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Spanish GCSE : A Guide to your courseWelcome to the Edexcel Spanish GCSE
The Edexcel Spanish GCSE consists of four units each based on the following skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Your GCSE exam combines Foundation or Higher tier external assessments for the listening and reading skills with controlled assessment of speaking and writing skills.
How will your GCSE be assessed?
Unit 1 = Listening paper worth 20% of the final GCSE grade.
Externally assessed (it means you will take the Listening exam at the end of Year 11)
(Foundation level = 30 minutes or Higher level = 40 minutes )
Listening paper = Spanish recordings with a variety of question types.
Unit 3 = Reading paper worth 20% of the final GCSE grade.
Externally assessed (as for the Listening exam, you will take the Reading paper at the end of Year 11)
(Foundation = 35 minutes or Higher level = 50 minutes):
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Reading paper = Spanish texts including a range of settings and styles, both formal and informal (e g: text messages, adverts, emails etc.) with a variety of question types.
Listening and reading topics to be covered: (to be ticked once completed!)
Out and about: Customer service and transactions:
- Visitor information ◊ - Cafés and restaurants ◊
- Basic weather ◊ - Shops ◊- Local amenities ◊ - Dealing with problems ◊- Accommodation ◊- Public transport ◊- Directions ◊
Personal information: Future plans, education and work:
- General interests ◊ - Basic language of the internet◊
- Leisure activities ◊ - Job adverts, job applications & CV ◊
- Family and friends ◊ - School and college◊
- Lifestyle ◊ - Work and work experience ◊
Controlled assessments
Unit 2 = Speaking Internally assessed under controlled conditions
Two controlled speaking assessments (it means two oral tasks) lasting 4-6 minutes each and worth 30% of the final GCSE grade (15% each one)
The focus of the speaking unit will be chosen by the teacher and will relate to one or more of the following themes:
Media and culture (Ex: Music, films, reading...) General interests (Ex: Hobbies, sporting events, lifestyle choices...) Travel and tourism (Ex: Holidays, accommodation, Eating, food & drink...)
Over the next two years, we will record four speaking tests, from different topics, in controlled assessment conditions, and the best two will be marked by your teacher and sent to the examining board in May of your Y11.
There are three types of oral tasks to be carried out: an open interaction : This will be like a non-scripted role-play and will
relate to a specific situation and context2
a discussion : You will discuss with your teacher a photo or picture etc that you have brought in of something personal to you
a short presentation : This will be about anything that interests you, and your teacher will ask questions.
Once the controlled assessment task has been given to you, you will have two weeks to get ready. You are allowed a 30 word bullet point sheet and the exam question to help you when you take the oral exam.
Unit 4 = Internally assessed under controlled conditions
Two controlled writing assessments of approx. 200 words lasting one hour each
and worth 30% of the final GCSE grade (15% each).
The focus of the writing unit will be chosen by the teacher and will relate to one or more of the themes already used in the speaking assessment.
For example, this could be a film review, a magazine article about what it is like being a teenager, a web page about our school or a blog about what you did at half term.
Over the next two years, you will write four pieces of work, from different topics, in controlled assessment conditions, and the best two will be sent to the examining board for external marking, in May of your Y11.
As for the oral, once the controlled assessment task has been given to you, you will have two weeks to get ready. You are allowed a 30 word bullet point sheet, a dictionary and the exam question to help you when you take the written exam.
Students will prepare and draft the piece in class, then write it up in exam conditions.
How will you succeed in the reading and listening exams?
By concentrating on all listening and reading activities done in class in order to build exam skills without even realising it!
By learning vocabulary on a weekly basis to make sure it sticks in your long-term memory, ready to pop up when you need it in an exam. There is too much to learn to leave it to the last minute!
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How will you succeed in the speaking controlled assessments?
By practising your pronunciation and accent whenever you can (no-one can hear you practising in the shower!).
By recording yourself on your iPod, iPhone etc and listening over and over again.
By practising with someone else and making sure you test yourself.
By knowing all the key past/present/future verbs and structures off by heart so that you feel confident.
By being able to give a variety of opinions and reasons.
How will you succeed in the writing controlled assessment?
By knowing key vocabulary and spellings so that you don’t have to use the dictionary too much. (it will save you time)
By knowing all the key past/present/future verbs and structures off by heart so that you feel confident.
By being able to give a variety of opinions and reasons … as for the speaking assessment.
By knowing key connectives and time phrases to extend and develop your writing using good descriptions.
By knowing key, and more complex, grammar points.
By using your notes well to be able to write up your planned piece of work.
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THE GRAMMAR YOU WILL NEED TO USE FOR YOUR SPANISH GCSE...
NOUNS AND DETERMINERS ST
Gender (masculine /feminine) ◊ ◊ Definite and indefinite articles (the, some, a) ◊
◊ Singular and plural forms ◊
◊ADJECTIVES
Agreement of adjectives ◊◊
Position of adjectives ◊ ◊ Comparative adjectives ◊
◊ Superlative adjectives ◊ ◊ Possessive adjectives ◊ ◊ Demonstrative adjectives ◊
◊ Interrogative adjectives ◊
◊ Indefinite adjectives ◊ ◊
ADVERBS
Regular & irregular adverbs ◊ ◊ Comparative & superlative adverbs ◊
◊ Interrogatve adverbs ◊ ◊ Quantifiers & intensifiers ◊
◊PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns ◊◊
Reflexive pronouns ◊◊
Direct & indirect object pronouns ◊ ◊ The pronoun se ◊ ◊
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Position and order of pronouns ◊◊
Emphatic pronouns ◊◊
Relative pronouns ◊◊
Interrogative pronouns ◊ ◊ Possessive pronouns ◊ ◊ Indefinite pronouns (all, each, every) ◊
◊PREPOSITIONS
The impersonal a ◊ ◊ The preposition de ◊
◊ Prepositions in expressions of time ◊ ◊ Prepositions in expressions of place ◊
◊ Other prepositions & common phrases ◊
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CONNECTIVES
Simple Connectives ◊◊
Advanced Connectives ◊ ◊
NUMBERS, DATES & TIMES ◊◊
VERBS
The present tense of regular verbs ◊ ◊ The present tense of reflexive verbs ◊
◊ The present tense of irregular verbs ◊
◊ The present tense of modal verbs ◊ ◊
Negatives in the present tense ◊◊
Interrogatives in the present tense ◊ ◊
Imperatives ◊ ◊ mientras + present participle (mientras jugando al fútbol) ◊
◊ The perfect tense of regular past participles ◊
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The perfect tense of irregular past participles ◊◊
The preterite tense of regular verbs The preterite tense of irregular verbs
Questions in the past tense ◊ ◊ Negatives in the past tense ◊ ◊ Past tense : the despues de que haya structure ◊
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The imperfect tense ◊ ◊ The pluperfect tense ◊ ◊
The immediate future ◊ ◊ The future tense ◊ ◊
The conditional tense ◊ ◊ Si clauses
Two verbs structures ◊ ◊
The passive ◊ ◊ The subjunctive ◊ ◊
(The above table should be highlighted by both the Student (S) and the Teacher (T) when both are confident that the student knows the grammar point.)
ADJECTIVES As a general rule, an adjective comes after the noun it describes.
The exceptions are adjectives that describe amounts and adjectives that are inherent and unchangeble (eg. the white snow, the tall mountain).
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Nationalities always add an ‘a’ for feminine, no matter what the adjective ends in.
Adjectives change to match the noun they describe:
Ends in: o e consonant
Masculine singular
o e no change
Feminine singular
a e no change
Masculine plural
os es add ‘es’
Feminine plural
as es add ‘es’
ENGLISH TO SPANISHactive activo/aall todo/aalone/ lonely solo/aangry enfadado, en cóleraawful horriblebeautiful bello/abig, tall grandeboring aburrido/abrave valientebrief brevebrilliant brillantebroken roto/achestnut brown castañoclean limpio/aclose cercano/aclosed cerrado/a
comfortable cómodo/acool guaydifficult difícildirty sucio/adisgusting asqueroso/adynamic dinámico/aeasy fácilexcited ilusionado/aexciting emocionantefalse falso/afast/quick rápido/afat gordo/afavourite favorito/a, preferido/aflexible flexibleformer, antique, old antiguo/afree (doesn’t cost money) gratis, gratuito/afree librefull lleno/afunny divertido/agood bueno/agrateful agradecido/agreat estupendo/agreat fantástico/agreat grangreat, marvellous formidablehandsome/pretty/charming guapo/ahappy/cheerful alegrehard duro/ahardworking trabajador/ahealthy sano/ aheavy pesado/ahigh/ tall alto/ahot calientein a good mood de buen humorkind simpático/alast/ latest último/alazy perezoso/alight ligero/alively animado/alocal locallocked cerrado/a con llavelong largo/alost perdido/amagnificent magnífico/amarvellous maravilloso/amature maduro/a
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naughty travieso/a necessary necesario/a
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new nuevo/anext próximo/anoisy ruidoso/anumerous numeroso/aold viejo/aopen abierto/aother otro/aown propio/aperfect perfecto/aready listo/areal/ royal realresponsible responsablerich/ delicious rico/arotten podrido/asame igualsame mismo/ asatisfied satisfecho/ asensational sensacionalserious serio/ashort corto/ashy tímido/ asilent silencioso/asilly estúpido/a, tonto/asmall pequeño/asought after buscado/astanding de piestrict severo/a, estricto/astrong fuertestupid estúpido/a, tonto/athin delgado/atired fatigado/a, cansado/atiring/ tired cansado/atogether junto/atraditional tradicionaltrue verdadero/augly feo/aunbelievable increíbleunpleasant antipático/auseful útilvalid válido/avaluable valioso/ a, de (gran)
valorvariable variableweak débilwise sabio/ayoung joven
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
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abierto/a openaburrido/a boringactivo/a active agradecido/a gratefulalegre happy/cheerfulalto/a high/ tallanimado/a livelyantiguo/a former, antique, oldantipático/a unpleasantasqueroso/a disgustingbello/a beautifulbreve briefbrillante brilliantbueno/a goodbuscado/a sought aftercaliente hotcansado/a tiring/ tiredcastaño chestnut browncercano/a closecerrado/a closedcerrado/a con llave locked
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cómodo/a comfortablecorto/a shortde buen humor in a good moodde pie standingdébil weakdelgado/a thindifícil difficultdinámico/a dynamicdivertido/a funnyduro/a hardemocionante excitingenfadado, en cólera angryestupendo/a greatestúpido/a, tonto/a sillyestúpido/a, tonto/a stupidfácil easyfalso/a falsefantástico/a greatfatigado/a, cansado/a tiredfavorito/a, preferido/a favouritefeo/a uglyflexible flexibleformidable great, marvellousfuerte stronggordo/a fatgran greatgrande big, tallgratis, gratuito/a free
guapo/ahandsome/pretty/charming
guay coolhorrible awfulnuevo/a newigual sameilusionado/a excitedincreíble unbelievablejoven youngjunto/a togetherlargo/a longlibre freeligero/a lightlimpio/a cleanlisto/a readylleno/a full
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local localmaduro/a maturemagnífico/a magnificentmaravilloso/a marvellousmismo/ a samenecesario/a necessarynumeroso/a numerousotro/a otherpequeño/a smallperdido/a lostperezoso/a lazyperfecto/a perfectpesado/a heavypodrido/a rottenpropio/a ownpróximo/a nextrápido/a fast/quickreal real/ royalresponsable responsiblerico/a rich/ deliciousroto/a brokenruidoso/a noisysabio/a wisesano/ a healthysatisfecho/ a satisfiedsensacional sensationalserio/a serioussevero/a, estricto/a strictsilencioso/a silentsimpático/a kindsolo/a alone/ lonelysucio/a dirtytímido/ a shytodo/a alltrabajador/a hardworkingtradicional traditionaltravieso/a naughtyúltimo/a last/ latestútil usefulválido/a validvaliente bravevalioso/ a, de (gran) valor valuablevariable variableverdadero/a true
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viejo/a old
MISCELLANEOUS VOCABULARYQUANTITIES
a bottle of botella de, unaa box of caja de, unaa dozen docena de, unaa jar of tarro de, una little of poco de, una packet of paquete de, una part of parte de, unaa piece of pedazo de, una quarter of cuarto de, una slice of rebanada de, unaa third of tercio de, una tin lata de, unadouble, twice dobleeach cadaenough bastanteenough suficienteexactly exactamentehalf of mitad, lakilogram kilo, ellitre litro, elmaximum máximo
PREPOSITIONS
about alrededorabove encima deaccording to segúnafter despuésagainst contraamong entre
aboutalrededor de/ aproximadamente
at (someone’s house) en casa deat the end of al final deat, to abecause of a causa debefore antes
behind detrásbetween entreduring duranteeverywhere por to das partesexcept salvo, exceptofar (from) lejos (de)for, in order to parafrom de, desdein en, dentro de
CONVERSATIONS
area code prefijo (m)at the moment de momentocall me (informal/formal) llámame/llámemedial the number marcar el númerofor the attention of a la atención defurther to/following después deI will put you through le pasoI’ll be right back vuelvo enseguidaI’m listening escuchoin communication with en contacto conin fact de hechomoment momento (m)on the line en líneaon the line/speaking
hablando, al aparato, en la línea
paging radiomensajería (f)receiver (telephone) receptor (m)see you later hasta luegosee you soon hasta prontosent by enviado por (m)stay on the line no cuelguetelephone teléfono (m)telephone book agenda de teléfonostext texto (m)text message mensaje (de texto)tone timbre (m)voice mail mensaje en el contestador
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(m)wait esperewrong number número equivocado (m)
NUMBERS
NUMBERS 1-101 uno2 dos3 tres4 cuatro5 cinco6 seis7 siete8 ocho9 nueve
10 diez
NUMBERS 11-1911 once12 doce13 trece14 catorce15 quince16 dieciséis17 diecisiete18 dieciocho
19diecinuev
e
NUMBERS 20-2920 veinte21 veintiuno22 veintidós23 veintitrés24 veinticuatro25 veinticinco26 veintiséis27 veintisiete28 veintiocho
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veintinueve
NUMBERS 30-3930 treinta31 treinta y uno32 treinta y dos33 treinta y tres34 treinta y cuatro35 treinta y cinco36 treinta y seis37 treinta y siete38 treinta y ocho39 treinta y nueve
NUMBERS 40-90These numbers follow the patter of the 30’s, eg. cuarenta y uno, cuarenta y dos
40 cuarenta
50cincuent
a60 sesenta70 setenta80 ochenta90 noventa
LARGER NUMBERS100 cien200 dos cientos500 quinientos
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1000 mil2000 dos mil
1000000 millón
BE CAREFUL!
5 cinco15 quince50 cincuenta
500 quinientos
PLACES AND NATIONALITIES
COUNTRIES
Austria Austria (f)Belgium Bélgica (f)Denmark Dinamarca (f)England Inglaterra (f)France Francia (f)Germany Alemania (f)Great Britain Gran Bretaña (f)Greece Grecia (f)Holland Holanda (f)Ireland Irlanda (f)Italy Italia (f)Netherlands Países bajos (m pl)Russia Rusia (f)Scotland Escocia (f)Spain España (f)Sweden Suecia (f)Switzerland Suiza (f)United Kingdom Reino Unido (m)United States Estados Unidos (m/pl)Wales País de Gales (m)
CONTINENTS
Africa África (f)Asia Asia (f)Australia Australia (f)Europe Europa (f)North America América del Norte (f)South America América del Sur (f)
NATIONALITIES
American americano/aAustrian austriaco /aBelgian belgaBritish británico/aDanish danés/aDutch holandés/aEnglish inglés/aEuropean europeo/aFrench francés/aGerman alemán/aGreek griego/aIrish irlandés/aItalian italiano/aRussian ruso/aScottish escocés/aSpanish español/aSwedish sueco/aSwiss suizo/aWelsh galés/a
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Andalusia (AC) Andalucía (CCAA)Aragon (AC) Aragón (CCAA)Atlantic Ocean Océano Atlántico
Autonomous Communities (AC)
Comunidades Autónomas, CCAA (f/pl)
Basque Country (AC) País Vasco (CCAA)Cantabrian Sea Mar CantábricoCastile (AC) Castilla (CCAA)Catalonia (AC) Cataluña (CCAA)Galicia (AC) Galicia (CCAA)Mediterranean Sea Mar MediterráneoRioja (AC) Rioja, La (CCAA)the English Channel Canal de la Mancha, elthe Pyrenees Pirineos, Los
SENTENCE VOCABULARYCONNECTIVES
also tambiénand y/ebefore antesbut perofirst of all lo primero (de todo)nevertheless/ however sin embargoor o/uso puesthen/ afterwards despuésthen entoncesthough aunque
QUESTION WORDSHow much? /How many? ¿Cuánto, cuantos/as?How? ¿Cómo?What for? ¿Para qué?What? ¿Qué?When? ¿Cuándo?Where? ¿Dónde?Where to? ¿Adónde?Which? ¿Cuál?
Who? ¿Quién?Why? ¿Por qué?
ADVERBS
(for a) long time (por) mucho tiempoalmost casialready yaalways siemprebadly malbelow (down) abajoespecially especialmenteespecially sobre todofortunately afortunadamentehere aquíhowever no obstanteimmediately inmediatamentemore másnevertheless no obstanteoften a menudoover there ahíperhaps quizás/ quizáquickly deprisarather/ quite bastantereally realmenterecently recientemente
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sometimes a vecesstill (yet) todavíastraight away enseguidathere allítoo demasiado
unfortunatelydesgraciadamente, desafortunadamente
up there arribavery muywell bien
MISCELLANEOUS
as, like como because porqueend fin (f)everybody todo el mundo, todosfigure cifra (f)for example por ejemploif simiddle/ half medio (m)Miss Srta.Mr Sr.Mrs Sra.no nonumber número (m)shape forma (f)someone alguiensomething algothing cosa (f)
this/thatesto/a/os/as eso/a/os/as
time vez (f)type género, tipo (m)way forma, manera (f)yes sí
ABBREVIATIONS
AIDS SIDACD CD ROMcurriculum vitae CVEuropean Union UEfast train service TALGOGreat Britain GB
high speed train AVEID card DNIsecondary education ESOsecondary school CESSpanish national railway company RENFESpanish oil monopoly CAMPSASpanish public radio channel RNESpanish public TV and radio channel RTVESpanish TV channel A3USA EEUUvalue added tax (VAT) IVA
SOCIAL CONVENTIONS
best wishes saludosgood evening buenas tardes (pl)goodbye adiósgoodnight buenas noches (pl)hello (on the telephone) ¿Diga?hello, good day hola, buenos días (pl)help socorrohi holaplease por favorsee you later hasta luego/prontosee you soon hasta prontosee you tomorrow hasta mañanathank you gracias
RANDOM EXPRESSIONS
all the better todo lo mejorgood luck buena suertehere you are aquí lo tienesHow do you spell that? ¿Cómo se escribe?I don’t mind me da igualI’m fine estoy bienI’ve had enough he tenido bastantein my opinion en mi opiniónit depends dependeit doesn’t matter no importa nadamine mío/aof course supuestoOK bien
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once again otra vezthere you are ahí lo tienesto be about to estar a punto deto be in the process of estar haciendo (algo)too bad demasiado mal
usuallynormalmente, usualmente
what a shame qué pena
with pleasurecon (mucho) gusto/placer
COLOURS
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black negro/ablue azulbrown marrónchestnut brown castaño/acolour color (m)dark oscuro/adark (hair, skin) moreno/afair (hair, skin) rubio/agreen verdegrey grislight claroorange naranjapink rosa red rojo/aviolet violetawhite blanco/ayellow amarillo/a
GENERAL PHRASES a fortnight quince díasa fortnight quincena (f)afternoon, in the tarde (f) , por laago hacealways siempreat the start principio/comienzo, alday día (m)day after tomorrow pasado mañanaday before yesterday anteayer
early tempranoevening tarde (f)
every daytodos los días, cada día
from a partir defrom time to time de vez en cuandojust now, straight away ahora mismolast pasado/alast night anochelast year año pasado
TELLING THE TIME
at midnight a media nocheat night de la nocheat noon a mediodíaat one o’clock a la unaat two o’clock, etc a las dos, etc.five past, etc y cinco, etc.
half past y mediahour hora, lain the evening de la tardein the morning de la mañanait’s one o’clock es la unait’s two o’clock, etc son las dos, etc.minute minuto, elquarter past y cuartoquarter to menos cuarto
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
ten to, etc menos diez, etc.
THE SEASONS
Spring primavera
Summer verano
Autumn otoño
Winter invierno
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Monday lunesTuesday martesWednesday miércolesThursday juevesFriday viernesSaturday sábadoSunday domingo
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
January eneroFebruary febreroMarch marzoApril abrilMay mayoJune junioJuly julioAugust agosto
Septemberseptiembre/ setiembre
October octubreNovember noviembreDecember diciembre
VERBS English to Spanish
to accept aceptar
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to accompany acompañarto add añadirto advise aconsejarto allow permitirto answer/ to reply contestarto apply to dirigirse a, solicitarto argue discutirto arrive llegar
to ask (a question)preguntar, hacer una pregunta
to ask a question hacer una preguntato ask/ to ask for pedirto avoid evitarto bath, to bathe bañarseto be ser, estarto be able to poder, ser capaz deto be born nacerto be called llamarseto be careful tener cuidadoto be hot / cold tener calor / fríoto be hungry tener hambreto be in a hurry tener prisato be in a hurry tener prisato be interested in interesarse ento be keen to tener ganas de
to be locatedencontrarse, estar situado/situarse
to be lucky tener suerteto be sleepy, tired tener sueñoto be sorry sentirto be successful tener éxitoto be thirsty tener sedto borrow pedir prestadoto break romperto bring traerto brush (teeth, hair) cepillarseto buy comprarto buy tickets sacar entradasto call llamarto cancel anularto carry , to wear llevarto change cambiarto change (trains etc) hacer transbordoto chat charlarto check verificarto choose elegir
to clear the table quitar la mesato click cliquearto climb mountains escalar montañasto climb/ to go up subirto close cerrarto collide/to crash chocarto come venirto complain quejarseto contact contactarto cost costarto count contarto crash, to collide chocarto cry llorarto dance bailarto decide decidirto describe describirto deserve merecerto die morirto discuss discutirto dismiss despedirto do the vacuum cleaning pasar la aspiradorato do the washing up fregar (los platos)to do, to make hacerto download (music) descargar (música)to draw dibujarto dress vestirseto drink beberto drive conducirto eat comerto end terminar(se)to enjoy disfrutarto enjoy oneself divertirseto enter entrarto escape escapar(se)to fail (an exam) suspender (un examen)to fall caerto feel sentirto fill llenarto fill out (a form) rellenar (una ficha )to find, to meet encontrarto finish, end acabar, terminarto follow/ to continue seguirto forget olvidarto forgive perdonar
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to get (good) marks sacar (buenas) notasto get angry enfadarseto get dressed vestirseto get off (a bus) bajarto get on well with llevarse bien conto get up levantarseto give dar
to give (presents)ofrecer/dar (regalos)/regalar
to give orders, to send mandarto go irto go along (in a car) circular (en coche)to go down, to get off bajar
to go for a walkpasearse, ir de paseo, dar un paseo
to go shopping ir de comprasto go to bed acostarseto go wrong/to fail fallarto hand over entregarto hate odiar/detestarto have tenerto have (auxiliary verb) haberto have a cold estar resfriadoto have a high temperature tener fiebreto have breakfast desayunarto have dinner, supper cenarto have lunch almorzarto have to deber/tener queto hear oírto help ayudarto hold tenerto hope esperarto hurry darse prisato hurt dolerto imagine imaginar(se)to improve mejorarto inform informarto introduce introducirto invite invitarto iron plancharto jump saltarto knock over, run down atropellar
to knock, hitllamar (a la puerta), golpear
to know (a fact) saber
to know (be familiar with) conocerto land aterrizarto last durarto laugh reírto lay the table poner la mesato learn aprenderto leave marcharseto leave (an object), to allow dejarto leave, to depart salirto lend prestarto lift the receiver descolgar (el teléfono)to light iluminarto light, turn on encenderto like quererto listen escucharto live vivirto load, to charge cargarto look after cuidarto look for, to fetch buscarto look like, to resemble parecerse ato lose perderto love amar/ querer/encantarto make a mistake equivocarseto manage, to run, to direct dirigir
to meetjuntarse, encontrar, conocer
to miss echar de menos, faltarto need necesitarto note notar/darse cuentato open abrir
to orderpedir (comida en el restaurante)
to organise organizarto park aparcarto pass (an exam) aprobar (un examen)to pass by/to go pasarto phone telefonearto please complacerto prefer preferirto present/ to introduce presentarto prevent, to warn prevenirto pull tirarto push empujarto put ponerto put back/ to reponer
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replaceto put on make up maquillarseto put on make-up maquillarseto rain lloverto rain lloverto read leerto realise dares cuenta deto receive,to be host to recibir, acogerto recommend recomendarto refund reembolsarto regret, be sorry arrepentirse, sentirto remember recordarto rent/to hire alquilarto repair reparar, arreglarto repeat repetirto replace reemplazarto research investigarto reserve/ to book reservarto return volverto revise repasarto revise/ to check repasar/revisarto ride (a horse) montar (a caballo)
to ride a horsemontar a caballo , ir a caballo
to ring llamar (el timbre)to run correrto run correrto save salvarto save (money) ahorrarto say decirto say goodbye despedirseto see verto seem parecerto sell venderto send enviarto serve servirto share compartirto shave afeitarseto show mostrar/enseñarto shower ducharseto sign firmarto sing cantarto sit down sentarseto skate patinarto ski esquiar
to sleep dormirto smile sonreírto smoke fumarto snow nevarto speak hablarto spend (money) gastarto spend (time) pasarto start/ to begin empezar/comenzarto stay/ to remain quedarseto steal robarto stick pegarto stop parar(se)to study estudiarto succeed triunfarto sunbathe tomar el solto surf the internet navegar en internetto swim nadarto take coger, tomarto take advantage of aprovecharto take photographs sacar fotosto teach enseñarto tell contarto thank agradecerto think, believe pensar, creerto throw tirarto tidy arreglarto touch/ to play (instrument) tocarto try to tratar deto twist, to turn torcerto type mecanografiarto understand entenderto use usar, servirse deto use utilizarto vacuum clean pasar la aspiradorato visit visitarto wait for esperarto walk andar, pasearto want, desire querer, desearto wash (oneself) lavar(se)to wash up fregar los platosto win, earn ganarto wish desearto work trabajarto worry preocuparse
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to write escribir
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abrir to openacabar, terminar to finish, endaceptar to acceptacompañar to accompanyaconsejar to adviseacostarse to go to bedafeitarse to shaveagradecer to thankahorrar to save (money)almorzar to have lunchalquilar to rent/to hireamar/ querer/encantar to loveañadir to addandar, pasear to walkanular to cancelaparcar to parkaprender to learnaprobar (un examen) to pass (an exam)aprovechar to take advantage ofarreglar to tidyarrepentirse, sentir to regret, be sorryaterrizar to land
atropellarto knock over, run down
ayudar to help
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bailar to dancebajar to get off (a bus)
bajarto go down, to get off
bañarse to bath, to bathebeber to drinkbuscar to look for, to fetchcaer to fallcambiar to changecantar to singcargar to load, to charge
cenarto have dinner, supper
cepillarse to brush (teeth,hair)cerrar to closecharlar to chatchocar to collide/to crashchocar to crash, to collidecircular (en coche) to go along (in a car)cliquear to clickcoger, tomar to takecomer to eatcompartir to sharecomplacer to pleasecomprar to buyconducir to drive
conocerto know (be familiar with)
contactar to contactcontar to countcontar to tellcontestar to answer/ to replycorrer to runcorrer to runcostar to costcuidar to look afterdar to givedares cuenta de to realisedarse prisa to hurrydeber/tener que to have todecidir to decidedecir to say
dejarto leave (an object), to allow
desayunar to have breakfastdescargar (música) to download (music)descolgar (el teléfono) to lift the receiver
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describir to describedesear to wishdespedir to dismissdespedirse to say goodbyedibujar to draw
dirigirto manage, to run, to direct
dirigirse a, solicitar to apply todiscutir to arguediscutir to discussdisfrutar to enjoydivertirse to enjoy oneselfdoler to hurtdormir to sleepducharse to showerdurar to lastechar de menos, faltar to misselegir to chooseempezar/comenzar to start/ to beginempujar to pushencender to light, turn onencontrar to find, to meetencontrarse, estar situado/situarse to be locatedenfadarse to get angryenseñar to teachentender to understandentrar to enterentregar to hand overenviar to sendequivocarse to make a mistakeescalar montañas to climb mountainsescapar(se) to escapeescribir to writeescuchar to listenesperar to hopeesperar to wait foresquiar to skiestar resfriado to have a coldestudiar to studyevitar to avoidfallar to go wrong/to failfirmar to signfregar (los platos) to do the washing upfregar los platos to wash upfumar to smoke
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ganar to win, earngastar to spend (money)
haberto have (auxiliary verb)
hablar to speakhacer to do, to make
hacer transbordoto change (trains etc)
hacer una pregunta to ask a questioniluminar to lightimaginar(se) to imagineinformar to informinteresarse en to be interested inintroducir to introduceinvestigar to researchinvitar to inviteir to goir de compras to go shoppingjuntarse, encontrar, conocer to meetlavar(se) to wash (oneself)leer to readlevantarse to get upllamar to callllamar (a la puerta), golpear to knock, hitllamar (el timbre) to ringllamarse to be calledllegar to arrivellenar to fillllevar to carry , to wearllevarse bien con to get on well withllorar to cryllover to rainllover to rain
mandarto give orders, to send
maquillarse to put on make upmaquillarse to put on make-upmarcharse to leavemecanografiar to typemejorar to improvemerecer to deservemontar (a caballo) to ride (a horse)montar a caballo , ir a caballo to ride a horsemorir to diemostrar/enseñar to shownacer to be born
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nadar to swimnavegar en internet to surf the internetnecesitar to neednevar to snownotar/darse cuenta to noteodiar/detestar to hateofrecer/dar (regalos)/regalar to give (presents)oír to hearolvidar to forgetorganizar to organiseparar(se) to stopparecer to seem
parecerse ato look like, to resemble
pasar to pass by/to gopasar to spend (time)
pasar la aspiradorato do the vacuum cleaning
pasar la aspiradora to vacuum cleanpasearse, ir de paseo, dar un paseo to go for a walkpatinar to skatepedir to ask/ to ask forpedir (comida en el restaurante) to orderpedir prestado to borrowpegar to stickpensar, creer to think, believeperder to loseperdonar to forgivepermitir to allowplanchar to ironpoder, ser capaz de to be able toponer to putponer la mesa to lay the tablepreferir to preferpreguntar, hacer una pregunta to ask (a question)preocuparse to worry
presentarto present/ to introduce
prestar to lendprevenir to prevent, to warnquedarse to stay/ to remainquejarse to complainquerer to likequerer, desear to want, desirequitar la mesa to clear the tablerecibir, acoger to receive, to be
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host torecomendar to recommendrecordar to rememberreembolsar to refundreemplazar to replacereír to laughrellenar (una ficha ) to fill out (a form)reparar, arreglar to repairrepasar to reviserepasar/revisar to revise/ to checkrepetir to repeat
reponerto put back/ to replace
reservar to reserve/ to bookrobar to stealromper to breaksaber to know (a fact)sacar (buenas) notas to get (good) markssacar entradas to buy ticketssacar fotos to take photographssalir to leave, to departsaltar to jumpsalvar to saveseguir to follow/ to continuesentarse to sit downsentir to be sorrysentir to feelser, estar to beservir to servesonreír to smilesubir to climb/ to go upsuspender (un examen) to fail (an exam)telefonear to phonetener to havetener to holdtener calor / frío to be hot / coldtener cuidado to be carefultener éxito to be successful
tener fiebreto have a high temperature
tener ganas de to be keen totener hambre to be hungrytener prisa to be in a hurrytener prisa to be in a hurrytener sed to be thirstytener sueño to be sleepy, tired
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tener suerte to be luckyterminar(se) to endtirar to pulltirar to throw
tocarto touch/ to play (instrument)
tomar el sol to sunbathetorcer to twist, to turntrabajar to worktraer to bringtratar de to try totriunfar to succeedusar, servirse de to useutilizar to usevender to sellvenir to comever to seeverificar to checkvestirse to dressvestirse to get dressedvisitar to visitvivir to livevolver to return
PERSONAL INFOGENERAL INFORMATION (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH32
activity actividad (f)
address dirección (f)
age edad (m)
athletics atletismo (m)
atmosphere ambiente (f)
bag bolsa (f)
birthday cumpleaños (m)
birthplace lugar de nacimiento (m)
born nacido/a (m/f)
CD (compact disc) disco compacto (m) CD
celebrity famoso/a (m/f)
championship campeonato (m)
classical, classic clásico/a (m/f)
clothes ropa (f)
computer gamejuego de ordenador (m), video juego (m), juego electrónico (m)
computing, ICT informática (f)
curly rizado/a (m/f)
cycling ciclismo (m)
date of birth fecha de nacimiento (f)
dead muerto
divorced divorciado/a
dressed vestido/a (m/f) de
earrings pendientes (m/pl)
eyes ojos (m/pl)
family familia (f)
fanatical about fanático de
fashion moda (f)
father padre (m)
first name nombre (m)
flute flauta (f)
football fútbol (m)
free time tiempo libre (m)
friend amigo/a (m/f)
