Tuesday, April 02, 2013

ni2 2/4/13



Homework: Reading activity p.78-79.

marshmallow /mɑːʆˈmæləʊ/ UK  US  sustantivo
 golosina blanda en cuya fabricación se emplea la raíz de malvavisco

bonnet /ˈbɒnɪt/ UK  US  sustantivo
1  BrE capó
2 gorrito [de bebé]
3 sombrero [usado antiguamente por las mujeres ]

daffodil /ˈdæfədɪl/ UK  US  sustantivo
narciso

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.

Can you help me with my homework? I'm stuck.

¿Me ayudas con los deberes? Estoy atascada.



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



4 to be stuck with sth/sb tener que aguantar algo/a alguien


upset1 /ʌpˈset/ UK  US  adjetivo & verbo
 •  adjetivo
1 disgustado -a, molesto -a
She's upset because Jamie forgot her birthday.
Está molesta porque Jamie se olvidó de su cumpleaños.
upset about/by sth disgustado -a por algo
to get upset enfadarse, disgustarse
Don't get upset. I'm sure he didn't mean it.
No te enfades. Estoy seguro de que no lo hizo adrede.
2 to have an upset stomach tener el estómago revuelto

 •  verbo [transitivo] (pasado & participio upset, gerundio upsetting)
1  darle un disgusto a, ofender
2  desbaratar [un plan]
3  volcar [un frasco, la leche]
4  alterar [el equilibrio]

to be about doing sth.

eventually /ɪˈventʆuəli/ UK  US  adverbio
1 finalmente, al final
2 algún día

beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ UK  US  preposición &  adverbio
  preposición
1 bajo, debajo de
She felt the warm sand beneath her feet.
Sintió la arena cálida bajo sus pies.
2 to be beneath sb no ser digno -a de alguien
 •  adverbio
abajo

squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl/ UK  US  sustantivo
ardilla

mugger /ˈmʌgə/ UK  US  sustantivo
atracador -a

smuggle /ˈsmʌgəl/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo]
hacer contrabando de
to smuggle sth out of/into the country sacar algo del país/introducir algo en el país clandestinamente

crook /krʊk/ UK  US  sustantivo
 (informal) sinvergüenza

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