English vocabulary 1
Past of strike
struck
¿de quién...?
whose...
qué hora...
What time...
quiosco
newsagent
cliente
client
entrevistado
interviewee
mudarse
to move house
ala delta
hang-glider
lista de cosas que hacer antes de morir
bucket list
elevator
lift
calvario
ordeal
vigilancia
surveillance
paso (ritmo)
pace
acuerdo
settlement
hacer campana (de la escuela o el colegio)
to play hooky
hacer campana (del colegio)
to bunk off
canoso
gray/ grey
to stop liking something or someone
to go off
tentar
trempt
hoja de cálculo
spreadsheet
to sound (for alarm devices)
to go off
meseta
plateau
pista/ cancha
court
ladrón
burglar
abandonar (a una persona)
to strand
de sobra (adj.)
spear
guante
glove
dramatist
playwright
main
chief
orilla de un río
bank
the oldest person in a group
eldest
deber
owe
préstamo
loan
hacia delante
onwards
full of busy activity
bustling
pasear
stroll
accident in which the shop is destroyed of sunks in the sea
shipwreck
tenerle cariño (adj.)
(to be) fond
pretendiente
suitor
annoyed or angry
cross
cofre
casket
azada
hoe
herrero
smith
humilde
humble
soso
dull
arco (🏹)
bow
vistazo
glance
seda
silk
casa de la moneda
mint
patrocinador de un artista
patron
tarde-noche
dusk
alfarería (arcilla)
pottery
banco (sentarse)
bench
a large amount of food, goods, or weapons that are kept ready for a future use
stockpile
vínculo (entre personas)
bond
despreciar
despise
immobilizing a capital
to tie[-]up
brusco
sharp
carne (cuerpo)/ pulpa
flesh
contentísimo
overjoyed
to support or sustain
to bear
infernal
hellish
astuto
sly
to call
to call up
pasarse por/ pasar por
drop round
golpear
to bump
armar
to arm
arrive at a place
to turn up
despreciar (como inferior)
to look down on
coger el teléfono
to get the phone
parenthesis
bracket
a group of words consisting on a subject and a verb in a finitive form
clause
"paloma blanca"
dove
to make a decision, agreement... about smth
to reach...
to make progress
to come on
simple (persona)
simpleton
to check and fix a vehicle's engine (adj./ v.)
to service
motor/ locomotora
engine
lend in the past
lent
capa (ropa)
cloak
a type of English theatre including poetry, singing, and dancing, which was popular mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries
masque
"portador de antorcha"
torch-bearer
asentir con la cabeza
to nod
vestíbulo
hall
a lo largo de
over the course of
bienestar (personal)
well(-)being
muleta
crutch
evidenciarse
to bubble up
to deal with problems, obstacles... succesfully
to surmount
tranquilizar/ calmar
to soothe
arroyo
brook
mixed/ varied
assorted
expresar/ transmitir
convey
paje
page
complain (in an annoyed way)
to grumble
séquito
retinue
hacer una reverencia
to bow
past of lead
led
atrevido (sin miedo)
bold
rollo donde escribir
scroll
cocinero
cook
grano (semilla)
corn
fondo (dinero)
fund
to shine (by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface)
to glisten
gremio (de trabajo)/ industria
trade
difícil--> fácil
all things are difficult before they are easy
saber de todo, pero no todo de nada
Jack of all trades, master of none
if someone does a favour, they deserve to get one back from the other person
one good turn deserves another
callar> hablar
speech is silver, but silence is golden
corroer
corrode
that contains iron (chem.)
ferrous
aleación
alloy
acero
steel
costumbre
custom
académico (persona)
academician/ scholar
Cuaresma
Lent
disfraz (para pasar desapercibido)
disguise
gremio (de trabajo o de interés)
guild
amenaza
threat
transferir (bajo una autoridad)
hand over
forbid in past
forbade
encaje
lace
monje
monk
terciopelo
velvet
mirilla/ abujero por el que ver
eyehole
velo
veil
frequent character in various narratives
stock character
mendigo
beggar
bufón
jester/ fool
igual (perso a en la misma condición/ posición)
peer
dejar a alguien o algo en x sitio
to drop off
tropezarse con... (algo o alguien)
to bump into
vapor
steam
gorro de dormir
nightcap
menhir
standing stone
acuñar
to mint
long journey
voyage
heredera
heiress
ir a buscar algo/ alguien
to fetch
doblar (audio)
to dub
soft fat
grease
esplendor (belleza)
splendour
vago, dejado e incluso rude
slob
hundir/ se
to sink
cargamento
cargo
mejores galas
finery
Canal de la Mancha
English Channel
azabache (lignito y gema)
jet
marfil
ivory
herida (causada por un arma)
wound
pinchar
to prick
hacer cosquillas
to tickle
(en) bancarrota
bankrupt (adj.)
