Mindset Draught (drft) Drought (drat) Draft ()

actitud, mentalidad

Resentful

resentido, rencoroso

corriente

Struggle

luchar, forcejear

sequa

Scribble While away the time Run-down

garabatear pasar el rato, pasar el tiempo sin hacer nada agotar, cansado

borrador

Rough (rf)

spero, basto valiente, bien definido, marcado, negrita fuera de los caminos trillados, apartado, remoto, escondido, retirado ganar a las cartas, ajedrez, etc avispa

Bold

Browse

curiosear, ojear

Off the beaten track

Scathing (ske)

feroz, mordaz, caustico

Beat

Grumpy

grun

Wasp

Midget

enano gorrn, persona que se cuela en una fiesta gorila, matn, portero

Guesswork

conjeturas

Gatecrasher

Rotten

podrido maduro, madurar (personas) madurar (fruta)

Bouncer

Mature

Stag

ciervo macho

Ripen

Doe d/

cierva, coneja

Blink

parpadear involuntario Fawn /fn/

cervatillo

Wink

guiar el ojo voluntario lo, rollo, molestia

Deer

ciervo genrico

Hassle

Antler

asta de ciervo,

Cash back

Debit card cashback, cash that shoppers receive along with their Kick the bucket goods when paying by debit card hipoteca dejar sin sentido, asombrar alucinante, impresionante ganado Full of beans

morir, darle la patada al cubo (ahorcado)

(re)mortgage

lleno de energa, lleno de vitalidad esquirol desalentado, deprimido, triste poca de cello muy cansado, en las ltimas tratando de decidir entre dos opciones muy contento

Stun

Blackleg Down in the mouth Rutting season Be on your last legs Be in two minds about something Over the moon

Stunning

Cattle

Graze

pastar

Hike

caminata, hacer senderismo, hiking boots : botas de montaa Envidiar, hacer algo de mala gana. I begrudge every moment I spend at work, lamento cada momento que paso en el trabajo tener problemas con alguien Publicar: The prime
minister issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign (dimitir)

Go hiking

Begrudge (b'grd)

Down the moon

lo contrario a muy contento

Have issues with someone

Put your foot in it

meter la pata

To issue

Slip up

Meter la pata.
Sorry, I slipped up when I calculated how much I owe you.

Expedir (billetes, tarjetas,)

Perdona, met la gamba al calcular cuanto te deba.

Slip = resbalar molestia, to be a nuisance: ser una molestia, una lata Difcil, duro Firme, fuerte mentalmente Duro para la carne:
this meal is a bit tough

Shed

emitir

Nuisance

Sink

hundirse

Tough

Barely

Apenas, escaso

Pillory

ridiculizar

Scratch

araar

Inhabitant

habitante

Pride

orgullo esperar, sostener, aguantar capricho

Agog

ansiedad, curiosidad

Hang on

Fates

destino

Waywardness

Deserve

merecer

Beforehand

de antemano

Be rid of

deshacerse precavido, to be wary of : desconfiar de algo solicitud

Come out

salir

Wary

Essay

ensayo

Appeal

En absoluto Not in the least In the least

I don't mind in the least. No me importa en absoluto Adventures dont appeal to me in the least. Las aventuras no me atraen en absoluto

To appeal

Gustar, atraer
That house really appeals to me

Scholarly

en el campo acadmico incesante, despiadado pregunta, investigacin elogiar

Drift

empujado a la deriva con los pies en el suelo sorprender

Relentless

Down to earth

Enquiry

Take aback

Praise

Breadth

anchura, amplitud ancho, como caracterstica geogrfica (desierto ancho) o espalda ancha inconformista estar ansioso, tener ganas, estar entusiasmado trineo experto reconocido aunque yo no lo he comprobado La Polica, el cuerpo de polica puro, absoluto Vale la pena Ej: to be worth reading: vale la pena leerlo con un valor de, que vale: to be worth five million valer cinco millones when someone thinks of something again.
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Championed

campen

Broad

Eerie

inquietante, sobrecogedor puado

Maverick

Handful

Be keen

Baffle

frustar, baffle

Sledge

Squid

calamar

So-called expert

Whim

capricho, antojo

Police force

Raft

plataforma, balsa ancho en el sentido de distancia entre dos extremos

Sheer

Wide

To be worth + ing

Drag

arrastrar remind: to make someone think about something again.

