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| Question | Answer |
| Shift | cambiar, cambio o movimiento turno (de trabajo) The driver shifted gears as the car climbed the hill. This factory has three shifts: morning, evening and night. |
| outfit | vestimenta, atuendo. Rachel is buying herself a new outfit for her holiday. |
| What's keeping? What's keeping someone? | ¿Qué lo/la está retrasando? Bill: I've been waiting here for an hour for Sally. Sue: What's keeping her? |
| surgeon | cirujano The surgeon prepared to operate on the patient. |
| shipyard | astillero. John is working as a labourer in the shipyard. |
| Suit | n. Traje. v. Ajustar, adaptar, encajar. We can suit the training to fit your needs. |
| grab the lifeline | Lit. agarrarse a la linea de vida/ salvavidas. Fig. Tomar la oportunidad de tu vida. So I had grabbed the lifeline unbelievingly. |
| clatter | v. repiquetar, hacer ruido, traquetear. n. traqueteo, estrépito. The bus was clattering along a narrow street. |
| grocery | tienda de comestibles. Kyle walked down to the grocery to grab a few things for dinner. |
| batter | v. golpear. n. bateador (persona o instrumento). n. masa. Hail battered the cars in the parking. |
| battered | adj. maltratado. I got out and stood beside my battered suitcase. |
| hail | granizo. Hail battered the cars in the parking. |
| lead off | empezar. Let's lead off by introducing ourselves. |
| ivy | Hiedra. Laura planted ivy on the side of her house to provide some shade to the house. |
| tidily | ordenadamente. I knew by the ivy which grew untidily over the red brick. |
| topmost | más alto. The topmost windows. |
| steady / steadily | firme, constante, estable.(constantemente) Tom checked the chair was steady, before standing on it. Petrol prices remained steady this month. |
| dull / dullness | soso, insípido. The thesis was so dull that I fell asleep reading it. |
| threat | amenaza. The thief's threat was enough to get everyone to cooperate. |
| featured | destacado, mencionado. Destacó, mencionó. A recent episode of the History Channel programme "Life After People" featured Pyramiden. |
| glitter | v. brillar, relucir. n. purpurina. The glass building glittered in the sun. |
| misgive | actuar de manera sospechosa. Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven. |
| tone | tonada, canción, melodía. Harry hummed a tune as he worked. |
| hum | tararear. Harry hummed a tune as he worked. |
| bustle | ajetreo, bullicio, trajín. Karen missed the bustle of the city. |
| hedge / hedgerow | Seto, hilera de seto. The thief leaped over the hedgerow as he ran from the police. |
| leap | v. saltar, brincar. n. salto, brinco. The thief leaped over the hedgerow as he ran from the police. |
| sprinkle | esparcir, rociar, espolvorear |
| pipe | tubería, manguera, gaita, pipa, cachimba. |
| pepper mill | molinillo de pimienta |
| rolling pin | rodillo de amasar |
| ladle | cazo |
| colander | escurridor |
| strainer | colador |
| corkscrew | sacacorchos (cork corcho, screw tornillo) |
| blender | batidora, licuadora, mezcladora. |
| kitchen sacale | balanza de cocina. |
| kettle | hervidor de agua. (tea kettle, electric kettle) |
| funnel | embudo |
| whisk | batidor |
| bottle opener | abrebotellas. |
| chopping board | también cutting board. tabla de cortar |
| casserole | cacerola, cazuela |
| mortar and pestle | mortero |
| sauce boat | salsera |
| salt shaker | salero (pepper shaker pimentero) |
| grater | rallador |
| teapot | tetera |
| coffee percolator | cafetera de filtro |
| typist | mecanógrafo. What do you do? I'm a typist. |
| layoff | despido. |
| inbound | de llegada, entrante. Inbound trains are listed on the other board, sir. |
| pier | embarcadero, muelle. In 1877, a pier was built at Tywyn, , but the structure only lasted a few months. |
| trunk | 1. tronco 2. trompa (del elefante) 3. caja, baúl, arcón. Ellen found things she'd forgotten she had when she went through the trunks in the attic. |
| mugger | atracador. Three men chased a mugger into East Putney station. |
| mug | n. taza, tazón. v. asaltar, atracar, robar. Someone mugged Sarah last night. |
| elderly | entrado/a en años. the ederly -> los ancianos The mugger punched and kicked an elderly woman. |
| deserve | merecer. She deserves a pay rise. She has worked really hard. |
| unlikely | improbable It seems unlikely that Philip will get the job; he really doesn't have the right qualifications. |
| deaf / deafening | sordo / ensordecedor Jonny's parents are deaf, so he is fluent in sign language. |
| sunbathing | tomar el sol. Sunbathing can be dangerous in Spain. |
| stubborn | obstinado, terco, tenaz. He was stubborn and refused to admit he was wrong. |
| catch up | alcanzar, ponerse al día. I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| beg | rogar, suplicar, implorar, mendigar. She begged her parents to buy her the toy. |
| affect | afectar, conmover, fingir o aparentar. The government's plan will affect a lot of people. Pierre sometimes affects a southern accent. |
| beat / beat / beaten | golpear, batir, vencer, derrotar (batir alas, huevos, batir de ganar). Estoy derrotado (de cansancio) I'm beat. He beat the desk with his fist. |
| brink | borde (fig). Her father's death brought Maisy to the brink of desperation. |
| foothold | punto de apoyo. I can't climb any farther - there are no footholds! |
