a cold fish	un tipo frío
a heart of gold	un corazón de oro
a quick temper	(tener) un carácter irascible
a real pain in the neck	(ser) un verdadero peñazo
a soft touch	(ser) fácil de convencer
attention to detail	(prestar) atención al detalle
bright	brillante
come across	dar la impresión de ser
conscientious	concienzudo
deep down	en el fondo
determined	decidido
down to earth	con los pies en la tierra
full of oneself	engreído
gentle	dócil
insecure	inestable
lift a finger	levantar un dedo
on the surface	a simple vista
refuse to compromise	negarse a llegar a un punto intermedio
resourceful	ingenioso
sarcastic	sarcástico
seem self-confident	parecer seguro de sí mismo
self-sufficient	autosuficiente
spontaneous	espontáneo
steady	formal
straightforward	franco
sympathetic	comprensivo
take advantage of	aprovecharse de
tend to avoid	tratar de evitar
the life and soul of the party	(ser) la alegría de la huerta
thorough	riguroso
wouldn't hurt a fly	no matar una mosca
academic qualifications	titulación académica
apply for	solicitar
be fired	ser despedido
be laid off	ser despedido
be made redundant	ser despedido
benefits	incentivos
be off work	tener libre
be out of work	estar sin trabajo
be sacked	ser despedido
career ladder	escalafón profesional
challenging	exigente
colleague	compañero
compassionate leave	permiso por motivos familiares
co-worker	compañero de trabajo
dead-end	sin porvenir
demanding	exigente
employ	dar empleo
events manager	organizador de eventos
fast track	vía rápida
fixed-term contract	contrato de duración determinada
freelance contract	contrato como trabajador autónomo
full-time contract	contrato a jornada completa
get a pay rise	aumento salarial
get promoted	obtener un ascenso
high-powered	importante
hire	contratar
job-hunting	búsqueda de empleo
maternity leave	baja por maternidad
monotonous	monótono
motivating	motivador
part-time contract	contrato a media jornada
paternity leave	permiso de paternidad
perk	incentivo
permanent contract	contrato indefinido
quit	dejar el trabajo
repetitive	repetitivo
resign	dimitir
rewarding	gratificante
sick leave	baja por enfermedad
skills	destrezas
staff	personal
tedious	tedioso
temporary contract	contrato temporal
unpaid leave	permiso sin sueldo
work experience	experiencia laboral
workforce	plantilla
work overtime	hacer horas extras
zero-hours contract	contrato de cero horas
affectionate	cariñoso
ambitious	ambicioso
assertive	asertivo
bossy	mandón
honest	honrado
loyal	leal
mature	maduro
moody	de humor cambiante
open-minded	abierto de mente
outgoing	extrovertido
patient	paciente
reliable	de confianza
sensitive	sensible
stubborn	terco
achievement	logro
adulthood	edad adulta
anger	ira
belief	creencia
boredom	aburrimiento
celebration	celebración
curiosity	curiosidad
danger	riesgo
death	fallecimiento
excitement	emoción
freedom	libertad
friendship	amistad
frustration	frustración
generosity	generosidad
happiness	felicidad
hatred	odio
illness	enfermedad
imagination	imaginación
improvement	mejora
kindness	amabilidad
loss	pérdida
membership	afiliación
memory	memoria
neighbourhood	barrio
partnership	asociación
possibility	probabilidad
relationship	relación
sadness	tristeza
shame	lástima
temptation	tentación
wisdom	sabiduría
bigger picture	perspectiva general
career move	cambio profesional
carry on	seguir con
carry out	llevar a cabo
catch (someone's) eye	llamar la atención (de alguien)
come up with	proponer
distant relatives	parientes lejanos
dress up	disfrazarse
follow (something) to the letter	seguir las instrucciones al pie de la letra
go round	visitar
gut feeling	corazonada
guy	tío
have (one's) nose to the grindstone	hincar los codos
how on earth	¿cómo es posible que...?
hurt (someone's) feelings	herir los sentimientos (de alguien)
ill-fated	desafortunado
in the dead of night	en plena noche
lay off	ser despedidos
make up	inventar
on the tip of (one's) tongue	(tener algo) en la punta de la lengua
pain in the neck	ser un fastidio
pick up	aprender
put off	posponer
quick temper	(tener) genio
require	requerir
resemble	parecerse a
rough itinerary	itinerario aproximado
seek refuge	buscar refugio
sibling	hermano/a
strongly opposed	(mostrar) una firme oposición
turn out	resultar
under pressure	bajo presión
get a life	espabilar y hacer algo
get a move on	darse prisa
get around	moverse por
get away with	irse de rositas
get back to	devolver (una llamada)
get behind	ir retrasado
get by	arreglárselas
get down	deprimirse
get hold of	ponerse en contacto con
get into	meterse en
get into trouble (with)	meterse en un lío
get on	tener una edad
get (one's) act together	organizarse
get (one's) own way	salirse con la suya
get on like a house on fire	llevarse de maravilla
get on my nerves	sacar de quicio
get on with (something)	seguir con (algo)
get out of	librarse de
get out of the way	quitarse de en medio
get over	superar
get real	abrir los ojos
get rid of	deshacerse de
get the chance	tener la oportunidad
get the impression	tener la impresión
get the joke	coger el chiste
get the message	captar el mensaje
get the wrong end of the stick	entender mal
get through to	hacerse entender
get together with	reunirse con
get to know	llegar a conocer
get your own back	devolvérsela a (alguien)
mother-in-law	suegra
not getting anywhere	no avanzar
obligation	obligación
recover from	reponerse
ally	aliado
armed forces	fuerzas armadas
blow up	volar
break out	estallar
capture	capturar
casualty	víctimas
ceasefire	alto el fuego
civilian	civil
civil war	guerra civil
commander	comandante
coup	golpe de estado
declare	declarar
defeat	derrotar
execute	ejecutar
forces	fuerzas
loot	saquear
missile	misil
overthrow	derrocar
peace-keeping forces	fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz
prisoner	prisionero
rebel	rebelde
rebellion	rebelión
refugee	refugiado
release	liberar
retreat	retirarse
revolution	revolución
security forces	fuerzas de seguridad
shell	bombardear
siege	sitio
sniper	francotirador
surrender	rendirse
survivor	superviviente
the wounded	los heridos
treaty	tratado
troops	tropas
get a flight	coger un vuelo
get (a room) decorated	reformar una habitación
get caught	ser cogido
get me down	deprimir
get on	llevarse bien
get presents	recibir regalos
get somebody to come	llamar a alguien para que venga
get someone to do (something)	obligar a alguien a hacer (algo)
get stopped	ser parado (por)
get together	juntarse
get to know	llegar a conocer
get your hair cut	cortarse el pelo
amused	divertido
bang	golpe
blow	sonarse
brakes	frenos
buzz	zumbido
click	hacer clic
crash	estrépito
creak	crujir
crisp	crujiente
crunch	crujido
drip	gotear
frightened	asustado
giggle	reír
groan	gemir
hiss	siseo
hoot	tocar la bocina
hum	canturrear
mumble	musitar
rattle	vibrar
relieved	aliviado
roar	clamor
scream	gritar
screech	chirrido
sigh	suspirar
slam	golpear
slurp	sorber
sniff	sorberse los mocos
snore	roncar
sob	sollozar
splash	salpicar
stammer	tartamudear
stutter	tartamudear
tap	golpear suavemente
terrified	aterrorizado
tick	tictac
tune	melodía
whisper	susurrar
whistle	silbar
yell	gritar
creepy	espeluznante
fast-moving	rápido
gripping	apasionante
haunting	inolvidable
heart-warming	conmovedor
heavy-going	denso
implausible	inverosímil
intriguing	intrigante
moving	emotivo
thought-provoking	que hace reflexionar
a matter of time	una cuestión de tiempo
any time from	en cualquier momento
at the time	en aquel momento
at times	a veces
before my time	anterior a mi época
behind the times	chapado a la antigua
by the time	cuando
for the time being	de momento
from time to time	de vez en cuando
give (someone) a hard time	regañar
have the time of your life	pasárselo de maravilla
in no time	en nada
in time for	a tiempo para
it’s about time	ya es hora de
kill time	matar el tiempo
make up for lost time	recuperar el tiempo perdido
me time	tiempo para mí
one thing at a time	una cosa a la vez
on time	puntual
run out of time	quedarse sin tiempo
save time	ahorrar tiempo
short of time	(ir) justo de tiempo
spare the time	perder el tiempo
spend too long	pasar demasiado tiempo
take (me) a long time	llevar(me) mucho tiempo
take up all my time	ocupar todo el tiempo (de alguien)
take your time	tomarse el tiempo necesario
there isn't much time left	no quedar demasiado tiempo
the whole time	todo el tiempo
this time next week	la semana que viene a esta misma hora
time-consuming	que requiere mucho tiempo
time off	tiempo libre
time on my hands	(tener) todo el tiempo del mundo
time’s up	el tiempo se ha acabado
waste a lot of time	perder un montón de tiempo
with time to spare	con tiempo de sobra
account	cuenta
affluent	acaudalado
balance	saldo
borrow	tomar prestado
broke	(estar) sin blanca
budget	presupuesto
can’t afford	no poder permitirse (algo)
charity	organización benéfica
consumer society	sociedad de consumo
cost of living	coste de la vida
currency	divisa
deposit	fianza
donation	donación
exchange rate	tipo de cambio
fare	precio del billete
fee	tarifa
fine	multa
go bankrupt	quebrar
grant	beca
hard up	(estar) tieso
income	sueldo
in debt	endeudado
inflation	inflación
instalment	plazo
interest rate	tipo de interés
lawyer	abogado
legal document	documentación
lend	prestar
loaded	(estar) forrado
loan	préstamo
lump sum	cantidad única
make payments	efectuar pagos
make transfers	hacer transferencias
manage your accounts	gestionar tus cuentas
mortgage	hipoteca
occasion	ocasión
particular	particular
payment	pago
penniless	sin dinero
property	bienes inmuebles
punishment	castigo
quid	libra
quote	presupuesto
recession	recesión
shares	acciones
standard of living	nivel de vida
stock market	bolsa
wealthy	adinerado
well-off	pudiente
will	testamento
a rip-off	(ser) un timo
in the black	(no entrar) en números rojos
in the red	(estar) en números rojos
cost an arm and a leg	costar un ojo de la cara
live beyond (one’s) means	vivir por encima de las posibilidades (de uno)
make ends meet	llegar a fin de mes
money doesn't grow on trees	el dinero no crece en los árboles
tight-fisted	agarrado
air-conditioned	climatizado
dead-end	sin porvenir
eco-friendly	respetuoso con el medioambiente
extra-curricular	(actividades) complementarias
feel-good	que hace sentir bien (a uno)
ground-breaking	revolucionario
high-heeled	de tacón
high-pitched	agudo
labour-saving	que ahorra trabajo
life-changing	que cambia la vida
low-cost	de bajo coste
small-scale	pequeño (placer)
well-behaved	bien educado
well-known	conocido
worn out	gastado
broadband	banda ancha
contacts	contactos
coverage	cobertura
download	descargarse
get through	contactar
hang up	colgar
keyboard	teclado
keypad	teclado numérico
passcode	clave de acceso
password	contraseña
pop-up	ventana emergente
put (someone) through	poner (a alguien) con
screen	pantalla
scroll	desplazarse hacia abajo (por la pantalla/página)
settings	ajustes
signal	señal
stream	emisión en continuo
swipe	deslizar (el dedo)
switch off	apagar
top up	recargar
touch screen	pantalla táctil
unplug	desenchufar
update	actualización
wi-fi	wifi
accustomed to	acostumbrado
addicted to	adicto
attached to	encariñado
aware of	consciente
dependent on	dependiente de
dissatisfied with	descontento con
fed up with	harto de
hooked on	enganchado
keen on	entusiasta con
mad about	loco por
obsessed with	obsesionado con
open to	abierto a
sick of	harto de
suspicious of	(mostrarse) receloso de
unsuitable for	inapropiado para
antivirus	antivirus
autofocus	enfoque automático
biannual	bianual
coexist	coexistir
demystify	desentrañar
devalue	devaluarse
disagree	no estar de acuerdo
discontinue	suspender
disembark	desembarcar
dishonest	deshonesto
illegitimate	(por hacer algo) ilícito
illiterate	analfabeto
illogical	ilógico
ill-treated	maltratado
immobile	inmóvil
immoral	inmoral
impersonal	impersonal
impractical	poco práctico
inappropriate	inadecuado
incapable	incapaz
incoherent	incoherente
incompetent	incompetente
inhospitable	inhóspito
intergovernmental	intergubernamental
irrational	irracional
irregular	irregular
irrelevant	irrelevante
irreplaceable	irremplazable
microorganism	microorganismo
misunderstand	entender mal
monosyllabic	monosilábico
multivitamins	multivitaminas
outgrow	quedarse pequeño (algo a alguien)
outnumber	superar en número
outpatient	paciente externo
outskirts	afueras
postgraduate	posgrado
precondition	prerrequisito
rebuild	reconstruir
substandard	poco satisfactorio
superhuman	sobrehumana
unattractive	poco atractivo
understaffed	falto de personal
undo	deshacer
unhelpful	(estar) poco dispuesto a ayudar
unofficial	extraoficial
upgrade	mejorar
antifreeze	anticongelante
illegal	ilegal
illegible	ilegible
ill-equipped	mal equipado
inability	incapacidad
inconvenient	molesto
microplastic	microplásticos (pl.)