to be worth

Remind

Remember

Remind always takes an object. Palabras prestadas de otro idioma Sumamente claro

Loan Word Highly articulate Useful

Rusty

Oxidado

Accurately

Con exactitud

til, provechoso

usefulness

utilidad Cuidadoso. To be careful with: tener cuidado con Vendaje

Useless

Intil, inservible Descuidado, imprudente Enrollar

careful

careless To be wound /wand/ Wind/wound /wand/ To refuse

bandage

Wound /wund/

Herida, herir

Soplar

Rubbish

Basura

Negarse, rechazar

Refuse

Basura No valido, discapacitado

Dump

Verter, tirar Alcantarilla, cloaca Costurera? Entumecer Producir, fabricar Producto Fila Remar Lgrima Rasgar(se), romper algo en pedazos

Invalid

Sewer

Numb

Number

Numero , Insensible Polaco Limpiar, pulir Inclinarse Lazo Atractivo, deseable

Produce

Polish

Row

Bow

Tear

Desirability

Marvel

Maravilla

To get attuned

Sintonizar, conseguir sintona Limpio, ordenado Consciente, as far as i am aware: que yo sepa Disposicin para, por ejemplo disposicin para ayudar. Revelacin hacer todo lo posible (por hacer algo) Todos nos conocamos Grapar Amuleto, mascota para traer suerte Cajn Tener cario a, ser aficionado a Espina de arbusto Ave de presa, ave rapaz Reacondicionar, reequipar Hacer una sugerencia

Setback

Contratiempo Sobrenatural, misterioso Ser consciente de

Neat

Weird

Aware

To be aware of

Readiness to

Byway

Camino apartado hacer, tener entre manos, tramar, estar haciendo Hacer trampas, embaucar, timar Grapadora

Eye-opener To go to any/some/etc lengths All got to know each other To staple stepl Mascot

To be up to

Hoodwink Stapler steplr Vase /v:z/ Chest of drawers Fondness f:ndns Scratch

Jarrn, florero

Cmoda, sifonier

Drawer /dr:r / To be fond of something A thorn bush

Cario, aficin

Rascar, araar

To enhance

Mejorar, realzar

Birds of prey

Handy

Prctico, til Perspicacia, idea, percepcin

To refit To make a suggestion

Insight

Arreglrselas, poder con algo. He cant cope To cope

any more ya no puede mas.

To cope with: hacer frente a, enfrentarse con To give + subject + Darle a alguien la the impression impresin de que that Loss Prdida

To make a good/bad impression

Causar o producir una buena/mala impresin

to give + subject + a refund to be on the short side to spring off

Devolverle a alguien su dinero Quedarse corto, no llegar a la medida

Cork

Corcho Aterrizar, posarse, conseguir, obtener Periodo de mala suerte Invitar a alguien. I'm
treating you te invito yo;

To land Run of bad luck To treat sb

To cheer

Aclamar, vitorear Afirmar, pretender, reclamar, solicitar cmo te trata la vida? (fam) Sustantivo: regalo, invitacin, permitirse un lujo Regresar Tomar al cuidado una organizacin oficial Estar empeado/decido a hacer algo Estar casi, bordear, limitar Argumento

To claim how's life been treating you? (colloq) Treat

To treat

Verbo: tratar, considerar, invitar Rechazar Volver, dar la vuelta, facturar Fecha de vencimiento Ahora que lo pienso A decir verdad Argumento

To turn down

To turn back To take into care To be adamant

To turn over

Due date

Mind you

To border on

Storyline

Plot

To plot

Trazar, urdir, conjurarse

Sore

Dolor

Border

Frontera (entre pases) Boundary Algo es probable o seguro que va a suceder. Its bound to rain: 99% de posibilidades de que llueva Algo est listo para ser. Her new film is set to be a great success

Lmite, frontera

To be sure/bound to

To beat the bounds

Para superar los lmites

To be set to

To be due to

Est previsto que. Algo se espera que suceda en un momento determinado. Chief is due to retire next year Pinchar Sumergir en, mojar galletas Hacer la revisin al coche Descartar, desechar Educar, educacin. nature versus nurture = debate sobre se nace o se hace Escultura, talla Escribir, deletrear, significar 1 recurrir [to, a]: Linda resorted to using her savings, Linda tuvo que echar mano de sus ahorros 2 Jur interponer recurso, recurrir

Script

Guin Alegre, Poco serio, Dicho en tono festivo Servicio, revisin del coche Raspar algo

To prick

Light hearted

To dip into

Service

To service

To scrape

To scrap

Nature To endow sb/sth with something To carve

Naturaleza

Nurture

Dotar a alguien/algo de algo Esculpir, grabar

Carving

To spell

To resume

Reanudar

To resort to

To be being

Estar siendo .

