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what is he like? what are you like?

trait (treit) rasgo, caracterstica

reveal revela

handwriting escritura

signature firma

fortune teller adivino, pitonisa, vidente

positive

self assure seguro de s mismo

reliable fiable, confiable (se confia en l)

responsible, serious responsable

stable (emotionally stable) estable

well-balanced equilibrado

assertive firme

high self esteem alta autoestima

optimistic optimista

self-confidence confianza en uno mismo

ambitious ambicioso

to have sense of humor tener sentido del humor

funny gracioso

lively vivo

cheerful alegre

sincere sincero

imaginative imaginativo

creative creativo

honest honesto

conscientious (consi'enses) concienzudo, serio, aplicado

loyal, faithful leal

careful cuidadoso


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gentle amable

patient paciente

sociable sociable

extrovert extrovertido

open-minded, broad-minded abierto de miras

mature maduro

calm (self-controlled), laid-back calmado

easy-going despreocupado, poco exigente

wise sabio, prudente, juicioso

practical prctico

adventurous (ad'ventres) atrevido, intrpido, aventurero

critical crtico

sensitive, tender sensible

sensible sensato

friendly, kind, nice amigable

generous generoso

loving, warm carioso

sympathetic comprensivo

bold = brave = intrepid audaz, atrevido

cool guay

negative

mean tacao

selfish egoista

insecure inseguro

low self esteem baja autoestima

unambitious no ambicioso

shy, timid timido


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quiet callado

dishonest deshonesto

arrogant arrogante

bad-tempered mal temperamento

possesive posesivo

careless descuidado

stubborn cabezn

impatient impaciente

unsociable no sociable

narrow-minded mente estrecha

inmature inmaduro

eccentric (ik'sentric) excentrico

impulsive impulsivo

insincere no sincero

vain (vein) vanidoso

bossy mandn

ironic irnico

moody malhumorado, temperamental

pessimistic pesimista

annoying pesado

difficult difcil

unfriendly, nasty, unkind no amigable

distant distante


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illness enfermedad (general tem for the state o

