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OBOLO
Cantidad pequeña de dinero que se da como limosna o donativo para contribuir a un fin benéfico.
Antigua moneda griega de plata.
expedito,
Que carece de obstáculos, estorbos o inconvenientes.
[persona] Que habla o actúa sin trabas o ataduras.
a Luis, el ser franco y expedito le ha creado más de un problema .
expeditious,
That no obstacles, hindrances or inconvenience.
[Person] who speaks or acts without hindrance or bonds.
Luis, the open and free to be created you more of a problem.
farfetched ,
unlikely and unconvincing; implausible.
As a foreseeability issue it was far-fetched and fanciful.
sinónimos: improbable, unlikely, implausible, unconvincing, dubious
inverosímil,
poco probable y convincente; increíble.
Como una cuestión de previsibilidad que era inverosímil y de fantasía.
Sinónimos: improbables, improbables, inverosímiles, poco convincentes, dudosa
crumps explosiones...
make a loud, thudding sound.
sustantivo
a loud thudding sound, especially one made by an exploding bomb or shell.
Preparation turned to execution when the explosives were detonated, resulting in a massive grey cloud and the loud crump of the explosion, which could be heard over four kilometres away.
thudding , sordo(ruido)
used to emphasize the clumsiness or awkwardness of something, especially a remark.
great thudding conversation-stoppers
sustantivo
the action of moving, falling, or striking something with a dull, heavy sound.
he heard the hollow thudding of hooves
verbo
move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.
the bullets thudded into the dusty ground
Hoof : pezunya, pata,vaso,casco...
cattle on the hoof
ganado
reluctance : renuencia
they agreed, but with great reluctance
accedieron, pero a regañadientes
they showed reluctance to cooperate
no se mostraron muy dispuestos a cooperar
he displayed a marked reluctance to intervene
no parecía en absoluto deseoso de intervenir
don't dawdle on the way there
no te entretengas en el camino
dawdle ,
waste time; be slow.
I couldn't dawdle over my coffee any longer
sinónimos: linger, dally, take one's time, be slow, waste time, idle, delay
to dawdle over something
she dawdled over her meal
comió con gran parsimonia
reprisal,
an act of retaliation.
three youths died in the reprisals that followed
sinónimos: retaliation, counterattack, comeback, revenge, vengeance,
GLEANING
extract (information) from various sources.
the information is gleaned from press clippings
sinónimos: obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather
CLIPPING,
a small piece trimmed from something.
hedge clippings and grass cuttings
HEDGE ,
a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
she was standing barefoot in a corner of the lawn, trimming the hedge
sinónimos: hedgerow, bushes, windbreak
verbo
surround or bound with a hedge.
a garden hedged with yews
sinónimos: surround, enclose, encircle, ring, border, edge, bound
you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards
¡qué pinta(s) traes!
parece que vinieras de la guerra
HUM
make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.
the computers hummed
sinónimos: purr, drone, murmur, buzz, thrum, whine, whir, throb, vibrate
used to express hesitation or dissent.
“Ah, hum, Elaine, isn't it?”
a low, steady, continuous sound.
the hum of insects
sinónimos: murmur, drone, purr, buzz, mumble
mistletoe,
a leathery-leaved parasitic plant that grows on apple, oak, and other broadleaf trees and bears white glutinous berries in winter.
Most dwarf mistletoes grow on conifers in the western United States.
muérdago,
una planta parásita correosa de hoja que crece en la manzana, el roble y otros árboles de hoja ancha y lleva bayas de cola blanca en invierno.
La mayoría de los muérdagos enanos crecen en las coníferas en el oeste de Estados Unidos.
EARL,
a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.
Attendants of an earl , viscount or baron wore six rows of curls on state wigs and five on house wigs.
CONDE
Miembro de la nobleza de categoría inferior a la de marqués y superior a la de vizconde.
En el régimen feudal, señor de una comarca, de la que gobernaba todos los castillos, ciudades, pueblos, etc.
CONSENSUAL
relating to or involving consent, especially mutual consent.
he admitted to having consensual sex with two women
ABASHED
cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
she was not abashed at being caught
sinónimos: embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful
YANK
a sudden hard pull.
one of the other girls gave her ponytail a yank
sinónimos: jerk, pull, tug, wrench, snatch, seize
pull with a jerk.
her hair was yanked, and she screamed
TWIST, Retorcer
an act of turning something so that it moves in relation to something that remains stationary.
the taps needed a single twist to turn them on
sinónimos: turn, twirl, spin, rotation, flick
a thing with a spiral shape.
a licorice twist
aging,
the process of growing old.
the external signs of aging
(of a person) growing old; elderly.
looking after aging relatives
elation,
great happiness and exhilaration.
