VOCABULARY
VERBS WITH SIMILAR MEANINGS CHATTER - Charlar CRY Llorar / Gritar GOSSIP - Cotillear GROAN Gruido/ Quejido SCREAM Chillar / Gritar SHOUT - Gritar SIGH Suspirar WHISPER - Susurrar CRAWL Arrastrarse / Gatear JOG Hacer footing LIMP - Cojear MARCH Marchar (de caminar) RUSH - Precipitarse STROLL Dar un paseo WANDER - Deambular / Vagar
PHRASAL VERBS BREAK DOWN Averiarse The car broke down SET OFF Salir / Ponerse en camino We set off early in the morning SIT DOWN - Sentarse DROP OFF Entregar / Dejar Ex. Ill drop you off at your house HAND IN Entregar (un trabajo) You can hand in your project tomorrow LOOK UP Buscar I need to look up some words in the dictionary PICK UP Recoger / Buscar Ill pick you up at the airport PUT AWAY Guardar Put your book away. The exam is just about to begin PUT OFF Postponer The exam has been put off until next week PUT OUT Apagar / Extinguir The firebrigade put out the flames TURN OFF Apagar / Desconectar Turn off the light, please TURN ON Encender/Conectar WRITE DOWN Anotar Write down my telephone number
ANTONYMS BOILING - hirviendo FREEZING - helado /muy fro DISGUSTING asqueroso BUY - Comprar SELL - Vender TINY - diminuto ENTERTAINING - entretenido TEDIOUS muy aburrido STALE aejo / duro /rancio GENTLY suavemente / con cuidado ROUGHLY bruscamente LATE - tarde ON TIME a tiempo LIVELY animado / alegre EXHAUSTED - exhausto LOST - Perdido FOUND - Encontrado STUNNING sensacional / despampanante WONDERFUL - maravilloso CONVENIENT - prctico, cmodo Having the school so near is really convenient. DECENT decoroso / presentable HONEST - honesto PLEASED Contento /satisfecho DISPLEASED Descontento / molesto FASHIONABLE de moda FRIENDLY - amigable PLEASANT - agradable / simptico
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES AMAZED - asombrado AMAZING asombroso / alucinante DISRUPTED desbaratar The rain disrupted our travel plans DISRUPTIVE pejudicial / negative In the school this boy is disruptive HOPELESS intil As an interviewer, shes absolutely hopeless REVOLTING - repugnante, asqueroso, horrible REVOLVING Giratorio Revolving door USEFUL - til LIFE GOALS A SUCCESSFUL CAREER Una carrera profesional existosa. A UNIVERSITY DEGREE Una licenciatura universitaria CHILDREN - Nios HOME OWNERSHIP Propiedad de viviendas MARRIAGE - matrimonio
MOOD COLLOCATIONS TO ARGUE ABOUT SOMETHING Discutir sobre algo TO BE BAD-TEMPERED Estar malhumorado TO BECOME ANGRY SUDDENLY Enfadarse de repente TO BLOW UP AT SOMEBODY Enfadarse con (de forma violenta / estallar) TO CALM DOWN - Calmarse TO DISAGREE ANGRILY Discrepar de forma enfadada TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT WITH Tener una discusin TO LOSE YOUR TEMPER Perder los estribos TO MAKE UP WITH SOMEBODY Hacer las paces con alguien TO TALK THINGS OVER Aclarar las cosas (hablando)
If you dont get on with your boss it might be better to quit (sera major que abandones) LOOK UP TO (SOMEONE) admirar She is someone I can look up to MISS OUT ON (SOMETHING) Perderse una oportunidad Thats the way I missed out on studying medicine (As es como perd la oportunidad de estudiar medicina) RUN OUT OF (MONEY) Quedarse sin I ran out of money, so I couldnt buy what I wanted STAY OUT OF (A PLACE) Quedarse fuera de /Evitar Stay out of trouble / Stay out of the sun