Vocabulary Flashcards
Meaning
make eye contact (with)
Definition
when people look into each other’s eyes at the same time
Meaning
come into contact with
Be in communication with people or ideas
Meaning
gossip about
talk about other people’s private lives
wouldn’t tell her your secrets - you know how she likes to gossip
Meaning
Butt in (to)
interrupt someone who is talking
He kept on butting in with silly comments.
Meaning
overhear
accidentally hear what other pople are saying without their knowledge
Meaning
Have a row
argue. especially loudy
Meaning
Intervene
To get involved in a diffiuclt situation, in order to help
Meaning
witter (on)
talk about unimportant things for a long time
He’d been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.
Meaning
grumble (about)
to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.
Meaning
Eavesdrop on
to listen to someone’s private conversation from close by without them knowing:
He was eavesdropping on our conversation.
bicker (about)
to argue about things that are not important:
They’re always bickering with each other about/over their person
Meaning
Chat up
Talk to somebody in a way that shows them that you are sexually attracted to them
Describing places, meaning
High-rise
very tall and having a lot of floor. Paris is a modern city, full of traffic and high-rise department stores.
Describing places, meaning
spectacular
very exciting to look at: you can experience the spectaclar Huanglong Valley
Describing places, meaning
snow-clad
covered in a layer of snow: the valley is bordered by snow-clad peaks and glaciers.
Describing places, meaning
golden
The color of gold: a golden dragon seems to surge forth
Describing places, meaning
heritage
important historical features, such as traditions, languages or buildings
Describing places, meaning
Searing
extreme: Despite the searing heat
Describing places, meaning
winding
following a route which turns in different directions
Describing places, meaning
hustle and bustle
all the noise and activity
Describing places, meaning
icebound
fixed in a state of ice
Describing places, meaning
stunning
extremely beautiful
Phrasal verbs: health
come on
start to feel ill, often with a cold or flu
Phrasal verbs: health
swell up
when a part of your body become larger and rounder than usual, often because of an illeness, injury or insect bite
Phrasal verbs: health
pick up
catch an illness form somebody or something
Phrasal verbs: health
Be blocked up
when a part of your body, your nose is filled with something that prevents anything getting past
Phrasal verbs: health
go down with
become ill usually with a desease that is not very serious
Phrasal verbs: health
go around
when a lot of people get an illness in the same time period because the illness passes from person to person
Phrasal verbs: health
put sb on sth
give somebody a particular type of medical treatment or food
health
come out in
when spots or a rash appear on your skin
Phrasal verbs : health
come off
stop takiing a type of medicine
flare up
when a condition worsens after a period of improvement
book A long way down
whimsical
unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying:
a whimsical tale
Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer of people.
Caprichoso
Work up
To develop on emotional ir physical state that you feel strongly after a period of effort ir time -elaborar, desarrollar excitar, emocionar
Step up
To take action when there is a need or opportunity. Intervenir
Tough
Adjective, strong, not easily Broken or made Walker. Durable, hard. Difícil, duro, resistente
Mockingbird
Ruiseñor
Flick(Ed)
Hojear, to mover or hit something with a short sudden movement
Snap
Siesta, or to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly. Romper, chasquido, crujido
Blathering
To Talk for a long time in a silly or annoying way. Cotorreo
Stop blathering, woman!
Overdo
To do something Inna way that is todo extreme. Exaggerate
After a heart attack you have to be careful not to overdo it/things (= you have to work and live calmly).
End up
To finally be in a particular place or situation. Acabar, terminar.
Abhor
To haré a way of behaving or thinking often because you think It is not moral. Abominate, detesto, loathe
Seafront
The parte of the town on the coast Next top beach.
Mindnumbing
Alucinante
Overwhelming
Abrumador
Relief
Alivio, such a relief
Enhance
Better than before, mejorar. The company enhanced the performance of its products
Dodgy
Adjective, not honest.
Eyelid
Párpado
Blew off
To treat something or someone as if that thing or person were not important.
Past. Present. Past participle
Blew off blow off blown off
Just blow off his comments, he’s only joking.
Fuss
Alboroto show anger or worry
So far
Hasta ahora..until now:
I bought a new washing machine and so far, it works brilliantly.
Withdrawing
Verb remover. To take retirando. Withdrawing funds early can result in steep financial consequences.
Outcome
Result
Unberable
Adjective. Too painful or unplesant for you to continue to experience. Inaguantable.
All I remember of my daughter’s birth was the unbearable pain and the relief when it was all over.
Basement
Sótano
Draw up
Elaborar, write, redact
Past. Present. Past participle
Drew. Draw. Drawn
Contest
Concurso
Intended
Destinado
I was itching
Me picaba
Look forward
Deseoso
Made up
Inventar
Turn up
Arrive unexpectedly
Owed
Past de owe , deber algo
Look up
Buscar info en libros, registros, catálagos
Shambles
Disorder. a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state. After the party, the house was a total/complete shambles.
Undisclosed
No revelado, secreto
Rendered
Prestado
Odd
Adjective Strange
As far as
Quite good or not very good// en cuanto a, en lo que respecta a, en cuanto.. It’s a good essay as far as it goes.
