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Glosario Inglés Lengua II

Tema 2: Comparaciones

Expresiones Traducción Ejemplo

Expressions Translation Example
Expresiones
Expressions
The boy is taller than… El chico es más alto que… The boy is taller than the girl
The boys are more popular Los chicos son más populares The boys are more popular than
than… que… the girls in this group.
Mike is the tallest. Mike es el más alto. Mike is the tallest.
Xalapa is the most important Xalapa es la ciudad más
Xalapa is the most important city
city in Veracruz. importante de Veracruz. in Veracruz.
Cats are as intelligent as dogs. Los gatos son igual de
inteligentes que los perros.
Cats are as intelligent as dogs.
Los gatos son tan inteligentes
como los perros.
Adjectives
Adjetivos
Big Grande That’s a big cup.
Brave Valiente Wolverine is brave.
Careful Cuidadoso(a) Please, be careful.
Cheap Barato(a) That TV is cheap.
Classical Clásico(a) Classical music is lovely.
Clean Limpio(a) I always wear clean clothes.
Cold Frío(a) It’s too cold outside.
Dark Oscuro(a) Those streets are too dark.
Deep Profundo(a) The sea is very deep.
Dirty Sucio(a) Your room is so dirty.
Dry Seco(a) Dry your clothes.
Early Pronto / Temprano I woke up early yesterday.

Easy Fácil That’s easy money.

Empty Vacío(a) The house is empty.
Expensive Costoso(a) This car is expensive.
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Fast Rápido(a) They drive fast.

Far Lejos Yucatan is far from Sinaloa.

How far are you going?
Happy Feliz Alexa is happy today.
Hard Difícil The exam was not hard.
Hot Caliente The weather is too hot.
Hungry Hambriento(a) He’s always hungry after training.
Important Importante You are important to me.
Intelligent Inteligente My daughter is intelligent.

Light Ligero(a) This is a light coke, not with many

calories.
Lovely Bonito / Agradable They are such a lovely couple.
Near Cerca / Cercano My house is near the Oxxo.
New Nuevo(a) Happy new Year!
Nice Amable She’s so nice with you.
Rainy Lluvioso. I wasn’t expecting a rainy day.
Sad Triste. That’s so sad!
Safe Seguro(a) Mérida is a safe city.
Sweet Dulce. You are so sweet!
Slim Delgado(a) These clothes are for slim people.
Slow Lento(a) This Nissan is a slow car.
Sour Ácido(a) These candies are sour.
Soon Pronto I’ll leave soon.
Strong Fuerte Wolverine is very strong.
Sunny Soleado It’s sunny outside.
Tall Alto(a) Shaq O’Neil is extremely tall.
Thirsty Sediento I feel thirsty when I train.
Tired Cansado I’m tired after work.
Wet Mojado The street is wet because it rained.
Windy Ventoso It was a windy day; there was a
‘norte’.
Worried Preocupado We are worried for her.
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Young Joven You are too young to watch that

Rainy
Good – Better – Best
Bad – Worse – Worst
Far – Farther – Farthest
Further – Furthest
Little – Less - Least
Much/Many – More – Most
Lluvioso
Irregular Adjectives
Adjetivos Irregulares
Bueno – Mejor – el/la Mejor
Malo – Peor – el/la Peor
Lejos – Más lejano – el Más
lejano
Poco – Menos – lo
Mínimo/Menos
Mucho – Más – el/la Más
movie.
I love rainy days.
This juice is good for you.
Fruit is better than cookies.
You are the best.
Sugar is bad for you.
Tobacco is even worse than sugar.
Drugs are the worst.
She lives far away.
Her house is farther than the
school.
Her ranch is the farthest.
I’m a little tired.
I’m less tired than I expected.
That’s the least of my problems.
He didn’t speak much English.
His sister spoke more English.
Her English is the most correct in
this class.

Vocabulary
Vocabulario
Colors
Colores
Black I’m wearing a black shirt.
Negro
Blue That’s a blue pen.
Azul
Brown Choco-milk’s color is brown.
Café
Gray / Grey I have a grey armchair.
Gris
Green Those trees are green.
Verde
Orange Tangerines are orange.
Naranja
Pink I want to buy a pink jacket.
Rosa
Red Your backpack is red.
Rojo
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White Do you have a white paper sheet

Blanco
on the desk?
Yellow The sun is yellow.
Amarillo
Purple The truck is purple.
Morado
“Wh” Questions
Preguntas con How / Who / Which / Where
How big …? ¿Qué tan grande…? How big is your computer?

How tall is …? (person) ¿Qué tan alto es…? How tall is your brother?

How high is…? (thing) ¿Qué tan alto está…? How high is that plane flying?

Which is the…? ¿Cuál es el/la…? Which is the best restaurant

around?

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