Unit5. Dramatic Events Flashcards
quotation
Cita
- If you use quotations in your text, please make sure they are clearly referenced.
cotización
- The plumber’s quotation was too expensive for George.
presupuesto
flipper
aletas
(de animales y de bucear)
plunge
zambullirse, sumergirse
- Rachel dived off the end of the board and plunged.
way down
profundamente, por el suelo
- They drilled a well way down into the ground.
- For some reason our sales are way down.
skydive
tirarse en paracaidas, hacer paracaidismo
- Bert loves the thrill he gets when he skydives.
thrill
emoción, estusiasmo, …
The rollercoaster ride was a thrill.
Thrill seeker (amante de las emociones fuertes)
feedback
retroalimentación, observaciones, acople de mirófonos
- The loud feedback when the microphone got too close to the speaker hurt everybody’s ears.
- The feedback generated during the experiment resulted in a return to equilibrium.
convinced
/kənˈvɪnst/
convencido
- The old lady is convinced that family members are stealing money from her.
confused
confundido,
- The confused boy just walked away instead of trying again.
move back
retroceder, regresar
- I moved back when I saw the Rottweiler in my path.
- I will move back home when my exams finish.
to be on -
(a) acontecer/tener lugar: exhibiciones, conciertos, películas
(b) to someone about something - estar constantemente criticando a alguien
- The art auction is on next Saturday. Will you come?
- Adam’s always on to Tim about his manners.
rather than
más que
- I’ll have wine rather than beer with my dinner.
flashback
recuerdos recurrentes
- She is unable to sleep because of flashbacks to the accident.
treadmill
cinta, rutina
- Every day was just the same old treadmill, and Philip wondered how he could get off it.
rear
criar/educar (niños), parte posterior, trasera
- Peter put his shopping bags on the rear seat of the car.
- The rear of the room was piled high with chairs.
blur
borroso, empañar, ofuscar, confundir
- For some people, migraines cause their vision to blur.
- Being inconsistent in punishing children just blurs the rules.
infer
inferir, deducir
- You have to infer as much information as possible
jump off
dar el salto, tirarse de
- She was too scared to jump off the highest diving board.
weight
peso
wealth
riqueza
poverty
pobreza
woods
madera, bosque, leña
choke off
obstruir, cortar paso, ahogar
bearing
El bear se comporto mal y desorientado
rumbo, orientación, dirección
- In the dark forest, the search party had trouble getting their bearings.
comportamiento, modales, modos
- Penny has the bearing of a royal.
feature
featureless
característica, distintivo, rasgos
- My favorite feature of this leather is its smooth texture.
monótono, anodino, uniforme, sin rasgos
- The room was bleak and featureless.
preposterous
ridículo, ilógico, absurdo
- The idea that I was responsible for this is preposterous.
shake (…) off
quitarse de encima, sacarse de encima
- Someone was following me, but I managed to shake him off.
to be well up on -
saber mucho de algo
- Laura is a real culture-vulture: she’s well up on everything related to art.
spin
hacer girar, girar
- Spin the wheel as fast as you can.
hilar, tejer
- The textile worker knew how to spin quickly.
to be behind with -
(a) estar atrasado con
* I have had to study so much that I’m behind with my work now.
pump out
bombear
- Ursula is pumping out her cellar.
cellar
sótano
coilollarse, enroscarse
espiral, rollo
- This mattress is uncomfortable–look, there’s a coil sticking out!
enrollarse, enroscarse
- The snake coiled, ready to strike.
mattress
colchón
- This mattress is uncomfortable–look, there’s a coil sticking out!
stick out
sobresalir, destacar, extender
- If you stick your tongue out again, a bird may come and roost on it.
to be out to -
tener la intención firme de hacer algo
- This year I’m out to get my degree, so I’ll give up working to study.
sober
sobrio, sereno, serio
- Patricia was sober as she had only drunk soft drinks all night.
menace
amanaza, problema, peligro
- The class clown is a menace and should be expelled.
