the body Flashcards
(59 cards)
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tobillo
A
ankle
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pantorrilla
A
calf
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rodilla
A
knee
4
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talon
A
heel
5
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codo
A
elbow
6
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puño
A
fist
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palma
A
palm
8
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muñeca
A
wrist
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uña
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nail
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pecho
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chest
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cadera
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hip
12
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cintura
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waist
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muslo
A
thigh
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cerebro
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brain
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corazon
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heart
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riñones
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kidneysh
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higado
A
liver
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pulmones
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lungs
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intestino
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gut - bowel
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the long tube that carries solid waste from the stomach out of the body:
A
He has trouble with his bowels.
bowel cancer/cancer of the bowel
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the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food:
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gut noun (BOWELS)
-Meat stays in the gut longer than vegetable matter.
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1 a strong belief about someone or something that cannot completely be explained and does not have to be decided by reasoning
2 a way of deciding what should be done or what is right, that is based on how someone feels rather than thinking about reasons:
3 courage in dealing with danger or uncertainty:
4 to remove the inner organs of an animal, especially in preparation for eating it:
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1 gut noun (FEELING) instinto
gut feeling/reaction informal
I have a gut feeling that the relationship won’t last.
2 sb’s gut informal / instinto
-My head said that I should go but my gut said I should stay.
-I went with my gut and chose Sarah to lead the team.
-He decided to go with his gut and offer Venables the job.
-Trust your gut and don’t ski when the weather’s turning icy.
-Her gut told her that there was something wrong with her new classmate.
3 gut noun (BRAVERY) agallas / coraje
it takes guts to It takes a lot of guts to admit to so many people that you’ve made a mistake.
4 gut verb [T] (REMOVE ORGANS)
She gutted the fish and cut off their heads.
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morder
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bite
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sonarse la nariz
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blow your nose
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cepillar tus dientes o cabello
brush your teeth / brush your hair
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cepillar el cabello
cepillo del pelo o peine
comb your hair
n. comb
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doblar tus brazos
fold
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tomar a alguien de la mano
hold somebody' hand
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tocar tus pies
touch your toes
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chupar tu pulgar
suck your thumb
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agitar o sacudir la cabeza y manos
shake hands and your head
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encoger los hombros
shrug your shoulders
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levantar las cejas
raise your eyebrowg
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1to close one eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said:
2When lights _____, they keep flashing on and off quickly:
3 the action of winking at someone:
1wink / guiñar el ojo - solo uno
verb
-Laura winked at me as Stephen turned his back.
-For a second I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me.
2parpadear
-Reflected in the water, the lights winked at us from the other side of the lake.
-The light was winking on the answering machine.
3n. guiño - parpadeo
He gave me a conspiratorial wink as they left the room.
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When you ________, you close and then open your eyes quickly once or several times, and when an eye _____, it does this:
1blink / verb / parpadear / pestañear
You've got something in your eye - try blinking a few times.
2the act of blinking / noun / blink /
3If a light blinks, it flashes on and off.
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mover la cabeza para decir si
nod your head to say yes
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mover la cabeza para decir no
shake your head to say no
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masticar
chew
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abrazar
hug
hugs v 3rd person singular
hugging v pres p
hugged v past
hugged v past p
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rascar
scratch
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mover la mano para decir adios
wave your hand to say goodbye
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arrodillarse
v. kneel
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fruncir fruncir el ceño
v. frowned
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mirar fijamente / quedarse mirando / clavar los ojos
v. stare
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bostezar
v. yawn
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estirarse
v. stretch
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apuntar / señalar /
v. indicate / point at / point to
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espinilla
shin
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descubrir una mentira
spot a light
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to leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove:
literary
to permanently spoil something such as someone's reputation:
a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove:
stain verb (MARK) manchar / ensuciar
-Tomato sauce stains terribly - it's really difficult to get it out of clothes.
-While she was changing the wheel on her car, her coat had become stained with oil.
stain verb (SPOIL) / manchar
-Several important politicians have had their reputations stained by this scandal.
-The country's history is stained with the blood of (= the country is guilty of killing) millions of innocent men and women.
stain noun (MARK) / mancha / macula
-a blood/grass stain
-You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet by sprinkling salt over it.
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llavero
key-ring
key-chain
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1 a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it:
2 a particular place:
3 a short length of time in a show that is given to a particular performer:
4 A spot is also an advertisement:
5 to see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard:
1spot noun [C] (CIRCLE) punto / mancha
- He had a spot of grease on his tie.
2spot noun [C] (PLACE)
This looks like a nice spot for a picnic.
3spot noun [C] (PART OF A SHOW)
She's doing a regular five-minute spot on his show.
4 a 30-second spot (anuncio)
5spot verb (SEE)
-I've just spotted Mark - he's over there, near the entrance.
-If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
-[ + -ing verb ] The police spotted him driving a stolen car.
-[ + question word ] I soon spotted what was wrong with the printer.
-[ + that ] The policewoman spotted that I hadn't got my seat belt on and signalled me to stop.
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chiflar
whistle
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ruborizarse o ruborizar / sonrojarse
blush
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to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored:
a small movement that somebody makes repeatedly, often without meaning to, for example because they are nervous or bored:
fidget. verb. / estar inquieto / moverse nerviosamente
-Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting.
-He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil.
-He fidgets with a string of worry bead
-Children can’t sit still for long without fidgeting.
fidget / noun / inquieto
Maddie is a sweet four-year-old with a constant fidget.
Up close, you could see his every nervous fidget.
(person who moves restlessly) inquieto adj
persona inquieta nf + adj
Millie, sit still! You're such a fidget.
¡Estate quieta, Millie! Eres muy inquieta.
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1 a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve:
2 the act of pointing a weapon towards something:
3 to intend:
4 to point or direct a weapon towards someone or something that you want to hit:
1 aim noun (INTENTION) / objetivo / proposito
-My main aim in life is to be a good husband and father.
-Our short-term aim is to deal with our current financial difficulties, but our long-term aim is to improve the company's profitability.
-The leaflet has been produced with the aim of increasing public awareness of the disease.
2 aim noun (POINTING) punteria / tino
-He fired six shots at the target, but his aim was terrible, and he missed all of them.
-She raised her gun, took aim and fired
3 aim verb (INTEND)
-[ + to infinitive ] I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.
-We are aiming for (= planning to achieve) a 50 percent share of the German market.
4 aim verb (POINT) apuntar
-Aim (the arrow) a little above the target.
-Aim at the yellow circle.
-There are hundreds of nuclear missiles aimed at the main cities.
-She aimed (= directed) a kick at my shins.
-Let's aim for (= go in the direction of) Coventry first, and then we'll have a look at the map.
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a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them:
rapport / noun / relacion / entendimiento
-We'd worked together for years and developed a close/good rapport.
-She has an excellent rapport with her staff.
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to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed:
fasten / verb / amarrar / asegurar / abrocharse
-Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened.
-This shirt fastens at the back.
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