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