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phrasals and more

sweeping off
I'm the girl that's sweeping you off your feet - elevar (metafóricamente)

I'm bad at -ing
I'm good at -ing

to be in a hurry
hurry up!

little money - poco dinero

on your marks, get set, go! (sports)
ready, steady, go! (general)

take it easy - calm down

I went blank - Quedarse en blanco

to go sightseeing - hacer turismo (a ver cosas)

score: 3-0 - three to nil

fulfil - quedar lleno

to tidy up - ordenar

to be nuts - estar loco

to take the plunge - dar el paso / dar el salto
to plunge - zambullirse

to set up st - preparar
hang on! - wait!

to ran into sb - to bumped into sb - meeting sb by chance
to came across sb/st - meeting sb/st by chance
by chance - de casualidad

point blank - rotundamente / a bocajarro, a quemarropa

to be upset - to be angry

bless their hearts - pobrecitos (benditos sean)

to die hard (habits) - que cuesta de quitar

to give a try - dar una oportunidad

to take sb for granted - subestimar a alguien

to come along - to happen

to let sb down - to disappoint sb

it will work out! - funcionará, saldrá bien

look like = take after (Who do you take after in your family)

look after = take care of

mind your own business! - métete en tus asuntos!
can't mind my own business! - no te metas en mis asuntos! ???

to ... V+O
in order to ... V+O
so as to ... V+O
to that ... S+V+O
(I study to pass the exam)
(I study to that I can pass the exam)

to oil up - engrasar / lubricar

to points out - afirmar, señalar, hacer notar

to do up - abrochar
to do up (the button of) your screen

take advantage of st - sacar provecho

to be aware / to be mindful - ser consciente (to be aware of the risks)

to turn a lot of heads - llamar la atención??

a hundred or so - unos 100

near / nearby - ?


I did it by myself - lo hago yo
I had it done by professionals - lo hacen otros (HAD)


on the point - a punto de





nouns

degree - carrera de estudios
career - carrera profesional

swimming - "el nadar"
swimming in the sea makes me feel great

headings - titulares

type, kind, sort
this sort of things

earl - conde
monk - monje

disease - serious illness

carpeted floor - moqueta

pavement - arcén
motorway, highway - autopista, autovía
toll road - autopista de peaje

row (remo)
rowing (sport)

the summit of the mountain - la cima
the peak - la cima

cycle lane - carril bici

bus - bus urbano
coach - bus interurbano

tracksuit - chandal
court / pitch / pool / track / circuite / course / slope

the loss - la pérdida

demonstration - manifestación

dipers - pañales

yard - patio
chores - tareas
overnight guests - invitados que se quedan a dormir

life buoy - salvavidas
buoy - boya

surplus - exceso, excedente, superávit
left-overs - sobras

litter - rubbish
litter bin - papelera / cubo de la basura

goods - artículos, mercancias, bienes

AD (anno domini: el año del Señor) = BC (before Christ) = DC (después de Cristo)

retailer - minorista

villa - chalet

bride - novia
groom - novio
bridemaids - damas de honor
bridemaid of honor - dama de honor principal
the best man - padrino


bowel - intestino
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

baptism - christening - bautizo

the big deal - el problema

venue - local, recinto (concietos, celebraciones)

suburbs - zona lujosa a las afueras
poor area - suburbio

roundabout - rotonda

scolarship - beca

breed - raza (de perro)

I cook dishes

extravagant - derrochador

:   colon
;   semicolon
,   comma
.   full stop
-  hyphen

sunset / sunrise

plot of land - parcela, terreno

couch - sofa

work - uncountable
job - countable

neckline - escote

halter (dress, jersey, top..) - sin mangas, espalda al aire

oinment - pomada

the play - la obra (teatro)

patch - parche / mancha / pegote

inferiority complex - complejo de inferioridad

singer-sinwriter - canta-autor

pan / frying pan - sartén
saucepan - cazo, cacerola

cleaning lady - señora de la limpieza
housekeeper - ama de llaves

shift - turno
(night shift, morning shift, breakfast shift..)

