Glossary

Glosario

ABREVIATURAS
 adj adjective prep preposition
 adv adverb sl slang
 exp expression vb verb
 inf informal vb phrasal phrasal verb
 n noun

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Word-Expressions Translation Example Sentence

take the piss vb exp cachondearse ₤6 for a cup of coffee! They’re
(sl) de, burlar taking the piss!
joke n chiste, broma He told a joke about an Irishman,
A Scottish man and an
Englishman.
slang n jerga Young people use a lot of slang
words.
bloody adj sangriento, His nose was bloody and swollen.
violento
bloody good adv muy, tan It was a bloody good game!
damn adj maldito I can’t open the damn window!
damn interjection maldita sea Damn! I’ve lost my wallet!
that sucks exp (sl) que lastima, ‘My mum says I have to clean the
que mal garage.’ ‘That sucks.’
crap n (sl) estupideces, If he keeps talking crap, I’ll just
chorradas ignore him.
mate n colega, amigo He’s over there talking to his
mate.
would you ¿Te Would you mind helping me with
mind..? exp importaría...? this suitcase, it’s so heavy.
politeness n cortesía, buena Politeness is something you can
educación never have too much of.
rude adj grosero, mal It’s rude to keep people waiting.
educado
behind prep detrás de The car behind us was flashing its
lights.

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under prep abajo, debajo There are piles of books under my

de desk.
on top of prep encima de, por His bike fell on top of him.
encima de algo
inside prep dentro, adentroThere were lights on inside and I
could hear voices.
little bit n poco, un I need a little bit more salt in my
poquito soup.
wear vb ponerse, vestir He was wearing tight jeans.
elevator pitch exp discurso de I have 2 minutes to let them know
ascensor about my company, I need an
elevator pitch!
bachelor’s degree licenciatura Most well-paying jobs today
n require you to have at least a
bachelor’s degree.
break a leg exp buena suerte, As he left the dressing room, his
mucha mierda! fellow actors shouted, “break a
leg!”
what’s up with.. qué pasa con.. You’re awfully quiet today-
exp (inf) what’s up?
piece of cake n muy fácil, pan The interview was a piece of
comido cake.
wish vb desear, ojala I wish you all the best in your
new job.
spill the beans vb irse de la Peter can’t keep a secret, I knew
(exp) lengua he’d end up spilling the beans
about the party
rain cats and llover a mares, I won’t be going out today; it’s
dogs vb (exp) diluviar raining cats and dogs.
get used to doing acostumbrase, Don’t worry, you’ll soon get used
sth.. vb (exp) habituarse to driving on the left!
mailbox n buzón de The postman leaves letters
cartas everyday in my mailbox.
anyway adv de todas Anyway, I have to leave now.
formas, de
todas maneras
date n cita So, come on, tell us, who’s your
date this evening?
blind date n cita a ciegas I met my wife on a blind date,
amazing isn’t it.

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fall in love vb (exp) enamorarse I think I fell in love with him the
first time we met.
gift card n tarjeta, tarjeta I bought a gift card for my wife in
regalo case she didn’t like the present.

disgusting adj asqueroso, Boxes of fish that smelt

repugnante absolutely disgusting.
flush toilet vb tirar de la The toilet won’t flush. we’ll have
cadena to call a plumber
whatever pron lo que sea Now you are free to do whatever
you want.
do the dishes vb fregar, lavar I’ll cook if you do the dishes.
los platos
make-up n maquillaje Jane wears no make-up at all and
has really clear skin.
housework n tareas It’s your turn to do the housework
domésticos this weekend.
ready adj listo I’m ready, let’s go.
good at exp ser bueno en Marta is really good at maths.
algo
excited adj entusiasmado, I was so excited I couldn’t sleep.
excitado
work hard vb trabajar duro Work hard and play hard.
fun n diversión We had a lot of fun at the party.
try out vb phrasal probar Why don’t you try out your
Spanish with Enrique?
run out of vb quedarse sin Many hospitals are running out of
phrasal money.
anymore adv ya no Don’t you love me anymore?
literal meaning n significado, Don’t confuse the literal meaning
sentido literal of ‘dying to see someone’ with
the real meaning
give a shot vb (exp) intentar, probar I gave tennis a shot but I was
terrible at it.
jealous adj celoso/a Other girls were jealous of her
good looks.
pay attention vb prestar I hope you’re paying attention,
atención because you’ll be tested later.
care vb importar, No one seemed to care about her
preocuparse feelings.

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whole n entero/a, The whole process will take

todo/a months.
guess vb adivinar, Whoever guesses correctly will
suponer win two tickets to the show.
flirt vb flirtear, He was really cute, so I flirted
coquetear with him.