FACULTY OF MECHANICS

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING

SCHOOL

ENGLISH
THIRD LEVEL
“WORDS, MEANINGS AND INTERPRETATION”

JUAN MOSQUERA
 WORDS, MEANINGS AND INTERPRETATION

WORD GRAPHIC DEFINITION TYPE OF TRASLATION EXAMPLES

WORD
Is a device that allows The value that the ammeter
the measurement of marked when measuring was
the amps that the noun Amperímetro 20 A
AMMETER electric current has.

It is a heavy machine The compactor is used in

that produces soil building construction
COMPACTOR noun Compactadora
densification primarily
due to its own weight.

It is a machine formed
by a set of saw teeth
attached to a chain noun Motosierra My father's chainsaw cut
CHAINSAW many trees.
driven by a motor.

A piston is a part that is

part of the operating
PISTON noun Pistón The piston compresses the air
mechanism of an
engine mixture, fuel in the cylinder.
 It is an electronic device My home's voltage regulator
VOLTAGE noun Regulador de Voltaje
designed to maintain a is damaged
REGULATOR
constant voltage level

CARBURETOR Device that mixes air noun Carburador My grandfather's car has a
and fuel. carburetor.

It is a cast iron or
aluminum part that The engine block of a vehicle
ENGINE BLOCK noun Bloque de Cilindros
houses the cylinders of is very strong.
an internal combustion
engine
Give a person a thing to
use for a while and then
BORROW My sister borrow her dress to
return it Give a person a
thing to use for a while a friend
verb Prestar
and then return it.

Pass the comb through My mother combs my sister

a person's hair to
COMB untangle it or fix it in a verb Peinar every day to go to school .
certain way

Express with words and

sounds the affliction felt
COMPLAIN by a shame or verb Quejarse the wife complains that her
disappointment daughter is very spoiled
 Give a person an
amount of money or
PAY something else that is Verb Pagar my father pays in the bank
owed every month of the credit

Put the signature in a

writing, a work, a letter
SIGN verb Firmar my brother signs his first
or a document
contract

CHEAP It has a low price or Adjetive Barato Legumes in the market are
costs little money. cheaper.

Moment when I am a very awake person in

something or someone English classes
AWAKE Adjetive Despertar
wakes up

PLAIN That presents few Adjetive Sencillo my way of dressing is very

difficulties or simple
complications.

DIRTY That has dust, garbage, Adjetive Sucio my mom's kitchen is very dirty
stains or impurities.
 WET who had contact with Adjetive Mojado the grass of my house is wet
water

reactive state of
emotion that interprets
BORING Adjetive Aburrido math classes are very boring
the condition of your
environment as quite
boring

Indicates the day on

which the person who
TODAY Adverb Hoy today a new movie is released
speaks or writes is.
in the cinema

They indicate how often

an action is performed.
ALWAYS Adverb Siempre I always visit my grandfather
on Sundays in the cemetery.

Referred to what is
done or happens
OFTEN Adverb A Menudo I often clean the windows of
frequently.
my house

The dog sleeps outside in the

yard.
OUTSIDE On the outside of a Adverb Afuera
space
QUICKLY Fast, what happens, Adverb Rápido the teacher arrives quickly to
moves or acts very class
quickly

That goes slowly or that

spends a lot of time or
SLOWLY Adverb Lento The snowflakes floated slowly
more time than is
considered normal down

NEAR that is very close to Adjetive Cerca My house is near the park.
something