GENERAL Flashcards
YIELD
YIELD Rendiment, Proprocionar
SUDDEN
SUDDEN /sʌdən/ adj
repentí, sorpressiu,imprevist
ALL OF SUDDEN
de sobte, de repent
TO PLAY A DIRTY TRICK ON SB
TO PLAY A DIRTY TRICK ON SB
Fer una putada, una mala passada
WHAT A BLOODY NUISANCE!
WHAT A BLOODY NUISANCE!
/ˈblʌdi nju:sns/
Quina putada!
NUISANCE
NUISANCE /nju:sns/
Molèstia, prejudici
TO PUT FORWARD
TO PUT FORWARD /fɔ:wəd/ = TO PROPOSE
Proposar
IT’S NO BIG DEAL!
IT’S NO BIG DEAL!
No n’hi ha per tant
DEAL
DEAL /di:l/
Quantitat
A GREAT DEAL
Una gran quantitat
DEAL OF CARDS /kɑ:ds/
Repartir cartes
IT’S YOUR DEAL
Et toca donar a tu
TO BE DRIPPING WITH SWEAT
TO BE DRIPPING WITH SWEAT /swet/
Suar a xorros
SOURCE
SOURCE /sɔ:s/ E.E. U.U. /sɔ:rs/
Font, origen
WITHIN
WITHIN /wɪðˈɪn/
Dins de
within the country/town / Dins del país/ciutat
En el transcurs de
within easy reach / al alcance de la mano
within sight/hearing / al alcance de la vista/del oído
within one hour / en una hora
TO STAY AWAY
TO STAY AWAY
Ausentar-se
TO STAY AWAY FROM STH/SB
Mantenir-se allunyat de
TO BURN UP
TO BURN UP
Consumir combustible
Cremar calories
Estar cremant de febre
TO RULE OUT
TO RULE OUT
Descartar
TO KEEP SB/STH OUT OF STH
TO KEEP SB/STH OUT OF STH
No deixar que alguna cosa/algú entrei en alguna cosa
To keep the rain/cold out
Resguardar del fred/pluja
TO SEEK
TO SEEK, SOUGHT, SOUGHT /sɔ:t/
Buscar, tractar de trobar
DISGUSTING
DISGUSTING/dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/
Repugnant, indignant
TO LEAD ON
TO LEAD, LED, LED ON
Enganyar, incitar a
SHE DOESN’T WANT TO LEAD HIM ON
No li vol donar falses expectatives
TO CARRY OUT
TO CARRY OUT
Fer reparacions.
Dur a terme.
Cumplir ordres
Fer un treball
TO EVOLVE
TO EVOLVE/ɪˈvɒlv/ Ame.
GRADUALLY DEVELOP
Desenvolupar-se
TO EVOLVE INTO
Convertir-se en alguna cosa
THROUGHOUT
THROUGHOUT/θru:ˈaʊt/ Prep.
Per tot arreu.
Al llarg del temps
THROUGHOUT HIS STAY
Durant la seva estada
VENUE
VENUE/venju:/
Lloc de reunió, de celebració
TO CRUSH
TO CRUSH /krʌʃ/
Aplastar, arrugar,rebregar
Aplastament. Aglomeració
TO HAVE A CRUSH ON SB
Encaprixar-se d’algú
TO SHIFT
TO SHIFT/ʃɪft/
Moure, canviar de lloc
TO SHIFT THE BLAME ONTO SB
Donar la culpa a algú
TO SHIFT ONE’S GROUND
Canviar d’opinió
SCENARIO
SCENARIO /sɪˈnɑ:riəʊ/
Marc hipotètic
FELLOWSHIP
FELLOWSHIP /feləʊʃɪp/
Companyerisme, associació
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Beca d’investigació
TISSUE
TISSUE /tɪʃu:/
Paper de seda, mocador de paper.
Teixit biològic
DUE
DUE /dju:, Am du:/
adj. Pagader, degut, vençut, caducat
nom. Merescut, deuda, obligació
Quota
adv. Exactament davant adv.
DUE NORTH/SOUTH
De dret cap el nord/sud
DUDE
DUDE /dju:d/ Am. inf.
Individu, “tiu”
DUD
DUD /dʌd/
Persona inútil
Bomba que no explota
Fallo
adj. Fals, falsificat
SLUT
SLUT /SLʌT/
Puta
TO DESIGN
TO DESIGN STH FOR SB /dɪˈzaɪn/
Planejar, dissenyar, concebre
TO TAKE UP
TO TAKE UP
Començar una feina
TO OCCUPY
TO OCCUPY /ɒkjʊpaɪ/
Ocupar
TO DEFY
TO DEFY /dɪˈfaɪ/
Desafiar
TO PICK
TO PICK
Triar, escollir
TO PICK SB FOR STH
Triar a algú per fer quelcom
LAME
LAME adj.
