Reading and Use of English Flashcards
Long-handled
De mango largo
Deersking
Gamuza
Clay
Arcilla
Indoor adj. adv.
Interior. Dentro
Reveal
Revelar
Prior
Anterior
Develop
Desarrollar
Loop
Vuelta(shape)
Inner adj
Interno
Dizzy adj.
Mareado
Regain
Recuperar
Low-lying(land:low elevation)
Baja/o(areasd)
Shelter
Refugio
Decay
Descomponerse
Heap
Montón(una pila de)
Vanish
Esfumarse
Plaything
Juguete
Amaze
Asombrar/asombro (verb/noun)
Outperform
Superar
Amusement/amused
Diversión/divertido
Back then
During that period of time
Laughably
Ridículamente
Ingrain/Ingrained
Arraigar/Arraigado
Tinker
attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way./Jugar
Worthwhile adj
Vale la pena
Gather upp
Recojer
Drudgery(noun)
Trabajo penoso
Wade into sth
to become involved in a difficult situation, often without thinking about it carefully
Scratch
Razguño
Dreadful(adj)
Espantoso
Unwilling(asj)
not ready, eager, or prepared to do something./No dispuesto
Relieved
Aliviado
Unconcerned
Despreocupado
Warn(sb) against
To advise someone that something is dangerous or problematic and should be avoided
(to do sth) From scratch
starting with no advantage or prior preparation.
Commitment(noun)
Compromiso
Layer
capa(de ozono, for instance)
Above-ground
located or occurring on or above the surface of the ground
Stumble upon
to find or learn about (something) unexpectedly/ I stumbled across/on/upon this book by chance.
Landscape
Pasaje
Intended/asj)
Destinado a
Seek out
to search for and find (someone or something) His parents sought out the best doctors in the field.
Reconstruct
Reconstruir
Surface
Superficie
Depths(noun)
Lo más ondo
Slim
(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small.
“there was just a slim chance of success”
Disturbed
Pertubado/turbado
Point out
Indicar/señalar a(por dedos)
Feature
Característica
Narrow sth down
to make a number or list of things smaller, or things, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable./acortar
Sure enough,
used to introduce a statement that confirms something previously predicted./ Bastante seguro
Given that
Dado que/in consideration of the fact that.
Ash
Ceniza
Powder
Polvo
Burnt
Quemado
Erupts
Erupcionar/estallar
Thick
Grueso
Underground
beneath the surface of the earth
Release
Soltar/lanzar. or to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use/to allow a substance to flow out from somewhere:
Break through sth
to force yourself through something that is holding you back/atravesar
Underneath
situated directly below (something else)./debajo
Hasten
acelerar. be quick to do something.
“he hastened to refute the assertion
Unanswered
Sin repuestos
Remain
Se mantuvo /The doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days.
Strip/verb/nount)
Desnudar/ raya
Comic strip
Tira cómica
Turn out
Conclude:well/badly. Resultar/apagar
End up
to finally be in a particular place or situation:
Remark(verb/noun)
say something as a comment; mention./comentar/comentario
Assumption
Suposición
Mainstream
corriente principal
Alongside
junto a
Posh
Elegante(informal)
Hieroglyphics
Jeroglíficos
Profess(verb)
Pretender/to state something, sometimes in a way that is not sincere:/profesar la fe
Temple
Templo:a building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions
Inspection
the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal:
Suit
Adaptar
Richness
Riqueza
Tempt
Tentar
Soak (verb)
Remojar/empapar
Rush through
If you rush something through, you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual.
Array
an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing./colección
Flick
dar un golpecito a(wit fingers)(tingazo)/to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:;She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.
Dispose of sth
to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away tirarlp
Steep(asj)
Empinado
Beam(noun)(verb)
Haz:a ray or shaft of light. Beam. transmit (a radio signal or broadcast) in a specified direction.
Development
Desarrollo
Response (noun)
Respuesta-Reacción
Spong(verb)
wipe or clean with a wet sponge or cloth
Mop(verb)
clean or soak up liquid from (something) by wiping./Fregar
Inflated(adj)
distended through being filled with air or gas./inflado
Enhance(verb)
intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of./mejorar o POTENCIAR
Worlwide(adv/adj)
Mundial
Overseas(adv/adj)
Ultramar(in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.
Keep an eye on
Mantener vigilado
Vague(adj)
of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning
Recall
bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind; remember.(recordar, no es solamente mental, sino que físico, se cuenta.
Enthuse
Entusiasmo
Relish(noun and verb)
great enjoyment.
“she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish/enjoy greatly.
“he was relishing his moment of glory”
Enmity
Enemistad
Fall out
have an argument./(of the hair, teeth, etc.) become detached and drop out.
