II HONOR IS DEAD

Question 1

growl

Answer 1

growl n (animal sound) gruñido nm
The lion let out a growl when the boy started banging on his enclosure.
El león soltó un gruñido cuando el niño empezó a golpear la cerca.

Question 2

grimace

Answer 2

grimace n (facial expression) mueca nf
gesto nm
mohín nm
Donna didn’t say anything, but her grimace expressed her displeasure.
Donna no dijó nada, pero su mueca expresaba su disgusto.

Question 3

caged

Answer 3

caged adj (kept in a cage) enjaulado adj
The parakeets are caged most of the time, but sometimes they are free to fly around the apartment.

cage n (enclosure, box for animal) jaula nf
Most zoos don’t keep animals in cages anymore.
La mayoría de los zoológicos ya no tiene a sus animales en jaulas.

Question 4

sludgy

Answer 4

sludgy adj (thick and slushy) fangoso/a adj

Question 5

slop

Answer 5

slop n informal, figurative (unappetizing runny food) bazofia nf
porquería nf
Are we supposed to eat this slop with a spoon or a fork?
¿Se supone que debemos comer esta bazofia con tenedor o con cuchara?
slop⇒ vi (splash out, spill) derramarse⇒ v prnl
volcarse⇒ v prnl
Water slopped out of the bucket while I was mopping.
El agua se derramó afuera del balde mientras limpiaba.
slop [sth]⇒ vtr (splash, spill) derramar⇒ vtr
tirar⇒ vtr

Question 6

batch

Answer 6

batch n (set, group) (persona) grupo nm
tanda nf
lote nm
pila nf
The batch of new hires are waiting in the lobby.
El grupo de nuevos contratados está esperando en el vestíbulo.
batch n (group of baked goods) tanda nf
Angela baked eight batches of cookies for the holiday party.
Ángela horneó ocho tandas de galletas para su fiesta de cumpleaños.
batch [sth]⇒ vtr (send in groups) agrupar⇒ vtr
poner en lotes loc verb
This program will batch the data in compressed files.
Este programa va a agrupar los datos en archivos comprimidos.

Question 7

flecked

Answer 7

flecked with [sth] adj + prep (speckled) moteado/a adj

Question 8

smith

Answer 8

smith n (metalworker: blacksmith, etc.) herrero nm
(que trabaja con metales) forjador nm
Society at that time had a great need for smiths and woodworkers.
La sociedad de ese entonces tenía una gran demanda de herreros y carpinteros.
smith n as suffix (person in a given trade) ero sufijo
James works as a goldsmith and creates beautiful jewelry.
James trabaja de joyero y hace joyas hermosas.

smith [sth]⇒ vtr (make out of metal) forjar⇒ vtr
The metal worker smithed a bracelet out of bronze.
smith [sth] vtr (work metal) forjar⇒ vtr
The metal worker smithed the bronze into a bracelet.

Question 9

suited

Answer 9

suited adj (appropriate to) adecuado/a adj
apropiado/a adj
apto/a adj
It is important to choose a candidate suited to the job.
Es importante elegir al candidato adecuado para el puesto.

Question 10

cursed

Answer 10

cursed,
cussed adj (under a curse) maldito/a adj
(arcaico) maldecido adj
Trevor seems to have a cursed life; everything he does goes wrong!
Trevor parece tener una vida maldita, todo lo que hace le sale mal.
cursed adj figurative, dated (damn, damned) maldito/a adj
This cursed car won’t start again.
¡El maldito carro otra vez no arranca!

Question 11

pry

Answer 11

pry⇒ vi (ask personal questions) curiosear⇒ vi
husmear⇒ vi
Tim’s boss always wanted to know everything Tim got up to outside of work; he was always prying and Tim hated it.
El jefe de Tim siempre quería saber lo que hacía después del trabajo, siempre estaba curioseando y Tim lo odiaba.
pry into [sth] vi + prep (ask personal questions) fisgonear en vi + prep
husmear en vi + prep
curiosear en vi + prep
Wendy hated the way her mother was always prying into her love life. It’s rude to pry into others’ business.
Wendy odiaba el modo en que su madre fisgoneaba en su vida amorosa.

Question 12

grumbling

Answer 12

grumbling n often plural (complaints) quejas nfpl
Quit your grumbling and get in the car.
Deja tus quejas y súbete al auto.
grumbling n (stomach noise) gruñido nm
(estómago) ruido nm
You need to eat something if you want to get rid of that grumbling in your stomach.

Question 13

toss

Answer 13

toss [sth]⇒ vtr (throw lightly) lanzar⇒ vtr
tirar⇒ vtr
echar⇒ vtr
(MX) aventar⇒ vtr
Jacob tossed the ball to Pippa.
Jacob le lanzó la pelota a Pippa.
toss [sth] vtr (coin, to decide) echar a la suerte loc verb
tirar a cara o cruz loc verb
(MX) echar un volado loc verb
The two friends couldn’t decide which film to watch, so they tossed a coin.
Los dos amigos no podían decidir qué película ver así que lo echaron a la suerte.
toss [sth] vtr (salad, food: mix) (ensalada) mezclar⇒ vtr
revolver⇒ vtr
Karen poured the dressing over the salad and tossed it.
Karen puso el aderezo sobre la ensalada y lo mezcló.

Question 14

downright

Answer 14

downright adj (thorough, utter) total adj mf
absoluto/a adj
completo/a adj
His room was a downright mess.
Su habitación era un lío total.
downright adv (thoroughly) realmente adv
sumamente adv
extremadamente adv
The roads are getting downright dangerous with the heavy snow.
Las carreteras están volviéndose realmente peligrosas debido a la nieve.

Question 15

odd

Answer 15

odd adj (uneven number: 3, 5, 9, etc.) impar adj mf
non adj mf
5181 is an odd number.
El 5181 es un número impar.
odd adj (strange) raro/a adj
That’s odd that she didn’t go directly home after work.
Es raro que ella no fuera directamente a su casa después del trabajo.
odd adj (person: eccentric) (coloquial) raro/a adj
That guy was quite odd. He kept asking the time.
Ese tipo era bastante raro. Se pasaba preguntando la hora.adj (uneven number: 3, 5, 9, etc.) impar adj mf
non adj mf
5181 is an odd number.
El 5181 es un número impar.
odd adj (strange) raro/a adj
That’s odd that she didn’t go directly home after work.
Es raro que ella no fuera directamente a su casa después del trabajo.
odd adj (person: eccentric) (coloquial) raro/a adj
That guy was quite odd. He kept asking the time.
Ese tipo era bastante raro. Se pasaba preguntando la hora.