glasses gafas (f/pl)
guitar guitarra (f)
hair pelo (m)
hall entrada (f)
hat sombrero (m)
hockey jockey (m)
horse riding equitación (f)
husband marido (m)
iPod iPod
jacket chaqueta (f)
job trabajo (m), oficio (m)
keyboard teclado (m)
knowledge conocimiento (m)
leisure ocio (m)
leisure pasatiempo (m)
likeable amable (m/f)
married casado
mobile phone móvil (m)
modern moderno/a (m/f)
mother madre (f)
mp3 mp3
music música (f)
nightclub discoteca (f)
nose nariz (f)
old viejo/a (m/f)
older, first born mayor (m/f)
only (child) único/a (m/f)
orchestra orquesta (f)
our oreja (f)
piano piano (m)
play obra de teatro (f)
player jugador (m)
pop (music) pop
postcode código postal (m)
programme (television) programa de televisión (m)
rap rap (m)
reading lectura (f)
red (hair) pelirrojo (m)
ring anillo (m)
rock (music) rock
rugby rugby (m)
selfish egoísta (m/f)
separated separado/a (m/f)
skating patinaje (m)
skiing esquí (m)
song canción (f)
sport deporte (m)
sports equipment artículos de deporte (m pl)
sports ground campo de deporte (m)
sporty deportista (m/f)
star, celebrity estrella (f)
straight (hair) pelo liso (m)
swimming natación (f)
table tennis tenis de mesa, ping pong (m)
talkative charlatán/a, hablador/a (m/f)
team/equipment equipo (m)
temperature fiebre (f)
tennis tenis (m)
thin delgado/a (m/f)to take out for a walk (dog) pasear (el perro)
tourism turismo (m)
tracksuit chándal (m)33
trainers zapatillas de deporte (f/pl)
trumpet trompeta (f)
umbrella paraguas (m)
university universidad (f)
vegetarian vegetariano/a (m/f)
violin violín
water skiing esquí náutico (m)
wife, woman esposa, mujer (f)
year año (m)
GENERAL INFORMATION (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
actividad (f) activity
amable (m/f) likeable
ambiente (f) atmosphere
amigo/a (m/f) friend
anillo (m) ring
año (m) yearartículos de deporte (m pl) sports equipment
atletismo (m) athletics
bolsa (f) bag
campeonato (m) championship
campo de deporte (m) sports ground
canción (f) song
casado married
chándal (m) tracksuit
chaqueta (f) jacketcharlatán/a, hablador/a (m/f) talkative
ciclismo (m) cycling
clásico/a (m/f) classical, classic
código postal (m) postcode
conocimiento (m) knowledge
cumpleaños (m) birthday
delgado/a (m/f) thin
deporte (m) sport
deportista (m/f) sporty
dirección (f) address
disco compacto (m) CD CD (compact disc)
discoteca (f) nightclub
divorciado/a divorced
edad (m) age
egoísta (m/f) selfish
entrada (f) hall
equipo (m) team/equipment
equitación (f) horse riding
esposa, mujer (f) wife, woman
esquí (m) skiing
esquí náutico (m) water skiing
estrella (f) star, celebrity
familia (f) family
famoso/a (m/f) celebrity
fanático de fanatical about
fecha de nacimiento (f) date of birth
fiebre (f) temperature
flauta (f) flute
fútbol (m) football
gafas (f/pl) glasses
guitarra (f) guitar
informática (f) computing, ICT
iPod iPod
jockey (m) hockeyjuego de ordenador (m), video juego (m), juego electrónico (m) computer game
jugador (m) player
lectura (f) reading
lugar de nacimiento (m) birthplace
madre (f) mother
marido (m) husband
mayor (m/f) older, first born
moda (f) fashion
moderno/a (m/f) modern
móvil (m) mobile phone
mp3 mp3
muerto dead
música (f) music
nacido/a (m/f) born
nariz (f) nose
natación (f) swimming
nombre (m) first name
obra de teatro (f) play
ocio (m) leisure
ojos (m/pl) eyes
oreja (f) our
orquesta (f) orchestra
padre (m) father
paraguas (m) umbrella
pasatiempo (m) leisure
pasear (el perro) to take out for a walk (dog)
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patinaje (m) skating
pelirrojo (m) red (hair)
pelo (m) hair
pelo liso (m) straight (hair)
pendientes (m/pl) earrings
piano (m) piano
pop pop (music)programa de television (m) programme (television)
rap (m) rap
rizado/a (m/f) curly
rock rock (music)
ropa (f) clothes
rugby (m) rugby
separado/a (m/f) separated
sombrero (m) hat
teclado (m) keyboard
tenis (m) tennistenis de mesa, ping pong (m) table tennis
tiempo libre (m) free time
trabajo (m), oficio (m) job
trompeta (f) trumpet
turismo (m) tourism
único/a (m/f) only (child)
universidad (f) university
vegetariano/a (m/f) vegetarian
vestido/a (m/f) de dressed
viejo/a (m/f) old
violín violinzapatillas de deporte (f/pl) trainers
PERSONAL INFO
GENERAL INTEREST (F)
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ENGLISH TO SPANISH
active activo/aadvantage ventaja (f)
adventure filmpelícula de aventuras (f)
at home en casaatmosphere ambiente (m)bag bolso (m) , bolsa (f)band, group grupo (m)
beginningprincipio (m) , comienzo (m)
book libro (m)cable TV televisión por cable (f)
cameracámara (f) , máquina fotográfica (f)
cartoon dibujos animados (m pl)
cassettecasete (m) , cassette (m)
CD (compact disc)disco compacto (m) , CD (m)
celebrity famoso (m) , famosa (f)chic, smart elegante, chicclassical, classic clásico/aclock, watch reloj (m)clothes ropa (f)collection colección (f)comic tebeo (m)computer game videojuego (m)computing, ICT informática (f)concert concierto (m)cycling ciclismo (m)disadvantage desventaja (f)documentary documental (m)dubbed (film) (una película) doblada
entertainmententretenimiento (m) , diversión (f)
environment medio ambiente (m)environmental problem
problema del medio ambiente (m)
environmentally friendly ecológico/aenvironmentally unfriendly
que daña el medio ambiente
equipment equipo (m)exciting emocionantefashion modafashionable, trendy de moda, a la modafavourite …. …favorito/a
flamenco flamenco (m)
folk musicmúsica tradicional (f) música folklórica (f)
free (of charge) gratisfruit shop frutería (f)fun divertido/agame juego (m)group grupo (m)
horror filmpelícula de terror, de miedo
informative informativo/ainterest Interés (m)iPod IPod (m)knowledge conocimiento (m)magazine revista (f)melody, tune melodía (f) mobile phone teléfono móvil (m)modern moderno/amoney dinero (m)mp3 (file) mp3 (m)murder mystery, detective story
novela de misterio (f) , novela policíaca (f)
music música (f)news noticias (f pl)
newspaperperiódico (m) , diario (m)
old-fashionedanticuado/a , pasado/a de moda
player jugador (m) , jugadora (f)
pocket money
dinero para gastos personales (m) , dinero de bolsillo (m)
pop music música pop (f)programme (computer)
programa de ordenador (m)
programme (television)
programa de televisión (m)
quiz show programa concurso (m)radio radio (f)rap hacer rapreading lectura (f)rock music música rock (f)romantic romántico/aromantic film película romántica (f)satellite TV televisión vía satélite (f)series serie (f) , ciclo (m)singer cantante (m, f)
soap operatelenovela (f) , culebrón (m)
song canción (f)
stereo systemequipo estereofónico (m) , estéreo (m)
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tattoo tatuaje (m)technology tecnología (f)
television settelevisor (m), televisión (f)
text message mensaje de texto (m)
thriftyeconómico/a , ahorrativo/a
to chat chatear , charlarto collect coleccionarto comb (hair) peinarseto cook cocinar , guisarto do, to make hacerto enjoy oneself divertirseto feel like (doing something) apetecerto function, to work funcionarto jog hacer footingto listen to the radio escuchar la radioto listen to, to hear escuchar , oírto play (a game) jugarto play (an instrument) tocarto put on ponerto put on make-up maquillarseto read leerto repair repararto run correrto see verto shave afeitarseto spend (money) gastar (dinero)to suggest sugerirto tag along, to accompany acompañar
to text, mandar un mensaje de texto
to walk, to take a walk, to stroll
andar, ir de paseo, pasear, dar un paseo
to watch TV ver la televisióntourism turismo (m)toy juguete (m)umbrella paraguas (m)
viewerespectador (m) , espectadora (f)
GENERAL INTEREST (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
bored aburrido/a
competition concurso (m)
creepyhorripilante, escalofriante
enjoyment, pleasure placer (m)exciting emocionantefree of charge, for nothing gratis
horror filmpelícula de terror (f), película de miedo (f)
race, racingcarrera (f) , carreras (f pl)
remote controlmando a distancia (m) , telemando (m)
subtitles subtítulos (m pl)surprise sorpresa (f) to accompany acompañarto chat, natter chatear , charlarto get to grips with enfrentarse con to prefer preferirto record registrar , grabarto switch on encenderto watch mirar
GENERAL INTEREST (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
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acompañarto tag along, to accompany
activo/a activeafeitarse to shaveambiente (m) atmosphereandar, ir de paseo, pasear, dar un paseo
to walk, to take a walk, to stroll
anticuado/a , pasado/a de moda old-fashioned
apetecerto feel like (doing something)
bolso (m) , bolsa (f) bagcámara (f) , máquina fotográfica (f) cameracanción (f) songcantante (m, f) singercasete (m) , cassette (m) cassettechatear , charlar to chatciclismo (m) cyclingclásico/a classical, classiccocinar , guisar to cookcolección (f) collectioncoleccionar to collectconcierto (m) concertconocimiento (m) knowledgecorrer to runde moda, a la moda fashionable, trendydesventaja (f) disadvantagedibujos animados (m pl) cartoondinero (m) moneydinero para gastos personales (m) , dinero de bolsillo (m) pocket moneydisco compacto (m) , CD (m) CD (compact disc)divertido/a fundivertirse to enjoy oneselfdocumental (m) documentary
ecológico/aenvironmentally friendly
económico/a , ahorrativo/a thriftyelegante, chic chic, smartemocionante excitingen casa at homeentretenimiento (m) , diversión (f) entertainmentequipo (m) equipment equipo estereofónico (m) , estéreo (m) stereo systemescuchar , oír to listen to, to hearescuchar la radio to listen to the radio
espectador (m) , espectadora (f) viewerfamoso (m) , famosa (f) celebrityfavorito/a favourite ….flamenco (m) flamencofrutería (f) fruit shopfuncionar to function, to workgastar (dinero) to spend (money)gratis free (of charge)grupo (m) band, groupgrupo (m) grouphacer to do, to makehacer footing to joghacer rap rap informativo/a informativeinformática (f) computing, ICTInterés (m) interestIPod (m) iPodjuego (m) gamejugador (m) , jugadora (f) player jugar to play (a game)juguete (m) toylectura (f) readingleer to readlibro (m) bookmandar un mensaje de texto to text, maquillarse to put on make-upmedio ambiente (m) environmentmelodía (f) melody, tunemensaje de texto (m) text messagemoda fashionmoderno/a modernmp3 (m) mp3 (file) música (f) musicmúsica pop (f) pop musicmúsica rock (f) rock musicmúsica tradicional (f) música folklórica (f) folk musicnoticias (f pl) newsnovela de misterio (f) , novela policíaca (f)
murder mystery, detective story
paraguas (m) umbrella peinarse to comb (hair)película de aventuras (f) adventure filmpelícula de terror, de miedo horror film
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película doblada (f) dubbed (film)película romántica (f) romantic filmperiódico (m) , diario (m) newspaperponer to put onprincipio (m) , comienzo (m) beginningproblema del medio ambiente (m) environmental problemprograma concurso (m) quiz showprograma de ordenador (m) programme (computer)programa de televisión (m) programme (television)que daña el medio ambiente
environmentally unfriendly
radio (f) radioreloj (m) clock, watchreparar to repairrevista (f) magazineromántico/a romanticropa (f) clothesserie (f) , ciclo (m) seriessugerir to suggesttatuaje (m) tattootebeo (m) comictecnología (f) technologyteléfono móvil (m) mobile phonetelenovela (f) , culebrón (m) soap operatelevisión por cable (f) cable TVtelevisión vía satélite (f) satellite TVtelevisor (m), televisión (f) television settocar to play (an instrument)turismo (m) tourismventaja (f) advantagever to seever la televisión to watch TVvideojuego (m) computer game
GENERAL INTEREST (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
aburrido/a boredacompañar to accompanycarrera (f) , carreras (f pl) race, racingchatear , charlar to chat, natterconcurso (m) competitionemocionante excitingencender to switch onenfrentarse con to get to grips with
gratisfree of charge, for nothing
horripilante, escalofriante creepymando a distancia (m) , telemando (m) remote controlmirar to watchpelícula de terror (f), película de miedo (f) horror filmplacer (m) enjoyment, pleasurepreferir to preferregistrar , grabar to recordsorpresa (f) surprisesubtítulos (m pl) subtitles
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PERSONAL INFO
LEISURE ACTIVITIES (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
activity actividad (f)athletics atletismo (m)badminton bádminton (m)band, group grupo (m)barbecue barbacoa (f)basketball baloncesto (m)bowling alley bolera (f)bull fight corrida (de toros) (f)bull ring plaza de toros (f)championship campeonato (m)chess ajedrez (m)cinema cine (m)clarinet clarinete (m)classical, classic clásico/aclub club (m)computer game videojuego (m)cycling ciclismo (m)dancing baile (m)disco discoteca (f)drums, percussion batería (f), percusión entrance fee precio de entrada (m)flute flauta (f)football fútbol (m)football balón de fútbol (m)fun diversión (f)goal meta (f)goal (scored in football) gol (m) guitar guitarra (f)hobby pasatiempo (m), hobby (m)
hockey hockey (m)horse caballo (m)horse riding equitación (f)
ice skatingpatinaje sobre hielo (m)
instrument instrumento (m)leisure ocio (m)leisure activity pasatiempo (m)
membermiembro (m, f) socio (m) , socia (f) ,
modern moderno/amusic música (f)offer oferta (f)
open air swimming pool
piscina al aire libre (f) , piscina descubierta (f)
orchestra orquesta (f)
performancesesión (f) , función (f) , actuación (f)
piano piano (m)play (theatre) obra de teatro (f)rugby rugby (m)
sailing boatvelero (m) , barco de vela (m)
skiing esquí (m)
sports equipmentequipo de deportes (m)
sports ground campo deportivo (m)
stageescenario (m) , tablado (m)
swimming natación (f)
table tennistenis de mesa (m) , ping pong (m)
team equipo (m)tennis tenis (m)ticket (admission/entrance) entrada (f)to bowl lanzarto dance bailarto do gymnastics hacer gimnasia
to do sportpracticar, hacer deporte
to exercise hacer ejercicio, hacer
to fish pescarto go irto go along, to accompany acompañarto go for a stroll pasearto go for a walk/stroll
ir de paseo, dar un paseo
to go out salir
to hike, ramble
Ir de excursión a pie, pasear, dar una caminata
to laze aboutdescansar, holgazanear
to meet, to meet up with
encontrar , quedar con
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to offer ofrecer
to ride (horses)montar a caballo, ir a caballo
to roller-skateir en patines de ruedas
to sailhacer, practicar la vela
to shoot disparar, tirarto skateboard montar en monopatínto swim nadartracksuit chándal (m)
trainerszapatillas de deporte (f pl)
trumpet trompeta (f)violin violín (m)water skiing esquí acuático (m)youth club club juvenil (m)
LEISURE ACTIVITIES (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
archery tiro con arco (m)fishing rod caña de pesca (f)mountaineering, climbing alpinismo (m)parachuting lanzar en paracaídasplay obra de teatro (f)recorder flauta dulce (f)(rock) climbing escalada en rocas (f)sport deporte (m)to accept aceptarto dive tirarse (al agua)
to scuba divebucear , practicar el buceo
to rest, relax descansar
LEISURE ACTIVITIES (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
acompañarto go along, to accompany
actividad (f) activity ajedrez (m) chessatletismo (m) athleticsbádminton (m) badminton bailar to dancebaile (m) dancingbalón de fútbol (m) footballbaloncesto (m) basketballbarbacoa (f) barbecuebatería (f) , percusión (f) drums, percussionbolera (f) bowling alleycaballo (m) horsecampeonato (m) championshipcampo deportivo (m) sports groundchándal (m) tracksuitciclismo (m) cyclingcine (m) cinemaclarinete (m) clarinetclásico/a classical, classicclub (m) clubclub juvenil (m) youth clubcorrida (de toros) (f) bull fightdescansar, holgazanear to laze aboutdiscoteca (f) discodisparar, tirar to shootdiversión (f) funviolín (m) violinencontrar , quedar con
to meet, to meet up with
entrada (f)ticket (admission/entrance)
equipo (m) teamequipo de deportes (m) sports equipmentequitación (f) horse riding
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escenario (m) , tablado (m) stageesquí (m) skiingesquí acuático (m) water skiingflauta (f) flutefútbol (m) football
gol (m) goal (scored in football)
grupo (m) band, groupguitarra (f) guitarhacer ejercicio, hacer to exercise
hacer gimnasia to do gymnasticshacer, practicar la vela to sailhockey (m) hockeyinstrumento (m) instrumentir to goIr de excursión a pie, pasear, dar una caminata to hike, rambleir de paseo, dar un paseo to go for a walk/strollir en patines de ruedas to roller-skatelanzar to bowlmeta (f) goalmiembro (m, f) socio (m) , socia (f) , membermoderno/a modernmontar a caballo, ir a caballo to ride (horses)montar en monopatín to skateboardmúsica (f) musicnadar to swimnatación (f) swimmingobra de teatro (f) play (theatre) ocio (m) leisureoferta (f) offerofrecer to offerorquesta (f) orchestrapasatiempo (m) leisure activitypasatiempo (m), hobby (m) hobby
pasear to go for a strollpatinaje sobre hielo (m) ice skatingpescar to fish piano (m) pianopiscina al aire libre (f) , piscina descubierta (f)
open air swimming pool
plaza de toros (f) bull ringpracticar, hacer to do sport
deporteprecio de entrada (m) entrance feerugby (m) rugby salir to go outsesión (f) , función (f) , actuación (f) performancetenis (m) tennistenis de mesa (m) , ping pong (m) table tennistrompeta (f) trumpetvelero (m) , barco de vela (m) sailing boatvideojuego (m) computer gamezapatillas de deporte (f pl) trainers
LEISURE ACTIVITIES (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
tiro con arco (m) archerycaña de pesca (f) fishing rod
alpinismo (m)mountaineering, climbing
lanzar en paracaídas parachutingobra de teatro (f) playflauta dulce (f) recorderescalada en rocas (f) (rock) climbingdeporte (m) sportaceptar to accepttirarse (al agua) to divebucear , practicar el buceo to scuba divedescansar to rest, relax
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PERSONAL INFO
FAMILY AND FRIENDS (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
addressdirección (f) , señas (f pl)
adult, grown-up adulto/aadventurous aventurero/aage edad (f)agreed de acuerdoalone solo/aangry, cross enfadado/aargument, quarrel discusión(f) , pelea (f)attractive atractivo/aaunt tía (f)awesome, magnificent
impresionante, magnífico/a
bathroom cuarto de baño (m)beard barba (f)beautiful hermoso/a guapo/abirth nacimiento (m)birthday cumpleaños (m)birthplace lugar de nacimiento (m)born nacido/a
boyniño (m) , chico (m) , muchacho (m)
brother hermano (m)brother-in-law / sister-in-law cuñado (m) , cuñada (f)brothers and sisters, siblings hermanos (m pl)cat gato (m)
celebration, party fiesta (f)character carácter (m)character, personality personalidad (f)cheeky descarado/achild niño (m) , niña (f)chin barbilla (f)christening bautizo (m)clothes ropa (f)computer ordenador (m)cousin primo (m)cousin (female) prima (f)curly rizado/adad papá (m)date of birth fecha de nacimiento (f)daughter hija (f)dead muerto/a
detached housecasa independiente (f) , chalet individual (m)
dissatisfieddescontento/a , insatisfecho/a
divorced divorciado/adog perro (m)dream sueño (m)ear (outer) oreja (f)ear (inner) oído (m)earrings pendientes (m pl)emergency emergencia (f)engaged estar prometido/a
engagement ringanillo de compromiso (m)
eyes ojos (m pl)face cara (f)family familia (f)famous famoso/afather padre (m)feeling sentimiento (m)first name nombre (m)
flatpiso (m) , apartamento (m)
foolish, silly tonto/aforeign extranjero/a
foreignerextranjero (m) , extranjera (f)
friend amigo (m) , amiga (f)
friendlysimpático/a , amistoso/a
friendship amistad (f)funny gracioso/awitty ingenioso/a
girlniña (f) , chica (f) , muchacha (f)
glasses gafas (f pl)granddad abuelito (m)
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grandchild nieto (m) , nieta (f)grandfather abuelo (m)grandma, granny, grandmother abuela (f)grandparents abuelos (m pl)guy, dude, bloke tipo (m) , tío (m)
hairpelo (m) , cabellos (m pl)
half- medio/ahat sombrero (m)helpful atento/a
homehogar (m) , casa (f) , domicilio (m)
honest honesto/ahouse casa (f)household casa (f) , familia (f)humorous gracioso/a , divertido/aideal idealimpatient impaciente
impolitemal educado/a , descortés
in a good / bad mood de buen / mal humorin love enamorado/aintelligent inteligenteinvitation invitación (f)jacket chaqueta (f)
jobempleo (m) , trabajo (m)
kiss beso (m)life vida (f)light luz (f)likeable simpático/a , agradable
livelyanimado/a , alegre , vivaz
lonely solitario/a
man, husbandhombre (m) , marido (m)
marriage matrimonio (m)married casado/amean, nasty tacaño/a , malo/a ,
member of the familymiembro de la familia (m, f)
mood humor (m)mother madre (f)moustache bigote (m)mouth boca (f)multicultural multiculturalmum madre (f), mamá (f)neighbour vecino (m) , vecina (f)nice, kind simpático/a , amablenice, likeable agradablenickname apodo (m)no sense of humour sin sentido de humornonsense tonterías (f pl)
normal normalnose nariz (f)old viejo/a
old fashionedanticuado/a , pasado/a de moda
older mayor
only childhijo único (m) , hija única (f)
optimistic optimistaparents padres (m pl)patient pacientepen friend corresponsal (m, f)people gente (f)person persona (f)pessimistic pesimista
petmascota (f) , animal doméstico (m)
picture cuadro (m)place of residence domicilio (m)
pleased, satisfiedestar contento/a , estar satisfecho/a
polite educado/a , cortéspoor pobrepost code código postal (m)present regalo (m)
prettybonito/a , mono/a , lindo/a
quiet tranquilo/arelationship relación (f)rich rico/aring anillo (m)sad triste
selfuno mismo (m) , una misma (f)
selfish egoísta
semi-detached housecasa adosada (f) , chalet adosado (m)
separated separado/aserious serio/ashy tímido/asingle soltero (m) , soltera (f)sister hermana (f)skin colour color de la piel (m)son hijo (m)son-in-law / daughter-in-law yerno (m) , yerna (f)
sour, crossagrio/a , enfadado/a, enojado/a
step paso (m)stepfather padrastro (m)stepmother madrastra (f)straight (hair) lisostudy (room) despacho (m)surname apellido (m)
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surveyencuesta (f) , sondeo (m)
teeth muelas (f, pl)telephone number número de teléfono (m)terraced house casa adosada (f)thin delgado/atidy ordenado/a younger menorto (dis)like (no) gustarto annoy molestarto apologise, to excuse oneself disculparseto argue, to quarrel discutir , pelear
to babysithacer de canguro , cuidar niños
to be annoying, to annoy someone fastidiar, molestarto be called llamarseto be in a good / bad mood
estar de buen / mal humor
to care for, to look after cuidarto celebrate celebrarto chat, chatter chatear, charlarto congratulate felicitarto criticise criticarto donate donarto get divorced divorciarse, separar
to get engagedestar prometido/a , ser novios/as
to get married casarseto get on with llevarse bien conto introduce (yourself) presentarseto invite invitarto kiss besarto know, (be familiar with) conocerto like gustarto look (e.g. pretty, ugly etc) parecerto look after cuidar
to look forward to
esperar con impaciencia , esperar con ansia, hacer mucha ilusión
to prefer preferirto separate, to split up separarto support apoyarto visit visitartwin - gemelo/atwins gemelos (m pl)ugly feo/auncle tío (m)unemployed en paro
unfriendly antipático/auniversity universidad (f)unpleasant, disagreeable desagradableuntidy desordenado/avisit visita (f)wedding boda (f)wedding ring anillo de boda (m)wife, woman mujer (f)work trabajo (m)year año (m)young jovenyoung lady, Miss. señorita (f)young person joven (m, f)
FAMILY AND FRIENDS (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
a good deed buena acción (f)
acquaintance, friendrelación (f), amigo (m). amiga (f)
addressdirección (f) , señas (f pl)
adopted adoptivo/aapartment block bloque de pisos (m)area code (telephone number) prefijo local (m)bald head calvo/abased on, on account of
basarse en / fundarse en
bride novia (f)bridegroom novio (m)career profesión (f) , carrera (f)character trait rasgo característico (m)conceited vanidoso/adepressed deprimido/adiscrimination discriminación (f)fiancé(e) novio (m) , novia (f)gender, sex sexo (m)generous generoso/agranddaughter nieta (f)grandson nieto (m)
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homeless sin hogarhumour humor (m) , gracia (f)
identical twinsgemelos idénticos (m pl)
independent independientejealous celoso/aloyal, faithful leal , fielmad, crazy loco/a ,marriage ceremony, wedding boda (f)meeting encuentro (m)nationality nacionalidad (f)needy, in need necesitado/anephew sobrino (m)niece sobrina (f)of age (i.e. over 18) adulto/a , mayor
old people’s home residencia de ancianos (f)
pensioner, senior citizen jubilado/apretentious pretencioso/aracist racista (m, f)relationship relación (f)relative, relation pariente (m, f)reliable digno/a de confianzarole model modelo/a a imitarself-confident seguro/a de sí mismo/asimilar parecido/a
single parentpadre sin pareja (m) madre sin pareja (f)
single person soltero (m) soltera (f)single, unattached soltero (m) , soltera (f)spot, pimple grano (m) ,espinilla (f)to disadvantage perjudicarto experience experimentarto drive somebody up the wall
reventar , sacar de quicio
to look after cuidarto pick on, to harass acosar , hostigarto suffer sufrirto switch off apagarunderage menor de edadwell-balanced bien equilibrado/awith one another, together juntos/as
FAMILY AND FRIENDS (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
(no) gustar to (dis)like
abuela (f)grandma, granny, grandmother
abuelito (m) granddadabuelo (m) grandfatherabuelos (m pl) grandparentsadulto/a adult, grown-upagradable nice, likeableagrio/a , enfadado/a, enojado/a sour, crossamigo (m) , amiga (f) friendamistad (f) friendshipanillo (m) ringanillo de boda (m) wedding ringanillo de compromiso (m) engagement ringanimado/a , alegre , vivaz livelyaño (m) yearanticuado/a , pasado/a de moda old fashionedantipático/a unfriendlyapellido (m) surnameapodo (m) nicknameapoyar to supportatento/a helpfulatractivo/a attractiveaventurero/a adventurousbarba (f) beardbarbilla (f) chin bautizo (m) christeningbesar to kissbeso (m) kissbigote (m) moustacheboca (f) mouthboda (f) weddingbonito/a , mono/a , lindo/a prettycara (f) facecarácter (m) charactercasa (f) housecasa (f) , familia (f) householdcasa adosada (f) terraced housecasa adosada (f) , chalet adosado (m) semi-detached housecasa independiente (f) , chalet individual (m) detached house
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casado/a marriedcasarse to get marriedcelebrar to celebratechaqueta (f) jacketchatear, charlar to chat, chattercódigo postal (m) post codecolor de la piel (m) skin colour
conocerto know, (be familiar with)
corresponsal (m, f) pen friendcriticar to criticisecuadro (m) picturecuarto de baño (m) bathroomcuidar to care for, to look aftercuidar to look aftercumpleaños (m) birthdaycuñado (m) , cuñada (f)
brother-in-law / sister-in-law
de acuerdo agreedde buen / mal humor in a good / bad mooddelgado/a thin
desagradableunpleasant, disagreeable
descarado/a cheekydescontento/a , insatisfecho/a dissatisfieddesordenado/a untidydespacho (m) study (room)dirección (f) , señas (f pl) address
disculparseto apologise, to excuse oneself
discusión(f) , pelea (f) argument, quarreldiscutir , pelear to argue, to quarreldivorciado/a divorceddivorciarse, separar to get divorceddomicilio (m) place of residencedonar to donateedad (f) agemadre (f), mamá (f) mumsimpático/a , agradable likeablesimpático/a , amable nice, kindeducado/a , cortés politeegoísta selfishemergencia (f) emergencyempleo (m) , trabajo (m) joben paro unemployedenamorado/a in love
encuesta (f) , sondeo (m) surveyenfadado/a angry, crossesperar con impaciencia , esperar con ansia, hacer mucha ilusión to look forward toestar contento/a , estar satisfecho/a pleased, satisfiedestar de buen / mal humor
to be in a good / bad mood
estar prometido/a engagedestar prometido/a , ser novios/as to get engagedextranjero (m) , extranjera (f) foreignerextranjero/a foreignfamilia (f) familyfamoso/a famous
fastidiar, molestarto be annoying, to annoy someone
fecha de nacimiento (f) date of birthfelicitar to congratulatefeo/a uglyfiesta (f) celebration, partygafas (f pl) glassesgato (m) catgemelo/a twin -gemelos (m pl) twinsgente (f) peoplegracioso/a funnygracioso/a , divertido/a humorousgustar to likehacer de canguro , cuidar niños to babysithermana (f) sisterhermano (m) brother
hermanos (m pl)brothers and sisters, siblings
hermoso/a guapo/a beautifulhija (f) daughterhijo (m) sonhijo único (m) , hija única (f) only childhogar (m) , casa (f) , domicilio (m) homehombre (m) , marido (m) man, husbandhonesto/a honesthumor (m) moodideal idealimpaciente impatientimpresionante, magnífico/a awesome, magnificent
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ingenioso/a wittyinteligente intelligentinvitación (f) invitationinvitar to invitejoven youngjoven (m, f) young personliso straight (hair)llamarse to be calledllevarse bien con to get on withlugar de nacimiento (m) birthplaceluz (f) lightmadrastra (f) stepmothermadre (f) mothermal educado/a , descortés impolitemascota (f) , animal doméstico (m) petmatrimonio (m) marriagemayor older medio/a half-menor youngermiembro de la familia (m, f) member of the familymolestar to annoy muelas (f, pl) teethmuerto/a deadmujer (f) wife, womanmulticultural multiculturalnacido/a bornnacimiento (m) birthnariz (f) nosenieto (m) , nieta (f) grandchildniña (f) , chica (f) , muchacha (f) girlniño (m) , chico (m) , muchacho (m) boyniño (m) , niña (f) childnombre (m) first namenormal normalnúmero de teléfono (m) telephone numberoído (m) ear (inner)ojos (m pl) eyesoptimista optimisticordenado/a tidyordenador (m) computeroreja (f) ear (outer)paciente patient
padrastro (m) stepfatherpadre (m) fatherpadres (m pl) parentspapá (m) dad
parecerto look (e.g. pretty, ugly etc)
paso (m) steppelo (m) , cabellos (m pl) hairpendientes (m pl) earringsperro (m) dogpersona (f) personpersonalidad (f) character, personalitypesimista pessimisticpiso (m) , apartamento (m) flatpobre poorpreferir to preferpresentarse to introduce (yourself)prima (f) cousin (female)primo (m) cousinregalo (m) presentrelación (f) relationshiprico/a richrizado/a curlyropa (f) clothesseñorita (f) young lady, Miss.sentimiento (m) feelingseparado/a separatedseparar to separate, to split upserio/a serioussimpático/a , amistoso/a friendlysin sentido de humor no sense of humoursolitario/a lonelysolo/a alonesoltero (m) , soltera (f) singlesombrero (m) hatsueño (m) dreamtacaño/a , malo/a , mean, nastytía (f) aunttímido/a shytío (m) uncletipo (m) , tío (m) guy, dude, bloketonterías (f pl) nonsensetonto/a foolish, sillytrabajo (m) work
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tranquilo/a quiettriste saduniversidad (f) universityuno mismo (m) , una misma (f) selfvecino (m) , vecina (f) neighbourvida (f) lifeviejo/a old visita (f) visitvisitar to visit
yerno (m) , yerna (f)son-in-law / daughter-in-law
FAMILY AND FRIENDS (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
acosar , hostigar to pick on, to harassadoptivo/a adoptedadulto/a , mayor of age (i.e. over 18)apagar to switch offbasarse en / fundarse en based on, on account of bien equilibrado/a well-balancedbloque de pisos (m) apartment block
boda (f)marriage ceremony, wedding
buena acción (f) a good deedcalvo/a bald headceloso/a jealouscuidar to look afterdeprimido/a depresseddigno/a de confianza reliabledirección (f) , señas (f pl) addressdiscriminación (f) discriminationencuentro (m) meetingexperimentar to experiencegemelos idénticos (m pl) identical twinsgeneroso/a generous
grano (m) ,espinilla (f) spot, pimplehumor (m) , gracia (f) humourindependiente independent
jubilado/apensioner, senior citizen
juntos/aswith one another, together
leal , fiel loyal, faithfulloco/a , mad, crazymenor de edad underagemodelo/a a imitar role modelnacionalidad (f) nationalitynecesitado/a needy, in neednieta (f) granddaughternieto (m) grandsonnovia (f) bridenovio (m) bridegroomnovio (m) , novia (f) fiancé(e)padre sin pareja (m) madre sin pareja (f) single parentparecido/a similarpariente (m, f) relative, relationperjudicar to disadvantage
prefijo local (m)area code (telephone number)
pretencioso/a pretentiousprofesión (f) , carrera (f) careerracista (m, f) racistrasgo característico (m) character traitrelación (f) relationshiprelación (f), amigo (m). amiga (f) acquaintance, friendresidencia de ancianos (f) old people’s home reventar , sacar de quicio
to drive somebody up the wall
seguro/a de sí mismo/a self-confidentsexo (m) gender, sexsin hogar homelesssobrina (f) niecesobrino (m) nephewsoltero (m) , soltera (f) single, unattachedsoltero (m) soltera (f) single personsufrir to suffervanidoso/a conceited
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PERSONAL INFO
LIFESTYLE (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
accident accidente (m)age edad (f)alcohol alcohol (m)alcoholic alcohólico/aappetite apetito (m)apple manzana (f)apricot albaricoque (m)arm brazo (m)back (part of body) espalda (f)bad malo/a
banana plátano (m)bean haba (f) , judía (f)beer cerveza (f)biscuit galleta (f)body cuerpo (m)bread pan (m)breakfast desayuno (m)broken roto/acake pastel (m)calm, peace tranquilidad (f)carrot zanahoria (f)cauliflower coliflor (f)cheese queso (m)cherry cereza (f)chicken pollo (m)chips patatas fritas (f pl)chocolate chocolate (m)chocolate (a single chocolate, not a bar) bombón (m)chop (e.g. pork) chuleta (de cerdo)cigarette cigarillo (m)cocoa cacao (m)coffee café (m)cold frío/aconstipation estreñimiento (m)cream nata (f) , crema (f)crisps patatas fritas (f pl)cucumber pepino (m)cycling ciclismo (m)dead muerto/a
deliciousdelicioso/a , riquísimo/a
diarrhoea diarrea (f)drug droga (f)drunk borracho/aegg huevo (m)
escalope escalope (m) , filete (m)
evening meal, dinner, supper cena (f)fat gordo/afat, grease grasa (f)fatty, greasy graso/a , grasiento/afinger dedo (m)
first aidprimeros auxilios (m pl)
fish pescado (m)flu gripe (m)
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foodcomida (f) , alimentos (m pl)
foot pie (m)fruit fruta (f)fruit juice zumo de fruta (m)full lleno/agateau, tart, flan tarta (f)grape uva (f)gymnastics gimnasia (f)
habitcostumbre (f) , hábito (m)
ham (cured, cooked)jamón (m) (serrano, de York)
hand mano (f)happy contento/a , felizhard, harsh duro/a , severo/ahead cabeza (f)health salud (f)
health/fitness centre
centro de salud (m) centro de entrenamiento (m)
healthy saludableheart corazón (m)help ayuda (f)hot (spicy) picantehunger hambre (f)
I am fine / I feel sick/unwell