Rousing speech To raise To approve of sb. + -ing Whirlpool To give st. a shot To sow

Emotivo discurso Levantar, subir, aumentar

To rise

Subir, ascender

To arouse

Suscitar, excitar sex.

Whirlwind

Torbellino

Torbellino Poner algo a prueba, probar algo, Ill give it a shot = voy a probar Sembrar

To slam

Cerrarse de golpe

Seam

Costura

Unlikely To get to grips with st. Shame To pay attention to To get cross

Improbable Hacerse con algo con la prctica Pena

Oddly enough

Extrao

Ashamed

Avergonzado

Prestar atencin

To take notice of To lose your temper

Prestar atencin

To be angry

Perder los nervios Ni..ni puede significar tampoco, pero requiere una oracin negativa y su posicin en la frase es distinta I dont like it, and I cant afford it either. No me gusta, y tampoco puedo comprarlo. My sister didnt go either. Mi
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Either

Neither

Ambos. On either side of the road en ambos Neither.. nor lados de la calle Cuando neither significa tampoco se puede sustituir por nor. Con ambos se utiliza la estructura: Either neither/nor + v aux/v modal + sujeto I didnt go. Neither/Nor did I. Yo no fui. Yo tampoco. I cant

swim and neither/nor can my brother. Yo no s nadar y mi hermano tampoco.

To mean

Significar o querer hacer I didn't mean to do it perdn, lo hice sin querer; he didn't mean (you) any harm no quiso hacerte dao.

To sum up

hermana tampoco fue. I havent seen that film. I havent either. No he visto esa pelcula. Yo tampoco verbo transitivo resumir: could you sum it all up in a few words?, puedes resumirlo en pocas palabras? verbo intransitivo resumir to sum up..., en resumen Crudo, invierno crudo, inhspito Ponerse nervioso Basado en hechos reales

Offspring To work up an appetite Commonplace

Hijos, descendencia

Bleak

Abrir el apetito

To work sb up

Normal Lectores, nmero de lectores, pblico lector Ir a la cabeza

Factual

Readership To go into the lead Steady hand

Hacer el papel To play the lead protagonista de una pelcula, etc Steady Trabajador/aumento worker/increase constante

Mano firme Firme, regular, constante, estable Ladrn de casas

Steady

Burglar

Shoplifter

Ladrn tiendas (hurto)

Pickpocket

Carterista

Robber

Ladrn de bancos

Jot sth down

Apuntar algo

Unsuitable

Inapropiado, inoportuno

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So as + To + Verb infinitive

As como + infinitivo Tejido, past p weave = tejer

So that......

Para + frase

Woven

Due to + noun/verb + ing

Debido a

Loose

Suelto holgado ligero

Restless

Inquieto, agitado

A hedge

Seto

Steep

Empinado excesivo

A hitch Commuter town To hitchhike

Problema

Outskirts

Afueras

Ciudad dormitorio

Sincere

Sincere

Hacer autostop

Buckle

Hebilla

Strap

Correa, tirante

Plough

Arado o la osa mayor

Choppy

Revuelto

To dread

Tener terror a

To ail

Estar enfermo

Harm

Dao Experimentar, someterse a algo Contable Comunicarse por telfono No tener vertigo

Dreadful

Horrible psimo

Undergo

A counter

Mostrador De la nada, sin avisar, inesperadamente Ocupado al telfono,

Accountant To get through to To have a head for heights

Out of the blue

Engaged

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Fair

Justo, bastante Madera vieja, desperdicios de madera Fresno

Stilt Expense account lunches To mellow

Zanco, pilote

Driftwood

Dietas Madurar, aejarse Aejo Over the counter Juntar, reunir, Garther speed = ganar velocidad Manta

Ash

A hose

Manguera

OTC

Household

Faenas domsticas

To gather

To stretch

Estirarse alargar

Blanket

A torch

Linterna

To strain

Esforzarse, aguzar Agrupar, bunch up = apiar, amontonar Desigual, desnivelado Dirigir, llevar un concierto Guardera