to ring (bells or similar sound)
to chime
hoguera
bonfire
explosion
blast
estar dispuesto a
to be keen/ eager
pieza tocada por varios instrumentos de latón, normalmente para anunciar algo
fanfare
caer en picado (económicamente hablando)
to slump
poner a punto
to hone
tall, strong, attractive man
hunk
falso (desleal o no cierto)
phoney
grifo
faucet
lavabo de señoras
powder room
vomitar/ vómito
barf
bebar
to drool
chillar
to squall
physically or socially awkward or not fashionable
dork
tintinear
to clink
goteo leve
drip
calzoncillos
jock
ciervo (macho)
stag
never
ne'er
delinquente
delinquent
bata (para trabajar en algo)
smock
suspender (notas)
to flunk
débil (en todos los sentidos)
feeble
taquigrafía
shorthand
malta (alimento)
malt
smooth and shiny
slick
to/ a dance to pop music
to bop
susto/ miedo
fright
industria
biz
special type of glove for protecting
mitt
to/ a popular dance among young people in the 40's and 50's
jive
to move or behave listlesslly or aimlessly
to moon (+ adv/ prep.). Ex: moon around
fat drop
blob
nalga
bun
box made of wood, plastic or metal
crate
liante (joven)
punk
teniente
lieutenant
dispite
spite
gemido (negativo)
groan
jovial
jolly
lloriquear (en alto)
to blubber
posada/ pensión
inn
central part of the wheel into which the bars are fixed
hub
attractive and sexually skilled man
stud
enfriar/ fresco
chill
choza
shack
pulga
flea
to shock or surprise someone very much
to stun
centauro
centaur
poco creíble
far-fetched
que hace pensar
thought-provoking
aplazar/ postponer
to put off
desgana
reluctance
cuna
cradle
onza
ounce
juicio
trial
ratrillo
rake
zumbar/ zumbido
hum
skull
scalp
insólito
uncanny
árido
barren
pista de aterrizaje
runway
famous for a bad reason
notorious
just came from somwhere (adj.)
fresh from
tela
cloth
hilo
thread
tejer
to weave
aumentar la escala (verb. /n.)
scale[-]up (v.)
scaleup (n.)
a/ to kiss quickly
peck
canal/ vía navegable
waterway
sagrado
sacret
afluente
tributary
past of kneel
knelt
to show a particular emotion on the face
to wear
severe or showing disapproval
stern
terrenal
earthly
callejón
alley
room where a law court meets
courtroom
carcelero
jailer
ingenio (en palabras)
wit
cuentista
raconteur
judge (legally)
to try
great danger
peril
decisión propia
own accord
to move or to cause smth to move slightly
to stir
in the middle of/ among
amidst
lila (flores)
lilac
espina (planta)
thorn
a long, low sofa with back and/ or arm/s
divan
a seat on an animal
saddle
destello
gleam
tree of yellow flowers hanging down
laburnum
rama (general)
branch
carga (molesto)
burden
revolotear
to flit
una seda gruesa y áspera marrón india
tussore
angry and unwilling to smile or to be pleasant to people
sullen
quick
swift
to cut plants that have long, thin stems and grow close together
to mow
a thin layer of gold
gilt
crecer desordenadamente/ desparramarse
to straggle
a stem of a climbing plant
bine
a loud continuous noise
roar
quietud
stillness
un registro de graves en un órgano
bourdon
a tool made of wood or metal used to hold two things together
clamp
caballete
easel
to stand up suddenly
to start up
párpado
lid
past of seek
sought
moving or speaking slowly, often in an attractive way (adj.)
