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tobillo

ankle
n
/ˈæŋkl/
I sprained my ankle playing football.

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morderte las uñas

bite your nails
/baɪt jɔː ˈneɪlz/
Do you bite your nails when you’re nervous?

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sonarte la nariz

blow your nose
/bləʊ jɔː ˈnəʊz/
Here’s a tissue to blow your nose.

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nalgas
trasero
culo

bottom
n
/ˈbɒtəm/
My bike saddle is uncomfortable and it hurts my bottom!

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cerebro

brain
n
/breɪn/
Is it true we only use 25% of our brain?

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romper el corazón de alguien

break someone’s heart
/breɪk sʌmwʌnz ˈhɑːt/
When Miriam left David, she broke his heart.

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cepillarte el pelo / los dientes

brush your hair / teeth
/brʌʃ jɔː ˈheə, ˈtiːθ/
You need to brush your hair before I take you to dance class.

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pantorrilla

calf
n
/kɑːf/
I pulled my calf muscle running.

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no poder sacarte (algo) de la cabeza

can’t get (something) out of your head
/kɑːnt ɡet … aʊt ɒv jɔː ˈhed/
I can’t get that song out of my head. I keep whistling it.

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pecho

torso

chest
n
/tʃest/
What size chest is your jacket?

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masticar

chew
v
/tʃuː/
The steak was tough and difficult to chew.

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miedo
temor
(idiom)

cold feet
/kəʊld ˈfiːt/
I’m not sure I want to go climbing now. I’m starting to get cold feet.

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peinarte el pelo

comb your hair
/kəʊm jɔː ˈheə/
Are you going to comb your hair? It looks a mess.

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codo

elbow
n
/ˈelbəʊ/
I don’t know why I’ve got a lot of wrinkled skin on my elbow.

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puño

fist
n
/fɪst/
She hit me with her fist.

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cruzar los brazos

fold your arms
/fəʊld jɔːr ˈɑːmz/
Fold your arms – it will keep you warmer.

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fruncir el ceño

frown
v
/fraʊn/
The teacher frowned when she saw all the mistakes I had made.

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sacártelo del pecho (un poblema)

get it off your chest
/ɡet ɪt ɒf jɔː tʃest/
I need to talk to somebody about my problem and get it off my chest.

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echarle una mano a alguien

give someone a hand
/ɡɪv ˌsʌmwʌn ə ˈhænd/
Could you give me a hand with my homework? It’s really difficult.

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tener mariposas en el estómago

have butterflies in your stomach
/hæv ˌbʌtəflaɪz ɪn jɔː ˈstʌmək/
The test is on Friday. I’ve got butterflies in my stomach!

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corazón

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heart
n
/hɑːt/
My heart is beating so fast after that race.

talón

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heel
n
/hiːl/
Careful! You stood on my heel.

cadera

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hip
n
/hɪp/
My grandad has false hips.

tomar la mano de alguien

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hold someone’s hand
/həʊld ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈhænd/
I’m going to hold someone’s hand when I skate. I’m worried I’ll fall over.

abrazar

hug v /hʌɡ/ When we meet we always hug each other.

riñón

kidney n /ˈkɪdniː/ The kidneys help clean the blood.

arrodillarse

kneel v /niːl/ Some women think a man should kneel down when he proposes marriage.

aprender de memoria memorizar (idiom)

learn by heart /lɜːn baɪ ˈhɑːt/ You need to learn the irregular past tenses by heart.

hígado

liver n /ˈlɪvə/ Drinking too much alcohol is bad for your liver.

pulmón

lung n /lʌŋ/ I smoke 40 cigarettes a day. My lungs must be terrible.

uña

nail n /neɪl/ Where did you get your nails done?

en la punta de la lengua

on the tip of your tongue /ɒn ðə tɪp əv jɔː ˈtʌŋ/ I can’t remember her name, but it’s on the tip of my tongue.

palma

palm n /pɑːm/ She tries to read people’s palms.

señalar

point v /pɔɪnt/ If you don’t know the word for something, just point at what you want.

gastar una broma tirar de la pierna de alguien (literal) (idiom)

pull someone’s leg /pʊl ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈleɡ/ You can’t be serious. You must be pulling my leg!

meter la pata | idiom

put your foot in it /pʊt jɔː ˈfʊt ɪn ɪt/ You really put your foot in it when you asked how Jane’s husband was. He left her last month.

levantar las cejas

raise your eyebrows /reɪz jɔːr ˈaɪbraʊz/ Don’t raise your eyebrows at me.

rascarse

scratch v /skrætʃ/ Don’t scratch the mosquito bite. You’ll only make it worse.

darse la mano | estrecharse la mano

shake hands /ʃeɪk ˈhændz/ We normally shake hands when we meet people.

sacudir la cabeza mover la cabeza negar con la cabeza

shake your head /ʃeɪk jɔː ˈhed/ Nod if you agree, or shake your head if you don’t.

encoger los hombros | encogerse de hombros

shrug your shoulders /ʃrʌɡ jɔː ˈʃəʊldəz/ Do you always shrug your shoulders when you don’t know the answer?

mirar fijamente quedarse mirando clavar los ojos

stare v /steə/ The painting was so strange I stared at it for a long time.

estirarse estirar extender

stretch v /stretʃ/ She got out of bed, and yawned and stretched.

chuparte el dedo

suck your thumb /sʌk jɔː ˈθʌm/ Did you suck your thumb when you were young?

muslo

thigh n /θaɪ/ My thighs are too big for those trousers.

tocarse los dedos de los pies | tocarse los pies

touch your toes /tʌtʃ jɔː ˈtəʊz/ You know you’re getting old when you can’t touch your toes.

cintura

waist n /weɪst/ What waist size are your trousers?

saludar (gesto de saludo con la mano)

wave v /weɪv/ She waved goodbye sadly to her boyfriend as the train left the station.

guiñar | parpadear

wink v /wɪŋk/ He winked at me to show that he was only joking.

muñeca

wrist n /rɪst/ I can’t play tennis. I’ve hurt my wrist.

bostezar

yawn v /jɔːn/ It’s rude to yawn without covering your mouth.

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