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El libro Total English - Intermedio - Unidad 8 - Lección 1

Aquí encontrará el vocabulario de la Unidad 8 - Lección 1 del libro de curso Total English Intermediate, como "contra", "construcción", "torre", etc.

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Total English - Intermediate
against
[Preposición]

in opposition to someone or something

contra

contra

law
[Sustantivo]

a country's rules that all of its citizens are required to obey

ley

ley

appeal
[Sustantivo]

a legal procedure in which a higher court is asked to review and overturn a lower court's decision

apelación

apelación

Ex: The Supreme Court agreed to hear appeal.
to arrest
[Verbo]

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

arrestar

arrestar

Ex: Authorities are arresting suspects at the scene of the crime .
to break
[Verbo]

to fail to obey the law

violar

violar

to face
[Verbo]

to deal with a given situation, especially an unpleasant one

enfrentar, confrontar

enfrentar, confrontar

fine
[Sustantivo]

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

multa

multa

illegal
[Adjetivo]

forbidden by the law

ilegal

ilegal

minor
[Adjetivo]

having little importance, effect, or seriousness

menos importante, leve

menos importante, leve

building
[Sustantivo]

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

edificio, construcción

edificio, construcción

construction
[Sustantivo]

the process of building or creating something, such as structures, machines, or infrastructure

construcción

construcción

to drill
[Verbo]

to make a hole or opening in something using a rotating tool

perforar, hacer un agujero

perforar, hacer un agujero

heat wave
[Sustantivo]

a period of hot weather, usually hotter and longer than before

ola de calor

ola de calor

horn
[Sustantivo]

a device placed inside of a vehicle that makes an alarming and loud sound, used to give a warning or signal to others

claxon, bocina

claxon, bocina

to honk
[Verbo]

to cause a horn, particularly of a vehicle, to make a loud noise

tocar el claxon, pitar

tocar el claxon, pitar

road
[Sustantivo]

a wide path made for cars, buses, etc. to travel along

carretera

carretera

rush hour
[Sustantivo]

a time of day at which traffic is the heaviest because people are leaving for work or home

hora pico, hora punta

hora pico, hora punta

terribly
[Adverbio]

in a way that is very bad or unpleasant

terriblemente

terriblemente

tower block
[Sustantivo]

a very tall building that is divided into several apartments or offices

torre

torre

traffic jam
[Sustantivo]

a large number of bikes, cars, buses, etc. that are waiting in lines behind each other which move very slowly

atasco

atasco

congestion
[Sustantivo]

a state of being overcrowded or blocked, particularly in a street or road

congestión, tráfico

congestión, tráfico

pollution
[Sustantivo]

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous

contaminación, polución

contaminación, polución

Ex: pollution caused by plastic waste is a growing environmental crisis .
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