Unidad 9 - 9C

To comfort

[ Verbo ]

/kʌmfərt/ or /kamfērt/

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

f

f

o

ə

r

r

t

t

(confortar)

consolar

to lessen the emotional pain or worry that someone feels by showing them sympathy and kindness

To complain

[ Verbo ]

/kəmpleɪn/ or /kēmplein/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

l

l

ai

eɪ

n

n

quejarse

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

To describe

[ Verbo ]

/dɪskraɪb/ or /diskraib/

d

d

e

ɪ

s

s

c

k

r

r

i

aɪ

b

b

e

describir

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

To encourage

[ Verbo ]

/ɛnkɜrɪʤ/ or /enkērij/

e

ɛ

n

n

c

k

ou

ɜ

r

r

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

(motivar)

animar

to provide someone with support, hope, or confidence

To inquire

[ Verbo ]

/ɪnkwaɪr/ or /inkwair/

i

ɪ

n

n

q

k

u

w

i

aɪ

r

r

e

preguntar

to ask for information, clarification, or an explanation

To entertain

[ Verbo ]

/ɛntərteɪn/ or /entērtein/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

e

ə

r

r

t

t

ai

eɪ

n

n

(divertir)

entretener

to amuse someone so that they have an enjoyable time

To inform

[ Verbo ]

/ɪnfɔ:rm/ or /infaawrm/

i

ɪ

n

n

f

f

o

ɔ:

r

r

m

m

informar

to give information about someone or something, especially in an official manner

To persuade

[ Verbo ]

/pərsweɪd/ or /pērsweid/

p

p

e

ə

r

r

s

s

u

w

a

eɪ

d

d

e

convencer

to make a person do something through reasoning or other methods

To recommend

[ Verbo ]

/rɛkəmɛnd/ or /rekēmend/

r

r

e

ɛ

c

k

o

ə

mm

m

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

recomendar

to suggest to someone that something is good, convenient, etc.

To tell

[ Verbo ]

/tɛl/ or /tel/

t

t

e

ɛ

ll

l

contar

to use words and give someone information

Story

[ Sustantivo ]

/stɔ:ri/ or /staawri/

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ:

r

r

y

i

cuento

a description of events and people either real or imaginary

To thank

[ Verbo ]

/θænk/ or /thānk/

th

θ

a

æ

n

n

k

k

agradecer

to show gratitude to someone for what they have done

To warn

[ Verbo ]

/wɔ:rn/ or /waawrn/

w

w

a

ɔ:

r

r

n

n

advertir

to tell someone in advance about a possible danger, problem, or unfavorable situation

To welcome

[ Verbo ]

/wɛlkəm/ or /welkēm/

w

w

e

ɛ

l

l

c

k

o

ə

m

m

e

dar la bienvenida

to meet and greet someone who has just arrived

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

Weight

[ Sustantivo ]

/weɪt/ or /weit/

w

w

ei

eɪ

gh

t

t

peso

the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured

To get

[ Verbo ]

/gɛt/ or /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

(obtener)

conseguir

to receive or come to have something

Deal

[ Sustantivo ]

/di:l/ or /deel/

d

d

ea

i:

l

l

(trato)

acuerdo

an agreement between two or more parties, typically involving the exchange of goods, services, or property

To prescribe

[ Verbo ]

/prəskraɪb/ or /prēskraib/

p

p

r

r

e

ə

s

s

c

k

r

r

i

aɪ

b

b

e

prescribir

(of a healthcare professional) to tell someone what drug or treatment they should get

Drug

[ Sustantivo ]

/drʌg/ or /drag/

d

d

r

r

u

ʌ

g

g

(medicamento)

medicina

any substance that is used for medicinal purposes

To come up with

[ Verbo ]

/kˈʌm ˈʌp wɪð/

idear

to create something, usually an idea, a solution, or a plan, through one's own efforts or thinking

To browse

[ Verbo ]

/braʊz/ or /brawz/

b

b

r

r

o

a

w

ʊ

s

z

e

echar una ojeada

to check a web page, text, etc. without reading all the content

The Internet

[ Sustantivo ]

/ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/

Internet

‌a global computer network that allows users around the world to communicate with each other and exchange information