viaje de trabajo
a business trip, to go somewhre for
work
ciertamente
admittedly
Admittedly, I could have tried
harder.
angustiado
anguished
oler el miedo
animals seem to sense if somebody
is affraid
con seguridad, sin duda
assuredly
After a disappointing first set,
Nadal played assuredly and went
on to win the match.
These problems might not be solved
by money alone, but they will
assuredly not be solved without it.
bola de piscinas
ball pit
estar condenado
be doomed
those who cannot learn from
history are doomed to repost it
aficionado
be fond of something, be keen on
something
He is very fond of dogs.
estar arraigado en algo, estar
basado en algo
be rooted in something
Her spiritual life was rooted in the
Eucharist, daily prayer, and reading
of Scripture.
The depth of their commitment was
rooted in the profundity of their
spiritual lives.
ser sensible a algo
be sensitive to something
carril de bici
bicycle lane
obrero
Blue collar, working class, labouring
My dad comes from a blue-collar
family.
Western Pennsylvania has many
blue-collar workers such as steel
workers and coal miners.
reforzar, apuntalar
bolster something
The abundant scientific evidence
bolsters the argument for the
threat of global warming.
iniciar
boot up
Hes having trouble booting up his
computer.
chocarse con algo o alguien
bump into somebody or something
She kept bumping into things.
florecer
burgeon
en flor, floreciente, creciente
burgeoning
The burgeoning cherry trees are a
sign that spring is here.
I can't stad hearing about this
anymore
can't stand doing something
tallar
carve something
calefacin central
central heating
amar algo
cherish
Nick cherishes the pocket watch
he received from his grandfather.
piar
chirp
There was a blackbird chirping
outside my window half the night.
pedir el paro
claim the dole
limpiar, vaciar
clear out
We need to clear all the junk out
of the attic.
sequito, corte, poblacin base
cohort
dar resultados
come to fruition
I'm afraid out plans will never come
to fruition.
constante
commited, consistent, hard-working
imaginablemente. Posiblemente
conceivably
We could conceivably go to Florida
next month, if your work schedule
allows
sociedad de consumo
consumer society
reducir
cut down on something
merecidamente
deservedly
The movie deservedly won an Oscar.
revelar algo
disclose something
disentir
dissent
Two justices dissented from the
majority opinion.
abolir, suprimir, eliminar, acabar
con
do away with, to get rid of
They did away with uniforms at
that school years ago.
dragar
dredge something
The police are dredging the river to
try to locate the murder victim's
body.
They have to dredge the canal
regularly to keep it open.
chupete, imbcil, estpido
dummy
Of course that's not right, you
dummy!
emprender
embark on something
She embarked on a new career.
promulgar, representar
enact something
The government has enacted a new
tax law.
The stories are enacted using
music, dance and mime.
incluir diferentes cosas
encompass
The festival is to encompass
everything from music, theatre, and
ballet to literature, cinema, and the
visual arts.
enredado, metido
enmeshed in something
The whales are caught by being
enmeshed in nets.
afianzado
entrenched
he's too entrenched in the past
valores ticos
ethos
dentadura
false teeth
contar con algo
featuring somebody or something
a new movie featuring Ryan Gosling
rebao
flock
juntarse en masa
flock to do something
quisquilloso
fractious
a fractious child
desesperado, frentico
frantic
Where on earth have you been?
Weve been frantic with worry.
Share prices have soared to a new
all-time high in a day of frantic
trading on the stock market.
realizacin, fruto
fruition
We will finally see the fruition of
our efforts in the product being
launched today.
darlo todo en algo
get your teeth into something
I'm so bored at work, I wish they'd
give me something I could really
get my teeth into.
estar de acuerdo con algo
go along with something
I usually just go along with what
she says to avoid any arguments.
estar de fiesta en clubs, o toda una
noche
go partying, go clubbing
licenciado, -a, graduado, -a
grad
grad students
las bases
grassroots
The feeling among the grassroots
of the Party is that the leaders are
not radical enough.
grassroots support
a grassroots movement/campaign
duro, severo
grim
severamente; siniestramente;
inflexiblemente
grimly
fascinante, apasionante
gripping, engaging
cascarrabias, grun
grumpy
para tus pensamientos
halt your thoughts
Feliz mircoles
Happy hump day!
complicado, en apuros
hard-pressed
Hes hard pressed financially.
caminata, excursin, aumento
hike
Mike went for a hike with his wife
in the evening.
The factory workers enjoyed a big
wage hike last month.
dificultar algo
hinder something or somebody
pitido
hoot
The van driver hooted his horn.
joroba
hump
silencio
hush
A hush fell over the room.
impresionado por
impressed by or impressed with
simultaneamente, conjuntamente
In tandem
I want these two groups to
work/operate in tandem on this
project.