languid
un tirón repentino en la cabeza
toss
algo retorcido, entrelazado o rizado
wreath
a pattern of spirals or concentric circles
whorl
a man
chap
to lie with your legs and arms spread out in a relax way
to stretch (yourself) out
presumido
vain
semejanza (entre dos o más)
resemblance
(sb) strong and rough in an attractive way
rugged
part participle of rise
risen
unpleasant or unkind
horrid
obispo
bishop
halagar
flatter
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
to pursue with the intent to catch
to dog
flaquear (losing x)
falter
escalofriante
spine-chilling/ hair-raising
stacionar
to pull in
taquilla (de cine o teatro)
box office
hipoteca
mortgage
acomodar
settle
agusto
at ease
mirar boquiabierto
to gape
ser salvado
to be speared
inquietud
disquiet
neither & "ni"
nor
mientras que
whereas
tronco (de un árbol)
trunk
horroroso
hideous
to give smth yours to sb because you have been forced or it is necessary to do so
to surrender
secreto
secrecy
engaño
deception
cenar
to dine
bronca/ discusión
row
mero
mere (before a noun.)
total
thorough
ponerse cómodo
to ensconce (yourself)
estar situado
to stand
tembloroso (persona)
tremulous
posar (para ser retratado)
to sit
compañero ("de tiempo" o de viaje)
companion
to pull smth suddenly, removing it
to pluck
past simple of "shake"
shook
flower
blossom
backwards (adv.)
fro
saltamontes
grasshopper
pío/ piar
chirp
flotar (en el aire)
to float
gasa
gauze
party
crush
- de etiqueta
evening -
conjunto de acciones (de la bolsa)
stock
viuda rica gracias a su marido
dowager
tedioso
tedious
a border on the edge
verge
firma (empresarial)
firm
reason (for doing smth)
motive
tropezarse
stumble
estridente
shrill
pavo real
peacock
a pedazos
to bits
liga para la pierna
garter
to make sm famous or to treat sm as if they were
to lionize
parlatoar (intrascendentalmente)
to chatter
suscitar
stir
tener consideración/ ciudado...
to reck
to mention or to introduce a topic
to bring up
unpleasant and likely to argue a lot
truculent
that has a red face because of drinking or having an overrich diet
red-faced
condecoración dada por un gobierno, casa dinástica o cuerpo religioso
order
cinta (decorativa)
ribbon
to/ a long "s" sound
hiss
asombrar
astound
huir/ de
to flee
subasta
auction
to desire to do smth
to list
to marry
to wed
marriage
matrimony/ wedlock
esposx
spouse
related
kin
to run away secretly with a lover (ex: for getting married)
to elope
rapto
abduction
escopeta
shotgun
vale (objeto)
token
to combine or join together
to merge
related to woman with several grooms
polyandry
related to man with several brides
polygyny
inseparable
inseparable
enemistad
enmity
to lean
to tilt
to pull our a thead or similar, separating it from the rest
to revel
hueco
hollow
conocido
acquaintance
ovillo con forma ovalada
skein
idiot
ass
concinar a fuego lento o en un líquido muy caliente
to poach
any food which has been preserved by being cooked in sugar
preserve
pasar algo por algo (ex: acariciar)
to stroke
a glistening type of lether (charol)
patent[-]leather
object made out of threads which is in the courtains
tessel
en absoluto/ absolutamente
whatsoever
seriously (important)
gravely
a very hard dark wood of some tropical trees
ebony
bastón
cane
muchacho
lad
sutil
subtle
superficie/ superficial
shallow
entrometerse
to pry
gran -
dreadful
deleite
delight
suitable or right (in a context)
apt
perdurar
endure
small decorative objects with no great value
bric-à-brac
to cause to ignite by friction
to strike
small and delicate
dainty
to make noise because of moving (ex: the leaves)
to rustle
laca (color madera)
lacquer
a green climbing plant
ivy
golondrina
swallow
lunch
luncheon
alojarse
to lodge
the careful use of money
thrift
holgazán
idle
serious, determinated and difficult to find your actions funny
earnest
lacio (cabello)
lank
to walk with heavy footsteps
to tramp
mayordomo
butler
escurrir
to wring
exited talk or feeling
buzz
ennoblecer
ennoble
romper a pedazos
to tear up
con cansancio
wearily
tasa
fee
dreadful sadness
grief
in a whisper
over (one's) breath
desatarse
to break out
a person who finds prostitutes for clients
procurer
nutrir
nourish
retorcerse
squirm
correa (de animal)
leash
conducto
duct
dangerous acrobatics
stunt
hacer punto/ tejer con punto
to knit
césped
lawn
banco hipetario
building society
