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Honesty, Deception & Beliefs

• Be economical: ser económico
• Bluntly: francamente
• Deny: negar
• Fake: falso
• Fall for sth: caer en (algo, un engaño)
• Gossip: chismes / cotillear
• Hoax: engaño / bulo
• Make up: maquillarse / inventar
• Own up: confesar
• Pigs might fly: Cuando las ranas críen pelo / Ni de coña (expresión idiomática de imposibilidad)
• Pretend: fingir
• Tell tales: contar cuentos / chismorrear
• Two-time: engañar (a la pareja)
• White lie: mentira piadosa
• Back up: reforzar / apoyar / hacer copia de seguridad
• Cover up: ocultar / encubrir
• Point out: señalar / indicar
• Tamper with: manipular / alterar
• Agnostic: agnóstico
• Atheist: ateo
• Be convinced: estar convencido
• Believe in: creer en
• Condemn: condenar
• Condone: condonar / aprobar / pasar por alto (algo malo)
• Disapprove:

English Vocabulary Essentials

Crime and Justice Vocabulary

• arrest: arresto
• break the law: romper la ley
• commit a crime: cometer un crimen
• get away with (something): salirse con la suya
• get carried away: dejarse llevar
• give a sentence: dictar una sentencia
• go to court: ir al juzgado
• go to prison: ir a prisión
• pay a fine: pagar una multa
• punish: castigar
• spend time in prison: pasar tiempo en prisión
• treat fairly: tratar justamente

Key Nouns in Crime and Justice

• criminal: criminal
• judge: juez
• offender: delincuente
• victim: víctima
• witness: testigo

Noun Suffixes

Learn how to form nouns from verbs and other words:

• Assist → assistance
• Contaminate → contamination
• Discover → discovery
• Disturb → disturbance
• Enquire → enquiry
• Establish → establishment
• Examine →

Essential Phrases for Essays

Argumento (Argument)

1st Paragraph:

• In the first place = En primer lugar
• First of all = Antes que nada
• To start with = Para empezar
• At first sight = A primera vista

2nd Paragraph:

• Secondly = En Segundo lugar
• In the second place = En segundo lugar

3rd Paragraph:

• Finally = Por ultimo
• Lastly = Por ultimo
• In conclusion = Para concluir

Opinión (Opinion)

• In my opinion = En mi opinión
• In my point of view = En mi opinión
• From my point of view = Desde mi punto de vista
• Personally = Personalmente
• As far as I'm concerned = Por lo que a mí respecta

Contraste (Contrast)

• However = Sin embargo
• Nevertheless = No obstante
• On the one hand...on the other hand = Por una parte…otra parte
• Although = Aunque
• In spite of = A pesar de

Expresar Hechos (Expressing

Relationship and Social Vocabulary

• Sparks: chispa
• Perfect Match: combinación perfecta
• Going Out: salir
• Sweaty: sudoroso
• Values: valores
• Made Friends: hacer amigos
• Background: educación/formación
• Work Out: elaborar
• Get to Know: llegar a saber
• Matching: unión
• Tie the Knot: atar el nudo
• Get Along: llevarse bien
• Lasts: durar
• Date: cita
• Falling in Love: enamorado
• Single: soltero
• Relationship: relaciones
• Increase: aumentar/crecimiento
• Give it a Chance: dar una oportunidad
• Research: estudio
• Argue: argumentar
• Role: papel/oficio
• Doubt: duda
• Keep in Touch: mantener el contacto
• Claims: reclamaciones
• Arrange: arreglar
• Grown Apart: distanciarse
• Takes After: parecerse
• Engaged: compromiso
• Relative: familiar
• Couple: pareja
• Fiancé: novio
• Acquaintance: conocidos
• Close Friend: amigo cercano

