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Friends and Family

Friends and Family (UNIT 2)

QuestionAnswer
friendship amistad
a wider group of people un grupo más amplio de personas
hang out WITH salir/pasar tiempo con
feasible factible/viable
meaningful relationships relaciones significativas (Buenas relaciones)
we are just one click away from making new friends Estamos a solo un clic de hacer nuevos amigos.
snaps fotos (snap también puede ser crujir algo)
appreciative comment cometario de agradecimiento
gig/concert concierto
get along llevarse bien
swap numbers intercambiar números de teléfono
pop up (rrss) como notificación repentina (pop-up)
arrange to meet up quedar para vernos
meaningless insignificante (relación)/sin sentido
trivial online exchanges Interacciones online sin importancia
to alter alterar
shared experiencies experiencias compartidas
lasting bonds vínculos duraderos
to socialice face to face socializar cara a cara (en persona, no online)
feasible/easyble viable
closer friend amigo íntimo
to take after someone parecerse físicamente, en carácter o en temperamento
to get on/along with someone llevarse bien con alguien
see eye to eye tener la misma opinión sobre algo
fly the nest literalmente "volar del nido" (independizarse)
to move out independizarse
family tree árbol genealógico
son hijo
wife mujer
siblings hermanos (chicos + chicas)
nieces sobrinas
nephew sobrino
niblings (sobrinos + sobrinas)
sisters hermanas
twins gemelos/as
uncle tía
aunt tía
mother-in-law suegra
brother-in-law cuñado
cousin primo
granddaughter nieta
only child hijo único
split up/break up separarse/romper en una relación
widow viuda
widower viudo
large family gran familia
oldest male el chico más mayor
daughter-in-law nuera
son-in-law yerno
marry to sb casar con alguien
sit on a lap sentarse en el regazo de alguien (entre las rodillas y la cadera)-> afectivo o familiar, romántico o informal
stepson hijastro
stepmom madrastra
stepfather padrastro
stepsister hermanastra
stepdaughter hijastra
stepbrother hermanastro
fancy-dress party/custome party fiesta de disfraces (fancy-dress ball es baile de disfraces)
argument discusión
argue discutir
the host of the party el anfitrión de la fiesta
colleagues compañeros de trabajo
part-time journalist periodista a tiempo parcial
longer/no longer ¡DIFERENTES! Longer (más tiempo o más largo) NO LONGER significa diferente a longer (YA NO)
encounter encuentro (cita)
workplace friends amigos del trabajo
halfway a mitad de camino/a medias/intermedio
come out salir/aparecer
rather longer bastante más largo
positive frame of mind mentalidad positiva
by both parties as successful por ambas partes como un éxito.
companions compañeros
steam engines máquinas de vapor
fold paper doblar papel
he is going nowhere No va a ninguna parte
blurry borroso
what do you do? a que te dedicas
childhood infancia
face-to-face contact contacto cara a cara
look up admirar a alguien
pass away/to die morir
a long way away muy lejos (en distancia o en sentido figurado)
to have a great bond tener un buen vínculo
grow up crecer
what i'd been up to en que he estado ocupado (aunque se use had, es informal)
fiancée prometida (con una e es masculino "fiancé"
sense of humour sentido del humor
optimism optimismo
fall out enemistarse/ caerse al suelo algo/ desarrollo de los acontecimientos
move away alejarse
extended family familia extensa
strengthened fortalecido/reforzado
envy envidia
pointless sin sentido/ o cuando algo es inútil
we differ a lot Somos muy diferentes.
lay-back tumbarse
have grown apart distanciarse con los años
live locally vivir en la zona
to patch things up hacer las paces
to be up to estar a la altura
from time to time de vez en cuando
bond vínculo
intellectual ability habilidad intelectual
bright brillante (inteligente)
clever inteligente
sharp/shrewd perspicaz/astuto/inteligente
able alguien capaz/que tiene capacidad para hacer algo
gifted talentoso
talented con talento
brainy (informal) inteligente (informal)
lacking ability falta de capacidad
stupid estúpido
foolish tonto
simple simple
silly tonto
brainless inf-offensive (descerebrado)
daft inf-offensive (tonto)
dumb inf-offensive (tonto)
dim inf-offensive (tonto)
thick inf-offensive (tonto/también es para gordo)
cunning astuto/ingenioso
crafty mañoso
sly astuto pero con un toque maquiavélico
