Lección 9B

Absent

[ Adjetivo ]

/æb.sənt/ or /āb.sēnt/

a

æ

b

b

s

s

e

ə

n

n

t

t

ausente

(of people) not present in a place

Accommodation

[ Sustantivo ]

/ə.kɑ.mə.deɪ.ʃən/ or /ē.kaa.mē.dei.shēn/

a

ə

cc

k

o

ɑ

mm

m

o

ə

d

d

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

alojamiento

a place where people live, stay, or work in

Alcohol

[ Sustantivo ]

/æl.kə.hɑl/ or /āl.kē.haal/

a

æ

l

l

c

k

o

ə

h

h

o

ɑ

l

l

alcohol

any drink that can make people intoxicated, such as wine, beer, etc.

Brother

[ Sustantivo ]

/brʌ.ðər/ or /bra.dhēr/

b

b

r

r

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

hermano

a man who shares a mother and father with us

Child

[ Sustantivo ]

/ʧaɪld/ or /chaild/

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

niño

a young person who has not reached puberty or adulthood yet

Childhood

[ Sustantivo ]

/ʧaɪld.hʊd/ or /chaild.hood/

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

h

h

oo

ʊ

d

d

infancia

the period or time of being a child, characterized by significant physical and emotional growth

Distant

[ Adjetivo ]

/dɪs.tənt/ or /dis.tēnt/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

a

ə

n

n

t

t

(remoto)

lejano

having a great space or extent between two points

Distance

[ Sustantivo ]

/dɪs.təns/ or /dis.tēns/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

a

ə

n

n

c

s

e

distancia

the length of the space that is between two places or points

To employ

[ Verbo ]

/ɪmp.lɔɪ/ or /imp.lawi/

e

ɪ

m

m

p

p

l

l

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

emplear

to give work to someone and pay them

Friendly

[ Adjetivo ]

/frɛnd.li/ or /frend.li/

f

f

r

r

ie

ɛ

n

n

d

d

l

l

y

i

simpático

(of a person or their manner) kind and nice toward other people

Government

[ Sustantivo ]

/gə.vɜr.mənt/ or /gē.vēr.mēnt/

g

g

o

ə

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

n

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

gobierno

the group of politicians in control of a country or state

Ignorant

[ Adjetivo ]

/ɪg.nɜ.rənt/ or /ig.nē.rēnt/

i

ɪ

g

g

n

n

o

ɜ

r

r

a

ə

n

n

t

t

ignorante

lacking knowledge or awareness about a particular subject or situation

To improve

[ Verbo ]

/ɪmp.ruv/ or /imp.roov/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

r

r

o

u

v

v

e

(aumentar)

mejorar

to make a person or thing better

Improvement

[ Sustantivo ]

/ɪmp.ruv.mənt/ or /imp.roov.mēnt/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

r

r

o

u

v

v

e

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

mejora

the action or process of making something better

To intend

[ Verbo ]

/ɪn.tɛnd/ or /in.tend/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

tener la intención de

to have something in mind as a plan or purpose

Racism

[ Sustantivo ]

/reɪ.sɪ.zəm/ or /rei.si.zēm/

r

r

a

eɪ

c

s

i

ɪ

s

z

ə

m

m

racismo

harmful or unfair actions, words, or thoughts directed at people of different races, often based on the idea that one’s own race is more intelligent, moral, or worthy

To reduce

[ Verbo ]

/rə.dus/ or /rē.doos/

r

r

e

ə

d

d

u

u

c

s

e

reducir

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

Ugly

[ Adjetivo ]

/ʌg.li/ or /ag.li/

u

ʌ

g

g

l

l

y

i

feo

Offensive

not pleasant to the mind or senses

Ugliness

[ Sustantivo ]

/əg.li.nəs/ or /ēg.li.nēs/

u

ə

g

g

l

l

i

i

n

n

e

ə

ss

s

fealdad

the state of being not attractive or not pleasing to the eye

Vandalism

[ Sustantivo ]

/væn.də.lɪ.zəm/ or /vān.dē.li.zēm/

v

v

a

æ

n

n

d

d

a

ə

l

l

i

ɪ

s

z

ə

m

m

vandalismo

the illegal act of purposefully damaging a property belonging to another person or organization

Lonely

[ Adjetivo ]

/loʊn.li/ or /looon.li/

l

l

o

oʊ

n

n

e

l

l

y

i

(solo)

solitario

feeling unhappy due to being alone or lacking companionship

Violent

[ Adjetivo ]

/vaɪə.lənt/ or /vaiē.lēnt/

v

v

io

aɪə

l

l

e

ə

n

n

t

t

violento

(of a person and their actions) using or involving physical force that is intended to damage or harm