Personality

English Grammar and Translation Exercises

• Este trabajo no está tan bien pagado como ese: This job isn't as well paid as that one.
• Él no entregó tantos mensajes como ella: He didn't deliver as many messages as her.
• Ella ha estado en Roma, pero no ha estado en Fez: She has been to Rome, but she hasn't been to Fez.
• Ella tiene el triple de reuniones que él: She has three times as many meetings as him.
• Ser enfermera es más gratificante que ser carnicero: Being a nurse is more rewarding than being a butcher.
• El trabajo de Annie es más complicado que el suyo: Annie's job is more complicated than hers.
• Trabajar en el departamento de ventas es más aburrido que trabajar en el departamento de I+D: Working in the sales department is more boring than working

Unit 2: Negative Prefixes

• disapprove
• dishonesty
• disloyalty
• illegal
• illegible
• immature
• impolite
• maleducado
• impossible
• incompatible
• irrational
• irresponsible
• uncomfortable
• unusual

Extreme Adjectives

• amazed
• attractive
• brilliant
• clever
• delighted
• encantado
• devastated
• fascinated
• funny
• gorgeous
• precioso
• hideous
• horrible
• hilarius
• divertidisimo
• interested
• miserable
• pleased
• contento
• sad
• scared
• surprised
• terrified
• ugly
• upset
• alterado

Unit 3: Adventure

Verbs

• book
• reservar
• catch a plane
• explore
• go swimming
• go on an adventure
• go on holiday
• hire
• alquilar
• pack
• hacer la maleta
• spend a day
• sunbathe
• tomar el sol
• take a trip
• ir de viaje
• take a photograph

Nouns

• bugee jump
• puenting
• crevasse
• grieta
• desert
• summit
• cumbre
• sunburn
• suntan
• bronceado
• survival

Noun Suffixes

• ability
• ambition
• caution
• determination
• encouragement
• animo
• endurance
• resistencia
• enjoyment
• happiness
• imagination
• inspiration
• patience
• performance
• actuacion
• reality
• toughness
• resistencia
• violence
• weakness

Get,

Essential English-Spanish Vocabulary List

• ...are used - se usan
• ...is used - se usa
• A few hours ago - hace unas horas
• A long time ago - hace mucho tiempo
• A table for...# - una mesa para #
• A/an - un/una
• Above - sobre
• To accuse - acusar
• Administration - la administración
• Administrator - el administrador
• Afternoon - la tarde
• Algebra - el álgebra
• To allow/permit - permitir
• Almond - la almendra
• Already - ya
• An hour ago - hace una hora
• Andean - andino/a
• To announce - anunciar
• To answer - contestar
• To arrive - llegar
• Art - el arte
• To ask (a question) - preguntar
• To ask for/order - pedir
• Assistant - el asistente
• Astronomy - la astronomía
• At/to - a
• To attend - asistir a
• Avocado - el aguacate
• Backpack - la mochila
• Bacon - el tocino
• Bad - estar mal/ser malo
• Baked - al horno
• Band -

Communication Verbs

• Quiz somebody: Ask questions.
• Admit to something: Say something is true.
• Comment on something: Say something about it.
• Insist on something: It must happen.
• Doubt something: Unlikely to be true.
• Realise something: It becomes clear it is true.
• Convince somebody: Make someone do something using good reasons.
• Reject an idea: Refuse to accept it.
• Assume something: Believe it without asking why.
• Persuade somebody: Make them believe something is true.

Common Idioms and Expressions

• Have misgivings/second thoughts (about sth): Matrimonio.
• Be in two minds (about sth): Elección de algo.
• Come clean (about sth): Ser directo sobre algo.
• Get your wires crossed: Se te cruzan los cables.
• Jump to a conclusion: Concluir precipitadamente.
• Be dead set (against/

Key English Words for Comparison & Time

Here are some essential English words with their Spanish equivalents, focusing on comparisons and temporal expressions:

• Like: Como algo (similar a algo)
• Alike: Similar
• As: En el rol de (en el papel de)
• Exactly: Exactamente
• Just: Solo (únicamente)
• Identical: Idéntico
• Already: Ya (antes de ahora)
• Still: Todavía
• Just: Justo ahora o Acabo de (recientemente o en este momento)
• Since: Desde (inicio de un período)
• For: Desde (duración de un período)
• Yet: Aún (se coloca al final de la oración)

Mastering the Present Perfect Tense

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