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VOWEL SOUNDS
Vowels Semivowels
/ : / = a larga (car) / j / = i (yacht, yellow)
/ / = ae corta (cat) / w / = u (witch) espaol
/ : / = e larga (bird)
/ / = parece a breve (computer) Diphthongs
/ i: / = i larga (tree) / a / = ai (bike)
/ / = corta (fish) / a / = au (owl)
/ : / = o larga (horse) / e / = ei (train)
/ / = o corta (clock) / / = ia (ear, were)
/ u: / = u larga (boot) / e / = ee (chair)
/ / = u corta (bull) / / = ou (phone)
/ e / = e (egg) / / = oi (boy, toilet)
/ / = a para dentro (up) / / = u (tourist)
/ / es interdental (lengua fuera, como la espaola) : mother, the, that, this, these,
those, these.
/ d / es palatal (lengua dentro): dog, drive, date, dear.
/ v / como en francs.
/ z / = s sonora como una mosca.
/ h / = house, intentar empaar un espejo con el aliento.
/ j / = yes, como la i espaola.
/ / = singer como la n espaola en banco o anca.
/ [ / = ship sonido similar al de la interjeccin sh! Usada para pedir silencio.
/ / = ll del espaol rioplatense o y muy sonora televisin como llave o yo,
parecido a / d /
/ t[ / = ch espaola y si acaba en ture como picture, future, furniture es el sonido / t[ /
/d / = como jazz pero ms cercano al sonido inicial de Giuseppe en italiano.
CONSONANT SOUNS
Voiceless Voiced Voiced Voiceless
(sorda y fuerte) (Sonora (vibra)) (sorda aspirada)
(sonora e individual)
Sus equivalentes
/ k / = k (key, car) / g / = g (girl) / r / = r (right) / h / = h (house)
/ [ / = s (shower) / / = ll o y (television) / l / = l (leg)
/ t / = t (tie) / d / = d (dog) / j / = i(yellow, yes)
/ p / = p (parrot) / b / = b (bag) / m / = m
(monkey)
/ / = z (thum) / / = d mother / n / = n (nose)
/ f / = f (flower) / v / = v (vase) / / = ng (singer)
/ t[ / = ch (chess) / d / = (jazz) /w/ = u (witch)
/ s / = s (snake) / z / = s sonora (zebra)
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To speak plainly. Llamar a las cosas por su nombre (plainly (adv.): con franqueza)
I prefer to speak plainly.
Can you spell your name? Puede deletrear su nombre? (de usted-es, t,
vosotros-as)
Can you spell her / his name? Puede deletrear su nombre? (de ella / de l).
PHRASES, EXPRESIONS:
Where are you from? De dnde es/eres usted/t? (Dnde eres t de?) from al
final
I am from Spain: (I siempre mayscula) Yo soy de Espaa.
I am Spanish: Yo soy espaol (mayscula la nacionalidad)
Where do you live? Dnde vives?
I live in Zaragoza: Yo vivo en Zaragoza.
Where were you born?: Dnde naciste?/Dnde naci usted?
I was born in Zaragoza: Yo nac en Zaragoza.
Where do you work? Dnde trabajas?
How old are you?: Cuntos aos tienes?
I am / Im twenty: Yo tengo treinta aos
Im twenty years old (formal)
David is 30 years old: David tiene 30 aos
Hes about 30 (edad aproximada)
How old are you going to be? Cuntos aos cumples?
She will be fifteen tomorrow. Maana cumple 15 aos
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20s, 30s, 40s son expresiones que indican la edad de una persona. Tambin es
posible escribir estas cifras con palabras, es decir, twenties, thirties, forties, etc
What about?
What about me / you? Y yo / t qu?
What about it? Y qu?
What about putting it here? Qu tal si lo ponemos aqu?
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. No deje (aplaze, posponga) para
(hasta: until) maana lo que pueda hacer hoy
I get around. Doy muchas vueltas (coloquial: conozco a mucha gente, viajo
mucho)
TAKE IT EASY:
Take it easy! I will (I will take it easy) Tmatelo / Tmeselo con calma! Lo hare
Take it easy! I usually do Tmatelo/Tmeselo con calma! Suelo hacerlo (se pone
el verbo do, ya que will era verbo y si la contestacin no tiene verbo es incorrecto.)
Take it easy! I intend to (I intend to take it easy) Tmatelo/Tmeselo con calma!
Lo intento (el infinitivo que sigue a to se sobreentiende)
CUIDADO:
Be careful! / Watch out! / Look out! / Mind!; Mind out! Cuidado! (ingls) / Ojo!
Ten cuidado!
Caution! Cuidado! (on a sign) / A short time: Poco tiempo; un rato
Beware (slo se usa en el infinitivo y el imperativo): tener cuidado (be careful)
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I warned them to beware of pickpockets. Les advert que tuvieran cuidado con los
carteristas
Beware of the dog (on a sign). Cuidado con el perro
PHRASES, EXPRESIONS:
Dont mention it! De nada! No hay de qu!
Not at all: De nada, en absoluto; Qu va! No hay de qu!
Youre welcome! No hay de qu!, De nada!
Its a pleasure! No hay de qu! (Pleasure: placer)
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USEFUL PHRASES:
Not much / Not really. No mucho
Dont worry. No te preocupes
Lets talk about something else. Hablemos de otra cosa
Ive never seen anything like it. Nunca he visto cosa igual.
He left about ten minutes ago. Se fue hace cosa de diez minutos.
Can I have your passport, please! Me puede dar su pasaporte, por favor!
Can I see your passport, please! Puedo ver tu pasaporte, por favor!
Were you talking to me? Me hablabas a m?
You need to speak loudest. Necesitas hablar ms alto.
You need to talk loudest. Necesitas conversar ms alto.
Who is he talking to? Con quin est l charlando?
He was talking to himself: El hablaba solo / El estaba hablando consigo mismo.
She read the letter out loud. Ley la carta en voz alta
In very different ways En muy diferentes maneras/formas
He pays in cash / He pay cash. Paga al contado/en efectivo
He pays by credit card / by cheque. Paga con tarjeta de crdito / con cheque.
Diy you have a good time? Lo pas usted bien?
The phones been ringing non-stop. El telfono ha estado sonando sin parar
She is studying chemistry at university. Est haciendo la carrera de qumicas.
What are you going to study at university? Qu carrera vas a estudiar?
The clock strikes seven. El reloj da las siete (dar la hora=golpear la hora)
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USEFUL PHRASES:
Come this way, please. Sgueme por aqu, por favor
Are you ready to order? Est preparado para pedir?
What would you like? Qu le apetece?
He asks for the bill. El pide la cuenta
Ill have the paella. Voy a tomar paella
Id like the paella. Me gustara/apetecera/gusta/apetece paella
It was delicious
To order somebody to do something. Mandar a alguien hacer algo.
Nothing for me, thanks
The same for me, please
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Could we have the bill, please? Nos trae / podra traernos la cuenta, por favor?
Could I have the bill, please? Me trae / podra traerme la cuenta, por favor?
Theres your change. Aqu tiene su cambio
Not for now. No por ahora
I doubt it. Lo dudo
When will he be back? Cundo regresar?
A reverse (reverso, dorso) charge call. Una llamada a cobro revertido
Have you had lunch yet? Ya has comido?
They had lunch in a Chinese restaurant. Comieron en un restaurant chino
We had paella for lunch yesterday. Ayer comimos paella
I took his queen. Me com su reina (ajedrez)
Ill take it. Me lo quedar
Ill leave it. Thank you anyway. Anything else? Lo dejar. Gracias de todos modos.
Algo ms?
On one condition. Con una condicin
Take a test / an exam. Hacer una prueba/un examen
How did it go? Cmo fue?
I like walking in the country. Me gusta caminar por el campo
How would you like to pay? Cmo quiere pagar?
Do you take credit cards? Aceptas tarjetas de crdito?
FRASES EXCLAMATIVAS:
All righ! / OK! (okay) Bien!, De acuerdo!, Vale!
Better luck next time! Mejor suerte la prxima vez!
Cheer up! Animo!
Cheers! Salud! (al brindar); Gracias! (fam.)
Come here!: Ven aqu!/Venga aqu!
Come on! Vamos!
Good gracious! Dios mo! Dios me bendiga!
Good luck! Buena suerte!
Great! Genial! Fantstico! (gran) Estupendo!
It depends! Depende! / Segn!
Its great! Es magnfico! Es fabuloso!
Its terrible! Es terrible!
Just because. Porque s.
Of course! Cmo no! / Certainly!: Por supuesto!, Claro!, Naturalmente!, Desde luego!
Of course not! Por supuesto que no! / Claro que no!
Right! Est bien!
Right here: Aqu mismo
Right now: Ahora mismo, en este momento
Thats right! As es!
Say! / I say! Oye! Oiga!
So, so: Regular (How are you?); as, as
Whats else? Qu ms?
Why! Cmo! Qu va!
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How well? Cmo de bien? Quite well / very well / not well
Well done! Bien hecho!, Muy bien!, Bravo!, Maravilloso!, Grandsimo!
INTERJECCIONES:
Alas! Ay!
And how! Y tanto!
Away! Fuera!
Be off! Largo de aqu!
Dear me! Dios mo!
Fie! Uf!
Help! Socorro!, Ayuda!
Hush! Chitn!, Chist!
I wont hear of it! Ni hablar!
Indeed! De veras!, De verdad!
Keep still! No te muevas / Estte quieto!
Look here! Mira!
No way! Ni soarlo!
Oh! Ah!
Or is it? Lo es o no? / Verdad? (Really?)
Ow! / Ouch! Ay!
Sure! Claro!, Seguro!, Por supuesto!, Desde luego!
Well! Bueno!; Caramba!; Vaya!; Bien!
Wow! Caramba! Anda!
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary:
Above: (adv) encima, arriba; Form: forma, figura, medio (de To call: llamar (a una persona);
(prep) sobre, (por)encima de transporte), formulario, impreso llamar (por telfono)
Above (adj): antedicho, ya Gate: puerta (city, castillo); verja, To call for: pasar a
mencionado, susodicho puerta de embarque (airport) recoger/buscar
Accent: acento Good afternoon: buenas tardes To call on: visitar, pasar a ver
(12:00-18:00)
Again: otra vez, de nuevo Good evening: buenas noches To check: asegurarse, revisar;
(18:00-24:00) comprobar
Airport: aeropuerto Good morning: buenos das To check: inspeccionar, verificar
(12:00)
Always: siempre Goodness. bondad To cheer up: animar (se)
As well: Tambin Good night: buenas noches (a To join: hacerse socio de (a club)
dormir)
Beer: cerveza Happy: feliz To join: alistarse en (army,
navy)
Bike: bicicleta Hard: duro (consistencia) To join / To unite: unir, juntar
Bomb: bomba Help: ayuda To link (relacionar, conectar)
Bond: lazo Hotel: hotel To listen t: escuchar, hacer caso,
prestart atencin
Boot: bota, maletero (coche) Home coociking: comida casera To read: leer
Box: caja, casilla (impreso) Idea: idea To remember: acordarse,
recordar (acordarse de)
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Vocabulary:
@: at Glasses: gafas, cristales, vidrios Point: punto (coma en decimales
si es 2.5 ingls =2,5 espaol)
About: (adv) aproximadamente, Goggles: gafas (usos especiales) Replay: repeticin, partido de
casi, cerca desempate
About (prep.): acerca de, sobre Grammar: gramtica Reply: respuesta
After: (prep. tiempo, espacio), Heavy: pesado-a Rhythm: ritmo (ms)
(conj.) despus de
After / Next: (adv) despus Hardworking: trabajador Rule: regla, norma
Bank: banco; orilla (ro, lago) Help!: Socorro! Science: ciencia
Body: cuerpo Hour: hora Single: slo-a, nico-a, soltero-a
Book: libro Idiom: modismo; dialecto; estilo; Sentence: oracin, frase
lenguaje. (gramar); sentencia
Business: negocio Language: idioma Shop: tienda
Car: coche Lazy: perezoso-a, vago-a Short answer: respuesta corta
City: ciudad Lens: cristal (gafas); lentilla, Spice: especia
lente; objetivo (cmara)
Clown: payaso-a Letter: letra (alfabeto), carta Shy: tmido
Column: columna Life: vida Soldier: soldado
Communication: Comunicacin Look: mirada Sport: deporte
Computer: equipo / ordenador Map: mapa (pas), plano (ciudad, Sunglasses: gafas de sol
transporte)
Connection: relacin; enlace Mind: mente, cabeza Sun: sol
(trenes); (pl)contactos (consciente)
Connection: conexion More: ms Table: mesa
Cotton: algodn Monger: distribuidor (distributor); Teacher: profesor-a
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Vocabulary:
Abbreviation: abreviatura Game: juego, partido (ftbol), Slowly: (adv.) despacio,
partida (cartas) lentamente
Actor: actor Homeland ; Ones country; Spell: hechizo, encantamiento
fatherland, motherland: patria
Address: direccin, seas Kitten: gatito-a, cra (de gato) Sponsor: patrocinador
Adjective: adjetivo Lady: seora (ttulo), dama; Spray: atomizador, spray,
seora (sinnimo de mujer) aerosol
Age: edad; ages (pl) siglos Level: nivel (a la misma altura) Student: estudiante, alumno-a
empatado (secundaria, universidad)
Alphabet: alfabeto Level: (adj) llano-a, plano, raso Stewardess: azafata, camarera
de barco
But: (conj) pero, sin embargo, Little: poco-a (cantidades en Talk: conversacin, charla
sino; (prep) menos, salvo, singular e incontable), pequeo-
excepto a; (adv. poco)
Before: antes de (prep.), antes Male:varn,masculino, Thing: cosa
que (delante pronombre) macho,hombre
Bird: pjaro, ave Pride: (n.)orgullo,amor propio, Tick: marca (respuesta correcta),
arrogancia tic
Chair:silla Private: particular, privado-a, Thin: delgado-a, flaco-a, fino-a
soldado raso
Child: hijo-a, nio-a; (fm) Pronoun: pronombre To abbreviate: abreviar (texto)
pequeo-a
Children: hijos-as, nios-as Quiz: cuestionario, concurso (de To address: poner la direccin
preguntas y respuestas) (carta)
Circle: crculo, corro Saying: diciendo To cross: cruzar, marcar mal
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(cuestionario)
Cell: celda, celula Sound: sonido To cross off: tachar
Clock: reloj (hora), de pared, de Space: espacio To cross out: tachar
pie
Code: cdigo; prefijo (phone); Street: calle To cross over: cruzar (la calle)
clave. Prefixe: prefijo ((grammar)
Complete: terminado-a, Stress: estrs, tensin, acento To dance: bailar
completo-a (tnico)
Crystal: cristal (qumica) Stressed: acentuado,subrayado To drink: beber
objetivo (camera)
Dialogue: dilogo Syllable: slaba To eat: comer
Dot: punto (ortogrfico, horas) Taxi: taxi To forgive: perdonar
Double: doble Telephone: telfono To highlight: poner de relieve,
destacar, marcar (con rotulador)
Famous: famoso-a Rate: ritmo, precio; porcentaje, To master: dominar (to dominate)
ndice (estadstica); tasa
TEMA 1 D. Turn off your mobiles! (Apagad vuestros mviles) / Turn it off. Apguelo.