In tandem, both cross-section and
longitudinal studies into CLIL
learners linguistic competences
have suggested that not only do
they demonstrate increased L2
proficiencies.
entretejer, entrecruzar con
interweave / interwove /
interwoven
our digital
lives are interwoven with our real
lives
VERB:
interweave/interwove/interwove
n
estirar la pata
kick the bucket
Did you hear that her grandfather
kicked the bucket?
tejido de punto
knitted
elogiar
laud somebody or something
Teachers lauded the new contract.
lanzar, botar, inciar
launch something
They have launched an inquiry into
his death.
saltar, brincar
leap, jump
English is not enough to leap
through the barrier of
understanding Sciences.
confusin, violencia, destruccin
maelstrom
The country is gradually being
sucked into the maelstrom of civil
war.
equivocado
misguided
He was shot as he made a
misguided attempt to stop the
robbers single-handed.
equivocadamente
misguidedly
burlarse de alguien
mock
The other children mocked him
whenever he spoke.
salario
monthly or yearly income
irrelevante, salir a colacin
moot
He always fell silent whenever the
subject was mooted.
se aproximan mis exmenes
my exams are approaching, my
exams are coming (up)
O.N.G
N.G.O
no ser en vano
not being in vain
matiz
nuance
The painter has managed to
capture every nuance of the
womans expression.
Linguists explore the nuances of
language.
libro apasionante
page turner
This novel is a real page-turner.
pasatiempos
pastime
traficar, vender
peddle something
Are you still peddling insurance?
peligro
peril, in peril
The trekking route was difficult and
full of peril.
The sailing boat was in peril as the
storm grew stronger.
aversin
pet peeve, pet hate
Answering the phone is one of my
pet peeve.
aversin
pet peeve, pet hates
Answering the phone is one of my
pet peeve or pet hates.
dar la lata, portarse mal, hacer de
las suyas
play up
The children are playing up today.
zambullirse, caer en picado
plunge
He plunged into the water.
Temperatures plunged to minus 20.
profundo
profound
His father's death when he was
aged six had a very profound effect
on him.
The review that I read said that it
was a thoughtful and profound
film.
(hacer) callar, tranquilizar(se),
disminuir de volumen
quieten
The barking dogs quietened (down)
when they recognized me.
amasar
rake in
Since he started his new job he's
been raking in the money.
imprudente, temerario
reckless
hacer, traducir
render
His rudeness rendered me
speechless.
She is rendering the book into
English from French.
renaciente, que resurge
resurgent
rigor
rigour, rigor
barricada, control de carretera
roadblock
textura chiclosa, correosa
rubbery texture
esparcir, desparramar,
dispersarse, desperdigarse
scatter
He scattered some flower seeds in
the garden.
The crowd scattered at the sound of
shots being fired.
cisma, divisin
schisms
The restructuring of the company
caused a schism within the
departments.
banco de peces
shoals
A shoal of fish was visible in the
clear water.
no hacerle caso
shrug it off
If you receive an insult from
someone who doesn't really know
you, it's best to shrug it off.
ciemo, estircol, fimo
silt something
Silt was cleared from the river to
deepen it.
boceto, esbozo, hacer un boceto
de algo, describir brevemente
sketch (something)
Mary sketched the plot of the film
for those who hadn't seen it.
masacrar, matanza
slaughter
During the Rwandan genocide,
members of the Hutu majority
slaughtered Tutsis.
algo est fuera de discusin
something is beyond dispute
algo es mi fuerte
something is my thing, something
is my area
no tiene sentido hacer algo
something is pointless, something
is a waste of time
opinin, postura
stance
The doctors stance on the issue of
abortion is well known.
Jenny took up a stance with her
feet slightly apart, ready to catch
the ball.
punto de vista
standpoint
I have to put aside my emotions,
he says, and consider it from a
professional standpoint.
devoto, acrrimo
staunch
Wesley is a staunch supporter of
the Green Party.
estirarse, extenderse
stretch
The fields stretched away into the
distance.
Dont pull my sweater youll
stretch it.
Stretch your arms above your head.
dar una vuelta66
stroll around, wander around, walk
around
darse cuenta
suss
Linda was able to suss that Ken
had taken the book.
sostenible
sustainable, eco-friendly, green
echarse una siesta
take a nap
orden importante
tall order
seductor, tentador
tantalizing, tantalising
They made me such a tantalizing
offer I could hardly refuse.
subsidio de desempleo
the dole
aquellos que no conocen la
historia estn condenados a
repetirla
those who cannot learn from
history are doomed to repost it
florecer
thrive on
estar en peligro
to be in peril
The sailing boat was in peril as the
storm grew stronger.
levantarse con el pie izquierdo
To get up on the wrong sideof the
bed
estar a la ltima en algo
to keep up to date with something,
to catch up with the later trends
ver el vaso medio lleno
to see the glass half full
peligroso, traicionero
treacherous
Snow and ice have left many roads
treacherous, and drivers are
warned to use caution.
clases
tuition
caer, desplomarse
tumble
She tumbled down the stairs
imparcial
unbiased
The referee of a football game
must always make unbiased
decisions.
prximos exmenes
upcoming exams
buque
vessel
denigrar a alguien o algo
vilify somebody or something
The media vilified the minister for
being slow to deal with the crisis.
vrtice, remolino, torbellino
vortex (PL: vortexes, vortices)
plido, macilento; dbil
wan
She still looks wan after her illness.
paga
weekly or hourly wage
lo que acaba conmigo
what winds me up
paradero
whereabouts
Trupin is thought to be in the
Caribbean, although his exact
whereabouts is a mystery.
Whereabouts in Madrid do you live?