estoy bien / tengo ganas de vomitar / me siento enfermo/a
ice cream helado (m)ill enfermo/aimage imagen (f)indoor swimming pool piscina cubierta (f)
injection, syringeinyección (f) , jeringa (f) , jeringuilla (f)
injury herida (f)jam mermelada (f)juice zumo (m)knee rodilla (f)leg pierna (f)lemon limón (m)lemonade limonada (f)
lettuce, saladlechuga (f) , ensalada (f)
lively animado/a , vivazliver hígado (m)
low-fatbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a
lunchcomida (f) , almuerzo (m)
lung pulmón (m)margarine margarina (f)
meal comida (f)meat carne (f)medicine medicina (f)melon melón (m)milk leche (f)mineral water (fizzy, still)
agua mineral (f) (con gas, sin gas)
mushroom (flat topped ) seta (f)mushroom (round topped) champiñón (m)my….hurts me duele el/la …
neck, throatcuello (m) , garganta (f)
nervous nervioso/anon – alcoholic no alcohólico/anon-dispensing chemist’s droguería (f)oil aceite (m)old viejo/aolder mayoromelette tortilla (f)onion cebolla (f)orange naranja (f)orangeade naranjada (f)organic orgánico/apain dolor (m)pasta pastas (f pl)pea guisante (m)peach melocotón (m)pear pera (f)pineapple piña (f)plum ciruela (f)pork carne de cerdo (f)porridge avena cocida (f)potato patata (f)raspberry frambuesa (f)raw crudo/arecipe receta (f)remedy, medicine remedio (m)rice arroz (m)roast dinner asado (m)roll panecillo (m)salt sal (f)sandwich bocadillo (m)sausage salchicha (f)should, ought to deberíashoulder hombro (m)
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sick, ill enfermo/aslim delgado/a
smokerfumador (m) , fumadora (f)
snack tentempié (m)soft blando/asoup sopa (f)sport deporte (m)sporty deportistastomach estómago (m)strawberry fresa (f)stressful estresantesugar azúcar (m, f)sunburn insolación (f)sweet dulcesweet (dessert) postre (m)
sweetscaramelos (m pl) , golosinas (f pl)
swimming natación (f)
tabletpastilla (f) , comprimido (m)
tasty sabroso/atea té (m)temperature temperatura (f)therapy terapia (f)thin delgado/athirst sed (f)tired cansado/ato bake cocer al hornoto be afraid tener miedoto be hungry tener hambreto be on a diet estar a régimento be thirsty tener sedto break romperto breathe respirarto breathe in aspirarto cough toserto die morirto do hacerto do aerobics hacer aerobic
to do sportpracticar / hacer deporte
to drink beberto eat comerto exercise, work out, practise
hacer ejercicio , entrenar
to fall caerto feel sentir
to give up dejar de
to go for a walkir de paseo , dar un paseo
to grill, barbecue asar a la parrilla
to harm, hurt, injuredañar , hacer daño a , herir
to have a cough tener tosto have –ache tener dolor de …to have/eat breakfast desayunarto hurt hacer daño ato inject inyectarto jog hacer footingto keep fit mantenerse en forma
to lose weightperder peso , adelgazar
to prepare prepararto put on weight ganar peso, engordarto relax relajarseto run correrto sleep dormirto smell olerto smoke fumarto stop parar , dejar de …to take tomarto take (medicine) tomar (medicina)
to tasteprobar , degustar, saborear
to try probarto try to … intentarto warn advertir , avisartoast tostada (f)toasted sandwich sándwich (m)tobacco tabaco (m)tomato tomate (m)tooth diente (m) , muela (f)tuna atún (m) , bonito (m)unfit en mala forma físicaunhealthy poco/a sano/a
vegetableverdura (f) , hortaliza (f)
vegetarian vegetariano/avitamins vitaminas ( f pl)water agua (f)water melon sandía (f)
wine (red, white)vino (tinto, blanco) (m)
yoghurt yogur (m)
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LIFESTYLE (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
addicted adicto/a a
addiction adicción (f), dependencia (f)
AIDS SIDA (f)
alcoholic (person) alcohólico (m) , alcohólica (f)
alcoholism alcoholismo (m)ankle tobillo (m)anorexic anoréxico/aaspirins aspirinas (f pl)beef carne de vaca (f)blood sangre (f)brain cerebro (m)
breathing difficultiesdificultades de respiración (f, pl)
burn quemadura (f)cancer cáncer (m)cold frío/acold resfriado (m)consciousness conocimiento (m)cough tos (f)dependent depender dedietary fibre fibra dietética (f)dizzy mareado/a
drug addict drogadicto/a , toxicómano/a
drug advice centre
centro de asesoramiento para drogadictos (m)
drug dealer traficante de drogas (m, f)
drugs drogas (f, pl)duck pato (m)flour harina (f)food alimentación (f)fried egg huevo frito (m)fruit tea té de fruta (m)
full fat milkleche con toda la nata (f)
garlic ajo (m)goose ganso (m)hake merluza (f)
harmful dañoso/ahay fever fiebre del heno (f)herbal tea té de hierbas (m)HIV positive VIH positivo/ahomemade casero/ahoney miel (f)indigestion indigestión (f)lamb carne de cordero (f)lettuce lechuga (f)
low fatbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a
movement, exercisemovimiento (m) , ejercicio (m)
muesli muesli (m)nut nuez (f)obesity obesidad (f)
organic foodalimentos orgánicos (m pl)
overdose sobredosis (f)overweight gordo/a
pasta/noodlespastas (f pl) , fideos (m pl)
pâté paté (m)plasters tiritas (f pl)rehab rehabilitación (f)salmon salmón (m)
scrambled eggshuevos revueltos (m pl)
smell olor (m)smoked ahumado/asmoker’s cough tos de fumador/a (f)sparkling mineral water agua mineral con gas spicy picantesport deporte (m)sunburn insolación (f)swollen hinchado/ataste sabor (m)tasty sabroso/a
tiringcansado/a , cansador/a
to be in shape estar en formato be sick, vomit vomitarto get used to acostumbrarse ato keep fit mantenerse en formato move moverto put on weight engordarto recover recuperarto relax relajarse
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to resist temptation resistir la tentaciónto roast, to fry asar , freírto season sazonarto snort resoplarto sprain (e.g. ankle) torcerse el tobilloto succumb to temptation
sucumbir a la tentación
toothbrush cepillo de dientes (m)toothpaste pasta de dientes (f)treatment tratamiento (m)trout trucha (f)turkey pavo (m)
unconsciousinconsciente , sin sentido
use-by date fecha de caducidad (f)veal ternera (f)well-cooked muy hecho
LIFESTYLE (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
accidente (m) accidentaceite (m) oiladvertir , avisar to warnagua (f) wateragua mineral (f) (con gas, sin gas)
mineral water (fizzy, still)
albaricoque (m) apricotalcohol (m) alcohol alcohólico/a alcoholic animado/a , vivaz livelyapetito (m) appetitearroz (m) riceasado (m) roast dinnerasar a la parrilla to grill, barbecueaspirar to breathe inatún (m) , bonito (m) tunaavena cocida (f) porridge
ayuda (f) helpazúcar (m, f) sugarbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a low-fatbeber to drinkblando/a softbocadillo (m) sandwich
bombón (m)chocolate (a single chocolate, not a bar)
borracho/a drunk brazo (m) armcabeza (f) headcacao (m) cocoacaer to fallcafé (m) coffeecansado/a tiredcaramelos (m pl) , golosinas (f pl) sweetscarne (f) meatcarne de cerdo (f) porkcebolla (f) onion
cena (f)evening meal, dinner, supper
centro de salud (m) centro de entrenamiento (m) health/fitness centrecereza (f) cherrycerveza (f) beer
champiñón (m)mushroom (round topped)
chocolate (m) chocolatechuleta (de cerdo) chop (e.g. pork)ciclismo (m) cyclingcigarrillo (m) cigaretteciruela (f) plumcocer al horno to bakecoliflor (f) cauliflowercomer to eatcomida (f) mealcomida (f) , alimentos (m pl) foodcomida (f) , almuerzo (m) lunchcontento/a , feliz happycorazón (m) heartcorrer to runcostumbre (f) , hábito (m) habitcrudo/a rawcuello (m) , garganta (f) neck, throatcuerpo (m) body
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dañar , hacer daño a , herir to harm, hurt, injuredebería should, ought todedo (m) fingerdejar de to give updelgado/a slimdelgado/a thindelicioso/a , riquísimo/a deliciousdeporte (m) sportdeportista sportydesayunar to have/eat breakfastdesayuno (m) breakfastdiarrea (f) diarrhoeadiente (m) , muela (f) toothdolor (m) paindormir to sleepdroga (f) drug
droguería (f)non-dispensing chemist’s
dulce sweetduro/a , severo/a hard, harshedad (f) ageen mala forma física unfitenfermo/a illenfermo/a sick, ill escalope (m) , filete (m) escalope espalda (f) back (part of body)estar a régimen to be on a dietestómago (m) stomachestoy bien / tengo ganas de vomitar / me siento enfermo/a
I am fine / I feel sick/unwell
estreñimiento (m) constipationestresante stressfulframbuesa (f) raspberryfresa (f) strawberryfrío/a coldfruta (f) fruitfumador (m) , fumadora (f) smokerfumar to smokegalleta (f) biscuitganar peso, engordar to put on weightgimnasia (f) gymnasticsgordo/a fatgrasa (f) fat, greasegraso/a , grasiento/a fatty, greasy
gripe (m) fluguisante (m) peahaba (f) , judía (f) beanhacer to dohacer aerobic to do aerobicshacer daño a to hurthacer ejercicio , entrenar
to exercise, work out, practise
hacer footing to joghambre (f) hungerhelado (m) ice creamherida (f) injuryhígado (m) liverhombro (m) shoulderhuevo (m) eggimagen (f) imageinsolación (f) sunburnintentar to try to …inyección (f) , jeringa (f) , jeringuilla (f) injection, syringeinyectar to injectir de paseo , dar un paseo to go for a walkjamón (m) (serrano, de York) ham (cured, cooked)leche (f) milklechuga (f) , ensalada (f) lettuce, saladlimón (m) lemonlimonada (f) lemonadelleno/a fullmalo/a badmano (f) handmantenerse en forma to keep fitmanzana (f) applemargarina (f) margarinemayor older me duele el/la … my….hurtsmedicina (f) medicinemelocotón (m) peachmelón (m) melon mermelada (f) jammorir to die muerto/a dead naranja (f) orangenaranjada (f) orangeadenata (f) , crema (f) creamnatación (f) swimming
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nervioso/a nervousno alcohólico/a non – alcoholicoler to smellorgánico/a organicpan (m) breadpanecillo (m) rollparar , dejar de … to stoppastas (f pl) pastapastel (m) cakepastilla (f) , comprimido (m) tabletpatata (f) potatopatatas fritas (f pl) chipspatatas fritas (f pl) crispspepino (m) cucumberpera (f) pearperder peso , adelgazar to lose weightpescado (m) fishpicante hot (spicy)pie (m) footpierna (f) legpiña (f) pineapplepiscina cubierta (f) indoor swimming poolplátano (m) bananapoco/a sano/a unhealthypollo (m) chickenpostre (m) sweet (dessert)practicar / hacer deporte to do sportpreparar to prepareprimeros auxilios (m pl) first aidprobar to tryprobar , degustar, saborear to tastepulmón (m) lungqueso (m) cheesereceta (f) reciperelajarse to relaxremedio (m) remedy, medicinerespirar to breatherodilla (f) kneeromper to breakroto/a brokensabroso/a tastysal (f) saltsalchicha (f) sausage
salud (f) healthsaludable healthysandía (f) water melonsándwich (m) toasted sandwichsed (f) thirstsentir to feel
seta (f)mushroom (flat topped )
sopa (f) souptabaco (m) tobaccotarta (f) gateau, tart, flanté (m) teatemperatura (f) temperaturetener dolor de … to have –achetener hambre to be hungrytener miedo to be afraidtener sed to be thirstytener tos to have a coughtentempié (m) snackterapia (f) therapytomar to taketomar (medicina) to take (medicine)tomate (m) tomatotortilla (f) omelettetoser to coughtostada (f) toasttranquilidad (f) calm, peaceuva (f) grapevegetariano/a vegetarianverdura (f) , hortaliza (f) vegetableviejo/a oldvino (tinto, blanco) (m) wine (red, white)vitaminas ( f pl) vitaminsyogur (m) yoghurtzanahoria (f) carrotzumo (m) juicezumo de fruta (m) fruit juice
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LIFESTYLE (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
adicto/a a addicted adicción (f), dependencia (f) addiction SIDA (f) AIDSalcohólico (m) , alcohólica (f) alcoholic (person) alcoholismo (m) alcoholism tobillo (m) ankleanoréxico/a anorexicaspirinas (f pl) aspirinscarne de vaca (f) beefsangre (f) bloodcerebro (m) braindificultades de respiración (f, pl) breathing difficultiesquemadura (f) burncáncer (m) cancer frío/a coldresfriado (m) coldconocimiento (m) consciousness tos (f) coughdepender de dependent fibra dietética (f) dietary fibremareado/a dizzydrogadicto/a , toxicómano/a drug addict centro de asesoramiento para drogadictos (m) drug advice centretraficante de drogas (m, f) drug dealer drogas (f, pl) drugspato (m) duckharina (f) flouralimentación (f) food huevo frito (m) fried eggté de fruta (m) fruit tealeche con toda la nata (f) full fat milk
ajo (m) garlicganso (m) goosemerluza (f) hakedañoso/a harmfulfiebre del heno (f) hay feverté de hierbas (m) herbal teaVIH positivo/a HIV positivecasero/a homemademiel (f) honeyindigestión (f) indigestioncarne de cordero (f) lamblechuga (f) lettucebajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a low fatmovimiento (m) , ejercicio (m) movement, exercisemuesli (m) mueslinuez (f) nutobesidad (f) obesityalimentos orgánicos (m pl) organic foodsobredosis (f) overdosegordo/a overweightpastas (f pl) , fideos (m pl) pasta/noodlespaté (m) pâtétiritas (f pl) plastersrehabilitación (f) rehabsalmón (m) salmonhuevos revueltos (m pl) scrambled eggsolor (m) smell ahumado/a smokedtos de fumador/a (f) smoker’s cough
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water
picante spicydeporte (m) sportinsolación (f) sunburnhinchado/a swollensabor (m) taste sabroso/a tastycansado/a , cansador/a tiringestar en forma to be in shapevomitar to be sick, vomitacostumbrarse a to get used to mantenerse en forma to keep fitmover to moveengordar to put on weight
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recuperar to recoverrelajarse to relaxresistir la tentación to resist temptationasar , freír to roast, to frysazonar to seasonresoplar to snort torcerse el tobillo to sprain (e.g. ankle)sucumbir a la tentación
to succumb to temptation
cepillo de dientes (m) toothbrushpasta de dientes (f) toothpastetratamiento (m) treatmenttrucha (f) troutpavo (m) turkeyinconsciente , sin sentido unconsciousfecha de caducidad (f) use-by dateternera (f) vealmuy hecho well-cooked
CUSTOMER SERVICECUSTUMER SERVICES
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
at your service a vuestro serviciobank card tarjeta de banco (f)bedroom dormitorio (m)bill, invoice factura (f)biscuits galletas (f,pl)boss patrón/a (m/f)
bread pan (m)breakfast desayuno (m)brochure folleto (m)butter mantequilla (m, pl)cake shop pastelería (f)camera cámara de fotos (m)casual jacket chaqueta (f)cheese queso (m)chicken pollo (m)chips/crisps patatas fritas (f/pl)choice (to general) opción (f)coffee café (m)coin moneda (f)cooked cocinado/acotton algodón (m)credit card tarjeta de crédito (f)customer cliente (m/f)damage, pity, shame pena (f)department departamento (m)department store tienda (f)dining room comedor (m)dish (of the day) plato (del día) (m)dress vestido (m)drink bebida (f)egg huevo (m)euro euro (m)exchange bureau oficina de cambio (f)exchange rate cambio (m)excursion excursiónflight vuelo (m)
formficha (f), formulario (m)
free of charge gratisfruit fruta (f)fruit juice zumo de fruta (m)full completó/aglove guante (m)green beans judías verdes (f, pl)hairdresser peluquero/ahalf medio (m)ham jamón (m)hamburger hamburguesa (f)ice cream helado (m)
identity cardcarné de identidad, dni (m)
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keyboard teclado (m)lemon limón (m)liquid medicine jarabe (m)lost property office
oficina de objetos perdidos (f)
meal comida (f)menu menú (m)milk leche (f)mistake error (m)money dinero (m)mushroom champiñón (m)mussels mejillones (m/pl)omelette tortillapancake crepepeach pesca (f)pear pera (f)peas guisantes (m/pl)
police stationcomisaría de policía (f)
pork cerdo (m)postcard postal (f)potato patata (f)pound sterling libra esterlina (f)present regalo (m)price precio (m)purse monedero (m)raspberry frambuesa (f)receipt recibo (m)reduced reducido/areduction reducción (f)roast asadosalami type sausage chorizo (m)salami type sausage salchichón (m)salesman/woman vendedor/a (m/f)sandal sandalia (f)
sandwichbocadillo, sándwich (m)
service (not) included servicio (no) incluidoshell fish Mariscos (m, pl)shoe zapato (m)shopping compras (f/pl)size talla (f)
size (shoes)talla (f), numero (m) (de zapatos)
skirt falda (f)snack tapa (f)
soap jabónsock calcetín (m)Spanish stick barra de panstamp sello (m)starter entrante (m)sunburn insolaciónsweater, jumper jersey (m)swimsuit/trunks traje de baño (m)tea té (m)theft robo (m)thief ladrón (m)till caja (f)tip propina (f)to pay pagar
toasted cheese and ham sandwich
tostada de queso y bocadillo de jamón
tobacconist/stamp seller estanco (m)town map plano de la ciudad
trainerszapatillas de deporte (f/pl)
traveller’s cheque cheque (m) (de viaje)trousers pantalones (m/pl)vegetable verdura (f)waiter/waitress camarero/a (m/f)wallet cartera (f)water agua (f)wine vino (m)wool lana (f)yoghurt yogurt (m)
CUSTOMER SERVICES SPANISH TO ENGLISH
a vuestro servicio at your serviceagua (f) wateralgodón (m) cottonasado roastbarra de pan Spanish stickbebida (f) drinkbocadillo, sándwich (m) sandwichcafé (m) coffeecaja (f) till
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calcetín (m) sockcámara de fotos (m) cameracamarero/a (m/f) waiter/waitresscambio (m) exchange ratecarné de identidad, dni (m) identity cardcartera (f) walletcerdo (m) porkchampiñón (m) mushroomchaqueta (f) casual jacketcheque (m) (de viaje) traveller’s chequechorizo (m) salami type sausagecliente (m/f) customercocinado/a cookedcomedor (m) dining roomcomida (f) mealcomisaría de policía (f) police stationcompletó/a fullcompras (f/pl) shoppingcrepe pancakedepartamento (m) departmentdesayuno (m) breakfastdinero (m) moneydormitorio (m) bedroomenfermo/a illentrante (m) startererror (m) mistake
estanco (m)tobacconist/stamp seller
euro (m) euroexcursión excursionfactura (f) bill, invoicefalda (f) skirtficha (f), formulario (m) formfolleto (m) brochureframbuesa (f) raspberryfruta (f) fruitgalletas (f,pl) biscuitsgratis free of chargeguante (m) gloveguisantes (m/pl) peashamburguesa (f) hamburgerhelado (m) ice creamhuevo (m) egg
insolación sunburnjabón soapjamón (m) ham
jarabe (m)liquid medicine, linctus
jersey (m) sweater, jumperjudías verdes (f, pl) green beansladrón (m) thieflana (f) woolleche (f) milklibra esterlina (f) pound sterlinglimón (m) lemonmantequilla (m, pl) butterMariscos (m, pl) shell fishmedio (m) halfmejillones (m/pl) musselsmenú (m) menumoneda (f) coinmonedero (m) purseoficina de cambio (f) exchange bureauoficina de objetos perdidos (f) lost property officeopción (f) choice (to general)pagar to paypan (m) breadpantalones (m/pl) trouserspastelería (f) cake shoppatata (f) potatopatatas fritas (f/pl) chips/crispspatrón/a (m/f) bosspeluquero/a hairdresserpena (f) damage, pity, shamepera (f) pearpesca (f) peachplano de la ciudad town mapplato (del día) (m) dish (of the day)pollo (m) chickenpostal (f) postcardprecio (m) pricepropina (f) tipqueso (m) cheeserecibo (m) receiptreducción (f) reductionreducido/a reducedregalo (m) present
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robo (m) theftsalchichón (m) salami type sausagesandalia (f) sandalsello (m) stamp
servicio (no) incluido service (not) includedtalla (f) sizetalla (f), numero (m) (de zapatos) size (shoes)tapa (f) snacktarjeta de banco (f) bank cardtarjeta de crédito (f) credit cardté (m) teateclado (m) keyboardtienda (f) department storetortilla omelettetostada de queso y bocadillo de jamón
toasted cheese and ham sandwich
traje de baño (m) swimsuit/trunksvendedor/a (m/f) salesman/womanverdura (f) vegetablevestido (m) dressvino (m) winevuelo (m) flightyogurt (m) yoghurtzapatillas de deporte (f/pl) trainerszapato (m) shoezumo de fruta (m) fruit juice
CUSTOMER SERVICESHOPS (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
(newspaper) kiosk quiosco (m)(traveller’s) cheque cheque de viajero (m)
a €10 notebillete de diez libras esterlinas (m)
a €2 coinmoneda de dos libras esterlinas (f)
baker’s panadería (f)
banana plátano (m)bank banco (m)bank card tarjeta bancaria (f)bank note billete de banco (m)belt cinturón (m)blouse blusa (f)book shop librería (f)boots botas (f, pl)boxers calzones (m pl)
brasostén (m) , sujetador (m)
bread pan (m)brochure folleto (m)brush cepillo (m)Brussels sprout col de Bruselas (m)bureau de change caja de cambio (f)butcher’s carnicería (f)cabbage col (m)cake shop pastelería (f)
cameracámara (f) máquina fotográfica (f)
cap gorra (f)carrot zanahoria (f)
cashdinero (m) efectivo (m) metálico (m)
cauliflower coliflor (f)cent céntimo (m)change (i.e. coins) cambio (m)changing room vestuario (m)cheap barato/achecked de cuadroscheese queso (m)chemist’s (dispensing) farmacia (f)chewing gum chicle (m)chicken pollo (m)choice opción (f)choice, selection surtido (m)clothes ropa (f)clothes shop tienda de ropa (f)clothing ropa (f)
coatabrigo (m) , chaqueta (f)
coffee café (m)coin moneda (f)
cold cut meatfiambres (m pl) embutidos (m pl)
comb peine (m)cooked cocido/a , guisado/a
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cotton algodón (m)cream (sun) crema (de sol)credit card tarjeta de crédito (f)customer cliente (m, f)department sección (f)
department storegrandes almacenes (m pl)
deposit (on e.g. glass bottles and cans of drink) depósito (m)
discount, reductiondescuento (m) , rebaja (f)
doll muñeca (f)dress vestido (m)drink bebida (f)earring pendiente (m)electric shop tienda eléctrica (f)
emergency exitsalida de emergencia (f)
entrance entrada (f)escalator escalera mecánica (f)euro euro (m)exit salida (f)expensive caro/afan abanico (m)fashion moda (f)fishmonger’s pescadería (f)florist’s floristería (f)flower flor (f)fragile frágilfruit fruta (f)glove guante (m)grapes uvas (f, pl)green grocer’s verdulería (f)
grocer’s, food shoptienda de comestibles (f)
hairdresser peluquería (f)ham (cured, cooked)
jamón (m) (serrano, de York)
handbagbolso de mano (m) , bolsa de mano (f)
hardware shop ferretería (f)hat sombrero (m)hot dog perrito caliente (m)hypermarket hipermercado (m)
it fits/suits youte/le va bien , te/le queda bien
jacket chaqueta (f)jewellers joyería (f)jewellery joyas (f pl)juice zumo (m)
leather cuero (m) , piel (f)lemon limón (m)lift ascensor (m)list lista (f)
low pricedbarato/a , económico/a
make, brand marca (f)market mercado (m)milk leche (f)money dinero (m)mushroom (round topped) champiñón (m)mushroom(flat topped) seta (f)necklace collar (m)nightdress camisón de noche (m)non-dispensing chemist droguería (f)onion cebolla (f)
opening hourshoras de apertura (f pl)
pants, briefscalzoncillos (m pl) , bragas (f pl)
pea guisante (m)peach melocotón (m)pear pera (f)perfume perfume (m)perfumery perfumería (f)piano piano (m)
pills, tabletscomprimidos (m, pl)/ pastillas (f, pl)
plasters tiritas (f, pl)pork carne de cerdo (f)post card (tarjeta) postal (f)potato patata (f)poster poster (m)pound (in weight), pound [sterling] libra (f) , libra (f)present regalo (m)press prensa (f)price precio (m)purse monedero (m)pyjamas pyjama (m)quality calidad (f)quantity cantidad (f)raincoat impermeable (m)raspberry frambuesa (f)receipt recibo (m)reduced reducido/areduction reducción (f)
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rest day, day off día de descanso (m)rice arroz (m) roast asado/aroll panecillo (m)
sale , salesventa (f) , rebajas (f pl)
sales assistantdependiente (m) , dependienta (f)
sandal sandalia (f)sandwich , toasted sandwich
bocadillo (m) , sándwich (m)
sausage salchicha (f)scarf bufanda (f)service servicio (m)shirt camisa (f)shoe zapato (m)shoe shop zapatería (f)shop tienda (f)shop keeper tendero/a (m, f)
shop windowescaparate (m) , vitrina (f)
shopping bag bolsa de compras (f)shopping basket cesta (f) , canasta (f)shopping centre centro comercial (m)shopping list lista de compras (f)
shopping trolleycarrito de la compra (m)
shopping, purchases compras (f pl)size (clothes) tamaño (m)size (shoes) número (m)skirt falda (f)slipper zapatilla (f)sock calcetín (m)sold out agotado/asouvenir recuerdo (m)
special offeroferta especial (f) , oferta de ocasión (f)
stamp sello (m)stationer’s papelería (f)striped de rayassuit traje (m)supermarket supermercado (m)sweater, jumper suéter (m) , jersey (m)sweets Caramelos (m. pl)swimming costume traje de baño (m)swimming trunks bañador (m)tea té (m)tie corbata (f)
tights medias (f pl)till, check-out caja (f)T-shirt camiseta (f)to buy comprarto deliver entregarto deliver post repartirto fit, to suit quedar bien, ir bientomato tomate (m)to pack hacer la maletato pay pagarto queue hacer colato shop ir de comprasto spend (money) gastar (dinero)to try on probarsetoast tostado (f)tobacco tabaco (m)tobacconist estanco (m)towel toalla (f)tracksuit chándal (m)
trainers zapatillas de deporte (f pl)
trouserspantalón (m) , pantalones (m pl)
umbrella paraguas (m)underpants calzoncillos (m pl)
walletbilletero (m) , billetera (f) , cartera (f)
water (mineral, fizzy, still)
agua (f) (mineral, con gas, sin gas)
watermelon sandía
wine (red, white)vino (m) (tinto, blanco)
wool lana (f)yoghurt yogur (m)
SHOPS (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISHbathrobe, dressing gown albornoz (m) , bata (f)
best-before datefecha de consumo preferente (f)
cardiganchaqueta de punto (f) , rebeca (f)
cheap, value for money barato/a
corner shoptienda de la esquina (f)
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furniture shop tienda de muebles (f)label etiqueta (f)packaging envase (m) plastic plástico (m)
reducedreducido/a , rebajado/a
silk seda (f)slipper zapatilla (f)summer (clearance) sale
liquidación (f) de verano
tie corbata (f)to cash a cheque cambiar un chequewinter (clearance) sale
liquidación (f) de invierno
SHOPS (F)
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
abanico (m) fanabrigo (m) , chaqueta (f) coatagotado/a sold outagua (f) (mineral, con gas, sin gas)
water (mineral, fizzy, still)
algodón (m) cottonarroz (m) riceasado/a roastascensor (m) liftbañador (m) swimming trunksbanco (m) bankbarato/a cheapbarato/a , low priced
económico/abebida (f) drink billete de banco (m) bank notebillete de diez libras esterlinas (m) a €10 notebilletero (m) , billetera (f) , cartera (f) walletblusa (f) blousebocadillo (m) , sándwich (m)
sandwich , toasted sandwich
bolsa de compras (f) shopping bagbolso de mano (m) , bolsa de mano (f) handbagbotas (f, pl) bootsbufanda (f) scarfcafé (m) coffeecaja (f) till, check-outcaja de cambio (f) bureau de changecalcetín (m) sockcalidad (f) qualitycalzoncillos (m pl) underpantscalzoncillos (m pl) , bragas (f pl) pants, briefscalzones (m pl) boxerscámara (f) máquina fotográfica (f) cameracambio (m) change (i.e. coins)camisa (f) shirtcamiseta (f) T-shirtcamisón de noche (m) nightdresscantidad (f) quantityCaramelos (m. pl) sweetscarne de cerdo (f) porkcarnicería (f) butcher’scaro/a expensivecarrito de la compra (m) shopping trolleycebolla (f) onioncéntimo (m) centcentro comercial (m) shopping centrecepillo (m) brushcesta (f) , canasta (f) shopping basket
champiñón (m)mushroom (round topped)
chándal (m) tracksuitchaqueta (f) jacketcheque de viajero (m) (traveller’s) chequechicle (m) chewing gum
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cinturón (m) beltcliente (m, f) customercocido/a , guisado/a cookedcol (m) cabbagecol de Bruselas (m) Brussels sproutcoliflor (f) cauliflowercollar (m) necklacecomprar to buycompras (f pl) shopping, purchasescomprimidos (m, pl)/ pastillas (f, pl) pills, tabletscorbata (f) tiecrema (de sol) cream (sun)cuero (m) , piel (f) leatherde cuadros checkedde rayas stripeddependiente (m) , dependienta (f) sales assistant
depósito (m)
deposit (on e.g. glass bottles and cans of drink)
descuento (m) , rebaja (f) discount, reductiondía de descanso (m) rest day, day offdinero (m) moneydinero (m) efectivo (m) metálico (m) cash
droguería (f)non-dispensing chemist
entrada (f) entranceentregar to deliverescalera mecánica (f) escalatorescaparate (m) , vitrina (f) shop windowestanco (m) tobacconisteuro (m) eurofalda (f) skirtfarmacia (f) chemist’s (dispensing)ferretería (f) hardware shopfiambres (m pl) embutidos (m pl) cold cut meatflor (f) flowerfloristería (f) florist’sfolleto (m) brochure frágil fragileframbuesa (f) raspberryfruta (f) fruitgastar (dinero) to spend (money)gorra (f) capgrandes almacenes (m pl) department store
guante (m) gloveguisante (m) peahacer cola to queuehacer la maleta to packhipermercado (m) hypermarkethoras de apertura (f pl) opening hoursir de compras to shopjamón (m) (serrano, de York) ham (cured, cooked)joyas (f pl) jewelleryjoyería (f) jewellerslana (f) woolleche (f) milk
libra (f) , libra (f)pound (in weight), pound [sterling]
librería (f) book shoplimón (m) lemonlista (f) listlista de compras (f) shopping listmarca (f) make, brandmedias (f pl) tightsmelocotón (m) peachmercado (m) marketmoda (f) fashionmoneda (f) coinmoneda de dos libras esterlinas (f) a €2 coinmonedero (m) pursemuñeca (f) dollnúmero (m) size (shoes)oferta especial (f) , oferta de ocasión (f) special offerpijama (m) posterpijama (m) pyjamasimpermeable (m) raincoatopción (f) choice pagar to paypan (m) breadpanadería (f) baker’spanecillo (m) rollpantalón (m) , pantalones (m pl) trouserspapelería (f) stationer’sparaguas (m) umbrellapastelería (f) cake shoppatata (f) potatopeine (m) comb
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peluquería (f) hairdresserpendiente (m) earringpera (f) pearperfume (m) perfumeperfumería (f) perfumeryperrito caliente (m) hot dogpescadería (f) fishmonger’spiano (m) pianoplátano (m) bananapollo (m) chickenprecio (m) priceprensa (f) pressprobarse to try onquedar bien, ir bien to fit, to suitqueso (m) cheesequiosco (m) (newspaper) kioskrecibo (m) receiptrecuerdo (m) souvenirreducción (f) reduction reducido/a reduced regalo (m) presentrepartir to deliver postropa (f) clothesropa (f) clothingsalchicha (f) sausagesalida (f) exitsalida de emergencia (f) emergency exitsandalia (f) sandalsandía watermelonsección (f) departmentsello (m) stampservicio (m) service
seta (f)mushroom(flat topped)
sombrero (m) hatsostén (m) , sujetador (m) brasuéter (m) , jersey (m) sweater, jumpersupermercado (m) supermarketsurtido (m) choice, selectiontabaco (m) tobaccotamaño (m) size (clothes)tarjeta bancaria (f) bank cardtarjeta de crédito (f) credit cardtarjeta postal (f) post card
té (m) teate/le va bien , te/le queda bien it fits/suits youtendero/a (m, f) shop keepertienda (f) shoptienda de comestibles (f) grocer’s, food shoptienda de ropa (f) clothes shoptienda eléctrica (f) electric shoptiritas (f, pl) plasterstoalla (f) toweltomate (m) tomatotostado (f) toasttraje (m) suittraje de baño (m) swimming costumeuvas (f, pl) grapesventa (f) , rebajas (f pl) sale , salesverdulería (f) green grocer’svestido (m) dressvestuario (m) changing roomvino (m) (tinto, blanco) wine (red, white)yogur (m) yoghurtzanahoria (f) carrotzapatería (f) shoe shopzapatilla (f) slipperzapatillas de deporte (f pl) trainers zapato (m) shoezumo (m) juice
SHOPS H
SPANISH TO ENGLISHalbornoz (m) , bata (f)
bathrobe, dressing gown
barato/acheap, value for money
cambiar un cheque to cash a chequechaqueta de punto (f) , rebeca (f) cardigancharcutería (f) delicatessencorbata (f) tieenvase (m) packagingetiqueta (f) labelfecha de consumo preferente (f) best-before date
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liquidación (f) de invierno
winter (clearance) sale
liquidación (f) de verano
summer (clearance) sale
plástico (m) plasticreducido/a , rebajado/a reducedseda (f) silktienda de la esquina (f) corner shoptienda de muebles (f) furniture shopzapatilla (f) slipper
CUSTOMER SERVICECAFES + RESTAURANTS (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
roast asado/aappetite apetito (m)
apple manzana (f)apricot albaricoque (m)banana plátano (m)
beanhaba (f) alubia (f) judía (f)
beer cerveza (f)bill cuenta (f)biscuit galleta (f0bread pan (m)breakfast desayuno (m)Brussels sprout col de Bruselas (m)cabbage col (m)café café (m)cake pastel (m)caramel custard flan (m)carrot zanahoria (f)
cashDinero (m) , efectivo (m) , metálico (m)
cauliflower coliflor (f)cheese queso (m0cherry cereza (f)chicken pollo (m)chips patatas fritas (f pl)chocolate chocolate (m)choice opción (f)chop (e.g. pork) chuleta (de cerdo)cocoa cacao (m)coffee café (m)cold sliced meat (e.g. salami)
fiambres (m pl) , embutidos (m pl)
complaint queja (f)cooked, boiled cocinado , guisado ,cream nata (f) , crema (f)credit card tarjeta de crédito (f)crockery loza (f) , vajilla (f)cucumber pepino (m)cup taza (f)customer cliente (m,f)cutlery cubiertos (m pl)dessert postre (m)dining room comedor (m)dish of the day plato del día (m)drink bebida (f)egg huevo (m)Enjoy your meal! ¡Que aproveche!euro euro (m)evening meal, cena (f)
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dinner, supperfish pescado (m)fork tenedor (m)fritters (eaten with thick hot chocolate
churros (m pl)fruit fruta (f)fruit juice zumo de fruta (m)full lleno/agateau, tart, flan torta (f)glass vaso (m) , copa (f)gravy, sauce salsa (f)ham (cured, cooked)
jamón (m) (serrano, de York)
hamburger hamburguesa (f)hot dog perrito caliente (m)ice cream helado (m)ice cream parlour heladería (f)inn taberna (f)jam mermelada (f)juice zumo (m)kebab kebab (m) , pincho (m)knife cuchillo (m)lemon limón (m)lemonade limonada (f)
lettuce, saladlechuga (f) , ensalada (f)
lunch almuerzo (m)main course plato principal (m)meal comida (f)meat carne (f)meatball albóndiga (f)melon (water melon) melón (sandía)menu menú (m) , carta (f)milk leche (f)mineral water (still, fizzy)
agua mineral (sin gas, con gas)
mixedvariado/a, surtido/a , mezclado/a
money dinero (m)mushroom (round topped) champiñón (m)mushroom (flat topped) seta (f)mustard mostaza (f)napkin servilleta (f)olive aceituna (f)olive oil aceite de oliva (m)omelette tortilla (f)
orange naranja (f)orangeade naranjada (f)pasta pastas (f pl)pea guisante (m)peach melocotón (m)pear pera (f)pepper pimiento (m)pineapple piña (f)pizzeria, pizza restaurant pizzería (f)plate plato (m)plum ciruela (f)pork carne de cerdo (f)portion porción (f) , ración (f)pot (of coffee, hot chocolate etc) cafetera (f) tetera (f)potato patata (f)raspberry frambuesa (f)refreshments refrescos (m pl)rest day, day off día de descanso (m)restaurant restaurante (m)roast asado/aroll panecillo (m)salt sal (f)sandwich (toasted sandwich)
bocadillo (m) (sándwich (m))
sausage salchicha (f)self-service de autoservicioservice servicio (m)set meal menú del día (m)snack tentempié (m)
snack barcafetería (f) , lonchería (f)
soup sopa (f)speciality especialidad (f)spoon cuchara (f)starter entrada (f)sting picadura (f)strawberry fresa (f)sugar azúcar (m)table mesa (f)table cloth mantel (m)tasty sabroso/atea té (m)tea spoon cucharilla (f) terrace terraza (f)(pavement area outside a
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restaurant)tip (money) propina (f)to drink beberto eat comerto order pedirto pay pagarto serve servirto wait at table, to serve servir a la mesavanilla vainilla (f)vegetable verdura (f) , hortaliza(f)vinegar vinagre (m)Waiter! ¡Camarero!