Richard's elation at regaining his health was short-lived
sinónimos: euphoria, ecstasy, happiness, delight, transports of delight
elación,
gran felicidad y euforia.
euforia de Richard en la recuperación de su salud fue de corta duración
Sinónimos: euforia, el éxtasis, la felicidad, el placer, el deleite de transportes
Pledge
dio su palabra
to pledge something to somebody
prometerle algo a alguien
he pledged not to come back until he found her
prometió no regresar hasta encontrarla
they pledged their furniture to a moneylender
entregaron los muebles como garantía a un prestamista
RIFLED
make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.
a line of replacement rifled barrels
hit, throw, or kick (a ball or puck) hard and straight.
he rifled a hard, rising shot from just inside the blue line
search through something in a hurried way in order to find or steal something.
she rifled through the cassette tapes
sinónimos: rummage, search, hunt, forage
greyhound,
a dog of a tall, slender breed having keen sight and capable of high speed, used since ancient times for hunting small game and now chiefly in racing and coursing.
He bred greyhounds for many years and had many friends in the racing fraternity.
galgo,
un perro de una raza alta y esbelta, con la vista aguda y capaz de alta velocidad, utilizado desde la antigüedad para la caza menor y ahora sobre todo en las carreras y que cursa.
El criado galgos durante muchos años y tenía muchos amigos en la fraternidad de carreras.
NOTCH
muesca , corte, marcar,
notch,
an indentation or incision on an edge or surface.
there was a notch in the end of the arrow for the bowstring
a deep, narrow mountain pass.
Short sections of dirt roads connect trails that usually wind through notches .
una muesca o incisión en un borde o superficie.
había una muesca en el extremo de la flecha de la cuerda del arco
un estrecho paso de montaña de profundidad.
Las secciones cortas de caminos de tierra se conectan senderos que serpentean por lo general muescas.
indentation,
the action of indenting or the state of being indented.
paragraphs are marked off by indentation
a deep recess or notch on the edge or surface of something.
the indentation between the upper lip and the nose
sinónimos: hollow, depression, dip, dent, indent,
Verdict ,
a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty.’
sinónimos: judgment, adjudication, decision, finding,
CRAM METER , MEMORIZAR , EMPOLLAR
she crammed the money into her pockets
se metió or se embutió el dinero en los bolsillos
I crammed all my things into a case
metí or embutí todas mis cosas en una maleta
they crammed us all into one car
nos metieron a todos apretujados en un coche
ALBAHACA
Planta herbácea, muy olorosa, de tallos ramosos y velludos, hojas pequeñas muy verdes y flores blancas; puede alcanzar 30 cm de altura.
la albahaca se cultiva en los jardines y se usa como condimento .
basil,
an aromatic annual herb of the mint family, native to tropical Asia.
Elsewhere, the best approach is to treat it as an annual herb such as basil
restrain,
prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.
he had to be restrained from walking out of the meeting
sinónimos: prevent, stop, keep, hold back
contener,
evitar que (alguien o algo) de hacer algo; mantener bajo control o dentro de los límites.
que tuvo que ser contenido de salir de la reunión
Sinónimos: prevenir, detener, mantener, retener
taunts,
a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.
The fact that there was perhaps some justification to the taunts of the veterans angered him.
sinónimos: jeer, jibe, sneer, insult, barb, catcall, dig, put-down, teasing, provoke
Milch , (lechera)
denoting a cow or other domestic mammal giving or kept for milk.
Milk yield of milch cattle has been severely affected because of scarcity of fodder.
lechera,
denota una vaca u otro donante mamífero doméstico o mantenidos para la leche.
La producción de leche de ganado lecheras se ha visto gravemente afectados por la escasez de forraje.
bombastic,
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
bombastic rhetoric
sinónimos: pompous, blustering, turgid, verbose, orotund, high-flown
rimbombante,
altisonantes pero con poco significado; inflado.
la retórica grandilocuente
Sinónimos: pomposo, fanfarrón, turgentes, prolijo, orotund, de alta volada
ACCOMPLISH REALIZAR
achieve or complete successfully.
the planes accomplished their mission
sinónimos: fulfill, achieve, succeed in, realize, attain, manage
we failed to accomplish what we intended
no logramos or conseguimos lo que queríamos
cheeky,
impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way.
a cheeky grin
fresco,
imprudente o irreverente, por lo general de una manera entrañable o divertido.
una sonrisa descarada
SCRAMBLE
(chaotic rush)
several people were hurt in the scramble
varias personas salieron lastimadas en el barullo
there was a scramble to complete all the work in time
hubo grandes prisas or un gran apuro para terminar el trabajo a tiempo
I scrambled out of the wreckage
salí como pude del vehículo siniestrado
Murky
dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling
sinónimos: dark, gloomy, gray, leaden, dull, dim, overcast, cloudy
shuffles,
a shuffling movement, walk, or sound.
there was a shuffle of approaching feet
an act of shuffling a deck of cards.
un acto de barajar un mazo de cartas.
