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Wrinkly
Arrugada
You have turned into a wrinkly old lady
Prelims
Preliminares
Kneel
Arrodillarse
Prepare to kneel in front of me
Thorough
Minucioso
Be more thorough with your work
Freak
Animal, persona, planta, etc que tiene forma inusual(monstruo)
Dodge
Esquivar
Mr satan dodges kid buu attacks
Kid
Bromear, diciendo que algo no es verdad
Oh no, I forgot your birthday! Hey,just/only kidding!

You won first prize? You're kidding! (= I'm really surprised.)

I'm just kidding you!

Flap
Agitar especialmente las alas
A small bird flapped its wings and flew off
Wisdom
Sabiduria
Prowess
Great ability or skill
Athletic prowess
Inherit
Heredar
Who will inherit the house when he dies?
Foresight
La habilidad de ver el futuro
She had the foresight to sell her apartment just before the housing marketccollapsed
Blow
Soplar
Forsake, forsook, forsaken
Abandonar
Do not forsake me!
Lame
(especialmente de excusa) debil y no satisfactorio, yo creo que es excusa torpe
A lame excuse
Prank
A trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage(broma)
This is pretty detailed for a prank
Suspect
Sospechoso
Witness
Testigo, testificar
Witnessed
Testificado, past of witness
Reluctant
No dispuesto
I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave
Soul
Alma
Forgive
Perdonar
Unforgivable
Imperdonable
Hijack
Secuestrar
He tried to hijack the bus
Fiancee
Prometida
You are my fiancee now
Hesitate
Quedarse congelado al decir algo porque estas desconcertado o nervioso (dudar)
"Do you love me? "She asked. He hesitated and then said "I'm not sure"
Trap
Trampa
Cautious
Cauteloso
She has been cautious from the beggining
Latch onto
If someone latches onto a person or an idea or latches on, they become very interested in the person or idea, often finding them so useful that they do not want to leave them.(interesarse en)
Rob had latched onto me. He followed me around and sat beside me at lunch.
Fiance
Prometido
Trustworthy
Digno de confianza(adj)
Not even a newspaper always gives trustworthy information.
Headquarters
oficina/ sede central o principal
The company's headquarters is/are in Amsterdam.
Encourage
Alentar
We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.
The council is encouraging the development of the property for both employment and recreation
Come up with
Idear, to suggest or think of an idea or plan:


She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

Willing
Dispuesto
If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

You said you needed a volunteer - well, I'm willing.

Apparently John and Gabriel are willing for us to use their barbecue.

Infatuated
Obsesionado, amar obsesionadamente
I became infatuated with the case
Purchase
Comprar algo
Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.

Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to purchase its ownshares.

She purchased her first house with the money.

Darling
Querido
Oh darling, I love you.

Here's your change, darling.

In spite of his unpopularity in the USSR, Gorbachev remained a/thedarling of (= very popular with) theWest right to the end.

Forbidden
Prohibido
Smoking is forbidden in the cinema.
As long as
Con tal que, if, provided that
You can have a dog as long as you promise to take care of it.
Stalker
Acosador
Sublet
Ej:yo rento una casa para volverla a rentar a otra persona eso es sublet pero no con casa, sino rentando cualquier cosa(re-rentar, volver a rentar)
Our rental contract states that we are not allowed to sublet the house.
Dead weight
Peso muerto, una carga, un estorbo
The last thing I want to be is dead weight
Get rid of
Deshacerse de
That cream got rid of my skin rash.

I used weedkiller to get rid of theweeds in the garden

Withdraw
Retirar
This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs.

The UN has withdrawn its troops fromthe country.

Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a healthscare.

Outline
Descripción de las cosas principales de algo
If you read the minutes of the meeting, they'll give you a broad outline of what was discussed.

Some novelists start by writing an outline (= plan of the main points of the story).

Facilities
the buildings, equipment, and servicesprovided for a particular purpose:

shopping facilities

medical facilities

sports facilities

Sink, sank, sunk
Hundirse
The Titanic was a passenger shipwhich sank (to the bottom of theocean) in 1912.

The legs of the garden chair sank intothe soft ground.

Enemy aircraft sank two battleships.

The dog sank her teeth into (= bit) theball and ran off with it.

Colleage and college
Colega y colegio
Feature
Presenta
The movie features James Dean as adisaffected teenager.