disease enfermedad, it's used for infectious illn

treatment tratamiento

having a temperature tener fiebre

have a cough (kof) tener tos

headache dolor de cabeza

stomach ache dolor de estmago

indigestion indigestion

earache dolor de oidos

toothache dolor de muelas

huge abscess absceso, flemn

a mosquito bite picadura de mosquito

a bee/wasp sting una picadura de abeja / avispa

he's got a cold tiene un resfriado

a sore toe el dedo dolorido

a swollen toe un dedo hinchado

sunstroke un golpe de calor, insolacin

a rash erupcin, salpullido

a blister ampolla

a pain dolor

unconscious inconsciente

a sore throat dolor de garganta

he's being sick l est vomitando

he's sneezing a lot estornuda mucho

i't is bleeding est sangrando

i't is swollen est hinchado

her back hurts/aches su espalda le duele

she's unconscious (an'konses) est inconsciente

she has diarrhoea (dia'ria) tiene diarrea

she feels sick se encuentra mal, tiene nuseas

she fainted (feintid) se desmay

she feels dizzy se siente mareado


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vomit (vamet) vomitar vmito

to lose consciousness perder la conciencia

everything is spinning around todo est dando vueltas

duele cuando ella habla o traga it hurts when she talks or swallows

injury (injuries) herida, lesin, v. hacerse dao

he has flu tiene gripe

he's caught a cold cogi un resfriado

he's allergic to cats es alrgico a los gatos

he has asthma (aesma) tiene asma

he has high (low) blood pressure tiene alta la presin arterial

he's had a heart attack ha tenido un ataque al corazn

he's had a stroke el ha tenido un derrame cerebrar o ataq

he's had a food poisoning el ha tenido una intoxicacin alimentari

he's twisted his ankle ha torcido su tobillo

he's sprained his ankle se ha hecho un esguince en su tobillo

he's burnt himself se ha quemado

he has a bruise on his toe tiene un cardenal en su dedo

take medicine, pills, antibiotics,

painkillers, tablet

tomar medicina, pastillas,

antibiticos, calmantes, comprimidos

specialist especialista

go to A & E (accident and emergency) ir a urgencias (o llamar al telefono de ur

if anything is broken si algo est roto

have an x-ray hacer una radiografa

have a scan hacer una ecografa, escaner

have stitches dar puntos

if you have a very deep cut si tu tienes un corte profundo

have an injection tener una inyeccindrug = medicine medicina

needle aguja

have a bandage (baendidz) tener un vendaje

to keep the wound (wu:n) clean para mantener la herida limpia

have an operation tener una operacin

hangover resaca


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GP (general practitioner) mdico de cabecera

prescription receta

make an appointment pedir una cita


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being unwell) my uncle has a serious illness

ss, ex. Malaria and for illness affecting the organs ex. She has a heart

swell-swelled-swollen


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a very serious illness when movement blood is blocked

sprain (n. y verbo)

bruise (bru:s) (cardenal. V. contusionar)

gencias)


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isease.


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fashionable / trendy

pay more attention

appearance

fashion

attract attention

wear

dress

spike / spiky

belong to

identify with (a group)

dress up

criticism (critisizen)

criticize (critisaiz)

a loose linen suit

blue suede shoes

pink silk slippers

a tight lycra skirt

a pale grey suede jacket

a sleeveless white t-shirt

sell anything on eBay

items of clothing

clothing line


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GRUNGES: This urban tribe was borThey have a dirty look and they wear

GOTHICS:This urban tribe was bornThey wear black clothes of leather, sp

HEAVIES: This urban tribe was born iThey have a long hair and they wear j

HIPPIES: This urban tribe was born inThey have long hair and use colorful

POSH: This urban tribe there is alwaysThey look close attention to their app

PUNK:This urban tribe was born in tThey have big and colorful crests and


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a la moda, moderno

prestar ms atencion

apariencia

moda

atraer la atencin

ponerse, llevar puesto

vestir

punta / con puntas, puntiagudo

pertenecer a

identificarse con

disfrazarse

crtica

criticar

un traje holgado de lino

zapatos azules de ante

zapatillas de seda rosa

una falda ajustada de licra

una chaqueta de ante gris claro

una camisa blanca sin mangas

vender algo en eBAy

prendas de ropa

lnea de ropa


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in Seattle in the 90s and they are very interested in music and

tripped and coloured T-shirts or "scottish" shirts, ripped jeans

in the 80s from punk. They are sometimes in specifics bars. Th

iked accessories and religious elements for example crosses or

in England in the 70s from rockers with hippies ideology. It is o

ans, spiked leather jacket and black T-shirt from their favorite

the 60's with Vietnam war. They like to take drugs. They procl

lothes.

but with different names. They like to play paddle, go shoppin

earance, and men and women wear different clothes themselves

e 70s in opossition of the culture decadence. Now, there aren't

a lot of piercings and tatoos. They wearspiked leather jacket, b


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refuse the consumist society and people without personality. The

and coloured shoes.

ey are apolitics and they admire everything about death and the o

five-spiked stars.

e of the most diffused urban tribe, especially in popular classes.

music bands.

im the peace and love. They don't like the policy and they have a

and parties. They like to hear music from Julio Iglesias and his s

, the men wear tight trousers, tight stripped shirt withsweater. The

many punks but they're very radical. In bars, sometimes they be

lack T-shirts with a social slogan or simbols(anarchy, comunist...


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hear music from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth...

ccultism. They look like a violent tribe but they're peaceful. They

eavies like to do weekend outings, hear music from Heavy metal

arquists ideas.

ns. They're capitalists and consumists.

omen wear shirt, skirt and a lot of accessories.

ixed with heavies and skinheads. They have an ideology anarchi

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ear music from "Bella Morte" or "Black Ice".

bands, go to gigs and sometimes smoke cannabis. They're antimi

t, okupa, anti-fascist, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist. They're


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an be violent by musical excitement or alcohol and cannabis.