waiter/waitresscamarero (m) , camarera (f)
water (mineral. fizzy, still)
agua (f) (mineral, con gas, sin gas)
wine (red, white) vino (tinto, blanco)yoghurt yogur (m)
CAFES + RESTAURANTS (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
beef carne de vaca (f) cereals cereales (f pl)duck pato (m)fried egg huevo frito (m)fruit tea té de fruta (m)full fat milk / skimmed milk
leche (f) / leche desnatada (f)
garlic ajo (m)champagne champán (m)goose ganso (m)hake merluza (f)herbal tea té de hierbashomemade casero/ahoney miel (f)lamb carne de cordero (f)lettuce lechuga (f)loin (of pork) lomo (de cerdo) (m)mug tazón (m)
pasta/noodlespastas (f pl) / fideos (m pl)
pâté paté (m)afternoon tea, picnic merienda (f)
prawns gambas (f pl)salmon salmón (m)saucer platillo (m)scrambled egg huevos revueltos (m pl)sea food mariscos (m pl)smoked ahumado/aspicy picantespinach espinacas (f pl)squid calamares (m pl)tasty sabroso/atray bandeja (f)trout trucha (f)turkey pavo (m)veal ternera (f)well-cooked muy hecho
CAFES AND RESTARAUNTS F
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
¡Camarero! Waiter!¡que aproveche! Enjoy your meal!aceite de oliva (m) olive oilaceituna (f) oliveagua (f) (mineral, con gas, sin gas)
water (mineral. fizzy, still)
agua mineral (sin gas, con gas) mineral water (still, fizzy)albaricoque (m) apricotalbóndiga (f) meatballalmuerzo (m) lunchapetito (m) appetiteasado/a roastasado/a roastazúcar (m) sugarbeber to drinkbebida (f) drink bocadillo (m) (sandwich (m))
sandwich (toasted sandwich)
cacao (m) cocoacafé (m) cafécafé (m) coffee
cafetera (f) tetera (f)pot (of coffee, hot chocolate etc)
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cafetería (f) , lonchería (f) snack barcamarero (m) , camarera (f) waiter/waitresscarne (f) meatcarne de cerdo (f) pork
cena (f)evening meal, dinner, supper
cereza (f) cherrycerveza (f) beer
champiñon (m)mushroom (round topped)
chocolate (m) chocolatechuleta (de cerdo) chop (e.g. pork)churros (m pl) fritters
ciruela (f) plumcliente (m,f) customercocinado , guisado , cooked, boiledcol (m) cabbagecol de Bruselas (m) Brussels sproutcoliflor (f) cauliflowercomedor (m) dining roomcomer to eatcomida (f) mealcubiertos (m pl) cutlerycuchara (f) spooncucharilla (f) tea spooncuchillo (m) knifecuenta (f) billde autoservicio self-servicedesayuno (m) breakfastdía de descanso (m) rest day, day offdinero (m) moneyDinero (m) , efectivo (m) , metálico (m) cashentrada (f) starterespecialidad (f) specialityeuro (m) eurofiambres (m pl) , embutidos (m pl)
cold sliced meat (e.g. salami)
flan (m) caramel custardframbuesa (f) raspberryfresa (f) strawberryfruta (f) fruitgalleta (f0 biscuitguisante (m) peahaba (f) alubia (f) judía (f) beanhamburguesa (f) hamburgerheladería (f) ice cream parlour
helado (m) ice creamhuevo (m) eggjamón (m) (serrano, de York) ham (cured, cooked)kebab (m) , pincho (m) kebableche (f) milklechuga (f) , ensalada (f) lettuce, saladlimón (m) lemonlimonada (f) lemonadelleno/a fullloza (f) , vajilla (f) crockerymantel (m) table clothmanzana (f) applemelocotón (m) peachmelón (sandía) melon (water melon)menú (m) , carta (f) menumenú del día (m) set mealmermelada (f) jammesa (f) tablemostaza (f) mustardnaranja (f) orangenaranjada (f) orangeade nata (f) , crema (f) creamopción (f) choice pagar to paypan (m) breadpanecillo (m) rollpastas (f pl) pastapastel (m) cakepatata (f) potatopatatas fritas (fpl) chipspedir to orderpepino (m) cucumberpera (f) pearperrito caliente (m) hot dogpescado (m) fishpicadura (f) stingpimiento (m) pepperpiña (f) pineapplepizzeria (f) pizzeria, pizza restaurantplátano (m) bananaplato (m) plateplato del día (m) dish of the dayplato principal (m) main coursepollo (m) chicken
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porción (f) , ración (f) portionpostre (m) dessertpropina (f) tip (money)queja (f) complaintqueso (m0 cheeserefrescos (m pl) refreshmentsrestaurante (m) restaurantsabroso/a tastysal (f) saltsalchicha (f) sausagesalsa (f) gravy, sauceservicio (m) service servilleta (f) napkinservir to serveservir a la mesa to wait at table, to serveseta (f) mushroom (flat topped)sopa (f) souptaberna (f) inntarjeta de crédito (f) credit cardtaza (f) cupté (m) teatenedor (m) forktentempié (m) snackterraza (f) terrace
torta (f) gateau, tart, flantortilla (f) omelettevainilla (f) vanillavariado/a, surtido/a , mezclado/a mixedvaso (m) , copa (f) glassverdura (f) , hortaliza(f) vegetablevinagre (m) vinegarvino (tinto, blanco) wine (red, white)yogur (m) yoghurtzanahoria (f) carrotzumo (m) juicezumo de fruta (m) fruit juice
CAFES AND RESTARAUNTS H
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
ahumado/a smokedajo (m) garlicbandeja (f) traycalamares (m pl) squidcarne de cordero (f) lambcarne de vaca (f) beef casero/a homemadecereales (f pl) cereals
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champán (m) champagneespinacas (f pl) spinachgambas (f pl) prawnsganso (m) goosehuevo frito (m) fried egghuevos revueltos (m pl) scrambled eggleche (f) / leche desnatada (f)
full fat milk / skimmed milk
lechuga (f) lettucelomo (de cerdo) (m) loin (of pork)mariscos (m pl) sea foodmerienda (f) afternoon tea, picnicmerluza (f) hakemiel (f) honeymuy hecho well-cookedpastas (f pl) / fideos (m pl) pasta/noodlespaté (m) pâtépato (m) duckpavo (m) turkeypicante spicyplatillo (m) saucersabroso/a tastysalmón (m) salmontazón (m) mugté de fruta (m) fruit teaté de hierbas herbal teaternera (f) vealtrucha (f) trout
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEALING WITH PROBLEMS (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
ambulance ambulancia (f)bank account cuenta bancaria (f)bank card tarjeta bancaria (f)boss jefe (m, f)breakdown avería (f)broken roto/achange cambio (m)(traveller’s) cheque cheque de viajero (m)clock, watch reloj (m)cough tos (f)credit card tarjeta de crédito (f)customer cliente (m, f)
customer serviceservicio de atención al cliente (m)
damage daño (m) euro euro (m)exchange rate tipo de cambio (m)form ficha (f)hospital hospital (m)identity card carnet de identidad (m)ill enfermo/aillness enfermedad (f)
lost property officeoficina de objetos perdidos (f)
mistake error (m)money dinero (m)noise ruido (m)police station comisaría (f)policeman, policewoman policía (m, f)problem problema (m)purse monedero (m)receipt recibo (m)reduction reducción (f) rebaja (f)refund reembolso (m)service servicio (m)theft robo (m)thief ladrón (m) ladrona (f)ticket office taquilla (f)to change (money) cambiar (dinero)to complain quejarseto get one’s money back recibir un reembolso to keep guardarto leave behind dejar
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to lose perdertown map plano del pueblo (m)truth verdad (f)waiter/waitress camarero (m) , camarera (f)
DEALING WITH PROBLEMS (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
insurance seguro (m)prison cárcel (f)to cope with, to deal with
poder con, enfrentarse con, tratar con
to damage dañarto disappear desaparecerto insure asegurarto prove demostrar, probar
DEALING WITH PROBLEMS (F)
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
ambulancia (f) ambulanceavería (f) breakdowncamarero (m) , camarera (f) waiter/waitresscambiar (dinero) to change (money)cambio (m) changecarnet de identidad (m) identity card
cheque de viajero (m) (traveller’s) chequecliente (m, f) customercomisaría (f) police stationcuenta bancaria (f) bank accountdaño (m) damage dejar to leave behinddinero (m) moneyenfermedad (f) illnessenfermo/a illerror (m) mistakeeuro (m) euroficha (f) formguardar to keephospital (m) hospitaljefe (m, f) bossladrón (m) ladrona (f) thiefmonedero (m) purseoficina de objetos perdidos (f) lost property officeperder to loseplano del pueblo (m) town map
policía (m, f)policeman, policewoman
problema (m) problemquejarse to complain
recibir un reembolso to get one’s money back
recibo (m) receiptreducción (f) rebaja (f) reduction reembolso (m) refundreloj (m) clock, watchrobo (m) theftroto/a brokenruido (m) noiseservicio (m) service servicio de atención al cliente (m) customer servicetaquilla (f) ticket officetarjeta bancaria (f) bank cardtarjeta de crédito (f) credit cardtipo de cambio (m) exchange ratetos (f) coughverdad (f) truth
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DEALING WITH PROBLEMS (H)
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
asegurar to insurecárcel (f) prisondañar to damagedemostrar, probar to provedesaparecer to disappearpoder con, enfrentarse con, tratar con
to cope with, to deal with
seguro (m) insurance
OUT AND ABOUT
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
1st/2nd floor etc 1o/2o piso, etc.
abroad en el extranjero
advert anuncio (m)
airport aeropuerto (m)
appointment lugar de encuentro (m)
appointment (medical) visita (f)
attic ático
autonomous community comunidad autónoma (f)
bad malo/a
baker’s panadería (f)
balcony balcón (m)
bank banco (m)
bar bar (m)
basement bajos (pl)
bath baño (m)
beach playa (f)
bed cama (f)
berth/bunk litera (f)
bicycle bicicleta (f)
bike moto (m)
boat barco (m)
book (of tickets) carné (m)
book shop librería
brand/make marca (f)
breakdown avería (f)
bridge puente (m)
brochure/leaflet folleto (f)
building edificio (m)
bull fight corrida(f)
bull ring plaza de toros (f)
bus autobús (m)
bus stop parada de autobús (f)
business/trade comercio (m)
butcher carnicería (f)
café cafetería
campsitecamping (m), área de acampada (f)
car coche (f)
car park aparcamiento (m)
caravan caravana (f)
carpet alfombra
carry straight on siga todo recta/ derecho
castle castillo (m)
cathedral catedral (f)
chair silla (f)
chemist’s farmacia (f)
Christmas Navidad (es)
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Christmas eve Nochebuena
church iglesia (f)
cinema cine (m)
climate clima (m)
closing clausura (f)
cloud nube (m)
coach autocar (m)
coach station estación de autobuses (f)
coast costa (f)
cold frío
compartment compartimento
competition/game show concurso
concert concierto (m)
connection conexión (f)
corner (of street) esquina (f)
country campo (m)
crash, collision choque (m)
crossroads cruce (m)
degree grado (m)
department stores grandes almacenes
diesel gasoil
disco discoteca/disco (f)
district barrio (m)
diversion, detour desvío (f)
documentary documental (m)
doll muñeca
door (front) puerta (de entrada) (f)
driver conductor (m) conductora (f)
driver (taxi) conductor (de taxi) (m)
driving licence carné de conducir (m)
east este (m)
engine/motor motor (m)
enjoy your stay disfrute la estancia
entertainment, things to dodistracción, entretenimiento (f/pl)
entrance entrada (f)
Epiphany, January 6th Día de Reyes (m)
exhibition exposición (f)
factory fábrica (f)
far(away) lejos
farm granja (f)
feast, holiday, fair, fête fiesta (f)
film (for a camera) película (f)
fish pescado (m)
fishmongers pescadería
flamenco flamenco (m)
floor (1st, 2nd...) planta (1o, 2o…)
fog niebla (m)
forbidden to… prohibido
form ficha (f)
fruit shop frutería
garage garaje (m)
gendarme guardia civil (m)
grocers tienda de comestibles
ground floor planta baja/calle (f)
have a good journey buen viaje
heat calor (m)
hill colina (f)
historic histórico
Holy Week Semana Santa
hospital hospital (m)
hotel hotel (m)
hotel list lista de hoteles (f)
hotel, town hall ayuntamiento (m)
hyper market hipermercado
I’m sorry/excuse me lo siento, perdone me
ice rink pista de patinaje (f)
identity card carné de identidad (f)
in advance por adelantado
in summer en verano
in winter en invierno
included incluido
industry industria (f)
it is raining llueve, está lloviendo
jewellers joyería
key llave (f)
kitchen cocina (f)
lake lago (m)
left luggage consigna (f)
leisure centre centro de ocio
library biblioteca (f)
lift ascensor (m)
line/route línea (f)
lorry camión (m)
luggage equipaje (m/pl)
magazine revista (f)
main road autovía (f)
map (of the town) plano (de la ciudad) (m)
market mercado (m)
media medios de comunicación
metre metro (m)
metro/underground railway metro (m)
motorway autopista (f)
mountain montaña (f)
museum museo (m)
New Years Eve Nochevieja
News noticias (f, pl)
newspaper periódico (m)
newspaper stall quiosco de periódicos (m)
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north norte (m)
occupied ocupado
office oficina (m)
on foot a pie
on the left a la izquierda
on the right a la derecha
one way systemdirección única, sentido único (m)
outing excursión (f)
outside afuera, en el exterior
outside al aire libre
overcast cubierto (m)
owner dueño/a
palace palacio (m)
park parque (m)
passport control control de pasaportes (m)
pedestrian peatón (m)
Petrol gasolina (f)
petrol station gasolinera (f)
picture cuadro (m)
picturesque pintoresco
place lugar (m)
place lugar, sitio (m)
plane avión (m)
platform andén (m)
police station comisaría de policía (m)
port puerto (m)
post office correos
postcard postal (f)
poster/notice póster (m)
press prensa (f)
pressure/draught (beer) presión (f)
price list lista de precios (f)
priority to the right prioridad a la derecha (f)
problem problema (m)
province provincia
public holiday día de fiesta (m)
public/municipal municipal, publico
rain lluvia (f)
reception recepción (f)
rent/hire alquiler
return ticket billete de ida y vuelta (m)
road map mapa de carreteras (f)
road/street calle (f)
robbery/theft robo (m)
room habitación (f)
sea mar (f)
season estación (f)
service station estación de servicio (f)
shoe shop zapatería (f)
shopping centre centro comercial (m)
single ticket billete de ida (m)
sky cielo (m)
sleeping car coche-cama (m)
snack bar, buffet bar de tapas, buffet (m)
snow nieve (f)
souvenir recuerdo (m)
sports centre centro de deporte
square plaza (f)
stadium estadio (m)
staircase escalera (f)
station (train) estación de trenes (f)
study despacho (m)
suitable for drinking potable
suitcase maleta (f)
summer camp colonia de vacaciones (f)
sunny interval claro (f)
swimming pool piscina (f)
table mesa (f)terrace, pavement area outside a cafe terraza (f)
ticket billete (m)
ticket officeoficina/ventanilla de billetes (m)
timetable horario (m)
to cross cruzar, atravesar
to function, to work funcionar
to take off (plane) despegar
to validate a ticket confirmar un billete
toothpaste pasta de dientes (f)
tourist office oficina de turismo (f)
town ciudad (f)
town centre centro ciudad (m)
town hall ayuntamiento (f)
track/ platform vía (f)
traffic circulación (f)
traffic jam atasco (m)
underground station estación de metro (f)
village pueblo (m)
visit visita (f)
wall pared (f)
weather forecastpredicción meteorológica/del tiempo (f)
welcome bienvenida
west oeste (m)
youth hostel albergue juvenil (f)
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1o/2o piso, etc. 1st/2nd floor etc
a la derecha on the right
a la izquierda on the left
a pie on foot
aeropuerto (m) airport
afuera, en el exterior outside
al aire libre outside
albergue juvenil (f) youth hostel
alfombra carpet
alquiler rent/hire
andén (m) platform
anuncio (m) advert
aparcamiento (m) car park
ascensor (m) lift
atasco (m) traffic jam
ático attic
autobús (m) bus
autocar (m) coach
autopista (f) motorway
autovía (f) main road
avería (f) breakdown
avión (m) plane
ayuntamiento (f) town hall
ayuntamiento (m) hotel, town hall
bajos (pl) basement
balcón (m) balcony
banco (m) bank
baño (m) bath
bar (m) bar
bar de tapas, buffet (m) snack bar, buffet
barco (m) boat
barrio (m) district
biblioteca (f) library
bicicleta (f) bicycle
bienvenida welcome
billete (m) ticket
billete de ida (m) single ticket
billete de ida y vuelta (m) return ticket
buen viaje have a good journey
cafetería café
calle (f) road/street
calor (m) heat
cama (f) bed
camión (m) lorrycamping (m), área de acampada (f) campsite
campo (m) country
caravana (f) caravan
carné (m) book (of tickets)
carné de conducir (m) driving licence
carné de identidad (f) identity card
carnicería (f) butcher
castillo (m) castle
catedral (f) cathedral
centro ciudad (m) town centre
centro comercial (m) shopping centre
centro de deporte sports centre
centro de ocio leisure centre
choque (m) crash, collision
cielo (m) sky
cine (m) cinema
circulación (f) traffic
ciudad (f) town
claro (f) sunny interval
clausura (f) closing
clima (m) climate
coche (f) car
coche-cama (m) sleeping car
cocina (f) kitchen
colina (f) hill
colonia de vacaciones (f) summer camp
comercio (m) business/trade
comisaría de policía (m) police station
compartimento compartment
comunidad autónoma (f) autonomous community
concierto (m) concert
concurso competition/game show
conductor (de taxi) (m) driver (taxi)
conductor (m) conductora (f) driver
conexión (f) connection
confirmar un billete to validate a ticket
consigna (f) left luggage
control de pasaportes (m) passport control
correos post office
corrida(f) bull fight
costa (f) coast
cruce (m) crossroads
cruzar, atravesar to cross
cuadro (m) picture
cubierto (m) overcast
despacho (m) study
despegar to take off (plane)
desvío (f) diversion, detour
día de fiesta (m) public holiday
Día de Reyes (m) Epiphany, January 6thdirección única, sentido único (m) one way system
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discoteca/disco (f) disco
disfrute la estancia enjoy your staydistracción, entretenimiento (f/pl) entertainment, things to do
documental (m) documentary
dueño/a owner
edificio (m) building
en el extranjero abroad
en invierno in winter
en verano in summer
entrada (f) entrance
equipaje (m/pl) luggage
escalera (f) staircase
esquina (f) corner (of street)
estación (f) season
estación de autobuses (f) coach station
estación de metro (f) underground station
estación de servicio (f) service station
estación de trenes (f) station (train)
estadio (m) stadium
este (m) east
excursión (f) outing
exposición (f) exhibition
fábrica (f) factory
farmacia (f) chemist’s
ficha (f) form
fiesta (f) feast, holiday, fair, fête
flamenco (m) flamenco
folleto (f) brochure/leaflet
frío cold
funcionar to function, to work
frutería fruit shop
garaje (m) garage
gasoil diesel
gasolina (f) Petrol
gasolinera (f) petrol station
grado (m) degree
grandes almacenes department stores
granja (f) farm
guardia civil (m) gendarme
habitación (f) room
hipermercado hyper market
histórico historic
horario (m) timetable
hospital (m) hospital
hotel (m) hotel
iglesia (f) church
incluido included
industria (f) industry
joyería jewellers
lago (m) lake
lejos far(away)
librería book shop
línea (f) line/route
lista de hoteles (f) hotel list
lista de precios (f) price list
litera (f) berth/bunk
llave (f) key
llueve, está lloviendo it is raining
lluvia (f) rain
lo siento, perdone me I’m sorry/excuse me
lugar (m) place
lugar de encuentro (m) appointment
lugar, sitio (m) place
maleta (f) suitcase
malo/a bad
mapa de carreteras (f) road map
mar (f) sea
marca (f) brand/make
medios de comunicación media
mercado (m) market
mesa (f) table
metro (m) metre
metro (m) metro/underground railway
montaña (f) mountain
moto (m) bike
motor (m) engine/motor
muñeca doll
municipal, publico public/municipal
museo (m) museum
Navidad (es) Christmas
niebla (m) fog
nieve (f) snow
Nochebuena Christmas eve
Nochevieja New Years Eve
norte (m) north
noticias (f, pl) News
nube (m) cloud
ocupado occupied
oeste (m) west
oficina (m) office
oficina de turismo (f) tourist officeoficina/ventanilla de billetes (m) ticket office
palacio (m) palace
panadería (f) baker’s
parada de autobús (f) bus stop
pared (f) wall
parque (m) park
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peatón (m) pedestrian
película (f) film (for a camera)
periódico (m) newspaper
pescadería fishmongers
pescado (m) fish
pintoresco picturesque
piscina (f) swimming pool
pista de patinaje (f) ice rink
plano (de la ciudad) (m) map (of the town)
planta (1o, 2o…) floor (1st, 2nd...)
