VOCABULARY 2

behaving in a way that is not rude and shows that you think about other people educado, atento, correcto. polite. confident. shy. missed. improve.

certain about your ability to do things well seguro de sí mismo. polite. confident. shy. missed. improve.

not confident, especially about meeting new people tímido. polite. confident. shy. missed. improve.

to not go to something perderse. polite. confident. shy. missed. improve.

to get better or to make something better mejorar. polite. confident. shy. missed. improve.

the quality of being strong fuerza, punto fuerte. strengths. weaknesses. mark out. carefully. head.

a lack of strength or power debilidad. strengths. weaknesses. mark out. carefully. head.

to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc marcar, delimitar, trazar, señalar. strengths. weaknesses. mark out. carefully. head.

giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident or make a mistake cuidadosamente. strengths. weaknesses. mark out. carefully. head.

the front or top part of something cabecera, cabeza. strengths. weaknesses. mark out. carefully. head.

someone who is getting knowledge or a new skill aprendiz learners of English. learners. glad. realise. linking. side.

happy about something contento. learners. glad. realise. linking. side.

to notice or understand something that you did not notice or understand before, do anything darse cuenta (de), realizar. learners. glad. realise. linking. side.

a connection between two people, things, or ideas vínculo, enlace, eslabón. learners. glad. realise. linking. side.

one of the two parts that something would divide into if you drew a line down the middle lado, costado. learners. glad. realise. linking. side.

short form of website (= an area on the internet where information about a particular subject, organization, etc. can be found) sitio. site. assignment. escape. leather. procedure.

a piece of work or a job that someone gives you to do trabajo a written assignment. site. assignment. escape. leather. procedure.

to succeed in getting away from a place where you do not want to be escapar. site. assignment. escape. leather. procedure.

the skin of animals that is used to make shoes and bags cuero, piel a leather jacket. site. assignment. escape. leather. procedure.

the official or usual way of doing something procedimiento, trámite(s). site. assignment. escape. leather. procedure.

the surface that covers the top of a building or vehicle tejado He climbed onto the roof. roof. sympathy. yard. blame. contest.

the feeling of understanding and caring about someone’s problems compasión, lástima. roof. sympathy. yard. blame. contest.

a unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or 0.9144 metres yarda. roof. sympathy. yard. blame. contest.

to say or think that someone or something has done something bad culpar a alguien de algo. roof. sympathy. yard. blame. contest.

a competition, especially one in which individuals rather than groups are competing concurso. roof. sympathy. yard. blame. contest.

acceptable or right for someone or something conveniente, apropiado. suitable. unable. wonder. thoroughly. apart.

to not be able to do something ser incapaz de hacer algo. suitable. unable. wonder. thoroughly. apart.

used to politely ask someone for something or to suggest something a ver si…, a lo mejor… preguntarse, milagro. suitable. unable. wonder. thoroughly. apart.

very carefully a fondo, minuciosamente, muchísimo. suitable. unable. wonder. thoroughly. apart.

separated by a space or period of time separados (por una distancia/diferencia de…). suitable. unable. wonder. thoroughly. apart.

able to do things well competente, capaz de. capable. gain. loss. record. split.

to increase ganar, obtener. capable. gain. loss. record. split.

a state of not having something that you had before pérdida. capable. gain. loss. record. split.

the best, biggest, longest, tallest, etc. information that is written on paper or stored on a computer so that it can be used in the future récord. capable. gain. loss. record. split.

to share something by dividing it into smaller parts dividir. capable. gain. loss. record. split.

a job that you do for a lot of your life, especially one for which you are trained carrera. career. tone. mouth. come out. broom.

the quality of a sound, especially of someone’s voice tono, timbre. career. tone. mouth. come out. broom.

the part of the face that is used for eating and speaking boca o desembocadura. career. tone. mouth. come out. broom.

If a book, movie, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see. salir. career. tone. mouth. come out. broom.

a brush with a long handle used for cleaning the floor escoba. career. tone. mouth. come out. broom.

Someone who is outgoing is friendly, talks a lot, and enjoys meeting people. extrovertido. outgoing. whole. already. mess. plenty.

complete, including every part todo, entero, en general. outgoing. whole. already. mess. plenty.

before now, or before a time in the past ya. outgoing. whole. already. mess. plenty.

a place or thing that is dirty or untidy desorden, desastre. outgoing. whole. already. mess. plenty.

a lot of something, more than you need de sobra, bastante, suficiente. outgoing. whole. already. mess. plenty.

women’s underwear. lencería. lingerie. maintain. naked. respond. nobody.

to make a situation or activity continue in the same way mantener. lingerie. maintain. naked. respond. nobody.

without clothes desnudo. lingerie. maintain. naked. respond. nobody.