They hear punk music.


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burglar (be:gle) ladrn (de casas, prop.priv)

robber rb ladrn (de banco o negocio)

shoplifter plft ladrn (roba de una tienda)

pickpocket ladrn (roba en la calle)

mugger (mage) ladrn de calle que usa violenciathief if ladrn (general)

to steal sth from sb robar algo a algn

what happens to a criminalarrest (ed) arrestar, detener a

catch atrapar

commit (committed) cometer a crime

investigate investigar the crime

question(ed) interrogar

charge(d) sb with (de) acusar, cargar

the trial (traial) el juiciocourt tribunal

witness(es) testigo

jury ('yueri) jurado

evidence (proof) pruebas (pl)

accuse sb of acusar

to plead declararto swear jurar

guilty culpable

judge juez

punishment castigo

sentence(d) sb to sentenciar

not guilty no culpable

acquit (ted) absolver

verdict veredicto

convict condenar / presidiariodefend / prosecute for crime defender / procesar

pass verdict on decidir si es culplable o no

pass a sentence dictar sentencia

send sb to prison enviar a alguien a la crcel

release sb from prison poner en libertad

to be tried ser juzgado

to have a case judged in court tener un caso en el tribunal


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probation libertad condicional

crime criminalblackmail blackmailer

bribery ---

burglary ('be:gleri) burglar drug dealing drug dealer

fraud (frod) ---

hijacking /haiyaking) hijacker

kidnapping kidnapper

mugging mugger

murder (me:de) murderer

rape rapist

robbery robber

smuggling smuggler

terrorism terrorist

theft thief (zi:f)

vandalism vandal

shoplifting shoplifter

arson arsonist

forgery (foyeri) forger (fodye)

assault

manslaughter (manslota) homicidio involuntario

assassination asesinato

to assassinate asesinar

Punishmentscommunity service servicios a la comunidad

a 600 fine una multa de 600 euros

six months in prison 6 meses en prisin

a life sentence cadena perpetua

capital punishment pena de muerte

diference between rob and steal


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the object of steal are things ex. He stole gold goods

the object is the person or place from which things are stolen ex.

I was robbed last night or a man robbed the bank


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is someone who breaks in and steals from a private

is someone who breaks in and steals from a bank o

is someone who steals something when she/he is in

is someone who steals from you in the street, often

is someone who uses violence to steal from you in this the general word for someone who steals

break in: robo con allanamiento de morada

they were caught

the police questioned them for hours

finally they were charged with murder (me:rder)

he appeared in court

withnesses told the court what they had seen

the jury looked at and heard all the evidence

to accuse someone of a crime

to plead guilty or not guilty

he was found guilty

the judge decided what Carl's punishment should be

he sentenced him to 10 years in prison/jail

he was acquitted and allowed to go free / to acquit a

after two days the jury reached their verdict

def /pros sb in court to argue for or against someone


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verbto blackmail

to bribe

to break in / burgleto sell drugs

to commit fraud

to hijack

to kidnap

to mug

to murder

to rape

to rob

to smuggleto set off boms, etc.

To commit act of terrorism

to terrorise

to steal

to vandalize

to shoplift

to set fire to

to forge (fody)

to assaut

killing somebody illegally, but unintentionally

murder of an important person, usually for political re

doing some work to help society

tb. The death penalty


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ouse

business

a shop

ithout you noticing

e street

accused person of a charge

in a trial


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chantaje/ chantajista/ chantajear

soborno // sobornar

robo, hurto / ladrn / desvalijar, robartrfico de drogas /traficante / vendedor de drogas

fraude / / cometer fraude

secuestro (avin) / secuestrador (of a vehicle by force) / secuestrar (plane)

