Vocabulary Old4

Estar atento, cuidado!

Comadreja

• Emitir, lanzar, arrojar
• A mean witch cast a spell
• The boy cast stones in the water

• Convertirse
• transformarse en
• ~She had turn winter into spring
• ~At the end of the road, turn into the driveway
• A caterpillar will eventually turn into a butterfly.

• Salir (de viaje), salir hacia algo
• We'll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic
• That morning, we set off on our trip to California.

• Andar de puntillas, andar con rodeos
• She walked tiptoe across the kitchen as not to wake anyone.
• No longer wanting to tiptoe around the topic, his boss came right out and fired him.

• andarse con rodeos
• Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!

• Very quickly, in a instant
• I'll be back in a flash

• Preguntarse
• I wonder if wine can be made from cherries

• Pleasent, encantadora
• The music was so delightful
• He's a delightful little boy

• Asobro, sorpresa
• We looked at her in amazement as she recited the essay from memory.
• To my amazement
• He looked at me in amazement

• Frío, helado
• The weather is chilly today.
• I'm chilly. Do you mind if I put the heating on?
• A chilly look

Seguramente.

• ~Polly will surely be here soon; she called to say she was on her way an hour ago.
• ~Surely Henry will be at the game; he loves hockey.

• Not far away
• Cerca, proximo, inmediato
• ~There a portal nearby
• ~No need to, I live nearby.

• pobre, debil 
• Tina offered a lame excuse about her dog and went home early.

• Hablar mal de alguien, menospreciar, sacrificar, poner a dormir
• ~ Stop putting yourself down, you're a very intelligent woman
• ~ The dog's fourteen and can't move around anymore, we gotta get him put down.

• Crítica
• You must learn not to overreact to criticism

• Lugar elegante
• This is kind of a classy place

No digas mas

• Estafar, arrancar algo, robar algo.
• They are totally ripping us off $300 each.
• Bob's tickets cost much less that ours I think we've ripped off.
• Fifty pounds for that old piece of junk? What a rip-off!

sucursal

• Artículos de aseo personal en hoteles, comodidades
• This is a nice Hotel, plenty of amenities

• objects and substances that you use in washing yourself andpreventing the body from smelling unpleasant:
• ~ Inside the bag were shampoo and other toiletries.

Cepillo de dientes

Pasta de dientes

maquina de afeitar

hilo de dientes

Curitas

Crema de afeitar

despues de afeitar (crema)

Dientes de ajo

Votacion por mano alzada

Inesperado

viaje de estudio

• Casi
• It is nearly six o clock
• It's nearly impossible to get a good grade from my english teacher.

Decreto

• Cariñosamente
• He signed the letter "Fondly yours, Uncle Jim."

• vivaz, animado, alegre
• Ben was a lively person who liked to party. Angela is so cheerful and lively

• Talk very quickly and excitedly
• He talks a blue streak and I can't follow his thinking.

• Darle al clavo
• Anna comment really hit the nail on the head

• Vivaz, animado, animoso
• A spirited campaigner for women's rights.
• Madison is a spirited girl.

• Carisma
• Tom certainly has charisma

• escaces, falta
• That thing you lack, darling, charisma

• Hacer luto, apenarse, afligirse, llorar muerte
• George is grieving the death of his beloved dog.
• George is grieving the death of his beloved dog.
• No one should have to grieve alone.

• En breve, pronto, de modo cortante
• I just need to make a quick phone call; I'll be with you shortly.
• We will be there shortly

despues de eso

To ask the wrong person.

• ~ She thinks it'll solve the problem but I think she's barking up the wrong tree
• ~ Jason was barking up the wrong tree when he said I was the one that ate his cookies, after he left the room, It was actually his dog.

• mucho menos
• Tony can't boil an egg, much less cook dinner

• cabecilla
• The teenage boys followed their ringleader to the park to paint grafitti
• The police hunted the mafia's ringleader

• cambiar, enmendar. disculparse con
• I wish Paul would amend his rough ways.

• Nada contra corriente
• you love swin against the tide, don't you?
• I've been swimmning against the tide my whole life.

• Marginado
• I'm used to be an outcast

Mary cut all ties with her family when she moved to NY city

Traición, engaño

• Sino, de otra manera, de otro modo
• It cannot be otherwise
• Call home, Otherwise your parents will start to worry

Tía

Carbón

• recientemente, nuevamente
• Newly married couple

• Engendrad, procrear
• Violence begets more violence
• Abraham begot Issac

• Joven, Juventud
• the youth of today have no manners
• This youth has caused a lot of problems

• Perfecto
• The pianist's performance this evening was flawless
• I can't argue with your flawless logic

• He was a failure as a salesman
• The meeting was a complete/total failure.
• I feel such a failure

• Carga, agobiar
• The donkey can carry a heavy burden
• She has too many emotional burdens to relax properly

• Arriesgado
• We souldn't go there, It's too risky

Hipoteca

• Intimidado
• Why am I so intimidated by this guy?

respetuoso

• Hacia
• She ran towards me

• novedad 
• The novelty of a new job

Ternera

• lleno, relleno
• I'm stuffed from all that lasagna and garlic bread.
• No more for me thanks, I'm stuffed

If you want something from a person you have to give the same to back them

This is a 2 way street you know, you will have to help me someday in return

• Publicidad
• Publicidad engañosa

• leal
• A devoted friend

• Cariñoso, solidario
• Nursing is a caring job
• She was a very loving wife and mother and a caring friend

• Indefenso, desamparado, inutil
• Jim was totally helpless in the kitchen

Alianza

tell someone to go away

• Perder temporalmente
• I mislaid my keys Can you help me find them

• Erroneo, equivocado
• That answer is inaccurate

• Shed tears
• The man was weeping in a corner

Last but not least here is the final graduate

• Debería
• You ought to work harder than that

Give up alcohol

Ciruela

• Well done
• Nice job
• You did a great job, good going

• arrancar
• When I see an interesting photo in the newspaper, I often rip it out.

• Crédulo
• Dana is so gullible, she would believe anything.

Manager de un edificio

Ser auntentico

cobertizo

• Divertir, causar gracia
• John's jokes amused the whole family.

• Completamente
• We were utterly desolated

Pastel de carne

• subestimar
• The boss underestimates Linda; she's capable of much more complicated jobs, if only he'd give them to her!

Indignante, intolerante

John was rude all evening; his behaviour was outrageous.

Irrespetuoso

• vestirse de gala, ponerse elegante
• The actress loves dressing up for film premieres.
• Lisa dressed her daughter up in a pretty dress.

Adivino

• Revivir
• When Sandra daydreams, she relives her happiest moments.

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