to answer someone or react to something responder. lingerie. maintain. naked. respond. nobody.

to stay somewhere for a long time entretenerse, permanecer. lingerie. maintain. naked. respond. linger.

used to describe a type of film in which there are funny characters and silly situations: screwball. blink. high-stakes. away. screw.

to quickly close and open your eyes parpadear. screwball. blink. high-stakes. away. screw.

used to describe a situation that has a lot of risk and in which someone is likely to either get or lose an advantage, a lot of money, etc.: The company has made some high-stakes investments in an attempt to transform itself into a multibrand empire. screwball. blink. high-stakes. away. screw.

at a particular distance from a place a una distancia de. screwball. blink. high-stakes. away. screw.

a small, pointed piece of metal that you turn round and round to fasten things together tornillo. screwball. blink. high-stakes. away. screw.

a bad use of something useful, such as time or money desperdicio, pérdida Meetings are a waste of time. waste. swedish. aristo-brat. gorgeous. cheat.

coming from or relating to Sweden sueco. waste. swedish. aristo-brat. gorgeous. cheat.

a member of the highest social class in some countries aristócrata. waste. swedish. aristocrat. gorgeous. cheat.

very beautiful or pleasant precioso, guapísimo. waste. swedish. aristocrat. gorgeous. cheat.

to act dishonestly to gain an advantage engañar, estafar, timar. waste. swedish. aristocrat. gorgeous. cheat.

us informal stupid or silly estúpido. dumb. bitter. scuba. flirted. handy.

having a strong, unpleasant taste/ angry and upset amargo, resentido. dumb. bitter. scuba. flirted. handy.

a person whose job or hobby is scuba diving submarinista. dumb. bitter. scuba. flirted. handy.

to behave as if you are sexually attracted to someone coquetear. dumb. bitter. scuba. flirt. handy.

near or easy to get to cercano, a mano, practico It’s a nice house and it’s handy for the station. dumb. bitter. scuba. flirt. handy.

in addition to además de. besides. masquerading. workaholic. overwrought. busty.

behaviour that is intended to prevent the truth about something unpleasant or not wanted from becoming known: mascarada, farsa. besides. masquerading. workaholic. overwrought. busty.

a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work adicto, -a al trabajo. besides. masquerading. workaholic. overwrought. busty.

in a state of being upset, nervous, and worried:Anxious and worried. besides. masquerading. workaholic. overwrought. busty.

A busty woman has large breasts. The breast=pecho. besides. masquerading. workaholic. overwrought. busty.

a white woman with dark brown hair morena. brunette. dirt. snowstorm. aiddo. sip.

a substance that makes something not clean suciedad. brunette. dirt. snowstorm. aiddo. sip.

a storm when a lot of snow falls tormenta de nieve. brunette. dirt. snowstorm. aiddo. sip.

to drink, taking only a small amount at a time sorber, beber a sorbos. brunette. dirt. snowstorm. freak. sip.

Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people. brunette. dirt. snowstorm. freak. sip.

in an uncontrolled or extreme way desenfrenadamente, locamente, muy. pick. wildly. barroom. beyond. Chase.

not deep poco profundo. pick. wildly. shallow. beyond. Chase.

on the other side of something al otro lado de. pick. wildly. shallow. beyond. Chase.

to run after someone or something in order to catch them or it perseguir. pick. wildly. shallow. beyond. Chase.

vaguely adverb /veɪɡ·li/ /veɪɡ·li/ vagamente I vaguely (= slightly) remember meeting her. vaguely. pathetic. thongs. likewise. high priced.

bad and showing that you have not tried or are not brave patético He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize. vaguely. pathetic. thongs. likewise. high priced.

( American ) a type of sandal that is held to the foot by a strap which goes between the toes; flip-flop ( British). Chancleta. vaguely. pathetic. thongs. likewise. high priced.

in the same way igualmente, también Water these plants twice a week and likewise the ones in the bedroom. vaguely. pathetic. thongs. likewise. high priced.

expensive: Worries about the economy are hurting sales of high-priced European luxury goods. vaguely. pathetic. thongs. likewise. high priced.

a piece of clothing like a long coat that you wear at home when you are not dressed bata. robe. hit on. assuming. start out. liar.

to have a good idea, especially one that solves a problem dar con algo. robe. hit on. assuming. start out. liar.

to think that something is true, although you have no proof suponiendo. robe. hit on. assuming. start out. liar.

start out phrasal verb to begin a journey; to start off partir. robe. hit on. assuming. start out. liar.

someone who tells lies mentiroso, -a. robe. hit on. assuming. start out. liar.

to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc) montar, ir en. ride. wind up. lime. wedges. asshole.

to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil enrollar, dar cuerda. ride. wind up. lime. wedges. asshole.

a small, green fruit that is sour like a lemon lima. ride. wind up. lime. wedges. asshole.

a piece of metal, wood, rubber, etc. with a pointed edge at one end and a wide edge at the other, either pushed between two objects to keep them still or forced into something to break pieces off it: like tool. ride. wind up. lime. wedges. asshole.

an unpleasant or stupid person: ride. wind up. lime. wedges. asshole.