misjudge	juzgar mal
misspell	escribir mal
outdoor	(de) exterior
outsell	superar en ventas
overcharge	cobrar de más
overweight	con sobrepeso
regrow	regenerar
rewrite	reescribir
submarine	submarino
uncurl	formar remolinos
undercooked	poco hecho
uphill	arduo
abstract	abstracto
canvas	lienzo
drawing	dibujo
figurative	figurativo
frame	marco
illustration	ilustración
installation	instalación
landscape	paisaje
monument	monumento
painting	cuadro
portrait	retrato
poster	póster
sculpture	escultura
self-portrait	autorretrato
statue	estatua
still life	naturaleza muerta
black and white	en blanco y *****
black market	mercado *****
grey area	área poco definida
out of the blue	de repente
red herring	pista falsa
red tape	papeleo
white elephant	engorro
white lie	mentira piadosa
atmosphere	ambiente
breathtaking	impresionante
chill out	relajarse
cuisine	cocina
dull	aburrido
extend	alargar
get away from it all	desconectar de todo
go backpacking	viajar de mochilero
go camping	ir de acampada
go on holiday	irse de vacaciones
hit the shops	salir a la venta
iconic	icónico
imposing	imponente
impressive	impresionante
leisurely	sin prisas
lively	animado
off the beaten track	apartado
overcrowded	abarrotado
overrated	sobrevalorado
picturesque	pintoresco
postpone	aplazar
pricey	caro
put off	posponer
recharge your batteries	cargar pilas
remote	remoto
reschedule	cambiar la fecha/hora
run-down	(estar) destartalado
sample the local cuisine	probar la comida local
set off	partir (de viaje)
soak up	sumergirse
soulless	sin alma
spectacular	espectacular
spoilt	estropeado
stroll	paseo
tacky	hortera
tiring	cansado
touristy	turísticas
unimposing	anodino
unspoilt	inalterado
unwind	relajarse
wander round	deambular
blister	ampolla
bruise	moratón
cold	resfriado
food poisoning	intoxicación alimentaria
GP	médico de cabecera
heart attack	ataque al corazón
psychiatrist	psiquiatra
rash	sarpullido
side-effects	efectos secundarios
specialist	especialista
sprained	esguince (en el tobillo)
stroke	ictus
surgeon	cirujano
the flu	la gripe
throat infection	infección de garganta
treatment	tratamiento
as blind as a bat	más ciego que un topo
as deaf as a post	sordo como una tapia
as fit as a fiddle	rebosante de salud
as good as gold	(portarse) como un ángel
as quick as a flash	como un rayo
as stubborn as a mule	terco como una mula
as thin as a rake	estar en los huesos
as tough as old boots	fuerte como un roble
as white as a sheet	blanco como la pared
drink like a fish	beber como una esponja
eat like a horse	comer como una lima
sleep like a log	dormir como un tronco
works like a dream	ser muy eficaz
animal charity	protectora de animales
animal rights activist	defensor de los derechos de los animales
bark	ladrar
beak	pico
bee	abeja
blackbird	mirlo
bred in captivity	criado en cautividad
cage	jaula
calf	ternero
canary	canario
chick	polluelo
claw	garra
cub	cachorro
endangered species	especies en peligro de extinción
environment	medioambiente
fin	aleta
foal	potro
fur	pelaje
goldfish	pez de colores
grunt	gruñir
hive	colmena
hoof / hooves	pezuña/pezuñas
horn	cuerno
hunted for sport	cazados por deporte
inhumane conditions	condiciones infrahumanas
kennel	caseta
kid	cría
live in the wild	vivir en libertad
meow	maullar
neigh	relinchar
nest	nido
paw	pata
protect	proteger
puppy	cachorro
reintroduce	reintroducir
roar	rugir
shell	concha
squeak	chillar
stable	establo
tail	cola
tank	acuario (para peces)
treat cruelly	tratar con crueldad
twitter	piar
wing	ala
baked figs	higos asados
baking tray	bandeja de horno
barbecued pork ribs	costillas de cerdo a la barbacoa
biscuit	galleta
boiled rice	arroz hervido
chopped parsley	perejil picado
chopping board	tabla de cortar
colander	escurridor
deep-fried onion rings	aros de cebolla fritos
food processor	robot de cocina
frying pan	sartén
grated cheese	queso rallado
grilled fillet of fish	filete de pescado a la parrilla
kettle	hervidor de agua
mashed potatoes	puré de patatas
melted chocolate	chocolate fundido
minced beef	ternera picada
mixing bowl	cuenco
omelette	tortilla
peeled prawns	gambas peladas
poached egg	huevos escalfados
roast lamb	cordero asado
saucepan	cazo
scales	báscula
scrambled eggs	huevos revueltos
sieve	colador
sliced bread	rebanada de pan
spaghetti	espaguetis
spatula	espátula
steamed mussels	mejillones al vapor
stewed plums	ciruelas en compota
stuffed chicken breast	pechuga de pollo rellena
toasted sandwich	sándwich a la plancha
utensils	utensilios
whipped cream	nata montada
whisk	batidor
a dark horse	un enigma
do all the donkey work	hacer todo el trabajo pesado
her bark is worse than her bite	perro ladrador, poco mordedor
infestation	plaga
kill two birds with one stone	matar dos pájaros de un tiro
like a fish out of water	como pez fuera del agua
like water off a duck’s back	como quien oye llover
shellfish	marisco
smell a rat	oler a gato encerrado
sting	picadura
the lion’s share	la mejor parte
with his tail between his legs	con el rabo entre las piernas
conservation	protección
hunting	cazar
depth	profundidad
deepen	hacerse más profundo
flatness	llanura
flatten	aplanar
height	altura
heighten	aumentar
length	longitud
lengthen	alargar
shorten	acortar
shortness	falta (de)
strength	fuerza
strengthen	fortalecer
thicken	espesar
thickness	densidad
weaken	debilitar
weakness	punto débil
widen	ensanchar(se)
width	anchura
achieve	lograr
decline	rechazar
deny	negar
deplore	desaprobar
emigrant	emigrante
floor	suelo
foreigner	extranjero
ground	suelo
immigrant	inmigrante
journey	viaje
outsider	marginado
migrant	inmigrantes
reach	llegar a
reclusive	solitario
reserved	reservado
shy	tímido
soil	tierra
stranger	desconocido
stroll	pasear
succeed	tener éxito
trip	viaje
voyage	viaje
walk	caminar
wander	deambular
a cold fish	un tipo frío	My boss is a bit of a cold fish . He’s unfriendly and unemotional.
a heart of gold	un corazón de oro	She’s so kind and generous. She’s got a heart of gold .
a quick temper	(tener) un carácter irascible	My sister has a quick temper . She gets angry so easily.
a real pain in the neck	(ser) un verdadero peñazo	My brother’s a real pain in the neck . He’s so annoying.
a soft touch	(ser) fácil de convencer	My dad is a soft touch . I can always persuade him to give me extra pocket money.
attention to detail	(prestar) atención al detalle	I’m sure your work will be perfect. You’ve got great attention to detail .
bright	brillante	My daughter is a bright student and gets very good marks.
come across	dar la impresión de ser	He comes across as serious, but he actually has a great sense of humour.
conscientious	concienzudo	You have to be conscientious and do things carefully and correctly.
deep down	en el fondo	Deep down , he’s quite insecure.
determined	decidido	She’s a determined girl. Once she’s decided to do something, nothing will stop her.
down to earth	con los pies en la tierra	My mum is very practical and down to earth .
full of oneself	engreído	My brother thinks he's the most important person in the family. He's so full of himself .
gentle	dócil	He is a calm and gentle boy.
insecure	inestable	She felt nervous and insecure .
lift a finger	levantar un dedo	He never lifts a finger around the house and expects the rest of us to do everything.
on the surface	a simple vista	On the surface , he seems quite nice.
refuse to compromise	negarse a llegar a un punto intermedio	I tried to reach an agreement, but he refused to compromise .
resourceful	ingenioso	Louise is quite resourceful . She’s good at solving problems.
sarcastic	sarcástico	Don’t be so sarcastic ! That comment was very cruel.
seem self-confident	parecer seguro de sí mismo	He may seem self-confident , but he’s actually quite insecure.
self-sufficient	autosuficiente	He’s very self-sufficient . He never needs anyone’s help.
spontaneous	espontáneo	I’d love to be more spontaneous and not plan things in advance.
steady	formal	He’s a reliable and steady guy.
straightforward	franco	She’s honest and straightforward and says just what she thinks.
sympathetic	comprensivo	Our manager is not very sympathetic . He never tries to understand our problems.
take advantage of	aprovecharse de	She’s very generous and trusting so some people take advantage of her.
tend to avoid	tratar de evitar	I don’t like arguing with people, so I tend to avoid conflict.
the life and soul of the party	(ser) la alegría de la huerta	My best friend is the life and soul of the party . She's always making everybody laugh.
thorough	riguroso	You have to be very thorough if you want to be a researcher.
wouldn't hurt a fly	no matar una mosca	He seems aggressive sometimes, but in fact he wouldn't hurt a fly .
academic qualifications	titulación académica	She left school at 14 without any academic qualifications .
apply for	solicitar	I’m going to apply for a job this summer.
be fired	ser despedido	If you keep on being late for work, you are going to be fired .
be laid off	ser despedido	Many colleagues were laid off when the company was restructured.
be made redundant	ser despedido	There has been a decrease in sales and some employees may be made redundant .
benefits	incentivos	The salary is not great, but the company offers generous benefits .
be off work	tener libre	I ’m off work this week and we're going away on holiday.
be out of work	estar sin trabajo	I ’ve been out of work for two months now.
be sacked	ser despedido	If you don’t start working harder, you’ll be sacked soon.
career ladder	escalafón profesional	You need to work hard if you want to move up the career ladder .
challenging	exigente	Teaching can be a very challenging profession.
colleague	compañero	I’m helping out a new colleague at work.
compassionate leave	permiso por motivos familiares	My dad is seriously ill so I’m on compassionate leave .
co-worker	compañero de trabajo	My co-worker has been laid off.
dead-end	sin porvenir	She got a dead-end job at the local factory.
demanding	exigente	Being a surgeon is very demanding because of the high pressure .
employ	dar empleo	The new factory will employ 200 people.
events manager	organizador de eventos	I work as an events manager , organizing conferences for companies.
fast track	vía rápida	People with good qualifications are sometimes put on a fast track and promoted more quickly.
fixed-term contract	contrato de duración determinada	I’ve been offered a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.
freelance contract	contrato como trabajador autónomo	The company offered me a freelance contract , so I work for myself.
full-time contract	contrato a jornada completa	I’ve got a full-time contract . I work from nine to five, five days a week.
get a pay rise	aumento salarial	If you want to get a pay rise , you have to ask for one.
get promoted	obtener un ascenso	If you want to get promoted , you have to work hard.
high-powered	importante	My brother has a high-powered job in finance.
hire	contratar	They’re looking to hire a new manager.
job-hunting	búsqueda de empleo	Job-hunting can be very time-consuming.
maternity leave	baja por maternidad	She had a baby last week and she’s now on maternity leave .
monotonous	monótono	My job as a checkout assistant can be monotonous sometimes.
motivating	motivador	His talks are very motivating . You always feel you can do anything after listening to him.
part-time contract	contrato a media jornada	The firm has offered me a part-time contract , but I’d like to work full time.
paternity leave	permiso de paternidad	My manager went on paternity leave to take care of his newborn baby.
perk	incentivo	The company offered free health insurance as a perk .
permanent contract	contrato indefinido	I’ve got a permanent contract , so my job is pretty stable.
quit	dejar el trabajo	I didn’t agree with the new company policy so I decided to quit .
repetitive	repetitivo	I couldn’t work on a factory production line. It’s such a repetitive job.
resign	dimitir	If they don’t give me a promotion soon, I’ll resign .
rewarding	gratificante	I think being a nurse is a very rewarding job, as it makes you feel useful.
sick leave	baja por enfermedad	Meryl isn’t in the office this week. She’s on sick leave .
skills	destrezas	The salary will be dependent on the skills of the candidates.
staff	personal	We have 20 full-time members of staff in our department.
tedious	tedioso	My job is not very interesting. Actually, it’s quite tedious .
temporary contract	contrato temporal	My first contract was a temporary contract . It didn’t last too long.
unpaid leave	permiso sin sueldo	I need a couple of months off, so I may go on unpaid leave .
work experience	experiencia laboral	Have you got any relevant work experience ?
workforce	plantilla	Two thirds of the workforce is female.
work overtime	hacer horas extras	At busy times in the office, the staff are expected to work overtime .
zero-hours contract	contrato de cero horas	My job at the market isn't very stable. I have a zero-hours contract .
affectionate	cariñoso	He’s an affectionate and loving child.
ambitious	ambicioso	As soon as he joined the company he was looking for a promotion. He's so ambitious .
assertive	asertivo	You should be more assertive , otherwise people just won’t listen to your ideas.
bossy	mandón	My older sister is a bit bossy and always tells me what to do.
honest	honrado	My parents are honest people and they would never take advantage of anyone.
loyal	leal	She has always been a loyal and faithful friend.
mature	maduro	My little sister is mature for her age and behaves very responsibly.
moody	de humor cambiante	He’s so moody . I never know how he’s going to react to things.
open-minded	abierto de mente	It's important to be open-minded when you do research.
outgoing	extrovertido	She's so outgoing . She can walk into a room of strangers and immediately start a conversation.
patient	paciente	He's a patient teacher and doesn't mind explaining things again.
reliable	de confianza	She’s a very reliable friend. You can always count on her.
sensitive	sensible	He’s very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
stubborn	terco	It's almost impossible to change my dad's mind. He's incredibly stubborn .
achievement	logro	Winning the championship was such an achievement for our team.
adulthood	edad adulta	Adulthood comes with many responsiblities and obligations.
anger	ira	Some people find it hard to express their anger .
belief	creencia	My belief in democracy made me become a politician.
boredom	aburrimiento	Please stop reading that long document. I’m going to die of boredom .
celebration	celebración	They organized a big celebration when they finished the project.
curiosity	curiosidad	Children show curiosity about everything.
danger	riesgo	She is now out of danger and safely on her way home .
death	fallecimiento	Tomorrow is the anniversary of my dad’s death .
excitement	emoción	I felt such excitement when they told me you were coming.
freedom	libertad	She really enjoys the freedom of living alone.
friendship	amistad	Their friendship began at primary school.
frustration	frustración	I can’t stand the frustration of not being able to help.
generosity	generosidad	Giving the homeless man £5 was a real act of generosity .
happiness	felicidad	His daughter is a constant source of happiness for him.
hatred	odio	He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.
illness	enfermedad	After a long period of illness , my aunt is, thankfully, getting better.
imagination	imaginación	My eldest daughter has a very vivid imagination .
improvement	mejora	The economy is showing signs of improvement .
kindness	amabilidad	I don’t know why people dislike her. She’s always treated me with kindness .
loss	pérdida	I reported the loss of my suitcase at the airport help desk.
membership	afiliación	I need to renew my gym membership annually.
memory	memoria	People say elephants have a good memory .
neighbourhood	barrio	We grew up together in the same neighbourhood .
partnership	asociación	I set up a new business in partnership with my mum.
possibility	probabilidad	There's a possibility of rain, so take an umbrella.
relationship	relación	She has a very close relationship with her sister.
sadness	tristeza	She felt a deep sadness when her cat died.
shame	lástima	What a shame we got second place. We came so close to winning the cup.
temptation	tentación	I couldn’t resist the temptation to eat the chocolate cake.
wisdom	sabiduría	He spoke words of wisdom after a lifetime in the industry.
bigger picture	perspectiva general	We need to see the bigger picture and not focus on the details.
career move	cambio profesional	I don't think going freelance is a very good career move .
carry on	seguir con	Don't stop – carry on with what you're doing.
carry out	llevar a cabo	He's useless. He can't even carry out simple instructions.
catch (someone's) eye	llamar la atención (de alguien)	We tried to catch the waiter's eye , but he ignored us.
come up with	proponer	She came up with a brilliant solution to the problem.
distant relatives	parientes lejanos	We've got distant relatives in Australia.
dress up	disfrazarse	The children love dressing up in their grandparents' clothes.
follow (something) to the letter	seguir las instrucciones al pie de la letra	I followed the instructions to the letter , but couldn't get the wi-fi to work.
go round	visitar	Look out for the Picasso drawings when you go round the exhibition.
gut feeling	corazonada	I've got a gut feeling that this meeting is going to go badly.
guy	tío	I've known him since school; he's a likeable guy .
have (one's) nose to the grindstone	hincar los codos	My brother 's got his nose to the grindstone , revising for his exams.
how on earth	¿cómo es posible que...?	How on earth could you spend $2,000 on a watch?
hurt (someone's) feelings	herir los sentimientos (de alguien)	I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings .
ill-fated	desafortunado	He seemed so ill-fated . He lost his job, and then his home in the same year.
in the dead of night	en plena noche	I woke up suddenly in the dead of night – there was a noise downstairs.
lay off	ser despedidos	A thousand workers were laid off when the factory closed.
make up	inventar	He often makes up excuses for why he's late.
on the tip of (one's) tongue	(tener algo) en la punta de la lengua	It’s very annoying when a word is on the tip of your tongue , but you can’t quite remember it.
pain in the neck	ser un fastidio	This printer is such a pain in the neck – it never works.
pick up	aprender	He picks up languages very easily.
put off	posponer	We should put off the meeting till next week.
quick temper	(tener) genio	My grandfather has quite a quick temper .
require	requerir	This job requires a lot of attention to detail as there's so much data to record.
resemble	parecerse a	All the children strongly resembled their mother, with their curly hair and round eyes.
rough itinerary	itinerario aproximado	I haven't really planned my trip yet, but I have a rough itinerary .
seek refuge	buscar refugio	After her marriage broke up, she sought refuge with friends.
sibling	hermano/a	He was an only child, but had always wanted a sibling.
strongly opposed	(mostrar) una firme oposición	We are strongly opposed to the government's new policy.
turn out	resultar	The book sounded fascinating, but it turned out to be really dull.
under pressure	bajo presión	I'm not very good in a crisis. I hate being under pressure .
get a life	espabilar y hacer algo	He’s in his 40s and still living with his parents. He needs to get a life .
get a move on	darse prisa	You should get a move on or you’ll miss the train.
get around	moverse por	The best way to get around this city is by bike.