To deafen

Ensordecer

To bunch

Mattress

Colchn

Uneven To address a concert A crche Off the top of my head To curl up

A cordon

Cordn

Intact To steal the show Cosy

Intacto Robar la atencin del show, ser el protagonista Acogedor Filtrar a la prensa, filtrar informacin (wikileaks) leak = gotera

Sin pensar

Acurrucarse

To leak

The going rate

El precio normal de algo

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Show off

Mostrarlo a todo el mundo

Show up

Revelar, mostrar

Make up

Inventar, recuperar, Make up your maquillarse, reconciliar mind Ganar, mejorar, recoger, captar Extrovertido To articulate

Decidir Capaz de expresarse con claridad Ponerse a, get down to work = ponerse a trabajar Fracasar estrepitosamente, pegarse un trastazo

To pick up

outgoing To get stuck into

To get down to To come a cropper mainly, above all, particularly, specially

Meterse de lleno en Big y large describen el tamao, la capacidad o la cantidad de algo, pero big es menos formal. A diferencia de

Big

Sobre todo

Unlike

In earnest

En serio, seriamente

By no means

De ninguna manera

By means of

Por medio de Correo, Puesto de trabajo, Asignar, destinar

Steadily

Constantemente, continuamente

Post

The enlisted man was posted to a sniper unit near the town. El soldado fue destinado a una unidad de francotiradores cerca de la ciudad.

Intention of + verb-ing By car, by bus, For fear that

Intencin de + verbo

On foot

Andando, con on Por temor a (hacer) algo Con miedo de Abandonar algo, dejar,

Con by

For fear of

Por temor a que

In fear of

To take up residence

Mudarse, to move

To give up + ing

to give up chocolate

Rendirse, dejar de intentar

I gave up going there deje 13

de intentar ir alli

To feature

presentar, radio features, tv features Enfrentarse a un problema, derribar Aprovechar (energa)

To exhibite

Mostrar fsicamente, en un escaparate Totalmente, absolutamente Asi, de esta manera

To tackle

Utterly

To harness

thus To behave youself

To behave

Comportarse

Comportarte bien Enough comes after adjectives and adverbs. Good enough Enough comes before nouns. Enough money

So much .. as

Tanto como: Jake is not so (much) curious Enough as (he is) obnoxious.

On behalf of

De parte de, en nombre de despus

Apart from

Aparte de

Afterwards

Blurred

Borroso, confuso Delante de nombres, NUNCA delante de verbo+ing bastante

Out of interest

Por curiosidad Mientras. Comienza una frase: Meanwhile,. Mas que/masque

During

Meanwhile Rather than/ rather...than

Rather

High time

Llegado el momento

Would rather/sooner + subject + past simple (subjuntivo) Its (high/about) time + subject + past simple (subjuntivo) To hold down a job Conserver un empleo

Preferira que. I would rather you told me the truth preferira que me dijeras (subj. pret. Imperf.)la verdad
Es el momento. Its time we went back home. Es hora de que volvieramos (subjuntivo) a casa

Take up

Start: a hobby Accept: offert,challenge Use: time, resources

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To find out about

Conocer detalles sobre, investigar sobre Subir, incrementar, aumentar. Intransitivo: Something go up
verbo transitivo 1 recoger . Put away the toys 2 (dinero) ahorrar . Put away some money for 3 (a un criminal) encerrar 4 comer: he puts away large quantities of food, consume una cantidad ingente de comida

Drop out of

Go up

Put up

Abandonar, drop out of Russian classes Opuesto a take up Aumentar, subir. Transitivo: Put up something Put something up

Put away

Landscape

Panorama, paisaje

Concern

Verbo: preocupar, concernir, afectar Nombre: preocupacin problema, asunto

V: (=shape) formar; (=make)
fabricar; (=mould) moldear; (=design) disear. It fashioned the way we live today

Undergo

Experimentar, someterse a (una ciruga, un test) Destrozar, desmenuzar, hacer aicos, hacer polvo Considerar. In regard to: con respect a Hazaa, proeza
used to emphasize that what happened was not what you expected We had expected to arrive an hour late, but in the event we were early.

Fashion

Shatter

N: moda

Blur

Empaar desdibujarse Borroso.

