collective nouns and the like

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Collective nouns are used to denominate a group of people, animals or things.

There are many of them, but they are too difficult to learn and remember, even for English-speakingpeople!

a band of soldiers

a bouquet of flowersa brood of hensa bunch of grapesa caravan of camelsa cast of hawksa circle of friendsa clowder of catsa clump of treesa collection of coinsa colony of antsa crew of sailorsa crowd of peoplea deck of cardsa dray of squirrelsa drove of cattlea dole of dovesa fleet of shipsa flock of sheepa gaggle of geese/tourists/childrena gam of whalesa gang of thievesa group of peoplea herd of cattlea herd of elephantsa hive of beesa horde of childrena leap of leopards

a mass of peoplea mob of hooligansa pack of cardsa panel of expertsa parliament of owlsa party of visitorsa plague of locustsa pride of lionsa school of fisha set of teetha sheaf of papersa shelf of booksa shoal of fish

a sloth of bearsa stack of chairs/papers/dishesa string of pearlsa swarm of beesa troop of monkeysa troupe of actors/singersa wad of banknotes/bills


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WORDS USED ONLY IN PLURAL

acoustics acstica

aerobics gimnasia aerbica

athletics atletismo

barracks cuartel

bellows fuelle

belongings efectos personales

billiards billar

binoculars binoculares

bowls petanca, juego de bochas

braces (GB), suspenders (US) tiradores

braces (US) aparatos de ortodoncia

clothes vestimenta, ropa

contents contenido

crossroads cruce

customs aduana

darts dardos

dominoes domin

dungarees pantaln de peto

earnings ingresos

economics ciencias econmicas, economa


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ethics tica

gallows horca

gasworks fbrica de gas

glasses gafas, anteojos

goods mercancas

greens verduras

gymnastics gimnasia

handcuffs esposas

headquarters sede central, cuartel general

jeans jeans, vaqueros

kennels perrera

knickers bragas

leggings calzas, mallas

linguistics lingstica

manners modales

maths matemticas

mathematics matemticas

means medio, manera

measles sarampin

German measles rubola

mumps paperas

odds posibilidades


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outskirts afueras (de la ciudad)

pants (GB), underpants (US) bragas, calzoncillos

pants (US), trousers (GB) pantalones

phonetics fontica

physics fsica

pincers pinzas

pliers alicates, tenazas

pyjamas (GB), pajamas (US) pijama

remains restos

riches riquezas

scales balanza

scissors tijeras

series serie, sucesin

shears tijeras de jardn

shorts bermudas, pantalones cortos

shorts (US) calzoncillos

species especie

spectacles gafas, anteojos

stairs escaleras

statistics estadsticas

surroundings alrededores

tights (GB) pantimedias


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tongs pinzas (para el hielo)

trunks baador, malla (para hombre)

tweezers pinzas (para depilar las cejas)


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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS MADE COUNTABLE

an article/item of clothing una prenda de vestir

a blade of grass una hoja de hierba/csped

a block of cement un bloque de cemento

a breath of fresh air un soplo de aire fresco

a clap of thunder un trueno

a cloud of dust una polvareda

a cloud of smoke una humareda

a crust of bread una corteza

a dash of pepper una pizca de pimienta

a fit of rage/temper un arranque de ira

a flash of lightning un relmpago

a grain of rice un grano de arroz

a gust of wind una rfaga de viento

a head of hair una cabellera

an item/piece of news una noticia

a jet of water un chorro de agua

a loaf of bread una barra de pan

a lock of hair un mechn de pelo

a lump of coal un carbn


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a lump of sugar un terrn de azcar

a means of transport un medio de transporte

a pat of butter una porcin de manteca

a piece of information un dato

a piece of advice un consejo

a piece of furniture un mueble

a piece of luggage una maleta

a piece of music una pieza musical

a pile of earth una pila de tierra

a slice of meat una tajada de carne

a spell of hot weather una ola de calor

a spot of rain una gota de lluvia

a stroke of luck un golpe de suerte

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