If a liquid flows, it moves somewhere in a smooth, continuous way. fluir. flows. peers. intuitively. grasped. bloomer.

to look carefully or with difficulty mirar con dificultad, examinar con la vista, compañero (noun). flows. peers. intuitively. grasped. bloomer.

intuitivamente using intuition. flows. peers. intuitively. grasped. bloomer.

to take hold of something firmly with your hand agarrar, asir. flows. peers. intuitively. grasped. bloomer.

a silly or embarrassing mistake that does not have serious results. flows. peers. intuitively. grasped. bloomer.

wanting to do or have something very much deseoso. Eager. Make up. retrospect. fellow. guile.

coloured substances that you put on your face in order to make yourself more attractive maquillaje. Eager. Make up. retrospect. fellow. guile.

thinking now about something in the past en retrospectiva. Eager. Make up. retrospect. fellow. guile.

fellow students, workers, etc. used to describe people with the same interests or situation compañeros de estudios, colegas, etc. Eager. Make up. retrospect. fellow. guile.

clever but sometimes dishonest behaviour that you use to deceive someone astucia. Eager. Make up. retrospect. fellow. guile.

the act of directing someone to a different place or person for information, help, or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge or power: The doctor gave him a referral to (= arranged for him to see) the consultant. referral. thus. untraceable. orchestrate. coordinate.

used to say what happened as a result de ese modo, por lo tanto. referral. thus. untraceable. orchestrate. coordinate.

not possible to trace: no identificable, no trazable. referral. thus. untraceable. orchestrate. coordinate.

to arrange or write a piece of music so that it can be played by an orchestra. referral. thus. untraceable. orchestrate. coordinate.

to make different people or things work together effectively, or to organize all the different parts of an activity coordinar. referral. thus. untraceable. orchestrate. coordinate.

except for what you have just said a parte de eso. otherwise. fate. bum. fence. wasted.

a power that some people believe controls what will happen destino. otherwise. fate. bum. fence. wasted.

someone who has no home or job and lives by asking other people for money vagabundo, -a. otherwise. fate. bum. fence. wasted.

a wood or metal structure that goes around an area valla. otherwise. fate. bum. fence. flat out.

using all your energy or effort a todo gas. otherwise. fate. bum. fence. flat out.

the top surface of a room techo. ceiling. take it easy. sample. awe. shockingly.

to relax and not work hard tomárselo con calma. ceiling. take it easy. sample. awe. shockingly.

a small amount of something that shows you what it is like muestra. ceiling. take it easy. sample. awe. shockingly.

a feeling of great respect and sometimes fear respeto reverencial. ceiling. take it easy. sample. awe. shockingly.

very bad and making you feel upset espantosamente, horriblemente. ceiling. take it easy. sample. awe. shockingly.

very bad horrible, espantoso. awful. board. advisers. handle. yelled.

a piece of wood, plastic, etc. on a wall where information can be put tablón, tablero. awful. board. advisers. handle. yelled.

someone whose job is to give advice about a subject asesor, -ora. awful. board. advisers. handle. yelled.

to deal with or be in charge of something manejar, ocuparse de. awful. board. advisers. handle. yelled.

to shout something very loudly gritar. awful. board. advisers. handle. yelled.

(informal) a nonstandard short form of ‘have got to’, ‘have got a’, ‘has got to’, or ‘has got a’ tener que. gotta. I gotta go back. scream. marinate. trust me.

Tengo que volver. gotta. I gotta go back. scream. marinate. trust me.

to make a loud, high noise with your voice because you are afraid or hurt gritar. gotta. I gotta go back. scream. marinate. trust me.

to have confidence or faith; to believe confiar (en). gotta. I gotta go back. scream. marinate. trust me.

to say or write something again in a different and usually clearer way: expresar de otro modo. rephrase. afford. damn. courage. reflection.

(usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something permitirse, darse el gusto de I can’t afford (to buy) a new car. rephrase. afford. damn. courage. reflection.

used to express anger or disappointment maldita sea Damn! I forgot the tickets. rephrase. afford. damn. courage. reflection.

the quality that makes you able to do dangerous or difficult things valentía. rephrase. afford. damn. courage. reflection.

the image of something in a mirror, on a shiny surface, etc. reflejo. rephrase. afford. damn. courage. reflection.