Vocabulary of 5th year English: Risk & extreme sports

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Quino Villa Bruned

Risk and extreme sports

Topic Vocabulary
Word

Translation

Verbs

riesgo
arriesgado, peligroso
amenaza

Risk
Risky
Threat

Risk
Put at risk
Run the risk of

Translation

arriesgar, poner en peligro

arriesgar, poner en peligro

correr el riesgo de

Sentence

Translation

Financing of malaria programmes is also put at

risk by the global financial crisis.
We now run the risk of seeing the system that
we live in, based on freedom, collapse through
forgetting equality.

La financiacin de los programas contra la malaria

tambin corre peligro por la crisis financiera mundial.
Ahora corremos el riesgo de que el sistema en que
vivimos, basado en la libertad, se hunda por haberse
olvidado de la igualdad.

Fear
Fright
Frightened
Afraid
Horrified
Earthquake
Tsunami
Tidal wave

miedo
miedo, susto
aterrorizado
asustado, atemorizado
horrorizado
terremoto /ezqueik/
maremoto
ola gigantesca, maremoto

Venture
Care
Scare
Frighten
Horrify
Be afraid
Be careful
Be aware of

arriesgarse a
cuidar, atender
asustar
asustar
asustar
tener miedo
tener cuidado
ser consciente de

Strength
Stamina
Challenge

fuerza
resistencia
desafo

Struggle
Resist
Challenge

esforzarse
resistirse a / resistir
desafiar, competir

Regret

pesar, remordimiento

Regret

lamentar, arrepentirse de

Well-being

satisfaccin, bienestar

Outdo

superar

Sentence

Translation

Por supuesto que existen todava muchos retos, de lo

contrario no necesitaramos celebrar este debate.
Es un poco duro tratar de superar tu ltimo disco.

Of course, there are still many challenges,

otherwise we need not have this debate.
It is a little bit hard to try to outdo your last
record.
My regret is that I didn't see her before she
died.
Adjective

Lo que lamento es no haberla visto antes de que

muriera.

Translation

Cautious
Careless
Negligent
Helpless
Unpredictable
Inevitable
High-risk / low-risk

Expression

prudente
imprudente
negligente
indefenso
impredecible
inevitable
de alto riesgo / de bajo

Risk factor
Risky situations
Assess the risk
Take a chance on
Provide support

Take precautions
Rescue workers

Sentence

Be aware of the risk.

Run the risk of + ING (falling off a cliff)
At the risk of...
Put someone at risk.
It is not worth the risk.
There is an element of risk.
At the risk of one's life.

Translation

factor de riesgo
situaciones arriesgadas
evaluar el riesgo
arriesgarse a
prestar apoyo
tomar precauciones
equipos de rescate
Translation

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ser consciente del riesgo.

correr el riesgo de (caer por un precipicio).
a riesgo de...
poner a alguien en peligro.
no merece la pena correr riesgo.
hay un elemento de riesgo.
con peligro de su vida / de arriesgar su vida.

Vocabulary of 5th year English: Risk & extreme sports

To service to the Red Cross may be at the risk

of one's life.
Even at the risk of one's own life.
Provide support to victims.

Language School

Quino Villa Bruned

servir a la Cruz Roja puede significar arriesgar la

> vida.
> an a riesgo de la vida.
> prestar apoyo a las vctimas.

Some definitions about Risk

Sentence

Translation

The possibility of incurring misfortune, loss or

hazard.
The type of such an event, such as fire or theft.
The possibility that an event will occur and
adversely affect the achievement of objectives.
Chance of a loss or other event on which a
claim may be filed.

la posibilidad de incurrir en la desgracia, prdida o

riesgo.
el tipo de acontecimiento, como un incendio o robo.
posibilidad de que un evento ocurra y afecte
adversamente al logro de los objetivos.
posibilidad de una prdida u otro evento en el que se
puede presentar una reclamacin.

