English 7 vocabulary, Apuntes de Idioma Inglés

¡Descarga English 7 vocabulary y más Apuntes en PDF de Idioma Inglés solo en Docsity! UNIT 1 Synonyms to the word “change” Adapt: Adaptar Alter: modificar/alterar Amend: corregir/enmendar Convert:remodelar o transformar(un vehículo)/ convertir Develop: desarrollar Evolve: evolucionar/desarrollar (una teoría) Fluctuate: fluctuar Metamorphose: metamorphosis Modify: modificar Mutate: mutar Revise: revisar Transform: transformar
 Expressions with the word “change” To change one´s tune: to change your opinion completely, especially because you know it will bring you an advantage. He was against the idea but soon changed his tune when he realized how much money he'd get. To change hands: to go from one owner to another. That Italian restaurant is nowhere near as good since it changed hands. To change someone´s ways: to improve one's behavior, habits, or beliefs. If you want to live a long life, you'd better change your ways! To change one´s mind: to alter one’s intention or opinion (about something) He was going to go to France, but he changed his mind. To change places:to be in another person's situation: I wouldn't change places with him for the world! To change the subject: to start a new topic of conversation. I didn't want to talk about work, so I changed the subject. IDIOMS To lose track of something: to no longer know what is happening, or not to remember something: What he was saying was so complicated that I lost track after the first couple of sentences. To never cross one´s mind: If an idea crosses your mind, you think about it for a short time. What was the first thing that crossed your mind when you won the prize? To look at the bright side: To highlight the good in an otherwise bad situation. Looking on the bright side, I'll have plenty of time to start my own business now that I'm unemployed. A far cry from: to be completely different from something. This flat is a far cry from the house they had before. To keep someone posted: to make sure someone knows what is happening, esp. in a situation that is quickly changing. The doctors kept me posted about her condition. 1 To set the record straight: To make the true facts of something clear, especially when they have been previously mistaken, misunderstood, or misrepresented. There have been a lot of crazy rumors flying around for the last few days, so I'd like to set the record straight once and for all. PHRASAL VERBS Break up: Catch up with: Cheer sb up: Come up with: Cut back on: End up: Get in with: Hang around: Help out: Jump at: Pay off: Run out: Settle in: Take on: Track sb down: Turn up: Made off with: Get someone with: Come up against Get something over (with): To get the application form in: To get around:
 To make up for: To get the massage across: To carry out: Get the parcel off: To come off: 2 UNIT 4 To engage with: show interest in To thumb through: skim read a lot of text To serve up: present to the public To open up: create or reveal To come up with: think of or suggest To hanker after: long for To do out in: decorate in a certain way To live up to: be as good as To bolt: engullir To chew: masticar To devour: devorar To dine: cenar To munch: masticar ruidosamente To polish off: limpiar
 implements: tools inventory: list effeminacy: female-like behaviour: used to show disapproval scooping: picking up fastidious: fussy transgression: sin in place: still proliferate: spread in transmission: changing in vogue: fashionable 
 - consume + equivalent/quantity/time A typical teenager consumes a staggering quantity of commercial media online - devour + books/news People in Redwood city eagerly devoured news of the Jury´s decision - relish + challenge/thought/expectations Montoya relishes the high expectations and says he loves pressure - swallow + pill/pride/news There has been less retail activity, perhaps as people swallow news of job cuts. • Describing food • Compound adjectives: Thirst-quenching (drink) Mouth-watering (smell) Fast-food (outlet) free-range (eggs) low-fat (yoghurt) fresh-baked (bread) stir-fried (vegetables) wafer-thin (slices) sun-dried (tomatoes) soft-centred (chocolates) full-bodied (wine) home-made (food) • Idiom spot Flavour