Those that use a constant shuffle certainly negate card counting.
walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.
I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope
sinónimos: shamble, drag one's feet, totter, dodder
PRELUDE
an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
ADMONISH
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven
sinónimos: reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, upbraid
BLACKOUT, apagon
a failure of electrical power supply.
due to a power blackout, their hotel was in total darkness
sinónimos: power failure, power outage, brownout
Quagmire,
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire
sinónimos: swamp, morass, bog, marsh, muskeg, mire, slough, quag
Cenagal,
una zona pantanosa suave de tierra que da paso bajo los pies.
torrencial lluvia se convirtió en el sitio de construcción en un lodazal
Sinónimos: pantano, pantano, pantano, pantanos, ciénagas, cieno, Slough, quag
STANDSTILL,
a situation or condition in which there is no movement or activity at all.
the traffic came to a standstill
sinónimos: halt, stop, dead stop, stand, gridlock
fleet, flota,armada,veloz...
fast and nimble in movement.
rápido y ágil en movimiento.
a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot
sinónimos: nimble, agile, lithe, lissome, acrobatic, supple, light-footed,
nimble,
quick and light in movement or action; agile.
with a deft motion of her nimble fingers
sinónimos: agile, sprightly, light, spry, lively, quick, graceful, lithe, limber
OUTRAGE
an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
her voice trembled with outrage
sinónimos: indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, resentment
arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone).
he was outraged at this attempt to take his victory away from him
sinónimos: enrage, infuriate, incense, anger, scandalize, offend
MISHAP
an unlucky accident.
although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling
sinónimos: accident, trouble, problem, difficulty, setback, adversity,
percance
un accidente desafortunado.
aunque hubo algunos incidentes menores, ninguno de los panqueques pegado al techo
Sinónimos: accidente, problema, problema, dificultad, retroceso, la adversidad,
scatterbrained , atolondrado, ligero de cascos
(of a person) disorganized and lacking in concentration.
sinónimos: absentminded, forgetful, disorganized, dreamy
feckless,
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
a feckless mama's boy
sinónimos: useless, worthless, incompetent, inept, good-for-nothing
Plunge
an act of jumping or diving into water.
we went straight from the sauna to take a cold plunge
sinónimos: dive, jump, nosedive, fall, pitch, drop, plummet, descent
COCKPIT Cabina de mando
a compartment for the pilot and sometimes also the crew in an aircraft or spacecraft.
a place where a battle or other conflict takes place.
the cockpit of capitalist conflict in Europe
ODD
have you got the odd 3p? — ¿tienes tres peniques sueltos / los tres peniques?
different from what is usual or expected; strange.
(of whole numbers such as 3 and 5) having one left over as a remainder when divided by two.
- If the number in the second column is odd , divide it by two and drop the remainder.
SEPARATED FROM A USUAL PAIR OR SET AND THEREFORE OUT OF PLACE OR MISMATCHED.
MISMATCH
a failure to correspond or match; a discrepancy.
- a huge mismatch between supply and demand
verbo
match (people or things) unsuitably or incorrectly.
- funky mismatched chairs and tables
MISMATCH
I'll match any offer he makes — estoy dispuesto a igualar cualquier oferta que él haga
MATCH
does it match the description? — ¿se ajusta / corresponde a la descripción?
it matches my shoes — queda bien con mis zapatos
she dyed the curtains to match the rug — tiñó las cortinas del mismo color que la alfombra
KNOT
to tie/untie a knot — hacer/deshacer un nudo
CEMENTING ,
attach with cement.
wooden posts were cemented into the ground
sinónimos: stick, bond, fasten, fix, affix, attach, secure, bind, glue
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haversack,
a small, sturdy bag carried on the back or over the shoulder, used especially by soldiers and hikers.
They walked with their webbing packed full of ammunition and in their haversacks they carried five days' bully beef and biscuits and a minimum of personal gear.
sinónimos: knapsack, backpack, rucksack, pack