El libro English File - Intermedio - Lección 8B

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

quejarse

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

considerar

the act of carefully thinking about something over a period of time

consideración, reflexión

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

entregar, repartir

the act or process of taking goods, letters, etc. to whomever they have been sent

entrega, reparto

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

probar

the act of displaying or expressing something such as an emotion or opinion

demostración, manifestación

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

explicar

information or details that are given to make something clear or easier to understand

explicación, clarificación

to be unsuccessful in accomplishing something

fallar, fracasar

an instance of not doing something, particularly something that is expected of one

fracaso, falta

to make a person or thing better

mejorar, aumentar

the action or process of making something better

mejora

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

perder

unable to be located or recovered and is no longer in its expected place

perdido, extraviado

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

gestionar, lograr

the process or act of organizing or managing a group of people or an organization

gestión

to give someone money in exchange for goods or services

pagar

an amount of money that is paid for something

pago

to answer a question in spoken or written form

responder

a reply to something in either spoken or written form

respuesta

to give something to someone in exchange for money

vender

to offer or present food or drink to someone

servir

the work done by a person, organization, company, etc. for the benefit of others

servicio

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

tener éxito, triunfar, lograr

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

éxito

to feel the desire to do something

tentar

the wish to do or have something, especially something improper or foolish

tentación

to deal with or behave toward someone or something in a particular way

tratar

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

tratamiento

the worth of something in money

valor

the act of buying goods from stores

ir de compras

an object, usually made of wicker or plastic, with a handle for carrying or keeping things

canasta, cesta

a vehicle that runs on electricity, moving on a rail in streets of a town or city to carry passengers

tranvía, trole

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

tarjeta de crédito

a small plastic card we use to pay for what we buy with the money taken directly from our bank account

tarjeta de débito

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

recibo

an amount of money that is paid back because of returning goods to a store or one is not satisfied with the goods or services

reembolso

the act of reducing the usual price of something

descuento, rebaja

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

ganga

one of a series of stores that are all owned by the same company or person

cadena de tiendas

a large store, divided into several parts, each selling different types of goods

tienda por departamentos

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

biblioteca

a shop that sells books and usually stationery

librería, tienda de libros

to place or wear something on the body, including clothes, accessories, etc.

ponerse

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

camisa

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

probarse

to be of the right size or shape for someone

quedar

(of clothes, a color, hairstyle, etc.) to look good on someone

convenir, venir bien a, sentar bien a

something, particularly money, given to one to make up for the loss, pain, or damage that one suffered

compensación, indemnización

a statement that conveys one's dissatisfaction

queja, reclamación

an amount of money that is paid for something

pago

to finally accomplish a desired goal after dealing with many difficulties

lograr

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

realización, consecución

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

estar de acuerdo, convener

a promise, an arrangement, or a contract between two or more people

acuerdo

to hold or give a different opinion about something

estar en desacuerdo con

an argument or a situation in which people have different opinions about something

desacuerdo

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

argumentar

a discussion, typically a serious one, between two or more people with different views

argumento

to physically connect or fasten something to another thing

sujetar

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

accesorio, adjunto

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

elegir

an act of deciding to choose between two things or more

elección, opción

to give something, particularly money, to make up for the difficulty, pain, damage, etc. that someone has suffered

compensar, indemnizar