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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

Si estás en tu casa y cada media hora vas a la heladera a sacar una almendra, un pedazo de queso o una galletita, estás… / "picoteamos" comida todo el día

Grazing

Significa incitar, motivar o dar el pie directo a una acción o pensamiento

Prompt

tocar algo muy a la pasada, rozarlo ligeramente o hacerse un raspón

Rozar / The bullet just grazed his shoulder. / We grazed our noses

(Of weather or air) cold, fresh, and full of energy; making you feel awake and alive. / The feeling of a fresh, cold wind that wakes you up

Bracing / We went for a bracing walk along the windy coast / There is nothing like a bracing walk on the beach in winter.

To prepare yourself physically or mentally for something difficult, unpleasant, or for a strong impact.

To brace / The cabin crew told us to brace for impact / I braced myself for the cold wind as I opened the door

He sat in the corner, brooding

Se sentó en la esquina, sombrío/rumiando sus pensamientos / significa estar sumergido en pensamientos oscuros, melancólicos, rumiando un enojo o preocupado por algo

movement that is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard / sigilo

Stealth / She moved across the field with the stealth of a cat on the prowl

I hate seeing you so brooding and quiet (tiene que ver con dwell on)

Atormentado / significa estar sumergido en pensamientos oscuros, melancólicos, rumiando un enojo o preocupado por algo

Actitud brooming

oscura, seria y ensimismada / atrapado en tus propios pensamientos negativos, dándole vueltas a tus problemas, dolores o traumas del pasado / vibra de estar siempre serio, callado, mirando al vacío con cara de pocos amigos y cargando un "misterio" o un sufrimiento interno que no le cuenta a nadie.

Se usa cuando sentís que algo está "desparramado". No es solo que haya caos (eso sería messy o scrambled), sino que la información está fragmentada en distintos lugares / disperso

Scattered / I need to centralize my study material because right now my notes are scattered across three different platforms / My files are scattered all over my computer

Cuando estás distraída o no podés enfocarte porque pensás en mil cosas a la vez. Es como decir "tengo la cabeza en cualquier lado

I'm feeling a bit scattered today; I can't seem to finish a single task

To throw something carelessly (CD)/ tirar, lanzar

Toss / He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin / I just tossed the PDF into my desktop folder because I was in a hurry

A la ligera / sin cuidado

Carelessly

To mix things together in a confused or disordered way. It implies that things that should be separate are now all tangled up.

Scrambled / To be honest, my organization is a bit of a scramble

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

sostener / to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct (CD)

uphold / the rigid standards are upheld by every single teacher except one

able to reply in a clever or funny way without thinking for a long time (CD) / ingenioso / He has a comeback for everything; he is sharp and clever in the moment.

quick-witted

con principios / de principio / always behaving in an honest and moral way (CD) / based on moral rules (CD)

principled / She was a very principled woman / She was known among her colleagues as a principled professional

motivado / someone who is … is so determined to achieve something or be successful that all of their behaviour is directed towards this aim (CD)

driven / his actions were driven by a higher purpose /

doing something dangerous and not worrying about the risks and the possible results (CD) / showing a lack of care about risks or danger, and acting without thinking about the results of your actions (CD)

reckless / He was found guilty of reckless driving /

how would you say “período de tiempo” (sustantivo compuesto)

Time frame / that time frame doesn't add up / We need to finish the project within a two-week time frame.

how do you say “red in the face”

flushed / Her cheeks were flushed and she was breathing hard

qué significa ‘a brooding sky’?

Significa amenazante, plomizo y muy cargado, de esos que se ponen completamente oscuros justo antes de una tormenta fuerte. Tiene una atmósfera pesada, dramática y de misterio. Transmite la sensación de que está "masticando" una tormenta que va a largar en cualquier momento.

to jump or move around in a playful way, sometimes noisily, and often in a sexual way / to dance around, having a noisy good time / saltar, juguetear o retozar con alegría. Describe un movimiento enérgico, juguetón y despreocupado.

cavort / A group of teenagers were cavorting in the park. / They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.

Perro que no es de raza pura / "criollo", "mestizo" o "mil leches"

Mutt

Significa travieso o malcriado. Se usa casi exclusivamente para el comportamiento de los nenes chiquitos (cuando se portan mal) o de las mascotas (cuando te muerden una zapatilla).

