Unidad 3 - Lección 1

genuine

Adjetivo

/ʤɛ.njun/ or /je.nyoon/

g

ʤ

e

ɛ

n

n

u

ju

i

n

n

e

(genuino)

auténtico

truly what something appears to be, without any falseness, imitation, or deception

to carry out

Verbo

/ˈkæri ˈaʊt/

realizar

to complete or conduct a task, job, etc.

to fool

Verbo

/ful/ or /fool/

f

f

oo

u

l

l

(timar)

engañar

to trick someone by making them believe something false or absurd

to ruin

Verbo

/ruən/ or /rooēn/

r

r

ui

uə

n

n

arruinar

to cause severe damage or harm to something, usually in a way that is beyond repair

to destroy

Verbo

/dɪst.rɔɪ/ or /dist.rawi/

d

d

e

ɪ

s

s

t

t

r

r

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

destruir

to cause damage to something in a way that it no longer exists, works, etc.

to pretend

Verbo

/pri.tɛnd/ or /pri.tend/

p

p

r

r

e

i

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

fingir

to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so

ancient

Adjetivo

/eɪn.ʃənt/ or /ein.shēnt/

a

eɪ

n

n

c

ʃ

ie

ə

n

n

t

t

antiguo

related or belonging to a period of history that is long gone

vital

Adjetivo

/vaɪ.təl/ or /vai.tēl/

v

v

i

aɪ

t

t

a

ə

l

l

(vital, crucial)

esencial

absolutely necessary and of great importance

to extend

Verbo

/ɪk.stɛnd/ or /ik.stend/

e

ɪ

x

ks

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

extender

to enlarge or lengthen something

tragic

Adjetivo

/træ.ʤɪk/ or /trā.jik/

t

t

r

r

a

æ

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

c

k

(desgarrador)

trágico

extremely sad or unfortunate, often because of a terrible event or circumstances

to announce

Verbo

/ə.naʊns/ or /ē.naoons/

a

ə

nn

n

o

a

u

ʊ

n

n

c

s

e

anunciar

to make plans or decisions known by officially telling people about them

allegedly

Adverbio

/ə.lɛ.ʤəd.li/ or /ē.le.jēd.li/

a

ə

ll

l

e

ɛ

g

ʤ

e

ə

d

d

l

l

y

i

(supuestamente)

presuntamente

used to say that something is the case without providing any proof

arrival

Sustantivo

/ə.raɪ.vəl/ or /ē.rai.vēl/

a

ə

rr

r

i

aɪ

v

v

a

ə

l

l

llegada

the act of arriving at a place from somewhere else

attack

Sustantivo

/ə.tæk/ or /ē.tāk/

a

ə

tt

t

a

æ

ck

k

ataque

an act of violence or aggression against a place or a person

to chase

Verbo

/ʧeɪs/ or /cheis/

ch

ʧ

a

eɪ

s

s

e

(seguir)

perseguir

to follow a person or thing and see where they go, often for the purpose of catching them

to pursue

Verbo

/pɜr.su/ or /pēr.soo/

p

p

u

ɜ

r

r

s

s

ue

u

perseguir

to go after someone or something, particularly to catch them

to deceive

Verbo

/dɪ.siv/ or /di.siv/

d

d

e

ɪ

c

s

ei

i

v

v

e

engañar

to make a person believe something untrue

to con

Verbo

/kɑn/ or /kaan/

c

k

o

ɑ

n

n

(enganchar)

estafar

to deceive someone in order to deprive them of something, such as money, property, or information

to do

Verbo

/du:/ or /doo/

d

d

o

u:

hacer

to perform an action that is not mentioned by name

to order

Verbo

/ɔ:r.dər/ or /awr.dēr/

o

ɔ:

r

r

d

d

e

ə

r

r

ordenar

to give an instruction to someone to do something through one's authority

to lead

Verbo

/li:d/ or /lid/

l

l

ea

i:

d

d

(dirigir)

guiar

to guide or show the direction for others to follow

to spawn

Verbo

/spɑn/ or /spaan/

s

s

p

p

a

ɑ

w

n

n

engendrar

to cause something to be created, particularly in large numbers

to rise

Verbo

/raɪz/ or /raiz/

r

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

aumentar

to grow in number, amount, size, or value

to float

Verbo

/floʊt/ or /flooot/

f

f

l

l

oa

oʊ

t

t

flotar

to be in motion on a body of water or current of air at a slow pace