get away with	irse de rositas	I tried to cheat in an exam once, but I didn’t get away with it.
get back to	devolver (una llamada)	Please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
get behind	ir retrasado	Let me know if you get behind with your work and I’ll help you.
get by	arreglárselas	My salary is not enough to get by on .
get down	deprimirse	Does the bad weather ever get you down ?
get hold of	ponerse en contacto con	I need to speak to Lou, but I can’t get hold of her.
get into	meterse en	What’s the best way to get into politics?
get into trouble (with)	meterse en un lío	You’ll get into trouble with your mum if she finds out you took her car.
get on	tener una edad	Your grandfather must be getting on a bit. Isn't he in his 80s now?
get (one's) act together	organizarse	She needs to get her act together and start looking for a job.
get (one's) own way	salirse con la suya	She’s quite bossy and tends to get her own way .
get on like a house on fire	llevarse de maravilla	I introduced them last month and now they get on like a house on fire .
get on my nerves	sacar de quicio	I find children really irritating. They just get on my nerves .
get on with (something)	seguir con (algo)	I’ll leave you now. I need to get on with some work .
get out of	librarse de	My brother always gets out of doing his share of the housework.
get out of the way	quitarse de en medio	He wouldn’t get out of the way , so I got stuck behind him.
get over	superar	It took him more than a year to get over their break-up.
get real	abrir los ojos	You want a well-paid job in a big company, but you won’t even do your homework. Get real !
get rid of	deshacerse de	I can’t get rid of that painting because it was a wedding present.
get the chance	tener la oportunidad	I didn’t get the chance to speak to him.
get the impression	tener la impresión	Did you get the impression they didn’t like our present?
get the joke	coger el chiste	Everyone laughed except you. Didn’t you get the joke ?
get the message	captar el mensaje	I told him to leave us alone, but he didn’t get the message .
get the wrong end of the stick	entender mal	He got the wrong end of the stick and went to the bus station instead of the train station.
get through to	hacerse entender	It is very difficult to get through to him – he just doesn't seem to understand.
get together with	reunirse con	How often do you get together with your extended family?
get to know	llegar a conocer	I’m sure you’ll like him once you get to know him.
get your own back	devolvérsela a (alguien)	I’ll get my own back on him one day and take revenge.
mother-in-law	suegra	My mother-in-law gave me an awful painting as a wedding present.
not getting anywhere	no avanzar	I’m not getting anywhere with this crossword. It's too hard.
obligation	obligación	I didn’t do it because I had no obligation .
recover from	reponerse	It took him a long time to recover from the death of his friend.
ally	aliado	They were loyal allies during the war.
armed forces	fuerzas armadas	The armed forces helped the emergency services during the crisis.
blow up	volar	The rebels decided to blow up the airport runway.
break out	estallar	If war breaks out , there will be thousands of refugees trying to escape the fighting.
capture	capturar	The army captured over 300 rebels.
casualty	víctimas	There were thousands of casualties in the attack.
ceasefire	alto el fuego	The armies agreed on a temporary ceasefire .
civilian	civil	Many civilians who were not involved in the fighting were injured.
civil war	guerra civil	The population was exhausted after ten years of civil war .
commander	comandante	A commander is an officer in charge of a group of soldiers or a military operation.
coup	golpe de estado	He seized power in a military coup .
declare	declarar	The government declared war.
defeat	derrotar	They finally defeated the enemy.
execute	ejecutar	They executed the rebel leader.
forces	fuerzas	My dad is a member of the security forces .
loot	saquear	During the riot, many shops were looted .
missile	misil	A missile fell on the city, destroying many buildings.
overthrow	derrocar	The rebels are trying to overthrow the government.
peace-keeping forces	fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz	After the war, peace-keeping forces remained present for several months.
prisoner	prisionero	The rebel soldiers took hundreds of prisoners .
rebel	rebelde	Armed rebels advanced towards the city.
rebellion	rebelión	After years of dramatic cuts in spending, part of the population rose in rebellion .
refugee	refugiado	There was a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
release	liberar	The army released most of the prisoners.
retreat	retirarse	The army was forced to retreat .
revolution	revolución	Things have got so bad that the country is on the verge of revolution .
security forces	fuerzas de seguridad	As a member of the security forces , my aunt deals with a lot of confidential information.
shell	bombardear	The army started to shell the rebels as they retreated.
siege	sitio	The siege of the city finally ended after two months.
sniper	francotirador	Two soldiers were killed by snipers hidden in the trees.
surrender	rendirse	After months of fighting, the rebels surrendered .
survivor	superviviente	There were no survivors of the attack.
the wounded	los heridos	There was an on-site hospital for the wounded .
treaty	tratado	They signed a peace treaty at the end of the war.
troops	tropas	The president has decided to send in more troops .
get a flight	coger un vuelo	I had to get a flight a day after a plane crash. I almost cancelled it!
get (a room) decorated	reformar una habitación	We're getting the bathroom decorated at the moment.
get caught	ser cogido	I cheated in an exam once, but luckily I didn’t get caught .
get me down	deprimir	We're having so many family problems at the moment, it's really getting me down .
get on	llevarse bien	We get on very well most of the time.
get presents	recibir regalos	Children love getting presents at Christmas.
get somebody to come	llamar a alguien para que venga	We got somebody to come and fix the kitchen light.
get someone to do (something)	obligar a alguien a hacer (algo)	What kind of things did your parents get you to do around the house?
get stopped	ser parado (por)	I never get stopped by the police because I’m a careful driver.
get together	juntarse	We got together when we were at university.
get to know	llegar a conocer	It's much easier to get to know somebody in real life than online.
get your hair cut	cortarse el pelo	How often do you usually get your hair cut ?
amused	divertido	They were amused by his stories.
bang	golpe	Did you hear that bang ? It sounded like a gun.
blow	sonarse	I hate when people blow their nose in public.
brakes	frenos	The car stopped with a screech of brakes .
buzz	zumbido	I could hear the buzz of a fly.
click	hacer clic	Click on the print icon to get a copy.
crash	estrépito	She heard the loud crash of a tree falling down.
creak	crujir	I heard a floorboard creak and I knew she was coming in late.
crisp	crujiente	I love walking through the crisp snow.
crunch	crujido	I love hearing the crunch of my feet walking through the snow.
drip	gotear	Please turn the tap off properly or it will drip .
frightened	asustado	Don’t be frightened . The dog won’t hurt you.
giggle	reír	They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn.
groan	gemir	He groaned with pain.
hiss	siseo	Did you hear the snake’s hiss ?
hoot	tocar la bocina	I hate people who hoot at me when I slow down at an amber light.
hum	canturrear	I began to hum along with the music.
mumble	musitar	She mumbled a few words and left.
rattle	vibrar	Every time a bus goes by, the windows rattle .
relieved	aliviado	She sounded relieved when I told her I had got a job.
roar	clamor	We could hear the roar of the crowd in the football stadium.
scream	gritar	The boy screamed when he fell.
screech	chirrido	I heard the screech of brakes as the bus driver tried to stop.
sigh	suspirar	He sighed deeply at the thought.
slam	golpear	Please don’t slam the door.
slurp	sorber	It’s rude to slurp your soup.
sniff	sorberse los mocos	Don’t sniff ! Get a tissue and blow your nose!
snore	roncar	I can’t share a room with you if you snore .
sob	sollozar	A child was sobbing loudly when I walked in.
splash	salpicar	She screamed when her friend splashed her in the swimming pool.
stammer	tartamudear	My friend stammers when he gets nervous and it’s hard to understand him.
stutter	tartamudear	His anxiety affected his speech and he stuttered into the microphone.
tap	golpear suavemente	When I’m nervous I often tap my fingers on the table.
terrified	aterrorizado	I was terrified when they told me I had to do another test.
tick	tictac	This clock has a very loud tick .
tune	melodía	Please stop humming that tune .
whisper	susurrar	It’s rude to whisper .
whistle	silbar	I can whistle a little bit, but I can’t really whistle a whole song.
yell	gritar	Please don’t yell at me. It wasn’t my fault.
creepy	espeluznante	A ghostly atmosphere made the film too creepy for me.
fast-moving	rápido	Action movies tend to rely on fast-moving stories.
gripping	apasionante	It was such a gripping story. I got really hooked.
haunting	inolvidable	It was a haunting story – frightening and sad. It won’t be easy to forget.
heart-warming	conmovedor	The film was so heart-warming that it restored my faith in human nature.
heavy-going	denso	The film was so heavy-going that I didn’t finish watching it.
implausible	inverosímil	The story was highly implausible . I didn’t believe it for a minute.
intriguing	intrigante	The plot was really intriguing . I couldn’t put the book down.
moving	emotivo	The film was so moving it brought tears to my eyes.
thought-provoking	que hace reflexionar	It’s a thought-provoking essay. It raises many interesting questions.
a matter of time	una cuestión de tiempo	I’m sure you’ll find a job. It’s just a matter of time .
any time from	en cualquier momento	You can come any time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m .
at the time	en aquel momento	I missed the birth of my first child. I was on a plane at the time .
at times	a veces	She can be bad-tempered at times .
before my time	anterior a mi época	I’ve never heard of that singer. She must have been before my time .
behind the times	chapado a la antigua	He’s a bit behind the times . He still thinks men should wear a suit at work.
by the time	cuando	By the time we got to the station, the train had left.
for the time being	de momento	You can stay here for the time being .
from time to time	de vez en cuando	I eat out at restaurants from time to time .
give (someone) a hard time	regañar	If I’m late again, Dad will give me a hard time .
have the time of your life	pasárselo de maravilla	New York is such a fantastic city. You are going to have the time of your life .
in no time	en nada	I thought it would take me ages, but in fact I finished it in no time .
in time for	a tiempo para	We arrived in time for his speech.
it’s about time	ya es hora de	You’ve had that computer for ages. It’s about time you got a new one.
kill time	matar el tiempo	I do crosswords to kill time while I wait at the airport.
make up for lost time	recuperar el tiempo perdido	I’ll have to work hard now to make up for lost time .
me time	tiempo para mí	I go shopping when I want some me time .
one thing at a time	una cosa a la vez	Don't try to multitask. Just do one thing at a time .
on time	puntual	We expect staff to be on time every morning.
run out of time	quedarse sin tiempo	If we take too long at the museum, we’ll run out of time .
save time	ahorrar tiempo	Take the motorway if you want to save time . It’s quicker.
short of time	(ir) justo de tiempo	I’d love to help you out, but I’m a little short of time right now.
spare the time	perder el tiempo	I’d love to come with you, but I’m too busy and can’t spare the time .
spend too long	pasar demasiado tiempo	Let’s not spend too long at the museum. There are lots of other things I want to see.
take (me) a long time	llevar(me) mucho tiempo	It's a long novel – it's going to take me a long time to finish it.
take up all my time	ocupar todo el tiempo (de alguien)	My children take up all my time . I don’t have a minute to myself.
take your time	tomarse el tiempo necesario	We aren’t in a hurry, so take your time .
there isn't much time left	no quedar demasiado tiempo	The train leaves at 10 a.m., so there isn't much time left – hurry up!
the whole time	todo el tiempo	He spent the whole time on his phone and hardly spoke to me at lunch.
this time next week	la semana que viene a esta misma hora	This time next week , I'll be lying on the beach.
time-consuming	que requiere mucho tiempo	Filling in your tax return is incredibly time-consuming .
time off	tiempo libre	I’m working too hard. I need to take some time off .
time on my hands	(tener) todo el tiempo del mundo	My mum has got time on her hands since she retired.
time’s up	el tiempo se ha acabado	Time’s up . The exam is over.
waste a lot of time	perder un montón de tiempo	I waste a lot of time playing video games.
with time to spare	con tiempo de sobra	We left early and got to the airport with time to spare .
account	cuenta	I have opened a new bank account .
affluent	acaudalado	My boss lives in an affluent neighbourhood.
balance	saldo	I usually use a cash machine to check my balance .
borrow	tomar prestado	I borrowed some money from my parents to pay the bills.
broke	(estar) sin blanca	Can I borrow some money? I’m broke .
budget	presupuesto	We needed a new assistant, but the department had no budget to hire anyone.
can’t afford	no poder permitirse (algo)	Many young people can’t afford to buy a home.
charity	organización benéfica	She volunteers for a charity in her free time.
consumer society	sociedad de consumo	We live in a consumer society where everybody wants to buy something new.
cost of living	coste de la vida	People’s income has gone up, but inflation is high so the cost of living has also risen.
currency	divisa	What’s the currency in Vietnam? Is it the Vietnamese dong?
deposit	fianza	We have already paid a deposit on the house.
donation	donación	My dad often gives donations to charities.
exchange rate	tipo de cambio	Our currency is unstable and exchange rates fluctuate a lot.
fare	precio del billete	What’s the bus fare these days?
fee	tarifa	My lawyer charges an unreasonably high fee .
fine	multa	I had to pay a parking fine .
go bankrupt	quebrar	A lot of small businesses went bankrupt during the recession.
grant	beca	He has been offered a grant to go to Harvard University for a term.
hard up	(estar) tieso	I’m always hard up by the end of the month.
income	sueldo	My income covers all my basic necessities, but I can't afford luxuries.
in debt	endeudado	A lot of people are in debt and can’t afford to buy their first home.
inflation	inflación	Inflation is high, so the cost of living increases each year.
instalment	plazo	We paid for the car in instalments .
interest rate	tipo de interés	People who have loans have to pay high interest rates .
lawyer	abogado	She studied law, but she never worked as a lawyer .
legal document	documentación	You need a legal document if you want to prove who you are.
lend	prestar	My parents lent me some money to pay the bills.
loaded	(estar) forrado	You don’t know what money problems are. You’re loaded !
loan	préstamo	I had to take out a loan to buy a new car.
lump sum	cantidad única	She was given a lump sum when she was made redundant.
make payments	efectuar pagos	I never use online banking to make payments .
make transfers	hacer transferencias	Can you make transfers into your bank account from your computer?
manage your accounts	gestionar tus cuentas	Online banking is a convenient way for people to manage their accounts .
mortgage	hipoteca	I can’t get a mortgage because I don’t earn much money.
occasion	ocasión	I’ve seen her on several occasions this week.
particular	particular	Is there any particular type of car you’d like to see?
payment	pago	There will be a penalty for late payment of the bills.
penniless	sin dinero	She arrived in 1978 as a virtually penniless refugee.
property	bienes inmuebles	He invested in property and lost most of his money.
punishment	castigo	I had to pay a fine as punishment for not returning the books to the library.
quid	libra	This hat only cost me five quid in a charity shop.
quote	presupuesto	I got the builder to give me a quote , but it was so expensive we decided to do it ourselves.
recession	recesión	The economy is in recession and small businesses are suffering.
shares	acciones	Some people make money by buying and selling shares on the stock market.
standard of living	nivel de vida	The standard of living in many European countries is lower than it was years ago.
stock market	bolsa	Some people make money by buying and selling shares on the stock market .
wealthy	adinerado	He was a wealthy old man. He lived in a mansion and had a luxury yacht.
well-off	pudiente	His family are quite well-off .
will	testamento	My mum left me all her paintings in her will .
a rip-off	(ser) un timo	20 pounds for a pizza?! What a rip-off !
in the black	(no entrar) en números rojos	We managed to stay in the black this year, so we might have enough money for a short holiday.
in the red	(estar) en números rojos	I’m in debt – my account is £200 in the red .
cost an arm and a leg	costar un ojo de la cara	My cousin's wedding dress cost an arm and a leg – it was made by a top designer.
live beyond (one’s) means	vivir por encima de las posibilidades (de uno)	I’m not surprised they went bankrupt. They were clearly living beyond their means .
make ends meet	llegar a fin de mes	I can’t make ends meet ever since I got fired.
money doesn't grow on trees	el dinero no crece en los árboles	I'd love to go on holiday, but money doesn't grow on trees .
tight-fisted	agarrado	I wouldn’t waste my time asking him for money. He’s tight‑fisted .