This week's broadcast features areport on victims of domestic violence.

It's an Australian company whose logofeatures a red kangaroo.

Spicy
Picante
Tough
Duro
These toys are made from toughplastic.

Children's shoes need to be tough.

You have to be tough to be successfulin politics.

informal Their lawyer is a real toughcustomer/nut (= person)

Hire
Alquilar
How much would it cost to hire a car for the weekend?

You could always hire a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one.

Leaf
Hoja
Hairpin
Handkerchiefs
Pañuelo
Gum
Goma, pero no la de pegar
Chewing gum
Goma de masticar, chicle
Relief
Alivio
It was such a relief to hear that Marta was found safe and well.

After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief.

"James can't come tonight." "Well,that's a relief!"

to seek/find/provide relief from theheat/cold/pain/noise

Mammal
Mamifero
Charity
Caridad
Dull
Aburrido
She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull
Blame
Culpar
Why blame me like that?
Scale
La relacion entre la medida real de algo y su medida en un mapa, modelo o diagrama
a scale of 1:50,000
This map is large scale (= things are shown in detail).
Is the bridge drawn to scale (= so that it shows the exact shape of the bridge, but much smaller)?
He was building a scale model of the Empire State Building.
Stall
Puesto (de trabajo)
In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
Surpass
Sobrepasar
His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by onehundredth of a second.

The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations.

The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film.

Pizza parlor
Negocio donde venden pizza en un salon, pizzeria
Overwhelm
Agobiar
I didn't want to overwhelm myself getting ready for the presentation
Betray
Traicionar
Dismiss
Descartar
I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me.

Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.

Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they're crazy and not worth thinking about.

Barrel
Barril
Eagle
Aguila
I beg your pardon
Disculpe, sorry
I beg your pardon - I thought you werespeaking to me.


I beg you pardon? - disculpe?
Scratch
Rayar
We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room.
Be careful not to scratch yourself on the roses.
A few chickens were scratching about/around (= searching with their beaks) in the yard for grain.
Cue
Señal(la señal de una orden o algo asi, ej:yo te hare una señal para que salgas)
The final goal was the cue for celebration.
Captain, that's your cue
Jaw
Mandibula
The jaws of death
Wives
Plural of wife
One wife, two wives
Owe
Deber, (de deber dinero o deber algo a alguien)
He owes a lot of money to the bank.
Merely
Simplemente
Target
Objetivo
What is his target?

I had four shots but I didn't even hit the target.

Any major airport or station ispotentially a terrorist target.

Mercy
Misericordia
Ambush
Emboscada
Bury
Enterrar
His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.
Handful
Puñado
Glow
Resplandor, resplandecer
A nightlight glowed dimly in the cornerof the children's bedroom.

This substance is so radioactive that it glows in the dark.

You know you are glowing right?
Revealing
Revelador(a)
Revealingly
Reveladoramente
Swap
Intercambiar
Bend
Doblar
Fold
Plegar
Unfold
Desplegar
Swing
Balancear, columpiar
He walked briskly along swinging his rolled-up umbrella.

The door swung open.

Groceries
Comestibles
Nag
Fastidiar
My mum's always nagging me to get my hair cut.

If you stop nagging at me, I mightactually do it.

I'm always nagging him about his diet.

Household
a group of people, often a family, who live together:(hogar, familia)
By the 1960s, most households had a TV.

household chores

household expenses

household waste

Garbage
Basura
Take out the garbage
Tomboy
Chica poco femenina(machona)
Fiery
Ardiente
She was so fiery
Morphed
Transformarce
She morphed into a magical creature
Decease, deceased
Fallecimiento, fallecer... Fallecido
My deceased boyfriend
Freak out
Ponerse como loco, perder los papeles, desmadrarse
When I tell my parents I'm quitting school, they are going to freak out.
Cop
Policia(poli)
I called the cop
Nasty
Horrible, feo, disgustante
-a nasty shock/surprise
-There's a nasty smell in here.
-He had a nasty cut above the eye.
-She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings
Dumb
Mudo
Children like this used to be describedas "deaf and dumb".
Lick, Licked
Lamer, Lamio
He looked at me and licked his lips
Compliment
Cumplido
I take it as a compliment (= I am pleased) when people say I look like my mother.
Bash
Tirar golpetazos
He bashed his arm against a shelf.
UK I could hear her bashing away on the computer (= hitting the keys loudly).
thirsty
Sediento
I started to get really thirsty
Tube station
Paradero de un tren subterraneo
I live near the tube station
Court
Tribunal
Denounce
Denunciar
His former colleagues have denounced him as a spy.
Dull
Aburrido
Handicap
Disability, discapacidad fisica
a physical handicap
In cases of severe mental handicap, constant supervision is recommended.
Inquiry
The process of asking a question, consultar
I've been making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket.

formal Inquiry into the matter ispointless - no one will tell you anything.