planta baja/calle (f) ground floor
playa (f) beach
plaza (f) square
plaza de toros (f) bull ring
por adelantado in advance
postal (f) postcard
póster (m) poster/notice
potable suitable for drinkingpredicción meteorológica/del tiempo (f) weather forecast
prensa (f) press
presión (f) pressure/draught (beer)
prioridad a la derecha (f) priority to the right
problema (m) problem
prohibido forbidden to…
provincia province
pueblo (m) village
puente (m) bridge
puerta (de entrada) (f) door (front)
puerto (m) port
quiosco de periódicos (m) newspaper stall
recepción (f) reception
recuerdo (m) souvenir
revista (f) magazine
robo (m) robbery/theft
Semana Santa Holy Week
siga todo recta/ derecho carry straight on
silla (f) chair
terraza (f)terrace, pavement area outside a cafe
tienda de comestibles grocers
vía (f) track/ platform
visita (f) appointment (medical)
visita (f) visit
zapatería (f) shoe shop
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OUT AND ABO UT
TRANSPORT (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
airport aeropuerto (m)arrival llegada (f)bicycle bicicleta (f), bici (f)boat barco (m)breakdown avería (f)bus autobús (m)
bus stationestación de autobuses (f)
bus stop parada (f)by bus en autobús
car coche (m)car park aparcamiento (m)car, carriage (train) vagón (m)class (2nd class on a train)) de segunda clasecoach autocar (m)compartment compartimiento (m)connection enlace (m)cycle path carril de bicicleta (m)delay retraso (m)departure salida (f)departure (of plane) salida (f)diesel gasoil (m)dining car, restaurant car (train) vagón restaurante (m)direct directodiversion (road), detour desvío (m)door puerta (f)
driverconductor (m) , conductora (f)
driving licencepermiso de conducir (m)
engine motor (m)entrance (vehicles) entrada (f)exhaust fumes/emissions gases de escape (m pl)exit (for vehicles) salida (f)fare tarifa (f) ferry (m)harmful dañoso/ahave a good journey buen viajeJourney, trip viaje (m) , trayecto (m)kilometre kilómetro (m)left luggage consigna (f)left-luggage locker consigna automática (f)line/route línea (f) , ruta (f)lorry camión (m)
main railway stationestación de ferrocarril principal
moped ciclomotor (m)motorbike moto (f)motorway autopista (f)occupied, taken (seat) ocupado/aon foot a pieone way street de dirección única passenger pasajero/a (m, f)pedestrian crossing paso de peatones (m)petrol gasolina (f0
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petrol stationgasolinera (f) , estación de servicio (f)
plane avión (m)platform andén (m)platform, track vía (f)
pollutioncontaminación (f) , polución (f)
port puerto (m)priority prioridad (f)public público/apublic transport transporte público (m)railway ferrocarril (m)reduction reducción (f) , rebaja (f) reservation reserva (f)
return (ticket)(billete) de ida y vuelta (m)
roadcarretera (f) , camino (m)
roundabout glorieta (f). rotonda (f)seat asiento (m)second class de segunda claseship barco (m)sign señal (f) , indicio (m)single (ticket) (billete) de ida (m)sleeping-car, sleeper coche-cama (m)steamer buque de vapor (m)stop (bus, tram etc) parada (f)suburban train tren de cercanías (m)supplement suplemento (m)taxi taxi (m)taxi driver taxista (m, f)ticket billete (m)ticket inspector revisor (m) revisora (f)ticket machine máquina de billetes (f)
ticket officedespacho de billetes (m)
timetable (transport) horario (m)to arrive llegarto be delayed, to be late tardarto change (e.g. trains) hacer transbordoto depart salirto fill with petrol llenar de gasolinato get off, to alight bajarto get on (train, bus etc) subir
to harm, damagehacer daño a , perjudicar
to land aterrizarto miss perder
to park aparcarto pollute contaminar, polucionarto reserve reservarto take off (plane) despegarto travel, to drive viajar, ir en cocheto validate a ticket convalidartraffic tráfico (m)
traffic accident
accidente de tráfico (m), accidente de circulación (m)
traffic jamembotellamiento (m) , atasco (m)
traffic lights semáforos (m pl)train tren (m0
train station
estación de trenes (f), estación de ferrocarril (f)
tram tranvía (f)underground station, tube station estación de metro (f)underground train, tube, metro metro (m)unleaded sin plomowaiting room sala de espera (f)waiting time tiempo de espera (m)wall (inside) pared (f)
TRANSPORT (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
fast train rápido (m), expreso (m)
air conditioning aire acondicionado (m)central office, control room (e.g. taxi)
oficina central (f) , sala de control(f)
helicopter helicóptero (m)left-luggage room consigna (f)level crossing paso a nivel (m)
local stopping traintren correo (m) , ómnibus (m)
motorway junction cruce de autopista (m)
motorway servicesservicios en autopista (m pl)
noise ruido (m)picnic area (on side of road, motorway) área de servicios (m)
return ticketbillete de ida y vuelta (m)
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rush hour hora punta (f)
seat beltcinturón de seguridad (m)
speed velocidad (f)
speed limitvelocidad máxima (f), límite de velocidad (m)
to board (plane, ship) embarcarto brake, to apply the brakes frenarto fasten one’s seatbelt
abrochar el cinturón de seguridad
to hurry apresurarseto overtake adelantarvehicle vehículo (m)
TRANSPORT (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
a pie on footaccidente de tráfico (m), accidente de circulación (m) traffic accidentaeropuerto (m) airportandén (m) platformaparcamiento (m) car parkaparcar to parkasiento (m) seataterrizar to landautobús (m) busautocar (m) coach
autopista (f) motorwayavería (f) breakdownavión (m) planebajar to get off, to alightbarco (m) boatbarco (m) shipbicicleta (f), bici (f) bicyclebillete (m) ticketbillete de ida (m) single (ticket)billete de ida y vuelta (m) return (ticket)buen viaje have a good journeybuque de vapor (m) steamercamión (m) lorrycarretera (f) , camino (m) roadcarril de bicicleta (m) cycle pathciclomotor (m) mopedcoche (m) carcoche-cama (m) sleeping-car, sleepercompartimiento (m) compartmentconductor (m) , conductora (f) driverconsigna (f) left luggageconsigna automática (f) left-luggage lockercontaminación (f) , polución (f) pollutioncontaminar, polucionar to polluteconvalidar to validate a ticketdañoso/a harmfulde dirección única one way street
de segunda claseclass (2nd class on a train))
de segunda clase second classdespacho de billetes (m) ticket officedespegar to take off (plane)desvío (m) diversion (road), detourdirecto directembotellamiento (m) , atasco (m) traffic jamen autobús by busenlace (m) connectionentrada (f) entrance (vehicles)estación de autobuses (f) bus stationestación de ferrocarril principal main railway station
estación de metro (f)underground station, tube station
estación de trenes (f), estación de
train station
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ferrocarril (f)ferrocarril (m) railwayferry (m) ferrygases de escape (m pl)
exhaust fumes/emissions
gasoil (m) dieselgasolina (f0 petrolgasolinera (f) , estación de servicio (f) petrol stationglorieta (f). rotonda (f) roundabouthacer daño a , perjudicar to harm, damagehacer transbordo to change (e.g. trains)horario (m) timetable (transport)kilómetro (m) kilometrelínea (f) , ruta (f) line/routellegada (f) arrivalllegar to arrivellenar de gasolina to fill with petrolmáquina de billetes (f) ticket machine
metro (m)underground train, tube, metro
moto (f) motorbikemotor (m) engineocupado/a occupied, taken (seat)parada (f) bus stopparada (f) stop (bus, tram etc)pared (f) wall (inside)pasajero/a (m, f) passengerpaso de peatones (m) pedestrian crossingperder to misspermiso de conducir (m) driving licenceprioridad (f) priority público/a publicpuerta (f) doorpuerto (m) portreducción (f) , rebaja (f) reductionreserva (f) reservationreservar to reserveretraso (m) delayrevisor (m) revisora (f) ticket inspectorsala de espera (f) waiting roomsalida (f) departuresalida (f) departure (of plane)salida (f) exit (for vehicles)salir to depart
semáforos (m pl) traffic lightsseñal (f) , indicio (m) signsin plomo unleaded
subirto get on (train, bus etc)
suplemento (m) supplement
tardarto be delayed, to be late
tarifa (f) faretaxi (m) taxitaxista (m, f) taxi drivertiempo de espera (m) waiting time tráfico (m) traffictransporte público (m) public transport tranvía (f) tramtren (m0 traintren de cercanías (m) suburban trainvagón (m) car, carriage (train)vagón restaurante (m)
dining car, restaurant car (train)
vía (f) platform, trackviajar, ir en coche to travel, to driveviaje (m) , trayecto (m) Journey, trip
TRANSPORT (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
abrochar el cinturón to fasten one’s seatbelt83
de seguridadadelantar to overtakeaire acondicionado (m) air conditioningapresurarse to hurry
área de servicios (m)picnic area (on side of road, motorway)
billete de ida y vuelta (m) return ticketcinturón de seguridad (m) seat beltconsigna (f) left-luggage roomcruce de autopista (m) motorway junctionembarcar to board (plane, ship)
frenarto brake, to apply the brakes
helicóptero (m) helicopterhora punta (f) rush houroficina central (f) , sala de control(f)
central office, control room (e.g. taxi)
paso a nivel (m) level crossingrápido (m), expreso (m) fast train
ruido (m) noiseservicios en autopista (m pl) motorway servicestren correo (m) , ómnibus (m) local stopping trainvehículo (m) vehiclevelocidad (f) speedvelocidad máxima (f), límite de velocidad (m) speed limit
DIRECTIONSENGLISH TO SPANISH
(on the) left (a la) izquierda(on the) right (a la) derecha(traffic)roundabout
glorieta (f) , rotonda (f)
as soon as en cuantobridge puente (m)
corner esquina (f)crossroads cruce (m)
directiondirección (f) , sentido (m)
east este (m)far lejosI’m sorry / excuse me lo siento / perdónememap mapa (m)metre metro (m0north norte (m)on foot a pie
on the left/right a la izquierda / derecha
one way streetcalle de dirección única (f)
river río (m)south sur (m)
straight ontodo recto / todo derecho
to be situated estar situado/ato cross cruzar to follow seguirto go irtraffic lights semáforos (m pl)west oeste (m)zebra crossing paso de peatones (m)
DIRECTIONSSPANISH TO ENGLISH
(a la) izquierda (on the) left(a la) derecha (on the) rightglorieta (f) , rotonda (f) (traffic)roundabouten cuanto as soon as puente (m) bridge
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esquina (f) cornercruce (m) crossroadsdirección (f) , sentido (m) directioneste (m) eastlejos farlo siento / perdóneme
I’m sorry / excuse me
mapa (m) mapmetro (m0 metrenorte (m) northa pie on foota la izquierda / derecha on the left/right calle de dirección única (f) one way streetrío (m) riversur (m) southtodo recto / todo derecho straight onestar situado/a to be situatedcruzar to cross seguir to followir to gosemáforos (m pl) traffic lightsoeste (m) westpaso de peatones (m) zebra crossing
OUT AND ABO UT
ACCOMMODATION (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
accommodation alojamiento (m)arrival llegada (f)balcony balcón (m)basement sótano (m)bath baño (m)bath towel toalla de baño (f)bath tub bañera (f)bathroom cuarto de baño (m)bed cama (f)bed and breakfast place pensión (f)bed linen ropa de cama (f)
bedroomdormitorio (m) habitación (f)
bunk bed litera (f)camp site camping (m)caravan caravana (f)curtain cortina (f)dining area comedor (m)dining room comedor (m)door (front) puerta (principal) (f)double room habitación doble (f)drinking water agua potable (f)exit salida (f)farm granja (f)
farm house
alquería (f) ,caserío (m) , casa de labranza (f)
floor suelo (m)
floor (1st, 2nd)(primer) piso , (segundo) piso (m)
floor (e.g. 1st, 2nd) (primera) planta , (segunda) planta (f)
form ficha (f)free, available, vacant librefull board pensión completa (f)furnished amueblado/agames room sala de juegos (f)garden jardín (m)ground floor planta baja (f)
guestInvitado/a (m/f) huésped (m, f)
half board media pensión (f)heating calefacción (f)hotel hotel (m)
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in advancepor adelantado, con antelación
in the country en el campoIncluded, inclusive of incluido/akey llave (f)kitchen cocina (f)lift ascensor (m)luggage equipaje (m)occupied ocupado/aon the 1st floor en el primer piso
overnight stayestancia por la noche (f)
pillow almohada (f)reception recepción (f)receptionist recepcionista (m, f)rent alquiler (m) reservation reserva (f)
room habitación (f), cuarto (m)
shared roomHabitación compartida (f)
sheet sábana (f)shower ducha (f)single room habitación individual (f)
sitting room
cuarto de estar (m) , sala de estar (f) , salón (m)
sleeping bag saco de dormir (m)soap jabón (m)staircase escalera (f)suitcase maleta (f0
television (set)televisión (f) , televisor (m)
tent tienda (f)to arrive llegarto book , to reserve reservarto camp (in a tent) acamparto function, to work funcionarto hire, to rent alquilarto stay/spend the night pasar la nocheto unpack deshacer la maleta
toiletaseo (m) , baño (m) , servicio (m)
toilet paper papel higiénico (m)toothbrush cepillo de dientes (m)toothpaste pasta de dientes (f)
twin room
habitación de dos camas (f) , habitación con camas gemelas (f)
view vista (f)village aldea (f) pueblo (m)
wardrobe armario (m)wash basin lavabo (m)WC wáter (m) , WC (m) window ventana (f)with a view of, overlooking tener vista a , dar ayouth hostel albergue juvenil (m)
ACCOMMODATION (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
air conditioning aire acondicionado (m)board and lodgings alojamiento (m)cheap, value for money barato/a
emergency exitsalida de emergencia (f)
guest room, bed-and-breakfast place
cuarto de huéspedes (m) , pensión (f)
hospitality hospitalidad (f)noise ruido (m)registration inscripción (f)rented flat piso alquilado (m)
rules of the housereglas de la casa (f pl) , normas de la casa (f pl)
stay quedarse, alojarseto confirm confirmarto put someone up, to accommodate alojar , hospedarto switch off apagarto switch on encender
ACCOMMODATION (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
acampar to camp (in a tent)agua potable (f) drinking water
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albergue juvenil (m) youth hostelaldea (f) pueblo (m) villagealmohada (f) pillowalojamiento (m) accommodationalquería (f) ,caserío (m) , casa de labranza (f) farm housealquilar to hire, to rentalquiler (m) rentamueblado/a furnishedarmario (m) wardrobeascensor (m) liftaseo (m) , baño (m) , servicio (m) toiletbalcón (m) balconybañera (f) bath tubbaño (m) bathcalefacción (f) heatingcama (f) bedcamping (m) camp sitecaravana (f) caravancepillo de dientes (m) toothbrushcocina (f) kitchencomedor (m) dining areacomedor (m) dining roomcortina (f) curtaincuarto de baño (m) bathroomcuarto de estar (m) , sala de estar (f) , salón (m) sitting roomdeshacer la maleta to unpackdormitorio (m) habitación (f) bedroomducha (f) showeren el campo in the countryen el primer piso on the 1st floor equipaje (m) luggageescalera (f) staircaseestancia por la noche (f) overnight stayficha (f) formfuncionar to function, to workgranja (f) farmhabitación (f), cuarto (m) room Habitación compartida (f) shared roomhabitación de dos camas (f) , habitación con camas gemelas (f) twin roomhabitación doble (f) double room
habitación individual (f) single roomhotel (m) hotelincluido/a Included, inclusive ofInvitado/a (m/f) huésped (m, f) guestjabón (m) soapjardín (m) gardenlavabo (m) wash basinlibre free, available, vacantlitera (f) bunk bedllave (f) keyllegada (f) arrivalllegar to arrivemaleta (f0 suitcasemedia pensión (f) half boardocupado/a occupiedpapel higiénico (m) toilet paper
pasar la nocheto stay/spend the night
pasta de dientes (f) toothpaste
pensión (f)bed and breakfast place
pensión completa (f) full boardpiso, (primer, segundo) piso (m) floor (1st, 2nd)planta baja (f) ground floorplanta, (primera, segunda) planta (f) floor (e.g. 1st, 2nd) por adelantado, con antelación in advancepuerta (principal) (f) door (front)recepción (f) receptionrecepcionista (m, f) receptionistreserva (f) reservationreservar to book , to reserveropa de cama (f) bed linensábana (f) sheetsaco de dormir (m) sleeping bagsala de juegos (f) games roomsalida (f) exitsótano (m) basementsuelo (m) floortelevisión (f) , televisor (m) television (set)
tener vista a , dar awith a view of, overlooking
tienda (f) tenttoalla de baño (f) bath towelventana (f) windowvista (f) view
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wáter (m) , WC (m) WC
ACCOMMODATION (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
aire acondicionado (m) air conditioningalojamiento (m) board and lodgings
barato/acheap, value for money
salida de emergencia (f) emergency exitcuarto de huéspedes (m) , pensión (f)
guest room, bed-and-breakfast place
hospitalidad (f) hospitalityruido (m) noiseinscripción (f) registrationpiso alquilado (m) rented flatreglas de la casa (f pl) , normas de la casa (f pl) rules of the housequedarse, alojarse stayconfirmar to confirm
alojar , hospedarto put someone up, to accommodate
apagar to switch offencender to switch on
OUT AND
ABO UT
LOCAL AMENITIES (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
airport aeropuerto (m)art gallery museo de arte (m)bank banco (m)bowling alley (10-pin) bolera (f)bridge puente (m)building edificio (m)bus station estación de autobuses (f)café café (m)castle castillo (m)cathedral catedral (f)church iglesia (f)cinema cine (m)closed cerrado/adisco discoteca (f)factory fábrica (f)farm granja (f)hospital hospital (m)
ice rinkpista de patinaje sobre hielo (f)
indoor swimming pool piscina cubierta (f)industry industria (f)launderette lavandería automática (f)laundry lavandería (f)leisure centre polideportivo (m)library biblioteca (f)railway station estación de ferrocarril (f)market mercado (m)museum museo (m)newspaper stall quiosco (m)nightclub club nocturno (m)open abierto/apalace palacio (m)park parque (m)pedestrian area/precinct zona peatonal (f)
petrol stationgasolinera (f) , estación de servicio (f)
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playground patio de recreo (m)police station comisaría (f)policeman, policewoman policía (m, f)port puerto (m)
post officeoficina de correos (f) , Correos (m)
pub pub (m) , bar (m)public/municipal público/a , municipalrailway station estación de ferrocarril (f)rubbish bin cubo de basura (m)savings bank caja de ahorros (f)shop tienda (f)
shop, business, negocio (m) , comercio (m)
shopping centre centro comercial (m)snack bar cafetería (f)sports centre polideportivo (m)square plaza (f)stadium estadio (m)swimming pool piscina (f)tennis court cancha de tenis (f)theatre teatro (m)
toiletsservicios (m pl), aseos (m pl), baño (m),
tower torre (f)
tower blockbloque de pisos (m) , torre de pisos (f)
town hall ayuntamiento (m)WC wáter (m) , WC (m)
zoozoo (m). parque zoológico (m)
LOCAL AMENITIES (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
ATM, cash point cajero automático (m)
post officeoficina de correos (f) , Correos (m)
tourist information office oficina de turismo (f)
LOCAL AMENITIES (F)
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
abierto/a openaeropuerto (m) airportayuntamiento (m) town hallbanco (m) bankbiblioteca (f) librarybloque de pisos (m) , torre de pisos (f) tower blockbolera (f) bowling alley (10-pin)café (m) cafécafetería (f) snack barcaja de ahorros (f) savings bankcancha de tenis (f) tennis courtcastillo (m) castlecatedral (f) cathedralcentro comercial (m) shopping centrecerrado/a closedcine (m) cinemaclub nocturno (m) nightclubcomisaría (f) police stationcubo de basura (m) rubbish bindiscoteca (f) discoedificio (m) buildingestación de autobuses (f) bus stationestación de ferrocarril (f) railway stationestación de ferrocarril (f) railway stationestadio (m) stadiumfábrica (f) factorygasolinera (f) , estación de servicio (f) petrol stationgranja (f) farmhospital (m) hospitaliglesia (f) churchindustria (f) industrylavandería (f) laundrylavandería automática (f) launderettemercado (m) marketmuseo (m) museummuseo de arte (m) art gallerynegocio (m) , comercio (m) shop, business, oficina de correos post office
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(f) , Correos (m)palacio (m) palaceparque (m) parkpatio de recreo (m) playgroundpiscina (f) swimming poolpiscina cubierta (f) indoor swimming poolpista de patinaje sobre hielo (f) ice rinkplaza (f) squarepolicía (m, f) policeman, policewomanpolideportivo (m) leisure centrepolideportivo (m) sports centrepub (m) , bar (m) pubpúblico/a , municipal public/municipalpuente (m) bridgepuerto (m) portquiosco (m) newspaper stallservicios (m pl), aseos (m pl), baño (m), toiletsteatro (m) theatretienda (f) shoptorre (f) towerwáter (m) , WC (m) WCzona peatonal (f) pedestrian area/precinctzoo (m) . parque zoológico (m) zoo
LOCAL AMENITIES (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
cajero automático (m) ATM, cash pointoficina de correos (f) , Correos (m) post officeoficina de turismo (f) tourist information office
OUT AND ABOUT
VISITOR INFORMATION (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
abroad al extranjeroadmission/entry fee precio de entrada (m)admission/entry fee cuota de entrada (f)air aire (m)
air pollutioncontaminación del aire (f)
appointment cita (f)beach playa (f)bike hire alquiler de bicicletasbrochure/leaflet folleto (m)café café (m)capital city capital (f)car hire alquiler de coches (m)castle castillo (m)cathedral catedral (f)city ciudad (f)closed cerrado/acoast costa (f)concert concierto (m)country país (m)countryside, scenery paisaje (m)dead muerto/adisco discoteca (f)district, part of town barrio (m)draught beer cerveza de barril (f)dustbin cubo de la basura (m)enjoy your stay ¡Que lo pases bien!entertainment, things to do
entretenimiento (m), diversión (f)
entrance entrada (f)entry, admission (to place/event) entrada (f)
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exhibition exposición (f)exit salida (f)festival, celebration fiesta (f)field campo (m)film película (f)
flatapartamento (m) piso (m)
forbidden prohibido/afree time opportunities
oportunidades de ocio (f pl)
hill colina (f)historic histórico/ahotel list lista de hoteles (f)
identity cardcarnet de identidad (m)
in autumn en otoñoin spring en primaverain summer en veranoin the open air al aire librein winter en inviernoindustrial industrialindustry industria (f)information información (f)
information officeoficina de información (f)
inhabitant habitante (m, f)island isla (f)lake lago (m)map mapa (m)
map (of the town)plano (del pueblo) (m)
market mercado (m)market square, marketplace plaza del mercado (f)motorway autopista (f)mountain montaña (f)
nature, countrysidenaturaleza (f) campo (m)
nightlife vida nocturna (f)office oficina (f)open abierto/aopening hours/times
horas de apertura (f pl)
outing excursión (f)outside fuera
outskirts (of town/city)
afueras (del pueblo/de la ciudad) (f pl)
part of town parte (f), zona (f)
passport controlcontrol de pasaportes (m)
pavement acera (f)
pedestrian peatón/ona (m, f)pedestrian area zona peatonal (f)performance función (f)picturesque pintoresco/aplace sitio (m) lugar (m)
pollutioncontaminación (f) polución (f)
postcardpostal (f), tarjeta postal (f)
poster/notice póster (m), cartel (m)price list lista de precios (f)problem problema (m)public holiday fiesta nacional (f)quiet tranquilo/a
reductionreducción (f) rebaja (f)
region, area región (f) zona (f)river río (m)
road mapmapa de carreteras (m)
rubbish basura (f)sea mar (m, f)sight, place of interest lugar de interés (m)sign señal (f) letrero (m)
suburbsuburbio (m), zona residencial (f)
telephone card tarjeta telefónica (f)theft robo (m)theme park, amusement park
parque de atracciones (temático) (m)
ticket (admission/entry) entrada (f)to book, reserve reservartour gira (f) recorrido (m)
tour (on transport)excursión (f) recorrido (m)
tour (walking) excursión a pie (f)tourist turista (m, f)
tourist informationinformación turística (f)
tourist information office oficina de turismo (f)tower torre (f)town ciudad (f) pueblo (m) town centre centro urbano (m)town centre centro ciudad (m)village aldea (f) pueblo (m)welcome bienvenido/a
well worth seeingvale/merece la pena ver
wood, forest bosque (m) selva (f)
zoozoo (m), parque zoológico (m)
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VISITOR INFORMATION (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
air conditioningaire acondicionado (m)
area área (f)
bike hirealquiler de bicicletas (m)
canal canal (m)customs aduana (f)
emergency exitsalida de emergencia (f)
eventacontecimiento (m) suceso (m)
experience experiencia (f)
fireworksfuegos artificiales (m pl)
flea market rastro (m)fountain fuente (f)Geneva Ginebrahospitality hospitalidad (f)memorial, monument monumento (m)memory memoria (f)mountains montañas (f pl)
park, green spaceparque (m) zona verde (f)
procession desfile (m)souvenir recuerdo (m)stay estancia (f)surrounding area, vicinity alrededores (m pl)to take place tener lugar
town centrecentro urbano (m) centro ciudad (m)
zoozoo (m) , parque zoológico (m)
VISITOR INFORMATION (F)
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
¡Que lo pases bien! enjoy your stayabierto/a openacera (f) pavementafueras (del pueblo/de la ciudad) (f pl) outskirts (of town/city)aire (m) airal aire libre in the open airal extranjero abroadaldea (f) pueblo (m) villagealquiler de bicicletas bike hirealquiler de coches (m) car hireapartamento (m) piso (m) flatautopista (f) motorwaybarrio (m) district, part of townbasura (f) rubbishbienvenido/a welcomebosque (m) selva (f) wood, forestcafé (m) cafécampo (m) fieldcapital (f) capital citycarnet de identidad (m) identity cardcastillo (m) castlecatedral (f) cathedralcentro ciudad (m) town centrecentro urbano (m) town centrecerrado/a closedcerveza de barril (f) draught beercita (f) appointmentciudad (f) cityciudad (f) pueblo (m) towncolina (f) hillconcierto (m) concertcontaminación (f) polución (f) pollutioncontaminación del air pollution
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aire (f)control de pasaportes (m) passport controlcosta (f) coastcubo de la basura (m) dustbincuota de entrada (f) admission/entry feediscoteca (f) discoen invierno in winteren otoño in autumnen primavera in springen verano in summerentrada (f) entrance
entrada (f)entry, admission (to place/event)
entrada (f)ticket (admission/entry)
entretenimiento (m), diversión (f)
entertainment, things to do
excursión (f) outingexcursión (f) recorrido (m) tour (on transport)excursión a pie (f) tour (walking)exposición (f) exhibitionfiesta (f) festival, celebrationfiesta nacional (f) public holidayfolleto (m) brochure/leafletfuera outsidefunción (f) performancegira (f) recorrido (m) tourhabitante (m, f) inhabitanthistórico/a historichoras de apertura (f pl) opening hours/timesindustria (f) industryindustrial industrialinformación (f) informationinformación turística (f) tourist informationisla (f) islandlago (m) lakelista de hoteles (f) hotel listlista de precios (f) price listlugar de interés (m) sight, place of interestmapa (m) mapmapa de carreteras (m) road mapmar (m, f) seamercado (m) marketmontaña (f) mountainmuerto/a dead
naturaleza (f) campo (m) nature, countrysideoficina (f) officeoficina de información (f) information officeoficina de turismo (f)
tourist information office
oportunidades de ocio (f pl)
free time opportunities
país (m) countrypaisaje (m) countryside, sceneryparque de atracciones (temático) (m)
theme park, amusement park
parte (f), zona (f) part of townpeatón/ona (m, f) pedestrianpelícula (f) filmpintoresco/a picturesqueplano (del pueblo) (m) map (of the town)playa (f) beachplaza del mercado (f)
market square, marketplace
postal (f), tarjeta postal (f) postcardpóster (m), cartel (m) poster/noticeprecio de entrada (m) admission/entry feeproblema (m) problem prohibido/a forbidden reducción (f) rebaja (f) reductionregión (f) zona (f) region, areareservar to book, reserverío (m) riverrobo (m) theftsalida (f) exitseñal (f) letrero (m) signsitio (m) lugar (m) placesuburbio (m), zona residencial (f) suburbtarjeta telefónica (f) telephone cardtorre (f) towertranquilo/a quiet turista (m, f) touristvale/merece la pena ver well worth seeingvida nocturna (f) nightlifezona peatonal (f) pedestrian areazoo (m), parque zoológico (m) zoo
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VISITOR INFORMATION (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
acontecimiento (m) suceso (m) eventaduana (f) customsaire acondicionado (m) air conditioningalquiler de bicicletas (m) bike hire
alrededores (m pl)surrounding area, vicinity
área (f) areacanal (m) canalcentro urbano (m) centro ciudad (m) town centredesfile (m) processionestancia (f) stayexperiencia (f) experiencefuegos artificiales (m pl) fireworksfuente (f) fountainGinebra Geneva hospitalidad (f) hospitalitymemoria (f) memorymontañas (f pl) mountains
monumento (m)memorial, monument
parque (m) zona verde (f) park, green spacerastro (m) flea marketrecuerdo (m) souvenirsalida de emergencia (f) emergency exittener lugar to take placezoo (m) , parque zoológico (m) zoo
OUT AND ABOUT
WEATHER (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
bad mal tiempo (m)bright buen tiempo (m)climate clima (m)cloud nube (f)cloudy nubladocold fríodegree (temperature) grado (m)dry secofog nieblafoggy hay nieblafrosty de heladaheat calor (m)highest temperature
temperatura más alta (f)
hot calurosoin autumn en otoñoin spring en primaverain summer en veranoin the east al este, en el estein the north al norte, en el nortein the south al sur, en el surin the west al oeste, en el oestein winter en inviernoit is freezing hace un frío horrible,
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hace un frío que pelait is lightning hay relámpagosit is raining llueve, está lloviendoit is snowing nieva, está nevandoit is thundering hay truenosovercast está nubladorain lluvia (f)rainy lluviososeason estación (f)sky cielo (m)snow nieve (f)storm tormenta (f)sun sol (m)sunny soleadothe sun is shining brilla el solthunder storm tormenta (f)to change cambiarto rain lloverto shine brillarto snow nevarweather tiempo (m)
weather reportboletín meteorológico (m)
wet mojado/awind viento (m)
windyde mucho viento, ventoso
WEATHER (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
average temperature temperatura media (f)bright spell período soleado (m)changeable variablehail granizo (m) pedrisco (m)low (temperature) (temperatura) baja (f)rainfall precipitación (f)stormy tormentosoto brighten up despejarse, mejorarto hail granizarweather forecast
pronóstico meteorológico/ del tiempo
WEATHER (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
al este, en el este in the eastal norte, en el norte in the northal oeste, en el oeste in the westal sur, en el sur in the southboletín meteorológico (m) weather reportbrilla el sol the sun is shiningbrillar to shinebuen tiempo (m) brightcalor (m) heatcaluroso hotcambiar to changecielo (m) skyclima (m) climatede helada frostyde mucho viento, ventoso windyen invierno in winteren otoño in autumnen primavera in springen verano in summerestá nublado overcastestación (f) seasonfrío coldgrado (m) degree (temperature)hace un frío horrible, hace un frío que pela it is freezinghay niebla foggy
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hay relámpagos it is lightninghay truenos it is thunderingllover to rainllueve, está lloviendo it is raininglluvia (f) rainlluvioso rainymal tiempo (m) badmojado/a wetnevar to snowniebla fognieva, está nevando it is snowingnieve (f) snownube (f) cloudnublado cloudyseco drysol (m) sunsoleado sunny temperatura más alta (f) highest temperaturetiempo (m) weathertormenta (f) stormtormenta (f) thunder stormviento (m) wind
WEATHER (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
temperatura media (f) average temperatureperíodo soleado (m) bright spellvariable changeablegranizo (m) pedrisco (m) hail(temperatura) baja (f) low (temperature)precipitación (f) rainfalltormentoso stormydespejarse, mejorar to brighten upgranizar to hailpronóstico meteorológico/ del tiempo weather forecast
EDUCATION + WORK
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
actor, actress actor/actriz (m/f)adult adulto/a (m/f)advert anuncio (m)air hostess/air steward azafata/o (f/m)answer, reply respuesta (f)answer phone contestador (m)apprenticeship aprendizaje (m)architect arquitecto (m)badly paid mal pagado (m/f)baker panadero/a (m/f)bank/bank office banco, oficina debiology biologíabuilder constructor (m)business/shop comerciobusy ocupado/a (m/f)butcher carnicero/a (m/f)canteen comedor (m)chemistry química (f)
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civil servant funcionario (m/f)cloakroom vestuario (m)coffee (tea/lunch) break café, parar a desayunarcolleague colega (m/f)computer ordenador (m)computer scientist informático/a (m/f)conference conferencia (f)connection, report informe (m)cook cocinero/a (m/f)cursor cursor (m)degree (university) licenciatura (f)disc disco (m)duty office presencia en oficinaelectrician electricista (m/f)
emailcorreo/mensaje (electrónico) (m)
email emailemployee empleado/a (m/f)employer empleador/a (m/f)engineer ingeniero/a (m)examination examen (m)exchange cambio (m)experienced con experienciafarmer granjero/a (m/f)fashion moda (f)fault falta (f)fax fax (m)file archivador (m)file archivofireman bombero (m)folder dossier, carpeta (m)form formulario (m)geography geografíahead teacher, director director/a (m/f)history historiainstructor monitor/a (m/f)interview (job) entrevista (f)journalist periodista (m/f)key (of keyboard) tecla (de teclado) (f)keyboard teclado (m)language idioma (m) lengua (f)letter box buzón (de correos) (m)lunch break comida (f), parar a comermanager gerente/director (m/f)marketing marketing (m)
maths matemáticasmechanic mecánico/a (m/f)
meetingencuentro (m), reunión (f)
message mensaje (m)mouse ratón (m)next year próximo año (f)opinion poll/survey sondeo (m)paper papel (m)part time a tiempo parcialpassword contraseña (f)PE educación físicaper hour por horaphysical and sports education ecuación física y deportephysics físicaplan, project proyecto (m)planned previsto, planeadoplumber fontanero/a (m/f)police officer agente de policía (m/post/post office correos, oficina dePound sterling libra esterlina (f)printer impresora (f)programmer Programador/a (m/f)progress progreso (m)qualification diploma (m)representative representante (m/f)results resultado (m)salary salario, sueldo (m)school instituto (m)school report (end of year) evaluación (final) (m)science cienciasscreen pantalla (f)sewing, tailoring costura (f)situation wanted demanda de empleo (f)society/company sociedad (f)student estudiante (m/f)subject sujeto (m)superior/higher superiorteacher profesor/a (m/f)teacher (primary) maestro/a (m/f)technician técnico/a (m/f)telephone call llamada de teléfono (f)term semestre (m)terms of employment
condiciones de trabajo (f/pl)
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the web web (m)time vez (f)timetable horario (m)
