Vocabulary. - Colegio Virgen del Carmen

2nd Bachillerato.- VOCABULARY
a free toy - un juguete gratis
a left-handed boy - un zurdo
a vending machine - una máquina expendedora
a piece of advice - un consejo
a foreigner - un extranjero
a theft - un robo
a tax - un impuesto
a nomadic lifestyle - forma de vida nómada
a truck driver- camionero
a lack of - una falta de
a host - un anfitrión
a bullfighter - torero
a backlash - reacción violenta
a success, sth successful, to succeed, unsuccessful, successfully.*
a foolish person - una persona tonta
a well-pressed shirt - una camisa bien planchada
a concern - una preocupación
a moped - una moto
a guest - un invitado
a laid-back- un pasota
a secretive way - una forma secreta
a petty thief - un ladrón insignificante
accurately - con precisión
actually - realmente
adiccted to - adicto a
advice* - consejo(s) (uncountable)
advise - aconsejar
after a while - después de un rato
although - aunque
an argument/ a plot - discusión /argumento
an ingenious hacker - un pirata ingenioso
an inhabitant - habitante
an extraterrestrial - un extraterrestre
an amazing tan - un bronceado asombroso
an astonishing rate - una proporción alucinante
ancestor - antepasado
angry at - enfadado de
ankle - tobillo
announce - anunciar
another important thing to think about is ...
anyway - de todas formas
apologies - disculpas
apologize (for)- disculparse (por)
apostrophe (`)
appearance - apariencia
application - solicitud
apprehensive - aprensivo
approach - acercarse
appropriate - adecuado
arch - arco
arrange - disponer, ordenar
as yet - hasta ahora
as soon as - tan pronto como
as a result - como resultado
ask him to go / not to go
assault - asaltar
asylum - asilo
at least - como mínimo
at first - al principio
attachment - conexión
available for free - disponible gratis
award - premio
balloon - globo
bandana - pañuelo en la cabeza
bare-chested - a pecho desnudo
beg - suplicar
behaviour - conducta
berry - baya.
besides - además
bill - factura
borrow *- tomar prestado
bother - molestar
bottom - parte de abajo
brackets (( ))
brainstorming - intercambio de ideas
brand - marca
brave - valiente
bright - brillante
broad - ancho
brotherhood - hermandad
burn CDs - grabar CDs
burnt-out - quemado
bush - arbusto
by the way - a propósito
call - llamar
camcorder - cámara gabadora
carrot - zanahoria
certain - cierto
chain - cadena
chaotic - caótico
cheeky - descarado
citizen - ciudadano
citizenship - ciudadanía
clown - payaso
cocky - chulo, bravucón
coin - moneda
collide - colisionar
colon (:)
comma (,)
compared to any country - comparado con cualquier país
computer-literate - con conocimientos de informática
concrete - hormigón
consequently - consecuentemente
cool air - aire fresco
cordless - sin cable
couple - pareja, par
coward - cobarde
cowardly - cobardemente
craft -artesanía
crowd - multitud
currently - actualmente
damage - daño
darkness -oscuridad
dash ( _ )
definitely - sin duda
despite / in spite of - a pesar de*
development -desarrollo
Did you stay around here?
disappointing - frustrante
Do you ever laugh about your problems?
Don`t be embarrassed - no te avergüences
Don`t panic! - que no cunda el pánico
drop - dejar caer
each - cada
each other/one another - uno al otro
easy-going - de trato fácil
either ...or... - o...o...
encourage - animar
enjoyable - agradable
entertainment - entretenimiento
entrant - participante
enviable - envidiable
essay - redacción
event - suceso
eventually - finalmente
everything, anything, nothing, something*
excitement - emoción
exclamation mark (!)
exhausted - agotado
eyebrow - ceja
fail - fallar, fracasar, suspender
fair - justo
fairly - bastante
fear - miedo
fewer people are buying CDs
file - archivo
file-sharing - compartir archivos
fingertip - punta del dedo
first of all - primero de todo
firstly, secondly, ... - en primer lugar
fish and chips*
flaw - desperfecto, tara
for this reason - por esta razón
for instance - por ejemplo
fraud - fraude
fraudster - defraudador
freedom of speech - libertad de expresión
full stop (.)
