Words

Suele referirse a un conflicto prolongado, de esos que generan mucha tensión y mala onda entre dos personas / an argument that has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger and sometimes violence (CD)

feud

Habitar o residir

Dwell

Encajado

Wedged

disputa / pelea prolongada

feud

an official mark on a document, sometimes made with wax, that shows that it is legal or has been officially approved (CD)

seal (sello/sellar)

factible

feasible

able to be made, done, or achieved (CD)

feasible

conceder / otorgar / dar formalmente

grant (verb)

to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way

grant (conceder)

(noun) subvención / fondos otorgados / an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose (CD)

grant / They gave her a grant to study abroad for one year.

how would you say “desconfiar”/tener desconfianza/ Cauteloso, receloso, desconfiado. Es una actitud. Es estar "en guardia". Si sos ‘…’ estás evaluando el riesgo constantemente

people were still wary of planes

Forma más formal/academécia de usar la preposición “on” / se usa para indicar que una cosa sucede justo en el instante de otra

The tower was 985 feet high upon completion. (La torre medía 985 pies al terminarse / una vez completada)

El evento de terminar (más puntual que ‘at the end’ -que se refiere al tramo final de un periodo de tiempo-)

Upon completion of the course (en el momento en que termines el curso/al completarse/tras su finalización).

traducí: “por la gran cantidad de dinero recaudado”

because of the large amount of money raised

(verb) to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored

fidge / Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting

Parecida a spoon pero para helado

Scoop

fine (as a noun)

multa / They are punished with a fine in the village currency / The teacher told me off and, consequently, I was fined

the act of dropping rubbish on the ground in public places

littering

Retar, regañar. To speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour (CD) (Formal o literario)

scold / His mother scolded him for breaking her favourite vase.

How would you say: “El profesor se quedó parado cerca" o "El profesor estaba allí cerca“

The teacher stood nearby

Sonrisa arrogante, burlona o de autosuficiencia / a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something that is not known by someone else (CD)

Smirk / ‘Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about’' he said with a smirk

A wide smile (CD)

Grin / He grinned at me from the doorway

used to describe a smile that is very wide and happy, or someone who is smiling in this way (CD) sonrisa radiente, de mucho orgullo

Beaming / My mom was beaming with pride at the fair

Fruncir el ceño

Frown / He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled

Mueca de desprecio. To talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it (CD)

Sneer / You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music / ‘Is that the best you can do?’ he sneered

the amount of work to be done, especially by a particular person or machine in a period of time

workload / I knew I had to keep my reading up during the term, but the workload was overwhelming

Alguien que tiene buenas intenciones (adjetivo)

Well-intentioned

to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun / to lie or sit and enjoy warmth

bask / We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun

a private area in front of a house or other building onto which you can drive and park your car

driveway

How would you say: “empapado”?

drenched / The athletes were drenched with sweat.

How would you say: “mojado”?

soaked / I'm going to have to take these clothes off, I'm soaked to the skin! / His T-shirt was soaked in sweat

How would you say: “estabamos goteando de sudor”

We were dripping with sweat