Adrian Mole's Mishaps and Mayhem
A
Agacharse: Bend Down
Atascado: Blocked
Asistí en el parto de: Delivered
Ahoraga: Drowned
Avergonzar: Embarrass
Arrepintiendose de: Regretting
Apoyo: Support
Amenazó con denunciar: Threatened to Report
Actualizado: Up-to-Date
Ataque de nervios: Nervous Breakdown
B
Bailarina del vientre: Belly Dancer
Barriga/Tripa: Bump
Bajar mi nivel: Lower My Standards
C
Conscientes: Aware
Cita a ciegas: Blind Date
Cobrar en efectivo: Cash
Culpabilidad: Guilt
Calefacción: Heating
Con deseo: Longingly
Compadezco: Pity
Cochecito: Pram
Castigada: Punished
Coser: Sew
Camiseta interior: String Vest
Comprensiva: Sympathetic
D
Dimitiendo: Resigning
Dio un portazo: Slammed the Door
Derrame cerebral: Stroke
Demandarnos: Take Us to Court
De mala reputación: Notorious
E
Enfado y alivio: Hungry Relief
Entierro: Funeral
Estuve dando vueltas: Hung Around
Ensayos: Rehearsals
Escapados: Runaway
Expulsado: Suspended
F
Fingí: Pretended
G
Guai: Cool
H
Hacienda: Tax Department
Hinchada: Swollen
Hasta ahora: So Far
I
Insecto palo: Stick Insect
L
Llevando bien: Getting on Well
M
Me desmayé: Fainted
Multa: Fine
Medir: Measure
Maquinilla de afeitar: Razor
Me insultaba: Called Me Names
N
Necesitado: Deprived
O
Oxidado: Rusty
P
Pechos: Breasts
Pandilla: Gang
Puesto en huelga: Gone on Strike
Plataforma petrolífera: Oil Rig
Pinchar: Prick
Pista de patinaje: Roller-Skating Rink
Propina: Tip
Pañal: Nappy
R
Remolacha: Beetroot
Resbaló: Slipped On
S
Se averió: Broke Down
Sarpullido: Rash
Soltar: Release
T
Trapos de polvo: Dusters
Tiene razón: He Is Right
Q
Que alguien me llevara: For a Lift
V
Vertederos de basura: Rubbish Tip
Velo: Yashmak
Volcó: Knocked Over
Questions and Answers
1. What Happened to Adrian's Nose?
His nose stuck to a model aeroplane because he decided to try an experimental sniff of glue.
2. Why Does Everybody Think Adrian Is Addicted to Glue?
Everybody thinks that Adrian is addicted to glue because Barry Kent has been telling it since his aunt worked in the hospital where Adrian was.
3. What Difference Is There Between Adrian's Father's Reason for Marrying His Mother and Adrian's Reasons for Loving Pandora?
Adrian's father's only reason for marrying his mother is that when miniskirts were in fashion, his mother had good legs, whereas Adrian's reasons for loving Pandora are that she is intelligent and compassionate.
4. What Two Things Did Adrian's Father Say When Adrian Was Complaining About His Toothache?
When Adrian was complaining about his toothache, Adrian's father told him that it was his own fault because he didn't go to his last three dentist's appointments and told him to be quiet.
5. Who Is Aunt Clara and Why Does Adrian Write to Her?
Aunt Clara is a person who has a page where people explain their problems. She replies to them with her opinion and advice. Adrian writes to her because he has a problem: Pandora doesn't want to have sex with him. He is frustrated and writes to Aunt Clara in order to ask for help.
6. Why Is Adrian's Mother Furious with the Dentist?
Adrian's mother is furious with the dentist because he had taken one of Adrian's teeth out instead of repairing it. She wrote him a letter insisting that he make a false tooth for free.
7. Why Is Adrian Suffering?
He is suffering because Pandora sent him a letter breaking up with him.
8. Who Were “Queen Victoria” and Where Were They Going?
"Queen Victoria" were his parents, and they were going to Pandora's parents' party.
9. What Three Indications Was Adrian Given That He Might Have a Sibling?
- Pandora had an appointment with a clinic.
- His mother asked Adrian if he liked being an only child.
- His father asked Adrian if he would like a sister or a brother.
10. In What Way Is Courtney Elliot Not an Ordinary Postman?
Courtney Elliot isn't an ordinary postman because he wears a smart shirt and a red bow tie with his grey uniform. It seems he was a university professor who didn't like academic life, and he immediately made friends with the dogs.
11. How Did the Family Decide Where to Go on Holiday, and What Does This Tell Us About Them?
The family decided where to go on holiday by writing their choice on a piece of paper and putting the papers into a tin. Skegness won. This tells us that the family doesn't have a lot of money and they have to go on holiday to a cheap place.
12. Why Did Adrian Take Sharon Botts Roller-Skating?
He met Sharon Botts at the roller-skating rink because Nigel organised a blind date for him. Adrian is very nervous because he thinks that he doesn't know how to roller-skate or make love.
13. Why Did Bert Phone Adrian When Queenie Was Ill?
Bert trusts Adrian and they are really good friends.
14. What Did the People Around Adrian Do When Queenie Died?
His parents went to Bert's house and his mother phoned for an ambulance. Pandora's parents took Bert to the hospital to visit Queenie and they made all the preparations for Queenie's funeral.