Unidad 1 - Referencia

boss

Sustantivo

/bɔs/ or /baws/

b

b

o

ɔ

ss

s

jefe

a person who is in charge of a large organization or has an important position there

classmate

Sustantivo

/klæs.meɪt/ or /klās.meit/

c

k

l

l

a

æ

ss

s

m

m

a

eɪ

t

t

e

compañero de clase

someone who is or was in the same class as you at school or college

colleague

Sustantivo

/kɑ.lig/ or /kaa.lig/

c

k

o

ɑ

ll

l

ea

i

g

g

u

e

colega

someone with whom one works

company

Sustantivo

/kʌm.pə.ni/ or /kam.pē.ni/

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

p

p

a

ə

n

n

y

i

(convivencia)

compañía

the state of being together with someone or something, particularly for the purpose of socializing or companionship

ex

Sustantivo

/ɛks/ or /eks/

e

ɛ

x

ks

ex

the person one used to be married to or have a relationship with

to fall out

Verbo

/fˈɔːl ˈaʊt/

pelearse

to no longer be friends with someone as a result of an argument

row

Sustantivo

/roʊ/ or /rooo/

r

r

o

oʊ

w

(bronca)

pelea

a noisy bitter argument between countries, organizations, people, etc.

sense of humor

Frase

/sˈɛns ʌv hjˈuːmɚ/

N/A

Idiom

one's ability to say funny things or be amused by jokes and other things meant to make one laugh

to lose one's temper

Frase

/lˈuːz wˈʌnz tˈɛmpɚ/

N/A

to suddenly become uncontrollably angry

to see red

Frase

/sˈiː ɹˈɛd/

N/A

Idiom

Informal

to suddenly become enraged and uncontrollably angry

stepmother

Sustantivo

/stɛp.mʌ.ðər/ or /step.ma.dhēr/

s

s

t

t

e

ɛ

p

p

m

m

o

ə

th

ð

e

ɜ

r

r

madrastra

the woman that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological mother

teammate

Sustantivo

/tim.meɪt/ or /tim.meit/

t

t

ea

i

mm

m

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(compañera de equipo)

compañero de equipo

a person who is a member of the same team as another person, typically in sports or other competitive activities

keen

Adjetivo

/kin/ or /kin/

k

k

ee

i

n

n

(sagaz)

agudo

having the ability to learn or understand quickly

to spend

Verbo

/spɛnd/ or /spend/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

gastar

to use money as a payment for services, goods, etc.

interested

Adjetivo

/ɪn.tɜ.rəs.təd/ or /in.tē.rēs.tēd/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

e

ə

s

s

t

t

e

ə

d

d

interesado

having a feeling of curiosity or attention toward a particular thing or person because one likes them

to worry

Verbo

/wɜ.ri/ or /vē.ri/

w

w

o

ɜ

rr

r

y

i

preocuparse

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

dependable

Adjetivo

/dɪ.pɛn.də.bəl/ or /di.pen.dē.bēl/

d

d

e

ɪ

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

a

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

fiable

able to be relied on to do what is needed or asked of

encouraging

Adjetivo

/ɛn.kɜ.rɪ.ʤɪng/ or /en.kē.ri.jing/

e

ɛ

n

n

c

k

ou

ɜ

r

r

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

alentador

giving someone hope, confidence, or support

generous

Adjetivo

/ʤɛ.nɜ.rəs/ or /je.nē.rēs/

g

ʤ

e

ɛ

n

n

e

ɜ

r

r

ou

ə

s

s

generoso

having a willingness to freely give or share something with others, without expecting anything in return

jealous

Adjetivo

/ʤɛ.ləs/ or /je.lēs/

j

ʤ

ea

ɛ

l

l

ou

ə

s

s

celoso

feeling angry and unhappy because someone else has what we want

mean

Adjetivo

/min/ or /min/

m

m

ea

i

n

n

(mezquino)

malo

(of a person) behaving in a way that is unkind or cruel

pleasant

Adjetivo

/plɛ.zənt/ or /ple.zēnt/

p

p

l

l

ea

ɛ

s

z

a

ə

n

n

t

t

agradable

bringing enjoyment and happiness

selfish

Adjetivo

/sɛl.fɪʃ/ or /sel.fish/

s

s

e

ɛ

l

l

f

f

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

egoísta

always putting one's interests first and not caring about the needs or rights of others

sulky

Adjetivo

/sʌl.ki/ or /sal.ki/

s

s

u

ʌ

l

l

k

k

y

i

malhumorado

ill-tempered and in a bad mood, tending to sulk

upbeat

Adjetivo

/ʌp.bit/ or /ap.bit/

u

ə

p

p

b

b

ea

i

t

t

optimista

having a positive and cheerful attitude

to bring up

Verbo

/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

(educar)

criar

to look after a child until they reach maturity

to carry on

Verbo

/kˈæɹi ˈɑːn/

continuar

to choose to continue an ongoing activity

to get on

Verbo

/ɡɛt ˈɑn/

(tener una buena relación)

llevarse bien

to have a good, friendly, or smooth relationship with a person, group, or animal

to grow up

Verbo

/ɡroʊ ˈʌp/

crecer

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

to look after

Verbo

/lˈʊk ˈæftɚ/

cuidar

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

to take after

Verbo

/tˈeɪk ˈæftɚ/

(parecerse a)

salir a

to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents

to tell off

Verbo

/tˈɛl ˈɔf/

(reprender)

reñir

to express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone's behavior or actions