Coix.
TO DUCK
TO DUCK
Esquivar, eludir
FINDING
FINDING /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
Recomanació, Descobriment
TO SLEEP IT OFF
TO SLEEP IT OFF
Dormir la mona
TO DESERVE
TO DESERVE /dɪˈzɜ:v/
Mereixer
TRULY
TRULY /tru:li/
Verdaderament
TO FIGURE OUT
TO FIGURE OUT /fɪgəʳ/
Entendre, comprendre
We have to figure out what we’re doing
Hem d’entedre el que estem fent
TO CRUMBLE
TO CRUMBLE /krʌmbl/
Esmicolar
WRATH
WRATH /rɒθ/
Ira
WRATHFUL
WRATHFUL /ˈrɒθfəl/
Iracund
TO END UP
TO END UP
Acabar
to end up in love with sb
Acabar enamorat d’algú
to end up penniless
Acabar sense diners
to end up in prison
Acabar a la presó
to end up doing sth
Acabar fent alguna cosa
TO BLUSH
TO BLUSH /blʌʃ/
Posar vermell, ruboritzar-se
TO CHECK OUT
TO CHECK OUT
Investigar
TO YEARN
TO YEARN /jɜ:n/
Anyorar, ansiar
to yearn for sth/sb
añorar algo/a alguien
WRETCHED
WRETCHED /retʃɪd/
Desgraciat, miserable
to be in a wretched state
estar en un estado lamentable
from this wretched life
d’aquesta miserable vida
LAVISH
LAVISH /lævɪʃ/
Esplendit, fastuós
TO UPHOLD
TO UPHOLD /ʌpˈhəʊld/
defensar, sostenir, recolzar
to uphold the law
defender la ley
to uphold the principle that …
defender el principio de que…
WASTREL
WASTREL /weɪstrəl/
Malgastador
TO TURN INTO
TO TURN INTO
Transformar en
TO STALK
TO STALK /stɔ:k/
Acechar…
HANG ON!
HANG ON!
Espera!
TO HANG ON
TO HANG ON
to keep sb hanging on
hacer esperar a alguien
TO RECALL
TO RECALL /rɪˈkɔ:l/
Recordar, retirar del mercat
Memòria
AWARE
AWARE /əˈweəʳ/ adj
to be aware that …
saber que…
as far as I’m aware …
por lo que yo sé…
not that I’m aware of
no, que yo sepa
WILLING
WILLING /wɪlɪŋ/ adj
Disposat
to be willing to do sth
estar dispuesto a hacer algo
to lend a willing hand
dar una mano
God willing
si Dios quiere
to show willing Brit
dar muestras de buena voluntad
DRAFTY
DRAFTY /dræfti/
DRAUGHTY en Americà
DRAUGHTY/ˈdrɑ:fti/ adj
Ple de corrents d’aire
DRAUGHTY
DRAUGHTY/ˈdrɑ:fti/ adj
Ple de corrents d’aire
INDEED
INDEED /ɪnˈdi:d/
Adv. Realment, en efecte
this is good news indeed!
Això és una bona notícia realment
yes, he did indeed say that
Si, ell en efecte ho va dir
Interj. Ja ho crec
he’s a lovely boy! — indeed!
TO BLACK OUT
TO BLACK OUT
Perdre el coneixament
WHATEVER
WHATEVER /wɒtˈevəʳ/
PRON. el que, qualsevol
whatever happens pase lo que pase
whatever you pick is fine
cualquiera (de los) que elijas está bien
nothing whatever
nada de nada
ADJ. Qualsevol que
whatever the reason
Qualsevol que sigui la raó
NEARLY
NEARLY /ˈnɪəli/
Quasi
nearly certain
casi seguro
to be not nearly as bad
no estar tan mal
to be nearly there
estar casi ahí
to very nearly do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo
to be nearly sth
estar cerca de algo
that wall is nearly three metres high
esa pared tiene casi tres metros
she’s nearly as tall as her father
ella es casi tan alta como su padre
INSANE
INSANE /ɪnˈseɪn/
Dement, boig
TO BURDEN
TO BURDEN /ˈbɜ:dən/
Carregar
Càrrega
I don’t want to burden you with my problems
no quiero preocuparte con mis problemas
WIZARD
WIZARD /ˈwɪzəd/
Fetiller, mag, geni
CLOAK
CLOAK /kləʊk/
Capa, mantell
TO TIE UP
TO TIE UP
Lligar, recollir els cabells,
to be tied up
estar ocupado
GRUMPY
GRUMPY /ˈgrʌmpi/
Gruñon, Rondinaire
TRAMP
TRAMP
Fulana
TO HOP
TO HOP /[hɒp/
Saltar.