funny - divertido
furthermore - además
go bankrupt - ir a la bancarota
golden - dorado
grateful - agradecido
greedy - codicioso
greenish - verdoso *
guess - adivinar
gutter press - prensa amarilla
gutter - cuneta
gypsy/gypsies - gitano (s)
hard labour -trabajos forzados
hardly - apenas
harm - daño
harmful - dañino
harmless - inofensivo
harvest - cosecha
Have you tried singing in a contest?-¿Has probado de cantar en un concurso?
he insisted on going - insistió en ir
he insisted on paying for us
he put the money straight into his pocket
he doesn´t do anything*
he won´t be able to go on holiday
He was sentenced to six years in prison
hectic - frenético
high blood pressure - tensión alta
hilarious - chistosísimo
hole - agujero
homeless - sin hogar
How are things? - ¿Cómo va todo?
however - sin embargo
hugely - enormemente
hut - choza
hyphen (-)
I can´t afford - no poderse permitir
I can´t help - no poder evitar
I hope so - eso espero
I wish I could play the piano
I strongly agree that - estoy absolutamente de acuerdo en que
I would rather be in London
I want you to go – quiero que vayas
I get fed up with doing the same things
I look forward to +ing- espero con illusion + V
I want him to come – quiero que él venga
I saw a few people – vi a unas cuantas personas
I think so - eso creo
I suposse not - supongo que no
I don´t hurt anybody - no daño a nadie
I spend most of the time near the beach
I haven´t got much news
I can´t even - ni siquiera puedo
I disagree with the idea that
I definitely feel that - siento con toda seguridad que
immoral - inmoral
imprisonment - encarcelamiento
improve - mejorar
in the event of - en el caso de
in fact - de hecho
in case - en el caso
in other words - en otras palabras
in addition - además
in cash - en efectivo
in order to - para, con el fin de
inconsiderate - desconsiderado
increase - aumentar
increase salaries - aumentar sueldos
increasingly - cada vez más
industry bosses -jefes de la industria
inland - tierra adentro
insist (that) - insistir (en que)
intimacy - intimidad
Irish - irlandés
iron - planchar
irresponsible - irresponsable
isolated - aislado
it depends on you - depende de ti
it seems/looks as if-parece como si
it sounds unlikely - suena improbable
it looks weird - tiene aspecto raro
it sounds great - suena estupendo
it feels like cotton -parece algodón
it´s right near the sea-justo al lado del mar
it´s such a fascinating topic - es un tema tan fascinante
It´s none of your business
It´s on offer - está en oferta
It´s robbery on a massive scale
It´s good to see you again
I´d rather be in bed - prefiero estar en la cama*
I´d never sack a player who was playing well
I´ll see you around - nos veremos por aquí
I´m not interested in doing this
I´m looking forward to it - lo deseo con ilusión
I´m joined by - está conmigo
I´ve been here for hours+
I´ve been having driving lessons
junk food - comida basura
keep in touch! - mantente en contacto
kick - echar patada
lane - sendero
laptop - ordenador portátil
last week it only rained twice
laughter - risa
legal right - derecho legal
let´s do it - hagámoslo
live and let live - vive y deja vivir
lively - vivo, activo
loads of questions - muchísimas preguntas
lock - cerrar con llave
lonely - solitario
Long time no see-hace tiempo que no nos vemos
lovesick - enfermo de amor
low wage - sueldo bajo
low nutritional value - bajo valor nutritivo
loyalty - lealtad
lunchtime - hora del almuerzo
mainland - península
mainly - principalmente
mast - palo, mástil
maturity - madurez
maybe - quizás
me too / me neither – yo también, yo tampoco
merchandise - mercadería
microwave oven - microondas
miserably - miserablemente
more easily - más fácilmente
more efficiently - más eficientement
more likely to - más probable
moreover - además, por otra parte
most people, a few people, many people, a minority of people, the majority of ...
mud huts - chozas de barro
Muslim - musulmán
my sister is expecting a baby next month*
narrow - estrecho
nearly - casi
nephew - sobrino
nightmare - pesadilla
nut - fruto seco- (brazil nut, hazelnut-avellana, walnut-nuez, chestnut-castaña, peanut, cashew nut)
nuts - nueces
offensive - ofensivo
official - funcionario
on condition that - con la condición de
on sale - a la venta
on the other hand - por otra parte
on average - en término medio
on the one hand, ... on the other hand...
on the positive/negative side ...