pessimistic pesimista
optimistic optimista
extroverted extrovertido
introverted introvertido
the focus of attention el foco de atención
to be alone with his thoughts el contrario de ser el foco de atención
tense/stressed out/wound up estado de estrés o nerviosismo
relaxed relajado
sensible false friend (sensible es sensitive) BUSCAR
sensitive sensible
to be practical and down-to-earth Ser práctico y con los pies en la tierra
upset/worked-up molesto
sociable sociable
gregarious (written english) sociable
quarrelsome discutidor
argumentative discutidor
cruel cruel/malo
sadistic sádico
easy-going persona fácil de llevar
even-tempered apacible/tranquilo
impolite grosero/maleducado
rude grosero/maleducado
ill-mannered maleducado
discourteous descortés
trustworthy confiable
reliable fiable/confiable
sincere sincero
jealous celoso
envious envidioso
one person's meat is another person's poison Somecharacteristics can be either positive or negative depending on your point of view.
determined con determinación
thrifty ahorrador
economical económico (barato-asequible)
self-assured seguro de sí mismo
confident seguro
unconventional original
original original
frank franco/sincero
direct directo
open abierto
broad-minded de mente abierta
enquiring (written english) indagando
generous generoso
innocent inocente
ambitious ambicioso
assertive asertivo
obstinate que no cambia de opinión (obstinado)
stubborn que no cambia de opinión (obstinado)
pig-headed testarudo/que no cambia de opinión
stingy tacaño
mean desagradable/cruel/malo
tight-fisted tacaño
miserly(written english) miserable
self-important que se cree muy importante
arrogant arrogante
full of yourself (spoken english) narcisista (narcissist)
eccentric extravagante/poco convencional
odd raro/inusual
peculiar weird (spoken english) particular/raro de manera distintiva
blunt contundente/franco/directo
abrupt brusco
brusque brusco
curt cortante/brusco
unprincipled sin principios
permissive permisivo
inquisitive curioso
nosy (spoken english) entrometido/metiche
extravagant extravagante
naive ingenuo
pushy( spoken english) prepotente/agresivo/exigente
agressive agresivo
bossy mandón
kind-hearted de buen corazón
to be head and shoulders above someone much better than
to keep your head stay calm in a difficult situation
to be an odd-ball peculiar/extraño
to be over the top muy exagerado en el comportamiento
to be round the bend absolutely crazy/mad
to be middle-of-the-road very normal/no radical ideas/neither left nor right wing
to be teacher's pet el favorito de la profe
to be top of the class ser el mejor de la clase
a know-all sabelotodo (bad sense)
a big head que no tiene abuela (habla bien de si mismo)
lazy-bones vago
to have a heart of gold muy bueno, generoso y amable con los demás
to have your head screwed on ser sensible (informal)
to have a head for heights que no te da vértigo
to have a head like a sieve bad memory (tener la cabeza como un colador)
to have a good head for figures ser bueno en matemáticas
to have your head in the clouds estar al margen de la realidad (unaware of reality)
to bury your head in the sand hacer la vista gorda/evitar un problema (literal: esconder la cabeza debajo de la arena)
MAKE friends no se puede decir get friends or find friends
flatmate compañero de piso
housemate compañero de casa
steady relationship relación estable
partner novio/socio/pareja de una actividad
parents-in-law suegros
unfriend/defriend that person (on social media) eliminar a esa persona de la lista de amigos
adore adorar
idolise idolatrar
admire admirar
fancy gustar/ o ser algo lujoso
loathe aborrecer/odiar
look down on mirar con desprecio
despise menospreciar
attract atraer
he leaves me cold me deja indiferente
to have an affair tener una aventura
to see each other verse
get together empezar una relación amorosa
to be hard as nails ser duro como una roca
to be as good as gold ser tan bueno como el oro (muy buena persona)
to be a nasty piece of work ser una persona desagradable
bad-tempered que tiene mal temperamento
his heart is in the right place que es buena persona
he is rather an awkward customer Es un cliente bastante difícil/complicado de tratar
bone-idle muy vago
outgoing/extroverted extrovertido
Created by: vicent717
 

 



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