WAYS OF CUTTING - VOCABULARY

LEVEL: Advanced

SLICE
Cut into slices.
Slice into a cake.
Slice up a loaf.
Slice the beef thin.
The butcher sliced off a thick steak.

PEEL
1. Take the skin off fruits, vegetables.
peel off: a banana, potatoes.
2.(IV) (of a covering or surface) to come off in strips or small pieces.
These potatoes peel easily.
The wall paper is peeling off.
My skin is peeling / my face peeled.

PRUNE
Cut away parts of trees, bushes, etc. to control growth or shape.
Prune sth. from sth. / Prune off / Prune sth away.
Prune the rose bushes.
These roses need pruning.
Prune away the unwanted growth.
(fig) prune an essay of superfluous matter.
(fig) prune away unnecessary adjectives.

CARVE
1. To cut solid material (e.g. wood, stone) in order to form sth.
Carve a statue out of wood / in oak.
A figure carved from marble.
2. inscribe on a surface.
Carve one's initials on a tree trunk.
carve an inscription on a bench.
3. cut up cooked meat into slices or pieces for the table.
carve a turkey.

CUT OUT
1. Make sth by cutting (its shape) .
Cut out an article from a periodical.
Cut out a path through the jungle.
Cut out a dress.
2.(colloq.) omit: let's cut out the details.
3.(colloq.) quit: I must cut out cigarettes.

WHITTLE
Reduce the size of by cutting away slices.
Whittle sth away.
Whittle away at sth.
He was whittling at a piece of wood.
The boy whittled a sword from a tree branch.
He whittled a branch into a sword.

SAW
Cut with a saw.
To saw wood.
Saw a log in two.
Saw a branch off a tree.
Saw sth up = saw into pieces.

SPLIT
1. Cut in / into two or more.
Along a line of natural division.
To split logs.
2. Split sth open = to break open by bursting.
His coat split open at the seams.
3. Divide.
split the atom.
split the party up into small groups.
let's split (leave a party, etc).
jack and Jill split up.
Let's split the difference.
I have a splitting headache.
she has a split personality.

TRIM
Make sth neat by cutting away unwanted parts.
Trim one's beard.
Trim your hair.
Just a trim, please (hair).

CHOP
Cut into pieces by blows with an axe, etc.
Chop wood.
Chop meat up into cubes.
Chop a branch off a tree.
Chop a tree down.

MOW
Cut grass with a scythe or lawn mower.
Mow the lawn.
Mow hay.

Ways of looking - VOCABULARY

LEVEL: Advanced

(Most verbs of looking go with the preposition AT. These are all regular verbs.)


PEER:
1) strain your eyes in order to see. (as if unable to see well).
e.g. With glasses . Over your glasses. Over somebody's shoulder.
2) at / into something. (escudriñar)

PEEP:
short, quick look taken secretly (incomplete view). Thru a narrow opening.
e.g. Peep in/into the oven. Peep at a neighbor's paper.
e.g. A peeping Tom = someone who likes to watch women undress. (Lady Godiva).
a Peep-hole: of a door - the sights of a gun
to take a peep at: to look cautiously / shyly.

GLANCE:
give a quick intentional look.
e.g. She glanced at her watch with impatience.

GLIMPSE:
Quick unintentional.
To give/have/get/catch a glimpse of ...
e.g. I had a glimpse of his brother so I couldn't really describe him.
e.g. He caught a quick glimpse of her in the crowd before she disappeared from view.

GLARE:
look angrily at. (also shine in a dazzling way)

GLOWER

LOOK DAGGERS

SCOWL:
look in a bad tempered way. (you appear to be angry)
e.g. The receptionist scowled at the rude customer.

FROWN:
with concentration / puzzlement / disapproval

OGLE:
to look with insistence and pleasure.
e.g. Men ogle at women.

LEER AT:
with desire or lust, as a dirty old man.
e.g. He leered at his neighbor's wife.