| freed | liberado (free). Slaves were freed in 1865 in the USA. |
| get around | moverse bastante, viajar con frecuencia. I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa. |
| grab | agarrar. Liz grabbed the ball and ran to the goal. |
| grief | dolor, pena, aflicción After the fire the whole town was gripped by grief and sorrow. |
| hazard | peligro, riesgo. Ice is a major road hazard this time of year. |
| jam | atasco / mermelada. Jeff was late to work after being stuck in a traffic jam for three hours. |
| ladder | escalera. John used the ladder to climb onto the roof to clean out the gutters. |
| mutt | chucho |
| pissed | US => cabreado. UK => borracho. Pissed off => cabreado. She's pissed off right now; wait until she calms down before asking your question. |
| proof | prueba. -proof (sufix) a prueba de. He was holding a smoking gun, that's all the proof I need. |
| reluctance | reticencia, renuencia. Ben's reluctance to join in the game was obvious. |
| rift | ruptura, separación / grieta, abertura. There was a rift in the clouds. |
| con | estafar, timar / punto negativo, contra. Pros and cons. The suspect apparently conned elderly people out of thousands of dollars. |
| rumble | ruido o retumbo bajo. Agatha heard the rumble of thunder in the distance. |
| shame | verguenza, remordimiento, pena, lástima. He felt shame for the awful things that he had said. |
| sinkhole | sumidero. |
| hit bottom | tocar fondo. Our profits have hit bottom |
| prune | ciruela pasa / podar. |
| mellow | meloso, suave, dulce, delicado. The wine had a nice mellow flavor. |
| snoop | husmear, fisgar. I was snooping around in his room and found this photograph. |
| leash | correa, cadena, ataduras / atar, amarrar. Ben let his dog off the leash. |
| starve | pasar hambre, morir de hambre. The crops have failed and the people are starving. |
| crop | cultivo, cosecha. This year's corn crop was poor after the torrential summer rains. |
| cattle | ganado. The farm next door has cattle, but they don't grow any crops. |
| engage | engage sb. entablar conversación con engage sb. in sth. involucrar a alguien en algo engage with sb. comprometerse con |
| tally | cuenta, cómputo, conteo. The tally was in and it seemed more people had voted yes than no. |
| dome | cúpula. The tally was in and it seemed more people had voted yes than no. |
| deputy | diputado / sustituto. In some countries, the peoples' political representatives are called deputies. |
| nevertheless | a pesar de eso, sin embargo, aún así. She didn't like the price. Nevertheless, she bought it. |
| individual | individuo. Only one individual turned up at opening time. |
| debris | escombros, restos. The rescue team searched the debris of the bombed building for survivors. |
| taint | mancha, impureza / manchar, echar a perder, mancillar, contaminar. Fertilizer has tainted the local water supply. |
| booze | bebida alcohólica. |
| sling | cabestrillo. Fertilizer has tainted the local water supply. |
| wasteful | derrochador, malgastador. My brother's always been wasteful of money. |
| churning | removido, agitado, revuelto. The churning in his stomach increased as the hours passed. |
| quirk | peculiaridad, singularidad, rareza, particularidad. We'd learned to accommodate one another's quirks with no more than a raised eyebrow. |
| leverage | hacer palanca / ventaja. He moved his grip on the handle for better leverage. She took advantage of the situation to gain leverage in the negotiations. |
| concerned | preocupado, interesado. The concerned parent talked to the teacher. concerned about sth. preocupado por. Tina is concerned about her weight and has decided to join a gym. |
| flourish | florecer, crecer con fuerza. The farmer's crops flourished in the warm spring weather. |
| snatch | arrebatar, arrancar / chocho, coño. |
| glimpse | vistazo, destello. Already, we get a glimpse of what is to come. As he opened the door and she caught a glimpse of the music room, he heard her sharp intake of breath. |
| stab | puñalada / apuñalar. The mugger stabbed his victim when she refused to hand over her bag. |
| stash | alijo, reserva oculta, escondite. Police discovered a stash of guns in the house. |
| cabin | n. cabina, camarote, cabaña. v. encerrar en un lugar pequeño. The captain retires to his cabin every evening at 8:00. |
| cabinet | gabinete, armario, vitrina, escaparate. Betty bought an antique cabinet at the flea market. |
| flee | huir. Run away. If we are spotted, we must flee. |
| beacon | faro, baliza. fig. ejemplo. Despite the rain, the ship's crew could see the beacon from shore ahead. |
| usher | ujier, acomodador. The usher showed the group to their seats. |
| muzzle | hocico, bozal, boca de un arma. Kyle looked down the muzzle of the gun. |
| sake | for the sake of -> en el nombre de beneficio, bien. I argued for your sake; I had no interest in the dispute. |
| vessel | embarcación, navío / vasija, recipiente. blood vessel => vaso sanguíneo. Ben searched for some vessel he could pour the tea into. |
| coward | cobarde. |
| relief | alivio. In his depressed state, seeing his friend was a relief. |
| flock | rebaño, bandada. The shepherd tended his flock. El pastor se ocupó de su ganado. |
| forfeit | perder / pérdida, castigo, multa. Sam paid the bill late, so he had to pay an additional forfeit. |
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