Scurry about<br /> "Men and women work their looms and children scurry about beneath the machines"	Correr, escabullirse, apresurarse<br /> Scurry about: verb<br /> To move quickly, with small, short steps.<br /> "The mouse scurried across the floor"
Looms<br /> "Men and women work their looms"	Telar <br /> Loom noun<br /> A piece of equipment for weaving (=making thread into cloth)
Beneath<br /> "children scurry about beneath the machines"	Bajo, debajo de<br /> Beneath, preposition<br /> Under something, or in a lower position than something<br /> "He hid the letter beneath a pile of papers"
Fluff<br /> "Collecting the ever-present fluff, when floats through the air and covers the floor"	Pelusa<br /> A small, loose bits of wool or other soft material<br /> "My coat is covered with fluff."
Oversee<br /> "Hannah Thornton the operation with an imperious eye"	Supervisar<br /> Oversee<br /> To watch work as it is done in order to make certain that it is done correctly<br /> "A committee has been set up to oversee the project"
Reckon<br /> "Look out, here's your majesty. I reckon she can smell it when you're not working"	Creer, pensar<br /> To think that something is probably true<br /> "I reckon he likes her."
Holler<br /> "Hannah Thornton: (hollering to mill worker) you there! Is the machine mended?"	Gritar<br /> To shout loudly<br /> "He was hollering something about seeing a snake."
Mend<br /> "Hannah Thornton: (hollering to mill worker) you there! Is the machine mended?"	Arreglar<br /> To repair something that is broken or not working correctly<br /> "We need to get the chair mended"
Afford<br /> "Mill worker: I can't afford to"	Poder/no poder permitirse (hacer) algo<br /> To have/not have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something<br /> "Can we afford a new car?<br /> I can't afford to wait."
Annoyance UK:*/əˈnɔɪəns/US:/əˈnɔɪəns/ ,(ə noi′əns) "Hannah Thornton shows signs of annoyance, but offers a firm but merciful solution"	enfado nm, irritación nf (irritation), enojo nm "Julia felt nothing but annoyance at the rudeness of the cashier."
Mill	Molino
Strike	Strike
Turn down	Turn down
Flat	Flat
Livelihood<br /> It's their lives and our livelihood you're playing with	Sustento
Deceive<br /> "Slickson: you would handle your workers better?<br /> Thornton: I would not deliberately deceive them. Good Day."	Deceive (fool into doing) hacer creer algo a alguien, hacer pensar algo a alguien loc verb<br /> engañar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb<br /> engatusar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb<br /> "The positive feedback I was getting from my boss deceived me into thinking I would get the promotion"
Sharply<br /> "She speaks and Margaret turns sharply, having apparently been interrupted in Her thoughts"	Sharply
Heathen<br /> "Oh, you' ve been in this heathen climate for some time now, Miss Hale"	Heathen
Naivete<br /> "Hannah Thornton however, appears annoyed at Margaret's naivete in the matter."	Naivete Gallicism (naivety: innocence) ingenuidad nf<br /> inocencia nf<br /> " The con artist took advantage of the man's naivete."
Seek<br /> "The truth is...that there are some men raise themselves to be masters, while others will always seek to pull them down"	Buscar seek [siːk](pt, pp sought)
Pull down "But the truth is .... that there are some men raise themselves to be masters, while others will always seek to pull them down. "	(draw downwards) cerrar, bajar⇒ vtr "I always pull down the shades at night." Siempre cierro las cortinas en la noche.
Spinner<br /> "The spinner girls see something behind Margaret"	Spinner (person who spins yarn) hilandero, hilandera nm, nf<br /> "The old spinner travels from village to village telling tales of the old days."

Descubre

Crear Tarjetas

Acerca de Nosotros

Explore Tarjetas

Comparta este Set de Tarjetas de Aprendizaje

Tarjetas de Aprendizaje relacionadas

North And South Series'vocabulary

Cómo estudiar sus tarjetas

Rango de Cartas a estudiar

22 Cartas en este set