air-conditioned	climatizado	In the summer, I spend most of my time in air‑conditioned buildings.
dead-end	sin porvenir	He’s in a dead-end job in a factory.
eco-friendly	respetuoso con el medioambiente	Is your new fridge eco-friendly ?
extra-curricular	(actividades) complementarias	My son does lots of extra-curricular activities after school, like cooking and tennis.
feel-good	que hace sentir bien (a uno)	I usually watch a feel-good movie when I’m down.
ground-breaking	revolucionario	I’m reading a paper on ground-breaking research. This will change the world of medicine!
high-heeled	de tacón	How can you wear high-heeled shoes on a trekking trip?
high-pitched	agudo	I can’t stand his high-pitched voice.
labour-saving	que ahorra trabajo	The washing machine was probably my mum’s favourite labour-saving device.
life-changing	que cambia la vida	Being in an accident was a life-changing experience for him.
low-cost	de bajo coste	Have you ever travelled on a low-cost airline?
small-scale	pequeño (placer)	Small-scale pleasures make me very content with my life.
well-behaved	bien educado	Children who are not well-behaved will be asked to leave.
well-known	conocido	We went to a fantastic exhibition by a well-known artist.
worn out	gastado	You need to replace those running shoes. They’re worn out .
broadband	banda ancha	If I didn’t have fast broadband , I wouldn’t be able to work from home.
contacts	contactos	I can give you her phone number if you want. She’s in my list of contacts .
coverage	cobertura	There wasn’t any mobile coverage in the village, so I couldn’t call you.
download	descargarse	Films can take a long time to download .
get through	contactar	I called you at the office, but I couldn’t get through . The line was busy.
hang up	colgar	Sorry, I have to hang up now. My flight is about to board.
keyboard	teclado	Using the mouse is quicker than typing it on the keyboard .
keypad	teclado numérico	The keypad on my home phone doesn’t work. I have to buy a new one.
passcode	clave de acceso	Please enter the passcode to connect to the network.
password	contraseña	Your password to access your online bank account shouldn’t be too easy to guess.
pop-up	ventana emergente	I like reading the paper online, but I find advertising pop-ups very annoying.
put (someone) through	poner (a alguien) con	If you hold, I’ll put you through to the Accounts department.
screen	pantalla	My eyes are tired from looking at the screen all day.
scroll	desplazarse hacia abajo (por la pantalla/página)	If you scroll down the page, you’ll see the attachment at the bottom.
settings	ajustes	If you want to change the time on your mobile, go to the settings .
signal	señal	In the country, the mobile signal was very weak and nobody could contact us.
stream	emisión en continuo	You don’t need to download the video. You can just stream it.
swipe	deslizar (el dedo)	You have to swipe up to unlock the phone.
switch off	apagar	The laptop switched off when it ran out of battery.
top up	recargar	I need to top up my mobile phone.
touch screen	pantalla táctil	Some people find it difficult to use mobiles with touch screens .
unplug	desenchufar	You can unplug your phone now. It’s fully charged.
update	actualización	You should set up automatic updates .
wi-fi	wifi	You could get rid of a few cables if you had w i-fi .
accustomed to	acostumbrado	People are so accustomed to fake news that they can't tell what's true and what isn't.
addicted to	adicto	Are you addicted to your phone?
attached to	encariñado	Reducing is difficult while people are so attached to their cars.
aware of	consciente	Most parents are aware of the negative effects of too much screen time.
dependent on	dependiente de	I refuse to be dependent on a smartphone to have a social life.
dissatisfied with	descontento con	My dad is really dissatisfied with his mobile phone network.
fed up with	harto de	People are fed up with all these traffic jams.
hooked on	enganchado	A lot of people are hooked on American TV series.
keen on	entusiasta con	Couples are not as keen on getting married as they used to be.
mad about	loco por	Lots of teenagers are mad about football.
obsessed with	obsesionado con	A lot of people are obsessed with celebrities.
open to	abierto a	Some older people aren’t as open to new ideas as younger people are.
sick of	harto de	People are sick of being bombarded with depressing news.
suspicious of	(mostrarse) receloso de	My grandparents are quite suspicious of social media and don't use it.
unsuitable for	inapropiado para	If TV programmes are unsuitable for children, they have to be shown after 9 p.m.
antivirus	antivirus	I need to install a new antivirus program on my computer.
autofocus	enfoque automático	I always use autofocus when I take photos.
biannual	bianual	The committee has biannual meetings in October and March.
coexist	coexistir	Several different species now coexist peacefully side by side.
demystify	desentrañar	Will you demystify the workings of this new program for me?
devalue	devaluarse	The pound was devalued against the US dollar.
disagree	no estar de acuerdo	He thinks we should buy a new car. But I disagree .
discontinue	suspender	The company has decided to discontinue the free gym membership.
disembark	desembarcar	We had just disembarked from the boat and felt a bit dizzy.
dishonest	deshonesto	I don’t like him. I think he’s dishonest .
illegitimate	(por hacer algo) ilícito	They were fired from their jobs for illegitimate reasons.
illiterate	analfabeto	A large percentage of the rural population was illiterate in the 1800s.
illogical	ilógico	I don’t think you are right. Your conclusion is illogical .
ill-treated	maltratado	As a child, she was ill-treated by her stepmother.
immobile	inmóvil	He stood immobile by the window, watching us depart.
immoral	inmoral	Stealing is not only illegal, it is also immoral .
impersonal	impersonal	I don’t like big companies. They tend to be impersonal .
impractical	poco práctico	It was an impractical idea and nobody thought it would work.
inappropriate	inadecuado	Do you think colourful clothes are a bit inappropriate for a funeral?
incapable	incapaz	My children are incapable of working by themselves.
incoherent	incoherente	His speech was incoherent and nobody understood it.
incompetent	incompetente	I won’t work with him again. He’s completely incompetent .
inhospitable	inhóspito	The Atacama Desert must be an inhospitable place to live.
intergovernmental	intergubernamental	There will be an intergovernmental conference to look at climate change.
irrational	irracional	Fear of spiders is pretty irrational .
irregular	irregular	My attendance at the gym has been very irregular this term.
irrelevant	irrelevante	It is irrelevant if I believe your excuses or not.
irreplaceable	irremplazable	These antiques are irreplaceable .
microorganism	microorganismo	Bacteria are microorganisms which often cause disease.
misunderstand	entender mal	Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you weren’t coming.
monosyllabic	monosilábico	A lot of common English verbs are monosyllabic.
multivitamins	multivitaminas	The doctor told me to take multivitamins because I was feeling a bit weak.
outgrow	quedarse pequeño (algo a alguien)	My daughter has outgrown most of her clothes.
outnumber	superar en número	The demonstrators outnumber the police.
outpatient	paciente externo	I have to go to the hospital twice a week as an outpatient .
outskirts	afueras	He lives on the outskirts of the city and gets a bus into the centre.
postgraduate	posgrado	I’m doing a postgraduate course in literary translation.
precondition	prerrequisito	A ceasefire is an essential precondition for any negotiation.
rebuild	reconstruir	The whole town was rebuilt after the earthquake.
substandard	poco satisfactorio	This work is totally substandard . It’s not acceptable.
superhuman	sobrehumana	When she lifted him up, she seemed to have superhuman strength.
unattractive	poco atractivo	What makes a voice sound unattractive to you?
understaffed	falto de personal	This restaurant is really understaffed . They clearly need to hire more waiters.
undo	deshacer	Why don’t you try to undo the damage?
unhelpful	(estar) poco dispuesto a ayudar	My children are unhelpful in the house and try to avoid doing any jobs.
unofficial	extraoficial	Unofficial estimates put the figure at two million.
upgrade	mejorar	I was incredibly lucky on my flight to New York. I was upgraded to business class!
antifreeze	anticongelante	Always remember to put antifreeze on the car when it's very cold weather.
illegal	ilegal	It's illegal to park on the road if it has yellow lines.
illegible	ilegible	I can’t read my doctor’s handwriting. It’s almost illegible .
ill-equipped	mal equipado	The expedition failed because they were ill-equipped .
inability	incapacidad	His inability to concentrate on anything really irritates me.
inconvenient	molesto	Having to take care of my sister’s dogs is terribly inconvenient .
microplastic	microplásticos (pl.)	7% of microplastic in the sea comes from paint used for marking roads.
misjudge	juzgar mal	I completely misjudged my new colleague, but now I see I was wrong.
misspell	escribir mal	It's easy to misspell words when you're typing quickly.
outdoor	(de) exterior	The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.
outsell	superar en ventas	Bottled water outsells all other soft drinks.
overcharge	cobrar de más	I’m not coming back to this restaurant. They have clearly overcharged us.
overweight	con sobrepeso	Being overweight leads to many health issues.
regrow	regenerar	Starfish can regrow a whole new body from a single arm.
rewrite	reescribir	You should rewrite this paragraph. It’s unclear.
submarine	submarino	Listening to the radio is virtually impossible on a submarine .
uncurl	formar remolinos	Tea leaves uncurl when hot water is poured on them.
undercooked	poco hecho	Eating undercooked meat can make you very sick.
uphill	arduo	It’s going to be an uphill struggle to motivate the team after last week’s defeat.
abstract	abstracto	The painting was so abstract that I wasn't sure what it was, but my brother thought it was a vase.
canvas	lienzo	The artist stood, looking thoughtfully at the blank canvas .
drawing	dibujo	He always does several drawings on paper before he starts painting.
figurative	figurativo	I find the realism and detail of figurative art fascinating.
frame	marco	I chose the most beautiful gold frame for my painting.
illustration	ilustración	The thing my children most love about books are the colourful illustrations .
installation	instalación	We saw an installation made entirely of shells at a modern art exhibition.
landscape	paisaje	A landscape is a painting of a view of the countryside.
monument	monumento	Every city has a historical monument to celebrate its past.
painting	cuadro	I could only afford a print of my favourite Van Gogh painting to put on my wall.
portrait	retrato	The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous portraits in art history.
poster	póster	There was a poster outside the gallery advertising the exhibition.
sculpture	escultura	He collects modern sculpture .
self-portrait	autorretrato	As a painter, I’m quite tempted to do a self-portrait .
statue	estatua	In the town square there's a statue of a medieval king.
still life	naturaleza muerta	She prefers landscapes to still life .
black and white	en blanco y *****	My uncle sees everything in black and white . He’s not very subtle.
black market	mercado *****	I think he bought that painting on the black market .
grey area	área poco definida	Online copyright is still a bit of a grey area .
out of the blue	de repente	We were talking about work when, out of the blue , she asked if I was married.
red herring	pista falsa	The letter was a red herring . It had nothing to do with the murder at all.
red tape	papeleo	We had to deal with so much red tape that we decided to cancel the tour.
white elephant	engorro	That sculpture is a real white elephant . We don’t know what to do with it.
white lie	mentira piadosa	Telling my friend that I liked her haircut was only a white lie – I didn't want to upset her.
atmosphere	ambiente	There was a lovely atmosphere at the local market.
breathtaking	impresionante	The views from our hotel room were breathtaking .
chill out	relajarse	You’ve been working too much. You need to chill out now.
cuisine	cocina	I love Italian cuisine , especially the fresh pasta dishes.
dull	aburrido	The museum is pretty dull , but the café is good.
extend	alargar	There were so many things to visit that we decided to extend our trip.
get away from it all	desconectar de todo	It’s been a crazy time at the office. I need to book a holiday and get away from it all .
go backpacking	viajar de mochilero	They went backpacking in Argentina last year.
go camping	ir de acampada	Have you decided to go camping this year?
go on holiday	irse de vacaciones	When are you going to go on holiday ? Is it next week?
hit the shops	salir a la venta	My new book hits the shops tomorrow. I’m so nervous.
iconic	icónico	The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of Italy's most iconic sights.
imposing	imponente	The enormous statue at the entrance to the palace is very imposing.
impressive	impresionante	The view is really impressive – you should go and have a look.
leisurely	sin prisas	We took a leisurely stroll along the beach.
lively	animado	It’s a really lively area at night.
off the beaten track	apartado	We found a tiny café in the backstreets of Venice, right off the beaten track .
overcrowded	abarrotado	The hotel pool is always overcrowded .
overrated	sobrevalorado	I think that restaurant is overrated . It’s not as good as people say.
picturesque	pintoresco	We went to a very picturesque little fishing village yesterday.
postpone	aplazar	My mum wasn’t feeling well so we decided to postpone the trip.
pricey	caro	The hotel breakfast was a bit pricey , but it was worth it.
put off	posponer	We had to put off our trip to India because of extreme weather conditions.
recharge your batteries	cargar pilas	A week’s holiday is all I need to recharge my batteries .
remote	remoto	The temple was really remote . We had to walk for four hours to get there.
reschedule	cambiar la fecha/hora	We’ll have to reschedule the meeting.
run-down	(estar) destartalado	The main square is quite smart, but the buildings behind are very run-down .
sample the local cuisine	probar la comida local	When I’m visiting a foreign country, I love to sample the local cuisine .
set off	partir (de viaje)	I can’t see you tomorrow. I’m setting off on a journey.
soak up	sumergirse	It was such a beautiful scene that we sat down to soak up the atmosphere.
soulless	sin alma	The modern part of the city is mainly soulless office blocks.
spectacular	espectacular	We saw some spectacular scenery on the road trip.
spoilt	estropeado	The seafront has been spoilt by all the new hotels.
stroll	paseo	I’ve been working at home all day. I’m going for a stroll to get a breath of fresh air.
tacky	hortera	The souvenirs were all plastic Eiffel Towers and keyrings – really tacky stuff.
tiring	cansado	What do you do to relax after a tiring day?
touristy	turísticas	The shops are quite touristy , but we bought some nice things.
unimposing	anodino	The hotel entrance is unimposing , but the lobby inside is impressive.
unspoilt	inalterado	It’s a lovely city, almost completely unspoilt by tourism.
unwind	relajarse	You need to unwind a bit. Why don’t you go for a walk?
wander round	deambular	We wandered round the old town for hours.
blister	ampolla	These shoes have given me blisters .
bruise	moratón	I fell down and got a bruise on my arm.
cold	resfriado	I’ve got a headache and a sore throat. I think I’ve caught a cold .
food poisoning	intoxicación alimentaria	We all got food poisoning after eating in that restaurant.
