4º ESO VOCABULARY SCHOOL YEAR

2014-15

VOCABULARY 4th YEAR

IRELAND (Caragh’s first presentation)

 Shamrock  trébol
 Leprechaun  duende enano
 Coffin ships  barcos ataúd
 Bury (-ied)  enterrar
 Brewery  cervecería

CANADA
 Ice rink  pista de hielo
 Row  fila
 Rough  duro, agresivo
 Puck  disco de hockey
 Poutine  chips, gravy and cheese (typical dish from Canada)
 Beaver’s tail  it is a dessert, it is a dough with banana slices, chocolate sauce and sugar
 Dough  masa
 Stroller  sillita de bebé
 ELD  ENGLISH LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
 ESL  ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
 Refugees  refugiados
 Bark  corteza
 Sap  savia
 Maple  arce
 Quaint  pintoresco (city/ town)
 Fake  falso
 Sullen  sombrío, lúgubre, deprimente
 Cobbled (streets)  (calle) adoquinada
 Self-taught  autodidacta
 Drop –out rate  tasa de abandono escolar
 Break time /recess  recreo
 Professor (a teacher at college/ university)
 Supply teacher  profesor sustituto
 Zipline  tirolina
 Career  carrera profesional (a profession that is one's most important work in life)
 Degree  university studies (an academic title given upon the completion of studies, or as an honorary recognition of
achievement)
 Go bowling  ir a la bolera
 Workshop  taller
 Lecture  clase magistral

TEENAGE ISSUES
 (be) sold out  estar agotadas (las entradas)
 (sth) mean  malo, mezquino, cruel
 A thief  un ladrón
 Afford (to)  permitirse el lujo de
 Allowance  paga de los padres
 alone / only/lonely
 Balaclava  pasamontañas
 BE used to DOING sth  están acostumbrado/a a hacer algo
 Beans  habas
 Behave (to)  comportarse
 Brush (to) rozar

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 Bullying acoso escolar

 Burglar  allanador de morada
 Chickpeas  garbanzos
 Childhood  infancia
 Coat  abrigo
 Copper  cobre
 crowded  atiborrado
 Deaf  sordo
 Disturbing  alarmante, inquietante, perturbador
 dome  cúpula
 eager  ansioso, deseoso
 engaged  comprometido, ocupado
 enhance (to)  mejorar, realzar
 Enough  suficiente
 Gathering  reunión de personas
 Get a good deal on  conseguir una buena oferta
 Go wild  volverse loco
 godfather padrino
 gorgeous  precioso, maravilloso
 Green beans  judías verdes
 Gypsy  gitano
 Hoof  pezuñas
 Host  anfitrión
 House chores  tareas domésticas
 hunt (to)  cazar
 I have a sore throat  tener dolor de garganta
 ice skate  patinar sobre hielo
 Lighthouse  faro
 Lost for words  quedarse sin palabras
 Me neither  yo tampoco
 Messy  desordenado
 miracle  milagro
 Mortgage  hipoteca
 Mug (to)  rob violently atracar
 naughty  malcriado, travieso
 Neat  aseado, pulcro, limpio
 outcast paria, marginado
 outdated  anticuado, obsoleto
 Overcome  superar
 overcrowded  superpoblado, atiborrado
 peer pressure  presión del grupo
 Pickpocket  un carterista
 plenty  multitud
 pressure  presión
 raise (to) (cattle or a child) → ciar ganado o a un niño
 Regret  arrepentirse, lamentar
 relieved  aliviado
 Rob (to)  (a bank) robar
 Robber  ladrón de bancos
 root  raíz, orígenes
 rush (hour)  hora punta
 Sales  rebajas
 Seed  semillas
 Sense  sentido
 Sigh (to)  suspirar

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 Skip breakfast  saltarse el desayuno, pasar sin desayunar

 smelly  apestoso, nauseabundo
 Spare time  tiempo libre
 Stand still  quedarse quieto
 Steal (to)  (an object) robar
 Still  todavía
 Struggle (to)  luchar, esforzarse
 Succeed (to)  tener éxito
 Success  éxito
 Successful  exitosa/o
 swap (to)  intercambiar
 target  dirigirse a alguien
She targeted her energies towards finishing the project.
Ella enfocó su energía en terminar el proyecto.
The president is the target of many jokes.
El presidente es blanco de muchos chistes.
 Till / until  hasta
 To text  mandar un mensaje de texto
 Trust (to)  confiar
 Turnip leaves  grelos
 twin  gemelo
 typo  error tiopográfico
 Upbringing  crianza
 updated  actualizado
 upset  enfadado
 Visually –impaired con problemas de visión
 wardrobe → armario
 whale  ballena
 yell /scream  gritar, chillar

