/neglected
desembarcar
to disembark
desgastar
to wear out
deslizar
to slip/slide
desnudo
naked
despedir
to sack
desperdiciar
to waste (materials)
desplazarse
to move
destrozar
to destroy
desventaja
disadvantage
desván
attic/loft
desvío
diversion
detener
to arrest
día festivo
public holiday
diarrea
diarrhoea
disculpar(se)
to apologise
discurso
speech
disfraz
disguise/fancy dress
disfrutar(se)
to enjoy (yourself)
diversión
entertainment
divorciado
divorced
doblar
to fold
drogadicto
drug dependent
dudar
to hesitate/doubt
duración
length (time)
durar
to last
echar al correo
to post
echar de menos
to miss (person/place)
educado (bien/mal —)
behaved/mannered (well/badly — )
efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
eficaz
efficient
egoísta
selfish/self-centred
embarazada
pregnant
emocionante
exciting
empate
draw/tie (sport)
empleado/a
employee
empujar
to push
en cuanto
as soon as
en total
altogether
en vano
in vain
en vez de
instead of
encantar
to delight
encontrarse
to be situated
encuesta
survey/enquiry
engañar
to deceive/cheat
engordar
to put on weight
enojar(se)
to annoy (to get annoyed)
enojoso
annoying
ensayo
attempt/test/rehearsal
enseñar
to teach
enseñanza
teaching
entregar
to hand in/deliver
entrevista
interview
entusiasmar
to excite/enthuse
envenenar
to poison
es decir
that’s to say
escalera mecánica
escalator
escarcha
frost
escayola
plaster (broken limb)
escayolado
in plaster
escenario
stage
esconder
to hide
escribir a máquina
to type
espantoso
appalling
espárragos
asparagus
esperar con ilusión
to look forward to
estar avergonzado
to be ashamed
estar contento (de)
to be pleased (about)
Estimado/a Señor/a
Dear Sir/Madam
estreñido
constipated
estricto
strict
estropear
to spoil/damage/ruin
estudios comerciales
business studies
evitar
to avoid
exigente
demanding
éxito (tener — )
success (to succeed)
experiencia laboral
work experience
explicar
to explain
felicitar
to congratulate
feria
fair (show)
fiarse de
to trust
ficha
file (papers)
fiebre del heno
hay fever
fijar(se)
to fix (to notice)
flecha
arrow
fluir
to flow
fracasar
to fail
frecuentemente
frequently
frenar
to brake
fumar
to smoke
fumador
smoker
no funciona
not working
fundirse
to melt
gamberro
lout
gerente
manager
gobierno
government
gota
drop (of liquid)
grabar
to record/to burn (CDs)
granizar
to hail
granizo
hail
grasa
fat (noun)
grave
serious
gripe
flu
guardarropa
cloakroom (theatre)
guerra
waar
guía
tour guide
guía (telefónica)
phone book
hábil
clever/skilful
habilidad
skill/ability
hacer autostop
to hitch hike
hervir
to boil
hinchar
to swell
hinchado
swollen
hogar (ciencia de — )
hearth/home ( — economics)
holgazán
lazy
hora punta
rush hour
hueso
bone
húmedo
damp
impresora
printer
imprimir
to print
informe
report
insolación
sunstroke
intermedio
interval (e.g. theatre)
interpretar
to perform
intervalos de sol
bright periods/spells
inundar
to flood
isla
island
jarra
jug
jaula
cage
jerez
sherry
jubilarse
to retire (work)
jurar
to swear
ladrón
thief/burglar
lágrima
tear (weeping)
lentillas
contact lenses
lento
slow
ley
law (justice)
licenciatura
degree (university)
límite de velocidad
speed limit
llamar
to knock (door)
llorar
to cry
lograr
to achieve/manage ti
luchar
to struggle/fight
luna
moon
madrastra
stepmother
malentendido
misunderstanding (confusion)
maletero
boot (car)
malgastar
to waste
mancha
stain
mando a distancia
remote control
manopla
flannel
manzana
block of flats
maquillarse
to put on make-up
maquillaje
make-up
máquina de afeitarse
shaver
marcar
to score (goal)
marcha
gear
marea
tide
mareado
dizzy/sick
marinero
sailor
martes de Carnaval
Shrove Tuesday
matar
to kill
matrícula
registration number
matrimonio
married couple/marriage
medio de transporte
means of transport
medios
media
medir
to measure
mejilla
cheek
mejorar
to improve
mejora
improvement
mejorarse
to get better/improve/recover
mentir
to tell lies
mentira
false/lie
mientras
while
minúsculo
tiny
minusválido
disabled (person)
mirar escaparates
to window-shop
misa
mass/service (church)
mismo
(with noun/pronoun) -self, e.g. himself
moderado
moderate
modo de empleo
instructions for use
