English

Question 1

urge: Helen’s teacher urged her to apply for a university place.

Answer 1

encourage
urgir/instar

Question 2

hint: There was a hint of cinnamon in the apple pie.

Answer 2

slight amount
toque

Question 3

rise to the bait: I was constantly told ignore racism don’t rise to the bait.

Answer 3

morder el anzuelo

Question 4

quarrel: Simon and Matthew have had a quarrel and now they aren’t speaking.

Answer 4

argument

Question 5

put in: “I’ve got a better idea,” Abi put in.

Answer 5

say, make: a comment

Question 6

thick: She was beautiful with her long, thick hair.

Answer 6

dense
abundante

Question 7

hood: Seth put on his hood when it started to rain.

Answer 7

head covering on garment

Question 8

cloak: The wizard wore a long cloak with a pointed hood.

Answer 8

capa, manto

Question 9

make light of: Mick made light of the situation, and did not take offence at Jeff’s rude remark.

Answer 9

treat as unimportant
menospreciar

Question 10

sense: I sensed that she was telling the truth.

Answer 10

detect
sentir

Question 11

perilous: The sailor embarked on a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.

Answer 11

dangerous, risky

Question 12

unease: Julia was filled with unease as she waited for the doctor to bring the test results.

Answer 12

anxiety

Question 13

rush back: I rushed back home after work so I could watch the hockey game on TV.

Answer 13

return in a hurry

Question 14

bowels: Nothing was left of the animal but the bowels and some bones.

Answer 14

entrails
entrañas

Question 15

wilderness: There was nothing for miles around; it was a wilderness.

Answer 15

uninhabited area

Question 16

hackle: The cat’s hackles raised as it approached the puppy.

Answer 16

pelos del pescuezo

Question 17

rustle: The autumn leaves rustled as the children walked through the woods.

Answer 17

make faint crackling sound
crujir

Question 18

as though: Jeff was staggering along the path as though he was drunk.

Answer 18

as if

Question 19

hellbent: She’s hell-bent on coming tonight, in spite of this awful weather.

Answer 19

determined
empecinado, resuelto

Question 20

heir: When his dad died, Larry became the heir to a fortune.

Answer 20

inheritance
heredero

Question 21

youth: This youth has caused a lot of problems.

Answer 21

young person, adolescent

Question 22

graceful: The cat was very graceful as it jumped up into the tree.

Answer 22

movement
grácil

Question 23

slender: Harriet is tall and slender.

Answer 23

person: slim

Question 24

woolen: Simone is wearing a woollen pullover.

Answer 24

de lana

Question 25

suple: Rubber is a supple material.

Answer 25

flexible

Question 26

gleaming: The gleaming object we saw turned out to be a metal roof.

Answer 26

shining

Question 27

sworn: You'll never get Jeremy and David to talk to each other; those two are sworn foes.

Answer 27

enmity: perpetual, determined declarado

Question 28

crowning: The crowning feat of his career was winning a million-dollar lawsuit.

Answer 28

most glorious supremo

Question 29

twist: Dan twisted the cap of the jar to undo it.

Answer 29

turn, rotate

Question 30

in your cups

Answer 30

drunk, intoxicated

Question 31

shiver: Agnes was terrified and a shiver ran through her body.

Answer 31

body: shake

Question 32

a fortnight: Tom was gone on a business trip for a fortnight.

Answer 32

14 days

Question 33

deepening: The trees were silhouetted against the deepening red of the evening sky.

Answer 33

color: becoming darker

Question 34

twilight: Ned's mother told him to be sure to be home by twilight.

Answer 34

light after sunset

Question 35

poacher: The poacher took the elephant's ivory and left the carcass behind.

Answer 35

illegal hunter cazador furtivo

Question 36

In truth: In truth, I don't really like him – he's too arrogant.

Answer 36

honestly, to tell the truth

Question 37

red-handed: The shoplifter was caught red-handed as he stuffed items into his pockets.

Answer 37

in the act of committing a crime con las manos en la masa

Question 38

skin: That market trader skins his customers.

Answer 38

rip off estafar, timar

Question 39

ridge: The walkers set out along the mountain ridge.

Answer 39

cumbre, cresta

Question 40

stream: A stream flows behind their house.

Answer 40

Small river riachuelo

Question 41

put up: The scouts put up their tent as soon as they arrived at the campsite.

Answer 41

erect armar, levantar

Question 42

make out: I can't make out the sign from this far away.

Answer 42

with object: see, perceive distinguir

Question 43

fire pit: We dug a hole in the garden to use as a fire pit.

Answer 43

hole in ground where fire is made pozo para hacer fuego

Question 44

as plain as day: After that fall, the bumps on his head were plain as day.

Answer 44

obvious claro como el agua

Question 45

shrug: Melanie asked Ben if anything was wrong, but he just shrugged.

Answer 45

gesture with the shoulders encogerse de hombros

Question 46

thinly: "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine," the old woman said thinly.

Answer 46

weakly débilmente

Question 47

mutter: Tim muttered to himself as he worked.

Answer 47

talk indistinctly murmurar, hablar entre los dientes

Question 48

grizzled: A grizzled old man asked was begging at the bus stop this morning.

Answer 48

having gray hair

Question 49

man-at-arms

Answer 49

soldier

Question 50

frost: Wait until after the last frost before planting your vegetable patch.

Answer 50

freezing weather helada

Question 51

restessly: Matthew glanced restlessly at his watch.

Answer 51

anxiously

Question 52

drape: Bill threw a drape over the sofa.

Answer 52

covering funda

Question 53

howl: At night, Seth could always hear his dog howling at the moon.

Answer 53

dog, wolf: cry

Question 54

chatter: Martha's teeth chattered in the cold.

Answer 54

teeth: knock together

Question 55

drowsy: It was late and Helen was feeling drowsy.

Answer 55

sleepy

Question 56

glare: Tom sat in the corner glaring angrily.

Answer 56

give an angry look