Extreme sports (deportes de riesgo)

Nouns

Translation

skydiving

paracaidismo

paragliding
parachuting
soaring
mountaineering
sandboarding
climbing
bungee jumping
diving
cave diving
scuba diving
rafting

tirarse en parapente

white-water rafting

rafting
equitacin
espelologa

horse-riding
potholing / caving

paracaidismo
planear con avin sin motor

alpinismo
esqu sobre arena
escalada
puenting
buceo
espeleobuceo
submarinismo con equipo
descenso aguas rpidas balsa

Word

Sentence

Popular olimpic sports

athletics
badminton
basketball
boxing
figure Skating
football
hockey
skiing
snowboarding

lanzarse al aire (v)

cada libre (n)
parapente
lanzarse en paracadas
paracadas
montaero (n)
tabla, mesa
hacer alpinismo
salto, brinco
traje de buceo
cueva
traje de submarinismo
buceador
equipo de buceo
paseo a caballo
hacer espeleologa

Translation

You can skydive without a parachute.

She had a scuba diving accident.
He wants some scuba gear for the kids.

Nouns

Translation

skydive
skydive
gliding
parachute jumping
parachute
mountaineering
board
go climbing
jump
diving suit
cave
scuba suit
scuba diver
scuba gear
horse ride
go caving

puedes lanzarte al aire sin paracadas.

ella tuvo un accidente de buceo.
l quiere un equipo de buceo para los nios.

Other popular sports

Translation

atletismo
bdminton
baloncesto
boxeo
patinaje artstico
ftbol
hockey
esqu

Expression

basseball
cricket
golf
rugby
squash
tennis

Translation

bisbol
cricket
golf
rugby
squash
tenis

Other sports
Nouns

hiking
sightseeing
trekking

Translation

excursionismo
turismo
caminata

Expression

go sightseeing
sightseeing tour
make trekking
make a trek

Translation

hacer turismo
circuito turstico
hacer caminatas
hacer una caminata

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Quino Villa Bruned

Some idioms about sports

Sentence

The ball is in your court

Go to bat for someone
On target
On the ball
Start the ball rolling
Take the bull by the horns
Take the wind out of one's sails
Time out

Translation
la pelota est en tu tejado
romper una lanza en favor de / salir en apoyo de
en el blanco
manos a la obra
iniciar un debate, una conversacin
coger al toro por los cuernos
tomar la delantera
tiempo libre, recreo

Some questions about risks

Sentence

Translation

You could share your experiences about risk

What are reasons you have taken a risk?
What are the consequences you have faced?
What stories have you read about risks?
What do you know about people who take
risks?
What kinds of risks have positive
consequences?
What makes people take risks?
How do we know which risks are worth taking?
Why do you think people take risks?

T puedes compartir tus experiencias sobre riesgo.

Cules son las razones para asumir un riesgo?
Cules son las consecuencias a las que te has
enfrentado?
Qu historias has ledo acerca de los riesgos?
Qu sabes acerca de la gente que asume riesgos?
Qu tipo de riesgos llevan a consecuencias
positivas?
Qu lleva a la gente a asumir riesgos?
Cmo sabemos que merece la pena asumir
riesgos?
Por qu crees que la gente asume riesgos?

Other sentences about risks

Sentence

Translation

Our children are scared and are afraid of what's

going to happen after dark.
I worry when I see that the most basic safety
measures are not taken.
He said that it was really dangerous to do that,
but I told him I wanted to go.
We have been warned that the world is facing
the real threat of a dangerous influenza
pandemic.
Reducing the danger of nuclear terrorism.

Nuestros nios / nias estn asustados y temerosos

de lo que les puede suceder cuando la noche cae.
Me preocupa cuando veo que no se han adoptado las
medidas de precaucin ms elementales.
Dijo que era realmente peligroso hacer eso, pero le
dije que quera hacerlo.
Se nos ha advertido de que el mundo se enfrenta a
una amenaza real de una peligrosa pandemia de
gripe.
Reduccin del peligro de terrorismo nuclear.

Nowadays, do children grow up safe?

Verbs

Grow up
Bring up
Fall down
Tumble
Rise up
Over protect
Look after

Translation

crecer
criar, educar
caerse

caerse, tropezar
levantarse
sobreproteger
cuidar
Sentence

Now that has all tumbled down and crashed

around them in fire so to speak.
Young children may fall down stairs or from
windows or balconies.

Nouns

freedom
alertness
aggressiveness
tumble
rise
protection
look

Translation

libertad
vigilancia, reflejos
agresividad
cada
aumento, elevacin
proteccin, amparo
mirada, vistazo
Translation

Ahora casi todo se ha derrumbado y se ha destruido

en fuego por as decirlo.
Los nios y nias de corta edad pueden caerse por
las escaleras, las ventanas o los balcones.