GP	médico de cabecera	I think you should go and see your GP as soon as possible.
heart attack	ataque al corazón	He was only 40, but suffered a heart attack . He’s going to need to watch his diet from now on.
psychiatrist	psiquiatra	As a psychiatrist, he was experienced in treating mental health conditions.
rash	sarpullido	If I eat peanuts, I come out in a rash .
side-effects	efectos secundarios	All drugs have side-effects . Some of them can be quite bad.
specialist	especialista	Her GP referred her to a specialist .
sprained	esguince (en el tobillo)	I couldn't walk for a week due to a sprained ankle.
stroke	ictus	The stroke left him paralysed.
surgeon	cirujano	Do you know which surgeon will be operating on you?
the flu	la gripe	She’s off sick today. I think she’s got the flu .
throat infection	infección de garganta	My sister needed antibiotics to get rid of a very bad throat infection .
treatment	tratamiento	Doctors are very careful what treatment they give to patients.
as blind as a bat	más ciego que un topo	Your mother is as blind as a bat . She should have her eyes tested.
as deaf as a post	sordo como una tapia	My grandad is as deaf as a post , so you have to speak up a little.
as fit as a fiddle	rebosante de salud	Thankfully, my grandmother is as fit as a fiddle . She's almost never ill.
as good as gold	(portarse) como un ángel	She’s been as good as gold . She took all her medicine without complaining.
as quick as a flash	como un rayo	When I pressed the button, the nurse came as quick as a flash .
as stubborn as a mule	terco como una mula	My husband is as stubborn as a mule . He refuses to go to the doctor about his back problems.
as thin as a rake	estar en los huesos	He’s lost a lot of weight since his illness. He’s as thin as a rake .
as tough as old boots	fuerte como un roble	My grandparents are in their 90s, but are both as tough as old boots .
as white as a sheet	blanco como la pared	She’s as white as a sheet . I think she’s going to faint.
drink like a fish	beber como una esponja	He drinks like a fish . He really ought to cut down.
eat like a horse	comer como una lima	Some people can eat like a horse and not put on weight.
sleep like a log	dormir como un tronco	She sleeps like a log . I don’t think she’ll ever have problems with insomnia.
works like a dream	ser muy eficaz	My new medication works like a dream . I feel so much better.
animal charity	protectora de animales	He works for an animal charity .
animal rights activist	defensor de los derechos de los animales	She is an animal rights activist .
bark	ladrar	The dog is barking . There might be someone at the door.
beak	pico	Male blackbirds have yellow beaks .
bee	abeja	I’m scared of bees . I’m allergic to their stings.
blackbird	mirlo	A blackbird has nested in my garden.
bred in captivity	criado en cautividad	The bear was bred in captivity .
cage	jaula	I hate seeing animals in cages .
calf	ternero	The cow had a calf last night.
canary	canario	Please keep the canary in the cage.
chick	polluelo	There were a few chicks in the yard.
claw	garra	Be careful with the cat’s claws . They’re sharp.
cub	cachorro	The film is about a lion cub that gets separated from its family.
endangered species	especies en peligro de extinción	The sea turtle is an endangered species .
environment	medioambiente	It is important to respect natural animal environments .
fin	aleta	Fish use their fins for swimming.
foal	potro	I love foals . They are so beautiful.
fur	pelaje	Some animals are hunted for their fur .
goldfish	pez de colores	I have to buy a new tank for the goldfish .
grunt	gruñir	The pigs grunted and everybody laughed.
hive	colmena	There was a hive full of bees in the park near the school.
hoof / hooves	pezuña/pezuñas	They have to shoe the horse’s hooves .
horn	cuerno	Rams have curved horns .
hunted for sport	cazados por deporte	Some animals are hunted for sport .
inhumane conditions	condiciones infrahumanas	Chickens were transported in inhumane conditions .
kennel	caseta	My dog usually sleeps in a kennel .
kid	cría	On the farm we saw some goats and their newborn kids.
live in the wild	vivir en libertad	There is a national park nearby where animals live in the wild .
meow	maullar	I can hear the cat meowing from here.
neigh	relinchar	The horse neighed when it saw me.
nest	nido	Have you seen that bird’s nest ? I think there are eggs in there.
paw	pata	The cat had white paws .
protect	proteger	This organization is trying to protect animals.
puppy	cachorro	The dog had seven puppies .
reintroduce	reintroducir	They’ll try to reintroduce the bear into the wild.
roar	rugir	We heard a lion roar in the reserve. It’s a really scary sound!
shell	concha	Snail shells break easily, so don’t tread on them.
squeak	chillar	Oh no! I think I heard a mouse squeak .
stable	establo	The horse was led back to the stable .
tail	cola	The dog was wagging its tail wildly.
tank	acuario (para peces)	We bought a new fish tank . It’s really big and looks great.
treat cruelly	tratar con crueldad	Some people treat animals cruelly .
twitter	piar	I love to hear the birds twitter in the garden.
wing	ala	The bird had a broken wing and couldn’t fly.
baked figs	higos asados	Have you tried baked figs ? They’re delicious.
baking tray	bandeja de horno	Place the cookie dough on the baking tray and put it in the oven.
barbecued pork ribs	costillas de cerdo a la barbacoa	My favourite food is barbecued pork ribs .
biscuit	galleta	Would you like some biscuits with your tea?
boiled rice	arroz hervido	I’m going to prepare some boiled rice for the curry.
chopped parsley	perejil picado	I like my scrambled eggs sprinkled with chopped parsley .
chopping board	tabla de cortar	Please pass me the chopping board . I need to chop the onions.
colander	escurridor	Drain the vegetables using a colander .
deep-fried onion rings	aros de cebolla fritos	Deep-fried onion rings are one of my favourite pub snacks.
food processor	robot de cocina	Why don’t you use the food processor to combine the ingredients?
frying pan	sartén	Use a frying pan to cook the omelette.
grated cheese	queso rallado	Why don’t you add some grated cheese to your chips?
grilled fillet of fish	filete de pescado a la parrilla	I quite enjoy a grilled fillet of fish .
kettle	hervidor de agua	I’ll put the kettle on and make some tea.
mashed potatoes	puré de patatas	I like my salmon with mashed potatoes .
melted chocolate	chocolate fundido	She poured some melted chocolate over the ice cream.
minced beef	ternera picada	My favourite lasagne is made with minced beef .
mixing bowl	cuenco	Put the flour and the water in a mixing bowl .
omelette	tortilla	I often eat an omelette for dinner.
peeled prawns	gambas peladas	Add the peeled prawns to the pan and stir.
poached egg	huevos escalfados	I can’t remember the last time I had a poached egg .
roast lamb	cordero asado	We generally have roast lamb on Sundays.
saucepan	cazo	Boil the potatoes in a saucepan .
scales	báscula	Use the scales to weigh out the flour and butter.
scrambled eggs	huevos revueltos	My favourite breakfast is scrambled eggs .
sieve	colador	Put the vegetables in a sieve to drain off the water.
sliced bread	rebanada de pan	Put the sliced bread in the toaster.
spaghetti	espaguetis	Many kids like spaghetti . It’s just fun to eat.
spatula	espátula	I always use a spatula to empty the mixing bowl.
steamed mussels	mejillones al vapor	I love the taste of steamed mussels , but they sometimes make me feel ill.
stewed plums	ciruelas en compota	Have you ever cooked stewed plums ?
stuffed chicken breast	pechuga de pollo rellena	I’m having stuffed chicken breast for dinner.
toasted sandwich	sándwich a la plancha	I had a toasted sandwich for lunch.
utensils	utensilios	Some kitchen utensils are very useful.
whipped cream	nata montada	Try the hot chocolate with whipped cream .
whisk	batidor	Beat the eggs with a whisk .
a dark horse	un enigma	I think James was married before, but I’m not sure. He’s a bit of a dark horse .
do all the donkey work	hacer todo el trabajo pesado	I did all the donkey work for this project. I hope to get some credit for it.
her bark is worse than her bite	perro ladrador, poco mordedor	My boss can seem quite aggressive, but in fact her bark is worse than her bite .
infestation	plaga	She had an infestation of insects in her house.
kill two birds with one stone	matar dos pájaros de un tiro	The meeting is in Manchester so I can visit my mother and kill two birds with one stone .
like a fish out of water	como pez fuera del agua	He was like a fish out of water when we moved to London.
like water off a duck’s back	como quien oye llover	I told him everything I thought about him, but it was like water off a duck’s back .
shellfish	marisco	I am extremely allergic to shellfish , so can't eat it.
smell a rat	oler a gato encerrado	They say no one is going to be fired, but I smell a rat .
sting	picadura	A wasp sting can be really painful.
the lion’s share	la mejor parte	When they divorced, his wife got the lion’s share of everything they owned.
with his tail between his legs	con el rabo entre las piernas	After playing so badly, he walked off with his tail between his legs .
conservation	protección	We should spend more time and money on general conservation , not only a few endangered species.
hunting	cazar	Hunting for food is acceptable, but hunting for fun is not.
depth	profundidad	What’s the depth of the water here?
deepen	hacerse más profundo	The water started to deepen gradually.
flatness	llanura	She liked the flatness of the plain.
flatten	aplanar	The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
height	altura	I’m the same height as my sister.
heighten	aumentar	Tension has heightened after the attack.
length	longitud	What’s the length of the room?
lengthen	alargar	I need to lengthen this skirt.
shorten	acortar	I need to shorten these trousers. They are too long.
shortness	falta (de)	My grandfather suffers from shortness of breath.
strength	fuerza	I need to gain some strength in my legs.
strengthen	fortalecer	Regular exercise strengthens your muscles.
thicken	espesar	If you want to thicken the sauce, add flour.
thickness	densidad	I don’t like the thickness of the sauce.
weaken	debilitar	The team has been weakened by injury.
weakness	punto débil	He’s almost unbeatable. He has no real weakness .
widen	ensanchar(se)	Here the stream widens into a river.
width	anchura	What’s the width of the river?
achieve	lograr	She is very proud of what she has achieved this year – she has worked so hard.
decline	rechazar	I offered to help her write the report, but she declined .
deny	negar	My sister denied breaking Mum's new phone, but I know she did it.
deplore	desaprobar	My Dad deplores how politicians behave.
emigrant	emigrante	He was a member of an emigrant family who went to Australia decades ago.
floor	suelo	She accidently spilled juice all over the kitchen floor .
foreigner	extranjero	As a foreigner , things were a bit more complicated for me.
ground	suelo	The ground is covered in autumn leaves.
immigrant	inmigrante	The city has a large immigrant population, with a variety of cultures and customs.
journey	viaje	It was an eight-hour car journey to get to the coast.
outsider	marginado	She felt like an outsider most of the time.
migrant	inmigrantes	The farm usually employs migrant workers in the fruit-picking season.
reach	llegar a	When we finally reached our destination, we breathed a sigh of relief.
reclusive	solitario	He lives in a solitary cottage away from the city – a reclusive lifestyle is his choice.
reserved	reservado	It's hard to know how she's feeling, as she's reserved and unemotional.
shy	tímido	She was a shy child and found it hard to socialize with other children.
soil	tierra	You can only grow these plants in acidic soil .
stranger	desconocido	When I arrived at work there was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
stroll	pasear	They strolled along the river bank, enjoying the sunny afternoon.
succeed	tener éxito	She succeeded in starting up her own business last year and now has two shops.
trip	viaje	We went on an amazing trip to New Zealand last summer.
voyage	viaje	The Titanic's first voyage was also its last.
walk	caminar	We walked together, but his pace was so fast that I couldn't keep up.
wander	deambular	The boys wandered through the woods, with no real destination.
a cold fish	un tipo frío	My boss is a bit of a cold fish . He’s unfriendly and unemotional.
a heart of gold	un corazón de oro	She’s so kind and generous. She’s got a heart of gold .
a quick temper	(tener) un carácter irascible	My sister has a quick temper . She gets angry so easily.
a real pain in the neck	(ser) un verdadero peñazo	My brother’s a real pain in the neck . He’s so annoying.
a soft touch	(ser) fácil de convencer	My dad is a soft touch . I can always persuade him to give me extra pocket money.
attention to detail	(prestar) atención al detalle	I’m sure your work will be perfect. You’ve got great attention to detail .
bright	brillante	My daughter is a bright student and gets very good marks.
come across	dar la impresión de ser	He comes across as serious, but he actually has a great sense of humour.
conscientious	concienzudo	You have to be conscientious and do things carefully and correctly.
deep down	en el fondo	Deep down , he’s quite insecure.
determined	decidido	She’s a determined girl. Once she’s decided to do something, nothing will stop her.
down to earth	con los pies en la tierra	My mum is very practical and down to earth .
full of oneself	engreído	My brother thinks he's the most important person in the family. He's so full of himself .
gentle	dócil	He is a calm and gentle boy.
insecure	inestable	She felt nervous and insecure .
lift a finger	levantar un dedo	He never lifts a finger around the house and expects the rest of us to do everything.
on the surface	a simple vista	On the surface , he seems quite nice.
refuse to compromise	negarse a llegar a un punto intermedio	I tried to reach an agreement, but he refused to compromise .
resourceful	ingenioso	Louise is quite resourceful . She’s good at solving problems.
sarcastic	sarcástico	Don’t be so sarcastic ! That comment was very cruel.
seem self-confident	parecer seguro de sí mismo	He may seem self-confident , but he’s actually quite insecure.
self-sufficient	autosuficiente	He’s very self-sufficient . He never needs anyone’s help.
spontaneous	espontáneo	I’d love to be more spontaneous and not plan things in advance.
steady	formal	He’s a reliable and steady guy.
straightforward	franco	She’s honest and straightforward and says just what she thinks.
sympathetic	comprensivo	Our manager is not very sympathetic . He never tries to understand our problems.
take advantage of	aprovecharse de	She’s very generous and trusting so some people take advantage of her.
tend to avoid	tratar de evitar	I don’t like arguing with people, so I tend to avoid conflict.
the life and soul of the party	(ser) la alegría de la huerta	My best friend is the life and soul of the party . She's always making everybody laugh.
thorough	riguroso	You have to be very thorough if you want to be a researcher.
wouldn't hurt a fly	no matar una mosca	He seems aggressive sometimes, but in fact he wouldn't hurt a fly .
academic qualifications	titulación académica	She left school at 14 without any academic qualifications .
apply for	solicitar	I’m going to apply for a job this summer.
be fired	ser despedido	If you keep on being late for work, you are going to be fired .
be laid off	ser despedido	Many colleagues were laid off when the company was restructured.
be made redundant	ser despedido	There has been a decrease in sales and some employees may be made redundant .
benefits	incentivos	The salary is not great, but the company offers generous benefits .
be off work	tener libre	I ’m off work this week and we're going away on holiday.
be out of work	estar sin trabajo	I ’ve been out of work for two months now.
be sacked	ser despedido	If you don’t start working harder, you’ll be sacked soon.
career ladder	escalafón profesional	You need to work hard if you want to move up the career ladder .
challenging	exigente	Teaching can be a very challenging profession.
colleague	compañero	I’m helping out a new colleague at work.
compassionate leave	permiso por motivos familiares	My dad is seriously ill so I’m on compassionate leave .
co-worker	compañero de trabajo	My co-worker has been laid off.
dead-end	sin porvenir	She got a dead-end job at the local factory.
demanding	exigente	Being a surgeon is very demanding because of the high pressure .
employ	dar empleo	The new factory will employ 200 people.
events manager	organizador de eventos	I work as an events manager , organizing conferences for companies.
fast track	vía rápida	People with good qualifications are sometimes put on a fast track and promoted more quickly.
fixed-term contract	contrato de duración determinada	I’ve been offered a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.
freelance contract	contrato como trabajador autónomo	The company offered me a freelance contract , so I work for myself.
full-time contract	contrato a jornada completa	I’ve got a full-time contract . I work from nine to five, five days a week.
get a pay rise	aumento salarial	If you want to get a pay rise , you have to ask for one.
get promoted	obtener un ascenso	If you want to get promoted , you have to work hard.
high-powered	importante	My brother has a high-powered job in finance.
hire	contratar	They’re looking to hire a new manager.
job-hunting	búsqueda de empleo	Job-hunting can be very time-consuming.
maternity leave	baja por maternidad	She had a baby last week and she’s now on maternity leave .
monotonous	monótono	My job as a checkout assistant can be monotonous sometimes.
motivating	motivador	His talks are very motivating . You always feel you can do anything after listening to him.
part-time contract	contrato a media jornada	The firm has offered me a part-time contract , but I’d like to work full time.
paternity leave	permiso de paternidad	My manager went on paternity leave to take care of his newborn baby.
perk	incentivo	The company offered free health insurance as a perk .
permanent contract	contrato indefinido	I’ve got a permanent contract , so my job is pretty stable.
quit	dejar el trabajo	I didn’t agree with the new company policy so I decided to quit .
repetitive	repetitivo	I couldn’t work on a factory production line. It’s such a repetitive job.
resign	dimitir	If they don’t give me a promotion soon, I’ll resign .
rewarding	gratificante	I think being a nurse is a very rewarding job, as it makes you feel useful.
sick leave	baja por enfermedad	Meryl isn’t in the office this week. She’s on sick leave .
skills	destrezas	The salary will be dependent on the skills of the candidates.
staff	personal	We have 20 full-time members of staff in our department.
tedious	tedioso	My job is not very interesting. Actually, it’s quite tedious .
temporary contract	contrato temporal	My first contract was a temporary contract . It didn’t last too long.
unpaid leave	permiso sin sueldo	I need a couple of months off, so I may go on unpaid leave .