bland (insípido/soso), creamy (cremoso), delectable (delicioso), insipid (insípido), mild (suave), palatable (sabroso), sharp (fuerte de savor), tasteless (sin sabor) Texture creamy (cremoso), fibrous (fibroso), grainy (granuloso), moist, mushy (consistencia blanda), overripe (pasado), pulpy (pulposo), stale (rancio), watery (aguado) 5 the icing on the cake have a lot on your plate put all your eggs in one basket have bigger fish to fry sweeten the pill take something with a pinch of salt spill the beans sell like hot cakes get egg on your face eat humble pie 6 UNIT 5 • Phrasal verbs To set out: begin, intend To take on: undertake responsibility/employ/take aboard To look into/to check out: confirm To follow up: continuar algo To stand up: estar de pie To find out: discover To try out: probar algo To point out: señalar To put up with: aguantar To back down: echarse para atras • Nouns review • Vocabulary A burst of applause: A pane of glass: trozo de cristal A stroke of luck: golpe de suerte A grain of sand: grano de arena A gust of wind:ráfaga/racha de viento A speck of dust: una mota de polvo A stream of abuse: A ray of sunshine: rayo de luz A source of amusement: fuente de entretenimiento an item of clothing/news: pieza de ropa a rumble of thunder: estruendo de un rayo a puff of smoke: ráfaga de humo a state of emergency: estado de emergencia work: job works: factory/of art/literature/road iron: material an iron: machine for smoothing garme a disorder: an illness disorder: untidiness a speech: a talk speech: language/noise a room: a place room: space a language: Spanish, Catalan, etc. language: the method of communication home comforts: a confortable bed, central heating, etc. a comfort: someone or something that ives you sympathy an experience: something that happened to you experience: what you have learned doing something a capital: chief city capital: money a coffee: a cup of coffee coffee: the plant or beans 7 UNIT 7 • Vocabulary Perceived: percibido Grasp: agarrar Foresee: prever Behold: contemplar Distinguish: distinguir Visualized: visualizar Glimpsed: alcanzar a ver algo muy rápidamente Envisage: prever/imaginarse Concise: conciso Swarm: enjambre (mosquitos/periodistas) Counterparts: homólogo, equivalente Parallels: similar Truthful: sincero, verídico Veritable: auténtico,verdadero Beady/Bulging eyes Sparkling/Twinkling eyes Menacing/piercing look Glazed/blank expression Double/Blurred vision UNIT 8 Out of the blue: by chance Out of frame: not possible A bit of roses: things aren´t perfect Burn the: reduce your options In a nutshell: to summarise The best of both world: only benefits • Phrases with “place” To be in place To take place To be all over the place First place To be out of place To lose one´s place To save a place To take on’s places To change places with To fall into place To hold something in place To take the place of 10 UNIT 9 • Vocabulary To dress-down: to dress is a causal, non-formal way To be stuck: unable to move (physically) Outlay: something that stands out Steer clear: completely avoid something To be hooked on something: to be addicted, enthusiastic about something To raise eyebrows: to get weird looks from people To get up someone´s nose: to annoy someone To opt for something: to prefer a certain option rather than the other UNIT 10 Turnover Turn-out To turn (somebody) away To turn in Downturn Turn off Way to turn Turn of events To give a turn To do a good turn Every turn To be full of twits and turns To toss and turn Not to turn a hair To take it in turns A turn-up for the books The turn of the century To take a turn for the better To have a nice turn of phrase Not to know which way to turn To turn as red as a beetroot Negative traits Positive traits ruthless (despiadado), selfish, unfeeling, dissatisfied, insecure, irresponsible, pessimistic, undisciplined, unpunctual, long- winded, unfaithful, untruthful, untrustworthy, boastful (fanfarrón), extravagant, mistrustful (desconfiado), pedantic, pompous, short- sighted, cynical, introverted, stubborn, gullible, materialistic, naïve, non-competitive noble, courageous, prosperous, devoted, selfless, sincere, sociable, loyal, witty, enthusiastic, inventive, sweet-nature, lovable 11