Regard

Feasible

Viable, factible

Feat

Mind-blowing

asombroso,-a, alucinante: it was a mind-blowing experience, fue una experiencia alucinante. Their feats were mind-blowing

In the event

De hecho.. In the event of

En el caso de . Al alcance de : Medicines
should not be stored within reach of children Las medicinas no deben ser almacenada al alcance de los nios Posible de alcanzar: Solar powered cities are within reach.

Within

Dentro de: within the box, the project is due within three days Para. I want to go to the shop in order to buy . In order to travel abroad Desfasado. Games
companies cannot afford to be behind the times

within reach

In order to, so as to

Bring about

Causar, ocasionar, traer consigo. have been brought

Behind the times

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about the accident

Beneath

1 bajo, debajo de 2 figurado it's beneath her to complain, quejarse es indigno de ella she married beneath her, no se cas bien you're beneath contempt, ni siquiera mereces mi desprecio

Above

Encima, por encima Desorientado, perdido.

Clara was all at sea in the advanced calculus class.

Above suspicion To be on call

Fuera de toda sospecha. He must be

about suspicion

At sea

Estar de guardia. Salirse con la suya, salir impune: Get away with doing nothing at work Razn, base, the major
rationale cited for la mayor razn citada para

get around to verb + ing sth

Decidirse a hacer algo. to get away with Salir por ahi, hacer una escapada

Get away

Rationale

Ban

Prohibicin
smoking ban = prohicion de fumar

Tener antojo, tener ganas, craving: antojo, ansia. To crave

I'm craving (for) a cigarette, me muero por un cigarrillo there ways to control the craving.

There are sure to be Junk food

Seguro que hay: there are sure to be foods you cant resist to Comida basura

Weak-willed person

Persona debil de character

To praise

Alabar, elogiar, felicitar Intake

I nombre 1 (de la economa) profunda depresin 2 (en las ventas) bajn

Toma, ingesta
I verbo transitivo 1 (empresa) dirigir, administar 2 (la casa, el dinero, las finanzas) llevar, manejar 3 (personas) controlar 4 conseguir, lograr: he managed to open the door, logr abrir la puerta II verbo intransitivo poder (con algo), arreglrselas Observa que cuando to

Slump

II verbo intransitivo 1 (las ventas) caer en picado (los precios) desplomarse 2 (los nimos, la economa) decaer 3 (una persona) caer,

To manage

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desplomarse: she slumped to the ground, se desplom en el suelo

manage significa conseguir hacer algo a pesar de la dificultad existente, va seguido del infinitivo con to: I managed to read his letter despite his awful handwriting. Consegu leer su carta a pesar de su horrible letra

Encontrarse con un amigo I meet my brother in To meet

the park

Conocer gente nueva:

All the party, there were many people to meet

To pave

Pavimentar, allanar. Pave the way: allanar el camino

To draw

I vtr (ps drew pp drawn) 1 (un cuadro) dibujar (una lnea) trazar 2 tirar de (tren, carroza) arrastrar: the coach was drawn by four white horses, la carroza iba arrastrada por cuatro caballos blancos (cortinas) (abrir) descorrer (cerrar) correr (persianas) bajar 3 (a gente, aplausos, etc) atraer: his remarks drew applause, sus comentarios levantaron aplausos the musicians drew a crowd, los msicos atrajeron a mucha gente (la atencin) llamar 4 (un arma, una conclusin, confesin, fuerza, un diente, dinero del banco, etc) sacar (un taln) librar (un sueldo) cobrar 5 to draw breath, respirar 6 to draw lots, echar a suertes 7 (comparacin) hacer II verbo intransitivo 1 Arte dibujar 2 (moverse) to draw apart (from), separarse (de) to draw to a halt/stop, parar to draw to an end, acabarse 3 Dep they drew three all, empataron a tres III 1 2 3 nombre sorteo Dep empate fig (exposicin, espectculo) atraccin

To draw from: extraer (conclusions) the conclusion he drew from his

experiments

To draw up a plan To come as no surprise

Idear un plan

Soft drink To come as a surprise

refresco

(able to cut or pierce)

afilado adj puntiagudo adj agudo adj ntida adj

Sharp

The new knife was sharp. (focused, not blurry)

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With his glasses on, his vision was sharp. Con las gafas puestas, su visin era aguda. (intelligent) figurado agudo adj avispado adj They decided to hire the sharpest of the candidates. Decidieron contratar al ms agudo de los candidatos. (intense) agudo adj intenso adj I have a sharp pain in my back. (time: precisely) en punto lod adj Please be at the meeting at three o'clock sharp. Por favor presntese en la reunin a las tres en punto. (abrupt) brusco adj