work experience	experiencia laboral	Have you got any relevant work experience ?
workforce	plantilla	Two thirds of the workforce is female.
work overtime	hacer horas extras	At busy times in the office, the staff are expected to work overtime .
zero-hours contract	contrato de cero horas	My job at the market isn't very stable. I have a zero-hours contract .
affectionate	cariñoso	He’s an affectionate and loving child.
ambitious	ambicioso	As soon as he joined the company he was looking for a promotion. He's so ambitious .
assertive	asertivo	You should be more assertive , otherwise people just won’t listen to your ideas.
bossy	mandón	My older sister is a bit bossy and always tells me what to do.
honest	honrado	My parents are honest people and they would never take advantage of anyone.
loyal	leal	She has always been a loyal and faithful friend.
mature	maduro	My little sister is mature for her age and behaves very responsibly.
moody	de humor cambiante	He’s so moody . I never know how he’s going to react to things.
open-minded	abierto de mente	It's important to be open-minded when you do research.
outgoing	extrovertido	She's so outgoing . She can walk into a room of strangers and immediately start a conversation.
patient	paciente	He's a patient teacher and doesn't mind explaining things again.
reliable	de confianza	She’s a very reliable friend. You can always count on her.
sensitive	sensible	He’s very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
stubborn	terco	It's almost impossible to change my dad's mind. He's incredibly stubborn .
achievement	logro	Winning the championship was such an achievement for our team.
adulthood	edad adulta	Adulthood comes with many responsiblities and obligations.
anger	ira	Some people find it hard to express their anger .
belief	creencia	My belief in democracy made me become a politician.
boredom	aburrimiento	Please stop reading that long document. I’m going to die of boredom .
celebration	celebración	They organized a big celebration when they finished the project.
curiosity	curiosidad	Children show curiosity about everything.
danger	riesgo	She is now out of danger and safely on her way home .
death	fallecimiento	Tomorrow is the anniversary of my dad’s death .
excitement	emoción	I felt such excitement when they told me you were coming.
freedom	libertad	She really enjoys the freedom of living alone.
friendship	amistad	Their friendship began at primary school.
frustration	frustración	I can’t stand the frustration of not being able to help.
generosity	generosidad	Giving the homeless man £5 was a real act of generosity .
happiness	felicidad	His daughter is a constant source of happiness for him.
hatred	odio	He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.
illness	enfermedad	After a long period of illness , my aunt is, thankfully, getting better.
imagination	imaginación	My eldest daughter has a very vivid imagination .
improvement	mejora	The economy is showing signs of improvement .
kindness	amabilidad	I don’t know why people dislike her. She’s always treated me with kindness .
loss	pérdida	I reported the loss of my suitcase at the airport help desk.
membership	afiliación	I need to renew my gym membership annually.
memory	memoria	People say elephants have a good memory .
neighbourhood	barrio	We grew up together in the same neighbourhood .
partnership	asociación	I set up a new business in partnership with my mum.
possibility	probabilidad	There's a possibility of rain, so take an umbrella.
relationship	relación	She has a very close relationship with her sister.
sadness	tristeza	She felt a deep sadness when her cat died.
shame	lástima	What a shame we got second place. We came so close to winning the cup.
temptation	tentación	I couldn’t resist the temptation to eat the chocolate cake.
wisdom	sabiduría	He spoke words of wisdom after a lifetime in the industry.
bigger picture	perspectiva general	We need to see the bigger picture and not focus on the details.
career move	cambio profesional	I don't think going freelance is a very good career move .
carry on	seguir con	Don't stop – carry on with what you're doing.
carry out	llevar a cabo	He's useless. He can't even carry out simple instructions.
catch (someone's) eye	llamar la atención (de alguien)	We tried to catch the waiter's eye , but he ignored us.
come up with	proponer	She came up with a brilliant solution to the problem.
distant relatives	parientes lejanos	We've got distant relatives in Australia.
dress up	disfrazarse	The children love dressing up in their grandparents' clothes.
follow (something) to the letter	seguir las instrucciones al pie de la letra	I followed the instructions to the letter , but couldn't get the wi-fi to work.
go round	visitar	Look out for the Picasso drawings when you go round the exhibition.
gut feeling	corazonada	I've got a gut feeling that this meeting is going to go badly.
guy	tío	I've known him since school; he's a likeable guy .
have (one's) nose to the grindstone	hincar los codos	My brother 's got his nose to the grindstone , revising for his exams.
how on earth	¿cómo es posible que...?	How on earth could you spend $2,000 on a watch?
hurt (someone's) feelings	herir los sentimientos (de alguien)	I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings .
ill-fated	desafortunado	He seemed so ill-fated . He lost his job, and then his home in the same year.
in the dead of night	en plena noche	I woke up suddenly in the dead of night – there was a noise downstairs.
lay off	ser despedidos	A thousand workers were laid off when the factory closed.
make up	inventar	He often makes up excuses for why he's late.
on the tip of (one's) tongue	(tener algo) en la punta de la lengua	It’s very annoying when a word is on the tip of your tongue , but you can’t quite remember it.
pain in the neck	ser un fastidio	This printer is such a pain in the neck – it never works.
pick up	aprender	He picks up languages very easily.
put off	posponer	We should put off the meeting till next week.
quick temper	(tener) genio	My grandfather has quite a quick temper .
require	requerir	This job requires a lot of attention to detail as there's so much data to record.
resemble	parecerse a	All the children strongly resembled their mother, with their curly hair and round eyes.
rough itinerary	itinerario aproximado	I haven't really planned my trip yet, but I have a rough itinerary .
seek refuge	buscar refugio	After her marriage broke up, she sought refuge with friends.
sibling	hermano/a	He was an only child, but had always wanted a sibling.
strongly opposed	(mostrar) una firme oposición	We are strongly opposed to the government's new policy.
turn out	resultar	The book sounded fascinating, but it turned out to be really dull.
under pressure	bajo presión	I'm not very good in a crisis. I hate being under pressure .
get a life	espabilar y hacer algo	He’s in his 40s and still living with his parents. He needs to get a life .
get a move on	darse prisa	You should get a move on or you’ll miss the train.
get around	moverse por	The best way to get around this city is by bike.
get away with	irse de rositas	I tried to cheat in an exam once, but I didn’t get away with it.
get back to	devolver (una llamada)	Please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
get behind	ir retrasado	Let me know if you get behind with your work and I’ll help you.
get by	arreglárselas	My salary is not enough to get by on .
get down	deprimirse	Does the bad weather ever get you down ?
get hold of	ponerse en contacto con	I need to speak to Lou, but I can’t get hold of her.
get into	meterse en	What’s the best way to get into politics?
get into trouble (with)	meterse en un lío	You’ll get into trouble with your mum if she finds out you took her car.
get on	tener una edad	Your grandfather must be getting on a bit. Isn't he in his 80s now?
get (one's) act together	organizarse	She needs to get her act together and start looking for a job.
get (one's) own way	salirse con la suya	She’s quite bossy and tends to get her own way .
get on like a house on fire	llevarse de maravilla	I introduced them last month and now they get on like a house on fire .
get on my nerves	sacar de quicio	I find children really irritating. They just get on my nerves .
get on with (something)	seguir con (algo)	I’ll leave you now. I need to get on with some work .
get out of	librarse de	My brother always gets out of doing his share of the housework.
get out of the way	quitarse de en medio	He wouldn’t get out of the way , so I got stuck behind him.
get over	superar	It took him more than a year to get over their break-up.
get real	abrir los ojos	You want a well-paid job in a big company, but you won’t even do your homework. Get real !
get rid of	deshacerse de	I can’t get rid of that painting because it was a wedding present.
get the chance	tener la oportunidad	I didn’t get the chance to speak to him.
get the impression	tener la impresión	Did you get the impression they didn’t like our present?
get the joke	coger el chiste	Everyone laughed except you. Didn’t you get the joke ?
get the message	captar el mensaje	I told him to leave us alone, but he didn’t get the message .
get the wrong end of the stick	entender mal	He got the wrong end of the stick and went to the bus station instead of the train station.
get through to	hacerse entender	It is very difficult to get through to him – he just doesn't seem to understand.
get together with	reunirse con	How often do you get together with your extended family?
get to know	llegar a conocer	I’m sure you’ll like him once you get to know him.
get your own back	devolvérsela a (alguien)	I’ll get my own back on him one day and take revenge.
mother-in-law	suegra	My mother-in-law gave me an awful painting as a wedding present.
not getting anywhere	no avanzar	I’m not getting anywhere with this crossword. It's too hard.
obligation	obligación	I didn’t do it because I had no obligation .
recover from	reponerse	It took him a long time to recover from the death of his friend.
ally	aliado	They were loyal allies during the war.
armed forces	fuerzas armadas	The armed forces helped the emergency services during the crisis.
blow up	volar	The rebels decided to blow up the airport runway.
break out	estallar	If war breaks out , there will be thousands of refugees trying to escape the fighting.
capture	capturar	The army captured over 300 rebels.
casualty	víctimas	There were thousands of casualties in the attack.
ceasefire	alto el fuego	The armies agreed on a temporary ceasefire .
civilian	civil	Many civilians who were not involved in the fighting were injured.
civil war	guerra civil	The population was exhausted after ten years of civil war .
commander	comandante	A commander is an officer in charge of a group of soldiers or a military operation.
coup	golpe de estado	He seized power in a military coup .
declare	declarar	The government declared war.
defeat	derrotar	They finally defeated the enemy.
execute	ejecutar	They executed the rebel leader.
forces	fuerzas	My dad is a member of the security forces .
loot	saquear	During the riot, many shops were looted .
missile	misil	A missile fell on the city, destroying many buildings.
overthrow	derrocar	The rebels are trying to overthrow the government.
peace-keeping forces	fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz	After the war, peace-keeping forces remained present for several months.
prisoner	prisionero	The rebel soldiers took hundreds of prisoners .
rebel	rebelde	Armed rebels advanced towards the city.
rebellion	rebelión	After years of dramatic cuts in spending, part of the population rose in rebellion .
refugee	refugiado	There was a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
release	liberar	The army released most of the prisoners.
retreat	retirarse	The army was forced to retreat .
revolution	revolución	Things have got so bad that the country is on the verge of revolution .
security forces	fuerzas de seguridad	As a member of the security forces , my aunt deals with a lot of confidential information.
shell	bombardear	The army started to shell the rebels as they retreated.
siege	sitio	The siege of the city finally ended after two months.
sniper	francotirador	Two soldiers were killed by snipers hidden in the trees.
surrender	rendirse	After months of fighting, the rebels surrendered .
survivor	superviviente	There were no survivors of the attack.
the wounded	los heridos	There was an on-site hospital for the wounded .
treaty	tratado	They signed a peace treaty at the end of the war.
troops	tropas	The president has decided to send in more troops .
get a flight	coger un vuelo	I had to get a flight a day after a plane crash. I almost cancelled it!
get (a room) decorated	reformar una habitación	We're getting the bathroom decorated at the moment.
get caught	ser cogido	I cheated in an exam once, but luckily I didn’t get caught .
get me down	deprimir	We're having so many family problems at the moment, it's really getting me down .
get on	llevarse bien	We get on very well most of the time.
get presents	recibir regalos	Children love getting presents at Christmas.
get somebody to come	llamar a alguien para que venga	We got somebody to come and fix the kitchen light.
get someone to do (something)	obligar a alguien a hacer (algo)	What kind of things did your parents get you to do around the house?
get stopped	ser parado (por)	I never get stopped by the police because I’m a careful driver.
get together	juntarse	We got together when we were at university.
get to know	llegar a conocer	It's much easier to get to know somebody in real life than online.
get your hair cut	cortarse el pelo	How often do you usually get your hair cut ?
amused	divertido	They were amused by his stories.
bang	golpe	Did you hear that bang ? It sounded like a gun.
blow	sonarse	I hate when people blow their nose in public.
brakes	frenos	The car stopped with a screech of brakes .
buzz	zumbido	I could hear the buzz of a fly.
click	hacer clic	Click on the print icon to get a copy.
crash	estrépito	She heard the loud crash of a tree falling down.
creak	crujir	I heard a floorboard creak and I knew she was coming in late.
crisp	crujiente	I love walking through the crisp snow.
crunch	crujido	I love hearing the crunch of my feet walking through the snow.
drip	gotear	Please turn the tap off properly or it will drip .
frightened	asustado	Don’t be frightened . The dog won’t hurt you.
giggle	reír	They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn.
groan	gemir	He groaned with pain.
hiss	siseo	Did you hear the snake’s hiss ?
hoot	tocar la bocina	I hate people who hoot at me when I slow down at an amber light.
hum	canturrear	I began to hum along with the music.
mumble	musitar	She mumbled a few words and left.
rattle	vibrar	Every time a bus goes by, the windows rattle .
relieved	aliviado	She sounded relieved when I told her I had got a job.
roar	clamor	We could hear the roar of the crowd in the football stadium.
scream	gritar	The boy screamed when he fell.
screech	chirrido	I heard the screech of brakes as the bus driver tried to stop.
sigh	suspirar	He sighed deeply at the thought.
slam	golpear	Please don’t slam the door.
slurp	sorber	It’s rude to slurp your soup.
sniff	sorberse los mocos	Don’t sniff ! Get a tissue and blow your nose!
snore	roncar	I can’t share a room with you if you snore .
sob	sollozar	A child was sobbing loudly when I walked in.
splash	salpicar	She screamed when her friend splashed her in the swimming pool.
stammer	tartamudear	My friend stammers when he gets nervous and it’s hard to understand him.
stutter	tartamudear	His anxiety affected his speech and he stuttered into the microphone.
tap	golpear suavemente	When I’m nervous I often tap my fingers on the table.
terrified	aterrorizado	I was terrified when they told me I had to do another test.
tick	tictac	This clock has a very loud tick .
tune	melodía	Please stop humming that tune .
whisper	susurrar	It’s rude to whisper .
whistle	silbar	I can whistle a little bit, but I can’t really whistle a whole song.
yell	gritar	Please don’t yell at me. It wasn’t my fault.
creepy	espeluznante	A ghostly atmosphere made the film too creepy for me.
fast-moving	rápido	Action movies tend to rely on fast-moving stories.
gripping	apasionante	It was such a gripping story. I got really hooked.
haunting	inolvidable	It was a haunting story – frightening and sad. It won’t be easy to forget.
heart-warming	conmovedor	The film was so heart-warming that it restored my faith in human nature.
heavy-going	denso	The film was so heavy-going that I didn’t finish watching it.
implausible	inverosímil	The story was highly implausible . I didn’t believe it for a minute.
intriguing	intrigante	The plot was really intriguing . I couldn’t put the book down.
moving	emotivo	The film was so moving it brought tears to my eyes.
thought-provoking	que hace reflexionar	It’s a thought-provoking essay. It raises many interesting questions.
a matter of time	una cuestión de tiempo	I’m sure you’ll find a job. It’s just a matter of time .
any time from	en cualquier momento	You can come any time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m .
at the time	en aquel momento	I missed the birth of my first child. I was on a plane at the time .
at times	a veces	She can be bad-tempered at times .
before my time	anterior a mi época	I’ve never heard of that singer. She must have been before my time .
behind the times	chapado a la antigua	He’s a bit behind the times . He still thinks men should wear a suit at work.
by the time	cuando	By the time we got to the station, the train had left.
for the time being	de momento	You can stay here for the time being .
from time to time	de vez en cuando	I eat out at restaurants from time to time .
give (someone) a hard time	regañar	If I’m late again, Dad will give me a hard time .
have the time of your life	pasárselo de maravilla	New York is such a fantastic city. You are going to have the time of your life .
in no time	en nada	I thought it would take me ages, but in fact I finished it in no time .
in time for	a tiempo para	We arrived in time for his speech.
it’s about time	ya es hora de	You’ve had that computer for ages. It’s about time you got a new one.
kill time	matar el tiempo	I do crosswords to kill time while I wait at the airport.
