Lesson 11 aɪ/ /eɪ/ Flashcards
waif
n
/weif/
The model Kate Moss was sometimes called a waif.
a stray, uncared-for child
niño abandonado/desamparado
a poor little waif
I find it surprising how much they hate it! I
fin dit
hei tit.
Since we supplied it, they should replace it!
sə-plai dit (səˈplaɪ)
rə-plei sit! (rɪˈpleɪs)
Everyone’s claiming I’m the one who betrayed him!
Evree-one’s
bə-trEY dim!
To escape the cage that confines her.
Para escapar de la jaula que la confina.
The child was plaguing her with questions.
plague
verb
to annoy or pester continually or frequently
acosar, atormentar, fastidiar
plague
plaga
a plague of flies.
fade away
to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker:
Desaparecer
As the years passed, the memories faded away.
desvanecían
The voices became louder and closer and then faded away again.
desvanecían
Become weaker
Conveys in strangely rhyming lines
Se transmite en líneas de rima extraña
tame our wild ways
domar nuestras costumbres salvajes
He cradled her tenderly in her arms.
acunar, mecer ( book)
stray
a home for waifs and strays.
abandonado, extraviarse, perderse…
my style seems lame
mi estilo parece poco convincente/pobre
Lame
leim
Cojo
Having made up his mind not to
Habiendo decidido no hacer
Habiendo decidido que no
file a complaint.
presentar una queja
you may quite rightly
puede que con razón
She’s so afraid to speak her mind
Tiene tanto miedo de decir lo que piensa
the anxiety that plagues her Fades away
la ansiedad que la atormenta se desvanece
the might of the moon.
el /fuerza de la luna.
the cage that confines her.
la jaula que la
(limita, encierra)
He feels safe within the confines of his home
Se siente seguro dentro de los confines de su casa