Vocabulary:
At (prep): en, a Dinner: comida principal (lunch) To meet: quedar (citarse),
en colegios y en familias conocer, juntar, encontrar con
Below: (adv.) abajo Fault: culpa, fallo, defecto, avera To meet: recoger a alguien
Below: (prep.) por debajo de (en Great Britain: Gran Bretaa To need: necesitar, tener que,
escala, en categora, en nivel) requerir
Break: recreo Happiness: felicidad To number: numerar
(sentimiento)
Bureau: oficina (office) Heir: heredero-a To post: echar al correo
Butch: (n.) lesbiana (lesbian), Holiday: vacaciones, da festivo, To ruin: arruinar, estropear,
tortillera fiesta destrozar
Butch: (adj.) marimacho Kiss: beso To spell: deletrear, escribir
Butch: (adj.) machote, macho, Liking: gusto To spend: gastar (dinero), pasar
fuerte, vigoroso, (tiempo)
Butcher: carnicero Master: maestro, patron, dueo, To stand: estar de pie
amo To stand up: ponerse de pie
Ceiling: techo (casa) Match: partido (deportes), cerilla, To study: estudiar, examinar
fsforo, buen partido (de pareja)
Classroom: aula, clase Need: necesidad To take cover: abrigarse
Concert: concierto Never: nunca, jams To talk (to): conversar (con),
hablar, charlar, chismear
Congratulations: (pl) Owl: bho To tick: marcar con una seal,
enhorabuena (por un logro) hacer tictac, marcar bien
Congratulations: (pl) Paper: papel, documento To underline: subrayar
felicitaciones
Conversation: conversacin Pedestrian crossing: paso de To understand: entender
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peatones
Correct: correcto-a Place:sitio,lugar,asiento, To urinate: orinar
plaza(colegio)
Craft: forma de artesana, arte; Possessive: posesivo-a To video: hacer un vdeo
trabajos manuales
Currency: moneda (divisa, Post: correo; puesto ( de trabajo) To waste. desperdiciar,
unidad) (job) derrochar, despilfarrar
Dance: baile Postcode: cdigo postal To wrap up: abrigar(se)
Vocabulary:
Au pair: canguro (de profesin) Meal: comida (el acto sin hora) To cover: abarcar, forrar (fuera)
Baby: nio-a, cria (animal) Minute: minuto To cover: cubrir, revestir, tapar
Baby-sitter: canguro (de noche) Minute: diminuto-a, minucioso-a To direct: dirigir
Bar: bar Minute: insignificante (se lee dif.) To dirty: ensuciar
Beach: playa To drive: conducir
Big: grande (volumen), Percentage: porcentaje To fast: ayunar
importante
Breakfast: desayuno Per cent: por ciento (%) To house: hospedar, alojar(se)
Cent: centavo, cntimo Piano: piano To learn: aprender, enterarse
Chip: ficha, chip, patata frita Pet: mascota To love: amar, encantar,amar a,
querer a, encantar
Chip: astilla ( madera), esquirla Press: prensa To make: hacer, fabricar
Cook: cocinero-a Pub: pub, bar To make: crear, producir
Curry: curry Regret: remordimiento; (pl) To mend: arreglar, reparar
excusas
Drive: paseo (en coche) Shut: cerrado-a To regret: lamentarse
Everywhere: por todas partes (all Smoke: humo To regret: arrepentirse de
over: en expresiones)
Fast / Quick: (adj) rpido-a Snake: culebra, serpiente To relax: relajar, relajarse
Fast / Quickly(adv) rpidamente, Social: social To repair: reparar, arreglar
rpido
Fast: ayuno Splinter: esquirla, astilla, To sit / To sit down: sentarse
fragmento
Flask: frasco, termo Stop: parada, tope, alto, pausa To sit up: incorporarse, quedarse
levantado-a
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Vocabulary:
A lot: un montn de, muchos-as Kind: tipo, clase; (adj.) amable, Such-and-such: fulano de tal
atento-a
Afterward: despus Law: ley, derecho (licenciatura) Swimming: natacin
Agency: agencia Many: (adj. / pron) muchos-as Terrible: terrible, malsimo-a
Alcohol: alcohol Mate: compaero-a, amigo-a; Then: (adv.) luego (next, after);
pareja (de animal), mate entonces
(ajedrez)
All: (pron.,adj, adv): todo-a, os-as Medicine: medicina Time: tiempo, hora; poca,
temporada; momento, vez
(ocasin)
Also: (adv.) tambin, adems Monkey: mono-a Trouble: problema(s), molestias
Bath: baera, bao Much: (adj / pron) mucho-a To bathe: baar
Belly: vientre, barriga; panza New: (adj.) nuevo-a To be in trouble: tener problemas
Best: (adv.,adj) mejor None: nada, ninguno-a To cure: curar (enfermedad)
Best: (n.) lo mejor Occupation: ocupacin To despise: despreciar,
menospreciar
Bicycle: bicicleta Office: oficina, despacho To draw: dibujar, trazar(una
lnea), empatar
Chauvinist: machista, patriotero Parrot: loro, papagayo To dress: curar (una herida)
Clean: limpio-a; (n.) limpieza Partner: pareja (juego, relacin), To follow: seguir
socio-a, compaero-a
Cleaner: limpiador-a Patient: paciente, enfermo-a To get into trouble: meterse en
los
Coast: costa, litoral Pig: cerdo-a, tragn-a To gossip: cotillear
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Vocabulary:
Actress: actriz Less: (adj. pron. adv.) menos To colour: colorear
Assistant: dependiente-a, Line: verso, lnea, fila, hilera To do the laundry: hacer la colada
ayudante
Bass: bajo (instrumento) Line: arruga (piel), raya, sedal; va To earn: ganar (dinero trabajar)
(railway)
Bottle: botella, frasco, bibern Lawyer: abogado To grow: crecer, aumentar, cultivar
Broad: ancho-a, extenso-a Learner: aprendiz To grow up: criarse, ser mayor
Build: complexion, constitucin Lonely: solitario-a;(adj.) solo-a To hurry: darse prisa, apresurarse;
(soledad no es deseada) meterle prisa a
Builder: albail, constructor-a Musician: msico To line: forrar(por dentro), revestir
Christmas: Navidad, Pascua Manager: director-a, gerente, To line: rayar, trazar lneas sobre
manager, encargado
Cinema: cine Often: (adv.) a menudo, con To manage: arreglrselas
frecuencia (apaarse); poder; dirigir
Classmate: compaero-a de clase Outside:(prep) fuera de, (adv.) To manage: ser el/la gerente /
fuera (adv.: out); al aire libre director de
Club: club Qualification: ttulo acadmico, To pay: pagar
requisito
Cold: (adj.) fro-a; catarro Outside: (n. & adj.) exterior To pay attention: prestart, poner
atencin
Cold: resfriado Over: (adv.) por encima To pay in: ingresar
Cycling: ciclismo Over: (prep.) encima de, sobre To pay off: terminar de pagar
Degree:, ttulo universitario Painter: pintor-a To repay: pagar, devolver
(dinero)
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Vocabulary: colour
Vocabulary: family
Aunt: ta (pariente) Godfather: padrino Mother: madre
Auntie, aunty: (fam.) ta Godmother: madrina Mother- in-law: suegra
(pariente)
Best man: acompaante novio Godparent: padrino/madrina Nephew: sobrino
boda
Boyfriend: novio Godparents: padrinos Niece: sobrina
Bride: novia (el da de la boda) Godson: ahijado Pair: pareja (en juegos,
deportes)
Bridegroom: novio (da de la Grandchildren: nietos Parent: padre o madre
boda)
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Vocabulary:
Another: (adj., pron) otro-a Kingdom: reino / King: rey Somewhere (adv): en algn
sitio/lugar; en alguna parte
Architect: arquitecto-a Lane: carril, camino, sendero; Somewhere or other: no s
calle (natacin, atletismo) dnde
Banker: banquero-a Lane: sendero; ruta (nat) Store: tienda, gran almacen,
almacn
Birth: nacimiento, parto Lane: camino vecinal, carril Store: reserva, depsito,
(trfico) provisin
Birthday: cumpleaos Marriage: matrimonio, boda Swimming pool: piscina
(ceremonia)
Bore: pelmazo-a, pesado-a, Married: casado-a Style: estilo, moda
calibre
Boring: aburrido-a, perforacin Mean: tacao-a; mezquino-a, To apologize: pedir perdn;
miserable excusar(se), disculparse
Bullfighter: torero-a Mean: (n.) medio, manera To apologize: desagraviar
Bullfight: corrida de toros Mistake: error, equivocacin To bore:aburrir
Bullring: plaza de toros Mistaken: equivocado-a To be bored /dull: estar aburrido:
Caf: cafetera Model: modelo, ejemplo To get bored: aburrirse
Calendar: calendario Motorway (BrE): autopista To die: morir
Change: cambio (alteracin); Mouse: ratn / mice: ratones To fight: pelarse, luchar contra
cambio, vuelta (dinero)
Change: calderilla; muda Neither: (conj.) ni, tampoco To free / To let go of (soltar):
poner en libertad, liberar, soltar
Chess: ajedrez Neither: (adj.) ninguno To release: estrenar(film); soltar,
poner en libertad
Chemistry: qumica Next to: al lado de (prep.) / To have a look at: echar un
(adv.) junto vistazo / mirada
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TO PAY FOR: pagar (por algo que adquieres: un coche, casa, comida, etc)
Have you paid for the tickets? Has pagado los billetes?
I pay for a drink / I pay for a book / I pay the waiter
Who paid for the dinner? Quin pag la cena?
I paid for it by the cheque. Lo pagu con un cheque.
TEMA 2. AT A HOTEL
Vocabulary:
Airline: lnea aerea, aerolnea Lost: perdido-a Stay: estancia
Angry: enfadado-a Low: bajo-a (volumen,vuelo, Story: historia, relato, cuento
precio), (narrativa verdadera o ficticia)
Bald: calvo-a; desgastado Low: grave , escotado-a (dress), Story: novela
(rueda) gastado (pila)
Between: (prep) entre (dos Luggage: equipaje Surprise: sorpresa; inesperado-
personas, cosas) a, imprevisto
Between: (adv) entre medio Month: mes Tall: alto-a (pers., estatura en
general)
Blond / blonde: (n,adj.) rubio-a Moon: luna (full: llena; new: Tattoo: tatuaje
nueva)
Blood: sangre Must: deber, tener que, mosto Thirst: sed
Cheap: barato-a, econmico Navy: armada, marina de guerra Thirsty: sediento-a
Cloth: tela (material: tejido, tela), Pleasure: placer To adopt: adoptar
trapo, pao / Clothes: (pl) ropa
Cyclist: ciclista Pretty: bonito-a, guapo-a To be due to: deberse a (por
causa)
Danger: peligro Professional: profesional To bless: bendecir
Dangerous: peligroso-a, Psychologist: psiclogo-a To cycle: ir en bicicleta
arriesgado-a
Dark: oscuro-a; moreno-a Psychology: psicologa To design: disear
Design: diseo, boceto Psychiatrist: psiquiatra To dress: vestirse
Designer: diseador-a Psychiatry: psiquiatria To dry: secar
Difficult: difcil (adj.) Normally: normalmente To hug: abrazar
Dressed: (adj.) vestido-a Poison: veneno To empty: vaciar
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general
Coat: abrigo Overcoat: gabn / abrigo largo Tights (pl): medias, pantis;
leotardos; mallas (para bailar)
Crease: arruga (en ropa) Pants: calzoncillos, bragas Trainer: zapatilla de deporte
Crease: raya (en pantalones) Panties: bragas Trainer: entrenador-a
Denim: tela vaquera, de Pullover: jersey Tracksuit: chndal
vaqueros
Denims, jeans: tejanos, vaqueros Pyjamas: (pl) pijama Trousers: pantaln-es
Dress: vestido (woman), ropa Raincoat: gabardina, Underpants: calzoncillos
impermeable
Dressing-gown: bata (de casa) Sandal: sandalia Underwear: ropa interior
Earring: pendiente Scarf: bufanda, pauelo (cuello) Vest: camiseta (interior)
Glove: guante Schoolwear: ropa para el colegio Waistcoat: chaleco (de traje)
Gown: vestido largo Shirt: camisa White coat: bata (dentista,
mdico)
Handbag: bolso Shoe: zapato Zip: cremallera, silbido, bro
Adverbs:
Place Time Manner Quantity
Far: lejos After: despus Certainly: ciertamente Almost: casi
Here: aqu Before: antes Quickly: deprisa, rpido, Much: mucho
rpidamente
In: en Early: pronto So: as, tan Nearly: casi
Near: cerca Late: tarde Or so: ms o menos Only: solo
Out: fuera Soon: pronto Thus: as, de este modo/manera Quite: bastante
There: all Rather: bastante
Place
Up to here: hasta Up to then: hasta Up to there: hasta all Thus far: hasta aqu
aqu entonces
Vocabulary:
Advise: consejos Hardly (adv): apenas (scarcely) To chop up: cortar (madera)
Adviser: asesor-a, consejero-a Hardly ever: casi nunca To clim: subir (una montaa)
As though: como si Height: altura To describe: describir
Canteen: comedor (empresa) Highway (AmE): autopista (USA) To describe: trazar (una lnea)
Canteen: cantimplora Homework: deberes; tarea(task) To hear of :or hablar de
Civil servant: funcionario-a Hope: esperanza To hear from: saber de alguien
Clothing: ropa Hopeful: (adj.) optimista, To guide: guiar
prometedor-a,esperanzador
Consonant: consonante Hopefully: (adv) con optimismo, To lift: levantar (un peso; poner
con un poco de suerte, fin a: una prohibicin, un asedio)
esperanzada
Daily: diario-a, cotidiano-a Indirect: indirecto To mince: picar (carne)
Daily: (adv) todos los das, Lecturer: profesor-a To pick up: coger, recoger (del
diariamente (universidad), conferenciante suelo)
Dining hall: comedor (colegio) Liberty: libertad (confianza) To raise: levantar(alzar,elevar:en
general)
Documentary: documental Once: (adv) una vez To rise: subir (aumentar, crecer:
marea; precios, temperatura);
salir el sol
Draw: sorteo (lotera), empate Passenger: pasajero To row: remar
(sport, game), atraccin
Drawing: dibujo Pistol: pistola, revolver To shorten: abreviar, acortar (una
visita)
Dressing room: vestuario (in a Polish: polaco-a; To sting: (abeja, avispa) picar;
sports centre) cera,betn,crema, abrillantador (ojos, herida) escocer
Dressing room: camerino President: presidente-a To survive: sobrevivir, sobrevivir
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(theatre) a
Early: (adj,adv) temprano, Professor: catedrtico, profesor To take up: subir (llevar arriba)
pronto; antes de tiempo (universidad)
Expert: experto-a, especialista Row: fila, hilera, ria, pelea, jaleo To tell: decir, contar (a story)
Far: (adv.) lejos; lejano-a Satisfied: satisfecho-a To visit: visitar, ir a ver
Flatmate: compaero-a de piso Scarce: escaso-a Trial: juicio(en derecho), proceso
Flower: flor Self-control: autodominio, Trip: viaje (gira, de vacaciones),
autocontrol colocn (drogas)
Fly: mosca Self-defence: defensa propia, Truth: verdad
autodefensa
Freedom: libertad (en general) Self-satisfied: satisfecho-a de si Tube: lmpara, metro,
mismo-a cmara(neumtico)
Front: (adj) delantero-a, de Shoe shop: zapatera Twenty something (adj):
delante veintitantos-as
Front: parte de delante de algo; Short: bajo, pequeo (de altura), Twenty something: veinte y pico,
frente (del tiempo); frente (war) corto, cortocircuito, cortometraje veinte y algo
In front / Ahead: delante (adj., Spelling: ortografa, grafa, forma Wash: estela (de un barco),
adv.) escrita lavado
God: Dios Start: principio, comienzo; salida Water bottle: cantimplora
(de una carrera deportes)
Guide: gua, gua (libro) Trainer: entrenador-a; (animales) Weapon: arma (objeto)
amaestrador-a, adiestrador-a
Gun: arma de fuego (en To advise: aconsejar, asesorar View: vista, panorama, opinin,
general); pistola; can (artill.) parecer
Gym: gimnasio (edificio), To bite: morder (mosquito, Worried: (adj) preocupado-a,
gimnasia (actividad) serpiente, peces) inquieto-a
Gymnasium: gimnasio To chop up: picar, cortar en Wrong: (adj,) incorrecto-a,
trocitos (cebolla, nueces) equivocado-a, inoportuno-a
Vocabulary:
Absent: ausente Left-hand: de la izquierda To put off: posponer, aplazar,
quitar las ganas (comida)
Absent-minded: despistado-a, Left-handed: zurdo-a To take: tomar, coger; hacer
distraido-a (tomar: solo fotos)
Activity:actividad Lorry:camin To take: llevar (de un sitio a otro)
Art: arte; Letras (Universidad) Lorry driver: camionero-a To take: agarrar; aguantar,
resistir (weight, tensin)
Articulation: articulacin (sonido) Major: (adj) muy importante; (n.) To take aback: quedarse muy
comandante sorprendido
Broadcast: programa, emisin Martial: marcial To take after: parecerse a
Busy: ocupado-a, atareado-a Meaning: significado To take apart: desmontar,
desarmar
Confused: despistado-a, Minor: (adj) de poca importancia, To take away: (mat.) menos;
confundido-a; confuso menor; (n.) menor de edad llevarse (cosas: to remove);
quitar (pain, cosas a una pers.)
