English vocabulary 1
lista de cosas que hacer antes de morir
bucket list
hacer campana (de la escuela o el colegio)
to play hooky
hacer campana (del colegio)
to bunk off
to stop liking something or someone
to go off
hoja de cálculo
spreadsheet
to sound (for alarm devices)
to go off
abandonar (a una persona)
to strand
the oldest person in a group
eldest
full of busy activity
bustling
accident in which the shop is destroyed of sunks in the sea
shipwreck
tenerle cariño (adj.)
(to be) fond
patrocinador de un artista
patron
alfarería (arcilla)
pottery
a large amount of food, goods, or weapons that are kept ready for a future use
stockpile
vínculo (entre personas)
bond
immobilizing a capital
to tie[-]up
carne (cuerpo)/ pulpa
flesh
to support or sustain
to bear
pasarse por/ pasar por
drop round
arrive at a place
to turn up
despreciar (como inferior)
to look down on
coger el teléfono
to get the phone
a group of words consisting on a subject and a verb in a finitive form
clause
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
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
a lo largo de
over the course of
bienestar (personal)
well(-)being
to deal with problems, obstacles... succesfully
to surmount
tranquilizar/ calmar
to soothe
expresar/ transmitir
convey
complain (in an annoyed way)
to grumble
hacer una reverencia
to bow
rollo donde escribir
scroll
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
that contains iron (chem.)
ferrous
académico (persona)
academician/ scholar
disfraz (para pasar desapercibido)
disguise
gremio (de trabajo o de interés)
guild
transferir (bajo una autoridad)
hand over
mirilla/ abujero por el que ver
eyehole
frequent character in various narratives
stock character
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
ir a buscar algo/ alguien
to fetch
esplendor (belleza)
splendour
vago, dejado e incluso rude
slob
Canal de la Mancha
English Channel
azabache (lignito y gema)
jet
herida (causada por un arma)
wound
hacer cosquillas
to tickle
(en) bancarrota
bankrupt (adj.)
to ring (bells or similar sound)
to chime
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
tall, strong, attractive man
hunk
falso (desleal o no cierto)
phoney
lavabo de señoras
powder room
physically or socially awkward or not fashionable
dork
bata (para trabajar en algo)
smock
suspender (notas)
to flunk
débil (en todos los sentidos)
feeble
to/ a dance to pop music
to bop
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
box made of wood, plastic or metal
crate
lloriquear (en alto)
to blubber
central part of the wheel into which the bars are fixed
hub
attractive and sexually skilled man
stud
to shock or surprise someone very much
to stun
que hace pensar
thought-provoking
aplazar/ postponer
to put off
pista de aterrizaje
runway
famous for a bad reason
notorious
just came from somwhere (adj.)
fresh from
aumentar la escala (verb. /n.)
scale[-]up (v.)
scaleup (n.)
canal/ vía navegable
waterway
to show a particular emotion on the face
to wear
severe or showing disapproval
stern
room where a law court meets
courtroom
decisión propia
own accord
to move or to cause smth to move slightly
to stir
in the middle of/ among
amidst
a long, low sofa with back and/ or arm/s
divan
a seat on an animal
saddle
tree of yellow flowers hanging down
laburnum
una seda gruesa y áspera marrón india
tussore
angry and unwilling to smile or to be pleasant to people
sullen
to cut plants that have long, thin stems and grow close together
to mow
crecer desordenadamente/ desparramarse
to straggle
a stem of a climbing plant
bine
a loud continuous noise
roar
un registro de graves en un órgano
bourdon
a tool made of wood or metal used to hold two things together
clamp
to stand up suddenly
to start up
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
to lie with your legs and arms spread out in a relax way
to stretch (yourself) out
semejanza (entre dos o más)
resemblance
(sb) strong and rough in an attractive way
rugged
part participle of rise
risen
unpleasant or unkind
horrid
encogerse de hombros
to shrug
to pursue with the intent to catch
to dog
flaquear (losing x)
falter
escalofriante
spine-chilling/ hair-raising
taquilla (de cine o teatro)
box office
mirar boquiabierto
to gape
tronco (de un árbol)
trunk
to give smth yours to sb because you have been forced or it is necessary to do so
to surrender
mero
mere (before a noun.)
ponerse cómodo
to ensconce (yourself)
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
flotar (en el aire)
to float
conjunto de acciones (de la bolsa)
stock
viuda rica gracias a su marido
dowager
a border on the edge
verge
reason (for doing smth)
motive
liga para la pierna
garter
to make sm famous or to treat sm as if they were
to lionize
parlatoar (intrascendentalmente)
to chatter
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
to desire to do smth
to list
marriage
matrimony/ wedlock
to run away secretly with a lover (ex: for getting married)
to elope
to combine or join together
to merge
related to woman with several grooms
polyandry
related to man with several brides
polygyny
to pull our a thead or similar, separating it from the rest
to revel
ovillo con forma ovalada
skein
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
superficie/ superficial
shallow
suitable or right (in a context)
apt
small decorative objects with no great value
bric-à-brac
to cause to ignite by friction
to strike
to make noise because of moving (ex: the leaves)
to rustle
laca (color madera)
lacquer
a green climbing plant
ivy
the careful use of money
thrift
serious, determinated and difficult to find your actions funny
earnest
to walk with heavy footsteps
to tramp
exited talk or feeling
buzz
romper a pedazos
to tear up
in a whisper
over (one's) breath
a person who finds prostitutes for clients
procurer
dangerous acrobatics
stunt
hacer punto/ tejer con punto
to knit
banco hipetario
building society
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"
intentional
wilful/ willful
childish irritable
petulant
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
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried or angry
to brood
ticket's price (for a journey)
fare
hacer autoestop
to hitchhike
tartamudear de manera débil y temblorosa
to falter
to move apart two sides from each other
to part
to vibrate or pulsate with a constant rhythm
to throb
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
to keep your cool
to keep (your) tember
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 move a part of one's body in a particular direction
to draw
to lift with a sudden or violent motion
to toss
to absorb liquid and remove ir
to wick
to slightly tremble
to quiver
old and tired looking
worn
favorecer (bonito)
to become
to mark permanently
to sear
a gradual diminution of power, splendour, intensity, value...
wane
to through away (waste)
squander
a climbing plant with flat white, pink or purple flowers
clematis
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
in a situation of being the object of someone's anger or disapproval
in the doghouse
pachucho
under the weather
to go to class for pleasure without receiving a grade
to audit
to curl into a compact form
to wrap up
to express support ot approval
to endorse
improvement/ reformation
amendment
any one from a limited set
whichever
"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
inclinarse hacia un lado (persona)
lean across
"rejilla" used for holding things
rack
urgent (serious and extreme)
dire
a person or thing with the same purpose as another one but in a different place lr organization
counterpart
a complete failure (informal)
washout