to apply for a jobsolicitar un (puesto de) trabajo
to cut cortarto cut off (phone) colgar (el teléfono)to dial the number marcar el numeroto do a course hacer un cursoto erase, rub out borrarto file archivarto file clasificarto print imprimirto study estudiartraining formación (f)travel agency agencia de viajes (f)unemployment paro, desempleo (m)waiter/waitress camarero/a (m/f)webmail web-mail (m)website página de web (m)well paid bien pagadowork experience experiencia de trabajo (f)work/job trabajo (m)
SPANISH TO ENGLISH
a tiempo parcial part timeactor/actriz (m/f) actor, actressadulto/a (m/f) adultagencia de viajes (f) travel agencyagente de policía (m/ police officeranuncio (m) advertaprendizaje (m) apprenticeshiparchivador (m) filearchivar to filearchivo filearquitecto (m) architectazafata/o (f/m) air hostess/air stewardbanco, oficina de bank/bank officebien pagado well paidbiología biologybombero (m) fireman
borrar to erase, rub outbuzón (de correos) (m) letter boxcafé, parar a desayunar coffee (tea/lunch) breakcamarero/a (m/f) waiter/waitresscambio (m) exchangecarnicero/a (m/f) butcherciencias scienceclasificar to filecocinero/a (m/f) cookcolega (m/f) colleaguecolgar (el teléfono) to cut off (phone)comedor (m) canteencomercio business/shopcomida (f), parar a comer lunch breakcon experiencia experiencedcondiciones de trabajo (f/pl) terms of employmentconferencia (f) conferenceconstructor (m) buildercontestador (m) answer phonecontraseña (f) passwordcorreo/mensaje (electrónico) (m) emailcorreos, oficina de post/post officecortar to cutcostura (f) sewing, tailoringcursor (m) cursordemanda de empleo (f) situation wanteddiploma (m) qualificationdirector/a (m/f) head teacher, directordisco (m) discdossier, carpeta (m) folderecuación física y deporte
physical and sports education
educación física PEelectricista (m/f) electricianemail emailempleado/a (m/f) employeeempleador/a (m/f) employerencuentro (m), reunion (f) meetingentrevista (f) interview (job)estudiante (m/f) studentestudiar to studyevaluación (final) (m)
school report (end of year)
examen (m) examination98
experiencia de trabajo (f) work experiencefalta (f) faultfax (m) faxfísica physicsfontanero/a (m/f) plumberformación (f) trainingformulario (m) formfuncionario (m/f) civil servantgeografía geographygerente/director (m/f) managergranjero/a (m/f) farmerhacer un curso to do a coursehistoria historyhorario (m) timetableidioma (m) lengua (f) languageimpresora (f) printerimprimir to printinformático/a (m/f) computer scientistinforme (m) connection, reportingeniero/a (m) engineerinstituto (m) schoollibra esterlina (f) Pound sterlinglicenciatura (f) degree (university)llamada de teléfono (f) telephone callmaestro/a (m/f) teacher (primary)mal pagado (m/f) badly paidmarcar el numero to dial the numbermarketing (m) marketingmatemáticas mathsmecánico/a (m/f) mechanicmensaje (m) messagemoda (f) fashionmonitor/a (m/f) instructorocupado/a (m/f) busyordenador (m) computerpágina de web (m) websitepanadero/a (m/f) bakerpantalla (f) screenpapel (m) paperparo, desempleo (m) unemploymentperiodista (m/f) journalistpor hora per hourpresencia en oficina duty office
previsto, planeado plannedprofesor/a (m/f) teacherProgramador/a (m/f) programmerprogreso (m) progresspróximo año (f) next yearproyecto (m) plan, projectquímica (f) chemistryratón (m) mouserepresentante (m/f) representativerespuesta (f) answer, replyresultado (m) resultssalario, sueldo (m) salarysemestre (m) termsociedad (f) society/companysolicitar un (puesto de) trabajo to apply for a jobsondeo (m) opinion poll/surveysujeto (m) subjectsuperior superior/highertecla (de teclado) (f) key (of keyboard)teclado (m) keyboardtécnico/a (m/f) techniciantrabajo (m) work/jobvestuario (m) cloakroomvez (f) timeweb (m) the web
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EDUCATION + WORK
THE INTERNETENGLISH TO SPANISH
CD ROM CD-ROMat (in email address: @ ) achat room canal de charla (m) computer ordenador (m) connection enlace (m)data file archivo de datos (m)e-mail correo electrónico (m)forward slash barra oblicua (f)homepage página digital (f)internet internet (m, f)internet page página de internet (f)key (of keyboard) tecla (f)keyboard teclado (m)mouse ratón (m)
opinion poll/surveysondeo (de opiniones ) (m)
passwordcontraseña (de acceso) (f)
printer impresora (f)
programmerprogramador (m) , programadora (f)
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screen pantalla (f)software software (m)to burn quemarto chat (online, on MSN etc) chatear , charlarto download descargarto erase, delete borrar , suprimirto fax mandar un faxto print imprimirto save, to store archivar , guardarto type escribir a máquinato upload subir , ponerunderscore subrayarvirus virus (m)webpage página web (f)worldwide mundial
THE INTERNETSPANISH TO ENGLISH
CD-ROM CD ROMa at (in email address: @ )archivar , guardar to save, to storearchivo de datos (m) data filebarra oblicua (f) forward slashborrar , suprimir to erase, deletecanal de charla (m) chat room
chatear , charlarto chat (online, on MSN etc)
contraseña (de acceso) (f) passwordcorreo electrónico (m) e-maildescargar to downloadenlace (m) connectionescribir a máquina to typeimpresora (f) printerimprimir to printinternet (m, f) internetmandar un fax to faxmundial worldwideordenador (m) computerpágina de internet (f) internet pagepágina digital (f) homepage
página web (f) webpagepantalla (f) screenprogramador (m) , programadora (f) programmerquemar to burnratón (m) mousesoftware (m) softwaresondeo (de opiniones ) (m) opinion poll/surveysubir , poner to uploadsubrayar underscoretecla (f) key (of keyboard)teclado (m) keyboardvirus (m) virus
EDUCATION + WORK
JOB ADVERTSENGLISH TO SPANISH
actor actor (m)advert anuncio (m)air hostess azafata (f)air steward auxiliar de cabina/vuelo (m)
application solicitud (f)
architectarquitecto (m) arquitecta (f)
bakerpanadero (m) , panadera (f)
builder albañil (m, f)bullfighter matador (m)
butchercarnicero (m) , carnicera (f)
civil servantfuncionario (m) , funcionaria (f)
company compañía (f), empresa (f)
computer scientistinformático (m). informática (f)
cook cocinero (m) , cocinera (f)dentist dentista (m, f)
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design diseño (m)
designerdiseñador (m) , diseñadora (f)
doctor médico (m) , médica (f)electrician electricista (m, f)
engineeringeniero (m) , ingeniera (f)
farmergranjero/a (m, f), agricultor/a (m, f)
fashion moda (f)fax fax (m)fireman bombero (m) bombera (f)footballer futbolista (m, f)hours of work horas de trabajo (f pl)interview entrevista (f)job trabajo (m) empleo (m)job advert anuncio de trabajojournalist periodista (m, f)letter carta (f)
mechanic mecánico (m) , mecánica (f)
mediamedios de comunicación (m pl)
model modelo (m, f)
nurseenfermero (m) , enfermera (f)
per hour por horaplumber fontanero (m) fontanera (f)police officer policía (m, f)
programmerprogramador (m) , programadora (f)
promotion prospectsposibilidades de ascenso (f pl)
reply, answerrespuesta (f) , contestación (f)
situations vacant ofertas de empleo (f pl)taxi driver taxista (m, f)technician técnico (m) , técnica (f)to apply for a job solicitar un empleoto fax mandar un faxto fill in a form rellenar una ficha training formación (f)work trabajo (m)
work experienceexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f)
JOB ADVERTSSPANISH TO ENGLISH
actor (m) actoralbañil (m, f) builderanuncio (m) advertanuncio de trabajo job advertarquitecto (m) arquitecta (f) architectauxiliar de cabina/vuelo (m) air steward
azafata (f) air hostessbombero (m) bombera (f) firemancarnicero (m) , carnicera (f) butchercarta (f) lettercocinero (m) , cocinera (f) cookcompañía (f), empresa (f) companydentista (m, f) dentistdiseñador (m) , diseñadora (f) designerdiseño (m) designelectricista (m, f) electrician enfermero (m) , enfermera (f) nurseentrevista (f) interviewexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f) work experiencefax (m) faxfontanero (m) fontanera (f) plumberformación (f) trainingfuncionario (m) , civil servant
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funcionaria (f)futbolista (m, f) footballergranjero/a (m, f), agricultor/a (m, f) farmerhoras de trabajo (f pl) hours of workinformático (m). informática (f) computer scientistingeniero (m) , ingeniera (f) engineermandar un fax to faxmatador (m) bullfightermecánico (m) , mecánica (f) mechanic médico (m) , médica (f) doctormedios de comunicación (m pl) mediamoda (f) fashionmodelo (m, f) modelofertas de empleo (f pl) situations vacantpanadero (m) , panadera (f) bakerperiodista (m, f) journalistpolicía (m, f) police officerpor hora per hourposibilidades de ascenso (f pl) promotion prospectsprogramador (m) , programadora (f) programmerrellenar una ficha to fill in a formrespuesta (f) , contestación (f) reply, answersolicitar un empleo to apply for a jobsolicitud (f) applicationtaxista (m, f) taxi drivertécnico (m) , técnica (f) techniciantrabajo (m) worktrabajo (m) empleo (m) job
EDUCATION + WORK
JOB APPLICATIONSENGLISH TO SPANISH
advert anuncio (m)application solicitud (f)application form (ficha de) solicitud (f)
appointmentnombramiento (m) , puesto (m) , trabajo (m)
apprenticeship aprendizaje (m)CV C.V. (m)enclosed adjunto /a
experience of workexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f)
experienced con experienciaform ficha (f)impression impresión (f)interview entrevista (f)
jobtrabajo (m) , empleo (m)
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job advert anuncio de trabajo (m)
job interviewentrevista para un empleo (f)
leaving certificatecertificado de despedida (m)
letter carta (f)letter of application carta de solicitud (f)profession, job, occupation
profesión (f) , trabajo (m) , empleo (m)
qualification título (m)qualified titulado/aschool education educación escolar (f)school leaving certificate
certificado escolar de despedida (m)
school reportboletín escolar (m) , evaluación (f)
signature firma (f)success éxito (m)to apply for a job solicitar un empleoto be successful tener éxito
to enclose, to attachadjuntar / remitir adjunto/a
to introduce oneself presentarse
to sendmandar , enviar , remitir
training, educationformación (f) , educación (f)
university universidad (f)work trabajo (m)
work experienceexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f)
JOB APPLICATIONSSPANISH TO ENGLISH
adjuntar / remitir adjunto/a to enclose, to attachadjunto /a enclosedanuncio (m) advertanuncio de trabajo (m) job advertaprendizaje (m) apprenticeshipboletín escolar (m) , evaluación (f) school reportC.V. (m) CVcarta (f) lettercarta de solicitud (f) letter of applicationcertificado de despedida (m) leaving certificate
certificado escolar de despedida (m)
school leaving certificate
con experiencia experiencededucación escolar (f) school educationentrevista (f) interviewentrevista para un empleo (f) job interviewéxito (m) successexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f) experience of workexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f) work experienceficha (f) formficha de solicitud (f) application formfirma (f) signatureformación (f) , educación (f) training, educationimpresión (f) impressionmandar , enviar , remitir to sendnombramiento (m) , puesto (m) , trabajo (m) appointmentpresentarse to introduce oneselfprofesión (f) , trabajo (m) , empleo (m)
profession, job, occupation
solicitar un empleo to apply for a jobsolicitud (f) applicationtener éxito to be successfultitulado/a qualifiedtítulo (m) qualificationtrabajo (m) worktrabajo (m) , empleo (m) jobuniversidad (f) university
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EDUCATION + WORK
SCHOOL (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
achievement, performance
nivel de rendimiento escolar (m) , rendimiento (m)
adequate adecuado/aanswer respuesta (f)apprenticeship aprendizaje (m)art arte (m) , dibujo (m)assembly reunión (f)biology biología (f)blouse blusa (f)board (blackboard, whiteboard etc)
pizarra (f) , pizarra blanca (f)
book libro (m)break recreo (m)calculator calculadora (f)
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canteen cantina (f)
careers adviser
consejero de orientación profesional (m) consejera de orientación profesional (f)
caretakerportero (m) , portera (f)
cassette recordergrabadora (f) , cassette (m)
changing room vestuario (m)chemistry química (f)choir coro (m)
class test, assessmentexamen (m) , prueba (f)
classroom aula (f)clever inteligente , listo/aclub (at school) club (m)
comprehensive schoolinstituto de segunda enseñanza (m)
cooking, cookery cocina (f)corridor pasillo (m)course curso (m)
deskmesa de trabajo (f) , escritorio (m)
dictionary diccionario (m)double lesson clase doble (f)drama teatro (m)drama group, acting group grupo de teatro (m)drawing dibujo (m)DT diseño (m)education educación (f)English inglés (m)equivalent of GCE A levels bachillerato (m)examination examen (m)exchange intercambio (m)exercise book cuaderno (m)
exercise, practiceejercicio (m) , práctica (f)
experiment experimento (m)fair justo/afelt tip pen rotulador (m)
foreign languageslenguas extranjeras (f pl)
fountain penestilográfica (f) , pluma (f)
French francés (m)
future plansplanes para el futuro (m pl)
GCSE equivalentEducación Secundaria Obligatoria (f)
geography geografía (f)
German alemán (m)glue pegamento (m)good bueno/a
grammar schoolinstituto de segunda enseñanza (m)
gym gimnasio (m)gymnastics gimnasia (f)
hard, difficult, heavyduro/a , difícil , pesado/a
hardworking trabajador/a
head teacher, directordirector (m) , directora (f)
history historia (f)holidays vacaciones (f pl)homework deberes (m pl)hour hora (f)ICT informática (f)inadequate inadecuado/aItalian italiano (m)kindergarten, play school, nursery school
parvulario (m) , escuela infantil (f)
kiosk quiosco (m)laboratory laboratorio (m)language lengua (f) idioma (m)
language lablaboratorio de lenguas (m)
Latin latín (m)lazy perezoso/alesson clase (f)library biblioteca (f)
lunch breakhora de la comida / del almuerzo (f)
mark, gradenota (f) , clase (f) , categoría (f)
maths matemáticas (f pl)meal comida (f)
media studiesciencias de la información (f pl)
moped ciclomotor (m)music música (f)no school no hay clase
note, slip of papernota (f) , hoja de papel (f)
oral examen oral (m)orchestra orquesta (f)pad of paper bloc(k) (m)page página (f)PE educación física (f)
pen, ballpoint penpluma (f) , bolígrafo (m), boli (m)
pencil lápiz (m)pencil case estuche (m)
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physics física (f)
plan, projectplano (m) , proyecto (m)
playground patio de recreo (m)
poor, unsatisfactorydébil , poco/a satisfactorio/a
primary school escuela primaria (f)
private schoolescuela privada / particular (f)
progress progreso (m)projector proyector (m)
pupilalumno (m) , alumna (f)
qualification título (m)question pregunta (f)religion, Religious Studies
enseñanza religiosa (f)
result resultado (m)rubber goma (f)rule regla (f) , norma (f)ruler regla (f)satisfactory adecuado/a
schoolescuela (f) , instituto (m)
school bag mochila (f)school book libro escolar (m)school bus autobús escolar (m)school day día del colegioschool hall sala de actos (m)school leaving certificate
certificado escolar de despedida (m)
school newspaperperiódico del instituto (m)
school office oficina del colegio (f)school report, certificate
boletín escolar (m) evaluación (f)
school tripexcursión organizada por el colegio (f)
sciences ciencias (f pl)scissors tijeras (f pl)
secondary modern school
instituto de enseñanza secundaria (m)
secondary school
instituto de enseñanza secundaria (m)
semester semestre (m)sharpener sacapuntas (m)shirt camisa (f)shoe zapato (m)
sixth form collegeinstituto para alumnos de 16 a 18 años (m)
sock calcetín (m)Spanish español (m)
sports field campo deportivo (m)
sports hall, gympolideportivo (m). gimnasio (m)
staff room sala de profesores (f)state estado (m)strong, good at (subject) fuerte student estudiante (m, f)
student councilconsejo de estudiantes (m)
subject asignatura (f)success éxito (m)
summer holidaysvacaciones de verano (f pl)
sweater, jumper suéter (m). jersey (m)sweatshirt sudadera (f)task, exercise tarea (f) , ejercicio (m)teacher profesor/a (m, f)team equipo (m)term trimestre (m)tie corbata (f)timetable horario (m)to answer responder
to attend schoolasistir / acudir al colegio
to be successful tener éxitoto calculate calcularto carry on seguir , continuarto copy copiarto correct corregirto draw dibujar
to fail (an exam)suspender (un examen)
to fill out rellenarto last durarto learn aprenderto pass (exam) aprobar (un examen)
to pay attention, to watch out, to be careful
prestar atención, estar alerta , tener cuidado
to practise practicarto repeat repetirto repeat a year repetir un añoto sing cantarto study estudiarto teach enseñar
training, educationformación (f) , educación (f)
trouserspantalón (m) , pantalones (m pl)
unfair injusto/a
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uniform uniforme (m)university universidad (f)very good muy bueno/a
vocational schoolescuela de formación profesional (f)
weak, bad at (subject) débilwritten escrito/a
SCHOOL (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
(to take the) class register (pasar) lista (f)absent ausenteballpoint pen bolígrafo (m) , boli (m)boarding school internado (m)
business studies, economics
ciencias empresariales (f pl) , economía (f)
core / compulsory subject
asignatura obligatoria (f)
degree (university)licenciatura (f) , título (m)
distance distancia (f)essay ensayo (m)
final examexamen de fin de curso (m)
FLA, foreign language teacher lector (m) , lectora (f)
full-time day school
colegio (m) , instituto (m) a tiempo completo
gifted dotado/aheadphones auriculares (m pl)
home economics, domestic science
ciencia del hogar (f) , economía doméstica / del hogar
ink cartridge recambio (m)
ink erasergoma de borrar para tinta (f)
law derecho (m) , ley (f)
meeting, discussionreunión (f) , discusión (f)
necessary necesario/a
optional subjectasignatura optativa /facultativa (f)
parents’ eveningreunión nocturna para los padres (f)
present presentepressure to achieve good marks/grades
presión para sacar buenas notas (f)
pressure to perform (well)
presión para obtener buenos resultados (f)
pronunciation pronunciación (f)
result resultado (m)singer cantante (m/f)sociology sociología (f)strict estricto/astudent who has passed
estudiante que tiene el
studies estudios (m pl)tennis court cancha de tenis (f)the equivalent of A levels bachillerato (m, f)time off due to excessive heat descanso por el calorto agree something estar de acuerdo con
to ask a questionhacer una pregunta , preguntar
to be cancelled (lessons) estar anulado/ato copy copiarto explain explicar
to have a detentionquedarse castigado/a después de clase
to move up (to the next form/year)
pasar de curso , pasar al curso inmediatamente superior
to pronounce pronunciarto skive hacer la rabonato skive off school / play truant hacer novillosto teach enseñarto translate traducir
training paceritmo de formación (m)
translation traducción (f)university universidad (f)university/college place plaza universitaria (f)written punishment, lines castigo escrito (m)
SCHOOL (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
adecuado/a adequateadecuado/a satisfactoryalemán (m) Germanalumno (m) , alumna (f) pupilaprender to learnaprendizaje (m) apprenticeshipaprobar (un examen) to pass (exam)arte (m) , dibujo (m) art
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asignatura (f) subjectasistir / acudir al colegio to attend schoolaula (f) classroomautobús escolar (m) school bus
bachillerato (m)equivalent of GCE A levels
biblioteca (f) librarybiología (f) biologybloc(k) (m) pad of paperblusa (f) blouseboletín escolar (m) evaluación (f)
school report, certificate
bueno/a goodcalcetín (m) sockcalculadora (f) calculatorcalcular to calculatecamisa (f) shirtcampo deportivo (m) sports fieldcantar to singcantina (f) canteencertificado escolar de despedida (m)
school leaving certificate
ciclomotor (m) mopedciencias (f pl) sciencesciencias de la información (f pl) media studiesclase (f) lessonclase doble (f) double lessonclub (m) club (at school)cocina (f) cooking, cookerycomida (f) meal consejero de orientación profesional (m) consejera de orientación profesional (f) careers adviserconsejo de estudiantes (m) student councilcopiar to copycorbata (f) tiecoro (m) choircorregir to correctcuaderno (m) exercise bookcurso (m) coursedeberes (m pl) homeworkdébil weak, bad at (subject)débil , poco/a satisfactorio/a poor, unsatisfactorydía del colegio school day
dibujar to drawdibujo (m) drawingdiccionario (m) dictionarydirector (m) , directora (f) head teacher, directordiseño (m) DTdurar to lastduro/a , difícil , pesado/a hard, difficult, heavyeducación (f) educationeducación física (f) PEEducación Secundaria Obligatoria (f) GCSE equivalentejercicio (m) , práctica (f) exercise, practice
enseñanza religiosa (f)religion, Religious Studies
enseñar to teachequipo (m) teamescrito/a writtenescuela (f) , instituto (m) schoolescuela de formación profesional (f) vocational schoolescuela primaria (f) primary schoolescuela privada / particular (f) private schoolespañol (m) Spanishestado (m) stateestilográfica (f) , pluma (f) fountain penestuche (m) pencil caseestudiante (m, f) studentestudiar to studyexamen (m) examination examen (m) , prueba (f) class test, assessmentexamen oral (m) oralexcursión organizada por el colegio (f) school tripéxito (m) successexperimento (m) experimentfísica (f) physicsformación (f) , educación (f) training, educationfrancés (m) French
fuerte strong, good at (subject)
geografía (f) geographygimnasia (f) gymnasticsgimnasio (m) gymgoma (f) rubbergrabadora (f) , cassette (m) cassette recordergrupo de teatro (m) drama group, acting
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grouphistoria (f) historyhora (f) hourhora de la comida / del almuerzo (f) lunch breakhorario (m) timetableinadecuado/a inadequateinformática (f) ICTinglés (m) Englishinjusto/a unfairinstituto de enseñanza secundaria (m)
secondary modern school
instituto de enseñanza secundaria (m) secondary schoolinstituto de segunda enseñanza (m) comprehensive schoolinstituto de segunda enseñanza (m) grammar schoolinstituto para alumnos de 16 a 18 años (m) sixth form collegeinteligente , listo/a cleverintercambio (m) exchangeitaliano (m) Italianjusto/a fairlaboratorio (m) laboratorylaboratorio de lenguas (m) language lablápiz (m) pencillatín (m) Latinlengua (f) idioma (m) languagelenguas extranjeras (f pl) foreign languageslibro (m) booklibro escolar (m) school bookmatemáticas (f pl) mathsmesa de trabajo (f) , escritorio (m) deskmochila (f) school bagmúsica (f) musicmuy bueno/a very goodnivel de rendimiento escolar (m) , rendimiento (m)
achievement, performance
no hay clase no schoolnota (f) , clase (f) , categoría (f) mark, gradenota (f) , hoja de papel (f) note, slip of paperoficina del colegio (f) school officeorquesta (f) orchestrapágina (f) pagepantalón (m) , pantalones (m pl) trousersparvulario (m) , escuela infantil (f)
kindergarten, play school, nursery school
pasillo (m) corridorpatio de recreo (m) playgroundpegamento (m) glueperezoso/a lazyperiódico del instituto (m) school newspaperpizarra (f) , pizarra blanca (f)
board (blackboard, whiteboard etc)
planes para el futuro (m pl) future plansplano (m) , proyecto (m) plan, projectpluma (f) , bolígrafo (m), boli (m) pen, ballpoint penpolideportivo (m). gimnasio (m) sports hall, gymportero (m) , portera (f) caretakerpracticar to practisepregunta (f) questionprestar atención, estar alerta , tener cuidado
to pay attention, to watch out, to be careful
profesor/a (m, f) teacherprogreso (m) progressproyector (m) projectorquímica (f) chemistryquiosco (m) kiosk recreo (m) breakregla (f) rulerregla (f) , norma (f) rulerellenar to fill outrepetir to repeatrepetir un año to repeat a yearresponder to answerrespuesta (f) answerresultado (m) resultreunión (f) assemblyrotulador (m) felt tip pensacapuntas (m) sharpenersala de actos (m) school hallsala de profesores (f) staff roomseguir , continuar to carry onsemestre (m) semestersudadera (f) sweatshirtsuéter (m). jersey (m) sweater, jumpersuspender (un examen) to fail (an exam)tarea (f) , ejercicio (m) task, exerciseteatro (m) dramatener éxito to be successfultijeras (f pl) scissors
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título (m) qualificationtrabajador/a hardworkingtrimestre (m) termuniforme (m) uniformuniversidad (f) universityvacaciones (f pl) holidaysvacaciones de verano (f pl) summer holidaysvestuario (m) changing roomzapato (m) shoe
SCHOOL (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
(pasar) lista (f)(to take the) class register
asignatura obligatoria (f)
core / compulsory subject
asignatura optativa /facultativa (f) optional subjectauriculares (m pl) headphonesausente absent
bachillerato (m, f)the equivalent of A levels
bolígrafo (m) , boli (m) ballpoint pencancha de tenis (f) tennis courtcantante (m/f) singer
castigo escrito (m)written punishment, lines
ciencia del hogar (f) , economía doméstica / del hogar
home economics, domestic science
ciencias empresariales (f pl) , economía (f)
business studies, economics
colegio (m) , instituto (m) a tiempo completo full-time day schoolcopiar to copyderecho (m) , ley (f) law
descanso por el calortime off due to excessive heat
distancia (f) distancedotado/a giftedensayo (m) essayenseñar to teach
estar anulado/ato be cancelled (lessons)
estar de acuerdo con to agree somethingestricto/a strictestudiante que tiene student who has
el passed estudios (m pl) studiesexamen de fin de curso (m) final examexplicar to explaingoma de borrar para tinta (f) ink eraserhacer la rabona to skive
hacer novillosto skive off school / play truant
hacer una pregunta , preguntar to ask a questioninternado (m) boarding school
lector (m) , lectora (f)FLA, foreign language teacher
licenciatura (f) , título (m) degree (university)necesario/a necessarypasar de curso , pasar al curso inmediatamente superior
to move up (to the next form/year)
plaza universitaria (f)university/college place
presente presentpresión para obtener buenos resultados (f)
pressure to perform (well)
presión para sacar buenas notas (f)
pressure to achieve good marks/grades
pronunciación (f) pronunciationpronunciar to pronouncequedarse castigado/a después de clase to have a detentionrecambio (m) ink cartridgeresultado (m) resultreunión (f) , discusión (f) meeting, discussionreunión nocturna para los padres (f) parents’ eveningritmo de formación (m) training pacesociología (f) sociologytraducción (f) translationtraducir to translateuniversidad (f) university
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WORK AND WORK EXPERIENCE (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISHactor actor (m)adult adulto (m) , adulta (f)
aimobjetivo (m) , propósito (m)
air steward auxiliar de vuelo (m)
answer phonecontestador (automático) (m)
apprenticeaprendiz (m) , aprendiza (f)
apprenticeship aprendizaje (m)
architectarquitecto (m) arquitecta (f)
artist artista (m, f)badly paid mal pagado/a
bakerpanadero (m) , panadera (f0
boss jefe (m, f)builder albañil (m, f)building worker obrero(m) , obrera (f)business, company, firm
empresa (f) , compañía (f)
business/shopcomercio (m) , tienda (f)
businessman/hombre de negocios (m) ,
businesswoman mujer de negocios (f)busy ocupado/a
butchercarnicero (m) , carnicera (f)
call (telephone) llamada telefónica (f)
candidatecandidato (m) , candidata (f)
canteen cantina (f)career carrera (f) , profesión (f)cashier cajero (m) , cajera (f)
chemistfarmacéutico (m) , farmacéutica (f)
civil servantfuncionario (m) , funcionaria (f)
colleague colega (m, f)
communication, message
comunicación (f) , mensaje (m) , recado (m)
companyempresa (f) , compañía (f)
computer programmer
programador/a de ordenadores (m, f)
computer scientistinformático (m) , informática (f)
condition, stipulationcondición (f) , estipulación (f)
conferencereunión (f) , conferencia (f)
contact contacto (m)
cookcocinero (m) , cocinera (f)
dentist dentista (m, f)doctor medico/a
driverconductor (m) , conductora (f)
electrician electricista (m, f)
employeeempleado (m) , empleada (f)
employeeempleado (m) empleada (f)
employer
empresario (m), empresaria (f) , patrón (m), patrona (f)
engineeringeniero (m) , ingeniera (f)
enthusiasm entusiasmo (m0envelope sobre (m)experience experiencia (f)
experience of workexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f)
factory fábrica (f)
farmergranjero (m) , granjera (f)
file carpeta (f) , archivo (m)
fireman / firewomanbombero (m) , bombera (f)
florist florista (m, f)full-time a tiempo completo
full-time jobempleo / trabajo a tiempo completo (m)
gardenerjardinero (m) , jardinera (f)
Goodbye (on the phone) adióshairdresser peluquero/a
holiday jobtrabajo/empleo durante las vacaciones (m)
hours of work, working hours horas de trabajo (f pl)househusband amo de casa (m)housewife ama de casa (f)impression impresión (f)in the open air al aire libre
in work, workingtener un empleo / trabajando
independent independienteinterview entrevista (f)
job, post, positiontrabajo (m) , empleo (m) , puesto (m)
joiner, carpentercarpintero (m) , carpintera (f)
journalist periodista (m, f)
leaving certificatecertificado de despedida (m)
letter carta (f)letter box buzón (m)
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lorry drivercamionero (m) , camionera (f)
lunch breakhora de la comida / del almuerzo (f)
manager gerente (m, f)marketing marketing (m)meal comida (f)
mechanic mecánico (m) , mecánica (f)
messagemensaje (m) , recado (m)
mistake, error error (m)mobile phone teléfono móvil (m)
nurseenfermero (m) , enfermera (f)
office oficina (f)opportunity oportunidad (f)owner dueño (m) , dueña (f)painter pintor (m) , pintora (f)paper papel (m)part time a tiempo parcial
part time jobempleo / trabajo a tiempo parcial (m)
part time work trabajo a tiempo parcial
part-time jobtrabajo a tiempo parcial (m)
pay sueldo (m) , paga (f)per hour por horaperson who does the washing up
persona que friega los platos
planned planeado/a
plumberfontanero (m) , fontanera (f)
police policía (f)police officer policía (m, f)
post/post officeCorreos (m) , oficina de correos (f)
postman cartero (m) , cartera (f)profession, job, occupation
profesión (f) , trabajo (m) , empleo (m)
programmerprogramador (m) , programadora (f)
representative viajante (m, f)salary salario (m). sueldo (m)
sales assistantdependiente (m) , dependienta (f)
second job segundo trabajo (m)
secretarysecretario (m) , secretaria (f)
shift work trabajo por turnos (m)soldier soldado (m, f) stamp sello (m)strike huelga (f)success éxito (m)taken, busy (telephone) ocupado/atechnician técnico (m) , técnica (f)telephone teléfono (m)
telephone call llamada telefónica (f)telephone directory, telephone book guía telefónica (f)
terms of employmentcondiciones de empleo (f pl)
to appoint, to take on nombrar
to babysithacer de canguro , cuidar niños
to be successful tener éxitoto build construirto call back volver a llamarto deliver newspapers repartir (periódicos )to do casual work hacer trabajo eventualto earn ganarto fire despedirto guarantee garantizarto introduce oneself presentarseto own tener , poseerto phone telefonear
to standponerse de pie , levantarse
to stand (to put up with) tolerarto work trabajarto work from home trabajar desde la casa
town/city guideguía del pueblo / de la ciudad (f)
trade fairferia de muestras (f) , feria comercial (f)
training, educationformación (f) , educación (f)
travel agency agencia de viajes (f)unemployed en parounemployment paro (m)
vetveterinario (m) , veterinaria (f)
wage(s), pay sueldo (m) , paga (f)
waiter , waitress camarero (m) , camarera (f)
well paid bien pagado/awork trabajo (m)
work experienceexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f)
worker obrero (m) , obrera (f)workshop taller (m)worry preocupación (f)
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accountant contable (m, f)applicant aspirante (m, f)author autor (m) , autora (f)
careers adviser
consejero/a de orientación profesional (m, f)
casual work trabajo eventual
company holidays
vacaciones cuando se cierra la compañía / la empresa (f pl)
conveyer belt cinta transportadora (f)documents in support of an application
documentos en apoyo de la solicitud
employeeempleado (m) , empleada (f)
equality igualdad (f)
farmergranjero (m) , granjera (f)
firm, companyempresa (f) , compañía (f)
flexitime horario flexible (m)interpreter Intérprete (m, f)interview entrevista (f)
job centre
grupo de asesoramiento para desempleados (m)
law derecho (m)
lawyerabogado (m) , abogada (f)
meeting, discussionreunión (f) , discusión (f)
notice of termination of work contract
aviso de desalojo (m) , notificación de desalojo (f)
professional trainingformación profesional (f)
promotion prospectsposibilidades de ascenso (f pl)
retailer comerciante (m, f)shift work trabajo por turnos (m)task tarea (f)to agree something estar de acuerdo conto decide decidirto give a message dar un mensajeto put someone through (on telephone), to connect poner conto resign, hand in notice, to dismiss
dimitir , renunciar , despedir
traineeaprendiz (m) aprendiza (f)
voluntary, voluntarilyvoluntario/a , voluntariamente
volunteer voluntario (m) ,
voluntaria (f)worker obrero (m) , obrera (f)
writerescritor (m), escritora (f)
WORK AND WORK EXPERIENCE (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
a tiempo completo full-timea tiempo parcial part timeactor (m) actor
adiósGoodbye (on the phone)
adulto (m) , adulta (f) adult agencia de viajes (f) travel agency al aire libre in the open airalbañil (m, f) builderama de casa (f) housewifeamo de casa (m) househusbandaprendiz (m) , aprendiza (f) apprenticeaprendizaje (m) apprenticeshiparquitecto (m) arquitecta (f) architectartista (m, f) artistauxiliar de vuelo (m) air stewardbien pagado/a well paidbombero (m) , bombera (f) fireman / firewomanbuzón (m) letter box cajero (m) , cajera (f) cashiercamarero (m) , camarera (f) waiter , waitress camionero (m) , camionera (f) lorry drivercandidato (m) , candidata (f) candidatecantina (f) canteencarnicero (m) , carnicera (f) butchercarpeta (f) , archivo (m) filecarpintero (m) , carpintera (f) joiner, carpentercarrera (f) , profesión (f) careercarta (f) lettercartero (m) , cartera (f) postmancertificado de despedida (m) leaving certificate
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cocinero (m) , cocinera (f) cookcolega (m, f) colleaguecomercio (m) , tienda (f) business/shopcomida (f) meal comunicación (f) , mensaje (m) , recado (m)
communication, message