Disease: dolencia, enfermedad Monster: monstruo To take back: devolver (lo
recibido), retractarse (a
comment)
Diseased: (adj.) enfermo-a, Motorbike: moto To take down: quitar (to remove)
afectado, pervertido, enfermizo
Duty: deber, obligacin, impuesto Motorcycle: motocicleta To take in: engaar (to deceive);
asimilar
Duty-free: libre de impuestos Mountain: montaa To take off: quitar(se) (ropa,
gafas), despegar (avin)
Dialect: dialecto Myth: mito To take on:aceptar; contratar (un
trabajador), hacerse cargo de
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(encargarse de)
Everyday: cotidiano-a Patient: paciente, enfermo To take out: sacar (to remove)
Everyday: todoslos das, diario-a Portion: porcin, parte, racin To take over: tomar posesin,
hacerse cargo de
Frequency: frecuencia Right-hand: (adj) de la derecha To take over: absorver
( empresa)
Gardening: jardinera Right-handed: diestro-a To take up: ocupar (un espacio)
Gap: espacio en blanco, hueco Second: segundo To slim: hacer rgimen
Gap: pausa (conversacin) Servant: criado-a, sirviente-a Tonight: (adv) esta noche
Gap: espacio (en general) Sick: enfermo-a Traditional: tradicional
Gap: distancia; brecha, intervalo Similar: similar, parecido-a Transport: transporte
Gap: laguna (mente); vaco Slim: delgado, espigado, esbelto; Truck: camion; vagn (ferroc)
remoto-a
Health: salud Slim: recurso(s) escaso-a Truck driver: camionero-a
Healthy: sano-a, saludable, Sunset: puesta de sol Unhappy: infeliz, desafortunado-
prspero-a (economa) a, desgraciado-a, descontento-a
ill: (adj) enfermo-a; (adv) mal, At sunset: al atardecer Unhealthy: poco saludable,
dificlmente insalubre, mala salud
Illness: enfermedad (hecho de Soya: soja Unmarried: soltero-a
estar enfermo o la duracin)
Illness: dolencia To avoid ( To cant help) : evitar To transport: transportar
Important: importante To cantt help: impedir; evitar (a Unusual:raro-a; poco comn,
una persona) inusual, original (diseo)
Kilometre: kilometro To be on duty: estar de servicio Usual: (adj.) de
siempre/costumbre; normal,
corriente, habitual
Like: (prep) como To be on duty: estar de guardia Unpopular: impopular
(med)
Vocabulary:
Away: (adv): lejos Killing: asesinato To add: sumar, agregar, aadir
Ballet: ballet Kilo: kilo To add up: sumar (mat))
Battle: batalla Last chance: ltima oportunidad To be missing: faltar (estar
ausente, no estar)
By chance: por casualidad Leaf: hoja (de arbol, planta) To carry: llevar (en brazos,
cargar), transportar (mercancas)
Chance: oportunidad, ocasin Leaves: hojas To coach: entrenar, dar clases
Chance: casualidad, azar Maths: matmaticas To continue: continuar
Coach: autocar, autobus (no Middle / Mid-: medio-a, mitad, To change: cambiar
urbano), vagn ( de pasajeros) mediados, semi; centro
Coach: entrenador-a, profesor-a Mile: milla To divide: dividir
(particular); coche (tren)
Coat hanger: percha (armario) Minus: (prep) menos, negativo To fix: fijar (una fecha), poner
Comfortable:(adj.) cmodo-a, Most: (adv) ms (superlativo de To hang (regular) : ahorcar
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confortable much)
Dessert: postre Most: (adj) la mayora de, el/la To hang (irregular): colgar
ms; (pron.) la mayor parte prenda
Divided: dividido Murder: asesinato To happen:pasar,ocurrir,suceder;
(to) llegar a
Extract: extracto Murderer: asesino-a, homicida To hook: enganchar
Extract: fragmento (texto) Nearby: (adj) cercano-a To kill: matar
To be killed: matarse, morir
Far away: lejos Nearly: (adv) casi To murder: asesinar
Fascinating: (adj) fascinante Open: abierto-a To throw out: echar (persona),
tirar (objetos a la basura)
Fascination: fascinacin Opportunity: oportunidad, To throw: tirar, lanzar, arrojar,
ocasin echar
Fortnight: quincena, quince das, Plus: (prep) ms (mat.); positivo To open: abrir
dos semanas
Grass: hierba; csped (lawn: de Printer: impresora Unfortunately: (adv)
casa) lamentablemente; por desgracia
Grassland: pradera, dehesa Pupil: alumno-a (primaria), pupila Unfortunately: (adv)
(ojo) desgraciadamente
Hanger: percha Sheet: hoja (papel); sbana; Unit: unidad (medida, mat.)
chapa; plancha (metal)
Half:(adj) medio-a, mitad Sheet: lmina, cristal (of glass) Unity: unidad (unin)
Hook: gancho, anzuelo Tense: (adj.) tenso-a; tiempo Use- by- date: fecha de
(grammar) caducidad
History: historia (hechos Throw: tiro, lanzamiento, lance Wind: viento, gases (estmago)
pasados), antecedentes, crnica
It takes: se tarda Throw: tirada, jugada Twin: gemelo-a, mellizo-a
Killer: asesino-a Timetable: horario Wait: espera
Vocabulary:
Ability: habilidad, capacidad, Honeymoon: luna de miel Serviette ring: servilletero
aptitud, talento
Advertisement, advert: anuncio, Holder: titular, poseedor-a Shave: afeitado
spot
Audition: audicin, prueba How well: cmo de bien Skill: habilidad, destreza, aptitud
Ax: hacha Hurricane: huracn Slight: menudo-a, delgado-a
(pers.)
Barman: camarero, barman Ice ax: piolet, piqueta Slight: ligero-a; leve (herida)
Behind: detrs de Impossible: (adj) imposible Slightly: (adv) un poco,
ligeramente
Blade: cuchilla, hoja de cuchillo Jar: bote, tarro, tinaja, caa Siesta: siesta
(cerveza)
Boat: bote,barca, barco(general) Jug: jarra Solicitor: abogado (func. notario,
prepara causas legales
Bowl: tazn, bol, cuenco, Knife: cuchillo Solicitor: abogado (responsable
palangana, barreo asuntos municipio, adm. estadol)
Chat: charla, chchara Large: (adj.) grande (extensin), Soul: alma
amplio-a, numeroso; extenso
Cider: sidra Leather: piel, cuero Soup bowl: sopero
Continent: continente Magnifying glass: lupa Soup dish: plato hondo
Corkscrew: sacacorchos, Manner: manera, modo, forma; Soup plate: plato hondo (sopero)
tirabuzn (pl) educacin, modales
Cow: vaca March: marcha (mil, ms); Spoon for tea/coffee: cucharita,
marcha, manifestacin cucharilla
Cup: taza, copa (de trofeo) Mathematics: matemticas Spoon: cuchara
Cute: lindo-a, mono, rico-a, cuco Merry:alegre (person),feliz Spoonful: cucharada
(ocasion)
Cutlery: cubiertos, cubertera Mug: taza (ms alta que ancha); Suede: ante
tazn
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Vocabulary:
Anything: algo, nada, cualquier Mystery: misterio To cut down: talar
cosa
Apart from: (adv) aparte de Mysterious: misterioso-a To cut off / up: cortar
Blow: golpe (en general) Nobody: nadie To cut out: recortar, suprimir
By the way: A propsito Nobodies: don nadie To fire: disparar (arma);
lanzar(misil)
Canal / waterway: canal Northern: del norte, norteo, To fire: despedir ( To sack: echar)
(Panam) septentrional
Cancer: cncer Ocean: oceano To fly: volar, navegar (avin)
Career: carrera (en profesin) Print: huella To freeze: helarse, congelar
Channel: canal, cadena (TV); va Purpose: propsito, intencin To ground: encallar; castigar
(administrativa) (fam)
Channel: acequia, cauce (ri); Race: carrera (sport), raza To ground: no permitir el
canla (en general) (humana) despegue de (plane)
Characteristic: caracteristico-a Regular: regular, habitual, To grind: moler, triturar
asiduo-a, (mil.) de carrera
Coffee shop: cafetera Report: informe, reportaje To hold: tener, sostener, sujetar,
agarrar,coger
Cream: nata, crema, pomada, Resolution: resolucin, mocin, To hunt: cazar
color crema determinacin, propsito,
Creative: creativo-a; original Round: redondo-a; (prep.) To punish: castigar
(obra) alrededor de; (adv) alrededor
Creative writing: creacin literaria Serve: servicio, saque (tenis) To spill: derramar
(writing: escritura)
Customer: cliente-a Service: servicio To express: expresar
Cut: corte (de cuchillo) Shampoo: champ To forget: olvidarse, olvidarse de
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Decoration: decoracin, adorno Shell: concha, caparazn, To look back: mirar hacia atrs
cscara
Dutch: holands-a Shell: (building) armazn To look down: mirar hacia abajo
Enthusiastic: entusiasta Shell: esqueleto; vaina, To look like: parecerse a (tener
proyectil,; obs un parecido)
Excellent: excelente Shooter: tirador To look up: mirar hacia arriba
Express: expreso, rpido Shot: tiro,disparo, golpe (tenis...) To occupy: ocupar, habitar
(vivienda, habitacin...)
Express: expreso-a, rpido-a, Sniper: francotirador To print: imprimir
(letter) exprs, urgente
Feature: caracterstica, rasgo, Terrace: terraza, grada,bancal To serve: servir
faccin; artculo (prensa)
Fountain: fuente Terraced house: casa adosada To shoot: disparar
Gold: oro; dorado-a Terraces: gradas, tribunas To shoot: pegarle un tiro a
Habit: costumbre (pers.), hbito To act: actuar To sound: sonar; sondar (med)
Hold: bodega (avin, barco) To agree: estar de acuerdo, To win: ganar (concurso,
acordar, ponerse de acuerdo apuesta, batalla)
Hunt: caza To agree: consentir, acceder (a Useful: (adj.) til, provechoso;
un deseo, peticin); llevarse bien prctico-a
Hunter: cazador-a To blow: soplar, tocar (mus., Western: del oeste, occidental
bocina) sonarse (la nariz)
However: sin embargo, no To blow: fundirse (plomos); While: mientras (que); (n) rato,
obstante, comoquiera; cmo? hinchar, reventar (neumtico) tiempo
Menu: men, carta To blow up: inflar (baln) Without; With no / out of: (prep.)
sin
Missile: misil, proyectil To blow over: amainar (storm) Wool: lana
Mission: mission To cut: cortar Written: escrito-a(participio write)
Vocabulary:
Alarm clock: despertador Own: (adj, pron) propio-a; solo To introduce: presentar (a pers.)
Alone: (adj) solo-a, only: nico-a; Pool: piscina; estanque To introduce: introducir; iniciar (a
(adv: only) slo, solamente. pers., a habit, hobby))
Anonymous: annimo-a Pool: charca, charco To joke: bromear
Awake: despierto-a Pools (pl): quinielas To make a speech: pronunciar un
discurso
Bag: maletn (doctor) Possible: (adj) posible To organize: organizar (fiesta)
Both: (adj.&pron.) los / las dos, Possibly: posiblemente, quizs(s); To pass: pasar, aprobar
ambos-as eventualmente (exmenes, test; ley)
Brief: breve, corto-a Quiet: (adj) callado-a, silencioso- To present: regalar, entregar (un
a, tranquilo-a, ntimo-a premio)
Briefcase: maletn (documentos), Receiver: auricular (phone), To present: presentar (informe,
portafolios receptor; perista documento)
Case: caso, maleta, funda (gafas, Remains: restos To present: presentar programa
cmara), estuche TV, radio; (idea, propuesta)
Different: diferente, distinto-a Rest: resto, descanso To question: cuestionar, interrogar
Drunk: borracho-a, ebrio-a Sacrifice: sacrificio To submit: presentar (una
propuesta, un trabajo)
During: (prep) durante (periodo de Sadly: con tristeza, To submit: someterse
tiempo de cundo ocurri algo) lamentablemente (entregarse); rendirse
Earphone / Earpiece: auricular (de Sadly: tristemente, To solve: (problema, misterio)
odo); audfono desgraciadamente solucionar, resolver
Everyone: todo el mundo, todos- Sort: tipo, clase To sort: clasificar
as, cada cual
False: falso-a; postizo-.a (pelo, Suitcase: maleta To sort out: solucionar, resolver
dientes) (un asunto); organizar
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Five-a-side football: ftbol sala Survey: encuesta, sondeo To stamp: sellar, franquear (carta)
Happiness: felicidad Survey: investigacin; inspeccin, To stamp: patear (en el suelo)
peritaje (edificio)
Headphone: auricular (de cabeza) Tale: cuento, relato, historia (story) To stuff: llenar
Headphone: casco (para oir) Team: equipo To try: probar
Forward / Ahead: (adj.) hacia To approve: aprobar (autorizar un To try: intentar, tratar de, ensayar
adelante; (n.) delantero-a proyecto, comportamiento, a una
pers.)