GOGGLE:
as if eyes came out of their sockets with surprise/terror/etc.

GOGGLE BOX:
T.V. (British Eng.)

GAPE:
look in silly astonishment.
e.g. Country visitors usually gape at neon lights.

GLOAT (OVER something):
with selfish delight.
e.g. She gloats over her clothes / He gloats over his money.

GAZE:
look in awe/admiration (fixedly).
e.g. Stop gazing at that girl.

STARE:
fixed look (rude).
empty look

TWITCH:
eyes can twitch sometimes (tremble a little, in an involuntary movement of the muscles)

WINK an eye at somebody.

WAYS OF TOUCHING - VOCABULARY

LEVEL: Advanced.

TOUCH
1. Even the slightest touch will break a soap bubble.
2. It's soft / rough / cold to the touch.
3. Stroke (pen, paint). Add a few finishing touches to the drawing.
4. A touch of = a bit of. There was a touch of bitterness / irony in his remarks.
5. To touch-type (without looking at keyboard).
6. In / Out of touch. Lose touch with.
7. "Touch wood".
8. No one can touch him as a piano player.
9. (neg) eat / drink. He hasn't touched food for 2 days.
10. Wound. You've touched his self-esteem.
11. Touch sth off = cause to start. Their arrest touched off a riot.
12. Touch sth up = give the finishing touches. Touch the essay up and hand it in.
13. Touchy = easily offended.
Touchiness / Touchily.

CARESS
Give a loving / affectionate touch or light stroke.

STROKE
1. Deal a blow.
2. Swimming: breast-stroke / back-stroke.
Rowing / golf
3. Pen / brush
4. Pass hand on surface, usually again and again. Stroke one's cat / beard.

EMBRACE
To hug
1. To embrace: They embraced.
2. Accept. They embraced the offer / opportunity.

TICKLE
1. Tickle sb in the ribs.
This rough blanket tickles (me).
2. Please. I was tickled to death by the news.
They tickled his vanity by praisinf his work.
3. A ticklish person / question / situation (needing care).

TAP
Quick, light blow.
A tap at the door / on the window.
Tap sb on the shoulder.
Tap your foot on the floor impatiently.

SHOVE
Push, usually heavily.
Shove a boat into water
Stop shoving!
Give ir a shove (vigorous push).

PUSH
1. Opp. to pull.
2. Make other recognize. You should push your products if you want to sell.
3. Deal drugs, etc. A drug pusher.
4. Push sb for sth = press hard. We?re pushing them for payment / an answer to our request.
5. Tony had to push himself to go on with that job.
6. She'll push him to suicide.
7. I won't be pushed around by you or anyone! (bullied)
8. Push on / forward (to a place). We must push on to X before it's dark.
Let's push on with our work.
9. Tom was pushed through the exam by his teacher (helped thru a hard situation).

MASSAGE
To apply massage to sb's back.
Masseuse / masseur
Physiotherapist.

PINCH
1. She pinched the boy's cheek
I pinched my finger in the doorway.
2. (colloq) steal. Who pinched my dictionary?
3. A pinch of salt.

SLAP
1. She slapped his face / him on the face.
I don't like being slapped on the back as a greeting.
2. (fig) "I gave him a slap in the face" = I gave him a rebuff (contemptuous refusal / indifference).

SMACK
(sound) open hand / kiss
Slap. Smack a naughty child.
Smack your lips to show pleasure.

SPANK
Give a child a spanking.
Paddle = light, easy strokes.

PUNCH
Punch a man on the chin.
He has a face I'd like to punch.
A punch-up = the quarrel ended in a punch-up.

SLUG
Slog/ged (Am) + at = 1. hit hard and wildly (esp. box / cricket)
Slog at the ball
2. Walk / work har and steadly.
He slogged away at his work / along the road.

