Tuesday, November 07, 2017

NA2 6/11/17

It’s more of an adult read.

read noun
BrE /riːd/ ; NAmE /riːd/
 [singular] (informal)
1 (especially British English) an act or a period of reading something I was having a quiet read when the phone rang.
 Can I have a read of your newspaper when you’ve finished?

2 a good, interesting, etc. read a book, an article, etc. that is good, etc His thrillers are always a gripping read.


misogynist noun
BrE /mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst/ ; NAmE /mɪˈsɑːdʒɪnɪst/
 (formal)
a man who hates women


species /ˈspiːʆiːz/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural species)
especie

shave noun
BrE /ʃeɪv/ ; NAmE /ʃeɪv/
an act of shaving I need a shave.
 to have a shave
Idioms
a ˌclose ˈcall/ˈshave
(informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.

tur·tle noun
BrE /ˈtɜːtl/ ; NAmE /ˈtɜːrtl/
1 (North American English also ˈsea turtle) a large reptile with a hard round shell, that lives in the sea
2 (North American English, informal) any reptile with a large shell, for example a tortoise or terrapin


rifle /ˈraɪfəl/ UK  US  sustantivo
rifle, escopeta


relieved /rɪˈliːvd/ UK  US  adjetivo
aliviado -a

area noun BrE /ˈeəriə/

shaken adjective
BrE /ˈʃeɪkən/ ; NAmE /ˈʃeɪkən/
 (also shaken ˈup) [not usually before noun]
 shocked, upset or frightened by something
She was visibly shaken by the incidents.
 He was too shaken up to drive.

dazed adjective
BrE /deɪzd/ ; NAmE /deɪzd/
unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock or because you have been hit on the head Survivors waited for the rescue boats, dazed and frightened.
 Jimmy was still dazed by the blow to his head.

Horse, mare, foal

sterile /ˈsteraɪl,, AmE ˈsterəl/ UK  US  adjetivo
1  esterilizado -a [
quirófano, instrumental]
2  estéril [hombre, mujer]



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