Essential English Vocabulary: Unit 3

Unit 3 Vocabulary

Availability and Urgency

Available (disponible): This was the only room available.

Urge (desig): I had a sudden urge to hit him.

Crime and Actions

Burglar (lladre): Burglars broke into the gallery.

Remove (treure, desplaçar): He removed his hand from her shoulder.

Deny (negar): He denies attempting to murder his wife.

Turn out (produir resultat inesperat): It looked as if we were going to fail, but it turned out well in the end.

Pressing (urgent): Your answer is pressing.

Expose (exposar): If you expose something, you show it.

Objects and Structures

Pole (pal): You can use a pole to hold a flag.

Close-up (primer pla): You can find a close-up on TV.

Fence (tanca): There is a fence around a farm.

Fleet (flota): A fleet can have ships.

Movement and Actions

Crawl (arrossegar): A baby usually crawls before it learns to walk.

Launch (posar en marxa): A rocket can be launched.

Tidy up (endreçar): You should tidy up your bedroom.

Overjoyed (molt content): People feel overjoyed at football matches.

Descriptive Terms

Affluent (ric): Affluent people can have a big house.

Lean (recolzar): We can lean on this wall.

Prevent (evitar): Drugs are prevented by law.

Technology and Internet

Online: Amazon is a site where you can order books online.

Password: Some e-mail programs require a password to get in.

Device (dispositiu): A USB flash drive is a small device.

Google: We googled his name and found out who he was.

Social networking sites: Do you use social networking sites such as Facebook?

File: I usually save this kind of file.

Delete: Why did you delete all those photos?

Crash, restart (penjar, reiniciar): Your computer has crashed. You will have to restart it.

Entertainment: This new program provides entertainment.

Tutorial: A program that provides instruction is a tutorial.

User-friendly (fàcil d'utilitzar): This complicated website isn't very user-friendly.

Folder (carpeta): Documents can be put into a folder.

Portable (portàtil): This computer is too big to be portable.

Updated (actualitzat): This blog is always updated.

Login and Connectivity

Log into, username, address: When you log into Facebook, you usually give your username and address.

Modem, access: You need a modem in order to access the internet.

Printer: I need a new printer because this one is too old.