Violence

[ Sustantivo ]

/vaɪə.ləns/ or /vaiē.lēns/

v

v

io

aɪə

l

l

e

ə

n

n

c

s

e

violencia

a crime that is intentionally directed toward a person or thing to hurt, intimidate, or kill them

Weak

[ Adjetivo ]

/wi:k/ or /vik/

w

w

ea

i:

k

k

débil

lacking physical strength or energy

To lose

[ Verbo ]

/lu:z/ or /looz/

l

l

o

u:

s

z

e

perder

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

Death

[ Sustantivo ]

/dɛθ/ or /deth/

d

d

ea

ɛ

th

θ

muerte

the fact or act of dying

To die

[ Verbo ]

/daɪ/ or /dai/

d

d

ie

aɪ

morir

to no longer be alive

Success

[ Sustantivo ]

/sək.sɛs/ or /sēk.ses/

s

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

ss

s

éxito

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

To succeed

[ Verbo ]

/sək.sid/ or /sēk.sid/

s

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

ee

i

d

d

(triunfar, lograr)

tener éxito

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

Thought

[ Sustantivo ]

/θɔt/ or /thawt/

th

θ

ou

ɔ

gh

t

t

pensamiento

something that comes to one's mind, such as, an idea, image, etc.

To think

[ Verbo ]

/θɪnk/ or /think/

th

θ

i

ɪ

n

n

k

k

pensar

to have a type of belief or idea about a person or thing

Belief

[ Sustantivo ]

/bɪ.lif/ or /bi.lif/

b

b

e

ɪ

l

l

ie

i

f

f

creencia

a strong feeling of certainty that something or someone exists or is true; a strong feeling that something or someone is right or good

To believe

[ Verbo ]

/bɪ.liv/ or /bi.liv/

b

b

e

ɪ

l

l

ie

i

v

v

e

creer

to accept something to be true even without proof

Heat

[ Sustantivo ]

/hit/ or /hit/

h

h

ea

i

t

t

calor

a state of having a higher than normal temperature

Warm

[ Adjetivo ]

/wɔrm/ or /vawrm/

w

w

a

ɔ

r

r

m

m

(caliente)

cálido

having a temperature that is high but not hot, especially in a way that is pleasant

Strength

[ Sustantivo ]

/strɛnkθ/ or /strenkth/

s

s

t

t

r

r

e

ɛ

n

n

g

k

th

θ

fuerza

the quality or state of being physically or mentally strong

Strong

[ Adjetivo ]

/strɑ:ng/ or /straang/

s

s

t

t

r

r

o

ɑ:

n

n

g

g

(poderoso)

fuerte

having a lot of physical power

Height

[ Sustantivo ]

/haɪt/ or /hait/

h

h

ei

aɪ

gh

t

t

(estatura)

altura

the distance from the top to the bottom of something or someone

High

[ Adjetivo ]

/haɪ/ or /hai/

h

h

i

aɪ

gh

alto

having a relatively great vertical extent

Width

[ Sustantivo ]

/wɪdθ/ or /vidth/

w

w

i

ɪ

d

d

th

θ

(anchura)

ancho

the distance of something from side to side

Wide

[ Adjetivo ]

/waɪd/ or /vaid/

w

w

i

aɪ

d

d

e

(vasto)

ancho

having a large length from side to side

Employment

[ Sustantivo ]

/ɪmp.lɔɪ.mənt/ or /imp.lawi.mēnt/

e

ɪ

m

m

p

p

l

l

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

empleo

the fact or state of having a regular paid job

To entertain

[ Verbo ]

/ɛn.ɜr.teɪn/ or /en.ēr.tein/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

eɪ

n

n

(divertir)

entretener

to amuse someone so that they have an enjoyable time

Entertainment

[ Sustantivo ]

/ɛn.tər.teɪn.mənt/ or /en.tēr.tein.mēnt/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

e

ə

r

r

t

t

ai

eɪ

n

n

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

entretenimiento

movies, television shows, etc. or an activity that is made for people to enjoy

To excite

[ Verbo ]

/ɪks.aɪt/ or /iks.ait/

e

ɪ

x

ks

c

i

aɪ

t

t

e

(entusiasmar)

emocionar

to make a person feel interested or happy, particularly about something that will happen soon

Excitement

[ Sustantivo ]

/ɪks.aɪt.mənt/ or /iks.ait.mēnt/

e

ɪ

x

ks

c

i

aɪ

t

t

e

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

excitación

a strong feeling of enthusiasm and happiness