Vocabulary E-E

Question 1

awkward /ˈɔːkwəd/

Answer 1

clumsy : The boy was so awkward that he kept knocking things over.

uncomfortable: I had an awkward conversation with my ex-girlfriend

Question 2

gotcha

Answer 2

I understand what you’ve communicated

Question 3

catch up

Answer 3

compensate for time lost (ponerse al día):
I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up.

I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home

Question 4

Complete with the correct word:

I’ve been … all afternoon and I have not found any comfortable ones. (shoes)

Answer 4

trying shoes on

Question 5

Complete with the correct word:

A tourist … the heat because she was not accustomed to tropical weather. (desmayarse)

Answer 5

passed out from

Question 6

Complete with the correct word:

I remember when I was in college and I … tables in a small French restaurant. (servir)

Answer 6

was waiting on

Question 7

Complete with the correct word:

The heavy rain … the wedding the because it was outdoors; but the bride and groom finally got married

Answer 7

held up (verb: hold, held, held )

Question 8

Bad shape

Answer 8

If something’s in bad shape, it’s in bad condition. If a person’s in bad shape, they are unfit or unhealthy.

Question 9

go off

Answer 9

• To explode: The bomb went off
• To make a loud noise: What ti,e will the alarm go off?
• To happen(of what has been expected or planned) : The party went off exactly as we hoped.
• To leave: He went off with the money.

Question 10

wise

Answer 10

-having or showing understanding and good judgment:
a wise decision.
[It + be + ~ ( + of + object) + to + verb]
It was not very wise of him to be rude.
-having or showing deep knowledge or learning.

Question 11

be or get wise to

Answer 11

• to be or become aware of ;learn: He is wise to our plans.

- get wise: to become presumptuous or impertinent.

Question 12

faint

Answer 12

• (v)to pass out / to lose consciousness temporarily: The boy wobbled unsteadily and fainted.
• (adj) feeble or slight;lacking conviction or enough effort;weak: Faint encouragement.

Question 13

bandage

Answer 13

• (n) a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb…: Press your bandage
• (v) to cover or bind with a bandage: Bandage your ankle.

Question 14

blister

Answer 14

-(n)(ampolla) a thin swelling on the skin containing watery matter, as from a burn or friction: I have a blister on my heel.

Question 15

cough /kɒf/

Answer 15

-(n) the act or sound of coughing: let out a little cough
-(n) an illness characterized by coughing /ˈkɒfɪŋ/:
The baby’s cough has gotten worse.

Question 16

sensible

Answer 16

-having, using or showing good sense: a sensible woman.

Question 17

rash/ræʃ/

Answer 17

• (n)an area of spots or redness on the skin resulting from an irritation or disorder of some kind.
• (adj)acting quickly and without thinking: a rash leader.

Question 18

badge /bædʒ/

Answer 18

-(n) a distinguishing emblem or mark worn to signify membership, employment, achievement, etc

Question 19

assertive /əˈs3ːtɪv/

Answer 19

-(adj)confidently aggressive or self-assured;
forceful:
an assertive personality.

Question 20

needle /ˈnidəl/

Answer 20

-(n)(agulla) a small, rodlike instrument, usually of steel, with a sharp point at one end and a hole for thread at the other end, used for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.

Question 21

ask [sb] out

Answer 21

to request (a person) politely to come or go to a place; invite: he asked her to the party

Question 22

look down on

Answer 22

-to regard with a feeling of superiority or contempt.[~ + down + on/upon + object] :
there is the literal meaning.
“I am up a tree and look down on you.”

and the figurative meaning
“I am very important and you are nothing - I look down on you.”

Question 23

look up to [sb]

Answer 23

-(v) to regard with admiration or respect: A lot of people look up to you, so don’t let them down.

Question 24

bring [sb] up

Answer 24

• Mention: They didn’t BRING you UP at the meeting.

- Raise a child: My parents brought me up strictly.

Question 25

bar crawl

Answer 25

ir de bar en bar

We’re going on a bar crawl tonight

Question 26

have a crush on [sb]

Answer 26

-ESTAR COLADO POR
Ooh! Are you kidding me? Ryan is going? Ryan-Ryan? The guy you have a crazy crush on? I had a crush on him.

I just have this big, stupid crush on you.
I didn’t say that.

Question 27

sticky

Answer 27

apegalosa-

I was playing volley -ball all the morning and I’m sweaty and sticky

Question 28

stay put

Answer 28

But this time I was planning to stay put ( pero esta vez planeaba quedarme mucho tiempo)

So clear off the balcony and stay put until further notice (Así que, no se asomen al exterior y permanezcan atentos hasta nuevo aviso)

Well, you just stay put for a few minutes (Bueno, tu solo quédate unos pocos minutos)

Question 29

stunning

Answer 29

-strikingly beautiful

The woman was stunning

Question 30

baulk / balk (US)

balk at [sth]

Answer 30

• REFUSE TO DO [STH]
  The Commission seems to baulk at giving the Turkish Government that encouragement.
  (La Comisión parece resistirse a recomendar esa vía al Gobierno turco.)

Question 31

dreadful

Answer 31

(awful, frightening) terrible adj mf
espantoso/a adj
There was a dreadful storm on the night Michelle arrived in the town.
Hubo una tormenta terrible el día que Michelle llegó al pueblo.

Question 32

difference between fun and funny

Answer 32

fun adj	(enjoyable)	divertido/a adj
 	 	entretenido/a adj
 	We played a fun game.
 	Jugamos un juego divertido.
 	Jugamos a un juego entretenido.

funny (amusing) gracioso/a adj
chistoso/a adj
cómico/a adj
Let me tell you a funny story.
Te voy a contar una anécdota graciosa.
funny adj ([sb]: funny) (persona) divertido/a adj
chistoso/a adj
He is so funny. We were laughing the whole time.
Nos reímos sin parar, él es muy divertido.
Es tan chistoso. Nos reímos todo el tiempo.