General vocabulary

Sobbing (verb)

Crying noisily and uncontrollably.

Take the mick (idiom)

To make fun of someone or tease them.

Outlandish (adjective)

Very strange, unusual or surprising.

Lumbering (adjective)

Moving slowly and awkwardly because of being large or heavy.

Frumpy (adjective)

Old-fashioned or unattractive in appearance or clothing.

Lumped together (verb phrase)

Grouped or considered as one.

Worker bee (noun)

Someone who works hard and consistently, often without seeking attention.

Hive (noun)

A structure where bees live; also a place full of activity.

Shortage (noun)

A situation in which there is not enough of something.

Hail (noun)

Precipitation falling ice

Throw your hat in the ring (idiom)

To announce that you want to compete or take part.

Congestion (noun)

A situation in which something is overcrowded or blocked.

Infrastructure (noun)

The basic systems and services a society needs to function.

Modular (adjective)

Made up of separate parts that can be combined or changed.

Autonomous (adjective)

Able to operate or make decisions independently.

Inefficient (adjective)

Not working effectively or wasting time and resources.

Interconnected (adjective)

Connected with and affecting one another.

Optimise (verb)

To make something as effective as possible.

Sit on the fence (idiom)

To avoid choosing between two sides or options.

Be on furlough (verb phrase)

To be temporarily away from work while remaining employed.

If it's meant to be, I'll see you here (expression)

If something is destined to happen, it will happen.

Meet-cute (noun)

A charming or unusual first meeting between two people who may become romantically involved.

Disgustingly cute (adjective phrase)

Extremely cute in an exaggerated or humorous way.

Stop someone in their tracks (idiom)

To surprise or impress someone so much that they stop what they are doing.

Break the lockdown (verb phrase)

To disobey or violate lockdown restrictions.

Take the rap (idiom)

To accept blame or punishment, sometimes for something you did not do.

On the fence (idiom)

Undecided about something.

Between a rock and a hard place (idiom)

In a difficult situation where both choices are unpleasant.

Choose the lesser of two evils (idiom)

To choose the less harmful of two bad options.

A no-brainer (noun)

An obvious or very easy decision.

A toss-up (noun)

A situation in which two options are equally likely or difficult to choose between.

Bang (noun)/ To bang on (verb)

A sudden loud noise/ To knock (colpejar o cops al cops)

Swerve (verb)

To suddenly change direction, especially to avoid something.

Murky (adjective)

Dark, unclear or difficult to understand.

Middle ground (noun phrase)

A position or solution between two opposing opinions.

Boxed in (adjective phrase)

Restricted or trapped, with very few options.

Make ends meet (idiom)

To have just enough money to pay for basic living expenses.

Thought-provoking (adjective)

Making you think seriously about a subject.