Wept, past simple and participle of weep
Cry
Get over
Recuperarse de una enfermedad o superar overcome a problem
Put on
Colocarse suncream, apostar algo por: put 30$ on the fastest horse , aplicarse, pretend
Yelling
Gritar
Be my guest
Adelante. If a y body wants to work on this, be my guest.
Stepladder
Escalera
Companionable
Compañero
Countless
Incontables
Dumbest
El más tonto
Munching
Comiendo
Pointless
Sin sentido
Staring
Mirando
Point out
Señalar
Attempt
Try
Screw (Ed) up
Lo he fastidiado
Leap into
Saltar
Straightforward
Sencillo o directamente
Intercourse
Relaciones sexuales
Fellas
Compañero, novio, fellow: student
Everlasting
everlasting companion =eterno compañero/a
lasting forever or for a long time: (eterno)
I wish someone would invent an everlasting light bulb.
lasting:continuing to exist for a long time or for ever: (duradero)
living of cost
Bare bones
the bare bones are the most basic features or details of somenthing
living of cost
Inflation
the economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable is known as inflation
living of cost
suscriber
a subscriber is someone who pays money in order to receive something regularly
living of cost
Spree
a short period of doing a particular activity much more than is usual, especially that you enjoy
cost of living
Ditch
verb:to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted
- Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week?
- The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery.
cost of living
Outgoings
amounts of money that regularly have to be spent, for example to pay for heating or rent. “expenses”
The company’s outgoings exceeded its income, leading to financial difficulties
cost of living
Untapped
If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of.
cost of living
Rocket
to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success:
House prices in the north are rocketing (up)
Sharon Stone rocketed to fame in the film “Basic Instinct”.
cost of living
Boots
to increase or improve something:
The company is looking for ways to boost sales in Asia, its biggest market.
cost of living
make the most of something
to take full advantage of something because it may not last long
Stated out
declaró
endure
overturned,
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful
endure verb (EXPERIENCE)
overturn
overturn verb (GO UPSIDE DOWN)
to (cause to) turn over:
The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned.
to change a legal decision:
The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision.
tiptoeing
on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground:
The children stood on tiptoe in order to pick the apples from the tree.
I felt as if people were tiptoeing around me rather than accepting who I was.
Jeer(ed)
to laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them
ser abucheado
fobb(ed) off
to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted
fob sb off (with sth)
phrasal verb with fob verb informal
substandard
below a satisfactory standard
Synonym
inferior/deficient
allegedly
used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved:
presuntamente
turn someone away
to not allow someone to enter a place:
They turned us away at the entrance because we didn’t have tickets.
tur away
to move your face so you are not looking at something:
When they show an operation on TV, I have to turn away.
dar la espalda no ver algo
Vocabulary meeting
invite - relevant people
set an agenda
focus on the objective
encourage everyone to speak
monitor progress
share the key takeaways –> conclusiones lo más importante
I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting
Let me run through the agenda
I would like to point out that you still haven’t made a decision
Are we on the same page about the task?
Let’s move on to the next item on the agenda
- move on to
- be onto something To be in the process of finding or understanding something: I’m not sure, but I may be onto a solution to this math problem. The gang was afraid that the police were onto them
- Can we move onto the next item on the agenda
- come up with : to suggest or think of an idea or plan:
She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income. - get off topic /// dormir //dar placer // abandonar // bajar train-bus-aircraft
School -collage - university
come to
to make a decision or reach a conclusion
a decision
School -collage - university
Look into
examine the facts about a situation
different options
School -collage - university
work experience
work in a place, usually unpaid to gain experience
do
School -collage - university
insight
the ability to understand what something is really like
gain an insight
the point is to gain insight into underlying problems
School -collage - university
Work out
understand the reasons for something
what to do
School -collage - university
apply for
ask offically for something often in writing
work experience / courses a place at university / courses
School -collage - university
time out
take
time spent not working or studying
take some time out / take a break
School - collage - university
go on
courses
School - collage - university
Do
courses or work experience
School - collage - university
gain
an insight/ /a place at university
School - collage - university
take
some time out / courses
Yoga vocabulary
a kernel of truth [idiom] -
suited [adjective] -
upper body strength [noun] -
push-up [noun] -
workout [noun] - physical exercise
muscle mass [noun] -
to steer clear of [phrase] -
sedentary [adjective] -
to be hard on [phrase] -
to work out [phrasal verb] -
don’t knock it until you’ve tried it [expression] -
a kernel of truth [idiom] - a little bit of truth or wisdom in questionable information
suited [adjective] - right, appropriate
upper body strength [noun] - strong arms, shoulders, biceps, triceps
push-up [noun] - an exercise in which a person lies on the floor, face down, and pushes up and down
workout [noun] - physical exercise
muscle mass [noun] - muscular strength
to steer clear of [phrase] - to avoid or keep away from
sedentary [adjective] - inactive, spending too much time seated
to be hard on [phrase] - to be damaging, to cause pain and strain
to work out [phrasal verb] - to do exercise
don’t knock it until you’ve tried it [expression] - to not dismiss something until you know more about it
Lurid
Espeluznante, a quiet flame
hindsight,
Comprensión retrospectiva