Go-getter(noun)
an aggressively enterprising person./ a person who works very hard and who wants very much to succeed.
Uncanny(adj)
strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
“an uncanny feeling that she was being watched”. raro
Knack(noun)
an acquired or natural skill at doing something.
“he had a knack for communicating”. Maña
Frail
(of a person) weak and delicate.(fràgil)
gather
come together; assemble or accumulate.
“as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came, Reunir
Sensible
Sensato
Invite sb over
(invite someone over) to invite someone to your house, for example for a meal. They had invited some friends over for a game of bridg
Duly
in accordance with what is required or appropriate; following proper procedure or arrangement./debidamente
Negotiate(verb)
obtain or bring about by discussion./negociar
Set sth in motion
to begin something:
Newly discovered evidence set a second investigation in motion.
Exemplary(adj)
Ejemplar
Shard
Fragmento
Shard
Fragmento
Seldom(adv/adj)
Rara vez. not often; rarely.
“Islay is seldom visited by tourists”
Stick with
stick with
verbo frasal de stick
persevere or continue with something.
“I’m happy to stick with the present team
Accustomed
Acostumbrado
Entirely
Enteramente. completely (often used for emphasis).
Unconventional
Poco convencional/not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
Sympathetically(adv)
con empatía
Pave the way
If something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible: Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
hazardous
risky; dangerous./hazardous can mean there is a level of risk involved. the chemical is very hazardous to use. meaning not safe. dangerous is more server and can lead to worse consequences. The man was driving at a dangerous speed and caused a crash
unfold
Desplegar
Contraption
a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use:
What’s that strange contraption in the garage?. Artilugio
Footage
Distancia en pies
Limb
Extremidad(brazo.pierna) o rama de arbol
Inherently(adv)
in a permanent, essential, or characteristic way./ inerentemente
Ardous
Arduo. involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Complaint(noun)
Queja. a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
“I intend to make an official complaint”
Disguise(noun and verv)
Disfraz- Disfrasar
out do
to be, or do something, better than someone else:
He always tries to outdo everybody else in the class.
Ripe
maduro
Enforced
reforzado
Plum
Ciruela
Drag around
Holgazanear
Ecstatic(adj)
Extático(de éxtasis) feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
Overbearing(adj)
unpleasantly overpowering.
“an overbearing, ill-tempered brute”
Despótico El que ejerce el despotismo es un déspota, que es una persona que abusa de su autoridad para imponer su voluntad a los demás.
Commit(verb)
Cometer. to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong. He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn’t commit.
Nag(verb)
Atosigar/fastidiar. to repeatedly remind sb to do sth
I don’t mean to nag, but we have to finish this.
Bond(noun)(verb)
an interest, experience, or feeling that makes people feel connected
vínculo
the bond between the mother and baby
Desarrolar lazos
Assemble(verb)
to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group
reunir(se), juntar(se)
They assembled in the meeting room after lunch.
Trigger(noun)(verb)
the part of a gun that you pull when you shoot
gatillo
to cause sth
desencadenar
snowboarders who triggered an avalanche
snowboarders que desencadenaron una avalancha
Fabricº
tela
Increase
Aumentar
Decrease
Disminuir
Wire
Cable/alambre
Weave(wiv)
Tejer
Unearth
Desenterrar find (something) in the ground by digging.
Fossil
Fósil
Beak
Pico(animal)
Weather forecast
Pronostico del tiempo
Rainfall
the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time. “low rainfall”
Sell outº
Vender todo
Unplanned(adj)
No planeado
Spontaneous
Espiontaneo
Leisurely(adj)
acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.(relajado)
Spring(verb)
Brotar
Put one´s feet up
INFORMAL
take a rest, especially when reclining with one’s feet raised and supported.
Glance(verb)
to look somewhere for a short time
echar un vistazo
He glanced at his watch.
Up one´s sleeve
Bajo mi manga
Barely
Apenas
Cram(verb)
to force too many things into a small space
meter (a presión)
Thousands of people were crammed into the stadium.
Cozy
warm, comfortable, and pleasant caliente [ masculine-feminine ] acogedor/ora [ masculine-feminine ] a cozy sweater/blanket un acogedor suéter / una acogedora manta a cozy little house una casita acogedora
panhandle(verb)
Mendigar
Countless
Incontable
Clinging
to hold tightly
aferrarse a
a two-year-old clinging to his mother
un niño de dos años aferrándose a su madre
She was in the river clinging onto a tree.
Ella estaba en el río aferrándose a un árbol.
to stick
pegarse
Drops of water clung to his skin.
Gotas de agua se pegaban a su piel.
Highway
a main road, especially between two cities
carretera
Chronicle(verb and noun)
to make a record or give details of something
describir, registrar
The book chronicles the writer’s coming to terms with his illness.
