VOCABULARY LIST Unit 1: Travel

WORD MEANING WORD MEANING

Budget airline An airline that offers low prices On purpose Nahita

Tourist trap A popular attraction/place On condition Providing that / siempre y

cuando

Dirt cheap Very cheap At once Immediately

High season Goi-denboraldia To (my) Nire sorpresarako

surprise

Off season Behe-denboraldia / denboralditik Without fail Faltarik gabe

kanpo

To set off To begin a journey In case Por si…

To hop on To jump onto / igo In the long run Epe luzean

When I go into the town centre I
usually hop on a bus rather than
take the car.

Stall Street shop /postu On time Puntual

Youth Hostel Type of accomodation In time Garaiz

Spot Place At a glance With a quick look

A simple vista

To wander To walk aimlessly, to stroll / Out of date Old-fashioned

noraezean ibili Anticuado
Adam wandered along the beach.
She didn’t know where she was
going, she was just wandering

To get around To move On the whole In general

I certainly get around in my job. This
year, I've travelled to Korea,
Australia and South Africa

To Fund To pay for, to finance Out of the Not possible, not permitted
That company funded/paid for the question
politician’s campaign.

To Force To compel, to obligate For a change

The guards forced the prisoners-of-
war to stay awake for a week.

To be hooked To be addicted to sth By car/ bus, Autoz, autobusez, trenez

on sth train...

Aim Goal, objective On foot Oinez

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Bargain Very cheap (ganga) By heart Buruz

These designer shoes were a bargain

To bargain To negociate By mistake Por error

The shopkeepers bargained
intensely, but in the end the city
council did not change the policy.

Deal sale, offer, agreement Ahead of time In advance, earlier

It was a great deal!

Go with the Take a relax approach, ‘dejarse In advance Earlier

flow llevar’

Rate Price, fee By chance Kasualidadez

What is the rate for this service?

Unspoit not damaged For instance For example

Tourists come to the region to enjoy
the unspoiled countryside.

Breathtaking Amazing, wonderful In danger Arriskuan egon

To be on the To be always moving In common Shared, mutually

move Beth loves traveling, so she’s To have lots of things in common
constantly on the move

Get started To begin a task Out of reach inaccessible

Pills should be out of the reach of
children

At some point At an unspecified moment At last Finally

Bring sth about Cause Already Dagoenekoz

He promised that he would bring I have ALREADY finished my
about change. homework.
That was a strange reaction. What
brought it about?

Clever move Jugada inteligente Just Oraintxe bertan

You have won the chess game. That I have JUST finished my
was a clever move! homework

Upbeat Cheerful, optimistic Yet Oraindik (ez)

The report gives an upbeat I haven’t finished my homework
assessment of the housing market. YET.
Have you finished your
homework YET?

Widespread Covering a large area, affecting lot of Ever Noizbait

people Have you EVER been to China?
Travel agencies are losing business
due to the widespread use of online
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ticket sites.

Full-time Jornada osoa Never Inoiz ez

I have NEVER been in China

Best-selling Very successful commercially Since Desde

I have studied English SINCE I
was a child / 2010

Trustworthy Reliable For Durante

I have studied English FOR 12
years.

Lifelong Lasting a lifetime While Mientras

Lifelong relationships last forever The phone rang WHILE I was
watching TV

Well-preserved Kept in good condition. When Cuando

Some of the buildings are old, but I was watching TV WHEN the
they are well-preserved. phone rang

Heart-stopping Apasionante
There was a heart-stopping moment
when Jack nearly crashed his car
near the end of the race.