- To stare = to gaze.
- Drained of = full of.
- Bullet = (bala).
- Clatter = loud noise (estrépito).
- To slump = to collapse (desplomarse).
- 'I can't take any more!' = 'I can't stand any more!' ('¡No aguanto más!')
- Beloved = loved.
- Stocky = plump.
- Storeroom = little warehouse.
- To trip over = to stumble (tropezar).
- Nudge = small push (empujoncito).
- Terror-stricken = scared stiff.
- To flatten = to make flat.
- Unbearable = (insoportable).
- Claw = animals' nails.
- Scrape = scratch.
- To scamper = to move and run quickly (corretear).
- Matter-of-factly = surely (con naturalidad).
martes, 24 de febrero de 2015
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 7
jueves, 19 de febrero de 2015
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 6
- To uncover = to take cover off.
- To summon = to gather.
- To flee = to run away.
- Bursting with... = full of...
- To pull along = to drag.
- To pretend = to do like.
- Dazed = momentarily confused.
- To die away = to fade.
- Moan = (gemido).
- Sanity = mental health.
- To cling = to keep close to sth.
- To pull back = to re-direct.
- To step out of = (salir de)
- Gleaming = shining.
- To weep = to cry softly.
sábado, 14 de febrero de 2015
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 5
- Glittering = bright.
- To whisk = to shake.
- To flicker = (parpadear).
- To ease = to calm down.
- Curse = bad luck (maldición).
- To pound = to hit.
- Shiver = (escalofrío).
- To plot = to plan in a bad way against sb.
- Stagehand = who moves scenary in a theatre (tramoyista).
- Inch = (pulgada).
- Dreadful = awful.
- Glistening = glittering = bright.
- To fly into panic = to become very frightened and nervous.
- To plug = to connect (contextualmente, 'dejar').
- To snatch = to grab.
- To grasp = to hold.
- Distressed = worried.
- To put sb. off = to discourage.
- To pull away = to move away.
- Fortnight = 15 days.
- To stumble = (tropezar).
- Dampness = wetness.
- Musty = smelling of wetness.
- Carved = sculpt.
- To plead = to beg.
- Overwhelmed = uneasy.
jueves, 5 de febrero de 2015
VOCAB, IDIOMS, EXPRESSIONS AND SO ON. UNIT 5
- To draw attention/ to draw the crowd = to attract people's attention.
- To draw the curtain = to pull/ shut the curtain.
- To draw a conclusion = to come to a conclusion = to conclude.
- Sloppy = careless (chapucero).
- Beaver = (castor).
- Tresspasser = somebody who goes in another's property.
- To prosecute = (procesar un crimen).
- To slash = to tear with a sharp tool.
- Parcel = package (paquete).
- Lawn = short grass.
- Grief = sorrow, pain.
martes, 3 de febrero de 2015
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 4.
- Overjoyed = delighted.
- To betray = to be disloyal.
- To grant = to fulfil.
- Inn = place where you can eat and rest during a journey (posada).
- To grip = (engancharse, aferrarse).
- Eerie = mysterious.
- To shoot up = to increase/ to get taller (contextualmente, aparecer de la nada).
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