ENGLISH VOCABULARY B2

Acurrucarse

Snuggle up

Además

Furthermore

Adorar

Worship

Adornar, aderezar, guarnición (culinario)

Garnish

Aficionarte, darte por

Take up

She took up photography during her gap year.

I decided to take up jogging to improve my fitness.

Agarrar

Grip

She gripped the rope tightly as he climbed down.

Fear gripped the crowd when the lights went out.

The story quickly gripped the audience.

📌 Nota C1: grip también se usa de forma metafórica (emociones, atención).

Agotador

Knacker

I’m completely knackered after such a long day.

Working night shifts can be knackered.

• I’m knackered = estoy agotado

• It was knackered = fue agotador (informal, británico)

Aguanieve

Slush

The streets were covered in slush after the snowstorm.

Alcachofa

Artichoke

Bebida alcoholica

Booze (colloquial)

He brought some booze to the party.

Alfombra

Rug

She placed a colorful rug in the living room.

Año sabático

Gap year

She traveled during her gap year before college.

Many students take a gap year before going to university.

Anunciado

Advertised

The advertised product was on every billboard in town.

Aparato

Gadget

This kitchen gadget saves a lot of time.

He’s always buying the latest tech gadgets.

romper

break off

lograr, provocar, producir

bring about

Social media has brought about a shift in communication.

The campaign brought about greater awareness of climate change.

continuar, seguir

carry on

hacerse popular

catch on

The new dance style quickly caught on among teenagers

ponerse al día con

catch up on

encontrase con (de forma inesperada)

come across

I came across an old photo album.

bajar

come down

salir

come off

The meeting came off without any issues.

The event came off as planned.

surgir, aparecer

come up

A new problem has come up at work.

The topic will come up in the meeting.

The food might come up if you eat too fast.

ocurrir, llegar a, encontrar

come up with

They came up with the funds needed for the project.

She came up with a brilliant idea.

confiar

incluir

count on

You can count on me. (puedes confiar en mí)

count in
Count me in for the party. (inclúyeme)

reducir, recortar

cut back on

We need to cut back on our expenses.

cortar

cut up

She cut up the vegetables for the salad.

The car cut up (adelantar) the bus on the highway. (autopista)

eliminar, suprimir

do away with

The company decided to do away with old policies.

abrochar o sujetar? , arreglar, renovar

do up

She took a moment to do up her shoelaces.

She did up her hair for the party.

They decided to do up the living room.

que necesita algo o quiere algo

prescindir

do with

I think we could all do with a good night’s sleep

do without

We had to do without electricity last night.

elaborar, redactar

draw up (formulate)

The general drew up his troops for the parade.
She will draw up the contract tomorrow.

visitar sin avisar

(transportation) deliver someone or smth to a specific location,

abandonar, dejar

drop in (sb)

I might drop in for a chat later. (visitar sin avisar)

The temperature will drop in the evening. (fall or decrease suddenly)

drop off

I need to drop off the kids at school before work.

He tends to drop off during long meetings. (fall asleep suddenly or unexpectedly)

Sales tend to drop off after the holidays. (decrease in quantity or intensity)

drop out

She decided to drop out of college.

He had to drop out of the marathon.

The audio dropped out during the call. (perder la señal)

quedarse atrás

pelarse, discutir; caer

fall behind

He started to fall behind in his studies

fall out

They often fall out over trivial matters.

His hair began to fall out after the treatment.

transmitir; cruzar

progresar, adelantar

get across

She managed to get her point across clearly. (successfully communicate an idea or feeling)

We need to get across the river. (cruzar)

get ahead/ get on

She worked hard to get ahead in her career. (move forward in life or reach goals successfully)

llevarse bien

moverse

get along

They get along well despite their differences

get around

It's easy to get around the city by bus.

She likes to get around and meet new friends. (socializar)

llegar a

alejarse, escapar,

get at

What are you trying to get at with those comments?

To get at the fruit, you peel off a leather-like skin.

get away

They plan to get away this weekend for a short trip.

The thief tried to get away from the police

She always seems to get away with being late.

volver, regresar, recuperar

sobrevivir

get back

I need to get back to work.

She managed to get back her stolen bike from the shop.

get by

Despite the low salary, they manage to get by. (arreglárselas)

anotar, deprimir:(, bajar,

bajar

get down

I need to get down these notes before I forget.

The constant rain can really get down the best of us.

Let’s get down to business (ir al grano)

get off

We need to get off the bus at the next stop.

subir

get on

He hopes to get on in his new job. (exitoso)

Now I’m getting on, these stairs are a little difficult for me. (viejo)

get out