Forward(s) / Ahead: (adv.) hacia To ask a question: hacer una To try: probar (comida, bebida la
delante /adelante pregunta primera vez)
Forward (s): (adv.) en adelante To be left: quedar (haber) To try on: probarse (ropa)
(time)
In love: enamorado-a To be on leave: estar de To sacrifice: sacrificar
vacaciones, de permiso
Inward/inwards: hacia dentro To classify: clasificar To sweat: sudar, transpirar
Inward/inwards: hacia el interior To decide: decidir Toy: juguete
In the end / After all (prep.): al final To fall: caer(se); descender (to go Try: intento, tentativa
down
Joke: chiste, broma To fall in love with: enamorarse de Way: manera, forma, sentido
Keyboard: teclado To fill (up:llenarse) Way: camino (itinerario), aspecto
Leave: vacaciones, permiso To forward: remitir (mail) What?: Sobre qu?
Leave: licencia, excedencia To group: agrupar Windy: de mucho viento,
expuesto-a al viento
Novel: novela; original,novedoso-a To have left (dinero) Windy: ventoso-a
Vocabulary:
Act: acto, nmero (actuacin), Occasion: ocasin, vez To get fat: engordar
accin
Affair: asunto, aventura Operator: telefonista, operador-a, To get fired: ser despedido
(amorosa); acontecimiento operario-a
Although: (conj.) aunque Orchestra: orquesta To get hold: agarrar, coger
Amazing: asombroso-a, increble Obsession: obsesin, mana To get lost: perderse; extraviarse
(persona)
Appointment: cita (con una Passion: pasin To get married (to): casarse
persona) (con), contraer matrimonio con
Appointment: cargo, Otherwise (conj): si no; (adv) a To get old: envejecer
nombramiento (un cargo, puesto) parte de eso
Attraction: atraccin; atractivo Power: poder, potencia, fuerza; To get ready: arreglarse,
(cosa interesante) energa (elec.); rendimiento prepararse
Awful: espantoso-a, terrible, Psychic: medium, psquico-a, To get rich: enriquecerse
atroz, tremendo-a, fatal, horrible parapsicolgico
Cello: chelo, violonchelo Psychic: medium, psquico-a, To get tired: cansarse
Crew: tripulacin (av, naut) Psychic: parapsicolgico To get wet: mojarse
Crib: chuleta (copiar), cuna, Questionnaire: cuestionario To import: importar
beln, pesebre
Distance: distancia Quotation: cita (texto, discurso); To interrogate: interrogar
presupuesto, cotizacin (espa)
Drizzle: llovizna Sender: remitente To leave: irse, macharse
Download: descargar , trasvasar Shame: vergenza, pena, To leave: dejar (abandonar a
(Internet), cargar, transferir lstima, deshonra una pers.); olvidar (en un sitio)
Ending: final, desenlace Speech: discurso; habla To leave: salir (tren, avin)
(habilidad)
Fall: cada, descenso Spirit: espritu, alma; (pl) bbidas To leave: dejar(prestar); dejar
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Vocabulary:
Crazy: loco-a, chalado-a Relation / Relationship: relacin To get ready:
prepararse/arreglarse
Correct: correcto-a Route: ruta, recorrido, camino, To get to a restaurant: llegar (=
itinerario arrive) a un...
Correctly: (adv) correctamente Sigh: suspiro To go by bus: pasar el autobus
Crawl: crol (natacin) Sight: vista, visin; mira (arma) To go by car: pasar el coche.
Description: descripcin Situation: situacin, ubicacin To go by (place): pasar por
Engineering: ingeniera Size: talla; tamao To go by house: pasar por casa
For (prep): para, por Size: nmero (calzado) To go by time: pasar el tiempo
Fox: zorro-a Size: envergadura (problema) To go for a walk: dar un paseo (ir
para un paseo)
Glass: cristal, vidrio, vaso, copa Spa: balneario To go home: ir a casa
Harbour / Port: Puerto (barcos) Speed: velocidad, rapidez To go to church : ir a la iglesia
Have a good time! Que lo pase Speedy: (adj.) veloz, rpido-a To go mosque: ir a la mezquita
bien!
Have a nice day! Que pase un Stuffy: (adj) cargado, viciado To go to a restaurant: ir a un
buen da! (ambiente) restaurante
Hunger: (n.) hambre Stuffy: mal ventilado (cuarto); To go to the restaurant: ir al
estirado-a, de miras estrechas restaurante
Enough: (adj) suficiente, Sudden: repentino-a, sbito-a, To go to bed: ir a la cama,
bastante; (adv) suficientemente imprevisto-a; brusco (mov) acostarse
Main: (adj) principal, conducto Suddenly: (adv.) de repente, de To go shopping: ir de compras
principal (agua, elec, gas) pronto
Mains: (pl) red de suministro Teenage: (adj) adolescente To go to the beach: ir a la playa
Matter: cuestin, asunto (issue) Teenager: (n.) adolescente To have a car: tener un coche
Matter: materia; sustancia (fis.) To correct: corregir To have a dream: tener un sueo
Matter: pus (med) To crawl: gatear, arrastrarse, To have a drink: tomar una copa
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Melody: meloda To crib: copiar (hacer trampas) To have a good time: divertirse /
pasarselo bien
Mercy: compasin, piedad, To devote: dedicar / To devote To have a sandwich: tomar un
clemencia oneself: dedicarse (entregarse) sandwich
Mood: humor, estado de nimo To drag: arrastrar (algo pesado) To have a shower: ducharse
Mood: disposicin To feel like: apetecer (desear), To have breakfast: desayunar
tener ganas
Mountain pass (pl: passes): To fancy: apetecer To have dinner: cenar
Puerto de montaa;
Or rather: o mejor dicho To flow: fluir, resbalar; circular To have lunch: comer
(trfico, pers)
Pity: compasin, piedad, pena, To get a letter: recibir una carta To issue: hacer pblico-a
lstima
Political: (adj) poltico-a To get a newspaper: comprar el To issue: expedir
peridico
Pronunciation: pronunciacin To get a taxi / bus / train: coger To matter: importar (importancia)
(= take)
Radio station: emisora To get an e-mail: recibir un e-mail Trail: sendero; rastro, pista
(pers., animal)
Range: gama, lnea ( productos) To get dressed: vestirse Word: palabra
Range: alcance (gun, missile) To get changed: cambiar World: mundo
Range: registro (voz, To get home: llegar (= arrive) a Yesterday: ayer
instrumento) casa
Vocabulary:
Already: (adv.) ya Invention: invento; invencin Stand: tribuna (desfile)
Bag: bolsa, bolso Inventor: inventor-a Song: cancin
Barrier: barrera, obstculo Jewel: joya Swell: marejada, oleaje
Blaze: incendio Key: llave, clave, tecla Tide: marea
Blackboard: pizarra (escuela) Lake: lago To be born: nacer
Board: tabla, tablero, tabln de Light: (adj.) luz, ligero-a, claro-a To be in the lead: ir en cabeza
anuncios, tabln
Boarding school: internado Light: (n.) fuego (cigarette) To begin: comenzar, empezar
Bug: bicho, insect Liptstick: lpiz de labios To comb: peinar
Cigar: puro, cigarro Lipstick: carmn To compose: componer
Cigarette: cigarrillo, cigarro Lunchtime: hora de comer; del To file: archivar, registrar,
almuerzo clasificar, fichar
Clue: pista, clave Magazine: revista To film: rodar, filmar
Comb: peine, peineta, cresta (de Mail: correo To give: dar (en propiedad,
gallo, gallina) regalar), conceder
Council: consejo (asamblea) Market: mercado To give: presentar (disculpas)
Credit card: tarjeta de crdito Notebook: cuaderno, libreta, bloc To guess: adivinar
Crossword: crucigrama Object: objeto, objetivo To interview: entrevistar
Deer: ciervo Page: pgina To like: gustar, querer
(cerveza)
Definite: definitivo-a, seguro-a, Pen: bolgrafo, pluma, To lose: perder (dinero,.)
estilogrfica
Diary: agenda, diario Pencil: lpiz To photograph: fotografiar
Director: director-a, directivo-a Perfume: perfume To get right: acertar (dar con)
Dormitory: dormitorio Photo: foto To think (of): pensar (en), opinar,
(compartido en un internado) creer (suponer, parecerle a uno)
Down: (adv.) abajo Photograph: fotografa, foto To reckon: pensar, creer
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Each: cada (adj); cada uno-a Phrase: frase (part of a To reckon: estimar; calcular
(pron) sentence); expresin (considerer, conjeturar)
Example: ejemplo Pocket: bolsillo To worry: preocupar(se) (To care)
Fan: ventilador, abanico; Resort: lugar de vacaciones; Up: (adv. / prep.) arriba; apa!,
animador-a, fan recurso levntate!
Fhasion magazine: revista de Rider: jinete, amazona; To blame: echarle la culpa a,
moda motociclista, ciclista culpar
Final: (adj) final; ltimo-a, Room: habitacin (en general de Tener la culpa: it + be + fault: Its
definitivo-a; (n.) final. una casa, cuarto), sitio, espacio Carmens fault: tiene la culpa
Glossy(brillante) magazine: Sail: vela; aspa (de molino) Its your fault: la culpa es tuya
revista de moda Its his fault: la culpa es suya
Here: aqu, ac, por aqu Sailor: marinero-a Upstairs: arriba (adv)
Horse: caballo, potro Set phrase: frase hecha Upstairs: piso de arriba
Incredible: increible School: escuela, colegio Wallet: cartera, billetero
Identity card: carn de identidad Shine: brillo (luz, sol, star, metal) Wanting: escaso, defectuoso
Indefinite: indefinido Skyscraper: rascacielos Window: ventana, ventanilla
Instruction: instruccin Stamp: sello, cuo (para metal) With: (prep) con, de acuerdo con
Interview: entrevista, intervi Stand: puesto (mercado) When: (conj. / adv.) cuando
Vocabulary:
Address book: agenda Hospital: hospital To find: encontrar (hallar una
(direcciones) cosa despus de buscarla)
Animal: animal Host: anfitrin, presentador To find out: descubrir, averiguar
Amount: cantidad; suma (dinero); Hostess: anfitriona, presentadora To finish: terminar, acabar(se),
importe (factura) (TV, radio) finalizar, concluir
Article: artculo Hostess: azafata (plane) To miss: errar, fallar (un golpe,
tiro)
Bad: (adj.) malo-a Hostel: hostal, albergue To miss: echar de menos, echar
en falta, aorar; perder (avin)
Because: (conj) porque Hostile: hostil To miss: perderse, dejar pasar
(una oportunidad, experiencia)
Because of: (prep.) debido a, a Housework: quehaceres To play: jugar; tocar (msica),
causa de domsticos ,tareas del hogar representar el papel (Macbeth)
Beginner: principiante-a Hurt: herido-a, dolido-a To play: poner (CD, cassette)
Bottom: (n.) fondo, pie (a hill, a Just: slo, solamente;(adv) justo To play fair: jugar limpio
page)
Bottom: primero-a (step of Left: izquierda-o To put out / To turn out: apagar
ladder) (luz)
Bottom (n.) trasero; (adj) de ms Length: longitud (magnitud de la To turn: transformarse (to
abajo, ltimo-a distancia, dimensin); largo transform); convertir (change)
(piscina); duracin (walk)
Boy: nio, chico, muchacho, hijo, Lighter: encendedor, mechero To turn: girar, volverse, darse la
joven vuelta, volver / To turn to: recurrir
a (pers)
Building: edificio Long: (adj.) largo-a To turn down: bajar (volumen)
Bull: Toro Longitude: longitud (distancia en To turn off: apagar (aparatos, luz)
grados, geografa)
Card: cartulina, tarjeta, carnet Paragraph: prrafo To turn on: encender (aparatos
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Card: carta, naipe Policeman, policewoman: polica To turn over: cambiar de canal
(TV); darle(se) la vuelta a; (a
page) volver; pasar
Careful: cuidadoso-a, prudente Purse: monedero To turn to: acudir / recurrir a
(pers.); pasar a (book)
Careful: minucioso-a Quantity: cantidad To turn up: subir (volumen)
Centre: centro Really: (adv) en realidad To resort to: recurrir a (una cosa)
Clerk: empleado-a, oficinista Really: (adv) de(en) verdad, (en To shine: brillar (luz, sol, luna,
expresiones) en serio!, ah, s? star, hair, shoe), relucir (metal)
Coin: moneda (pieza metlica) Really: (adv) realmente To shine: iluminar (light, torch)
Driver: conductor-a Really: (adv.) verdaderamente Town: ciudad; poblacin
East: este Rich: rico-a Town: ciudad (pequea)
End: final, fin (periodo, tiempo), Right: derecho-a Turn: vuelta, turno (cola, lista)
extremo, punta (cuerda, palo)
End: fondo (pasillo, jardn) River: rio True: (adj.) verdico, verdadero-
a, real / To be true: ser verdad
End: objetivo Shopping: compras Umbrella: paraguas
Fairy: hada, marica Small: pequeo-a, bajo University: universidad
Finish / Ending: final Small: escaso-a, insignificante Up: (adv.) arriba
Flood: inundacin, riada To blaze: arder Vocabulary: vocabulario
Forever: (adv.) para siempre, To board: embarcar Video: video
siempre
Generally (adv): generalmente To book: reservar Village / Small town: pueblo
(pequeo), aldea
Hobby: pasatiempo, hobby To dig up: desenterrar West: oeste
Honest: honesto-a, honrado-a To end: terminar, acabar(se) Why? Por qu?
Honour: honor To end up: acabar, terminar Worry: preocupacin
Vocabulary:
Ago: (adv.) hace Lemon: limn, (adj.) limn (color) To beat: golpear, pegar
Argument: discusin, pelea, Luck: fortuna, suerte To beat: latir (corazn); batir;
razonamiento, argumento (para sacudir (alfombra)
convencer)
Argument: razonamiento, Lucky: afortunado-a; de suerte, To break: romper, quebrar,
argumento (para convencer) de buen agero; con suerte quebrantar
Beat: ritmo, comps (music); Make up: maquillaje To break down: averiar(se),
latido (corazn) estropear(se) (coche, mquina)
Beginning: principio, comienzo; Mop: fregona; grea-s (pelo) To break down: estallar en
origen lgrimas,abatirse, resentirse de
salud
Break: rotura, fractura (bone); Mosque: mezquita To have a limp: cojear
ruptura (relaciones)
Break: recreo; descanso, Olive tree: olivo To have fun: divertirse, pasarselo
intermedio, pausa (TV) bien
Break down: avera (coche, Overcrowded: abarrotado-a de To knock: golpear, llamar (a la
mquina) gente, superpoblado-a (pas) puerta con nudillos), tirar (caida)
Broom: escoba; (bot) retama Overweight: gordo-a, obeso To knock out: dejar sin sentido,
dejar K.O.
