SOUNDS AND THE HUMAN VOICE

scream

to make loud, high cry because they are hurt, frightened or excited

yell

to shout loudly, because you are hungry

giggle

to laugh in a silly way

whisper

to speak very quietly, so that other people can’t hear that what you’re saying

mumble

to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear

groan

to make a long deep sound because you are in pain or annoyed

stammer

to speak with difficulty, often repeating sounds or words

sob

to cry noisily, taking sudden sharp breaths

sigh

to let out a long deep breath, to show that you are disappointed or tired

waste a lot of time

perder mucho tiempo

save time

ahorra tiempo

kill time

“matar” el tiempo

take your time

tomarse su tiempo

make up for lost time

recuperar el tiempo perdido

take me a long time

tardar mucho tiempo

give me a hard time

hacerme pasar un mal rato

spare the time

tiempo para ti mismo

take up all my time

toman todo mi tiempo

have the time of your life

pasarlo muy bien

spend too long

estar demasiado tiempo

ran out of time

se acaba el tiempo

play for time

ser paciente

on/in time/ in (no) time

a tiempo (prep)

before my time

antes de tiempo (prep)

by the time

para cuando (prep)

at the time/ at times/ one thing at a time

en el momento (prep)

time off

tiempo libre (prep)

from time to time / any time from 10.00 to 2.00

desde hasta (prep)

behind the times

atrasado (prep)

with time to spare

con tiempo de sobra

the whole time

todo el tiempo

time’s up

se acabo el tiempo

short of time

mal/justo de tiempo

got time on my hands

mucho tiempo libre

for the time being

de momento

a matter of time

cuestión de tiempo

me time

tiempo personal

isn’t much time left

no queda mucho tiempo

this time next week

a esta hora la proxima semana

it’s about time

ya es hora

time-consuming

que lleva mucho tiempo