molestar
to disturb
montón
pile/load
morder
to bite
morir
to die
morriña
home sickness
muchedumbre
crowd
multa
fine (money)
muñeca
wrist
Naciones Unidas
United Nations
no obstante
however/nonetheless
noviazgo
engagement
o…o…
either…or…
obligatorio
compulsory
obra
work (art)
obras
roadworks
ocio
leisure
ocuparse de
to deal with
oficina de empleo
job-centre
oler
to smell
olor
smell
ordenador portátil
laptop
orientación profesional
careers advice
orilla
bank (lake/river)
padrastro
stepfather
pantalla
screen
papel
role
parabrisas
windscreen
parecer a uno que
to think/believe that
parecido
similar
paso de peatones
zebra crossing
patio de butacas
stalls
paz
peace
pecho
chest
pegar
to stick/to hit
pelar
to peel
pelear
to fight
peligro
danger
perder peso
to lose weight
perderse
to get lost
perjudicar
to damage (health)
pertenecer
to belong
pesadilla
nightmare
a pesar de
despite
picar
to bite/sting
picadura
sting
picante
spicy
piel
skin
placer
pleasure
planear
to plan
polvo
dust
por adelantado
in advance
por casualidad
(by) chance
por consiguiente
as a result
por escrito
in writing
por eso/esto
therefore/so
poseer
to possess
portezuela
door (car)
prado
meadow
precioso
really lovely
prefijo
dialling code
preocuparse
to worry
preocupación
concern
presentador
TV presenter
presión neumática
tyre pressure
prestar atención
to pay attention
prever
to foresee
primeros auxilios
first aid
principiante
beginner
prioridad
priority/right of way
probar
to prove/to try out
probarse
to try on
prohibir
to forbid
prometer
to promise
proteger
to protect
publicidad
advertising
público
audience/viewers
puenting
bungee jumping
puesto que
since/because
quejarse
to complain
querer decir
to mean
quitar
to remove/take off
rascar
to scratch
rato
moment
rayo (-X)
ray/beam (X-ray)
reciclar
to recycle
recompensar
reward
reconocer
to recognise
redacción
essay
regalar
to give a present
regalo
present
regar
to water (plants)
régimen
diet
regla
rule
reina
queen
relajar(se)
to relax
relámpago
lightening
repetir el curso
to repeat the year
representar
to perform
representación
performance
rescatar
to save/to rescue
rescate
rescue
resfriarse
to catch a cold
retrovisor
rear-view mirror
rey
king
riesgo
risk
robar
to steal
robo
theft
roca
rock (mineral)
rodeado de
surrounded by
rodilla
knee
saber
to taste
sabor
taste
sacudir
to shake
salida
motorway junction
salto (de altura/de longitud)
jump (high/long)
salud
health
sangrar
to bleed
sangre
blood
quedarse en la cama
to have a lie in
seguir una dieta/un régimen
to be on a diet
seguridad
safety/security
seguros
insurance
sellar
to stamp (ticket/passport)
semejante
similar
sensato
sensible
sensible
sensitive
sentido
sense
sentimiento
feeling
sexo
sex/gender
si
whether
SIDA
AIDS
siglo
century
silencioso
silent
silla de ruedas
wheelchair
silla plegable
folding chair
sin embargo
nevertheless
sindicato
trade union
sino
but (following a previous negative)
situar(se)
to be situated
solicitar
to apply (for a job)
sombra
shade
soñar
to dream
sueño
dream
sondeo
survey
sonreír
to smile
sonrisa
smile
soplar
to blow
sordo
deaf
sorprender
to surprise
sospechar
to suspect
suave
gentle/delicate/mild
subrayar
to underline
suceso
event
suegro/a
father/mother-in-law
sufrir
to suffer
sugerencia
suggestion
suspender
to fail (exam)
tablón (de anuncios)
notice board
tampoco
not…either
tarea
task
teclado
keyboard
telecargar
to download
tener lugar
to take place
terco
obstinate
testigo
witness
tibio
lukewarm
tintorería
dry cleaners
tipo de cambio
exchange rate
tirar
to shoot
tirita
sticking plaster
título
title
tobillo
ankle
tocar el claxón
to hoot
torcerse
to sprain
tomeo
tournament
traducir
to translate
traducción
translation
tragar
to swallow
triunfo
triumph
tronar
to thunder
trueno
thunder
tubería
pipes
urgencia (llamada de)
emergency (call)
valioso
valuable
vapor
steam
variable
changeable
vela
candle
vendimia
grape harvest
ventaja
advantage
veranda (de vidrio)
conservatory
de verdad
indeed
verter
to pour
viña/viñedo
vineyard
visita guiada
guided tour
viudo/a
widower/widow
volante
steering wheel
vomitar
to be sick
voz
voice
zona peatonal
pedestrian area