Brush: cepillo, brocha, pincel; Plot: trama, conspiracin, To brush: cepillar
broza, maleza; escobn complot, conjura
Cloud: nube Plot: argumento (libro, pelcula) To last: durar
Days: poca (estudiante) Pot: olla, vasija, tarro, tiesto, To limp: cojear
maceta
Especially: especialmente, Separate: separado-a, distinto-a, To make up: maquillarse;
particularmente aparte inventarse (to invent);
reconciliarse; componer (se)
Flashlight: linterna (USA) Strike: huelga; golpe (sport) To make up: formar (equipo),
Frog: rana Strike: ataque (militar) To separate: separar(se)
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Vocabulary:
Aeroplane: avin Lower: inferior (adj, comparativo) To hate: odiar
Aerosol: aerosol, spray Lord: Seor; Dios ( referise a l) To squash: aplastar
Air hostess; (pl) air hostesses: Madam: seora (en general); Sparkle: brillo (ojos); destello
azafata (plane) seorita (a veces) (cristal, diamante)
Apartment: apartamento, piso Make: marca, tipo Sparkle: chispa (de pers.,
conversacin)
Arrival: llegada Man: hombre; seor (como Split: raja, tajo, descosido,
sinnimo) desgarrn
Baggage reclaim: recogida de Men: hombres Split: grieta, hendidura (pared,
equipajes madera)
Baggage: equipaje, maleta Mr. / Mister: Seor, D. (con Splits: spagat (gimnasia)
apellido)
Battery (batteries): bateria, pila Ms. Mujeres casadas o solteras. Still: (adj.) sin gas, quieto
Bit: trozito, parte, pedazo; Mistress: seora, ama (de casa, Still (adv.) an, todava
mordisco, picadura; poco; ratito de un criado; de un animal)
Breed: raza (animales) Mistress: maestra (primary To ask: preguntar, pedir (advice,
school), profesora (secondary opinion, favor)
school); amante
Beautiful: precioso-a, hermoso-a, Mrs.: Seora(en general); Sra., To ask for: preguntar por; pedir,
guapsimo-a Da. (casada) (seguida de pedir (la cuenta, una cosa, algo)
apellido)
Bookshop: librera (tienda) Miss. Seorita (general; nios a To believe:creer(en algo, a una
su prof.); Seorita (con apellido) persona)
By: por Park: parque To crush: aplastar (enemigo,
insecto)
Car park: garaje, aparcamiento Passport: pasaporte To date: fechar
Dare: desafo Plane: avin , cepillo (carpintero) To do: hacer (deberes, actos..)
Date: fecha Pain: dolor To do: producir
Date: cita (con novio-a); dtil Rain: lluvia To do up: abrochar
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Rooms:
Balcony: balcn, terraza; galera Cloakroom: guardarropa Living / Familyroom: saln, sala
(teatro) (habitacin) de estar (en una casa)
Basement: stano (en general) Dining room: comedor (casa, Lounge: saln, sala de estar,
hotel) saln (en hotel)
Bathroom: cuarto de bao Downstairs: (del piso) abajo; Sitting room: saln, sala de estar
planta de abajo
Bedroom: dormitorio, alcoba; Garage: garaje Storeroom: despensa
habitacin
Boxroom: trastero Garden: jardn Study: estudio, despacho (room),
estudio (activity, work)
Changing / Fitting room:probador Hall: vestbulo, entrada Toilet: retrete, lavabo, servicios,
(shop), vesturio (sports) aseo (public), wter, bao
Cellar: bodega, stano (casa) Kitchen: cocina (habitacin) Waiting room: sala de espera
Vocabulary:
Against: (prep. adv) contra, en Property: propiedad, finca To invent: inventar
contra de (edificio)
Asleep: (adj) dormido-a Scientist: cientfico-a To iron: planchar
Basket: cesta, cesto Shoot: brote, retoo (bot); rodaje To lead: encabezar, dirigir,
(cine) conducir
Basketball: baloncesto Silent: callado-a, silencioso-a; To lead: llevar (de guia a pers.,
mudo-a (pelcula, letra), animales)
Boss: jefe-a, patrn-a Silent letter: letra muda no se To overflow: desbordarse,
pronuncia) rebosar
Composer: compositor-a Statue: estatua To patrol: patrullar
Cork: tapn (corcho) Step: paso (al andar, al bailar) To reach: llegar a(un punto
;escaln, peldao determinado)
Crowd: multitud, muchedumbre, Step: paso (camino, pasillo) To receive: recibir
gento
Crowded: abarrotado-a de gente Steps: escalerilla (plane); To rent: alquilar (largo tiempo)
escalinata
Downstairs: (adv) abajo; (adj) del Stone: piedra; hueso (cereza) To sand: lijar
piso de abajo
Elizabeth: Isabel Switch: interruptor To sail: navegar, zarpar
Explorer: explorador-a Target: blanco, diana To shut: cerrar, encerrar
Fact: hecho To be off: apagarse To spit: escupir; (rain) chispear
Formation: formacin To be on: encenderse To sunbathe: tomar el sol
Greek: griego-a To be sorry: arrepentirse de To switch: cambiar
Hairbrush: cepillo (pelo) To boil: hervir (agua); cocer To switch off: apagar
Hairdryer/hairdrier: secador To boss: dar rdenes To switch on: encender
(pelo)
Hammer: martillo, percutor To bring: traer, atraer To take part: participar, intervenir
Hose: manguera To charge: cargar contra (mil), To trust: confiar (Trust me:
embestir contra (at) confiar en m)
In advance: por adelantado, de To charge:cargar(batera, To unplug: desenchufar
antemano, con anticipacin electricidad)
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Into: contra (con verb. chocar (to To charge: cobrar, acusar (jur) To watch: mirar; ver (TV),
crash) observar; vigilar (general)
Iron: hierro, plancha (de To crow: cacarear,pavonarse, To weep: llorar, supurar (herida)
planchar); (adj) de hierro, fuerte alardear
Irons: grilletes To crowd: apiarse Top: parte de arriba, parte
superior, de ms arriba, ms
alto-a
Mount: monte; montura To defeat: derrotar (vencer) Top: (adj) de ms arriba, ms
(caballo,joya)
Natural: natural, nato-a, innato-a; To expire (to run out): caducar, Travel Courier: gua turstico
lgico-a, normal vencer (contrato, plazo)
Nature: naturaleza To expire: expirar Trench: zanja, trinchera
Necessary: necesario-a, preciso; To explorer: explorar Trunk: bal, trompa (elefante),
lo necesario tronco
On the left: a la izquierda To have trust: tener confianza Upstairs: (adv) arriba; (adj) de
arriba
On the right: a la derecha To heat: calentar Where: (preguntas) adnde,
dnde
Painting: cuadro (de pintor); To hit: darle a, pegarle a, dar en, Where: (relative) donde, en que
pintura darse un golpe en
Politics: poltica To hit: chocar contra (coche) When: cuando (conj)
Picture: cuadro,foto,retrato, To include: incluir; adjuntar (una Where to? A dnde?
imagen, pelcula, grabado carta)
Vocabulary:
Adult: adulto-a Information: informacin Smile: sonrisa
Aisle: pasillo (avin, cine, teatro); Information: dato (no Straw: paja; pajita (para beber)
nave (iglesia) matemticos., no informticos)
At first (adv.): al principio Ingredient: ingrediente, Thief: ladrn-a (en general);
componente Thieves (pl): ladrones-as
Atmosphere: atmsfera Inspector: inspector-a, revisor-a Tip: propina; punta (lpiz, dedo)
Atmosphere: ambiente (bar) Landowner: terrateniente Tip: vertedero; filtro (cigarrillo)
Attribute: atributo Laughter: risas Tip: consejo
Average: (adj.) medio-a, Last times: ltima vez To attach: adjuntar (documento)
mediano-a, promedio; regular;
(n.) media, promedio
Barbecue: barbacoa Local: local (anestesia) To attach: poner, sujetar
Basic: bsico-ca, elemental; Local: local, lugareo; vecinal, To attribute: atribuir
sencillo-a; esencial, fundamental del lugar, barrio, regin, zona
Bracket: parntesis, corchete; Margin: margen To bat: batear
repisa, soporte (estantes)
Border: frontera, margen Message: mensaje,aviso, To become: hacerse,convertirse
(pgina), borde comunicacin, recado en, volverse, devenir
Burglar: ladrn-a (que entra en Messenger: mensajero-a, To blind: cegar, deslumbrar, dejar
una casa, edificio) recadero-a ciego
Care: cuidado (precaucin), Nerve: nervio, valor, coraje To border: limitar con, rodear
atencin
Circus: circo Net: red (pescar, cazar); neto-a To border on: rayar en
Closed: cerrado-a Network: red (representantes, To borde ron: lindar con
distribuidores)
Courage: valor, valenta, coraje Nervous: nervioso-a, aprensivo-a To borrow: apropiarse (ideas)
Clumsy: torpe, patoso-a, Owner: dueo-a, propietario-a To borrow: tomar prestado, pedir
chapucero-a prestado
Crayon: lpiz de color (pinturas Patrol: patrulla, ronda To bracket: poner entre
nios), cera parentesis / corchetes
Custom: costumbre (de un Plan: plan, plano (edificio) To confuse: confundir(se);
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TO LAUGH AT: rerse de, burlarse de / TO MAKE FUN OF: reirse de, burlarse de
Stop laughing at me! Deja de rerte de m!
Vocabulary:
Access: acceso, entrada Haunted: embrujado-a, To enter: acceder ( a un lugar)
encantado-a
Area: zona, rea, superficie, Item: artculo, asunto, punto To fish: pescar
extensin;zona (ciudad); regin (orden del da). (parte de una
(geografa) lista, catlgo,grupo)
Area: campo (de ciencia) Junk: trastos; porquera; junco To find out: averiguar, descubrir,
(naut), baratijas pillar (to spot)
Adventurer: aventurero-a Lighthouse: faro (costa) To find out: informarse, enterarse
(de una noticia)
Alien: extraterrestre, extranjero-a Literature: literatura To frighten: asustar
Ape: simio, mono Mad: loco-a, demente, rabioso; To gain: aumentar; conseguir (to
disparatado-a (idea, proyecto) obtain)
Approximately; about: (adv) Medium: (adj.) mediano-a; To get/be paid: cobrar (recibir
aproximadamente medio-a; (n.) talla mediana dinero)
Award: premio, galardn, beca; Outsider: forastero-a To have access to: tener acceso
condecoracin; indemnizacin a
Aware (adj): consciente Phantom: fantasma To iron / To press: planchar
(conscious) (ropa)
Back: parte de atrs Pill: pldora, pastilla To lie / lied: mentir
Back: respaldo, final (book), Plug: enchufe (electricidad), To lie /lay / lain: echarse,
fondo (bus); espalda, lomo tapn (bao, lavabo, fregadero) tumbarse
(animal); (adv) atrs
Back: (adj) trasero-a, de atrs; Plug: clavija, toma, buja To mourn: llorar, lamentar (una
muerte, a un ser querido)
Bench: banco (asiento), escao, Pressure: presin To mourn: llevar luto
banquillo; el tribunal (los jueces)
Boil: ebullicin; (med) furnculo Priest: sacerdote, cura, clrigo-a To obtain: obtener, acceder,
conseguir (to get) /
Candle: vela (de cera), cirio Profit:, beneficios, ganancias, To plug: tapar
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utilidad, provecho
Cart:carro,carreta;carretilla(de Rare: raro-a; poco hecho-a To plug in: enchufar
mano) (meat)
Castle: castillo; torre (rook: torre Rarely: rara vez To press: presionar (timbre,
en ajedrez) botn, etc),
Cave: cueva Reference book: libro de To press: `pulsar, apretujar,
consulta prensar
Cemetery: cementerio Remote control: mando a To put pressure on: presionar
distancia (coaccionar a una persona)
Century: siglo, centena Reward: recompensa, premio (al Top floor: el piso de ms arriba,
trabajo o la conducta) tico, azotea, ltimo piso
Courier: mensajero-a (empresa Rock: roca, pen; rock Uncomfortable: incmodo-a,
reparto), gua turstico, rutero-a violento-a
Crow: cuervo; canto (gallo) To accede to: acceder a (algo) Weather: tiempo (atmosfrico)
Death: muerte, fallecimiento To access: acceder a, entrar a, Wide: ancho-a (calle, camino,
obtener pasillo); amplio-a
Dune: duna To agree: estar de acuerdo, Wide: (tiro) desviado; (ojos,
acordar; acceder boca) muy abierto
Frightened: asustado-a To agree: aceptar (peticin, Wide: extenso-a (surtido)
deseo)
Frightening: espantoso-a, To award: conceder, otorgar, Width: (n.): anchura; (de piscina)
aterrador adjudicar ancho; ancho (medida de la tela)
Frost: escarcha, helada To be aware: enterarse, conocer, Widow: viuda
darse cuenta
Ghost: fantasma (espritu) To blow out (a candle): apagar Widower: viudo
Vocabulary:
Annual: anuario; (adj.) anual Noisy: ruidoso-a; chilln-a, To bother: molestar(se), tomarse
bullicioso la molestia, preocupar
Actual: (adj.) real; textual (words) Offer: oferta; propuesta To care: importar (mind),
preocupar
At present:de momento, Operating theatre: quirfano, To care for: cuidar, atender (pers,
actualmente sala de operaciones animal)
At the moment: actualmente, de Original: original, primero-a To care for :sentir cario hacia,
momento ocuparse, encargarse
Award: premio, galardn Padlock: candado To clear: aclarar, evacuar,
despejar, quitar
Bat: murcilago; bate, paleta, Palace: palacio To disturb: molestar, inquietar
pala (tenis mesa)
Butterfly: mariposa Peace: paz To disturb: interrumpir (el sueo)
Compliment: cumplido, alago Piece: pedazo, trozo, pastilla To disturb: desordenar, perturbar
(chocolate)
Congestion: congestion (traffic, Piece: pieza (ajedrez); pieza, To discuss: discutir
med), abarrotamiento (people) parte; ficha (juegos)
Current: corriente (agua, elec, Performance: rendimiento To lock: cerrar (con llave),
aire); (adj) actual, vigente (exam, work) bloquear
Current: (adj) actual, vigente Performance: sesin, funcin, To lock in: dejar encerrado-a
Current account: cuenta representacin, interpretacin
corriente (film), calificacin, valoracin
Currently: (adv.) actualmente Policy: poltica (gobierno, To offer: ofrecer
organizacin), pliza
Curriculum: programa, plan de Present: actual, regalo, presente To rush: correr, apresurarse
estudios
Delivery: reparto, entrega Prize: premio (juego, sorteo), To rush off: irse corriendo
galardn; (adj) premiado-a
Direction: direccin Prodigious: prodigioso-a To rush out: salir corriendo
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Vocabulary:
Bear: oso Spacious: amplio-a; espacioso-a To influence: influir en
Bizarre (adj): rarsimo-a Spectator: espectador-a To perform: poner en escena
Difficult to understand: confusing Spite: despecho, rencor To perform: representar,
(confuse-a) (adj) interpretar, actuar; desempear
Exact: exacto-a Spooky: espeluznante, terrorfico To perform: rendir, cumplir,
Farewell:(adj) de despedida; Sports centre: polideportivo To perform: llevar a cabo,
Adis! ejecutar (work, task)
Flesh: carne (animal, persona); Stage: etapa, fase; escenario, To rewind: rebobinar
pulpa (fruta) tablado, plataforma
folding screen (biombo) Stative: (adj.) de estado To rob: robar (se refiere al lugar),
atracar
Fortunately: afortunadamente, Strange: extrao-a, raro-a, To set: conectar, ambientar (a
por suerte desconocido-a, curioso-a play, a novel, a film)
Fortune: fortuna, , suerte, Supermarket: supermercado, To set: fraguar (cemento)
buenaventura autoservicio
Friendly: simptico-a, amable, Three dots: puntos suspensivos To set: soldarse (hueso);
cordial, agradable (pl) cuajarse (yogurt)
Friendly: amistoso (partido To advance: avanzar, adelantar, To set: colocar (examen,
deportes) progresar, anticipar deberes, alarma, la mesa, to
place)
Friendly: (ambiente) acogedor To afford: permitirse (referido a To set: poner; fijar (precio,
gasto) fecha); ponerse (Luna, Sol)
Full of people: crowded (lleno de To argue: defender (opinin) To talk over: discutir
gente, abarrotado, atestado)
Full stop: punto y seguido To ban: prohibir, inhabilitar Traffic: trfico, circulacin
(profesin), proscribir
Funnel: chimenea (barco), To bark: ladrar Traffic congestion: congestin
embudo (lquidos) circulatoria
Gain:aumento,mejora,beneficio(p To be surprised (se usa ms): Travel agency: agencia de viajes
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rofit) sorprenderse
Gift: regalo To dive: bucear, sumergirse; Travel agents: agencia de viajes
descender en picado (plane)
Horror: horror To dive: zambullirse, tirarse de Travellers cheque: cheque de
cabeza, saltar (trampoln) viaje
Influence: influencia, enchufe (de To dress: aliar, aderezar; vestir Traveler: (n.) viajero-a
contactos con alguien) (pers), vendar (herida)
Frontier: frontera To expect: esperar (algo con lo Very big: enormous (adj)
que se cuenta)
Lock: cerradura, cerrojo, esclusa To expect / To suppose: suponer, Very good: excellent (adj)
(on a canal), mechn (of hair) imaginarse
New paragraph: punto y aparte To fasten: cerrar (maleta) Viewer: telespectador-a
Nightmare: pesadilla To fasten: sujetar, abrocharse Viewer: televidente
Semicolon: punto y coma To fasten: fijar, atar (zapatos) Viewing: visita
Similar: parecido-a,similar, To forbid / To prohibit): prohibir Wing: aleta, guardabarros (car)
semejante
Slogan: dicho, lema, eslogan To hire: alquilar, arrendar (breve) Wizard: mago, brujo
Soap: jabn To hire: contratar (una pers.) Wonderful: maravilloso-a, genial
GRAMMAR:
Punto y aparte: new paragraph
Punto y coma: semicolon
Punto y seguido: full stop
Puntos suspensivos: three dots (pl)
Vocabulary: directions
A roundabout: rotonda Hard shoulder: arcn (autopista)
At the traffic lights: en el semforo How is it far? A qu distancia est?
