Workbook 4 Flashcards
Tartamudear
Stutter
Quejarse, gemir
Moan, complain too much
She s always moaning, I wish she’d be more positive
Gritar, vociferar (bramar, rugir de animales)
‘Bellow
Murmurar, murmullo
Mutter
She ignored the mutters of complaint behind her
Hablar con dureza a alguien, speak angrily
Espetar a alguien
Snap at someone
He’s so irritable, he snaps at you if you make the
Chasquear los dedos
Snap (igual que regañar)
Foto
Snap (igual que regañar, y que chasquear los dedos
Chillar, chillido (de rata
Shriek
The audience started to shriek when the singer came on stage
Escenario, stage
Gruñir
Grunt
No necesitas gritar! No estoy sorda
You needn’t bellow, I’m not deaf
Llorar quejandose, lloriquear, gimotear
Whine
Everything she was saying was untrue
She was lying through her teeth
I’m not going to say anything
I’m goong to keep my mouth shut
I can’t pronounce this word
I can’t get my tongue around this word
I’m sure he was lying
I don’t believe a word he says
Everyone is wondering’ when is the test”
The question “when is the test” is ON everyone’s lips
Estoy hasta aqui de sus comentarios, observaciones
I’ve had it up to here with her rude remarks
I’m sick to death of having to clean up other people’s mess
I’ve lost count of the number of times i’ve written to complain
It annoys me to think that nothing will be done about it
If there’s one thing that gets on my nerves it’s people who don’t listen
It drives me mad when people play their radio on the beach
What i object to is being treated like a fool
I find people who are always moaning so infuriating
Regañar a alguien
Scold
Give a good talking-to
