English Vocabulary and Phrasal Verbs: Spanish-Catalan Study Sheet with US English Equivalents
English Vocabulary Study Sheet
alley: callejón pay a fine: pagar una multa
commute: viatge comú set foot (in): posar un peu
housing: alotjament skyscraper: rascacels
isolation: aïllament slum: barri baix
lack of: falta de trek: emigrar
landmark: punt de referència wealthy: ric
let in: deixar entrar noisy: sorollós
overcrowding: superpoblació traffic jam: embotellament
endangered: en perill d'extinció shine: brillar
envy: enveja stand still: estar quiet
flow: fluir granted: donar per sabut
get along: portar-se bé (algú) treat: tractar
get to know: arribar a saber worn: passat
grow apart: créixer apart childhood: infància
length: longitud clique: pandilla
live through: superar (sobreviure) couple: parella
criticise: criticar crowd: multitud
flirt: lligar (coquetejar) snob: qui copia la gent de classe alta
afford: pagar rent: llogar
borrow: demanar prestat request: sol·licitud
budget: pressupostar split: dividir (els costos)
fee: tarifa stuff: omplir
lend: prestar brand: marca
owe: deure (diners) chain: cadena
profit: benefici retailer: minorista
queue: cua voucher: val
warehouse: magatzem waste: malbaratament
Prepositions and Verb Patterns
Approve of
Laugh at
Believe in
Think of / think about
Remind of / remind to: recordar
Apologise for / apologise to: demanar disculpes
Worry about: preocupar-se
Blame for / blame on: culpar a...
Concentrate on
Stand still: quedar-se quiet
Heard of / heard about / heard from: tenir notícies de...
forget in (passat)
regret in (passat)
regret to (futur)
US English Equivalents
cinema - movie theater mad - crazy
flat - apartment lift - elevator
holiday - vacation parcel - package
pavement - sidewalk film - movie
shopping centre - mall lorry - truck