Broad road: carretera secundaria Is it far? Est lejos?
Bus lane: carril de autobuses On the corner: en la esquina
Give way! Ceda el paso! One way: direccin nica
Go past (the station): pasar la estacin (dejarlo a un lado) Opposite; in front (adv): enfrente
Go straight ahead: seguir todo recto Turn right: girar / torcer a la derecha
Go straight on: seguir recto/derecho/adelante Turn left: girar / torcer a la izquierda
Vocabulary:
Advance: avance, anticipo, Eve (evening): vspera, vigilia, Shore: orilla (lago, mar); playa
adelanto, subida, progreso tarde, en vsperas de
Along: (prep.) a lo largo de, por Glad: (adj) contento-a, alegre Shovel: pala
Along with: junto con Museum: museo Sting: aguijn, picadura, escozor
Available (adj.): (cosa) disponible, Naked: desnudo-a Straight: recto-a, derecho-a
asequible, realizable; libre (pers) (corbata)
Bather: baista Opposite: (prep) (facing) enfrente Straight: liso-a (pelo);erguido-a
de; (adv) enfrente
Bridge: puente Opposite: (adj) contrario-a, Straight away: (adv.)enseguida
opuesto-a; (n.) contrario
Continuous: (adj.) continuo-a Parliament: parlamento To burgle: robar en (casa),
desvalijar
Corner: esquina, ngulo, rincn; Pharmacy: farmacia To disappear: desparecer
curva (carretera)
Cast: escayola (med) Plain: (n.) llano, llanura; (adj) To enter: entrar, entrar en
sencillo-a, liso-a, claro-a, evidente
Cast: reparto, elenco (film, teatro, Police station: comisara To enter: introducir (data,
obra) information)
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Chemist: qumico-a, farmacutico- Postcript (P.S.): posdata (P.D.), To enter: participar en, tomar parte
a eplogo, colofn en (competition)
Chemists: farmacia Post office: oficina de correos To fear: temer
Clear: claro-a,ntido-a, despejado- Prescription: receta (mdica), To have a go: intentar
a, transparente prescripcin
Examination: examen; Queue: cola (fila) To proscribe: proscribir
reconocimiento (by a doctor)
Examination / Interrogation: Railway (adj): ferroviario-a, : va To queue:hacer cola, hacer una
interrogatorio frrea, ferrocarril trenza
Fisherman: pescador Railway station: estacin de To speed: acelerar(to hurry up)
trenes
Data (pl): datos Reciprocal: recproco-a, mutuo To speed: meter prisa (a pers.)
A piece of data: un dato (mat., Right away: (adv) enseguida To speed: conducir con exceso de
informtica) velocidad, mover rpidamente
Department: seccin (en una Roundabout: rotonda, glorieta, To steal: robar (lo que el ladrn se
tienda) carrusel, tiovivo lleva: dinero, joyas, objeto)
Departement: departamento Screen: sala (cine), pantalla ( TV, To sunbathe: tomar el sol, disfrutar
(universidad, empresa) cine, computer), mampara; del sol
Department stores: grandes Set: fijo-a (precio); decidido-a, To undress: desnudarse
almacenes resuelto-a, determinado-a
Elder / old person: (adj) mayor (de Set: sealado-a; listo-a, To get undressed: desnudarse
dos pers.) / old people (pl.) preparado-a
Elderly: (adj) anciano-a Set: juego, set; coleccin; grupo Trailer: avance, triler (cine);
(Friends), conjunto (mat.) remolque
Eldest: mayor (de treso ms Set: plat (TV, film), aparato Wing: ala (plano, pjaro,edificio,
personas) (radio, TV), decorado (for a play) poltica), extremo
TEMA 7A. What does your food say about you? (Qu dice tu comida sobre ti?)
Breakfast: desayuno
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Prepositions of place:
Ahead: (adj., adv) delante, Into: dentro de Over: encima de, sobre,(sin
adelante, antes tocar), por encima de
Behind: detrs de In front of: delante de Out of: de; de cada (numbers)
Between: entre Next to: al lado de, junto a Out of: sin; por (indicando
causa); fuera de
Facing: enfrente de On: sobre (tocando), en Through: a travs de
In: dentro Opposite: enfrente de Under: debajo de (un lugar)
VIAJE:
Crossing: viaje (en ferry), travesa (cruzar el mar), To tour/ To tour around : recorrer, estar de gira,
cruce viajar por
Cruise: viaje (en barco); crucero (barco) To travel: viajar
Have a good trip! Que tenga un buen viaje! To travel around: recorrer (regin,pas)
Journey: viaje (referido al trayecto, jornada, recorrido) Travel: viaje (se usa poco)
Pilgrimage: peregrinacin Travels: viajes (se usa en pl.), el viajar
They are away: estn de viaje (To be away) Trip: viaje, excursin (en general) de
vacaciones, negocios de ir y volver, movimiento
y estancia)
Tour: viaje (recorriendo varios lugares), gira, recorrido Voyage: viaje (largo por mar o por el espacio)
(viaje organizado)
Vocabulary:
At least: por lo menos, al menos Move: mudanza; jugada To check in: registrarse (en
(ajedrez); traslado (trabajo) hotel), facturar (en aeropuerto)
Cold: (adj) fro-a; (n.) fro On holiday: de vacaciones To check out: irse (de hotel);
(tiempo) comprobar (los hechos)
Cold: resfriado, catarro, On top: en lo ms alto To pack: embalar, empaquetar
constipado
Compass: brjula Pack: paquete(bateras, To pack: abarrotar; apiarse
bebidas) (pers), envasar
Compasses (pl): comps (dibujo) Pack: manada (lobos, perros) To pack: hacer las maletas
Cool: fresco-a; frescor Pack of cards: baraja To taste: saber (gusto), catar
(vino),degustar, probar (food)
Crook: sinvergenza Packed: abarrotado-a de gente To prove: probar (teora, hecho)
Digestion: digestin Packed: lleno de gente, repleto To put aside: apartar (separar)
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Vocabulary:
Refreshments: bebidas y To give back: devolver (objeto To have a cold: estar resfriado,
alimentos ligeros ( bocadillos, prestado) tener catarro
pastel, patatas fritas, etc.)
(refrigerio)
To get: conseguir, obtener; sacar To go: ir(se); salir (bus, train); To have flu: Tener gripe
(prize); comprar, entender, recibir pasar (time); funcionar; sonar
(bell)
To get: coger (ladrn, taxi, bus), To go ahead: continuar seguir To know: saber, conocer (person,
buscar, preparar, adelante place); reconocer
To get across: cruzar; hacer To go around / round: salir; girar, To lean: apoyarse (person),
comunicar (explain: explicar) girar alrededor de, recorrer(pais) apoyar; estar inclinado-a,
ladearse
To get away: irse (to leave), To go astray: extraviarse, To lean back: recostarse,
escaparse perderse (objeto) reclinarse
To get back: volver (to return); To go away: irse, marcharse To lean out: asomarse (sacar la
alejarse (to move away); (fuera de la ciudad, de cabeza, el torso)
devolver vacaciones, viaje)
To get behind: atrasarse, To go back: volver (ir, volver para To move in / into: mudarse (a
retrasarse all), regresar una casa)
To get better: mejorar(se), To go down: bajar (precio), To move off: ponerse en marcha
ponerse mejor descender; ponerse (el sol), (vehicle)
hundirse desinflarse;
To get by: arreglrselas To go for: buscar To move out: mudarse (de una
casa)
To get down: bajar (place); To go in: entrar (hablante est To own: tener (poseer), ser
deprimir; ponerse a(to) fuera) dueo-a, tener (propiedad)
To get in: entrar; llegar (to arrive); To go into: entrar en (una To phone: llamar (por telfono),
meter (to insert) habitacin, un edificio, un tema) telefonear
To get into: meterse en, entrar en To go off: irse; sonar (alarm); To plan: planear, pensar,
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To get up to: llegar a (to reach) To go wrong: fracasar (to fail), Web: telaraa, red, maraa
salir mal
To get worse .empeorar To grill: asar a la parrilla On the whole: en general
To get worse and worse: To have a break: tomar un Whole: (adj) entero-a, todo-a;
Ponerse cada vez peor descanso, hacer una pausa (n.) conjunto, totalidad, todo
Vocabulary:
A day: al da Living: (adj) vivo-a; viviente; vida To crouch: agacharse
Aircraft: avin Log: tronco (leo) To doubt: dudar (de)
Balloon: globo Minimum: mnimo-a, (n.) mnimo To drug: drogar
Bank account: cuenta bancaria Nightlife: vida nocturna To experiment: experimentar
Bank note: billete de banco Palm tree: palmera To fold: doblar (ropa, papel),
plegar; cruzar (brazos) (to cross)
Being: ser Public holiday: festivo, fiesta To label: etiquetar
oficial
Belongins: (pl.) pertenencias, Puff: nube (de humo), resoplido To log: (to record) registrar
efectos
Camp: campamento Record company: sello To log in / on: entrar (in
discogrfico computing)
Camping: camping (la actividad); Rest: descanso, reposo; resto To log off/out () salir (del
acampada sistema)
Campsite: camping (lugar) Search: bsqueda To oppose: oponerse a
Capsule: cpsula Search: registro (police) To puff: resoplar; dar chupadas /
caladas (cigarro)
Cause: causa, motivo Several: (adj., pron) varios-as To put out: apagar (fire, cigar)
Caution: cautela, prudencia Site: emplazamiento; yacimiento To put up: montar, construir,
(arqueolgico); terreno, solar levantar(building)
Cloudy: nublado-a, turbio-a Smell: olor, olfato To recline: reclinar (un asiento);
(water, drink) descansar, apoyar
Cola: cola (bebida) Spacecraft: aeronave espacial To record: grabar, registrar
(imagen, sonido), anotar
Dehydration: desidratacin Stick: palo, ramita, vara To ring: llamar, tocar, sonar
(timbre, telfono)
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Vocabulary:
Abroad (adv.): al / en el Mean: (adj) tacao-a; malo-a To drop: tirar al suelo; descender
extranjero
Audience: publico (a concert,), Means (pl): medio (ej. of To face: afrontar; ponerse de
audiencia, auditorio transport); manera cara; enfrentarse a, estar
enfrente
Bell: timbre, campana, Member: socio-a; miembro; To face up to (to accept): aceptar
campanilla, cascabel integrante
Cash desk: caja (lugar para Note: billete (money), nota, To go ballooning: pasear en
cobrar-pagar en una tienda) apunte,;nota music) globo
Cash dispenser: cajero Notepad: bloc de notas, bloc To go camping: ir de camping
automtico
Cash machine: cajero Notepaper: papel de carta To greet: saludar, dar la
automatico bienvenida a
Device: ( instrument) aparato Pavement: acera To go on a cruise / a trip: hacer
(pequeo); dispositivo un crucero / hacer un viaje
Doorbell: timbre (de la puerta) Prediction: prediccin To have a baby: esperar un nio
Drop: gota; cada, descenso Pilgrim: peregrino To hand: dar pasar
Environment: ambiente, medio Perhaps: (adv.) quizs, a lo To hand in: entregar
mejor, tal vez
The environment: el medio Register: registro; lista (pupils) To hand out: distribuir, repartir
ambiente
Environmentalist: ecologista Register office: registro civil To hand over: entregar
Environmental: (adj) ambiental, Register form: hoja de To land: caer; aterrizar, tomar
medioambiental inscripcin tierra (flight); desembarcar (ship)
Eyedrops (eyewash): colirio Ring: anillo, sortija; corro To make a will: hacer testamento
(people); crculo
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Face cloth: toallita (para lavarse) Ring: sonido, timbrazo; pista To note: apuntar, anotar;notar,
(circus); ring (cuadriltero) fijarse en (observar)
Face down:(adv) boca abajo; de To rest: descansar; apoyar; (to
cara al suelo support), reclinar (la cabeza)
Face to face: cara a cara Rink: pista (hielo o patinaje) To roleplay: representar (un
papel), dramatizar, interpretar
Face up: boca arriba Salute: salva (de caones), To salute: saludar (army), rendir
saludo homenaje a
Fate: destino, sino Save: parada (sport) To say hello to: saludar (decir
hola a)
Foreign: (adj) extranjero-a, Saving: ahorrro To say goodbye to: despedir(se)
exterior Saving account: cuenta de (invitado)
ahorro
Foreigner: (n.) extranjero-a Sin: pecado To save: ahorrar; guardar (to
keep); parar (a goal); salvar
Keep: manutencin, sustento Sinner:pecador To share: compartir, dividir
Love: amor, cario, pasin; nada Teller: cajero-a (in bank), To share out: repartir (dividir en
(tennis) escrutador-a (of votes) partes)
Machine: mquina, aparato To deliver: repartir(a domicilio); To stock: vender
distribuir, entregar
Mass media (pl) / Media (pl): To distribute: distribuir To stock up (on / with: de) :
medios de comunicacin abastecerse, aprovisionarse
Maybe: (adv) quiz, quizs, a lo To drop: dejar caer; caerse; To stock up (on / with: de): llenar
mejor, tal vez (puede ser) abandonar (give up) (un estante)
TO FACE:
My bedroom faces south. Mi dormitorio da al sur
He faced the audience. Se puso de cara al pblico
The building facing the Town Hall. El edificio que est enfrente del ayuntamiento
Lets face it. Seamos realistas
TEMA 7. At a restaurant
Vocabulary:
Account: cuenta (bank, shop), Course: recorrido, trayecto); Rubbish: basura; tonteras
relato rumbo (ship); plato (meal)
Accountant: contable Course: hipdromo (racecourse); Rubbish bin: cubo de basura
campo (golf); pista (for racing)
Additive: aditivo Crisp: (adj) fresco-a (verduras); Sling: cabestrillo, eslirga; honda
crujiente; nuevo-a (billete) (arma)
Aggressive: agresivo-a Crisp: patata frita (de bolsa) String: cuerda, cordel; sarta
Air: aire; (adj) areo-a; avin; Crisp: (adj) seco-a, tajante (pers) Sum: cuenta (calcular); suma,
antena (on air: en antena) total (dinero)
Although: (conj.) aunque Deposit: depsito, ingreso Summary: resumen; compendio,
(account); entrada, seal (car) sumario, recopilacin, extracto
Airship: dirigible, aeronave, Deposit: yacimiento (mineral, In short: en resumen
zepeln roca), sedimento
Alcoholic: alcohlico-a Discount: descuento Supply: reserva (store, stock);
suministro, abastecimiento
Among: (prep.) entre (varios) Earth: Tierra (planeta), Mundo Supplies: provisiones, vveres
on earth.? demonios.?
