Homework: writing
a review, p. 134.
REVIEW
[countable] an article in a newspaper or magazine that
gives an opinion about a new book, play, film etc:
a film review
review of
The paper
published a review of her book.
good/bad/mixed review
The band's new
album has had very good reviews.The film opened to
rave reviews (=reviews that praised it a lot).
crit‧ic [countable]
1
someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art,
music, films etc [= reviewer]
music/art/film/theatre/literary critic
a review by the theatre critic of the Sunday Times
!! Do not use critic to refer to
something that a critic says or writes.A review is the usual word for a
short article that a critic writes in a newspaper or magazine• His
first novel got wonderful reviews.• Have you read the reviews of her
play?
hypochondriac /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/
UK US sustantivo
hipocondríaco -a
concerned /kənˈsɜːnd/
UK US adjetivo
1 preocupado -a
I'm concerned about you.
Estoy
preocupada por ti.
2
(implicado,
afectado)
All those concerned will be informed.
Se
informará a todos los interesados.
Divorce is always painful, especially
when children are concerned.
El
divorcio siempre resulta doloroso, especialmente cuando hay niños de por medio.
3
as far as I'm/she's etc concerned por lo que a mí/ella etc respecta, para mí/ella
etc
4 (interesado)
All we are concerned with is establishing the truth.
Lo único
que nos importa es encontrar la verdad.
painkiller /ˈpeɪnkɪlə/
UK US sustantivo
analgésico,
calmante
muscle
strain: contractura
pee informal
1 [uncountable]
liquid waste passed from your body [= urine]
2 [singular]
an act of passing liquid waste from your body
go for a pee/have a pee British English take a pee American Englishnot polite:
• Have I got time to go for a pee
before we leave?
Lead a healthy lifestyle.
diarrhoea BrE, diarrhea AmE /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/
UK US sustantivo
diarrea
heart‧burn [uncountable]
an unpleasant burning feeling in your stomach or chest
caused by acid from your stomach [↪ indigestion]
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ UK US adjetivo (-zzier, -zziest)
mareado
-a
to
feel dizzy
(a) marearse, sentirse mareado -a
(b) sentir vértigo
I
felt dizzy.
Me
dio vértigo.
rash /ræʆ/ UK US adjetivo & sustantivo
• adjetivo
precipitado
-a, imprudente
• sustantivo
(plural
-shes) sarpullido , erupción
to come out/break out in a rash salirle
a alguien un sarpullido
migraine /ˈmiːgreɪn/ UK US sustantivo
migraña,
jaqueca
nasty /ˈnɑːsti/ UK US adjetivo (-tier, -tiest)
1
malo -a
to
be nasty to sb ser malo -a con alguien
2
malo -a, horrible [olor, sabor]
It
tastes nasty.
Sabe
mal.
3
feo -a, profundo -a [corte, herida]
4
grave [accidente]
5
desagradable [sorpresa, experiencia,
etc.]
to
have a/the nasty habit of doing sth tener la mala costumbre de hacer algo
bump /bʌmp/ UK US verbo & sustantivo
• verbo
[transitivo] golpearse
Mind you don't bump your head!
¡Ten
cuidado, no te vayas a golpear la cabeza!
bump
into sb
phrasal verb
(informal) encontrarse con/a alguien
bump
into sth/sb phrasal verb
darse
contra algo/alguien, toparse con algo/alguien
bump
sb off
phrasal verb (informal)
liquidar a alguien
• sustantivo
1 chichón
2 bache
3 golpe
tablet /ˈtæblət/ UK US sustantivo
pastilla,
comprimido
STICH
[countable] a piece of special thread which has
been used to sew the edges of a wound together:
He had to have 10
stitches in his head.
plaster /ˈplɑːstə/ UK US sustantivo & verbo
• sustantivo
1
yeso, encalado, revoque
2
in plaster enyesado -a, escayolado -a
to
put sb's arm/leg etc in plaster escayolarle el brazo/la pierna etc a alguien
3
BrE tirita®
asthma /ˈæsmə/ UK US sustantivo
asma
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