Tuesday, November 28, 2017

NI2 28/11/17

heater /ˈhiːtə/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 estufa
2 calefacción [de un coche]


stove /stəʊv/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 (para cocinar) cocina
to leave sth on the stove dejar algo en el fuego
2 (para dar calor) estufa


radiator /ˈreɪdieɪtə/ UK  US  sustantivo
radiador

fashionable

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tourism, might, robbed, relaxation  /ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən/, learn, experiences, adventure, storm, blow your house down, war, provided, filled,


stuck1 /stʌk/ UK  US  adjetivo
1  to be stuck estar atascado -a
The car was stuck in the snow.
El coche se quedó atascado en la nieve.
2 to get stuck quedarse atascado -a
I got stuck on the third question.
Me quedé atascada en la tercera pregunta.
3 (sin poder salir) atrapado -a
I got stuck because of the snow.


arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo]
1 concertar [una reunión], organizar [una fiesta, un viaje]
to arrange to do sth quedar en hacer algo
We arranged to meet at the entrance.
Quedamos en encontrarnos en la entrada.
I've  arranged for  him  to  pick you up.
He quedado con él para que vaya a recogerte.


provide /prəˈvaɪd/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo]
1  proporcionar, suministrar [dinero, información, etc.]
to provide sb with sth proporcionarle algo a alguien
I was provided with a car and a guide.
Me proporcionaron un coche y un guía.


cost /kɒst/ UK  US  sustantivo, sustantivo plural & verbo
  sustantivo
1 (dinero) coste
at a cost of a un coste de

day out
especially British English
a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day
 A visit to the caves makes a fascinating and exciting day out for all the family.

ˌday ˈoff noun (plural days off) [countable] 
a day when you do not go to work, school etc because you have a holiday or because you are sick
 On my days off, you’ll usually find me out in the back garden.


spoil /spɔɪl/ UK  US  verbo (pasado & participio spoiled o spoilt BrE)
1  [transitivo] arruinar
2  [transitivo] malcriar, consentir

brat /bræt/ UK  US  sustantivo (informal)
mocoso -a


cruise /kruːz/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo
  verbo
1  [intransitivo] hacer un crucero
2  [intransitivo] volar [a velocidad de crucero], ir [a una velocidad constante]
 •  sustantivo
1 crucero [viaje]
to go on a cruise hacer un crucero
2  cruise ship crucero [barco]

tourism /ˈtʊərɪzəm/ UK  US  sustantivo
turismo

author /ˈɔːθə/ UK  US  sustantivo
autor -a, escritor -a

ˈroller ˌcoaster UK  US  sustantivo
montaña rusa

volcano /vɒlˈkeɪʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ ●○○ noun (plural volcanoes or volcanos) [countable] 
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out
 Pompei was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 79 AD.
active volcano (=one that may explode at any time)
dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment)
extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all)

ash /æʆ/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 (plural ashes) ceniza
2  (también ash tree) (árbol) fresno

Started, visited


result /rɪˈzʌlt/ UK  US  
  sustantivo
resultado
as a result en consecuencia, por consiguiente
as a result of sth como consecuencia de algo

While there-> while I was there

I’ve come to the conclusion

Places, history, nature, called,


guess /ges/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo
  verbo [transitivo/intransitivo] (3ª persona singular del presente -sses)
1 adivinar
You have to guess the weight of the cake.
Tienes que adivinar el peso del pastel.
I'd guess that he's about 50.
Diría que tiene alrededor de 50.
You'll never guess who I've just seen.
A que no te imaginas a quién acabo de ver.
guess what! ¿sabes qué?
Guess what! Jane's getting married!
¿Sabes una cosa? ¡Jane se casa!
2 suponer, imaginarse
I guess she didn't feel like coming.
Supongo que no tendría ganas de venir.
I guess so/not supongo que sí/no, me imagino que sí/no
 •  sustantivo (plural -sses)
 intento o acción de adivinar
"Did you know that?" "No, it was a guess."
–¿Lo sabías? –No, lo he dicho por decir.
I'll give you three guesses.
Te doy tres oportunidades para que lo aciertes.
At a guess,  I'd say he's about 25.
Yo diría que tiene alrededor de 25.
to take/make a guess tratar de adivinar

client, finacial, areas,

willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ UK  US  adjetivo
1 dispuesto -a
to be willing to do sth estar dispuesto -a a hacer algo
2  servicial, voluntarioso -a

Travel halfway around the World

local /ˈləʊkəl/ UK  US  adjetivo & sustantivo
 sustantivo
1 residente, vecino -a
I asked one of the locals for directions.
Le pedí indicaciones a un vecino de la zona.

I like pizza -> I do like pizza
I talked to her -> I did talk to her.


criticize, -ise BrE /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo/intransitivo]
criticar

He somehow agrees

He agrees up to a point.

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