SECOND TERM

 accurate  preciso, exacto

 allow (to) permitir
 bother  molestar, fastidiar
 bribe  soborno, mordida
 Broad = wide (ancho)
 comfy informal) cómodo
 complaint  queja
 date (cita romántica) vs appointment (cita con el médico)
 device  aparato, artefacto
 Fair  feria
 Flea market  mercadillo de segunda mano
 guilty (adjective)  culpable
 high-pitched (voz) aguda low-pitched (voz) grave
 hold a party  dar una fiesta
 low-budget  de bajo presupuesto
 miscarriage  aborto espontáneo/natural
 Narrow  estrecho
 Pass vs. Spend  pass someone in the street but you spend time or Money ON
 Passer-by  transeúnte
 plastic surgery cirugía plástica
 purchase  comprar/ compra
 put on weight  ganar peso

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 rise (to)  elevar

 stepsister  hermanastra
 Stink (to)  oler mal
 subsidiary  sucursal, filial
 thrive  prosperar, progresar
 unbearable  insoportable
 unsuitable  inapropiado, inadecuado
 Wonders  maravillas
 wrinkle  arruga

TEXAS
 Ribs  costillas
 Brisket  a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal.
 Litter (to)  tirar basura en la calle
 Litter  basura que tiras en la calle
 Trash  basura
 fine  multa
 get a ticket (USA)  que te pongan una multa
I got a ticket for speeding
Me pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad
 populous poblado
 Ferris wheel / big wheel  noria
 Touristy  appealing to tourists (turístico)
 Skyline  silueta de los edificios en el horizonte (the outline of something, such as the buildings of a city, against the
sky)
 Skyscraper  rascacielos (a tall building of many stories, esp. one for office or commercial use)
 Livestock ganado ( cattle, horses, poultry, and similar animals kept for domestic use but not as pets, esp on a farm or
ranch)
 livestock show  an exhibition of prize cattle by cattle breeders.
 kolaches  type of pastry that holds a dollop of fruit rimmed by a puffy pillow of supple Doug. Originating as
a semisweet wedding dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States
 stage  escenario
 barrel  barril
 corny dog  is a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal (harina de maíz) batter

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
 Drop a hint  soltar una indirecta
 Take a hint  captar una indirecta
 Make up his mind  tomar una decisión
 What a pity!  ¡Qué pena!
 It is a pity that …  es una pena que
 to be in the known  estar al tanto, estar al día, al corriente
 Get grounded  encerrado, castigado
 Feel like DOING sth apetecer hacer algo
 “Food for thought”  algo para reflexionar
 Be concerned about sth  estar preocupado por algo/alguien
 I was on my way home  estaba de camino a casa

FOOD
 pickles  encurtidos
 dip (to) mojar en /meter en un líquido o salsa
 gherkin  pepinillo
 sour  agrio
 crispy  crujiente, crocante
 ranch  rancho

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 fattening  que engorda, que hace engordar

 shrimp  langostino
 shellfish  marisco
 grocery store supermercado, tienda de comestibles
 raw  crudo

TOURISM
 Abroad  en el extranjero
 along the coast  a lo largo de la costa
 Arch  arco
 binge-drinking  botellón
 build up tolerance  crear tolerancia
 charter a flight  alquilar, fletar
 Customs  aduanas
 damage daño, prejuicio
 drug mule  mula
 Duty free shop  tienda libre de impuestos en el aeropuerto
 ease (to) aliviar
 Fair  feria
 flea market  mercadillo de segunda mano
 hill  colina
 hot spell / cold spell  ola de calor
 hot spring terma
 issue  problem, matter of concern; ejemplar de una revista
 landmarks  lugar emblemático (a building or other place of outstanding historical or cultural importance)
 Miss (a means of transport) vs lose (your wallet)
 mosque  mezquita
 obey (to) obedecer
 overdose sobredosis
 peer  colega
 pilgrimage  peregrinación
 scenery  paisaje, vista
 schedule  horario (programación)
 she's teasing you  te está tomando el pelo
 Sightseeing trip  viaje para ver los monumentos más importantes
 sightseeing (to go sightseeing)  hacer turismo
 snorkel (to) hacer buceo con snorkel
 spank (to)  azotar, dar una palmadita
 Spark (to)  desatar, desencadenar
 spring  manantial
 stem from  originarse en
 Stink (to)  oler mal
 summer home  residencia de verano
 unspoiled  impecable, inmaculado, fresco, no contaminado
 wonders  maravillas