On 1st April 1957
one advantage/disadvantage is that...
online - conectado
optimistic - optimista
ought to - deberían+
outlet - punto de venta
overcharge - cobrar más de la cuenta
overweight - con sobrepeso
owner - propietario
pain barrier - barrera del dolor
parent/ relative - padre/ pariente
path - sendero
pavement - acera
penny - penique+
performance - representación
perspire - sudar
pessimistic - pesimista
phenomenon - fenómeno
pheromones - feromonas
piracy - la piratería
portrait - retrato
poverty - pobreza
preserve - conservar, protejer
prosecute - procesar, denunciar
prosperity - prosperidad
prove -demostrar
providing that - si
purse - monedero
puzzle - desconcertar
question mark (?)
quieter -más tranquilo
quite - bastante
quotation mark (``)
realize - darse cuenta
reasonable - razonable
recipe - receta
referee - árbitro
refugee - refugiado
relief - alivio
remain - permanecer
remind - recordar
reply - replicar
request - petición
research - búsqueda, investigación
resign - dimitir
resourceful - de recursos
rethink - repensar
ridiculous - ridículo
ringtone - tonos de móvil
Romany - romaní
roof - tejado
rough - áspero, rudo
routine - rutina
rush - apresurarse
sack - expulsar
scruple - escrúpulo
semicolon (;)
shape - forma, contorno
share - compartir
she apologized for cheating in the exam
shelter - toldo
She´s cheating on her boyfriend
shield - escudo, proteger
shocking - impactante
shore - costa, orilla
shortage - escasez
shoulder - hombro
skilful - habilidoso
skill - habilidad
slaughter - masacre
smack - golpear, abofetear
so as not to+ inf - para no +inf
some of us - algunos de nosotros
sooner or later - más pronto o más tarde
Sophie worn a green skirt
sorry for not writing sooner*
spare wheel - rueda de repuesto
spare time - tiempo libre
spark - chispa
sponsor - patrocinador
square brackets ( [ ] )
Starter unit - unit 1
state - manifestar
statement - afirmación
steady - firme
stew -estofado
still - todavía
straightaway - inmediatamente
stressful - estresante
stressful - estresante
suggest - sugerir
suitable - apropiado
supporter - seguidor
surf the internet -navegar por internet
survey - encuesta
swallow - tragar, golondrina
take off - despegar, quitarse (ropa)
target - apuntar a un objetivo
tasteless - insípido
tasty - sabroso
tax - impuesto
tend to - tender a
thanks for visiting me*
that policy will fail - esta política fracasará
that tastes like cheese - sabe a queso
that´s quite worrying - es bastante preocupante
that´s the team for which he played
that´s amazing - es asombroso
the man agreed that this was a good idea
the person to whom you?re writing
the funniest programme on TV is...
the media - los medios de comunicación
the remaining - el resto
the way in which - la manera en la que
the party was a big success
the concern - la preocupación
the vary latest movie -la ultimísima película
the eastern/western coast - la costa oriental/occidental
the main aim - el principal objetivo
the tastiest - el más sabroso
the weather here has improved
the consumption - el consumo
the lies - las mentiras
the convenience - la comodidad
the sick - los enfermos
the elderly - los mayores
the police are looking for him
the chance of - la oportunidad de
the cliques - camarillas, grupitos
the month they were born in
the disabled - los discapacitados
The plane arrives in Málaga
The Wizard of Oz - el mago de Oz
The plane arrives at Gatwick
there was no answer - no hubo respuesta
there are a lot of sports in which old people compete
there is also - también hay
therefore - por tanto
these are people whose age isn?t important
they make fun on my accent
they were dying of hunger
they are given - se les da
they´re looking at each other this sort of - esta clase de
this is a pretty dangerous place to live
this is a matter of choice - es una cuestión de elección
thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger
tights - medias
to fall in love with - enamorarse de
to tend to - tender a
to seek - buscar
to achieve - lograr
to prevent - evitar
to have a shower - ducharse
to ask somebody out - pedir para salir
to cheat on somebody - engañar a alguien
to get back together with someboby
to dump somebody - abandonar
to sweat - sudar
to settle down with somebody - ir a vivir con
to fancy - gustar, apetecer
to fine - multar
to trust - confiar
to make them laugh - hacerles reír
to feel tempted - sentirse tentado
to miss - echar de menos
to dye my hair - teñirme el pelo
to diminish - disminuir
to release - soltar
to feel close to - sentirse cerca de
to worry about - preocuparse por
to get to know - llegar a conocer
to divide into - dividir en