make up for lost time	recuperar el tiempo perdido	I’ll have to work hard now to make up for lost time .
me time	tiempo para mí	I go shopping when I want some me time .
one thing at a time	una cosa a la vez	Don't try to multitask. Just do one thing at a time .
on time	puntual	We expect staff to be on time every morning.
run out of time	quedarse sin tiempo	If we take too long at the museum, we’ll run out of time .
save time	ahorrar tiempo	Take the motorway if you want to save time . It’s quicker.
short of time	(ir) justo de tiempo	I’d love to help you out, but I’m a little short of time right now.
spare the time	perder el tiempo	I’d love to come with you, but I’m too busy and can’t spare the time .
spend too long	pasar demasiado tiempo	Let’s not spend too long at the museum. There are lots of other things I want to see.
take (me) a long time	llevar(me) mucho tiempo	It's a long novel – it's going to take me a long time to finish it.
take up all my time	ocupar todo el tiempo (de alguien)	My children take up all my time . I don’t have a minute to myself.
take your time	tomarse el tiempo necesario	We aren’t in a hurry, so take your time .
there isn't much time left	no quedar demasiado tiempo	The train leaves at 10 a.m., so there isn't much time left – hurry up!
the whole time	todo el tiempo	He spent the whole time on his phone and hardly spoke to me at lunch.
this time next week	la semana que viene a esta misma hora	This time next week , I'll be lying on the beach.
time-consuming	que requiere mucho tiempo	Filling in your tax return is incredibly time-consuming .
time off	tiempo libre	I’m working too hard. I need to take some time off .
time on my hands	(tener) todo el tiempo del mundo	My mum has got time on her hands since she retired.
time’s up	el tiempo se ha acabado	Time’s up . The exam is over.
waste a lot of time	perder un montón de tiempo	I waste a lot of time playing video games.
with time to spare	con tiempo de sobra	We left early and got to the airport with time to spare .
account	cuenta	I have opened a new bank account .
affluent	acaudalado	My boss lives in an affluent neighbourhood.
balance	saldo	I usually use a cash machine to check my balance .
borrow	tomar prestado	I borrowed some money from my parents to pay the bills.
broke	(estar) sin blanca	Can I borrow some money? I’m broke .
budget	presupuesto	We needed a new assistant, but the department had no budget to hire anyone.
can’t afford	no poder permitirse (algo)	Many young people can’t afford to buy a home.
charity	organización benéfica	She volunteers for a charity in her free time.
consumer society	sociedad de consumo	We live in a consumer society where everybody wants to buy something new.
cost of living	coste de la vida	People’s income has gone up, but inflation is high so the cost of living has also risen.
currency	divisa	What’s the currency in Vietnam? Is it the Vietnamese dong?
deposit	fianza	We have already paid a deposit on the house.
donation	donación	My dad often gives donations to charities.
exchange rate	tipo de cambio	Our currency is unstable and exchange rates fluctuate a lot.
fare	precio del billete	What’s the bus fare these days?
fee	tarifa	My lawyer charges an unreasonably high fee .
fine	multa	I had to pay a parking fine .
go bankrupt	quebrar	A lot of small businesses went bankrupt during the recession.
grant	beca	He has been offered a grant to go to Harvard University for a term.
hard up	(estar) tieso	I’m always hard up by the end of the month.
income	sueldo	My income covers all my basic necessities, but I can't afford luxuries.
in debt	endeudado	A lot of people are in debt and can’t afford to buy their first home.
inflation	inflación	Inflation is high, so the cost of living increases each year.
instalment	plazo	We paid for the car in instalments .
interest rate	tipo de interés	People who have loans have to pay high interest rates .
lawyer	abogado	She studied law, but she never worked as a lawyer .
legal document	documentación	You need a legal document if you want to prove who you are.
lend	prestar	My parents lent me some money to pay the bills.
loaded	(estar) forrado	You don’t know what money problems are. You’re loaded !
loan	préstamo	I had to take out a loan to buy a new car.
lump sum	cantidad única	She was given a lump sum when she was made redundant.
make payments	efectuar pagos	I never use online banking to make payments .
make transfers	hacer transferencias	Can you make transfers into your bank account from your computer?
manage your accounts	gestionar tus cuentas	Online banking is a convenient way for people to manage their accounts .
mortgage	hipoteca	I can’t get a mortgage because I don’t earn much money.
occasion	ocasión	I’ve seen her on several occasions this week.
particular	particular	Is there any particular type of car you’d like to see?
payment	pago	There will be a penalty for late payment of the bills.
penniless	sin dinero	She arrived in 1978 as a virtually penniless refugee.
property	bienes inmuebles	He invested in property and lost most of his money.
punishment	castigo	I had to pay a fine as punishment for not returning the books to the library.
quid	libra	This hat only cost me five quid in a charity shop.
quote	presupuesto	I got the builder to give me a quote , but it was so expensive we decided to do it ourselves.
recession	recesión	The economy is in recession and small businesses are suffering.
shares	acciones	Some people make money by buying and selling shares on the stock market.
standard of living	nivel de vida	The standard of living in many European countries is lower than it was years ago.
stock market	bolsa	Some people make money by buying and selling shares on the stock market .
wealthy	adinerado	He was a wealthy old man. He lived in a mansion and had a luxury yacht.
well-off	pudiente	His family are quite well-off .
will	testamento	My mum left me all her paintings in her will .
a rip-off	(ser) un timo	20 pounds for a pizza?! What a rip-off !
in the black	(no entrar) en números rojos	We managed to stay in the black this year, so we might have enough money for a short holiday.
in the red	(estar) en números rojos	I’m in debt – my account is £200 in the red .
cost an arm and a leg	costar un ojo de la cara	My cousin's wedding dress cost an arm and a leg – it was made by a top designer.
live beyond (one’s) means	vivir por encima de las posibilidades (de uno)	I’m not surprised they went bankrupt. They were clearly living beyond their means .
make ends meet	llegar a fin de mes	I can’t make ends meet ever since I got fired.
money doesn't grow on trees	el dinero no crece en los árboles	I'd love to go on holiday, but money doesn't grow on trees .
tight-fisted	agarrado	I wouldn’t waste my time asking him for money. He’s tight‑fisted .
air-conditioned	climatizado	In the summer, I spend most of my time in air‑conditioned buildings.
dead-end	sin porvenir	He’s in a dead-end job in a factory.
eco-friendly	respetuoso con el medioambiente	Is your new fridge eco-friendly ?
extra-curricular	(actividades) complementarias	My son does lots of extra-curricular activities after school, like cooking and tennis.
feel-good	que hace sentir bien (a uno)	I usually watch a feel-good movie when I’m down.
ground-breaking	revolucionario	I’m reading a paper on ground-breaking research. This will change the world of medicine!
high-heeled	de tacón	How can you wear high-heeled shoes on a trekking trip?
high-pitched	agudo	I can’t stand his high-pitched voice.
labour-saving	que ahorra trabajo	The washing machine was probably my mum’s favourite labour-saving device.
life-changing	que cambia la vida	Being in an accident was a life-changing experience for him.
low-cost	de bajo coste	Have you ever travelled on a low-cost airline?
small-scale	pequeño (placer)	Small-scale pleasures make me very content with my life.
well-behaved	bien educado	Children who are not well-behaved will be asked to leave.
well-known	conocido	We went to a fantastic exhibition by a well-known artist.
worn out	gastado	You need to replace those running shoes. They’re worn out .
broadband	banda ancha	If I didn’t have fast broadband , I wouldn’t be able to work from home.
contacts	contactos	I can give you her phone number if you want. She’s in my list of contacts .
coverage	cobertura	There wasn’t any mobile coverage in the village, so I couldn’t call you.
download	descargarse	Films can take a long time to download .
get through	contactar	I called you at the office, but I couldn’t get through . The line was busy.
hang up	colgar	Sorry, I have to hang up now. My flight is about to board.
keyboard	teclado	Using the mouse is quicker than typing it on the keyboard .
keypad	teclado numérico	The keypad on my home phone doesn’t work. I have to buy a new one.
passcode	clave de acceso	Please enter the passcode to connect to the network.
password	contraseña	Your password to access your online bank account shouldn’t be too easy to guess.
pop-up	ventana emergente	I like reading the paper online, but I find advertising pop-ups very annoying.
put (someone) through	poner (a alguien) con	If you hold, I’ll put you through to the Accounts department.
screen	pantalla	My eyes are tired from looking at the screen all day.
scroll	desplazarse hacia abajo (por la pantalla/página)	If you scroll down the page, you’ll see the attachment at the bottom.
settings	ajustes	If you want to change the time on your mobile, go to the settings .
signal	señal	In the country, the mobile signal was very weak and nobody could contact us.
stream	emisión en continuo	You don’t need to download the video. You can just stream it.
swipe	deslizar (el dedo)	You have to swipe up to unlock the phone.
switch off	apagar	The laptop switched off when it ran out of battery.
top up	recargar	I need to top up my mobile phone.
touch screen	pantalla táctil	Some people find it difficult to use mobiles with touch screens .
unplug	desenchufar	You can unplug your phone now. It’s fully charged.
update	actualización	You should set up automatic updates .
wi-fi	wifi	You could get rid of a few cables if you had w i-fi .
accustomed to	acostumbrado	People are so accustomed to fake news that they can't tell what's true and what isn't.
addicted to	adicto	Are you addicted to your phone?
attached to	encariñado	Reducing is difficult while people are so attached to their cars.
aware of	consciente	Most parents are aware of the negative effects of too much screen time.
dependent on	dependiente de	I refuse to be dependent on a smartphone to have a social life.
dissatisfied with	descontento con	My dad is really dissatisfied with his mobile phone network.
fed up with	harto de	People are fed up with all these traffic jams.
hooked on	enganchado	A lot of people are hooked on American TV series.
keen on	entusiasta con	Couples are not as keen on getting married as they used to be.
mad about	loco por	Lots of teenagers are mad about football.
obsessed with	obsesionado con	A lot of people are obsessed with celebrities.
open to	abierto a	Some older people aren’t as open to new ideas as younger people are.
sick of	harto de	People are sick of being bombarded with depressing news.
suspicious of	(mostrarse) receloso de	My grandparents are quite suspicious of social media and don't use it.
unsuitable for	inapropiado para	If TV programmes are unsuitable for children, they have to be shown after 9 p.m.
antivirus	antivirus	I need to install a new antivirus program on my computer.
autofocus	enfoque automático	I always use autofocus when I take photos.
biannual	bianual	The committee has biannual meetings in October and March.
coexist	coexistir	Several different species now coexist peacefully side by side.
demystify	desentrañar	Will you demystify the workings of this new program for me?
devalue	devaluarse	The pound was devalued against the US dollar.
disagree	no estar de acuerdo	He thinks we should buy a new car. But I disagree .
discontinue	suspender	The company has decided to discontinue the free gym membership.
disembark	desembarcar	We had just disembarked from the boat and felt a bit dizzy.
dishonest	deshonesto	I don’t like him. I think he’s dishonest .
illegitimate	(por hacer algo) ilícito	They were fired from their jobs for illegitimate reasons.
illiterate	analfabeto	A large percentage of the rural population was illiterate in the 1800s.
illogical	ilógico	I don’t think you are right. Your conclusion is illogical .
ill-treated	maltratado	As a child, she was ill-treated by her stepmother.
immobile	inmóvil	He stood immobile by the window, watching us depart.
immoral	inmoral	Stealing is not only illegal, it is also immoral .
impersonal	impersonal	I don’t like big companies. They tend to be impersonal .
impractical	poco práctico	It was an impractical idea and nobody thought it would work.
inappropriate	inadecuado	Do you think colourful clothes are a bit inappropriate for a funeral?
incapable	incapaz	My children are incapable of working by themselves.
incoherent	incoherente	His speech was incoherent and nobody understood it.
incompetent	incompetente	I won’t work with him again. He’s completely incompetent .
inhospitable	inhóspito	The Atacama Desert must be an inhospitable place to live.
intergovernmental	intergubernamental	There will be an intergovernmental conference to look at climate change.
irrational	irracional	Fear of spiders is pretty irrational .
irregular	irregular	My attendance at the gym has been very irregular this term.
irrelevant	irrelevante	It is irrelevant if I believe your excuses or not.
irreplaceable	irremplazable	These antiques are irreplaceable .
microorganism	microorganismo	Bacteria are microorganisms which often cause disease.
misunderstand	entender mal	Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you weren’t coming.
monosyllabic	monosilábico	A lot of common English verbs are monosyllabic.
multivitamins	multivitaminas	The doctor told me to take multivitamins because I was feeling a bit weak.
outgrow	quedarse pequeño (algo a alguien)	My daughter has outgrown most of her clothes.
outnumber	superar en número	The demonstrators outnumber the police.
outpatient	paciente externo	I have to go to the hospital twice a week as an outpatient .
outskirts	afueras	He lives on the outskirts of the city and gets a bus into the centre.
postgraduate	posgrado	I’m doing a postgraduate course in literary translation.
precondition	prerrequisito	A ceasefire is an essential precondition for any negotiation.
rebuild	reconstruir	The whole town was rebuilt after the earthquake.
substandard	poco satisfactorio	This work is totally substandard . It’s not acceptable.
superhuman	sobrehumana	When she lifted him up, she seemed to have superhuman strength.
unattractive	poco atractivo	What makes a voice sound unattractive to you?
understaffed	falto de personal	This restaurant is really understaffed . They clearly need to hire more waiters.
undo	deshacer	Why don’t you try to undo the damage?
unhelpful	(estar) poco dispuesto a ayudar	My children are unhelpful in the house and try to avoid doing any jobs.
unofficial	extraoficial	Unofficial estimates put the figure at two million.
upgrade	mejorar	I was incredibly lucky on my flight to New York. I was upgraded to business class!
antifreeze	anticongelante	Always remember to put antifreeze on the car when it's very cold weather.
illegal	ilegal	It's illegal to park on the road if it has yellow lines.
illegible	ilegible	I can’t read my doctor’s handwriting. It’s almost illegible .
ill-equipped	mal equipado	The expedition failed because they were ill-equipped .
inability	incapacidad	His inability to concentrate on anything really irritates me.
inconvenient	molesto	Having to take care of my sister’s dogs is terribly inconvenient .
microplastic	microplásticos (pl.)	7% of microplastic in the sea comes from paint used for marking roads.
misjudge	juzgar mal	I completely misjudged my new colleague, but now I see I was wrong.
misspell	escribir mal	It's easy to misspell words when you're typing quickly.
outdoor	(de) exterior	The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.
outsell	superar en ventas	Bottled water outsells all other soft drinks.
overcharge	cobrar de más	I’m not coming back to this restaurant. They have clearly overcharged us.
overweight	con sobrepeso	Being overweight leads to many health issues.
regrow	regenerar	Starfish can regrow a whole new body from a single arm.
rewrite	reescribir	You should rewrite this paragraph. It’s unclear.
submarine	submarino	Listening to the radio is virtually impossible on a submarine .
uncurl	formar remolinos	Tea leaves uncurl when hot water is poured on them.
undercooked	poco hecho	Eating undercooked meat can make you very sick.
uphill	arduo	It’s going to be an uphill struggle to motivate the team after last week’s defeat.
abstract	abstracto	The painting was so abstract that I wasn't sure what it was, but my brother thought it was a vase.
canvas	lienzo	The artist stood, looking thoughtfully at the blank canvas .
drawing	dibujo	He always does several drawings on paper before he starts painting.
figurative	figurativo	I find the realism and detail of figurative art fascinating.
frame	marco	I chose the most beautiful gold frame for my painting.
illustration	ilustración	The thing my children most love about books are the colourful illustrations .
installation	instalación	We saw an installation made entirely of shells at a modern art exhibition.
landscape	paisaje	A landscape is a painting of a view of the countryside.
monument	monumento	Every city has a historical monument to celebrate its past.
painting	cuadro	I could only afford a print of my favourite Van Gogh painting to put on my wall.
portrait	retrato	The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous portraits in art history.