HIT
Hit him on the head / Be hit by a stone.
Hit the target
He hit his head against the kerb when he fall
"Hit a man when he's down" = "hit sb below the belt".
"Hit it" = guess right.
A "hit-and-run" accident.
Hit sb hard = cause him to suffer. He has hard hit by financial losses.
Hit the headlines / the road.
Hit on / upon an idea / the right answer / a good plan.

YANK
Give a sudden / shap pull to
Yank out a tooth.
Tom yanked the bed-clothes off his young brother and told him to get up.
SHAKE
Make sth or sb move up or down.

GROPE
Grope for / after / about = feel / search as if dark
He groped for the door handle / light switch / an answer (fig)
We gropped our way along the dark corridor.

PAT
A dog / a ball = so it bounces up and down.
Sb / oneself on the back = approval / congratulate

PET
fondle / kiss and caress
Silly women pet their poodles

NECK
(sl) Make out
Kiss, caress and hug (couples)

PARA HACER PREGUNTAS

NIVEL: Básico

Completar con: dónde / como / quién / cuántos / cuándo

1. ¿De . . . . . . . sos?
Soy de Inglaterra.

2. ¿ . . . . . . . es él?
Él es mi papá.

3. ¿ . . . . . . . está tu casa?
Mi casa está en Villa Crespo.

4. ¿ . . . . . . . años tiene tu mamá?
Tiene 56 años.

5. ¿ . . . . . . . es Jorge Luis Borges?
Es un escritor Argentino muy importante.

6. ¿ . . . . . . . es tu cumpleaños?
Mi cumpleaños es el 20 de diciembre.

7. ¿ . . . . . . . es Londres?
Es una ciudad muy grande, cosmopolita, elegante y antigua.

8. ¿ . . . . . . . se llama tu mejor amiga?
Mi mejor amiga se llama Lucrecia.

9. ¿ . . . . . . . se escribe tu apellido?
López, con zeta final.

10. ¿ . . . . . . . pintó ese cuadro?
Picasso.

WAYS OF CUTTING II

1. (a) . . . . . . . . . . the cake into ten pieces, please.
2. That figure was (b) . . . . . . . . . . from marble.
3. If you want to look tidier you should (c) . . . . . . . . . . your beard more often.
4. While he waited for her he (d) . . . . . . . . . . at a piece of wood.
5. Hey, listen to this: I heard Susan and Paul have (e) . . . . . . . . . . up!
6. Darling, the wall paper is (f) . . . . . . . . . . off. I guess it's time we removed it altogether.
7. Take it from a pro: these rose-bushes need (g) . . . . . . . . . .
8. Lovers will (h) . . . . . . . . . . their names on tree trunks and pub tables to tell the world about their love.
9. (i) . . . . . . . . . . wood is good exercise; (j) . . . . . . . . . . wood isn't.
10. That's an interesting article: I'll (k) . . . . . . . . . . it . . . . . . . . . .
11. The butcher (l) . . . . . . . . . . off too thick a steak for my taste.
12. Right there at the cocktail party, his jacket (m) . . . . . . . . . . open at the seams.
13. We told the gardener to (n) . . . . . . . . . . that tree, but the moron (o) . . . . . . . . . . it down!
14. Mr. Pagliaro, I believe you should (p) . . . . . . . . . . away all the unnecessary adjectives from this essay of yours.
15. Every summer my skin (q) . . . . . . . . . . all over from sun-burning.
16. Dr. Huxtable let his son Theo (r) . . . . . . . . . . the Thanksgiving Turkey this year.
17. Laura is taking sewing lessons. She can (s) . . . . . . . . . a skirt already.
18. To obtain the best of stews, (t) . . . . . . . . . . the meat up into cubes, (u) . . . . . . . . . . the potatoes into dice and then cook them in tomato sauce.