To hand in

Entregar: (a notice, homework, un billete, un trabajo) presentar: (una solicitud, la dimisin) Oro puro

To break the news

Dar la noticia, anunciar

Solid gold

Better safe than Mejor prevenir que sorry curar Desmoronarse, derrumbarse, quebrarse. Fall apart at the seams: desmoronarse en pedazos Darse cuenta, Ejercer fuerza, presin. Exert
Exert oneself = esforzarse en hacer algo Exert peer preasure = ejercer presion de grupo

Sorry state

Estado lamentable, estado deplorable

To fall apart

Slight

Poco, escaso, ligero, delgado Grupo de pares, de semejantes, peer group

preasure = presin del grupo
1 (dar empleo) contratar 2 (la atencin) llamar 3 Auto (marcha) meter to engage the clutch, pisar el embrague 4 (una conversacin) entablar

Release

Peer group

Casi: it's just about Just about

finished, est casi terminado A punto:I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang. Estaba a punto de entrar a baarme

To engage

Ms o menos To be bound = 99% de posibilidades.

That was bound to happen sooner or later. Era seguro que eso iba a pasar tarde o temprano.

To be bound to be = estar seguro de que hay.

There is bound to be a simple explanation Seguro que hay una explicacin simple

To be just about possibility = there is a slight chance that it will happen, pequea posibilidad.
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It's just possible that we might be going away that weekend

Pitch dark/black

Oscuridad total, oscuro como boca de lobo Estar acostumbrado a.

Esperar Look forward

(anticipate with enthusiasm) We look forward to seeing you on Christmas Day found 1 [fand] ps & pp find found 2 [fand] verbo transitivo 1 fundar: my cousin founded a cigar factory, mi primo fund una fbrica de tabaco 2 fundamentar founded on, basado en

To be in the habit of +ing

She was so in the habit of walking home after school that she forgot she needed to visit the store first. Ella estaba tan acostumbrada a caminar directo a su casa que se le olvid pasar a la tienda

To found

To take into account

Tener en cuenta

to take back

Retirar, retractarse de, arrepentirse de haber dicho algo

I wish I could take back what I said in anger.

Stand

Plataforma, pechero

Can stand

Poder soportar Parecer lgico. The gun

Stand out

Resaltar, sobresalir, destacar

Stand to reason

was in Alex's hand. It stands to reason he fired the shot. The gun was in Alex's hand. It stands to reason he fired the shot.

To stand someone in good stead

Colocar a alguien en una buena posicin, Resultarle o serle muy til a alguien
have made good progress with sth haber avanzado bastante

En conjunto As a whole
We will take the package as a whole. Nos llevaremos el paquete en su totalidad

To be well into

I'm well into the book He avanzado bastante en el libro. There are well into a million books in print

Jargon

Argot

Demean

Degrader, humillar, menospreciar

At a time

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There may be

Puede HABER

It may be

Puede SER

Shortage

Falta, escasez

So far

in so far as..., en la medida en que... as far back as 1066, ya en 1066 far into the night, hasta muy entrada la noche so far, hasta ahora so far so good, por el momento, bien

Meat bone

Hueso

Fish bone

Espina pescado

Cherry Stone

Hueso cereza

Crop

Cultivo

Harvest To take a leaf out of someone To fly off the handle Pain

Cosecha

Door handle

Pomo de puerta
to be in sb's good/bad books, estar a buenas/malas con alguien To throw the book at, castigar severamente In my book, en mi opinin

Seguir el ejemplo de alguien

To throw the book

Perder los estribos

Despair

Desesperacin, desperate: desesperado Doloroso, dolorido, dificil

Dolor, sufrimiento
I verbo transitivo 1 (asir) agarrar 2 comprender: he cannot grasp what I'm saying, no alcanza a comprender lo que digo

Painful

1 (=begin) [+ task] empezar, emprender

Grasp

II nombre 1 agarrn, apretn 2 conocimientos, comprensin 3 alcance: it is within your grasp, est a tu alcance

Go/Set about

to set about doing sth ponerse a hacer algo

2

(=attack) atacar, agredir

De quien:
Whose gloves are these?

Whose

Cuyo:
The schools, whose students were mostly immigrants, had few problems.