poster	póster	There was a poster outside the gallery advertising the exhibition.
sculpture	escultura	He collects modern sculpture .
self-portrait	autorretrato	As a painter, I’m quite tempted to do a self-portrait .
statue	estatua	In the town square there's a statue of a medieval king.
still life	naturaleza muerta	She prefers landscapes to still life .
black and white	en blanco y *****	My uncle sees everything in black and white . He’s not very subtle.
black market	mercado *****	I think he bought that painting on the black market .
grey area	área poco definida	Online copyright is still a bit of a grey area .
out of the blue	de repente	We were talking about work when, out of the blue , she asked if I was married.
red herring	pista falsa	The letter was a red herring . It had nothing to do with the murder at all.
red tape	papeleo	We had to deal with so much red tape that we decided to cancel the tour.
white elephant	engorro	That sculpture is a real white elephant . We don’t know what to do with it.
white lie	mentira piadosa	Telling my friend that I liked her haircut was only a white lie – I didn't want to upset her.
atmosphere	ambiente	There was a lovely atmosphere at the local market.
breathtaking	impresionante	The views from our hotel room were breathtaking .
chill out	relajarse	You’ve been working too much. You need to chill out now.
cuisine	cocina	I love Italian cuisine , especially the fresh pasta dishes.
dull	aburrido	The museum is pretty dull , but the café is good.
extend	alargar	There were so many things to visit that we decided to extend our trip.
get away from it all	desconectar de todo	It’s been a crazy time at the office. I need to book a holiday and get away from it all .
go backpacking	viajar de mochilero	They went backpacking in Argentina last year.
go camping	ir de acampada	Have you decided to go camping this year?
go on holiday	irse de vacaciones	When are you going to go on holiday ? Is it next week?
hit the shops	salir a la venta	My new book hits the shops tomorrow. I’m so nervous.
iconic	icónico	The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of Italy's most iconic sights.
imposing	imponente	The enormous statue at the entrance to the palace is very imposing.
impressive	impresionante	The view is really impressive – you should go and have a look.
leisurely	sin prisas	We took a leisurely stroll along the beach.
lively	animado	It’s a really lively area at night.
off the beaten track	apartado	We found a tiny café in the backstreets of Venice, right off the beaten track .
overcrowded	abarrotado	The hotel pool is always overcrowded .
overrated	sobrevalorado	I think that restaurant is overrated . It’s not as good as people say.
picturesque	pintoresco	We went to a very picturesque little fishing village yesterday.
postpone	aplazar	My mum wasn’t feeling well so we decided to postpone the trip.
pricey	caro	The hotel breakfast was a bit pricey , but it was worth it.
put off	posponer	We had to put off our trip to India because of extreme weather conditions.
recharge your batteries	cargar pilas	A week’s holiday is all I need to recharge my batteries .
remote	remoto	The temple was really remote . We had to walk for four hours to get there.
reschedule	cambiar la fecha/hora	We’ll have to reschedule the meeting.
run-down	(estar) destartalado	The main square is quite smart, but the buildings behind are very run-down .
sample the local cuisine	probar la comida local	When I’m visiting a foreign country, I love to sample the local cuisine .
set off	partir (de viaje)	I can’t see you tomorrow. I’m setting off on a journey.
soak up	sumergirse	It was such a beautiful scene that we sat down to soak up the atmosphere.
soulless	sin alma	The modern part of the city is mainly soulless office blocks.
spectacular	espectacular	We saw some spectacular scenery on the road trip.
spoilt	estropeado	The seafront has been spoilt by all the new hotels.
stroll	paseo	I’ve been working at home all day. I’m going for a stroll to get a breath of fresh air.
tacky	hortera	The souvenirs were all plastic Eiffel Towers and keyrings – really tacky stuff.
tiring	cansado	What do you do to relax after a tiring day?
touristy	turísticas	The shops are quite touristy , but we bought some nice things.
unimposing	anodino	The hotel entrance is unimposing , but the lobby inside is impressive.
unspoilt	inalterado	It’s a lovely city, almost completely unspoilt by tourism.
unwind	relajarse	You need to unwind a bit. Why don’t you go for a walk?
wander round	deambular	We wandered round the old town for hours.
blister	ampolla	These shoes have given me blisters .
bruise	moratón	I fell down and got a bruise on my arm.
cold	resfriado	I’ve got a headache and a sore throat. I think I’ve caught a cold .
food poisoning	intoxicación alimentaria	We all got food poisoning after eating in that restaurant.
GP	médico de cabecera	I think you should go and see your GP as soon as possible.
heart attack	ataque al corazón	He was only 40, but suffered a heart attack . He’s going to need to watch his diet from now on.
psychiatrist	psiquiatra	As a psychiatrist, he was experienced in treating mental health conditions.
rash	sarpullido	If I eat peanuts, I come out in a rash .
side-effects	efectos secundarios	All drugs have side-effects . Some of them can be quite bad.
specialist	especialista	Her GP referred her to a specialist .
sprained	esguince (en el tobillo)	I couldn't walk for a week due to a sprained ankle.
stroke	ictus	The stroke left him paralysed.
surgeon	cirujano	Do you know which surgeon will be operating on you?
the flu	la gripe	She’s off sick today. I think she’s got the flu .
throat infection	infección de garganta	My sister needed antibiotics to get rid of a very bad throat infection .
treatment	tratamiento	Doctors are very careful what treatment they give to patients.
as blind as a bat	más ciego que un topo	Your mother is as blind as a bat . She should have her eyes tested.
as deaf as a post	sordo como una tapia	My grandad is as deaf as a post , so you have to speak up a little.
as fit as a fiddle	rebosante de salud	Thankfully, my grandmother is as fit as a fiddle . She's almost never ill.
as good as gold	(portarse) como un ángel	She’s been as good as gold . She took all her medicine without complaining.
as quick as a flash	como un rayo	When I pressed the button, the nurse came as quick as a flash .
as stubborn as a mule	terco como una mula	My husband is as stubborn as a mule . He refuses to go to the doctor about his back problems.
as thin as a rake	estar en los huesos	He’s lost a lot of weight since his illness. He’s as thin as a rake .
as tough as old boots	fuerte como un roble	My grandparents are in their 90s, but are both as tough as old boots .
as white as a sheet	blanco como la pared	She’s as white as a sheet . I think she’s going to faint.
drink like a fish	beber como una esponja	He drinks like a fish . He really ought to cut down.
eat like a horse	comer como una lima	Some people can eat like a horse and not put on weight.
sleep like a log	dormir como un tronco	She sleeps like a log . I don’t think she’ll ever have problems with insomnia.
works like a dream	ser muy eficaz	My new medication works like a dream . I feel so much better.
animal charity	protectora de animales	He works for an animal charity .
animal rights activist	defensor de los derechos de los animales	She is an animal rights activist .
bark	ladrar	The dog is barking . There might be someone at the door.
beak	pico	Male blackbirds have yellow beaks .
bee	abeja	I’m scared of bees . I’m allergic to their stings.
blackbird	mirlo	A blackbird has nested in my garden.
bred in captivity	criado en cautividad	The bear was bred in captivity .
cage	jaula	I hate seeing animals in cages .
calf	ternero	The cow had a calf last night.
canary	canario	Please keep the canary in the cage.
chick	polluelo	There were a few chicks in the yard.
claw	garra	Be careful with the cat’s claws . They’re sharp.
cub	cachorro	The film is about a lion cub that gets separated from its family.
endangered species	especies en peligro de extinción	The sea turtle is an endangered species .
environment	medioambiente	It is important to respect natural animal environments .
fin	aleta	Fish use their fins for swimming.
foal	potro	I love foals . They are so beautiful.
fur	pelaje	Some animals are hunted for their fur .
goldfish	pez de colores	I have to buy a new tank for the goldfish .
grunt	gruñir	The pigs grunted and everybody laughed.
hive	colmena	There was a hive full of bees in the park near the school.
hoof / hooves	pezuña/pezuñas	They have to shoe the horse’s hooves .
horn	cuerno	Rams have curved horns .
hunted for sport	cazados por deporte	Some animals are hunted for sport .
inhumane conditions	condiciones infrahumanas	Chickens were transported in inhumane conditions .
kennel	caseta	My dog usually sleeps in a kennel .
kid	cría	On the farm we saw some goats and their newborn kids.
live in the wild	vivir en libertad	There is a national park nearby where animals live in the wild .
meow	maullar	I can hear the cat meowing from here.
neigh	relinchar	The horse neighed when it saw me.
nest	nido	Have you seen that bird’s nest ? I think there are eggs in there.
paw	pata	The cat had white paws .
protect	proteger	This organization is trying to protect animals.
puppy	cachorro	The dog had seven puppies .
reintroduce	reintroducir	They’ll try to reintroduce the bear into the wild.
roar	rugir	We heard a lion roar in the reserve. It’s a really scary sound!
shell	concha	Snail shells break easily, so don’t tread on them.
squeak	chillar	Oh no! I think I heard a mouse squeak .
stable	establo	The horse was led back to the stable .
tail	cola	The dog was wagging its tail wildly.
tank	acuario (para peces)	We bought a new fish tank . It’s really big and looks great.
treat cruelly	tratar con crueldad	Some people treat animals cruelly .
twitter	piar	I love to hear the birds twitter in the garden.
wing	ala	The bird had a broken wing and couldn’t fly.
baked figs	higos asados	Have you tried baked figs ? They’re delicious.
baking tray	bandeja de horno	Place the cookie dough on the baking tray and put it in the oven.
barbecued pork ribs	costillas de cerdo a la barbacoa	My favourite food is barbecued pork ribs .
biscuit	galleta	Would you like some biscuits with your tea?
boiled rice	arroz hervido	I’m going to prepare some boiled rice for the curry.
chopped parsley	perejil picado	I like my scrambled eggs sprinkled with chopped parsley .
chopping board	tabla de cortar	Please pass me the chopping board . I need to chop the onions.
colander	escurridor	Drain the vegetables using a colander .
deep-fried onion rings	aros de cebolla fritos	Deep-fried onion rings are one of my favourite pub snacks.
food processor	robot de cocina	Why don’t you use the food processor to combine the ingredients?
frying pan	sartén	Use a frying pan to cook the omelette.
grated cheese	queso rallado	Why don’t you add some grated cheese to your chips?
grilled fillet of fish	filete de pescado a la parrilla	I quite enjoy a grilled fillet of fish .
kettle	hervidor de agua	I’ll put the kettle on and make some tea.
mashed potatoes	puré de patatas	I like my salmon with mashed potatoes .
melted chocolate	chocolate fundido	She poured some melted chocolate over the ice cream.
minced beef	ternera picada	My favourite lasagne is made with minced beef .
mixing bowl	cuenco	Put the flour and the water in a mixing bowl .
omelette	tortilla	I often eat an omelette for dinner.
peeled prawns	gambas peladas	Add the peeled prawns to the pan and stir.
poached egg	huevos escalfados	I can’t remember the last time I had a poached egg .
roast lamb	cordero asado	We generally have roast lamb on Sundays.
saucepan	cazo	Boil the potatoes in a saucepan .
scales	báscula	Use the scales to weigh out the flour and butter.
scrambled eggs	huevos revueltos	My favourite breakfast is scrambled eggs .
sieve	colador	Put the vegetables in a sieve to drain off the water.
sliced bread	rebanada de pan	Put the sliced bread in the toaster.
spaghetti	espaguetis	Many kids like spaghetti . It’s just fun to eat.
spatula	espátula	I always use a spatula to empty the mixing bowl.
steamed mussels	mejillones al vapor	I love the taste of steamed mussels , but they sometimes make me feel ill.
stewed plums	ciruelas en compota	Have you ever cooked stewed plums ?
stuffed chicken breast	pechuga de pollo rellena	I’m having stuffed chicken breast for dinner.
toasted sandwich	sándwich a la plancha	I had a toasted sandwich for lunch.
utensils	utensilios	Some kitchen utensils are very useful.
whipped cream	nata montada	Try the hot chocolate with whipped cream .
whisk	batidor	Beat the eggs with a whisk .
a dark horse	un enigma	I think James was married before, but I’m not sure. He’s a bit of a dark horse .
do all the donkey work	hacer todo el trabajo pesado	I did all the donkey work for this project. I hope to get some credit for it.
her bark is worse than her bite	perro ladrador, poco mordedor	My boss can seem quite aggressive, but in fact her bark is worse than her bite .
infestation	plaga	She had an infestation of insects in her house.
kill two birds with one stone	matar dos pájaros de un tiro	The meeting is in Manchester so I can visit my mother and kill two birds with one stone .
like a fish out of water	como pez fuera del agua	He was like a fish out of water when we moved to London.
like water off a duck’s back	como quien oye llover	I told him everything I thought about him, but it was like water off a duck’s back .
shellfish	marisco	I am extremely allergic to shellfish , so can't eat it.
smell a rat	oler a gato encerrado	They say no one is going to be fired, but I smell a rat .
sting	picadura	A wasp sting can be really painful.
the lion’s share	la mejor parte	When they divorced, his wife got the lion’s share of everything they owned.
with his tail between his legs	con el rabo entre las piernas	After playing so badly, he walked off with his tail between his legs .
conservation	protección	We should spend more time and money on general conservation , not only a few endangered species.
hunting	cazar	Hunting for food is acceptable, but hunting for fun is not.
depth	profundidad	What’s the depth of the water here?
deepen	hacerse más profundo	The water started to deepen gradually.
flatness	llanura	She liked the flatness of the plain.
flatten	aplanar	The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
height	altura	I’m the same height as my sister.
heighten	aumentar	Tension has heightened after the attack.
length	longitud	What’s the length of the room?
lengthen	alargar	I need to lengthen this skirt.
shorten	acortar	I need to shorten these trousers. They are too long.
shortness	falta (de)	My grandfather suffers from shortness of breath.
strength	fuerza	I need to gain some strength in my legs.
strengthen	fortalecer	Regular exercise strengthens your muscles.
thicken	espesar	If you want to thicken the sauce, add flour.
thickness	densidad	I don’t like the thickness of the sauce.
weaken	debilitar	The team has been weakened by injury.
weakness	punto débil	He’s almost unbeatable. He has no real weakness .
widen	ensanchar(se)	Here the stream widens into a river.
width	anchura	What’s the width of the river?
achieve	lograr	She is very proud of what she has achieved this year – she has worked so hard.
decline	rechazar	I offered to help her write the report, but she declined .
deny	negar	My sister denied breaking Mum's new phone, but I know she did it.
deplore	desaprobar	My Dad deplores how politicians behave.
emigrant	emigrante	He was a member of an emigrant family who went to Australia decades ago.
floor	suelo	She accidently spilled juice all over the kitchen floor .
foreigner	extranjero	As a foreigner , things were a bit more complicated for me.
ground	suelo	The ground is covered in autumn leaves.
immigrant	inmigrante	The city has a large immigrant population, with a variety of cultures and customs.
journey	viaje	It was an eight-hour car journey to get to the coast.
outsider	marginado	She felt like an outsider most of the time.
migrant	inmigrantes	The farm usually employs migrant workers in the fruit-picking season.
reach	llegar a	When we finally reached our destination, we breathed a sigh of relief.
reclusive	solitario	He lives in a solitary cottage away from the city – a reclusive lifestyle is his choice.
reserved	reservado	It's hard to know how she's feeling, as she's reserved and unemotional.
shy	tímido	She was a shy child and found it hard to socialize with other children.
soil	tierra	You can only grow these plants in acidic soil .
stranger	desconocido	When I arrived at work there was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
stroll	pasear	They strolled along the river bank, enjoying the sunny afternoon.
succeed	tener éxito	She succeeded in starting up her own business last year and now has two shops.
trip	viaje	We went on an amazing trip to New Zealand last summer.
voyage	viaje	The Titanic's first voyage was also its last.
walk	caminar	We walked together, but his pace was so fast that I couldn't keep up.
wander	deambular	The boys wandered through the woods, with no real destination.

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