secuestro (persona) / secuestrador /secuestro

atraco (con viol) / atracador / atracar

asesinato / asesino / asesinar

violacin / violador /violar

robo (banco) / ladrn / robar

contrabando (pers o things) / contrabandista / pasar de contrabando

terrorismo / terrorista / poner bombas

robo / ladrn / robar (en general)

vandalismo / vndalo, gamberro / destrozar por vandalismo

incendio provocado / pirmano / meter fuego a

falsificacin / falsificador / falsificar

asalto .. / asaltar

asons


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chantaje

soborno /cohecho


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below zerobelow zeroadj

blizzard /blzd/(snowstorm)tormenta de nieve

brerze / bri:z/ wind brisa

bright /brait/ brillante

changeable /tendbl/ (weather: unpredictable) clima

chilly /tl

clear /kl/ cliar (cloudless) sin nubes

cool /kul/ weather) fresco adj

damp dmp/ wet hmedo adjdrizzle v /drzl/ light rain llovizna nf / lloviznar vi

drought /drat/ no rain sequa nf

flood n /fld/ water) riada nf inundacin nf

fog fg] niebla

freezing friz/ congelacion, helado

gale- force /gelfs] vientos huracanados

get soaked vi (be drenched) empaparse v

get sunburnt 'snb:nt] quemarse?

hailstorm helstm/ (outburst of hail) granizada nf

heatwave hitwev/ period of hot weather) ola de calorheavy hev/ intense) intenso adj

humid hjumd/ water in air) hmedo

hurricane 'hrkn storm huracn

ice /as/ (solid water)hielo

lightning latn/ weather) relmpago nm

melt /melt/ melt vi(turn to liquid by heating)derretirse

mild mald/ apacible adj tranquilo ad jtemplado

mist /mst/ like fog or cloud) neblina nf

monsoon mnsun/ Asian wind monzn

pouring pr/ lluvia torrencial

schorching skt/ (burning) abrasador

settled setld/ having home) en una casa establecido adj

shiver 'v] (body: shake from cold) tiritar vishowers ar] /ssagua light rainfall) llovizna nf

slippery


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(temperature less than zero on a scale)

variable

despejado

drizzling

v inundar anegar

the heavy fog kept us from arriving on time, la densa niebla nos impidi llegar a tiemp

All my delicate plants died last night in the freezing cold.

gale n (strong wind) vendaval nmI didn't think it was raining that hard, but I got soaked just going from my house to my

car

That was a heavy rain we had last night.

humid weather (damp weather conditions)clima hmedo nm

hurricane season n (annual cyclone period)temporada de huracanes nf

There was a dangerous layer of ice on the roads.

I like the mild climate here /it's very mild for the time of year

in the mist of time, en la noche de los tiempos

I'm not going to walk the dog right now, it's pouring down; I'll do it later on

weather] estable, asentado

Showers are expected for Tuesday, but on Wednesday we will have thunderstorms.


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bajo cero

to be in a fog estar confundido or desconcertado

comenz a over y nos empapamos

Although the temperatures in California are high, there is a constant sea

breeze which makes the heat tolerable.

Las temperaturas son muy elevadas pero hay una constante brisa marina que

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speed n spid/

extreme adj kstrim/

surfing adj ['s:f]

ski surfing n

wind surfing n

bodyboarding n bdi b(r)d/

kitersurfing

kite n kat]

pull v pl]

pull n

waterskiing n

wateboarding

skydivers n [ska'dav]

parachutes n /prut/

paraglinding prglad/

hang-glinding hglad/parasailing

rock climbling [rk] klam/rope nattach v tt

attached adj

belaying V

harness

hns/

karabiner

skateboarders n ['sketb:d]

snowboarders

half- pipe

tricks [trk]

fakie, ollie. Kick-turn


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velocidad

extremo

(engaged in surfboarding) deporte de surf

esqu acutico ( watersport riding a jet ski)

windsurf or sailboarding

una tabla de surf pequea que se utiliza para l

cometa

tirar de, mover, acercar

tirn

esqu acutico (ski on water behind a boat)

paracaidista de cada libre

paracaida

parapente

ala adeltaparavelismo

escalada de montaacuerdasujetar

unido (documento)

amarrar

arnes

carabiner/ carabineros

patinador

esquiador de snowboard

plataforma para el skateboarders, y snow

triplete/ engaar, truco

tipos de piruetas


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ute pulled by boat)


