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A Christmas Carol

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Description in English

Spanish

merry

happy, cheerful

contento

partner

someone who owns a business


with another person

socio

point (v)

to show with your finger or


arm where something is

sealar con el dedo

present (n)

the time now (not past, not


future)

el presente

shilling

a coin in old British money


(equal to five pence today)

cheln

spirit

the ghost of a dead person, or


a kind of person without a
living body

espritu

stare

to look hard at something or


someone for a long time

strike (past tense


struck)
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Charles Dickens
Retold by Clare West

Glossary
English

Words to learn

Write down any other new words you


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Translate them into your language.

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English

Your language

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mirar fijamente

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(of a clock) to tell the hour,


half hour, or quarter hour by
sounding a bell

dar la hora

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very small

diminuto

Description in English

Spanish

a special song which people


sing at Christmas

villancico

cheerful

looking and sounding happy

alegre, contento

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Christmas Eve

24th December, the day before


Christmas Day

Nochebuena

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clerk

someone who works in an


office, writing letters, etc.

administrativo,
administrativa

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delight

a pleased and happy feeling

deleite, placer

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delighted

very pleased and happy

entusiasmado,
encantado

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extinguisher

a thing shaped like a tall hat,


which you put on a candle to
stop it burning

apagavelas

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fog

a thick mist that stops you


seeing clearly

niebla

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foggy

very misty

nublado

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frost

a thin white cover of ice on the


ground in very cold weather;
(on page 2, Scrooges white
hair and cold heart)

helada

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God bless you!

people used to say this when


they liked someone or were
grateful to them

Que Dios te
bendiga!

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humbug

nonsense, silly ideas; dishonest


or untrue words

farsa, engao

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kiss (v)

to touch someone lovingly


with your lips

besar

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