VOCABULARY on CLOTHES

LEVEL: Higher Intermediate / Advanced

You can wear clothes or jewelry or you can have clothes / jewelry on.
I'm going to wear my little black dress to the party.
You can be dressed in clothes, fabric or a color.
She was dressed in jeans / all in black / in green velvet
You can put on and take off any sort of clothing. You can also:

Pull on: Boots / Gloves / A jacket / A pair of something / Socks / A sweater / Tights / Trousers.
Pull up: Jeans / Knickers / Pants / A skirt / Socks / Trousers.
Slip on: A dressing gown / A jacket / A pair of something / A robe / Shoes.
Slip into: Something more comfortable.
Shrug into: A coat / A jacket.
Throw on: A coat / A jacket.

She pulled on a pair of faded jeans and a sweater.
Wait a while I slip into something more comfortable.
Throwing on his coat, he made for the door.

Remove: Clothes / A coat / Glasses / A hat / A jacket / A mask / A shirt / Shoes.
Pull off: Gloves / A coat / Socks / A hat / A jacket / A mask / A shirt / Shoes.
Pull down: Knickers / Pants / A skirt / Trousers.
Drop: Pants / Trousers.
Kick off: Sandals / Trousers.
Shrug off: A coat / A jacket.

He removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
With a dramatic gesture she pulled off her mask.
I kicked off my sandals and felt the warm sand slipping between my toes.

Do up / undo: A bra / A buckle / Buttons / Flies / Shoelaces / A zip.
Zip up / unzip: An anorak / A dress / Flies / A jacket / Jeans / A skirt.
Button up / unbutton: A blouse / A coat / Flies / A jacket / A shirt.
Lace up / unlace: Boots / Shoes / Trainers.
Fasten / unfasten: A belt / A buckle / Buttons.

His fingers fumbled to do up the small buttons on his shirt.
My shoelaces came undone and I nearly tripped.
Tom buttoned his overcoat up to his neck and raised his collar.

Adjectives: Clothes
Elegant / fancy / fine / lovely / nice / pretty / cheap / expensive / fresh / dirty / ragged / shabby / tight / baggy / ill-fitting / loose / sloppy / fashionable / trendy / dowdy / nerdy / old-fashioned / formal / smart / casual / everyday / ordinary / outrageous / strange / wacky / warm / summer / winter / outdoor / baby / maternity / mourning / night / riding / school / sports / work / working / civilian / plain.

FALSOS AMIGOS

Portugues	Espanhol	Español	Portugués
aborrecer	aburrir/molestar	aborrecer	detestar
aceitar	aceptar	aceitar	lubrificar com óleo
acordar	despertar	acordarse	lembrar
aliás	además	alias	nome suposto
anho	cordero	año	ano
apaixonado	enamorado	apasionado	afeiçoado / partidário
aparato	ostentación	aparato	aparelho
apurar	purificar	apurar	apurar, acabar
assinatura	firma	asignatura	cadeira
aula	clase (lección)	aula	sala
azar	mala suerte	azar	casualidade
balão	globo	balón	bola
balcão	mostrador	balcón	varanda
batata	papa	batata	batata doce
bilheteira	taquilla	billetera	porta-notas
bocadinho	poquito / momentito	bocadillo	sanduíche
brincar	bromear / jugar	brincar	saltar
brinco	pendiente	brinco	salto
cadeira	silla	cadera	anca
calções	pantalones cortos	calzones	cuecas
cambiar	cambiar (divisas)	cambiar	trocar / mudar
câmbio	cambio (divisas)	cambio	troca / mudança
camelo	camello	camelo	engano
camioneta	autobús	camioneta	carrinha / furgoneta
cena	escena	cena	jantar
certo	correcto	cierto	verdadeiro
coelho	conejo	cuello	pescoço
colar	pegar	colar	encolar
concorrência	competencia	concurrencia	assistência, participação / confluência
conforme	según	conforme	conformado / resignado
consertar	arreglar / reparar	concertar	combinar
contaminar	contagiar	contaminar	poluir
copo	vaso / copa	copo	floco (de neve)
cravo	clavel	clavo	prego
criança	niño-a	crianza	criação
desenvolver	desarrollar	desenvolver	desembrulhar
encerrar	cerrar	encerrar	prender / fechar à chave
engraçado	gracioso / mono	engrasado	lubrificado
escova	cepillo	escoba	vassoura
escritório	oficina	escritorio	escrevaninha
esquisito	raro / excéntrico	exquisito	delicioso
exprimir	expresar	exprimir	espremer / torcer a roupa
fechar	cerrar	fechar	datar
férias	vacaciones	feria	feira
funcionário	empleado	funcionario	funcionário público
graça	gracia	grasa	graxa / gordura
largo	ancho / plaza	largo	comprido / longo
logo	de inmediato	luego	depois
maestro	director (orquesta)	maestro	professor / mestre
namorado	novio	enamorado	apaixonado
oficina	taller	oficina	escritório
osso	hueso	oso	urso
pegar	agarrar / coger	pegar	bater
presunto	jamón	presunto	suposto
procurar	buscar	procurar	tentar
propina	matrícula / cuota	propina	gorjeta
rato	ratón	rato	momento
roxo	morado / violeta	rojo	vermelho / encarnado
ruivo	pelirrojo	rubio	loiro
salada	ensalada	salada	salgada
salsa	perejil	salsa	molho
sucesso	éxito	suceso	acontecimento
taça	copa	taza	chávena / xícara
talher	cubierto (cuchara, etc)	taller	oficina
tirar	quitar / agarrar / sacar / tomar	tirar	atirar / deitar / puxar
todavia	no obstante	todavía	ainda
vaso	maceta / jarrón	vaso	copo
vassoura	escoba	basura	lixo

