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AMAZING

• adjetivo – asombroso– maravilloso– espantoso

ANKLE

• Tobillo

APPLY

• to ~ for sth ‹for loan/permission›

• solicitar or pedir(conj.⇒) algo;

APPROACH

• v. acercarse, aproximarse, arrimarse, avecinarse; acercarse a,

• ir hasta, llegar más cerca a; abordar; estar cercano a; acometer

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• s. acercamiento, advenimiento, aproximación, arrimadura;

ATTACHMENT

• Accesorio

ATTEND

• Asistir

• I hope to attend the opening night.

AWARE

• I want you to be aware of the rules of our organization.

• I am not aware of any other doctors in the area besides him.

BACHELOR

• Soltero

BILL

• v. facturar, cargar, cargar a la cuenta, cargar en cuenta; enviar la factura a, cobrar, pasar la cuenta a; poner en cartelera, anunciar, anunciar en cartelera

• May I have the bill?

BLAME

• nombre – culpa– censura

• verbo – culpar– censurar

BOTHER

molestar, causar molestia,

dar jaqueca, dar molestia,

dar murga, desazonar, disturbar,

estorbar, fastidiar, importunar,

incomodar, incordiar, irritar,

jorobar, meterse con, mosconear

CARROT

• Zanahoria

CARRY OUT

• verbo transitivo 1 (un proyecto) llevar a cabo, realizar 2 (el deber) cumplir

•II (crímenes) perpetrar:

• vicious attacks were carried out against the immigrants,

• los inmigrantes fueron víctimas de salvajes agresiones

CARRY OUT

• Examples:

• In my new job, I have to perform many challenging tasks

• In my new job, I have to CARRY OUT many challenging tasks

CATCH ON

• ganar popularidad: • the idea didn't catch on, • la idea no cuajó

• Do you think this style will become popular next season?

• Do you think this style will CATCH ON next season?

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CATERING COMPANY

• Restaurant empresa

CHASE

• nombre

– persecución

– caza

– carrera

– alcance

• verbo – perseguir– cazar– correr– seguir– ahuyentar– cincelar

CHEAP

• adv. barato

•  adj. barato, de bajo precio; de mala calidad; de mal gusto; tacaño, mezquino

Not expensive , or costing less than usual

cheerful

– alegre– jovial– animado

COME UP WITH

• verbo transitivo (una idea, solución) proponer:

• have you come up with any new ideas?, ¿se te ha ocurrido alguna idea nueva?

COSTUME

• Traje

COUPLE

• pareja

• Two or a few.• “ I went to New York with a couple of friends”

• Two people who are married or having a romantic relationship

CUSTOMER

• Cliente

• He's a really good customer, and has been coming here for years.

CUT BACK

• 1 (gastos) reducir 2 (la producción) disminuir 3 (una planta) podar

• Now that I am unemployed we are going to have to cut back on our spending.

DEVELOPMENT

• DESARROLLO

• When someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced.

DIZZY

• adj. mareado

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• v. marear;

• dejar perplejo

DRAG– Obstáculo rastra– resistencia al avance– Calada lata– draga– Chupada estorbo– fumada– travestí– Barredera– cosa pesada

• verbo – arrastrar

– dragar– rastrear– encampanarse– llevar arrastrado– arrastrarse por el suelo– moverse muy despacio– hacerse interminable– pasar lentamente

ENCOURAGE

• Animar

• To make someone more likely to happen.“My parents encouraged me to try new things”

ENGAGED

• adj. comprometido, ocupado

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• v. contratar, dar empleo a, dar ocupación a, emplear; empeñar; embragar, engarzar, engranar, enlazar, interconectar; involucrar; ser simpático

FAINT

adj. débil, desfallecido, desfalleciente, desvanecido, exánime, lánguido, pálido; apenas perceptible, apenas visible

v. desfallecer, desmayarse, desvanecerse, esmorecerse, perder el sentido

FAREWELL

• adj. adiós, despedida

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• interj. vaya Ud. con Dios!; adiós (interjección)

FINGER FOODS

• Bocaditos

FLU• s. gripe, dengue, influenza

GET AHEAD

• Tener éxito

• In order to get ahead in business you need to be assertive.

GIFT

• Regalo

GOOSE

• Ganso

GROUNDHOG

• Marmota

HAND IN

vtr (un billete, un trabajo) entregar(una solicitud, la dimisión) presentar

• The students handed in their assignments to the teacher.

HANDSOME

• adj. bien parecido, agraciado, apuesto, buen mozo, de buen aspecto, elegante, galán, gallardo, guapetón, guapo, hermoso, muy mozo

HANG ON

• STOP, wait for a moment.