to be certain - estar seguro
to go on a date - ir a una cita
to flirt - flirtear
to feel down-hearted - sentirse deprimido
to face - encarar, afrontar
to bring sb. up - educar a alguien
to clarify - clarificar
to devise - idear
to shout at sb. - gritar a
to do the shopping, karate, a degree, the homework, the cooking, ballet, the dishes
to avoid - evitar
to be unable to - ser incapaz de
to miss - echar de menos
to lack -faltar
to be in trouble - tener problemas
to care about - preocuparse por
to achieve - lograr
to amuse - entretener
to escape from - escapar de
to pursue - perseguir
to commute - viajar
to get back - regresar
to get on with sb. - relacionarse con alguien
to set off (transitive) - activar
to set off (intr.) - irse
to run out of - acabar, agotar algo
to come across sth/sb - encontrarse por casualidad
to look after - cuidar
to be as brown as a berry (idiom)- estar bronceado
to get over a cold - superar un resfriado
to drift - flotar
to get around - moverse
to breathe - respirar
to surround - rodear
to activate all of the computers
to get something for free - conseguir algo gratis
to heat - calentar
to lift - elevar
to arrest somebody for something
to be attacked by - ser atacado por
to punish somebody for something
to talk to each other - hablar uno con otro
to steal something from
to swap - intercambiar
to forgive somebody for something
to suspect somebody of something
to track somebody - seguir la pista a alguien
to accuse somebody of something
to damage - dañar
to spend time on - pasar tiempo en
to cheat - engañar
to harm - dañar
to worry about - preocuparse por
to look for - buscar
to cheer - vitorear
to be responsible for - ser responsable de
to swim across - cruzar a nado
to take sth. over - tomar el control
to jump over - saltar por encima de
to endorse - promocionar
to leave school- dejar el colegio
to conceal - ocultar
to have equal pay - tener igual paga
to join a group - entrar en un grupo
to strech from... to... - extenderse de... a...
to make a film, friends, decisions, a noise, money, a cake, the bed, fun of sb., an appointment, dinner
to protect from - proteger de
to treat with respect - tratar con respeto
to dump - abandonar, deshacerse de
to enquire - preguntar
to misrepresent - tergiversar
to claim - reclamar
to issue - editar, publicar
to make a deal - hacer un trato
to merge with - fusionarse con
to cut salaries - cortar sueldos
to pretend - fingir
to win, earn, beat, gain - ganar
to pester - dar la lata
to have some fun - divertirse
to laugh at ourselves - reírnos de nosotros mismos
to laugh at each other - reírse uno del otro
to appeal to - atraer
to look on/see the bright / dark side of things
to feel sad about something
to have a good time
to take something well/badly
to get angry / worried about something
to insist on - insistir en
to have a sense of humour
to reckon - considerar
tolerance - tolerancia
tool - herramienta
towards- hacia
trainer - entrenador
trial - juicio
trustful - veraz
two people got married - dos personas se casaron
two thirds of adults - dos tercios de los adultos
unacceptable - inaceptable
unemployment - desempleo
unfair - injusto
unfaithful - infiel
unless - a menos que
unnecessary - innecesario
unreasonable - irrazonable
unreported - no dado a conocer
untidy - desordenado
untrue - falso
up-to-date - actualizado
upset - contrariado
vagabond - vagabundo
viewers - espectadores
visa - visado
wallet - billetera
warm - cálido
warm air currents - corrientes de aire cálido
warn - advertir
watch out! - cuidado
wave -ola
we tend to - tendemos a
we did a bit of sightseeing
we did it in order to feel safe
we won?t serve anybody - no serviremos a nadie
wealth - riqueza
welfare - asistencia social, bienestar
we´ll serve nobody - no serviremos a nadie
We´ll serve anybody - serviremos a cualquiera
What have you been doing since I last saw you?
What do you mean by that?
What about going out tonight?
What else? - ¿qué más?
What´s more - aún más
What´s all the fuss about?-¿Qué es todo este lío?
whereas - mientras que
whether - si
Which do you like the best?
Which do you like the least?
who makes you laugh?
willpower - voluntad de poder
wipe out - eliminar, borrar del mapa
wisdom - sabiduría
wise - sabio
wit - ingenio
with regards to something/somebody-con respecto a algo/alguien
witty - ingenioso
word processor - procesador de texto
workout - ejercicio físico
worldwide - por todo el mundo
wrist - muñeca (parte del cuerpo)
you can´t go anywhere - no puedes ir a ningún sitio
you´re twice as likely - tú tienes el doble de probabilidades
you´re right - tienes razón