CHARACTER/PERSONALITY
 biased  parcial, partidista
 Fickle  caprichoso, voluble
 Forgiving  compasivo
 Greedy  avaricioso
 Humble  humilde
 lenient  indulgente, poco severa
 Mean  mezquino, tacaño

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 Neat  arreglado, pulcro, limpio

 Open-minded  de mentalidad abierta
 pampered mimado, consentido
 patronising  condescendiente
 Quarrelsome  peleón
 Reliable  persona en la que puedes confiar
 Selfless  desinteresado
 Sensible  sensato
 Sensitive  sensible
 spoiled  mimado
 Stingy  tacaño, rácano, agarrado
 Stubborn  terco
 Tight-fisted  tacaño, apretado, rata

CINEMA
 character  personaje (literatura)
 drive-in cinema  autocine
 dubbed  doblado (película)
 lead role  papel principal supporting role  papel secundario
 release (to)  lanzar, estrenar una película
 review  crítica
 sitcoms  comedias de situación
 script  guión (written copy for the use of performers in films and plays)
 thriller  a book, film, play, etc, depicting crime, mystery, or espionage in an atmosphere of excitement and suspense
 TV shows  series
 Trailer  a series of short extracts from a film, used to advertise it in a cinema or on television

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VERBS FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS

 Look UP TO  admirar
Many children look up to their older siblings.
Muchos chicos admiran a sus hermanos mayores.
Boys often look up to professional athletes as role models.
Muchos chicos admiran a los atletas profesionales como modelos a seguir.
 Look DOWN ON  menospreciar, mirar por encima del hombro
It is wrong to look down on people less fortunate than yourself.
No está bien menospreciar a quienes tienen menos suerte que uno.
 depend ON  depender de
 deal WITH  tratar con
The problem was brought to my attention and I dealt with it.
El problema llegó a mis manos y lidié con él.
You answer the phones and I'll deal with the customers.
Tú contesta los teléfonos y yo me ocupo de los clientes.
 Laugh (to) AT  reírse de
My boyfriend laughs at my jokes, even when they're not funny.
Mi novio se ríe de mis chistes, aunque no sean graciosos.
 Throw AT  lanzarle algo a alguien con la intención de hacerle daño
 Throw TO  lanzarle algo a alguien para que lo coja al vuelo
 Give UP  rendirse /dejar de
I give up - you're far better than me at this game!
Me rindo. ¡Eres mucho mejor que yo en este juego!
 Find OUT  descubrir
 Insist ON  insistir en
The strikers are insisting on higher wages.
Los huelguistas están insistiendo en salarios más altos.
Despite my complaints, he insisted on doing things his way.
Insistía en hacer las cosas a su manera, a pesar de mis quejas.
 Spend ON  gastar dinero en
 Reflect ON / UPON  reflexionar sobre
 Take OFF  despegar
 Come OUT  salir del armario; publicarse, salir a la venta
After college, Luke decided to come out to his parents.
Después de la universidad, Luke decidió salir del armario y decírselo a sus padres.
His new novel comes out this autumn.
En marzo sale a la venta su próximo libro.
 Stand FOR  significar, representar
 Afraid OF  tener miedo de
 Breathe IN  inspirar
 Breathe OUT  expirar
 come UP  salir, surgir (un tema)
The senator knew that questions about his campaign would come up.
El senador sabía que esa pregunta sobre su campaña iba a salir.
 depend ON  depender de
She is a proud lady and doesn't like having to depend on her relatives for help.
Es una mujer orgullosa y no le gusta tener que depender de sus parientes.
 kicked OUT  (expel or eject) expulsar
I was kicked out of class for refusing to turn off my iPod.
Me echaron de la clase porque no quise apagar el iPod.
 come OUT  en sentido figurado confesar que es gay; publicar, salir,
After college, Luke decided to come out to his parents.
Después de la universidad, Luke decidió salir del armario y decírselo a sus padres.
 bring OUT  publicar, lanzar
 bring IN  traer

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