FAUX AMIS

Français	Español	Español	Français
Bâtir	Construir	Batir	Battre
Cadenas	Candado	Cadenas	Chaînes
Clavier	Teclado	Clavel	Oeillet
Coller	Pegar (con pegamento)	Colar	Filtrer / passer
Constipé	Estreñido	Constipado	Enrhumé
Décade	Diez días	Década	Décennie
Demander	Pedir / preguntar	Demandar	Poursuivre
Depuis	Desde hace	Después	Après
Discuter	Hablar	Discutir	Se disputer
Dos	Espalda	Dos	Deux
Embrasser	Besar / abarcar	Abrazar	Serrer (dans ses bras)
Épaule	Hombro	Espalda	Dos
Équipage	Tripulación	Equipaje	Bagages
Inversion	Inversión (cambiar el orden)	Inversión	Investissement
Large	Ancho	Largo	Long
Placer	Poner / colocar	Placer	Plaisir
Prendre	Agarrar	Prender	Allumer
Pourtant	Sin embargo	Por lo tanto	Par conséquent
Quitter	Dejar	Quitar	Enlever
Rare	Escaso	Raro	Bizarre
Rester	Quedarse	Restar	Soustraire
Salir	Ensuciar	Salir	Sortir
Serment	Juramento	Sermón	Sermon
Sillon	Surco	Sillón	Fauteuil
Soigner	Cuidar	Soñar	Rêver
Sol	Suelo	Sol	Soleil
Subir	Sufrir	Subir	Monter
Sombre	Oscuro	Sombra	Ombre
Toutefois	Sin embargo	Todavía	Encore

Expresiones con el verbo "TENER"

NIVEL: Básico

TENER... HAMBRE / SED / SUEÑO / FRÍO / CALOR / MIEDO / SUERTE

A. Conjugar el verbo "Tener", en la persona que corresponda, en el Presente del Indicativo.

1. Cuando miro una película de terror .......... ..........
2. Cuando es invierno todos nosotros .......... ..........
3. Cuando vos comprás agua es porque .......... ..........
4. Si Sara gana la lotería quiere decir que .......... ..........
5. Si Uds. .......... .........., coman algo.
6. Si nos abrigamos demasiado .......... ..........
7. Si duermo poco de noche, durante el día .......... ..........