- Rats have become a menace in some parts of the city.
to be in for -
estar por experimentar algo desagradable
- Peter has arrived really late, so he is in for a severe scolding.
uneasy
incómodo, molesto, intranquilo
- Tony was struck by the uneasy thought that he had left his front door unlocked.
stretch to
llegar a, estirarse, elongar
- Stretch as high as you can and pick that apple from the tree.
- My language skills don’t stretch to Japanese.
smudge
mancha, borrón
- I can see the smudges from the other side of the room!
twig
rama pequeña, ramita
- The bird perched on a twig at the end of the branch.
blossom
florecer, floración, flor
tener éxito, desarrollarse
- Magnolia trees have blossoms all summer.
- The plan for the project is finally blossoming.
to be back -
estar de regreso
- Lilly is back from her vacation in Europe.
trudge
/trʌdʒ/
(walk wearily)
caminar fatigosamente
- It was already getting dark when the hikers finally trudged back to their tent.
to be up to -
(a) sth/no good estar involucrado en algo deshonesto/raro
(b) tener condiciones para/estar físicamente apto para (c) ser resposabilidad de
- He is a sly creature and I know he’s up to no good.
- I feel I’m not up to take up piano lessons; I don’t have the skills to play.
- It’s up to you to decide whether to go or not.
bare
(barely)
desnudo, pelado, básico, esencial, …
- He suffered cuts to his bare feet from all the sharp stones.
- The apartment was bare; it was as though the family had never lived there at all.
to be over -
(a) terminar (b) at one’s friend - estar de visita en lo de un amigo
- It’s all over between them.
- I’m going to Paris this Summer. I’ll be over at my friend’s house.
stream
arroyo, riachuelo
- A stream flows behind their house.
transmisión
- The audio stream from the web radio station was cut after 20 minutes.
behind (bijáind) -
below (bilóu) -
beneath / underneath (biníiz / anderníiz) -
beside (bisáid) -
besides (bisáds) -
between (bituín) -
detrás, detrás de
debajo de
debajo de
junto a, al lado de
además de, aparte de
entre
to be after
estar detrás de/en busca de
- Mandela has always been after the respect for black people’s rights.
height
altura, talla, estatura
to be around -
estar cerca/ por los alrededores
- I’ll stay two more hours, so I’ll be around in case you need some help.
bump into
chocar con, darse contra
- I have a huge bruise where I bumped into the corner of the table.
wrestle
someter, forzar
- I wrestled in high school but not in college.
pelear,batallar, lidiar
(mentalmente)
- We’re wrestling with a pretty catastrophic budget shortfall.
to be away -
estar afuera/lejos del hogar, ausentarse
- Sharon is not in town. She is away for this week.
to be down with -
caer enfermo
- My sister is down with a sore throat, so she will have to stay in bed.
to be off -
(a) irse
(b) cancelarse
c) terminar de trabajar
(d) descomponerse/echarse a perder
- I have to be home before midnight, so I’ll be off soon.
- The flight was off due to bad weather.
- My mum is off from work at 6 p.m.
- This butter is off, look, it’s rancid.
above all
sobre todo
to be through with -
terminar con algo
- Susan is through with her job since she was underpaid.
decaf
descafeinado
Rude
rosero,maleducado
To find out
descubrir, averiguar
Greenland
groenlandia
No matter
independientemente de
no tiene imprtancia
noimportar
sin importar
envelope
sobre
to rip up
hacer pedazos
vault
cripta
coffin
féretro
To bend
doblar
ongoing
en curso
damp
humedad
mummy
momia
mami
awful (en una empresion positiva)
a awful long time ago
hace muchiiiiisssssiiiimo tiempo
preservative
preservar, conservar
to hold in
contener
to take in
asimilar, internalizar, pillar, pillar la onda, …
condition
enfermedad
PMS
Síndrome premestrual
to screen
controlar, vigilar
prescription
receta
to fake
fingir
To fabricate
inventar
to weed out
eliminar, erradicar
decepction
engaño
in the long run
a la larga
Untoward
inapropiado
side effects
efectos secundarios