Pujar a l’autobus
TO SPLIT UP
TO SPLIT UP
Partir. Separar-se d’algú
TO SHUT OFF
TO SHUT OFF
Aïllar, desconnectar
WHENEVER
WHENEVER /wenˈevəʳ/
Conj. Sempre que
whenever I can
siempre que puedo
Adv. Quand sigui
whenever did I say that?
¿cuándo fue que dije yo eso?
I can do it tomorrow or whenever
puedo hacerlo mañana o un día de estos
HUSK
HUSK /hʌsk/
Closca, clofolla
MELLOW
MELLOW /ˈmeləʊ/
Veu Suau, Gust dolç
Madurar
KERNEL
KERNEL /ˈkɜ:nl/
Atmetlle, centre de la fruita
KILN
KILN
Forn
TO CHEW
TO CHEW /tʃu:/
Mastegar.
Mosegada
DASH
DASH /dæʃ/
Carrera, precipitació
TO LACK
TO LACK /læk/
Manca, falta
for lack of …
por falta de…
Mancar de…
she lacks talent/experience
le falta talento/experiencia
to lack the energy to do sth
no tener la fuerza para hacer algo
LIKEWISE
LIKEWISE /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
adv. De la mateixa manera, així mateix
to do likewise
hacer lo mismo
TO BREED
TO BREED, BRED, BRED
/bri:d bred bred/
Criar, engendrar, reproduir-se
TO PINPOINT
TO PINPOINT /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
Indicar amb precisió, senyalar
RETAIL
RETAIL /ˈri:teɪl/
Venda al detall.
Al detall
BREWERY
BREWERY /ˈbrʊəri/
Cerveseria, fàbrica de cervesa
BREWER
BREWER /ˈbru:əʳ/
Cerveser
TAILOR
TAILOR /ˈteɪləʳ/
Sastre
OUTSTANDING
OUTSTANDING /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/
adj. Destacat, pendent per pagar, per resoldre
TO FORSAKE
TO FORSAKE, FORSOOK, FORSAKEN
/fəˈseɪk fəˈsʊk fəˈseɪkən/
Abandonar, renunciar a
HAPHAZARD
HAPHAZARD /hæpˈhæzəd/
Adj. Fet de qualsevol manera, capriciós
TO FLATTER
TO FLATTER /ˈflætəʳ/
Adular, afavorir
TO FOSTER
TO FOSTER /ˈfɒstəʳ/
Acollir, Fomentar
TO SEIZE
TO SEIZE /si:z/
Agafar a algú pel braç.
No deixar escapar una oportunitat
Detenir un criminal
MOVING
MOVING /ˈmu:vɪŋ/
Adj. Mòbil, motriu. Conmovedor
Nom. Mudança
HELPLESS
HELPLESS /ˈhelplɪs/
Indefens
SHORE
SHORE /ʃɔ:ʳ/
Costa, Riba
EVERY BREAKING WAVE ON THE SHORE
Cada onada que trenca a la riba
TIDE
TIDE /taɪd/
Marea, corrent
high tide pleamar
low tide bajamar
to go against the tide
ir contracorriente
to swim with the tide
seguir la corriente
TO DEFEAT
TO DEFEAT /dɪˈfi:t/
Derrotar, Frustrar
DEFEAT
DEFEAT /dɪˈfi:t/
Derrota, fracàs
MOISTURE
MOISTURE /mɔɪstʃəʳ/
Humitat
TO FIGURE
TO FIGURE /fɪgəʳ/
Calcular
TO TAKE COVER
TO TAKE COVER /ˈkʌvəʳ/
Posar-se a cobert
TEHERBY
THEREBY /ðeəˈbaɪ/
Per això
thereby hangs a tale /ironic/
es una larga historia
ROUND-THE-CLOCK
ROUND-THE-CLOCK
Adj. de vint-i-quatre hores
Adv. les 24 hores
To work round-the-clock trabajar día y noche
TRIGGER
TRIGGER /ˈtrɪgəʳ/
Gatell, gallet
to trigger an alarm
disparar una alarma
trigger reaction
provocar una reacció
TO REACH UP/DOWN
TO REACH UP/DOWN TO
Arribar a, fins
to reach down to land Extendre’s fins el terreny
to reach down to clothes Arribar fins la roba
TO FIGHT
FIGHT, FOUGHT, FOUGHT /faɪt,fɔ:t,fɔ:t/
Lluitar, Combatre
To fight ah¡gainst/for
Lluitar contra/per
TO FIGHT OVER/ABOUT
Discutir per/sobre quelcom
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE /prəˈsi:dʒəʳ/
Procediment
MATTRESS
MATTRESS, MATTRESSES /mætrɪs/
Matalàs
MERE
MERE /mɪəʳ/
simple, mer
a mere detail un simple detall
LINING
LINING /laɪnɪŋ/
Revestiment, Folre