Around: (prep.) (circle); alrededor Groceries (n.pl): provisiones Surface: superficie
de; ( country, place) por
Around: (adv): (circle) a la Invoice: factura (for services, Surface: firme (de carretera);
redonda; (place) por goods) pavimento (asfalto)
Bail: fianza (salir de la crcel) Jail: crcel, prisin Thick: grueso-a, espeso-a,
denso-a
Bar: barra (mostrador); bar; Litter: basura, camada Thick: gordo-a (book); , tupido-a,
tableta (chocolate) burro-a (stupid)
Bar: comps (music: (ritmo)); Litter bin: papelera (en la calle) Synopsis: resumen ,sinopsis
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Vocabulary: (car)
Accelerator: acelerador Mudguard/Wing: guardabarros
Aerial: antena; (adj) areo-a (vista, fotografa) Number plate: matrcula (placa)
Back seat: asiento trasero Petrol station: gasolinera, estacin de servicio
Bonnet: cap; gorro, gorrito (nio) Petrol tank: depsito de gasolina
Boot: maletero, portaequipajes; bota Rear-view mirror: espejo retrovisor (dentro)
Bumper: parachoques; (adj) extraordinario-a Registration number: matrcula (nmero)
Clutch: embrague; (pl) garras Reverse gear: marcha atrs
Engine: motor; locomotora, mquina Seat belt: cinturn de seguridad
Footbrake: freno de pie Steering wheel: volante de direccin
Gear: marcha (car) Top gear: directa (marcha)
Gear lever: palanca de cambios Tyre: neumtico, cubierta
Glove compartment: guantera (car) Windscreen wiper: limpiaparabrisas, escobilla
Handbrake: freno de mano Wheel: rueda; volante
Headlight / Headlamp: faro Windscreen: parabrisas
Hood: capota (car); capucha; (USA) cap Wing mirror: retrovisor (en los lados)
Vocabulary:
Bakers / Bakery: panadera Newsagent: vendedor-a de peridicos, tabaco
Butchers: carnicera Newsagents: tienda de peridicos,tabaco, sellos
Chemists / Pharmacy: farmacia News-stand / Kiosk: quiosco de peridicos
Fishmongers / Fish market: pescadera Off-licence: tienda (venta bebidas alcohol)
Fruiterers: frutero / Fruit stall: (en mercado) Shoe shop: zapatera
Greengrocers: verduleria Stationers: papelera
Grocer: tendero-a Tobacconists: tabaquera
Grocers: tienda (ultramarinos, comestibles) Toyshop: juguetera
Jewellers / Jewellery shop: joyera Wine shop: bodega
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Vocabulary:
Artist: artista Lie: mentira String: sarta (insultos)
Calorie: calora Lifetime: vida String: (events) serie; ristra
(ajos); hilo, hebra
Careful: (adj.) cuidadoso-a, Pale: (adj.) plido (persona, Stylish: elegante, con estilo
minucioso-a,; (driver) prudente color)
Careful: (adj) minucioso-a Personal computer: ordenador Term: trmino; trimestre
(meticolous; detailed (trabajo)) personal
Entrance: entrada (acceso) Previous: (adj.) anterior; previo-a Term: perodo; pena (jur.);
mandato (pol.); plazo
Entry: entrada (accin de entrar, Promotion: ascenso, promocin, Tired: (adj) cansado-a, fatigado-
en una organizacin, derecho a fomento a, agotado-a, harto-a
entrar)
Exam: examen (apcope de Purchase: compra (objeto Title: ttulo (de una obra,
examination) comprado) nobleza, competicin)
Fat: gordo-a; (pers.) grueso-a); Quiet: (adj.) callado-a; (place) To cruise: navegar, hacer un
(food) materia grasa; grasa tranquilo-a; (volume) bajo-a crucero
(carne)
Filter: filtro Racing: carreras (horses, cars) To cure: curar
Former: (adj): antiguo-a Rear: (adj.) (window, wheel); de To dig: cavar, excavar; clavar (las
atrs, trasero-a ; uas), escarbar (animal)
Formerly: (adv.) anteriormente Rear: (n.) parte trasera, parte de To live: vivir; llevar (una vida)
atrs
The former: el primero-a, los Receipt: recibo ( de compra) To paint: pintar
primeros-as
Fuel: carburante, combustible Red wine: vino tinto To provide (with): proporcionar
(facilitar), suministrar, proveer
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Vocabulary:
Calm: (adj.) tranquilo-a (pers.); Pregnant: (adj.) embarazada, To subject: someter (a pruebas,
(sea) en calma preada torturas)
Calm: (n.) tranquilidad; (the sea) Pull: tirn, atraccin; calada, To take a breath:respirar
calma trago;
Cheeky: descarado-a, fresco-a Pyramid: pirmide To take care of: tener cuidado,
cuidar, hacerse cargo de
Dear: (adj.) querido-a, estimado- Radio: radio To upset: disgustar (molestar),
a (cartas informal) afectar, apenar
Dear: (n.) cario Request: peticin, solicitud To upset: desbaratar (planes)
Dial: disco (phone); esfera Reverse: (n.) reverso, dorso; To wander: vagar, deambular
(clock); dial , cuadrante (radio) (adj) inverso-a (order)
Elegant: (adj.) elegante Seer: profeta, vidente, adivino To wander: dar vueltas (pasear)
Envious: (adj) envidioso-a Sheep: oveja To watch out: tener cuidado
Envy: envidia Sleep: sueo (de dormir) To weigh: pesar
Exciting: (adj) excitante, Staff: personal (workers) To wonder: preguntarse,
emocionante, interesante maravillarse
Event: acontecimiento, hecho, Strong: (adj) fuerte, duro-a Today: hoy
suceso, evento; prueba (sport) (persona); (accent) marcado-a
In any event: en cualquier caso Strong: (adj.) fuerte, resistente; Tourism: turismo
In the event of: en caso de cargado-a (caf)
Experience: experiencia Subject: tema, asignatura, Tourist: turista
materia; (in grammar) sujeto
Fever: fiebre, calentura Subject: sbdito-a, ciudadano-a Uniform: uniforme
(citizen)
Fine: (adv) bien; (fam.) multa To be careful: tener cuidado Upset: trastorno( estmago);
afectado, apenado (adj)
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Vocabulary:
Across: (prep.) al otro lado de; Hiker: senderista, excursionista Stubborn: (adj.) Tozudo,
(cruzar); (adv.) (cruzar) cabezota, terco-a, testarudo-a
Actually: (adv.) en realidad, de Idiot: idiota, imbcil To allow: permitir, dejar
hecho, realmente (in fact, really)
Actually: exactamente, International: internacional To consent: consentir (permit)
efectivamente
Autograph: autgrafo Parade: desfile (procession); To daydream: soar despierto,
parada (mil); hilera; desfile hacerse ilusiones, fantasear
Curly: (adj.) rizado-a Pickpocket: carterista To digest: digerir (food,
information)
Deceit: engao Popular: popular To digest: asimilar (los hechos)
Detector: detector, indicador Postman: cartero To disgust: repugnar, darle asco
a, indignar
Devil: diablo, demonio Ranch: hacienda, rancho To fatten: engordar (a un animal)
Digit: dgito, cifra Record: record (sport); disco To flirt: flirtear, coquetear, tontear
(music); historial (patient)
Disagreement: desacuerdo, Record: ); expediente, To get fat: engordar
discrepancia documento, nota
Disgust: asco, indignacin Revolt: rebelin, revuelta To permit: permitir, dejar
Dislike: antipata, aversion Revolt: sublevacin, To play the fool: hacer el tonto-
levantamiento a(idiota)
Do-it-yourself: bricolaje Revolt: rebelda, motin To put on weight: engordar
Dolphin: delfn Runner: corredor-a To revolt: rebelarse, sublevarse
Doll: mueca (juguete) Seaman: marinero, marino To shape: dar forma a; modelar,
moldear, tallar (madera)
Dramatic: dramatico-a Seldom: (adv) rara vez, pocas To shout (en general) / To
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Vocabulary
Adventure: aventura Either: (pron., adj.) uno y otro, Old folks / peoples home:
ambos residencia / hogar de ancianos
Air conditioned: (adj) climatizado- Either (pron., adj.) cualquiera de Moss: musgo
a (con aire acondicionado) los/las dos (entre dos cosas)
Air conditioning: (n) aire Either(pron, adj.): (o. negativas) Oxygen: oxgeno
acondicionado ningno-a de los/las dos;
Altitude: altitud Either: (pron., adj) (in questions) Shark: tiburn, escualo;
alguno-a de los/las dos explotador-a, estafador
Anybody: (pron.) cualquiera (ref. Either: (adv.) tampoco Sightseeing: recorrido turstico,
a una pers.en general) lugares de inters turstico
Any one: (pron) cualquiera (ref.a Hole: (n.) agujero, hoyo; bache Sore: (n.) llaga; (adj) dolorido-a,
una cosa en general) (road) irritado-a (ojos), reseco (lips)
Arctic: rtico-a Hollow: (adj.) hueco-a; Spot: lunar (animal, ropa);
hondonada, depresin (terreno) mancha; grano (skin)
Article: artculo (gramtica, ley, Horizon: horizonte Spot: lugar, sitio (space)
revista, peridico, objeto)
At home: en mi casa Including: (prep) inclusive, Statement: declaracin ;
incluso comunicado (oficial)
Attractive: (adj.) atractivo-a, Instructor: instructor, monitor-a, Surprising: (adj) sorprendente
tentador-a, atrayente, agraciado profesor-a
Bank statement: extracto de Jealous: (adj.) celoso-a, Surprisingly: (adv)
cuenta envidioso-a sorprendetemente
Breath: aliento, respiracin Jealousy: celos, envidia Technical: (adj.) tcnico-a
Breathing: respiracin Jump: salto, brinco, valla (dep) Technique: (n.) tcnica
Buy: compra (objeto comprado) Kit: equipo, equipaje (personal Tiger: tigre
effects); ropa, kit (piezas montar)
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Vocabulary
Aloud: (adv) en voz alta, en alto; Fail: suspenso (exam); falta Stream: chorro (de lquido);
de viva voz arroyo, riachuelo, riada, torrente
Amateur: (adj.) aficionado-a (no Fellow: to, tipo, sujeto, socio ; Stream: corriente, raudal
profesional) (adj) compaero-a; prjimo-a
Amusing: (adj.) gracioso-a, Fellowman: prjimo Tax: impuesto, tributo
divertido-a, entretenido-a
Aspirin: aspirina Figure: cifra, figura (important The tax authority: hacienda (en
pers.); silueta, tipo (body) general)
Avenue: avenida; paseo (con Fool:(n.) tonto-a, idiota Thought: idea, pensamiento,
rboles) reflexin, meditacin
Back row: fila de atrs Forest ranger: guardabosques To amuse: divertir, hacerle gracia
a, entretener, distraer
Base: base, sede; base (of From now on: de ahora en To choose / select: elegir,
lamp); pie (mountain), basa adelante, a partir de ahora escoger; seleccionar (a team)
Beast: bestia, fiera; bruto, bestia From no won: desde ahora, To be based on: estar basado-a /
desde este preciso momento Basarse en
Best-seller: xito de ventas, Front row: primera fila, fila de To block: bloquear, obstruir,
superventas, best-seller delante obstaculizar; atascar (drain, )
Block: bloque, edificio (of Gang: banda (criminal), pandilla; To cough: toser
offices), manzana (edificios) cuadrilla (workers)
Block: obstruccin, bloqueo Grain: grano, cereal To delay: retrasar, posponer,
aplazar, tardar, demorar
Brick: ladrillo Holy: santo-a, sagrado-a, To delete: borrar
bendito-a
Brochure: folleto (forma revista) Humanity:(la) humanidad, (la) To disagree: no estar de
raza humana acuerdo, discrepar, disentir
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Indicative
Afirmacin Negacin Interrogacin (negacin)
yo soy yo no soy (no) soy yo?
Present
I am I am not Am I (not)?
simple
you / we / they are you / we / they are not Are you / we / they (not)?
he / she / it is he / she / it is not Is he / she / it (not)?
yo era, fui yo no era, fui (no) era, fui yo?
I was I was not Was I (not)?
you were you were not Were you (not)?
Past simple he / she / it was he / she / it was not Was he / she / it (not)?
we were we were not Were we (not)?
you were you were not Were you (not)?
they were they were not Were they (not)?
yo ser yo no ser (no) ser yo?
I shall / will be I shall / will not be Shall / Will I (not) be?
you will be you will not be Will you (not) be?
Future
he / she / it will be he / she / it will not be Will he / she / it (not) be?
simple
we shall / will be we shall / will not be Shall / Will we (not) be?
you will be you will not be Will you (not) be?
they will be they will not be Will they (not) be?