farewell - despedida

reliable - trustworthy

goods - mercancías

caroussel - cinta aeropuerto
assembly line - cinta de montaje (industria)

jumper - pullover

blind - ciego
the blinds - persianas

courtship - cortejo

grimace - mueca

fellow

close friends < > aquaintance - conocido

gender - sexo

rope > cord > string

crack - grieta

crane - grúa

dummy / pacifier - chupete

wit - ingenio / agudeza / talento

a day's work - la faena de un dia

light - mechero



verbs

to spend time on the Internet - pasar tiempo en Internet
to surft the Internet - navegar

cut out on - remove completly
cut down on something - reduce the amount of something

to honk - use a car horn

to sweep the floor - barrer

tangled up in me - enganchado a mi

I like you. - Me gustas tu.
you like me. - Te gusto yo.
who do you like? - quién te gusta?
who likes you? - a quién le gustas?

I like cooking
I like to cook

enjoy + ING
love / like / hate + ING
love / like / hate + to INF

I lie to you
you lie to me

I forgot to notice you. - subject: I
did I forget to notice you? - subject: I
who forgot to notice you? - subject: who

looking forward - desear
looking for - buscar
looking after - cuidar
are you looking forward to your holiday?
are you looking forward to ING?

to get on well with sb
I get on really well with my parents - good relation

earn money
win a prize

to spoil - estropear, echar a perder

to cheer sb up - animar

search for
look for

I don't worry about.. - No me preocupa..

write, writing, written

ski - skiing
lie - lying

it depends on
I talk on

they are having dinner - estar comiendo

According to Oxford Grammar, both are correct:
I feel hungry
I'm feeling hungry

to be fed up - estar harto

to have got: antes se usaba siempre para 'posesión', pero actualmente basta con to have

doubling consonants
CVC: rob, get, sit, cut, put
others: swim, stop, shop, plan, begin

vegetables grow
people grow up

Freeze! - US: Quieto!

?
to give in / out
hand in / out
in: el sujeto lo recibe
out: el sujeto lo dá

I don't think I need ...
I think I don't need ...

to beat - vencer, dar una paliza

injured - lesionado (sports), herido (accident)

can't stand - no poder soportar

to retire - jubilarse
retirement - jubilación

whistle - silbar, silbato

comeback - retorno

to faint - desmayarse

pariticapte in races
take part in races

to soar - remontarse, elevarse

to tap - golpear suavemente
to spank - azotar
a spanking  - azote

to focus - centrarse

to drop st - dejar

to fall asleep - quedarse dormido / conciliar el sueño

to knit - hacer punto / hacer ganchillo

to get sacked - to fire

to mistaken - confundir
(I've mistaken you with another person)

to dissipate - disipar

to value - valorar, apreciar, estimar
to rub - frotar

to perform - actuar

to hate - odiar
to despise - despreciar

to overcook - cocinar demasiado, muy hecho, quemado
to overuse - usar demasiado

to treasure - valorar

to trust = to relay on
(Don't trust Peter)
(Don't rely on Peter)

to spill / spilt / spilt - derramar

to be held - to take place

to write down - anotar

to tick / ticked - marcar

to giggle (giggling) - risa tonta

take in turns - por turnos

to chat / chatted (chat to sb)
to chat up - flirt (chat up sb)

try out - probar

to be pleased . estar encantado

raise / raised - elevar, alzar (with object: He raised his hand)
rise / rose / risen - subir (w/o object: Prices rise)

fellow - compañero, miembro, tio, socio ... muy general

envy /envi/ ~ to be jealous

to match - to pair up

to carry out - llevar a cabo

I was tired by then - para entonces

to swerve / skid - derrapar

to report a crime - denunciar
to sued sb (for libel) - denunciar (por difamación)

to tell sb off - regañar
to reprimanded sb - regañar
to scolded sb - regañar


to gossip - cotillear (they gossip a lot)
the are nosey / nosy / people - cotillas (que meten las narices)

addicted to = hooked on

to charge - cobrar (dinero)