Twice as many men as women

El doble de hombres que de mujeres

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To cut down on

Recortar, reducir algo: El consumo de electricidad: I'm cutting

down on my electricity usage

To cut down

Matar: cut down by the enemy

El estrs: It cuts down on

stress 1 (una cosa) dar con: I came across this article in the paper, encontr este artculo en el peridico 2 (una persona) encontrarse con (por casualidad) 3 dar la impresin she comes across as a nice girl I verbo intransitivo pasar: why don't you come by today?, por qu no te pasas hoy por aqu?

Come about
(el + frecuente)

Suceder, ocurrir
How did all these events come about?

Come across
(el + usado en el CAE)

come at

Embestir, atacar

Come by
II verbo transitivo adquirir, conseguir: how did you come by that mirror?, cmo conseguiste ese espejo?

Come down

1 bajar [from, de] 2 (lluvia) caer: the rain came down in buckets, llova a mares 3 (precios) bajar 4 (edificio) derrumbarse 5 (una enfermedad) to come down with, enfermar de: he came down with measles, cogi el sarampin

Recibir criticas Come in for

'to come in for a lot of criticism' means to 'receive a lot of criticism'.
1 salir [of, de]: she came out of her house when the rain stopped, sali de casa cuando dej de llover 2 (un color) desteir 3 (flor, foto, libro, Sol) salir 4 (hechos) revelarse 5 (una mancha) quitarse: these stains won't come out, estas manchas no salen 6 (el pelo) caerse 7 (un producto) lanzarse: the new ice-cream flavour came out last year, el nuevo sabor de helado sali al mercado el ao pasado 8 declararse [in favour of, a favor de] [against, en contra de] 9 GB Ind to come out (on strike), declararse en huelga 10 (homosexual) declararse (como tal) 11 (resultar) salir: it all came out well, todo sali bien 11 come out in brotar sntomas de una enfermedad

Come into

1 (espacio) entrar en 2 (recibir) heredar: he recently came into a lot of money, recientemente ha heredado mucho dinero 3 ser relevante: bananas don't come into it, los pltanos no tienen nada que ver

Come out

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Come round

Doblar, volver en s Salir, ascender, levantarse

Come round TO Comenzar a aceptar

(una idea, solucin) proponer: have you come up with any new ideas?, se te ha ocurrido alguna idea nueva?

Come up

Come up with

Sole

Solo, unico, exclusivo

To wipe

To back into

Entrar marcha atras

To take sth upon so To get off

Limpiar Wipe up: limpiar Wipe out: aniquilar, erradicar Encargarse, asumir la responsabilidad.
take it upon myself

To get out of

Escapar de

Apearse, bajar de Relevar, tomar el mando, sustituir a alguien de conjunto, integral, completo, exhaustivo, aplastante. FALSO AMIGO Ocio, tiempo libre

Set up

Instalar, fundar

To take over

Adornment

Adorno, decoracin

Comprehensive

Fake, forgery

falsificacin Dispararse (precios, temperaturas) Remontarse (avin) Elevarse, subir, aumentar Flipar slang (enjoy, take pleasure in)Espaa, coloq
She gets a kick out of watching talking animal videosLe flipa ver vdeos de animales parlantes.

Leisure

To soar

Brand

Marca, estilo

To get a kick out of

In bulk

A granel, en volume, al por mayor

rowdy

Camorrista, agitador

Dont get me wrong Cradle

No me malentiendas

To whizz

Listo, zorro

Cuna

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Quarter

I nombre 1 cuarta parte 2 (hora) cuarto 3 (de la Luna) cuarto 4 trimestre 5 US 25 centavos 6 barrio 7 parte: help came from all quarters, la ayuda vino de todas partes at close quarters, de cerca 8 quarters pl, alojamiento II verbo transitivo 1 dividir en cuatro partes 2 Mil alojar 1 impedir, evitar: he will prevent you from passing, te impedir pasar we can't prevent it happening, no podemos evitarlo o no podemos evitar que suceda 2 (accidente, enfermedad) evitar, prevenir

To reckon

Pensar, creer

To prevent s.o. from +ing s.t.

To blush

Sonrojarse, ruborizarse

To frown

Fruncir el ceo

Sour

Agrio. Sweet and sour: agridulce Amargo Mirar fijamente, igual que stare. Nivelar

Spicy

Especiado

Bitter

To glance

Ojear, vistazo

Gaze

A bump

Protuberancia, chichn To level out Desarraigar, arrancar de raiz

Uproot

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