Cattle(noun)
cows kept on a farm for their milk and meat
ganado
Distinct(adj)
Distinto
Dodge
to move quickly to avoid someone or something
esquivar, escabullirse
He managed to dodge the security guard.
Encounter(noun/verb)
a meeting encuentro [ masculine ] a chance/brief encounter un encuentro casual/breve Encontrase
Fade away
to gradually become less strong or clear and then disappear
desvanecerse
As the years passed, her memories of her childhood faded away.
Perch
to sit near the edge of something
posarse
The children perched on the edges of their seats.
any high seat or position
posición elevada, pedestal
He looked down from his perch on the roof.
Blown off
to treat something or someone as if that thing or person were not important:
Just blow off his comments, he’s only joking.
Lie ahead (of sb)
to be in the future:
We don’t know what lies ahead.
You graduate today, and an exciting future lies ahead of you.
Deprived(adj)
not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions
carenciado
She had a deprived childhood/comes from a deprived background.
a deprived area
Setback(noun)
a problem that causes delays
contratiempo [ masculine, singular ]
After several setbacks, the building finally began.
Después de varios contratiempos, la construcción por fin comenzó.
something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
revés
Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback.
Occurrence
something that happens
acontecimiento
a common/everyday occurrence
Miss out
to not be included
perderse
If you don’t come you’ll really be missing out!
¡Si no vienes verdaderamente te lo vas a perder!
He was disappointed to miss out on the fun.
Estaba decepcionado al haberse perdido la diversión.
You missed out the final ’e’.
Te has dejado la ’e’ final.
Unaware
not knowing about something
no consciente, ignorante
He seems totally unaware of the problem.
Average
On average
Anthology
a collection of pieces of poetry or prose
antología
an anthology of love poems.
Relevance
the quality of being relevant
relevancia [ feminine, singular ]
educational materials that have no relevance in some cultures
materiales educativos que no tienen relevancia en algunas culturas
What is the relevance of marriage in modern society?
¿Cuál es la relevancia del matrimonio en la sociedad moderna?
After all
used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration
después de todo
I won’t invite him. After all, I don’t really know him.
Sweep away
to make sth disappear quickly
borrar del mapa
She smiled and all my doubts were swept away.
Ella sonrió y todas mis dudas se borraron del mapa.
All along
the whole time (that something was happening)
desde el principio, siempre
I knew the answer all along.
Whilst
While and whilst mean the same when we use them as conjunctions. They both mean ‘during the time that something else happens’, or ‘in contrast with something else’. While is much more common than whilst, and whilst sounds more formal:
Would you like something to eat while we’re waiting? (less common: … whilst we’re waiting?) (during the time we’re waiting)
British English prefers an ‘s’ for words like realise, organise and industrialise, while American English prefers ‘z’ (realize, organize, industrialize). (less common: … whilst American English prefers ‘z’ …) (expressing a contrast between British and American English)
Accompany(verb)
to go with
acompañar
Police accompanied her home.
La policía le acompañó a su casa.
Harp
a large musical instrument with many strings that you play with your fingers
arpa
Reggae(regei)
a type of popular music from Jamaica with a strong beat
reggae
Trawl(noun and verb)
to search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want
rastrear
The software is used to trawl for information on the internet.
You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results that are valid.
Take off
take off
If a plane takes off, it begins to fly.
despegar
take-off
the moment when a plane leaves the ground and begins to fly
despegue
to remove a piece of clothing quitarse Take off your jacket. Quítate la chaqueta. Antónimo put on
to not go to work at a particular time
tomarse un tiempo
I’m taking a week off in June.
Me voy a tomar una semana libre en junio.
(of an airplane or helicopter) to begin to fly despegar airplanes taking off over the ocean aviones despegando sobre el océano Antónimo land
to quickly increase or become successful
despegar
alcanzar el éxito
Sales took off as soon as the book was advertised.
Las ventas despegaron tan pronto como se anunció el libro.
Appeal
to interest or attract
atraer
The design didn’t appeal to teenagers.
El diseño no atraía a los adolescentes.
Witness(verb and noun)
to see something happen, especially an accident or crime
presenciar
Did anyone witness the attack?
Also:”Testigo”
Unaffordable
too expensive for people to be able to buy or pay for
inasequible, prohibitivo
For many people, this type of treatment remains unaffordable.
Budget(noun and ver)
a plan that shows how much money you have and how you will spend it
presupuesto/presupuestar
Disused
not used now
en desuso
a disused warehouse
Patch
a small area that is different from the area around it
zona
There are icy patches on the road.
Disregard
to ignore something
ignorar, despreciar
He told us to disregard everything we’d learned so far and start again.
Bombard
Bombardear
Regard
to think of someone or something in a particular way
considerar
She is generally regarded as one of the greatest singers of this century.