Sharp
Puntiagudo
Sharpener
Sacapuntas, tajador
Cosy
Acogedor
This room is nice and cosy in thewinter.

He showed me into a cosy little room.

Season
Temporada
Season 1
Season 2
Seasonal
Temporal
A seasonal building
a seasonal employee/worker
a seasonal business/job
seasonal demand/employment
Animals have to find ways of coping with seasonal changes.
Rendezvous
(n) Una cita secreta, (n) lugar para conocerte con personas nuevas
-We have a rendezvous for next week, don't we?
-This restaurant is a popular rendezvous for local artists.
Bet
Apuesta
He regularly goes to the races and bets heavily.

She bet £500,000 on the horse that came in second.

[ + two objects, + (, that, ) ] I bet you $25 (that) I'll get there before you

Rush
Apuro, prisa(n) - - apresurar(v)
-Slow down! What's the rush?

-Why is it always such a rush to get ready in the mornings?

-Everyone seemed to be in a rush.

*Don't rush me!

*The United Nations has rushed medical aid and food to the famine zone.


Grilling
Interrogatorio intenso(n) (v)
The manager started grilling me because he thinks I am guilty
Expel, expelled
Expulsar, expulsado
The new government has expelled allforeign diplomats.

My brother was expelled from schoolfor bad behaviour.

Wrecked
Destrozado
Just look at what you've done to mycoat - it's wrecked.
Mess
Desastre
Be used to and & used to
Estar acostubrado a & solia
-I'm used to study at nights
*I used to study at nights
Besides, moreover, furthermore
Significa Ademas, se diferencian en que son (informal, formal, muy formal)
Since then
Desde entonces

-much water has flowed under the bridge since then
-your life since then must have seemed very ordinary
-a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
Toddler
Niñito(espcialmente que recien aprende a caminar)
Are these toys suitable for toddlers?
A toddker is attacked by a wild animal on the loose
Hug
Abrazo, abrazar
Have you hugged your child today?

They hugged each other when theymet at the station.

Emily hugged her teddy bear tightly to her chest.

She sat on the floor hugging her knees(= with her knees bent up against herchest and her arms around them).

Triplets, triplet
Trillizos, trillizo
Buck
A dollar
Give me a couple of bucks
Puppy
Perrito(a) (younger dog)
Our dog has just had four puppies.

a dalmatian puppy

Blend
Mezclar o combinar
The president’s daughter hopes to blend in with the other students.
Blend the ingredients into a smooth paste.
The carpet blends well with the colour of the walls.
a rich blend of the finest coffee beans
Their music is a blend of jazz and African rhythms
Meritage" is a blend that combines "merit" and "heritage".
Swear
Jurar
-I don't know anything about what happened, I swear (it).
-[ + (that) ] You might find it difficult to believe, but I swear (that) the guy just came up to me and gave me the money.
-UK informal She swore blind (= promised definitely) (that) she didn't know what had happened to the money.
-[ + to infinitive ] New gang members must swear to obey the gang leaders at all times.
-In some countries, witnesses in court have to swear on the Bible.
-I swore an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
-A few of us knew what was going to happen, but we were sworn to secrecy (= we were made to promise to keep it a secret).
-I think his birthday is on the 5th, but I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it (= I am not completely certain about it).
Snarl
Gruñir
The dogs started to snarl at each other so I had to separate them.
[ + speech ] "Go to hell!", he snarled
Sneeze
Estornudar
Tax
Impuesto
-They're increasing the tax oncigarettes.

-Tax cuts (= reductions in taxes) are always popular.

-What do you earn before/after tax (= before/after you have paid tax on themoney you earn)?

Align
Alinear
When you've aligned the notch on the gun with the target, fire!
Align the ruler and the middle of the paper and then cut it straight.