viudo
widower
servo
filling station
alfabeto (persona)
literate
film setteled in the Old West
western
to have to deal with smth unpleasant
to come face(-)to(-)face (with smth)
"su" cara se ilumina
(one's) face lights up
enfuriar a alguien
to make sm blood boil
sb/ smth very annoying
a pain (in the neck/ass)
to produce a face that shows a negative emotion or that is ment to be amusing
to pull/ make a face
to be a coward
"to have no backbone"
farola
lamp(-)post
tornillo
screw
today
to-day
taburete
stool
intentional
wilful/ willful
childish irritable
petulant
slight
faint
currently
at present
franco
frank
curly
crisp
franqueza
candour
arrojar
fling
enfurruñarse
to sulk
antojo
whim/ whimsy
persistente
pressing
gamba
shrimp
pig
hog
complacer/ ayudar
to oblige
a raised platform in a room
dais
"morritos" as an expression of mock, annoyance, distaste or flirting
moue
to want to do or have smth
to fancy
disease/ illness
malady
spoil or damage
to mar
medieval
mediæval
batallar
strive
estrangular
strangle
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried or angry
to brood
ceder
to yield
manchar/ mancha
stain
basurero
waste(-)basket
to leave
to depart
ticket's price (for a journey)
fare
hacer autoestop
to hitchhike
tartamudear de manera débil y temblorosa
to falter
desconcertar
bewilder
to move apart two sides from each other
to part
to vibrate or pulsate with a constant rhythm
to throb
viola de gamba
viol
laúd
lute
to go through
to pass through
eye-catching (for its shape or colour)
bold
to get get ready for a fight, argue or competition
to square up
to accept or to continue to accept smth unpleasant
to put up with
"en las buenas y en las malas"
through tick and thin
vengarse
to avenge
chivatazo
tip
presupuesto
budget
falsificación
conterfeit
to keep your cool
to keep (your) tember
unexpectantly
out of blue
en una racha
on a roll
while
whilst
to suffocate (no dying)
to stifle
hacerle un cumplido (a alguien)
to pay a compliment
mentally or physically tired or not active, in a way that feels or looks pleasant
languorous
to develop
to work up
to move a part of one's body in a particular direction
to draw
naked or uncovered
bare
to lift with a sudden or violent motion
to toss
objeto para alijar
chisel
fosa nasal
nostril
to absorb liquid and remove ir
to wick
comillas
inverted commas
to slightly tremble
to quiver
old and tired looking
worn
to reveal
to disclose
blinding light
glare
favorecer (bonito)
to become
arruga
wrinkle
to mark permanently
to sear
a gradual diminution of power, splendour, intensity, value...
wane
yellowish (skin)
sallow
to through away (waste)
squander
marchitarse
to wither
a climbing plant with flat white, pink or purple flowers
clematis
slow
sluggish
ramita
spray
to move slowly
to creep
specific purple colour
Tyrian purple
a plant with trumped-shaped flowers that twist around other plants
convolvulus
notes that are short and separate when played (adj.)
staccato
a leisure pace
saunter
vertedero
dump
in a situation of being the object of someone's anger or disapproval
in the doghouse
pachucho
under the weather
guiñar/ guiño
wink
to go to class for pleasure without receiving a grade
to audit
despectivo
contemptuous
médico
physician
físico
physicist
demandar (mal)
to sue
to curl into a compact form
to wrap up
bahía
bay
muelle
dock
bostezo
yawn
codo
elbow
to express support ot approval
to endorse
word for word
verbatim
improvement/ reformation
amendment
dirigir
steer
asignación
allocation
decency/ propiety
decorum
destinar
destine
any one from a limited set
whichever
amante (mujer)
mistress
"brother" (bro)
old man/ old sport
umbral de la puerta
doorway
a male who looks after the elevator
elevator boy
a closet with doors and typically shelves for storing things, usually cookware, dishware or food
cupboard
ceniza
ash
bully
to pick on someone
arreglárselas
to cope
past simple of tear
tore
inclinarse hacia un lado (persona)
lean across
dinner (later)
supper
bronceado
tan
semáforo
stop()light
posavasos
coaster
"rejilla" used for holding things
rack
urgent (serious and extreme)
dire
cargo
freight
a person or thing with the same purpose as another one but in a different place lr organization
counterpart
thin or transparent
sheer
drunk
smashed
a complete failure (informal)
washout
adult female chicken
hen