Conditional yo sera yo no sera (no) sera yo?
simple I would / should be I would / should not be Would / Should I (not) be?
you would be you would not be Would you (not) be?
he / she / it would be he / she / it would not be Would he / she / it (not) be?
we would / should be we would / should not be Would / Should we (not) be?
you would be you would not be Would you (not) be?
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Indicative
Afirmacin Negacin Interrogacin (negacin)
yo tengo yo no tengo (no) tengo yo?
Present
I have I do not have Do I (not) have?
simple
you / we / they have you / we / they do not have Do you / we/ they (not) have?
He / she / it has He / she / it does not have Does he / she / it (not) have?
yo tena, tuve yo no tena, tuve (no) tena, tuve yo?
I had I did not have Did I (not) have?
you had you did not have Did you (not) have?
Past simple he / she / it had he / she / it did not have Did he / she / it (not) have?
we had we did not have Did we (not) have?
you had you did not have Did you (not) have ?
they had they did not have Did they (not) have?
yo tendr yo no tendr (no) tendr yo?
I shall / will have I shall / will not have Shall / Will I (not) have?
you will have you will not have Will you (not) have?
Future
he / she / it will have he/she/it will not have Will he / she / it (not) have?
simple
we shall / will have we shall / will not have Shall / Will we (not) have?
you will have you will not have Will you (not) have?
they will have they will not have Will they (not) have?
Conditional yo tendra yo no tendra (no) tendra yo?
simple I would / should have I would / should not have Would / Should I (not) have?
you would have you would not have Would you (not) have?
he / she / it would have he / she / it would not have Would he / she / it (not) have?
we would / should have we would / should not have Would / Should we (not) have?
you would have you would not have Would you (not) have?
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they would have they would not have Would they (not) have?
yo he tenido yo no he tenido (no) he tenido yo?
Present I / we have had I / we have not had Have I / we (not) had?
perfect you / they have had you / they have not had Have you / they (not) had?
he / she / it has had he / she / it has not had Has he / she / it (not) had?
yo haba tenido yo no haba tenido (no) haba tenido yo?
Past I / you / he / she / it / I / you / he / she / it / we / Had I / you / he / she /it / we /
perfect. we/ they had had they had not had they (not) had?
yo habr tenido yo no habr tenido (no) habr tenido yo?
I / we shall / will have I / we shall / will not have Shall / Will I / we (not) have
Future
had had had?
perfect
you / he / they will have you / he / they will not have Will you / he / they (not) have
had had had?
yo habra tenido yo no habra tenido (no) habra tenido yo?
I / we would / should I / we would / should not Would / Should I / we (not)
Conditional
have had have had have had?
perfect
You / he / she / it / they You / he / she / it // they Would you / he / she / it // they
would have had would not have had (not) have had?
tenga yo No tenga yo
let me have dont let me have
have dont have
Imperative let him/her/it have dont let him/her/it have
let us have dont lets have
have dont have
let them have dont let them have
Gerundio (Presente participle): having (teniendo)
Participio pasivo (Past participle): had (tenido)
Infinitive: (not) to have (no)tener Infinitivo complementario: to have had (haber tenido)
Indicative
Afirmacin Negacin Interrogacin (negacin)
yo miro yo no miro (no) miro yo?
Present
I look I do not look Do I (not) look I?
simple
you / we / they look you / we / they do not look Do you / we / they (not) look?
he / she / it looks he / she / it does not look Does he / she / it (not) look?
yo miraba, mir yo no miraba, mir (no) miraba, mir yo?
I looked I did not look Did I (not) look?
you looked you did not look Did you (not) look?
Past simple he / she / it looked he / she / it did not look Did he / she / it (not) look
we looked we did not look Did we (not) look
you looked you did not look Did you (not) look
they looked they did not look Did they (not) look
yo mirar yo no mirar (no) mirar yo?
I shall / will look I shall / will not look Shall / Will I (not) look?
you will look you will not look Will you (not) look?
Future
he / she / it will look he / she / it will not look Will he / she / it (not) look?
simple
we shall / will look we shall / will not look Shall / Will we (not) look?
you will look you will not look Will you (not) look?
they will look they will not look Will they (not) look?
Conditional Yo mirara Yo no mirara (no) mirara yo?
simple I would / should look I would / should not look Would / Should I (not) look?
you would look you would not look Would you (not) look?
he / she / it would look he / she / it would not look Would he / she / it (not) look?
we would / should look we would / should not look Would / Should we (not) have?
you would look you would not look Would you (not) look?
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they would look they would not look Would they (not) look?
yo he mirado yo no he mirado (no) he mirado yo?
Present I / we have looked I / we have not looked Have I / we (not) looked?
perfect you / they have looked you / they have not looked Have (not) looked?
he / she / it has looked he / she / it has not looked Has he / she / it (not) looked?
yo haba mirado yo no haba mirado (no) haba mirado yo?
Past I / you / he / she / it / we I / you / he / she / it / we Had I / you / he / she / it / we
perfect. they had looked /they had not looked they (not) looked?
yo habr mirado yo no habr mirado (no) habr mirado yo?
I / we shall / will have I / we shall / will not have Shall / Will I / we (not) have
Future
looked looked looked?
perfect
you / he / they will have you / he / they will not have Will you / he / they (not) have
looked looked looked?
yo habra mirado yo no habra mirado (no) habra mirado yo?
I / we would / should I / we would / should not Would / Should I / we (not)
Conditional
have looked have looked have looked?
perfect
you / he / she / it / they you / he / she / it / they Would you / he / she / it / they
would have looked would not have looked (not) have looked?
mire yo No mire yo
let me look dont let me look
look dont look
Imperative let him/her/it look dont let him/her/it look
let us look dont lets look
look dont look
let them look dont let them look
Gerundio (Present participle): looking (mirando)
Participio pasivo (Past participle): looked (mirado)
Infinitive: (not) to look (no) mirar Infinitivo complementario: to have looked (haber mirado)
Indicative
Afirmacin Negacin Interrogacin (negacin)
yo voy yo no voy (no) voy yo?
Present
I go I do not go Do I (not) go I?
simple
you / we / they go you / we / they do not go Do you / we / they (not) go?
he / she / it goes he / she / it does not go Does he / she / it (not) go?
yo iba, fui yo no iba, fui (no) iba, fui yo?
I went I did not go Did I (not) go?
you went you not go Did you (not) go?
Past simple he / she / it went he / she / it not go Did he / she / it (not) go?
we went we not go Did we (not) go?
you went you not go Did you (not) go?
they went they not go Did they (not) go?
yo ir yo no ir (no) ir yo?
I shall / will go I shall / will not go Shall / Will I (not) go?
you will l go you will not go Will you (not) go?
Future
he/she/it will lgo he/she/it will not go Will he/she/it (not) go?
simple
we shall / will go we shall / will not go Shall / Will we (not) go?
you will go you will not go Will you (not) go?
they will go they will not go Will they (not) go?
Conditional yo ira yo no ira (no) ira yo?
simple I would / should go I would / should not go Would / Should I (not) go?
you would go you would not go Would you (not) go?
he / she / it would go he / she / it would not go Would he / she / it (not) go?
we would / should go we should /would not go Would / Should we (not) go?
you would go you would not go Would you (not) go?
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MODAL VERBS: Tienen una o dos formas. No tienen infinitivo con to, ni participio ni
gerundio; no agrega s en la tercera persona del singular del presente y slo puede
usarse en un nmero limitado de tiempos verbales. Van seguido de infinitivo sin to
(excepcin: ought to, used to) y ellos mismos desempean el papel del auxiliar do.
+ -
May, might Poder May not / Maynt (poco) Might not / Mightnt
Must, To have to Deber (de) , tener que Must not / Mustnt Had not to / Hadnt to
Need Ser necesario que, hacer falta que Need not / Neednt
Will, Shall Futuro Will not , wont / Shall not (britnico), Shant
Would, Should Debera, deberas, etc. Would not, Wouldnt / Should not, Shouldnt
CAN: puedo, etc. / COULD: poda, podas, etc.; pude, pudiste, etc. podra, podras, etc.
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Peticiones o permisos:
Se usa en en preguntas para pedir a alguien que realice una accin.
Could you wait a (for a) moment, please? Podra esperar un momento, por
favor?
Could you call back later? Podra volver a llamar ms tarde?
Se usa en preguntas para pedir a alguien cosas o favores que se desean.
Could I speak to Mr. Smith, please? Podra hablar con Mr. Smith, por favor?
Could I see Dr. Johnson? Podra ver al Dr. Johnson?
Could we have our bill, please? Podra traernos nuestra cuenta, por favor?
Can you open the door for me? Me puedes abrir la puerta?
Sugerencias o posibilidades:
Sugerencias hechas como respuesta a un problema planteado por otra persona.
My sisters in Australia and its her birthday tomorrow. y maana es su
cumpleaos
You could send her a telegram. Podra enviarle un telegrama...
Sugerencias para realizar actividades determinadas.
Would you like to go out this evening? Le gustara salir esta tarde?
Yes. We could go to a concert. S. Podramos ir a un concierto.
Can / Could:equivalen a formas del verbo saber cuando van seguidos de verbos
que expresan una habilidad que se ha adquirido.
She cant swin. No sabe nadar
Can you drive? Sabes conducir?
He could read when he was four. Saba leer cuando tenia cuatro aos.
Can / Could: generalmente no se traducen cuando van seguidos de los verbos de los
sentidos.
I cant hear you. No te oigo.
I can see why she doesnt like it. Ya veo por qu no le gusta
He couldnt see a thing. No vea nada.
MAY: puedo, etc. / MIGHT: poda, podas, etc.; podra, podras, etc.
Es ms formal, corts. Es el mismo significado que can y could.
Negacin: may not, mightnt. En contextos formales o enfticos might not
Posibilidad:
She may decide to stay. Puede que decida quedarse.
We may go to Paris this summer. Puede/Es posible que vayamos a Paris este
verano.
It may be a longer route, but its much quicker. Puede que sea un camino ms largo,
pero es mucho ms rpido.
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Tiene una sola forma (presente). La forma to have to lo sustituye en los dems
tiempos.
I must go. Tengo que ir
What time do you have to be there? A qu hora tiene que estar all?
I have to be there at 1.30. Tengo que estar all a la 1.30
So you have to leave here at 12.30. Asi que tiene que irse de aqu a las 12.30
Negacin: musnt. En contextos formales o enfticos se usa must not; dont have
to, doesnt have to.
You musnt smoke here. Est prohibido fumar aqu (no deben fumar aqu)
You dont have to answer my questions. No tienes que contestar a mis preguntas.
She told him he must not/musnt touch it. Le dijo que no deba tocarlo (touch: tacto)
NEED: hacer falta que, tener que, ser necesario que (to be necessary).
En algunas o. negativas e interrogativas va seguido de un infinitivo sin to y funciona
como verbo modal. Se usa tambin en preguntas coletillas (tag (etiqueta) questions).
Need you be so rude? Qu necesidad tienes de ser tan grosero/maleducado?
Need you do it? Tienes que hacerlo?
There is no need to shout at me. No hace falta que me grites
WILL:
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La contraccin ll, unida al pronombre o nombre que la precede se usa muy a menudo.
Negacin: wont; en contextos formales o enfticos se usa will not
Formar el futuro:
She will / Shell arrive tomorrow. Llegar maana
Royll be there. Roy estar all.
Voluntad o determinacin:
I wont / I will not let it happen. No permitir que ocurra.
I wont go. Oh, yes you will! No voy a ir. Si que irs!
If you will dress like that. Si te empeas en vestirse as. (empeo)
Formar el futuro en lugar de will con las 1 pers. (I and we). Uso ms formal.
I shant have time to go shopping. No tendr tiempo para ir de compras
We shall be happy to meet her. Estaremos encantados de conocerla.
Antes se usaba con otras personas (2 y 3 pers.) para dar nfasis a una orden o
a una promesa, y el acento recae sobre shall. Pero hoy se prefiere will.
They shall not pass! No pasarn!
You shall go, whether you like it or not. Irs, te guste o no te guste.
You shall receive it tomorrow. Lo recibirs maana
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WOULD:
La contraccin d, unida al pronombre o nombre que la precede se usa muy a menudo.
Negacin: wouldnt, pero en contextos formales o enfticos se usa would not.
Formar el condicional:
I would / Id help you if I could. Yo te ayudara si pudiera
He would love to go to China. Le encantara ir a China
It would be a shame if they lost. Sera una pena que perdieran
Voluntad o determinacin:
I got cross because he wouldnt do what I asked. Me enfad porque no quera hacer
lo que le peda.
Referirse al pasado: este uso equivale al pret. imperfecto o al de sola, solas, etc.
She would tell us stories. Nos contaba cuentos.
He would arrive home very tired. Llegaba a casa muy cansado/Sola llegar a casa
muy cansado.
SHOULD:
Lleva implcita la idea de obligacin pero no de manera tan imperiosa como must
Negacin: shouldnt. En contextos formales o enfticos se usa should not
A menudo should equivale a debera, deberas, etc. Para dar consejos (lleva la
idea de obligacin pero no tan imperiosa como el verbo must
Should I offer to help? Crees que debera ofrecerme para ayudar?
I shouldnt have said it. No debera haberlo dicho.
You shouldnt speak to her like that. No deberas hablarle as.
You should have a holiday. Deberas tomarte unas vacaciones
He should see a doctor. (l) debera ver a un mdico
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Probabilidad:
The taxi should be here soon. El taxi debe (de) estar al llegar.
This should be very easy. Esto debera (de) ser muy fcil
It shouldnt cause any problems. No debera (de) causar ningn problema.
Uso con verbos imagine or think: para expresar una conjetura u opinin.
I should imagine hell be there by now. Me imagino que ya habr llegado.
He said he was sorry. I should think so! Dijo que lo senta Era lo menos que poda
hacer!
Uso subjuntivo:
If you should happen to see herSi llegars a verla(happen to : llegar a (en
condicionales))
USED TO (hbitos, costumbres del pasado): equivale al pret. imperfecto o al de: sola,
solas, etc. Va seguido de unfinitivo.
Negacin:, tiene dos formas negativas used not to and didnt use to
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They used to spend their holidays in Italy. Pasaban/Solan pasar las vacaciones en
Italia.
Did he use to like it? Le gustaba? / Le sola gustar?
She never used to smoke. Antes no fumaba / No sola fumar.
He used not to drink coffee./ He didnt use to drink coffee. No tomaba/sola tomar
caf
Pero puede venir dado por el verbo en general cuando se usa en la forma habitual (no
progresiva), que indica costumbre o hbito de hacer una cosa, sin necesidad del verbo
to use.
I study a lesson every day. Yo acostumbro (yo suelo) estudiar una leccin cada da.
I am used to sleeping eight hours. Estoy acostumbrado a dormir ocho horas. (to
sleeping: aunque la preposicin es de infinitivo, no est tomando como verbo, sino
como sustantivo: el hecho de dormir)
SOLER (verbo):
Para traducir una oracin con este verbo en presente, se usa el adv. usually.
I usually have coffee for breakfast.. Suelo desayunar caf.
She doesnt usually complain. No suele quejarse.
Do they usually go to church on Sundays? Suelen ir a misa los domingos?
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