vocabulary 1 Flashcards
creep / crept / crept
S - a detestable person
V - Arrastrarse, reptar
He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise
spit / spat/ spat
spit / spit
V- escupir
They spit on me
split / split / split
S- division
A- dividido, partido
V- dividir, partir
break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.
sink / sank / sunk
V- hundir
spring / sprang / sprung
V- brotar
S- Primavera
outrageous
A- indignante, escandaloso
Even more outrageous is the allegation
Aún más escandalosa es la acusación
sweatshirt
sweat
sweatshirt - sudadera
sweat - S - Sudor, trabajo dificil
V - Sudar
hood
S - Capucha, capo
readily
Facilmente, de buena gana,
Without hesitation or reluctance; willingly.
he readily admits that the new car surpasses its predecessors
cozy
tuck
tuck away
acojedor
A cozy cabin tucked away in the trees
tuck away - esconder, ocultar, devorar
tuck - plegarse
Push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment ‘’- prenda’’ or bedclothes) so as to hide them or hold them in place.
Food, typically cakes and candy, eaten by children at school as a snack.
'’a tuck shop’’
wouldn’t be caught/seen dead
wouldn’t be caught/seen dead
if someone wouldn’t be seen dead in a particular place or doing a particular thing, they would never do it, usually because it would be too embarrassing (often + adv/prep )
John’s dad won’t go to the christening, he wouldn’t be seen dead in a church. (often + doing sth)
Chris wouldn’t be seen dead driving a Lada.
scruffy
scruffy - shabby and untidy or dirty.
Desaliñado, miserable
I felt ashamed to let anyone come to the flat because it was filthy, smelly and scruffy.
Born in 1912, Turing was a shy, scruffy young man, but a gifted mathematician and scientist.
He was looking down, he was scruffy , he had dirty jeans and he was not on this planet.
shabby
In poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.
En mal estado, lamentable, andrajoso.
It was small, cheap, and shabby , but she had still called it home for the last few years.
They were in shabby condition, having fallen into disrepair.
fade
gradually grow faint and disappear.
Descolorarse, desteñir, apagarse
Even though fresh flowers will eventually fade , your bouquet doesn’t have to disappear.
bouquet
An attractively arranged bunch of flowers, especially one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony.
laid-back
relaxed and easygoing.
relajado, tranquilo
It also lends a more laid-back and relaxed attitude to shopping.
It’s such a laid-back , calm city and I felt very much at peace there.
knitted
knit
De punto (ropa)
knit - hacer punto
When she came out again, she wore white denim shorts, a sleeveless knit top, and canvas deck shoes.
Canvas - lienzo, lona (Tela)
A canvas bag
tatty
en mal estado, poco elegante
classy
elegante, sofisticado
The classy coffee shop in
town
there and then
en el acto, en seguida
I’m quite likely to go for it there and then.
assess
valorar, evaluar, tasar
We carried out sensitivity analyses on two aspects of the evaluation to assess the robustness of the findings.
pitch
campo, grado de inclinacion
The pitch is too weet to play on.
take up
comenzar
REFEREE
ARBITRO
BROOM
ESCOBA
CHORES
QUE HACERES
TRABAJO RUTINARIO
get down to
empezar
get down to work
ponerse a trabajar
jingle
tintineo
anuncio cantado
propaganda musical
SQUEAK
chirrido, chirriar
the door opened with a slight squeak
moisturise
hidratar
loathe
detestar, odiar
I loathe listening to him
drawback
inconveniente
boredoom
aburrimeinto