• Hang on! Are you trying to make a monkey out of me?

• Hang on please, I'm just putting you through.

• Hang on please and I'll be with you in a couple of minutes.

HAUSWARMING

• Estreno de una casa

HIKING

• s. excursionismo

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• v. dar largas caminatas, dar largos paseos, excursionar; incrementar, aumentar

HOLD

• v. sujetar, agarrar, mantener, mantener a la fuerza, contener, guardar, poseer; creer que, aseverar, mantener la opinión que; sostener, creer en; cumplir; soportar, aguantar

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• s. agarre, apoyo, asimiento,

HOLD

• To have something in your hand or arms. He was holding a glass of wine. She held the baby in her arms.

• To keep something in a particular position

• To organize an event

HOP

• Saltar

ITCH

• v. picar, hormiguear; causar comezón, arder

•  s. picazón, comezón, escozor, hormiguillo, picor, prurito; sarna

IMPOLITE

• adj. mal educado, chabacán, descomedido, desconsiderado, descortés, grosero, impolítico, incivil, ineducado, inurbano

IMPROVE

IMPROVEMENT

• There was a steady improvement in the pupil's results.

• The doctor saw no improvement in the patient.

• The repairs to the car brought about an improvement in its speed

ISSUE

• TEMA

JUNK FOOD

KEEPSAKE

• Recuerdo

LAWN

LOZENGES

• s. pastilla, gragea

MAID

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MESSY• adj. desordenado, desaliñado,

desarreglado, descuidado, heteróclito; muy sucio, confuso

MUSHROOM• adj. como hongo o seta

v. crecer como hongos, multiplicarse como hongos, proliferarse como hongos

•  s. hongo, champiñón, seta

NOSY

• Curioso

• Fisgón

• Preguntón

OUTAGE

• Corte

PASS OVER

• pasar por alto, olvidar

• Even though Mary had worked as a manager in that department she was passed over for promotion.

PAWS

• Patas

PEA

pool

• piscina

pour

– derramar– echar– colar– correr

POWDER

• Polvo

PROFIT

• Beneficios

PROPOSAL

PUT OFF

• POSTERGAR

• I'm busy this afternoon; can we put our meeting off until tomorrow?

• He was too busy in the morning, so he put his appointment off until the afternoon.

regret

– pesar– remordimiento– sentimiento

REJECT

• RECHAZAR

• To refuse to accept or agree with something.

• To refuse to accept someone for a job, course.

RESUME

• currículum

ROUGHLY

• (approximately) aproximadamente adv

• Roughly speaking, we will have your phone service restored in 24 hours.

• The cost to construct your house will be about $100,000, roughly speaking.

scrapbook

• Álbum de recortes.

SPARKLING WATER

SET UP

• Establecer

• Set something up

To get all the necessary equipment ready for an activity

• I need one or two people to help me set up the display.

SHIVER

• v. temblar, tiritar, titiritar; hacer añicos, hacer astillas

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• s. temblor, escalofrío, repeluco, repelús, repeluzno, tiritón

SLUMBER PARTY

• Pijamada

SPRING

• PRIMAVERA

STARE

• v. clavar los ojos, fijarse, mirar, mirar de hito en hito, mirar fijamente, quedar mirando

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• s. mirada, mirada fija

STUFFY

• adj. mal ventilado, viciado; congestionado, taponado; tedioso

SUPPORT

• apoyar

SUE

• Demandar

SWEAT

• v. sudar, transpirar, traspirar; hacer sudar

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• s. sudor

SWITCH

• Cambiar

TEAR• nombre

– lágrima

– rasgón

– desgarrón

– rajo

– rajón

• verbo

– rasgar

– arrancar

– desgarrar

– rasgarse

– despedazar

– partir

THEN

• adjetivo

– de entonces

• adverbio

– entonces

– luego

– después

– pues

– en ese momento

– además

– en aquella época

• conjunción

– pues

– por tanto

– en ese caso

THROUGHOUT

• A LO LARGO

UPGRADE

• Mejorar

UPSET

• adj. alterado, amoscado, molesto, turbado

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• v. molestar, contrariar; descomponer, desordenar; alterar, desarreglar, desazonar, desbarajustar, descalabrar, desestabilizar, desquiciar,

Vanish

• desaparecer

waiter

– camarero– mesero– mozo– garzón

WAVE

• The ocean waves rocked the boat.

weird

• Extraño

WHEAT

• s. trigo, maíz

YAWN

• BOSTEZAR