condición (f) , estipulación (f) condition, stipulationcondiciones de empleo (f pl) terms of employmentconductor (m) , conductora (f) driverconstruir to buildcontacto (m) contactcontestador (automático) (m) answer phoneCorreos (m) , oficina de correos (f) post/post officedentista (m, f) dentistdependiente (m) , dependienta (f) sales assistantdespedir to firedueño (m) , dueña (f) ownerelectricista (m, f) electrician empleado (m) , empleada (f) employeeempleado (m) empleada (f) employeeempleo / trabajo a tiempo completo (m) full-time jobempleo / trabajo a tiempo parcial (m) part time jobempresa (f) , compañía (f) companyempresa (f) , compañía (f)
business, company, firm
empresario (m), empresaria (f) , patrón (m), patrona (f) employeren paro unemployedenfermero (m) , enfermera (f) nurseentrevista (f) interviewentusiasmo (m0 enthusiasmerror (m) mistake, erroréxito (m) successexperiencia (f) experienceexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f) experience of workexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f) work experiencefábrica (f) factoryfarmacéutico (m) , farmacéutica (f) chemistferia de muestras (f) , feria comercial (f) trade fair
florista (m, f) floristfontanero (m) , fontanera (f) plumberformación (f) , educación (f) training, educationfuncionario (m) , funcionaria (f) civil servantganar to earngarantizar to guaranteegerente (m, f) managergranjero (m) , granjera (f) farmerguía del pueblo / de la ciudad (f) town/city guide
guía telefónica (f)telephone directory, telephone book
hacer de canguro , cuidar niños to babysithacer trabajo eventual to do casual workhombre de negocios (m) , businessman/hora de la comida / del almuerzo (f) lunch breakhoras de trabajo (f pl)
hours of work, working hours
huelga (f) strikeimpresión (f) impressionindependiente independentinformático (m) , informática (f) computer scientistingeniero (m) , ingeniera (f) engineerjardinero (m) , jardinera (f) gardenerjefe (m, f) bossllamada telefónica (f) call (telephone) llamada telefónica (f) telephone callmal pagado/a badly paidmarketing (m) marketingmecánico (m) , mecánica (f) mechanic medico/a doctormensaje (m) , recado (m) messagemujer de negocios (f) businesswomannombrar to appoint, to take onobjetivo (m) , propósito (m) aimobrero (m) , obrera (f) workerobrero(m) , obrera (f) building workerocupado/a busyocupado/a taken, busy (telephone)oficina (f) officeoportunidad (f) opportunitypanadero (m) , panadera (f0 baker
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papel (m) paperparo (m) unemploymentpeluquero/a hairdresserperiodista (m, f) journalistpersona que friega los platos
person who does the washing up
pintor (m) , pintora (f) painterplaneado/a plannedpolicía (f) policepolicía (m, f) police officerponerse de pie , levantarse to standpor hora per hourpreocupación (f) worrypresentarse to introduce oneselfprofesión (f) , trabajo (m) , empleo (m)
profession, job, occupation
programador (m) , programadora (f) programmerprogramador/a de ordenadores (m, f) computer programmerrepartir (periódicos ) to deliver newspapersreunión (f) , conferencia (f) conferencesalario (m). sueldo (m) salarysecretario (m) , secretaria (f) secretarysegundo trabajo (m) second jobsello (m) stampsobre (m) envelopesoldado (m, f) soldiersueldo (m) , paga (f) paysueldo (m) , paga (f) wage(s), paytaller (m) workshoptécnico (m) , técnica (f) techniciantelefonear to phoneteléfono (m) telephoneteléfono móvil (m) mobile phonetener , poseer to owntener éxito to be successfultener un empleo / trabajando in work, working
tolerarto stand (to put up with)
trabajar to worktrabajar desde la casa to work from hometrabajo (m) worktrabajo (m) , empleo (m) , puesto (m) job, post, positiontrabajo a tiempo parcial part time work
trabajo a tiempo parcial (m) part-time jobtrabajo por turnos (m) shift worktrabajo/empleo durante las vacaciones (m) holiday jobveterinario (m) , veterinaria (f) vetviajante (m, f) representativevolver a llamar to call back
WORK EXPERIENCE (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISHabogado (m) , abogada (f) lawyeraprendiz/a (m, f) traineeaspirante (m, f) applicantautor (m) , autora (f) authoraviso de desalojo (m) , notificación de desalojo (f)
notice of termination of work contract
cinta transportadora (f) conveyer beltcomerciante (m, f) retailerconsejero/a de orientación profesional (m, f) careers advisercontable (m, f) accountantdar un mensaje to give a messagedecidir to decidederecho (m) lawdimitir , renunciar , despedir
to resign, hand in notice, to dismiss
documentos en apoyo de la solicitud
documents in support of an application
empleado (m) , empleada (f) employeeempresa (f) , compañía (f) firm, companyentrevista (f) interviewescritor (m), escritora (f) writerestar de acuerdo con to agree somethingformación profesional (f) professional traininggranjero (m) , granjera (f) farmergrupo de asesoramiento para desempleados (m) job centrehorario flexible (m) flexitimeigualdad (f) equalityIntérprete (m, f) interpreterobrero (m) , obrera (f) workerponer con to put someone through
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connectposibilidades de ascenso (f pl) promotion prospectsreunión (f) , discusión (f) meeting, discussiontarea (f) tasktrabajo eventual casual worktrabajo por turnos (m) shift workvacaciones cuando se cierra la compañía / la empresa (f pl) company holidays voluntario/a (m, f) volunteervoluntario/a , voluntariamente voluntary, voluntarily
MEDIA AND CULTURE
FASHION, CELEBRITIES AND RELIGION (F)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
actor actor (m)band, group grupo (m)belt cinturón (m)birth nacimiento (m)blouse blusa (f)boot bota (f)bracelet pulsera (f)
cameracámara (f) , máquina fotográfica (f)
cap gorra (f)
carnival carnaval (m)cathedral catedral (f)
celebrationcelebración (f) , festejo (m)
celebrity famoso (m) , famosa (f)chapel capilla (f)chic, smart elegante , chicchristening bautizo (m)Christmas Navidad (f)Christmas Day día de Navidad (m)Christmas Eve Nochebuena (f)church iglesia (f)clothes, clothing ropa (f)
coatabrigo (m) , chaqueta (f)
cotton algodón (m)day off día de descanso (m)designer fashion ropa de diseñodress vestido (m)earring pendiente (m)
EasterPascua (f) , Semana Santa (f)
Epiphany (January 6th) día de reyes (m)famous famoso/afashion moda (f)glove guante (m)God Dios (m)
handbagbolso de mano (m) , bolsa de mano (f)
hat sombrero (m)jacket chaqueta (f)jewellery joyas (f pl)Lent Cuaresma (f)
lipsticklápiz de labios (m) , barra de labios (f)
magazine revista (f)make up maquillaje (m)make, brand marca (f)
moneydinero (m) , efectivo (m) , metálico (m)
necklace collar (m)New Year’s Eve Nochevieja (f)
newspaperperiódico (m) , diario (m)
perfume perfume (m)
player jugador (m) , jugadora (f)
priestsacerdote (m) , cura (m)
public holidayfiesta nacional (f) , fiesta oficial (f)
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gabardina (f)religion religión (f)sandal sandalia (f)scarf bufanda (f)shirt camisa (f)T-shirt camiseta (f)shoe zapato (m)singer cantante (m,f)skirt falda (f)sock calcetín (m)sportsperson deportista (m,f)stadium estadio (m)stage tablado (m)striped de rayas , a rayassuit traje (m)sweater, jumper suéter (m) , jersey (m)swimming costume traje de baño (m)swimming trunks bañador (m)theatre teatro (m)tie corbata (f)tights medias (f pl)to celebrate celebrarto get married casarseto put on make-up maquillarseto try on probartracksuit chándal (m)
trainerszapatillas de deporte (f pl)
trouserspantalón (m) , pantalones (m pl)
wedding boda (f)world famous de fama mundial
FASHION, CELEBRITIES AND RELIGION (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
bride novia (f)bridegroom novio (m)dyed teñido/a
gifted dotado/amarriage ceremony ceremonia nupcial (f)pretentious pretencioso/atie corbata (f)wedding boda (f)
FASHION, CELEBRITIES AND RELIGION (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
actor (m) actorabrigo (m) , chaqueta (f) coatalgodón (m) cottonbañador (m) swimming trunksbautizo (m) christeningblusa (f) blouseboda (f) weddingbolso de mano (m) , bolsa de mano (f) handbagbota (f) bootbufanda (f) scarfcalcetín (m) sockcámara (f) , máquina fotográfica (f) cameracamisa (f) shirtcamiseta (f) T-shirtcantante (m,f) singercapilla (f) chapelcarnaval (m) carnivalcasarse to get marriedcatedral (f) cathedralcelebración (f) , festejo (m) celebrationcelebrar to celebratechándal (m) tracksuitchaqueta (f) jacketcinturón (m) beltcollar (m) necklacecorbata (f) tieCuaresma (f) Lent
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de fama mundial world famousde rayas , a rayas stripeddeportista (m,f) sportspersondía de descanso (m) day offdía de Navidad (m) Christmas Daydía de reyes (m) Epiphany (January 6th)dinero (m) , efectivo (m) , metálico (m) moneyDios (m) Godelegante , chic chic, smartestadio (m) stadiumfalda (f) skirtfamoso (m) , famosa (f) celebrityfamoso/a famousfiesta nacional (f) , fiesta oficial (f) public holidaygorra (f) capgrupo (m) band, groupguante (m) gloveiglesia (f) churchimpermeable (m) , gabardina (f) raincoatjoyas (f pl) jewelleryjugador (m) , jugadora (f) player lápiz de labios (m) , barra de labios (f) lipstickmaquillaje (m) make upmaquillarse to put on make-upmarca (f) make, brandmedias (f pl) tightsmoda (f) fashionnacimiento (m) birthNavidad (f) ChristmasNochebuena (f) Christmas EveNochevieja (f) New Year’s Evepantalón (m) , pantalones (m pl) trousersPascua (f) , Semana Santa (f) Easterpendiente (m) earringperfume (m) perfumeperiódico (m) , diario (m) newspaperprobar to try onpulsera (f) braceletreligión (f) religionrevista (f) magazineropa (f) clothes, clothingropa de diseño designer fashion
sacerdote (m) , cura (m) priestsandalia (f) sandalsombrero (m) hatsuéter (m) , jersey (m) sweater, jumpertablado (m) stageteatro (m) theatretraje (m) suittraje de baño (m) swimming costumevestido (m) dresszapatillas de deporte (f pl) trainerszapato (m) shoe
FASHION, CELEBRITIES AND RELIGION (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
boda (f) weddingceremonia nupcial (f) marriage ceremonycorbata (f) tiedotado/a giftednovia (f) bridenovio (m) bridegroompretencioso/a pretentiousteñido/a dyed
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BLOGS AND INTERNETENGLISH TO SPANISH
blog blog (m)chat rooms canales de charla (m pl)
computerordenador (m) , computador (m)
connectionenlace (m) , comunicación (f)
e-mail correo electrónico (m)forward slash barra oblicua (f)internet Internet (m,f)internet page página de internet (f)key (of keyboard) tecla (f)keyboard teclado (m)mobile (phone) teléfono móvil (m)mouse ratón (m)
onlineon-line, en línea, conectado/a
opinion poll/surveysondeo (m) / encuesta (f)
passwordcontraseña (de acceso) (f)
printer impresora (f)
programmerprogramador (m) programadora (f)
screen pantalla (f)text message mensaje de texto (m)to chat chatear , charlarto download descargarto erase, delete borrar , suprimirto print imprimirto save, to store archivarto surf online navegar por Internetto text, comunicar por textoto upload subir, ponerunderscore subrayarvirus virus (m)webpage página web (f)website web site (m)
BLOGS AND INTERNETSPANISH TO ENGLISH
archivar to save, to storebarra oblicua (f) forward slashblog (m) blogborrar , suprimir to erase, deletecanales de charla (m pl) chat roomschatear , charlar to chat comunicar por texto to text, contraseña (de acceso) (f) passwordcorreo electrónico (m) e-maildescargar to downloadenlace (m) , comunicación (f) connectionimpresora (f) printerimprimir to printInternet (m,f) internetmensaje de texto (m) text message
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navegar por Internet to surf onlineon-line, en línea, conectado/a onlineordenador (m) , computador (m) computerpágina de internet (f) internet pagepágina web (f) webpagepantalla (f) screenprogramador (m) programadora (f) programmerratón (m) mousesondeo (m) / encuesta (f) opinion poll/surveysubir, poner to uploadsubrayar underscoretecla (f) key (of keyboard)teclado (m) keyboardteléfono móvil (m) mobile (phone)virus (m) virusweb site (m) website
SPORTS AND LEISURE
HOBBIES (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
adventure filmpelícula de aventuras (f)
art gallery museo de arte (m)athletics atletismo (m)badminton bádminton (m)book libro (m)bowling alley (10-pin) bolera (f)
CAMERAcámara (f) , máquina fotográfica (f)
cartoons dibujos animados (m pl)
cassettecasete (m) , cassette (m)
CD (compact disc) disco compacto (m)chess ajedrez (m)cinema cine (m)club club (m)collection colección (f)comic tebeo (m)computer game videojuego (m)computing, ICT informática (f)concert concierto (m)cycling ciclismo (m)dancing baile (m)disc disk (m)disco discoteca (f)documentary documental (m)entertainment, things to do
entretenimiento (m), diversión (f)
fashion moda (f)Favourite …. favorito/a
festival, celebrationfiesta (f) , celebración (f),festejo (m)
film película (f)football fútbol (m)football balón de fútbol (m)fun diversión (f)game juego (m)games console consola de juegos (f)group grupo (m)hockey hockey (m)
horror filmpelícula de terror /de miedo (f)
horse riding equitación (f)ice rink pista de hielo (f)ice skating patinaje sobre hielo (m)indoor swimming pool piscina cubierta (f)interest interés (m)iPod iPod (m)leisure ocio (m)leisure activity pasatiempo (m)leisure centre polideportivo (m)library biblioteca (f)magazine revista (f)melody, tune melodía (f)
membermiembro (m, f) , socio (m) , socia (f)
mobile phone teléfono móvil (m)mp3 (file) mp3 (m)
murder mystery, detective story
novela de misterio (f) , novela de asesinato (f) , novela policíaca (f)
museum museo (m)music música (f)newspaper periódico (m) , diario
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(m)open air swimming pool piscina al aire libre (f)orchestra orquesta (f)outing excursión (f)park parque (m)
performancefunción (f) , sesión (f) ,actuación (f)
play (theatre) obra de teatro (f)pop music música pop (f)programme (television)
programa (de televisión) (m)
pub pub (m) , bar (m)rap música rap (f)reading lectura (f)rock music música rock (f)romantic film película romántica (f)
sailing boatvelero (m) , barco de vela (m)
series serie (f)sight, place of interest monumento (m)singer cantante (m, f)skiing esquí (m)
soap operatelenovela (f) , culebrón (m)
sports centre polideportivo (m)swimming natación (f)swimming pool piscina (f)
table tennistenis de mesa (m) , ping pong (m)
team equipo (m)tennis tenis (m)text message mensaje de texto (m)theatre teatro (m)
theme park, amusement park
parque temático (m) , parque de atracciones (m)
to babysithacer de canguro , cuidar niños
to bowl jugar a los bolosto chill enfriarto collect coleccionarto come venirto cook cocer , guisarto dance bailarto do aerobics hacer aerobic
to do sportpracticar / hacer deporte
to exercise, to do gymnastics
hacer ejercicio , practicar la gimnasia
to fish pescarto go irto go out salir
to go shoppingir de compras , hacer las compras
to hike, ramble Ir de excursión a pie ,
dar una caminata , pasear
to jog hacer footing
to laze aboutdescansar, no hacer nada , holgazanear
to listen to, to hear escuchar , oírto play (a game) jugarto play (an instrument ) tocarto read leer
to ride (horse)montar a caballo , ir a caballo
to roller-skate ir en patines de ruedasto row remarto run correr
to sailpracticar la vela , navegar
to see verto shoot dispararto shoot (a film ) rodar una películato shoot (at goal) tirarto swim nadar
to textmandar un mensaje por texto
to walk, to take a walk, to stroll
andar, caminar, ir de paseo, pasear
to watch TV ver la televisiónwater skiing esquí acuático (m)youth club club juvenil (m)
zoozoo (m) , parque zoológico (m)
HOBBIES (H)
ENGLISH TO SPANISH
archery tiro con arco (m)bored aburrido/aclimbing (rock) escalada en rocas (f)
creepyhorripilante, escalofriante
enjoyment, pleasure placer (m)exciting emocionantefree of charge, for nothing gratis
horror filmpelícula de terror , de miedo (f)
mountaineering, climbing alpinismo (m)parachuting lanzar en paracaídasplay juego (m)
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play (theatre) obra de teatro (f)
race, racingcarrera (f) , carreras (f pl)
sport deporte (m)subtitles subtítulos (m pl)surprise sorpresa (f)to chat, natter chatear , charlarto dive tirarse (al agua)to enjoy disfrutar deto get to grips with enfrentarse conto go window shopping ir a mirar escaparatesto prefer preferirto rest, relax descansar , relajarse
to scuba divebucear , practicar el buceo/el submarinismo
to watch something ver , mirar
HOBBIES (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
ajedrez (m) chessandar, caminar, ir de paseo, pasear
to walk, to take a walk, to stroll
atletismo (m) athleticsbádminton (m) badmintonbailar to dancebaile (m) dancingbalón de fútbol (m) footballbiblioteca (f) librarybolera (f) bowling alley (10-pin)cámara (f) , máquina fotográfica (f) CAMERAcantante (m, f) singercasete (m) , cassette (m) cassetteciclismo (m) cycling
cine (m) cinemaclub (m) clubclub juvenil (m) youth clubcocer , guisar to cookcolección (f) collectioncoleccionar to collectconcierto (m) concertconsola de juegos (f) games consolecorrer to rundescansar, no hacer nada , holgazanear to laze aboutdibujos animados (m pl) cartoonsdisco compacto (m) CD (compact disc)discoteca (f) discodisk (m) discdisparar to shootdiversión (f) fundocumental (m) documentaryenfriar to chillentretenimiento (m), diversión (f)
entertainment, things to do
equipo (m) teamequitación (f) horse ridingescuchar , oír to listen to, to hearesquí (m) skiingesquí acuático (m) water skiingexcursión (f) outingfavorito/a Favourite ….fiesta (f) , celebración (f),festejo (m) festival, celebrationfunción (f) , sesión (f) ,actuación (f) performancefútbol (m) footballgrupo (m) grouphacer aerobic to do aerobicshacer de canguro , cuidar niños to babysithacer ejercicio , practicar la gimnasia
to exercise, to do gymnastics
hacer footing to joghockey (m) hockeyinformática (f) computing, ICTinterés (m) interestiPod (m) iPodir to goir de compras , hacer las compras to go shopping
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Ir de excursión a pie , dar una caminata , pasear to hike, rambleir en patines de ruedas to roller-skatejuego (m) gamejugar to play (a game)jugar a los bolos to bowllectura (f) readingleer to readlibro (m) bookmandar un mensaje por texto to textmelodía (f) melody, tunemensaje de texto (m) text messagemiembro (m, f) , socio (m) , socia (f) membermoda (f) fashionmontar a caballo , ir a caballo to ride (horse)monumento (m) sight, place of interestmp3 (m) mp3 (file) museo (m) museummuseo de arte (m) art gallerymúsica (f) musicmúsica pop (f) pop musicmúsica rap (f) rap música rock (f) rock musicnadar to swimnatación (f) swimmingnovela de misterio (f) , novela de asesinato (f) , novela policíaca (f)
murder mystery, detective story
obra de teatro (f) play (theatre) ocio (m) leisureorquesta (f) orchestraparque (m) parkparque temático (m) , parque de atracciones (m)
theme park, amusement park
pasatiempo (m) leisure activitypatinaje sobre hielo (m) ice skatingpelícula (f) filmpelícula de aventuras (f) adventure filmpelícula de terror /de miedo (f) horror filmpelícula romántica (f) romantic filmperiódico (m) , diario (m) newspaper
pescar to fishpiscina (f) swimming poolpiscina al aire libre (f) open air swimming poolpiscina cubierta (f) indoor swimming poolpista de hielo (f) ice rinkpolideportivo (m) leisure centrepolideportivo (m) sports centrepracticar / hacer deporte to do sportpracticar la vela , navegar to sailprograma (de televisión) (m) programme (television)pub (m) , bar (m) pubremar to rowrevista (f) magazinerodar una película to shoot (a film )salir to go outserie (f) seriesteatro (m) theatretebeo (m) comicteléfono móvil (m) mobile phonetelenovela (f) , culebrón (m) soap operatenis (m) tennistenis de mesa (m) , ping pong (m) table tennistirar to shoot (at goal)tocar to play (an instrument )velero (m) , barco de vela (m) sailing boatvenir to comever to seever la televisión to watch TVvideojuego (m) computer gamezoo (m) , parque zoológico (m) zoo
HOBBIES (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
aburrido/a bored
alpinismo (m)mountaineering, climbing
bucear , practicar el buceo/el submarinismo to scuba divecarrera (f) , carreras race, racing
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chatear , charlar to chat, natterdeporte (m) sportdescansar , relajarse to rest, relaxdisfrutar de to enjoyemocionante excitingenfrentarse con to get to grips withescalada en rocas (f) climbing (rock)
gratisfree of charge, for nothing
horripilante, escalofriante creepyir a mirar escaparates to go window shoppingjuego (m) playlanzar en paracaídas parachutingobra de teatro (f) play (theatre)película de terror , de miedo (f) horror filmplacer (m) enjoyment, pleasurepreferir to prefersorpresa (f) surprisesubtítulos (m pl) subtitlestirarse (al agua) to divetiro con arco (m) archeryver , mirar to watch something
SPORTS AND LEISURE
SPORTING EVENTSENGLISH TO SPANISH
atmosphere ambiente (m)ball balón (m)cycling ciclismo (m)final final (f)football fútbol (m)football balón de fútbol (m)game juego (m)goal (football) gol (m) , meta (f)hockey hockey (m)
hooligan, loutgamberro (m) , gamberra (f)
league, division liga (f) match partido (m)participant participante (m, f)
playerjugador (m) , jugadora (f)
referee árbitro (m) ,árbitra (f)rugby rugby (m)
spectatorespectador (m) , espectadora (f)
stadium estadio (m)team equipo (m)to score a goal marcar un golto take part participartournament torneo (m)
SPORTING EVENTSSPANISH TO ENGLISH
ambiente (m) atmosphereárbitro (m) ,árbitra (f) refereebalón (m) ballbalón de fútbol (m) footballciclismo (m) cyclingequipo (m) teamespectador (m) , espectadora (f) spectatorestadio (m) stadiumfinal (f) finalfútbol (m) footballgamberro (m) , gamberra (f) hooligan, loutgol (m) , meta (f) goal (football)
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hockey (m) hockeyjuego (m) gamejugador (m) , jugadora (f) playerliga (f) league, divisionmarcar un gol to score a goalparticipante (m, f) participantparticipar to take part partido (m) matchrugby (m) rugby torneo (m) tournament
SPORTS AND LEISURE
LIFESTYLE CHOICES (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
a roast asado (m)accident accidente (m)activity actividad (f)alcohol alcohol (m)
alcoholic alcohólico (m) , alcohólica (f)
allergic to ser alérgico/a a appetite apetito (m)apple manzana (f)apricot albaricoque (m)banana plátano (m)bean haba (f) , judía (f)beer cerveza (f)biscuit galleta (f)body cuerpo (m)bread pan (m)breakfast desayuno (m)butter mantequilla (f)cake pastel (m)calm, peace tranquilidad (f)carrot zanahoria (f)cauliflower coliflor (f)cheese queso (m)cherry cereza (f)chicken pollo (m)chips patatas fritas (f pl)chocolate chocolate (m)chocolate (a single chocolate, not a bar) bombón (m)cigarette cigarrillo (m)cocoa cacao (m)coffee café (m)constipation estreñimiento (m)(cough) syrup jarabe (para la tos) (m)cream nata (f) , crema (f)crisps patatas fritas (f pl)cucumber pepino (m)cycling ciclismo (m)dancing baile (m)diet dieta (f)drink bebida (f)drug droga (f)
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drunk borracho/aegg huevo (m)environment medio ambiente (m)environmentally friendly ecológico/aenvironmentally unfriendly
que daña el medio ambiente
evening meal, dinner, supper cena (f)fast food comida rápidajunk food comida basurafat, grease grasa (f)fatty, greasy grasiento/afish pescado (m)fit sano/a , en forma
food
comida (f), alimentación (f) , comestibles (m pl)
football fútbol (m)football balón de fútbol (m)fruit fruta (f)fruit juice zumo de fruta (m)full lleno/afun diversión (f)gateau, tart, flan tarta (f)grape uva (f)green beans judías verdes (f pl)gymnastics gimnasia (f)
habit , bad habitcostumbre (f) , vicio (m) , mala costumbre (f)
ham (cured, cooked)jamón (serrano, de York)
health salud (f)health/fitness centre polideportivo (m)healthy saludableheart corazón (m)hockey hockey (m)horse riding equitación (f)hot (spicy) picantehunger hambre (f)hungry / to be hungry
hambriento/a / tener hambre
ice cream helado (m)ill enfermo/aindoor swimming pool piscina cubierta (f)jam mermelada (f)juice zumo (m)lemonade limonada (f)
lettuce, saladlechuga (f) , ensalada (f)
low-fatBajo/a en grasas / desnatado/a
lunchcomida (f) , almuerzo (m)
margarine margarina (f)meal comida (f)meat carne (f)medicine medicina (f)melon (water melon) melón (m) (sandía (f))milk leche (f)mineral water (fizzy, still
agua mineral (f) (con gas , sin gas )
mushroom (round topped) champiñón (m)Mushroom (flat topped) seta (f)non – alcoholic no alcohólico/a
non-smokerno fumador (m) ,no fumadora (f)
oil aceite (m)omelette tortilla (f)open air swimming pool piscina al aire libre (f)orange naranja (f)organic orgánico/apasta pastas (f pl)pea guisante (m)peach melocotón (m)pear pera (f)pineapple piña (f)plum ciruela (f)pork carne de cerdo (f)porridge avena cocida (f)potato patata (f)raspberry frambuesa (f)raw crudo/arecipe receta (f)relaxing relajante rice arroz (m)roll panecillo (m)rugby rugby (m)salt sal (f)
sandwich bocadillo (m) , bocata (m)
toasted sandwich sándwich (m)sausage salchicha (f)skiing esquí (m)
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slim delgado/a
smokerfumador (m) fumadora (f)
snack tentempié (m)soup sopa (f)sport deporte (m)sporty deportivo/astrawberry fresa (f)stressed estresado/astressful estresantesugar azúcar (m)sweet dulcesweet (dessert) postre (m)sweets caramelos (m pl)swimming natación (f)snacks taken at the bar tapas (f pl)tasty sabroso/atea té (m)tennis tenis (m)to be on a diet estar a régimento breathe in aspirarto dance bailarto do aerobics hacer aerobic
to do sportpracticar / hacer deporte
to eat comerto exercise, to do gymnastics
hacer ejercicio , hacer gimnasia
to exercise, work out, practise
hacer ejercicio , practicar
to give up dejar de
to go for a walkir de paseo , dar un paseo
to grill, barbecue asar a la parrillato have/eat breakfast desayunar
to hike, ramble
Ir de excursión a pie , dar una caminata , pasear
to jog hacer footingto play (a game) jugarto play (an instrument) tocarto protect protegerto recycle reciclarto relax relajarse
to ride (horse)montar a caballo, ir a caballo
to roast, to fry asar . freírto roller-skate Ir en patines de ruedas
to run correr
to sailhacer / practicar la vela , navegar
to save ahorrarto smoke fumarto stop pararto swim nadarto take (medicine) tomar (medicina)to try intentartoast tostada (f)tobacco tabaco (m)tomato tomate (m)tuna atún (m) , bonito (m)unfit en mala formaunhealthy poco sano/avegetable verdura (f) hortaliza (f)vegetarian vegetariano/avitamins vitaminas (f pl)water skiing esquí acuático (m)wine (red, white ) vino (tinto, blanco) (m)yoghurt yogur (m)
LIFESTYLE CHOICES (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
addicted adicto/a
addiction adicción (f) , dependencia (f)
anorexic anoréxico/abeef carne de vaca (f)best-before date fecha de caducidad (f)
breathing difficultiesdificultades de respiración (f pl)
cold resfriado (m)cough tos (f)dependent dependiente
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dietary fibre fibra dietética (f)
drug advice centre
centro de asesoramiento para drogadictos
drugs drogas (f pl)duck pato (m)flour harina (f)fried egg huevo frito (m)fruit tea té de fruta (m)
full fat milkleche con toda la nata (f)
garlic ajo (m)goose ganso (m)harmful dañoso/aherbal tea té de hierbas (m)homemade casero/ahoney miel (f)indigestion indigestión (f)lamb carne de cordero (f)lettuce lechuga (f)
low fatbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a
movement, exercisemovimiento (m), ejercicio (m)
muesli muesli (m)nut nuez (f)obesity obesidad (f)
organic foodalimentos orgánicos (m pl)
overdose sobredosis (f)overweight gordo/a
pasta/noodlespastas (f pl) , fideos (m pl)
pâté paté (m)poverty pobreza (f)recycling reciclaje (m)rehab rehabilitación (f)salmon salmón (m)scrambled eggs huevos revueltos (m pl)smell olor (m)smoked ahumado/asmoker’s cough tos de fumador/a (f)sparkling mineral water
agua mineral con gas (f)
spicy picantesport deporte (m)taste sabor (m)tiring cansado/ato be in shape estar en formato be sick, vomit vomitar
to compost rubbish formar el compostto contribute to contribuirto keep fit mantenerse en formato move moverto put on weight engordarto recycle reciclarto relax relajarseto resist temptation resistir la tentaciónto season sazonarto separate/sort the rubbish separar, ordenarto succumb to temptation sucumbir atrout trucha (f)turkey pavo (m)unconscious inconscienteveal ternera (f)well-cooked muy hecho
LIFESTYLE CHOICES (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
asado (m) a roastaccidente (m) accidentaceite (m) oilactividad (f) activity agua mineral (f) (con gas , sin gas )
mineral water (fizzy, still
ahorrar to savealbaricoque (m) apricotalcohol (m) alcohol
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alcohólico (m) , alcohólica (f) alcoholic apetito (m) appetitearroz (m) riceasar . freír to roast, to fryasar a la parrilla to grill, barbecueaspirar to breathe inatún (m) , bonito (m) tunaavena cocida (f) porridgeazúcar (m) sugarbailar to dancebaile (m) dancingBajo/a en grasas / desnatado/a low-fatbalón de fútbol (m) footballbebida (f) drinkbocadillo (m) , bocata (m) sandwich
bombón (m)chocolate (a single chocolate, not a bar)
borracho/a drunk cacao (m) cocoacafé (m) coffeecaramelos (m pl) sweetscarne (f) meatcarne de cerdo (f) pork
cena (f)evening meal, dinner, supper
cereza (f) cherrycerveza (f) beer
champiñón (m)mushroom (round topped)
chocolate (m) chocolateciclismo (m) cyclingcigarrillo (m) cigaretteciruela (f) plumcoliflor (f) cauliflowercomer to eatcomida (f) mealcomida (f) , almuerzo (m) lunchcomida (f), alimentación (f) , comestibles (m pl) foodcomida basura junk foodcomida rápida fast foodcorazón (m) heartcorrer to runcostumbre (f) , vicio habit , bad habit
(m) , mala costumbre (f)crudo/a rawcuerpo (m) bodydejar de to give updelgado/a slimdeporte (m) sportdeportivo/a sportydesayunar to have/eat breakfastdesayuno (m) breakfastdieta (f) dietdiversión (f) fundroga (f) drugdulce sweet
ecológico/aenvironmentally friendly
en mala forma unfitenfermo/a illequitación (f) horse ridingesquí (m) skiingesquí acuático (m) water skiingestar a régimen to be on a dietestreñimiento (m) constipationestresado/a stressedestresante stressfulframbuesa (f) raspberryfresa (f) strawberryfruta (f) fruitfumador (m) fumadora (f) smokerfumar to smokefútbol (m) footballgalleta (f) biscuitgimnasia (f) gymnasticsgrasa (f) fat, greasegrasiento/a fatty, greasyguisante (m) peahaba (f) , judía (f) beanhacer / practicar la vela , navegar to sailhacer aerobic to do aerobicshacer ejercicio , hacer gimnasia
to exercise, to do gymnastics
hacer ejercicio , practicar
to exercise, work out, practise
hacer footing to joghambre (f) hunger
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hambriento/a / tener hambre hungry / to be hungryhelado (m) ice creamhockey (m) hockeyhuevo (m) eggintentar to tryIr de excursión a pie , dar una caminata , pasear to hike, rambleir de paseo , dar un paseo to go for a walkIr en patines de ruedas to roller-skatejamón (serrano, de York) ham (cured, cooked)jarabe (para la tos) (m) (cough) syrupjudías verdes (f pl) green beansjugar to play (a game)leche (f) milklechuga (f) , ensalada (f) lettuce, saladlimonada (f) lemonadelleno/a fullmantequilla (f) buttermanzana (f) applemargarina (f) margarinemedicina (f) medicinemedio ambiente (m) environmentmelocotón (m) peachmelón (m) (sandía (f)) melon (water melon)mermelada (f) jammontar a caballo, ir a caballo to ride (horse)nadar to swimnaranja (f) orangenata (f) , crema (f) creamnatación (f) swimmingno alcohólico/a non – alcoholicno fumador (m) ,no fumadora (f) non-smokerorgánico/a organicpan (m) breadpanecillo (m) rollparar to stoppastas (f pl) pastapastel (m) cakepatata (f) potatopatatas fritas (f pl) chips
patatas fritas (f pl) crispspepino (m) cucumberpera (f) pearpescado (m) fishpicante hot (spicy)piña (f) pineapplepiscina al aire libre (f) open air swimming poolpiscina cubierta (f) indoor swimming poolplátano (m) bananapoco sano/a unhealthypolideportivo (m) health/fitness centrepollo (m) chickenpostre (m) sweet (dessert)practicar / hacer deporte to do sportproteger to protectque daña el medio ambiente
environmentally unfriendly
queso (m) cheesereceta (f) recipereciclar to recyclerelajante relaxingrelajarse to relaxrugby (m) rugby sabroso/a tastysal (f) saltsalchicha (f) sausagesalud (f) healthsaludable healthysándwich (m) toasted sandwichsano/a , en forma fitser alérgico/a a allergic toseta (f) Mushroom (flat topped)sopa (f) souptabaco (m) tobaccotapas (f pl) snacks taken at the bartarta (f) gateau, tart, flanté (m) teatenis (m) tennistentempié (m) snacktocar to play (an instrument)tomar (medicina) to take (medicine)tomate (m) tomatotortilla (f) omelette
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tostada (f) toasttranquilidad (f) calm, peaceuva (f) grapevegetariano/a vegetarianverdura (f) hortaliza (f) vegetablevino (tinto, blanco) (m) wine (red, white )vitaminas (f pl) vitaminsyogur (m) yoghurtzanahoria (f) carrotzumo (m) juicezumo de fruta (m) fruit juice
LIFESTYLE CHOICES (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
adicción (f) , dependencia (f) addiction adicto/a addicted agua mineral con gas (f) sparkling mineral waterahumado/a smokedajo (m) garlicalimentos orgánicos (m pl) organic foodanoréxico/a anorexicbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a low fatcansado/a tiringcarne de cordero (f) lamb
carne de vaca (f) beefcasero/a homemadecentro de asesoramiento para drogadictos drug advice centrecontribuir to contribute to dañoso/a harmfuldependiente dependent deporte (m) sportdificultades de respiración (f pl) breathing difficultiesdrogas (f pl) drugsengordar to put on weightestar en forma to be in shapefecha de caducidad (f) best-before datefibra dietética (f) dietary fibreformar el compost to compost rubbishganso (m) goosegordo/a overweightharina (f) flourhuevo frito (m) fried egghuevos revueltos (m pl) scrambled eggsinconsciente unconsciousindigestión (f) indigestionleche con toda la nata (f) full fat milklechuga (f) lettucemantenerse en forma to keep fitmiel (f) honeymover to movemovimiento (m), ejercicio (m) movement, exercisemuesli (m) mueslimuy hecho well-cookednuez (f) nutobesidad (f) obesityolor (m) smell pastas (f pl) , fideos (m pl) pasta/noodlespaté (m) pâtépato (m) duckpavo (m) turkeypicante spicypobreza (f) poverty reciclaje (m) recyclingreciclar to recyclerehabilitación (f) rehabrelajarse to relax
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resfriado (m) coldresistir la tentación to resist temptationsabor (m) taste salmón (m) salmonsazonar to season
separar, ordenarto separate/sort the rubbish
sobredosis (f) overdose
sucumbir ato succumb to temptation
té de fruta (m) fruit teaté de hierbas (m) herbal teaternera (f) vealtos (f) coughtos de fumador/a (f) smoker’s coughtrucha (f) troutvomitar to be sick, vomit
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
HOLIDAYS (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
