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Pere Virgili
English vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| literas | bunk beds |
| de más abajo | on the bottom |
| encima | on the top |
| perezoso | lazy |
| persianas | blinds |
| tenerle miedo a algo | be scared of something |
| tenerle miedo a algo | be afraid of something |
| tenerle miedo a algo | be frightened of something |
| infierno | hell |
| demonio | demon |
| cuernos | horns |
| resbaladizo | slippery |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| de mareo | dizzy |
| pasillo | corridor |
| carro | trolley |
| turno | shift |
| estar de turno | be on duty |
| tapones | earplugs |
| pastillas para dormir | sleeping pills |
| echarse una siesta | have a nap |
| acostumbrarse | get used to something |
| soler | used to +INFINITIVE (only in past, not in present) |
| ponerse elegante | dress up |
| subir | go up |
| tacones | heels |
| escenario | stage |
| preguntar y responder | ask and answer |
| anticipar, esperar, tener ilusión | look forward to |
| día libre | day off |
| darse cuenta | realise |
| tarjeta | card |
| en vez de | instead of |
| parking | car park |
| echar un vistazo | have a look |
| lobo | wolf |
| búho | owl |
| militar | soldier |
| estaría encantado | I'd be delighted |
| sobornar | to bribe |
| picar | to itch |
| rascar | to scratch |
| un ladrón | thief (plural: thieves) |
| depilar con cera | to wax (your legs) |
| afeitarse | to shave |
| una farmacía | a chemist's |
| un gitano | a gypsy |
| tomar el sol | to sunbathe |
| una tumba | a grave |
| atrás de | behind |
| hacía, orientado | facing |
| tapar | to cover |
| esconderse | to hide |
| pegarle a alguien | to hit (somebody) |
| abrir/cerrar (con llave) | to lock (to unlock) |
| un capricho | an impulse buy |
| un rompecabezas | a jigsaw puzzle |
| en mi juventud | in my youth |
| verso y estribillo | verse and chorus |
| equivocarse | go wrong v be wrong |
| acordarse | remember |
| recordarle a, hacerle acordar a | remind |
| salir (bar, restaurant, cine, etc.) | go out |
| estar fuera | go away |
| el final, el extremo, la punta | the end |
| complementos | accessories |
| la entrada; la cuota (de socio); la matrícula u inscripción f; honorarios | fees |
| no poder permitirse algo; no me alcanza el dinero para comprarme algo | to not be able to afford something |
| deshacerse/quitarse/eliminar/haberse librado de algo | to get rid of something |
| rellenar un formulario | to fill out a form |
| cobrar | to charge |
| (No) tengo todo el día. | I (haven't) got all day! |
| cosas, material, pertenencias | stuff (uncountable) |
| superar | overcome |