I used to PLAY (past)
I'm used to PLAYING (present)


adjectives

* adjectives are always singular

proper - correcto, aceptable, adecuado

hot (adj)
the heat (noun)

loose - suelto

adventurous - aventurero

afraid, scared, frightened

swiss - suizo

futile - fútil (inútil)

swamped = flooded

scarce - escaso

wasteful - derrochador, malgastador

pricey - expensive

cunning - astuto

pageantry - majestuosidad (pompa)

thorough - exhaustivo, minucioso

chubby - rechoncho, regordete

vain / conceited / cocky [US] - presumido

bright - smart / intelligent

he is well - se encuentra bien
he is unwell - no se encuentra bien

egotistical - ególatra   (RAE: Culto, adoración, amor excesivo de sí mismo)
selfish - egoísta

prospective - possible
(prospective partner)

deafening - ensorcedecodr

frenzied / frantic - frenético

confidence - confianza

the spare copies - las que sobran
the missing copies - las que faltan

slang

infantil
easy-peasy (lemon squeezey) - chupado!

vulgar
to pick - to chose

dropping by - dejarse caer (pasarse)

to be screwed - estar jodido (problemas)
to screw st up = to mess up - estropear, echar a perder
to screw sb - tirarse a alguien




quick fire - very quick
to by me type - ser mi tipo

to pick on sb / to take it out on sb - coger manía a alguien

to have a crush on sb - gustar alguien
to fall in love with sb / to fall for sb - enamorarse de alguien
to fall madly in love with sb - ..locamente, perdidamente
to be head over heels in love with sb - ..completamente / hasta las trancas / de la cabeza a los pies
to be his other half / his soulmate - su media naranja
to by my cup of tea - media naranja / hecho para ti (general: my partner, maths)

scorching hot - calor abrasador

there are many people in class - no es correcto many en afirmativas, pero se dice mucho



Food

pancake ~ crêpe

french fries - patatas fritas (us)
chips - patatas fritas (uk)
crips - papas

wholemeal, wholegrain - integral
stew - estofado

to eat out - comer fuera

to heat up - calentar

convenience food
ready-prepared food
ready-made food

nuts - frutos secos
peanut - cacahuete
walnut - nuéz
hazelnut - avellana

fruits and berries
avocado - aguacate
grapefruit - pomelo
grapes - uvas
plum - pruna
rhubarb - ruibarbo
watermelon - sandía

blackberry - mora
strawberry - fresa
raspberry (red)

vegetables
asparagus - espárrago
beans - judías
beetroot - remolacha
Brussels sprout - col de Bruselas (nombre propio)
cabbage - col
cauliflower - coliflor
celery - apio
corn on the cob - mazorca de maíz con la panocha
cucumber - pepino (cogombre)
leek - puerro
parsley - perejil
peas - guisantes
radish - rábano

fish has bones, not spines
fish and chips (cod - bacalao)

some fruits has a stone in the center

dish = plate
dish = course = plate + food

rations - raciones

jam - mermelada
marmelade - orange jam

british breakfast (actualmente sólo típico en los hoteles)
continental breakfast (nuestro desayuno)

a small quantity of food
little amounts of food

fried bread

bread / roll - anything rolled
food / meal
frozen / iced
cook / cooker
fork / knife / spoon

kettle (heat up) teapot (serve) teacup (drink)

recipe - receta
receipt - ticket

tasty - sabroso
tasteful - personalidad: que tiene buen gusto

tin - tuna
can - coke

add
bake - make bread or cakes
boil - hervir
chop - cortar
fry
grate - gratinar
mix
peel - pelar
roast - tostar
squeeze - exprimir
sprinkle - dejar caer, esparcir, derramar

saucer - plate under the cup

salt, oil, vinegar

cookies / biscuits

bar - tableta
carton - tetrabrick
jar - tarro
jug - jarra
loaf - barra
pinch - pellizco
slice - rebanada
grape - racimo
lamb - cordero

bill - la cuenta (factura)
tip - propina, consejo

I eat toast - tostada
Let have a toast - brindis

healty food < > unhealthy food / junk food

fiber / fibre

lean meat - carne magra (sin grasa)

hash browns: patatas fritas / croquetas de patata
hash - plato de carne (roast beef ) picada / picadillo
browns - croquetas

to chew - masticar
to swallow - tragar

Forniture

sofa, couch - sofá

UK vs US

UKUS
mobile phonecell phone
chipsfrench fries
/guitaaar//guitar/
/tomato//tomeito/
fiberfibre
neighbourneighbor
colourcolor
flatapartment