Vocabulary 2

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helplessness
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impotencia
helpless
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indefenso
aisle
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pasillo (entre asientos: avion, cine, iglesia)
to fall behind
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quedarse atrás
to lie in (I'll lie in for anotherhalf an hour before I get up)
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to stay in bed longer than usual
to cool down (I'd wait until she cools down)
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to become less angry
the lighting
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la iluminación
magician
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mago
to go through
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experimentar / to check
even so
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aun asi
provided
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siempre y cuando
vanish
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desaparecer
rip apart
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destrozar
grubby
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sucio
purse
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el monedero (mujer)
to pick out (the judges picked her painting out as the winner)
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Escoger / elegir
to divide up
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dividir
to speak out
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to criticize or oppose (sth) publicly
friendliness
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amabilidad
yeast
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la levadura
to take over (sth)
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hacerse cargo de (algo)
come up with
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proponer
to do the shopping
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hacer la compra
I'm not really familiar with...
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No estoy muy familiarizado con...
succeed in + ING (The manager didn't succeed in persuading Karen to take the job)
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tuvo éxito en
approve OF
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Aprobar
Responsible FOR + ING (The city council is responsible for keeping the streets clean)
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Responsable de
jealous OF (He had always been jealous of his brother)
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celoso de
have a good time
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pasar un buen rato
win a prize
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ganar un premio
do business
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hacer negocio
greatly increased
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aumentado considerablemente
range FROM... TO
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range from... to
poor quality
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mala calidad
to save the reputation
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para salvar la reputación
it was plain that
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era evidente que
her sharp sense of logic
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su agudo sentido de la lógica
in order to make use of
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con el fin de hacer uso de
ancient world
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mundo antiguo
old customs
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viejas costumbres
expected TO + INFINITIVE (He didn't expect to see me)
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esperaba que
want TO
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querer
require TO
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A requerir
consider + ING (verb pattern)
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I'm considering working abroad
heavily meal
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en gran medida de la comida
strong feelings
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sentimientos fuertes
strong possibility OF
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fuerte posibilidad de
searching FOR (I was sure she was searching for information)
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Buscando
seeking food
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en busca de comida
engage IN
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participar en / establecer
very LITTLE risk
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Muy poco riesgo
to TAKE it in turns
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que se turnan
but times have changed in recent years
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pero los tiempos han cambiado en los últimos años
advise (someone) to + INFINITIVE
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asesorar (a alguien) + infinitivo
she has refused + INFINITIVE
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se ha negado + infinitivo
associated with
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asociado con
pleased with
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satisfecho con
a common sight
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una vista común
Insisted ON + ING (My aunt insisted ON paying for our tickets)
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Insistir en
turn into (something)
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convertirse en (algo)
cloth
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trapo / paño / bayeta
to keep down (The cats help to keep down the rats)
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limitar
to break off
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romper
grin
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sonrisa
what a wide choice
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que dificil decision
wrap up (sth) (Remember to wrap up the presents)
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envolver (algo)
felt like + ING
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None of us felt like doing any work
remarked ON (sth) - All his friends remarked on the change in him
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destacó
make a good impression ON (someone) - John made a good impression on his boss
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hacer una buena impresión a (alguien)
I had trouble + ING - (I had trouble following the instructions)
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Tenía problemas + ING
to do the job (A waterproof hatwill do the job adequantely in most conditions)
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hacer el trabajo
Depending ON (Depending ON which scientist do you believe)
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Dependiendo (según el científico cree usted)
I can't see the point IN + ING
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No puedo ver el punto en
Despite + ING
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Despite failing the entrance exam
Attracted TO
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Atraído a
to avoid common mistakes
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evitar errores comunes
let (somebody) to do something
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dejar a (alguien) hacer algo
to do up
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decorate
to let somebody out
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decepcionar
Besides
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Además de
to hold onto
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retener
to keep ON
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continuar
in charge of
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a cargo de
offer + INFINITIVE
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ofrecer + infinitivo
Verb + to - INFINITIVE (agree, ask, offer, promise, refuse, threaten)
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He refused to see her
verb + someone + to infinitive (tell, advise, ask, invite, order, persuade)
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I told her to come (NOT I told to her to come)
Invite + OBJ + to - INFINITIVE
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Anna invited me to go to her house
Accused (someone) OF + ING
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Alan accused Simon of breakinh his watch
we needn't have bought
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no deberíamos haber comprado
ON the market
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En el mercado
IN large numbers
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En grandes cantidades
to devoted TO
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dedicado a
IN lenght
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En longitud
no point IN doing (something)
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No tiene sentido hacer (algo)
It makes no sense to do (something)
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No tiene sentido hacer (algo)
Give up + ING (give up driving)
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renunciar a conducir
effect ON us
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efecto sobre nosotros
have had a huge influence ON
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han tenido una enorme influencia en
things went from bad to worse
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las cosas fueron de mal en peor
From then on
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A partir de entonces
ON purpose
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A propósito
make a profit
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hacer beneficio
I spent a lot of money ON
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Me pasé un montón de dinero en
carry on + ING (Stve just carried on playing on his computer)
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continuar
to hang around
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pasar el rato
to help out
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ayudar
likelihood
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probabilidad
feel at ease
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sentirse a gusto
to yawn
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bostezar
set up a company
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crear una empresa
not long after
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no mucho después
would rather + subject + past simple/past perfect
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I would rather you didn't smoke in the house
on suspicion OF
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bajo la sospecha de
stand a chance
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tener una oportunidad
pay a visit
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visitar
she told me / she said to me
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me dijo / ella me dijo:
Recommnded + ING or THAT
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Recommnded + ING o ESO
suggested + ING (Tania suggested going for a pizza)
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sugerido + ING (Tania sugirió ir por una pizza)
deny + ING (Everyone denied seeing the accident)
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negar + ING (Todo el mundo negó viendo el accidente)
possess skills
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poseer habilidades
work out
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ejercitarse / calcular
set out
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empezar
carry up
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subir
a once great river
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una vez gran río
a brief glimpse
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un breve vistazo
take a step back into the past
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dar un paso atrás en el pasado
prevent (someone) FROM doing (something)
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evitar que (alguien) de hacer (algo)
a new method OF
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nuevo metodo

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