Naughty

to move something heavy using a lot of effort (CD)

heaved / He heaved the bag onto his shoulder / She picked up a heavy book and heaved it at him / she heaved her multiple bags onto her shoulders

to walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over a difficult surface or while carrying something heavy (CD)

Trudge / I'd had to trudge through the snow

a state of extreme happiness or excitement

Elation / There's a sense of elation at having completed a race of such length

the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else

thud / The boy fell to the ground with a thud. / I could hear the thud of horses' hoofs down the dirt road

to hit or say something suddenly and forcefully

to rap / She rapped (on) the table to get everyone's attention / In the absence of either a bell or knocker, she rapped firmly on the door

a small smooth round stone, especially one found on a beach or in a river

pebble

If you have … eyes, your eyes are red or have tears in them and you cannot see clearly, because you are tired or have just woken up

bleary / After studying all night, his eyes were bleary

arrendataria / inquilina / a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building

tenant / For years, they were tenants on my father’s property

at the back of something

rear / to the rear of the house / The horse had injured one of its rear legs

vano / fútil / extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance

inane / too caught up in his own profound thoughts for inane chit-chat / He's always making inane remarks / There are so many inane programs on television!

Forma de decir que “tiene fuerza” His pronunciation of the final 't' has more...

His pronunciation of the final 't' has more punch

Significa correr con pasos cortos y rápidos, moverse de manera apurada o andar correteando (como se mueven las ardillas, los ratones o la gente cuando empieza a llover y busca refugio)

Scurry / Watch the world scurry by as she sipped her morning coffee

1. to throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force

2. to move or do something quickly and energetically

Fling / flung / The door was flung open by the wind / She flung her arms around his neck. / flung open the door to her new room / ‘And you can take your ring back too!’ she cried, flinging it down on the table.

To cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you. Sollozar, llorar miqueando (con lagrimeo y moco) o lloriquear de manera fastidiosa o quejumbrosa.

Snivel / whining and snivelling / The little kid was snivelling because he lost his toy / Stop snivelling and do something about your problems!

1. Destartalado, descuidado o decadente. No es que nacieron feos, sino que con el tiempo y el abandono se vinieron abajo.

2. Se usa para describir cuando alguien se siente físicamente exhausto, débil o medio enfermo, generalmente por exceso de trabajo, estrés, falta de sueño o mala alimentación.

Run-down / The family moved into a run-down house and spent months renovating it. / If you don't take a break, you're going to get run-down / I’ve been feeling a bit run-down lately, I need to sleep more.

Intimidante, abrumador o que da un poco de miedo debido a que la tarea o el desafío es muy grande, difícil o complejo / making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something / desafiante al punto de intimidar

Daunting / the transition to adulthood and higher education can feel daunting / Writing a 20-page essay for university is a daunting task.

the most important pieces of information about something, or general information without details / esencia

gist / the story gist

Agarrar o aferrarse a algo con mucha fuerza, generalmente para pelear, sostenerse o intentar controlarlo. No es una pelea a los puñetazos, es una pelea de agarres. Pero también se usa metafóricamente. Cuando se usa con problemas, ideas, sentimientos o textos difíciles, significa "romperse la cabeza" tratando de entenderlo o resolverlo. Te "aferrás" a ese problema difícil y no lo soltás hasta que le encontrás la vuelta.

grapple / The wrestler managed to grapple his opponent to the ground / In her essay, she grapples with the concept of identity / The government is grappling with a severe economic crisis / The narrator is grappling with intense insecurity and jealousy regarding his partner

to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking at several things without intending to buy any of them (CD) / Cuando entrás a una librería o a una tienda de ropa y el vendedor te pregunta si te puede ayudar en algo, y vos le decís "No, gracias, solo estoy mirando"? En inglés se dice… / to look at information on the internet (CD)

Just browsing / browse / I was browsing through fashion magazines to find a new hairstyle

conmovedora/fascinante/conmovedora

gripping story

calvario / una experiencia extremadamente difícil, dolorosa, estresante o traumática que dura un tiempo. / una situación dura que pone a prueba tu resistencia

Ordeal