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head

ear

neck

shoulder

armpit

elbow

forearm

hip / hips

bottom

thigh /a/

calf [k:f] n (pl calves [k:vz])

heel

ankle

foot

sole

fingerinstep

shin

knee

waist

navel

stomach

nipple /npl/

arm

forehead

end organ

internal organorgan donationn

organ donation cardn

organ donorn

organ transplantn

brainn

brain celln

brain damagen

brain surgerynheart /ht/

at the heart ofprep

by heartadv

cold heartn

congenital heart diseasen


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from the heartadv

have a change of heartvi

kidneys /kdn/kidney machinen

livern

cirrhosis of the livernliver spotn

lungn

collapsed lungn

lung cancern

lung cancern

lung specialistn

bite your naise

blow your nosebrush your teeth/hair

clap your hands

comb your hands

fold your arms

hold somebody's hand

nod your head

shake your head (to say no)

raise your eyebrows

verb and verb phrases


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cabeza

oreja

cuello

hombro

axila

codo

antebrazo

cadera/caderas

trasero

muslo

pantorrilla/ ternero/ becerro

talon

tobillo

pie

planta

dedoempeine

espinilla

rodilla

cintura

ombligo

estomago

pezon

brazo

frente

organo diana

organo del cuerpo(pledging body parts after death)

(document pledging body parts after death)

medicina

medicina

(organ in head)

(nerve cell in the brain)

(injury to the brain)

(surgical operation on the brain)corazn(at the centre of)

(from memory)

figurative (lack of compassion)

(birth defect of the heart) Med.

At the heart of the financial crisis there was a lot of greed.

I learnt the sonnet by heart.

She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it.


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(sincerely)

(go against one's previous decision)

rion(medicine) medicina

(body organ)

(disease of the liver) Meden la piel

(organ)

(pneumothorax) Med

(malignant disease affecting the lungs) Med

(malignant disease affecting the lungs) Med

(doctor specializing in lung conditions) Med

morderse las uas

cepillarse los dientes

clap hands vtr (clap as an expression of pleasure, as a demand fto comb one's hair, peinarse

cruzar los brazos

to hold sb's hand, cogerle la mano a alguien

to nod one's head, asentir con la cabeza:

negar con la cabeza

raise one's eyebrowsv

The parents were devastated when congenital heart disease was found to be the cause of th

She's had a change of heart and is inviting her sister after all.


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the police are on his heels, la polica le est pisando los talones

part inside the body)donacin de rganos nf

tarjeta de donante de rganos nf

donante de rganos nmf

trasplante de rgano

cerebro nm

neurona nf

dao cerebral nm The car accident caused him brain damage.

ciruga cerebral nfat heart adv (deep down, by one's true nature)en el fondo loc adven pleno loc prep

de memoria loc adv

desalmado adj

corazn de piedra

cardiopata congnita nf


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de corazn loc adv

cambiar de opinin sobre vtr

kidney dialysis n (medicine) medicina dilisis renal nfmquina de dilisis nf

hgado nm

cirrosis nfmancha de la edad nf

pulmn nm

neumotrax nm

cncer pulmonar/de pulmn nm

cncer pulmonar/de pulmn nm

neumlogo nm

to bite your tongue, morderse la lengua mosquito bite picadura de mosquito

la nariz) sonarse: I blow my nose quite frequently when I get colds, cuando me acatarro no paro de

r attention) aplaudir

she shook her head, neg con la cabeza

to shake hands, darse la mano

to shake hands with sb, estrecharle la mano a alguien

(show scepticism)

eir newborn's weakness.


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