B. Leer el cuadro y luego combinar las frases que aparecen debajo para escribir oraciones parecidas a los ejemplos:

"TENER QUE" = OBLIGACIÓN
"TENER GANAS DE" = DESEO

Ej: Tengo ganas de ir al cine pero tengo que estudiar.
Ej: Tengo que trabajar el domingo pero no tengo ganas.

HOY TENGO GANAS DE (DESEO) .......... PERO TENGO QUE (OBLIGACION) ..........

jugar al fútbol
ver una película
caminar por la ciudad
ver a mi novio/a
escribir muchos e-mails
no hacer nada
limpiar mi habitación
estudiar español
ir al dentista

FALSE FRIENDS

ENGLISH	SPANISH	SPANISH	ENGLISH
actual	real	actual	Present / current
advice	consejo	aviso	sign / notice
affluent	acaudalado	afluente	tributary
apparent	obvio / evidente	aparente	seeming
argument	pelea / discusión	argumento	Plot
casual	informal	casual	by chance
casualties	víctimas / bajas	casualidad	chance
comprehensive	amplio / completo	comprensivo	understanding
conductor	director de orquesta	conductor	driver
conversant (with)	versado	conversador	talkative
compromise	acuerdo	compromiso	appointment / engagement
crude	tosco / burdo	crudo	raw
directory	guía telefónica	directorio	board of directors
discuss	charlar / tratar	discutir	argue
disgrace	deshonor / oprobio	desgracia	misfortune
disgust	asco	disgusto	sorrow / grief
distracted	aturdido / enloquecido	distraído	absent - minded
embarrassed	incómodo / turbado	embarazada	pregnant
exit	salida	éxito	success
familiar	conocido	familiar	relative
fabric	trama / tejido	fábrica	factory
file	archivo	fila	row / line
gross	(peso) bruto / torpe / burdo	grueso	thick
idiom	expresión idiomática	idioma	language
infirm	débil (físico)	poco firme	unsteady
intoxicated	alcoholizado	intoxicado	poisoned
momentous	decisivo / crucial	momentáneo	temporary
particular	peculiar	particular	private
rare	poco común	raro	strange / queer / odd
realize	darse cuenta / tomar conciencia	realizar	perform / carry out
recipient	beneficiario	recipiente	container
resume	reanudar	resumir	sum up
sensible	sensato / juicioso	sensible	sensitive
support	apoyar / respaldar	soportar	tolerate / bear / stand
sympathetic	comprensivo	simpático	nice
traduce	calumniar	traducir	translate
ultimately	en última instancia	últimamente	lately
vase	florero	vaso	glass
ascertain	comprobar	acertar	hit / guess
assist	ayudar	asistir	attend
editor	jefe de redacción	editor	publisher
carpet	alfombra	carpeta	folder

Provérbios em Português

¿Cuál es el proverbio en español para cada uno de los siguientes proverbios en portugués?

A) A cavalo dado não se olha os dentes.
B) Cachorro que ladra não morde.
C) O pior surdo é aquele que não quer ouvir.
D) No país dos cegos quem tem um olho é rei.
E) Em casa de ferreiro, espeto de pau.
F) Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga.
G) Tempo vale ouro.
H) Em boca fechada não entra mosquito.
I) Melhor prevenir do que remediar.
J) O que os olhos não veem, o coracão não sente.
K) Onde há fumaca há fogo.
L) Mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando.
M) Não adianta chorar sobre o leite derramado.
N) Gato escaldado tem medo de água fria.
O) O fim justifica os meios.
P) Antes só do que mal acompanhado.
Q) Pobre quando vê muita esmola, desconfia.
R) Filho de peixe peixinho é.
S) Pau que nasce torto morre torto.
T) Quem tudo quer nada tem.
U) A pressa é inimiga da perfeicão.
V) Quem diz o quer ouve o que não quer.
W) Quem semeia vento colhe tempestade.