New Words 1 RR Flashcards

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Shriek or Screech

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Indica un alto grado de emotion, positiva o negativa

“Ow! She shrieked. The dog bit me!”; “He fell over and we all screeched with laughter”

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Groan

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Hablar bajo, con sonidos suaves

“I think my leg is broken, he groaned”

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Whimper

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Hablar suave pero en un tono alto

“My head hurts”, She whimpered.

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To Burst out

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Explotar, sin poder controlar emociones

“I didn’t trust them”, She burst out

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Mumble

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Hablar bajo y difícil de entender

“She mumbled something about having lost track of time”

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Drawl

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Hablar lentamente pero no claramente. Indica arrogancia o pereza

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Mutter

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Hablar en una manera difícil de entender pero mostrando enojo o preocupación

“They are not meant to be here”, He muttered

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Gabble, Babble, Jabber

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Hablar rápido, a menudo con excitación o miedo

“I promise, I’ll never do it again”, He gabbled; “She spends all the time jabbering on the phone”

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Thin

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Muy delgada, connotación negativa

“She is very pretty but she’s too thin”

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Skinny

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Muy delgada

“I don’t like how he looks, he is too skinny”

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Scrawy

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Más delgada que skinny

“He is a scrawy little kid”

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Gaunt

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Usado para describir un rostro muy delgado, en general porque la persona está enferma

“His face was gaunt and grey”

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Slim

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Delgada pero de una forma atractiva

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Slender

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Delgada pero con gracia

“She was small and slender, like a dancer”

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Lean

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Delgado pero fuerte

“Long distance runners are usually fairly lean”

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Slight

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Delgada y delicada

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Stocky

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Fuerte y musculoso

“He’s got the stocky build of a rugby player”

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Plump

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Levemente excedido en peso

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Chubby

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Regordete

“She was admiring the baby’s plump little legs”

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Slugabed

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Persona haragana que permanece en la cama después de la hora usual de levantarse

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Somniloquist

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Persona que habla mientras duerme

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Sleep rough

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Dormir a la intemperie por no tener casa o dinero

“He spent years sleeping cough on the streets of the capital”

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Sleepyhead

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Dormilón (utilizado para referirse a niños)

“Come on, sleepyhead, it’s eight o’clock”