abroad al extranjeroaccommodation alojamiento (m)again otra vezarrival llegada (f)backpack mochila (f)bad malo/abath towel toalla de baño (f)beach playa (f)bike bicicleta (f) , bici (f)
bike hirealquiler de bicicletas (m)
bill cuenta (f)boat barco (m)border frontera (f)bright brillantebrochure, prospectus prospecto (m)brochure/leaflet folleto (m)burn quemadurabus autobús (m)car coche (m)car hire alquiler de coches (m)castle castillo (m)
Christmas Marketmercado de Navidad (m)
cloud nube (f)cloudy nubladocoach autocar (m)coast costa (f)cold frío/acountry campo (m) countryside, scenery paisaje (m)crossing cruce (m)degree (temperature)
grado (de temperatura) (m)
delay retraso (m)departure salida (f)destination destino (m)direct directo/a
EasterPascua (f) , Semana Santa (f)
en route camino defare precio (m) , tarifa (f)
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fog niebla (f)foggy brumosoforeign extranjero/a
foreignerextranjero (m) , extranjera (f)
frosty de heladaguided tour (of a town) recorrido con guía (m)heat calor (m)hired car coche alquilado (m)holdall bolsa de viaje (f)holiday día de fiesta (m)holidays vacaciones (f pl)hot calienteidentity card carnet de identidad (m)in autumn en otoñoin spring en primaverain summer en veranoin winter en invierno inn taberna (f) , mesón (m)journey viaje (m)journey, trip excursión (f)local localluggage equipaje (m)Mediterranean mediterráneo/amountain montaña (f)
overnight stayestancia por la noche (f)
parasol parasol (m)passport pasaporte (m)photo foto (f) , fotografía (f)picnic merienda (f) , picnic (m)plane avión (m)platform andén (m)popular popularrain lluvia (f)rainy lluviosoreception recepción (f)reduction reducción (f) , rebaja (f)reservation reserva (f)road map mapa de carreteras (m)
round trip, excursionviaje de ida y vuelta (m) , excursión (f)
sand arena (f)sea mar (m,f)seasick mareado/a
seaside resortlugar turístico a orillas del mar (m)
sight, place of interest monumento (m)snow nieve (f)steamer buque de vapor (m)sting picadura (f)storm tormenta (f)
stroll in the townpaseo (m) , vuelta (f) por el pueblo
suitcase maleta (f)
summer holidaysvacaciones de verano (f pl) , veraneo (m)
sun sol (m)sun cream bronceador (m)sunburn quemadura del sol (f)sunglasses gafas de sol (f pl)sunny soleadosupplement suplemento (m)
theme park, amusement park
parque temático (m) , parque de atracciones (m)
thunder storm tormenta (f)to arrive llegarto be late llegar con retrasoto book reservarto change (eg trains) hacer transbordoto check comprobarto collect, to fetch reunir , buscarto depart salirto drive/travel on seguir adelanteto fly volarto get seasick marearseto go back, to return volverto have a picnic merendarto land aterrizarto look for buscarto miss (e.g. bus) perder (el autobús)to pay pagarto photograph, take photos fotografiar, sacar fotosto rain lloverto remind (to remember)
recordar a , acordarse de
to reserve reservarto shine brillarto ski esquiarto snow nevarto spend time pasar tiempoto stay quedarseto stay/spend the night alojarse
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to sunbathetomar el sol , broncearse
to surf hacer surfto take along llevar consigo / con ellato travel viajarto travel around recorrerto travel back, to return volverto travel, to drive viajar en cocheto view, to visit (sights)
ver, visitar (los monumentos)
to windsurf hacer windsurftourism turismo (m)tourist information información turística (f)tourist information office oficina de turismo (f)traffic tráfico (m)
traffic jamembotellamiento (m) , atasco (m)
train tren (m)travel agent’s agencia de viajes (f)
traveller, passenger
viajero (m) , viajera (f) pasajero (m) , pasajera (f)
traveller’s cheque cheque de viajero (m)weather tiempo (m)
weather report
pronóstico meteorológico (m) , boletín del tiempo (m)
well worth seeing merece la pena verwind viento (m)
windyde mucho viento , ventoso
winter holidaysvacaciones de invierno (f pl)
HOLIDAYS (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
air conditioning aire acondicionado (m)area área (m) , zona (f)ATM, cash point cajero automático (m)
average temperaturetemperatura mediana (f)
cable car teleférico (m)central office, control room (e.g. taxi)
oficina central / de control (f)
chair lift telesilla (m, f)
connection enlace (m) customs aduana (f)
emergency exitsalida de emergencia (f)
experience experiencia (f)
fast trainrápido (m) , expreso (m)
fireworks fuegos artificiales (m pl)heat, hot weather calor, hace calorleft-luggage room consigna (f)
local stopping traintren correo (m) , tren de cercanías (m)
low (temperature) temperatura baja (f)memory memoria (f)mountains montañas (f pl)
package holidayvacaciones organizadas (f pl)
park, green space parque (m)
post officeoficina de correos (f) , Correos (m)
procession desfile (m)rainfall precipitación (f)registration inscripción (f)
return ticketbillete de ida y vuelta (m)
sea sick mareado/asouvenir recuerdo (m)stay quedarseto hurry , to be in a hurry apresurarse, tener prisato take place tomar lugartourist information office
oficina de información turística (f)
HOLIDAYS (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
al extranjero abroadagencia de viajes (f) travel agent’salojamiento (m) accommodationalojarse to stay/spend the nightalquiler de bicicletas (m) bike hirealquiler de coches (m) car hire
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andén (m) platformarena (f) sandaterrizar to landautobús (m) busautocar (m) coachavión (m) planebarco (m) boatbicicleta (f) , bici (f) bikebolsa de viaje (f) holdallbrillante brightbrillar to shinebronceador (m) sun creambrumoso foggybuque de vapor (m) steamerbuscar to look forcaliente hotcalor (m) heatcamino de en routecampo (m) countrycarnet de identidad (m) identity cardcastillo (m) castlecheque de viajero (m) traveller’s chequecoche (m) carcoche alquilado (m) hired carcomprobar to checkcosta (f) coastcruce (m) crossingcuenta (f) billde helada frostyde mucho viento , ventoso windydestino (m) destinationdía de fiesta (m) holidaydirecto/a directembotellamiento (m) , atasco (m) traffic jamen invierno in winteren otoño in autumnen primavera in springen verano in summerequipaje (m) luggageesquiar to skiestancia por la noche (f) overnight stayexcursión (f) journey, tripextranjero (m) , extranjera (f) foreigner
extranjero/a foreignfolleto (m) brochure/leafletfoto (f) , fotografía (f) photofotografiar, sacar fotos
to photograph, take photos
frío/a coldfrontera (f) bordergafas de sol (f pl) sunglassesgrado (de temperatura) (m) degree (temperature)hacer surf to surfhacer transbordo to change (eg trains)hacer windsurf to windsurfinformación turística (f) tourist informationllegada (f) arrivalllegar to arrivellegar con retraso to be latellevar consigo / con ella to take alongllover to rainlluvia (f) rainlluvioso rainylocal locallugar turístico a orillas del mar (m) seaside resortmaleta (f) suitcasemalo/a badmapa de carreteras (m) road mapmar (m,f) seamareado/a seasickmarearse to get seasickmediterráneo/a Mediterranean mercado de Navidad (m) Christmas Marketmerece la pena ver well worth seeingmerendar to have a picnicmerienda (f) , picnic (m) picnicmochila (f) backpackmontaña (f) mountainmonumento (m) sight, place of interestnevar to snowniebla (f) fognieve (f) snownube (f) cloudnublado cloudy
oficina de turismo (f)tourist information office
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pagar to paypaisaje (m) countryside, sceneryparasol (m) parasolparque temático (m) , parque de atracciones (m)
theme park, amusement park
pasaporte (m) passportpasar tiempo to spend timePascua (f) , Semana Santa (f) Easterpaseo (m) , vuelta (f) por el pueblo stroll in the townperder (el autobús) to miss (e.g. bus)picadura (f) stingplaya (f) beachpopular popularprecio (m) , tarifa (f) farepronóstico meteorológico (m) , boletín del tiempo (m) weather reportprospecto (m) brochure, prospectusquedarse to stayquemadura burnquemadura del sol (f) sunburnrecepción (f) receptionrecordar a , acordarse de
to remind (to remember)
recorrer to travel aroundrecorrido con guía (m) guided tour (of a town)reducción (f) , rebaja (f) reductionreserva (f) reservationreservar to bookreservar to reserveretraso (m) delayreunir , buscar to collect, to fetchsalida (f) departuresalir to departseguir adelante to drive/travel onsol (m) sunsoleado sunny suplemento (m) supplementtaberna (f) , mesón (m) inntiempo (m) weathertoalla de baño (f) bath toweltomar el sol , broncearse to sunbathetormenta (f) stormtormenta (f) thunder storm
tráfico (m) traffictren (m) trainturismo (m) tourismvacaciones (f pl) holidaysvacaciones de invierno (f pl) winter holidaysvacaciones de verano (f pl) , veraneo (m) summer holidaysver, visitar (los monumentos) to view, to visit (sights)viajar to travelviajar en coche to travel, to driveviaje (m) journeyviaje de ida y vuelta (m) , excursión (f) round trip, excursionviajero (m) , viajera (f) pasajero (m) , pasajera (f) traveller, passengerviento (m) windvolar to flyvolver to go back, to returnvolver to travel back, to return
HOLIDAYS (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
aduana (f) customsaire acondicionado (m) air conditioningapresurarse, tener prisa
to hurry , to be in a hurry
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área (m) , zona (f) areabillete de ida y vuelta (m) return ticketcajero automático (m) ATM, cash pointcalor, hace calor heat, hot weatherconsigna (f) left-luggage roomdesfile (m) processionenlace (m) connectionexperiencia (f) experiencefuegos artificiales (m pl) fireworksinscripción (f) registrationmareado/a sea sickmemoria (f) memorymontañas (f pl) mountainsoficina central / de control (f)
central office, control room (e.g. taxi)
oficina de correos (f) , Correos (m) post officeoficina de información turística (f)
tourist information office
parque (m) park, green spaceprecipitación (f) rainfallquedarse stayrápido (m) , expreso (m) fast trainrecuerdo (m) souvenirsalida de emergencia (f) emergency exitteleférico (m) cable cartelesilla (m, f) chair lifttemperatura baja (f) low (temperature)temperatura mediana (f) average temperaturetomar lugar to take placetren correo (m) , tren de cercanías (m) local stopping trainvacaciones organizadas (f pl) package holiday
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
ACCOMMODATION (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
accommodation alojamiento (m)arrival llegada (f)balcony balcón (m)basement sótano (m)bath baño (m)bath towel toalla de baño (f)bath tub bañera (f)bathroom cuarto de baño (m)bed cama (f)bed and breakfast place pensión (f)
bedroomhabitación (f) , dormitorio (m)
bunk bed litera (f)camp site camping (m)caravan caravana (f)curtain cortina (f)double room habitación doble (f)exit salida (f)farm granja (f)farm house alquería (f) , caserío (m)
floor (1st, 2nd)(primer) piso (m) , (segundo) piso (m)
floor (e.g. 1st, 2nd) (primera) planta (f) , (segunda) planta (f)
form ficha (f)free, available, vacant librefull board pensión completa (f)games room sala de juegos (f)ground floor planta baja (f)half board media pensión (f)hotel hotel (m)
in advancede antelación , por adelantado
in the country en el campoincluded incluido/akey llave (f)
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lift ascensor (m)luggage equipaje (m)on the 1st floor etc en el primer pisoovernight stay estancia de noche (f)pillow almohada (f)reception recepción (f)receptionist recepcionista (m, f)rent alquiler (m)reservation reserva (f)
room habitación (f) , cuarto (m)
shared roomhabitación compartida (f)
sheet sábana (f)shower ducha (f)single room habitación individual (f)sleeping bag saco de dormir (m)soap jabón (m)staircase escalera (f)suitcase maleta (f)television televisión (f)television set televisor (m)tent tienda (f)to arrive llegarto book, reserve reservarto camp (in a tent) acamparto function, to work funcionarto reserve reservarto stay/spend the night pasar la nocheto unpack deshacer la maleta
toiletaseo (m), servicio (m) , baño (m)
toilet paper papel higiénico (m)
twin roomhabitación de dos camas (f)
view vista (f)village aldea (f) , pueblo (m)wash basin lavabo (m)WC WC (m) , wáter (m)with a view of, overlooking con vista a , que da ayouth hostel albergue juvenil (m)
ACCOMMODATION (H)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
air conditioning aire acondicionado (m)bed and breakfast pensión (f)cheap, value for money barato/a
emergency exitsalida de emergencia (f)
guest roomcuarto de huéspedes (m)
hospitality hospitalidad (f)
left-luggage roomcuarto para dejar el equipaje (m)
registration inscripción (f)rented flat piso alquilado (m)
rules of the housenormas/reglas de la casa (f pl) ,
stay estancia (f)to confirm confirmarto put someone up, to accommodate alojarto switch off apagarto switch on encender
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alojamiento (m) accommodation(primer) piso (m) , (segundo) piso (m) floor (1st, 2nd)(primera) planta (f) , (segunda) planta (f) floor (e.g. 1st, 2nd) acampar to camp (in a tent)albergue juvenil (m) youth hostelaldea (f) , pueblo (m) villagealmohada (f) pillowalquería (f) , caserío (m) farm housealquiler (m) rentascensor (m) liftaseo (m), servicio (m) , baño (m) toiletbalcón (m) balconybañera (f) bath tubbaño (m) bathcama (f) bedcamping (m) camp sitecaravana (f) caravan
con vista a , que da awith a view of, overlooking
cortina (f) curtaincuarto de baño (m) bathroomde antelación , por adelantado in advancedeshacer la maleta to unpackducha (f) showeren el campo in the countryen el primer piso on the 1st floor etcequipaje (m) luggageescalera (f) staircaseestancia de noche (f) overnight stayficha (f) formfuncionar to function, to workgranja (f) farmhabitación (f) , cuarto (m) room habitación (f) , dormitorio (m) bedroomhabitación compartida (f) shared roomhabitación de dos camas (f) twin roomhabitación doble (f) double room habitación individual (f) single roomhotel (m) hotelincluido/a included
jabón (m) soaplavabo (m) wash basinlibre free, available, vacantlitera (f) bunk bedllave (f) keyllegada (f) arrivalllegar to arrivemaleta (f) suitcasemedia pensión (f) half boardpapel higiénico (m) toilet paperpasar la noche to stay/spend the nightpensión (f) bed and breakfast placepensión completa (f) full boardplanta baja (f) ground floorrecepción (f) receptionrecepcionista (m, f) receptionistreserva (f) reservationreservar to book, reservereservar to reservesábana (f) sheetsaco de dormir (m) sleeping bagsala de juegos (f) games roomsalida (f) exitsótano (m) basementtelevisión (f) televisiontelevisor (m) television settienda (f) tenttoalla de baño (f) bath towelvista (f) viewWC (m) , wáter (m) WC
HOLIDAYS (H)
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aire acondicionado (m) air conditioningpensión (f) bed and breakfastbarato/a cheap, value for moneysalida de emergencia (f) emergency exitcuarto de huéspedes (m) guest roomhospitalidad (f) hospitalitycuarto para dejar el equipaje (m) left-luggage roominscripción (f) registrationpiso alquilado (m) rented flatnormas/reglas de la casa (f pl) , rules of the houseestancia (f) stayconfirmar to confirm
alojarto put someone up, to accommodate
apagar to switch offencender to switch on
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
EATING, FOOD + DRINK (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
a roast asado (m)alcohol alcohol (m)apple manzana (f)apricot albaricoque (m)banana plátano (m)bean haba (f) , judía (f)beer cerveza (f)biscuit galleta (f)bread pan (m)breakfast desayuno (m)Brussels sprout col de Bruselas (m)cabbage col (m)cake pastel (m)carrot zanahoria (f)cauliflower coliflor (f)cheese queso (m)cherry cereza (f)chicken pollo (m)chips patatas fritas (f pl)chocolate chocolate (m)chocolate, not a bar bombón (m)chop (e.g. pork) chuleta (de cerdo ) (f)cocoa cacao (m)coffee café (m)cold cut meat embutidos (m pl) ,
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fiambres (m pl)cooked, boiled cocido/a , hervido/acream nata (f) , crema (f)crisps patatas fritas (f pl)cucumber pepino (m)delicious delicioso/a , riquísimo/adessert postre (m)drink bebida (f)egg huevo (m)escalope escalope (m) , filete (m)evening meal, dinner, supper cena (f)fish pescado (m)fruit fruta (f)fruit juice zumo de fruta (m)gateau, tart, flan tarta (f)grape uva (f)
ham (cured, cooked)jamón (serrano, de York ) (m)
hamburger hamburguesa (f)hot dog perrito caliente (m)hunger hambre (f)hungry , to be hungry
hambriento/a , tener hambre
ice cream helado (m)jam mermelada (f)juice zumo (m)kebab pincho (m)lemon limón (m)lemonade limonada (f)
lettuce, saladlechuga (f) , ensalada (f)
low-fatbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a
lunchcomida (f) , almuerzo (m)
main course plato principal (m)margarine margarina (f)meal comida (f)meat carne (f)meatball albóndiga (f)melon, water melon melón (m) , sandía (f)milk leche (f)mineral water (fizzy , still )
agua mineral (con gas, sin gas ) (f)
mixed surtido/a variado/amushroom (round topped) champiñón (m)mushroom (flat topped) seta (f)
mustard mostaza (f)oil aceite (m)omelette tortilla (f)onion cebolla (f)orange naranja (f)pasta pastas (f pl)pea guisante (m)peach melocotón (m)pear pera (f)
pepperpimiento (m) , pimienta (f)
pineapple piña (f)plum ciruela (f)pork carne de cerdo (f)porridge avena cocida (f)potato patata (f)raspberry frambuesa (f)rice arroz (m)roast asado (m)roll panecillo (m)salt sal (f)sandwich bocadillo (m)toasted sandwich sándwich (m)sausage salchicha (f)snack tentempié (m)soup sopa (f)starter entrada (f)strawberry fresa (f)sugar azúcar (m)sweet dulcetasty sabroso/atea té (m)thirst sed (f)to be thirsty tener sedto drink beberto eat comerto have/eat breakfast desayunartoast tostada (f)tomato tomate (m)tuna atún (m) , bonito (m)
vegetablesverduras (f pl) , hortalizas (f pl)
vegetarian vegetariano/awater agua (f)
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wine (red , white) vino (tinto, blanco) (m)yoghurt yogur (m)
EATING, FOOD + DRINK (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
beef carne de vaca (f)best-before date fecha de caducidad (f)cod bacalao (m)duck pato (m)fried egg huevo frito (m)fruit tea té de fruta (m)
full fat milkleche con toda la nata (f)
garlic ajo (m)goose ganso (m)hake merluza (f)herbal tea té de hierbas (m)homemade casero/ahoney miel (f)lamb carne de cordero (f)lettuce lechuga (f)
pasta/noodlespastas (f pl) , fideos (m pl)
pâté paté (m)prawns gambas (f pl)salmon salmón (m)
scrambled eggshuevos revueltos (m pl )
sea food mariscos (m pl)smoked ahumado/aspicy picantetasty sabroso/atrout trucha (f)turkey pavo (m)use-by date fecha de caducidad (f)veal ternera (f)well-cooked muy hecho
EATING, FOOD + DRINK (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
asado (m) a roastaceite (m) oil agua (f) water agua mineral (con gas, sin gas ) (f)
mineral water (fizzy , still )
albaricoque (m) apricotalbóndiga (f) meatballalcohol (m) alcoholarroz (m) riceasado (m) roastatún (m) , bonito (m) tunaavena cocida (f) porridgeazúcar (m) sugarbajo/a en grasas , desnatado/a low-fatbeber to drinkbebida (f) drink bocadillo (m) sandwichbombón (m) chocolate, not a barcacao (m) cocoacafé (m) coffeecarne (f) meatcarne de cerdo (f) porkcebolla (f) onion
cena (f)evening meal, dinner, supper
cereza (f) cherrycerveza (f) beer
champiñón (m)mushroom (round topped)
chocolate (m) chocolatechuleta (de cerdo ) (f) chop (e.g. pork)ciruela (f) plumcocido/a , hervido/a cooked, boiledcol (m) cabbagecol de Bruselas (m) Brussels sproutcoliflor (f) cauliflowercomer to eatcomida (f) mealcomida (f) , almuerzo lunch
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(m)delicioso/a , riquísimo/a deliciousdesayunar to have/eat breakfastdesayuno (m) breakfastdulce sweetembutidos (m pl) , fiambres (m pl) cold cut meatentrada (f) starterescalope (m) , filete (m) escalope frambuesa (f) raspberryfresa (f) strawberryfruta (f) fruitgalleta (f) biscuitguisante (m) peahaba (f) , judía (f) beanhambre (f) hungerhambriento/a , tener hambre hungry , to be hungryhamburguesa (f) hamburgerhelado (m) ice creamhuevo (m) eggjamón (serrano, de York ) (m) ham (cured, cooked)leche (f) milklechuga (f) , ensalada (f) lettuce, saladlimón (m) lemonlimonada (f) lemonademanzana (f) applemargarina (f) margarinemelocotón (m) peachmelón (m) , sandía (f) melon, water melonmermelada (f) jammostaza (f) mustardnaranja (f) orangenata (f) , crema (f) creampan (m) breadpanecillo (m) rollpastas (f pl) pastapastel (m) cakepatata (f) potatopatatas fritas (f pl) chipspatatas fritas (f pl) crispspepino (m) cucumberpera (f) pear
perrito caliente (m) hot dogpescado (m) fishpimiento (m) , pimienta (f) pepperpiña (f) pineapplepincho (m) kebabplátano (m) bananaplato principal (m) main coursepollo (m) chickenpostre (m) dessertqueso (m) cheesesabroso/a tastysal (f) saltsalchicha (f) sausagesándwich (m) toasted sandwichsed (f) thirstseta (f) mushroom (flat topped)sopa (f) soupsurtido/a variado/a mixedtarta (f) gateau, tart, flanté (m) teatener sed to be thirstytentempié (m) snacktomate (m) tomatotortilla (f) omelettetostada (f) toastuva (f) grapevegetariano/a vegetarianverduras (f pl) , hortalizas (f pl) vegetablesvino (tinto, blanco) (m) wine (red , white)yogur (m) yoghurtzanahoria (f) carrotzumo (m) juicezumo de fruta (m) fruit juice
EATING, FOOD + DRINK (H)
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SPANISH TO ENGLISH
carne de vaca (f) beeffecha de caducidad (f) best-before datebacalao (m) codpato (m) duckhuevo frito (m) fried eggté de fruta (m) fruit tealeche con toda la nata (f) full fat milkajo (m) garlicganso (m) goosemerluza (f) haketé de hierbas (m) herbal teacasero/a homemademiel (f) honeycarne de cordero (f) lamblechuga (f) lettucepastas (f pl) , fideos (m pl) pasta/noodlespaté (m) pâtégambas (f pl) prawnssalmón (m) salmonhuevos revueltos (m pl ) scrambled eggsmariscos (m pl) sea foodahumado/a smokedpicante spicysabroso/a tastytrucha (f) troutpavo (m) turkeyfecha de caducidad (f) use-by dateternera (f) vealmuy hecho well-cooked
BUSINESS, WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
WORK EXPERIENCE (F)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
actor actor (m)adult adulto (m)aim objetivo (m)air steward / air hostess
auxiliar de vuelo (m) / azafata (f)
answer phonecontestador (automático ) (m)
apprenticeaprendiz (m) , aprendiza (f)
apprenticeship aprendizaje (m)
architectarquitecto (m) , arquitecta (f)
artist artista (m,f)badly paid mal pagado/a
bakerpanadero (m) , panadera (f)
boss jefe (m) , jefa (f)builder albañil (m,f)business, company, firm
empresa (f) , compañía (f)
business/shopcomercio (m) , tienda (f)
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businessman/businesswoman
hombre/mujer de negocios (m)/(f)
busy ocupado/a
butchercarnicero (m) , carnicera (f)
candidatecandidato (m) , candidata (f)
canteen cantina (f)
careercarrera (f) , profesión (f)
cashier cajero (m) , cajera (f)
chemistfarmacéutico/a (m) , (f)
civil servantfuncionario (m) , funcionaria (f)
colleague colega (m,f)company compañía (f)
computer programmerprogramador(a) de ordenadores (m), (f)
computer scientistinformático (m) , informática (f)
construction worker, building labourer albañil (m,f) ,contact contacto (m)
cookcocinero (m) , cocinera (f)
dentist dentista (m,f)
dish washer (job)persona que friega los platos (f)
doctormédico (m) , médica (f)
driverconductor (m) , conductora (f)
electrician electricista (m,f)
employeeempleado (m) , empleada (f)
employerempresario (m),empresaria (f)
employerpatrón (m) , patrona (f) ,
engineeringeniero (m) , ingeniera (f)
enthusiasm entusiasmo (m)envelope sobre (m)experience experiencia (f)
experience of workexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f)
factory fábrica (f)
farmergranjero (m) , granjera (f)
fireman , firewomanbombero (m) , bombera (f)
full-time a tiempo completo
full-time jobempleo a tiempo complete (m)
future plansplanes para el futuro (m pl)
gap year año de descanso (m)
gardenerjardinero (m) , jardinera (f)
hairdresser peluquero (m) ,
peluquera (f)
holiday jobtrabajo durante las vacaciones (m)
hours of work, working hours horas de trabajo (f pl)in the open air al aire libre in work, working empleado/aindependent independiente interview entrevista (f)
Jobempleo (m) , trabajo (m)
job, post, positiontrabajo (m) , puesto (m)
journalist periodista (m,f)letter carta (f)letter box buzón (m)
lorry drivercamionero (m) , camionera (f)
lunch break hora de almuerzo (f)manager gerente (m,f )marketing marketing (m)
mechanic mecánico (m) ,mecánica (f)
notice of termination of work contract
aviso de despedida (m)
nurseenfermero (m) , enfermera (f)
office oficina (f)opportunity oportunidad (f)owner dueño (m) , dueña (f)
painterpintor (m) , pintora (f)
paper papel (m)part time a tiempo parcial
part time jobempleo a tiempo parcial (m)
part time worktrabajo a tiempo parcial
pay sueldo (m) , paga (f)per hour por horaplanned planeado/a
plumberfontanero (m) , fontanera (f)
police policía (f)police officer policía (m,f)
post/post officeCorreos (m) , oficina de Correos (f)
postcard (tarjeta) postal (f)
postman , post womancartero (m) , cartera (f)
profession, job, occupation
profesión (f) , empleo (m) , trabajo (m)
programmerprogramador (m), programadora (f)
representative viajante (m,f)
salarysalario (m), sueldo (m)
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sales assistantdependiente (m), dependienta (f)
second job, side job segundo trabajo (m)
secretarysecretario (m) , secretaria (f)
shift worktrabajo por turnos (m)
stamp sello (m)success éxito (m)
techniciantécnico (m) , técnica (f)
telephone teléfono (m)telephone call llamada telefónica (f)telephone directory, telephone book guía telefónica (f)
terms of employmentcondiciones de empleo (f pl)
to appoint, to take on nombrar
to babysithacer de canguro , cuidar niños
to be successful tener éxitoto build construir
to do casual workhacer trabajo eventual
to earn ganarto fire despedirto give a message dar un mensaje
to phonetelefonear , llamar por teléfono
to resign, hand in notice, to dismiss dimitir , renunciarto send mandar , enviar
to standponerse de pie , levantarse
to stand (to put up with ) tolerar , aguantarto work trabajar
to work from hometrabajar desde la casa
town/city guideguía del pueblo / de la ciudad (f)
training formación (f)travel agency agencia de viajes (f)unemployed en paro
vetveterinario (m) , veterinaria (f)
wage(s), pay sueldo (m) , paga (f)
Waiter , waitresscamarero (m) , camarera (f)
well paid bien pagado/awork trabajo (m)
work experienceexperiencia laboral / del trabajo (f)
workerobrero (m) , obrera (f)
workshop taller (m)
WORK EXPERIENCE (H)ENGLISH TO SPANISH
accountant contable (m,f)
applicant
aspirante (m,f) , candidato (m), candidata (f)
author autor (m) , autora (f),
careercarrera (f) , profesión (f)
careers adviser
persona encargada de la guía vocacional de los alumnos (f)
casual work trabajo eventual (m)
company holidaysvacaciones de la compañía (f pl)
conveyer beltcinta transportadora (f)
documents in support of an application
documentos para apoyar una solicitud
end of work day fin del día laboral (m)
farmergranjero (m) , granjera (f)
firm, companyempresa (f) , compañía (f)
flea market rastro (m)flexitime horario flexible (m)interpreter intérprete (m,f)interview entrevista (f)law derecho (m)
lawyerabogado (m) , abogada (f)
meeting, discussionreunión (f) , discusión (f)
professional trainingformación profesional (f)
promotion prospectsposibilidades de ascenso (f pl)
retailer comerciante (m,f)shift work trabajo por turnos (m)to agree something estar de acuerdo conto decide decidirto put someone through (on phone) poner con
traineeaprendiz (m) , aprendiza (f)
writerescritor (m) , escritora (f)
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WORK EXPERIENCE (F)SPANISH TO ENGLISH
(tarjeta) postal (f) postcarda tiempo completo full-timea tiempo parcial part timeactor (m) actoradulto (m) adult agencia de viajes (f) travel agency al aire libre in the open airalbañil (m,f) builder
albañil (m,f) ,construction worker, building labourer
año de descanso (m) gap yearaprendiz (m) , aprendiza (f) apprenticeaprendizaje (m) apprenticeshiparquitecto (m) , arquitecta (f) architectartista (m,f) artistauxiliar de vuelo (m) / azafata (f) air steward / air hostessaviso de despedida (m)
notice of termination of work contract
bien pagado/a well paidbombero (m) , bombera (f) fireman , firewomanbuzón (m) letter box cajero (m) , cajera (f) cashiercamarero (m) , camarera (f) Waiter , waitresscamionero (m) , camionera (f) lorry drivercandidato (m) , candidata (f) candidatecantina (f) canteencarnicero (m) , carnicera (f) butchercarrera (f) , profesión (f) careercarta (f) lettercartero (m) , cartera (f) postman , post womancocinero (m) , cocinera (f) cook
colega (m,f) colleaguecomercio (m) , tienda (f) business/shopcompañía (f) companycondiciones de empleo (f pl) terms of employmentconductor (m) , conductora (f) driverconstruir to buildcontacto (m) contactcontestador (automático ) (m) answer phoneCorreos (m) , oficina de Correos (f) post/post officedar un mensaje to give a messagedentista (m,f) dentistdependiente (m), dependienta (f) sales assistantdespedir to fire
dimitir , renunciarto resign, hand in notice, to dismiss
dueño (m) , dueña (f) ownerelectricista (m,f) electrician empleado (m) , empleada (f) employeeempleado/a in work, workingempleo (m) , trabajo (m) Jobempleo a tiempo complete (m) full-time jobempleo a tiempo parcial (m) part time jobempresa (f) , compañía (f) business, company, firmempresario (m),empresaria (f) employeren paro unemployedenfermero (m) , enfermera (f) nurseentrevista (f) interviewentusiasmo (m) enthusiasméxito (m) successexperiencia (f) experienceexperiencia laboral / de trabajo (f) experience of workexperiencia laboral / del trabajo (f) work experiencefábrica (f) factoryfarmacéutico/a (m) , (f) chemistfontanero (m) , fontanera (f) plumberformación (f) trainingfuncionario (m) , funcionaria (f) civil servantganar to earngerente (m,f ) managergranjero (m) , farmer
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granjera (f)guía del pueblo / de la ciudad (f) town/city guide
guía telefónica (f)telephone directory, telephone book
hacer de canguro , cuidar niños to babysithacer trabajo eventual to do casual workhombre/mujer de negocios (m)/(f)
businessman/businesswoman
hora de almuerzo (f) lunch breakhoras de trabajo (f pl)
hours of work, working hours
independiente independentinformático (m) , informática (f) computer scientistingeniero (m) , ingeniera (f) engineerjardinero (m) , jardinera (f) gardenerjefe (m) , jefa (f) bossllamada telefónica (f) telephone callmal pagado/a badly paidmandar , enviar to sendmarketing (m) marketingmecánico (m) ,mecánica (f) mechanic médico (m) , médica (f) doctornombrar to appoint, to take onobjetivo (m) aimobrero (m) , obrera (f) workerocupado/a busyoficina (f) officeoportunidad (f) opportunitypanadero (m) , panadera (f) bakerpapel (m) paperpatrón (m) , patrona (f) , employerpeluquero (m) , peluquera (f) hairdresserperiodista (m,f) journalistpersona que friega los platos (f) dish washer (job)pintor (m) , pintora (f) painterplaneado/a plannedplanes para el futuro (m pl) future planspolicía (f) policepolicía (m,f) police officerponerse de pie , levantarse to standpor hora per hourprofesión (f) , empleo (m) , trabajo
profession, job, occupation
(m)programador (m), programadora (f) programmerprogramador(a) de ordenadores (m), (f) computer programmersalario (m), sueldo (m) salarysecretario (m) , secretaria (f) secretarysegundo trabajo (m) second job, side jobsello (m) stampsobre (m) envelopesueldo (m) , paga (f) paysueldo (m) , paga (f) wage(s), paytaller (m) workshoptécnico (m) , técnica (f) techniciantelefonear , llamar por teléfono to phoneteléfono (m) telephonetener éxito to be successfultolerar , aguantar to stand (to put up with )trabajar to worktrabajar desde la casa to work from hometrabajo (m) worktrabajo (m) , puesto (m) job, post, positiontrabajo a tiempo parcial part time worktrabajo durante las vacaciones (m) holiday jobtrabajo por turnos (m) shift workveterinario (m) , veterinaria (f) vetviajante (m,f) representative
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abogado (m) , abogada (f) lawyeraprendiz (m) , aprendiza (f) traineeaspirante (m,f) , candidato (m), candidata (f) applicantautor (m) , autora (f), authorcarrera (f) , profesión (f) careercinta transportadora (f) conveyer beltcomerciante (m,f) retailercontable (m,f) accountantdecidir to decidederecho (m) lawdocumentos para apoyar una solicitud
documents in support of an application
empresa (f) , compañía (f) firm, companyentrevista (f) interviewescritor (m) , escritora (f) writerestar de acuerdo con to agree somethingfin del día laboral (m) end of work dayformación profesional (f) professional traininggranjero (m) , granjera (f) farmerhorario flexible (m) flexitimeintérprete (m,f) interpreterpersona encargada de la guía vocacional de los alumnos (f) careers adviser
poner conto put someone through (on phone)
posibilidades de ascenso (f pl) promotion prospectsrastro (m) flea marketreunión (f) , discusión (f) meeting, discussiontrabajo eventual (m) casual worktrabajo por turnos (m) shift workvacaciones de la compañía (f pl) company holidays
BUSINESS, WORK AND EMPLOYMENTPRODUCTS/SERVICE INFOENGLISH TO SPANISH
bill cuenta (f)breakdown avería (f)broken roto/acomplaint queja (f) , denuncia (f)customer cliente (m,f)
customer serviceservicio de atención al cliente (m)
damage daño (m)
deliveryentrega (f) , reparto (m)
form ficha (f)guarantee garantía (f)
instructions for useinstrucciones de uso (f pl)
insurance seguro (m)
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mistake error (m)progress, improvement
progreso (m) , mejoramiento (m)
receipt recibo (m)
reduction reducción (f) , rebaja (f)
repair reparación (f)replacement sustitución (f)service servicio (m)to complain quejarseto deliver entregar , repartirto guarantee garantizarto insure asegurarto pay pagarto repair repararto replace reponerto work, function funcionarwaiting time tiempo de espera (m)
PRODUCTS/SERVICE INFOSPANISH TO SPANISH
asegurar to insureavería (f) breakdowncliente (m,f) customercuenta (f) billdaño (m) damage entrega (f) , reparto (m) deliveryentregar , repartir to delivererror (m) mistakeficha (f) formfuncionar to work, functiongarantía (f) guaranteegarantizar to guarantee
instrucciones de uso (f pl) instructions for usepagar to payprogreso (m) , mejoramiento (m) progress, improvementqueja (f) , denuncia (f) complaintquejarse to complainrecibo (m) receiptreducción (f) , rebaja (f) reduction reparación (f) repairreparar to repairreponer to replaceroto/a brokenseguro (m) insuranceservicio (m) service servicio de atención al cliente (m) customer servicesustitución (f) replacementtiempo de espera (m) waiting time
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