Essential Vocabulary for Transportation and Sports

Transportation Vocabulary

• At the wheel/Al Volante: Driving
• Cruising/Conducir tranquilamente: Driving peacefully
• To lean/Recolzar-se: To rest on
• To whisper/Xiuxiuejar: To speak softly
• To cuddle/Abraçar: To hug
• Take a stroll/Donar un tom: To go for a walk
• Unfasten/Descordar: To unbuckle
• Safety belt/Cinturó: Seatbelt
• Calaboose/Cotxe: Jail cell
• Hold a grudge/Sentir rabia, frustració: To feel resentment
• Wouldn't budge/No hi havia manera que sortís: Refused to move
• Commuter/People who travel every day from home to work: Someone who travels daily for work
• Challenge/Desafio, reto: A difficult task
• Pedestrian/Peató: A person walking
• Rush hour/Hora punta: Time of day with heavy traffic
• To be pleased/Satisfer: To be satisfied
• It is estimated that/Es considera que: It is believed that
• Medium-size/Big town: Of moderate size
• Over/Mes de: More than
• To take into account/Tener en cuenta: To consider
• Taxes/Impuestos: Money paid to the government
• Income tax/Renta: Tax on earnings
• Insurance/Contracte: Agreement for financial protection
• To wonder/Em pregunto: To ask oneself
• To cut down/Reducir: To reduce
• It seems that/Sembla ser: Apparently
• Road taxes/Impost de tripulació: Tax for road use
• Traffic jam/Caravana: Congestion on the road
• To add/Afegir: To include
• Safe/Segur: Secure
• To save/Salvar: To rescue
• Taking part/Participating: To be involved
• Suburb/A residential area on the outskirts of a city: Area outside a city
• Twice as long/Double the time: Double the duration

Phrasal Verbs

• To break down: When a machine stops working
• To fill up: To fill a container with liquid until it is full
• To run out of: To have none left of something
• Get into/out of: A car (private vehicles)
• Get on/off: Train (public vehicles)

Sports Vocabulary

• Again and again/Time after time: Repeatedly
• Continue/Go on, keep on: To persist
• Easy and pleasant/Bed of roses, pleasure cruise: Enjoyable
• A difficult task/Challenge: A demanding job
• Sentence/Condemna: Punishment
• Fighting till the end/Seguir: To persevere
• My bows/Fer reberéncia: To bow
• Cheered/Orinar: To encourage
• Home crowd/Aficionats locals: Local fans
• Delighted/Encantat, satisfet: Very pleased
• Behaved/Comportarse: To act in a certain way
• Sprinter/Corredor: Short-distance runner
• Smashed/Broke/Rematar, destrossar: To defeat decisively
• Barred/Prohibit: Banned
• Improve/Millorar: To get better
• In a row/Consecutivament: Consecutively
• To arrange/Organizar: To organize
• As soon as/En el moment: Immediately when
• Posh/Elegant (sense perdre detall): Elegant
• Final whistle/Pitido final: End of the game
• Linked/Conectar: Connected
• Nearly/Casi gairebé: Almost
• A top speed/Velocitat maxima: Maximum speed
• Strides/Zancadas, long steps: Long steps
• Performance/Rendiment: How well someone performs
• Avoiding/Evitar: To prevent
• Persist/Persisteixen: To continue firmly
• Promptly/Inmediatament: Immediately
• Cheats/Estafar a algí, dishonest people: Someone who acts dishonestly
• Weight lifting/Levantamiento de pesas: Lifting heavy weights
• Unfair/Injusta: Not fair
• Win at all costs/Guanyar qualsevol preu: To win no matter what
• Complain/Queixarse: To express dissatisfaction
• However/Tot i així: Nevertheless
• Goes on/Continua: Continues
• Earn/Guanyar (diners): To receive money for work
• Despite/Malgrat que: In spite of
• Health/Salut: Physical well-being
• Knowledge/Coneixement, understandably, certainly: Understanding
• Likely/Probable: Probable
• Remind/Recordar: To remember
• Stripped/Deixarse algo, deprived of: To be deprived of

Sports Phrases and Verbs

• Short distance runner: Sprinter
• Broke/Smashed: To win decisively
• Prohibited/Banned: Not allowed
• A minimum/At least: The smallest amount
• Connected to/Linked to: Related to
• Get better: Improve

Sports Venues

• Course: Golf
• Court: Tennis
• Pitch: Football
• Rink: Ice hockey, skating
• Circuit: Car racing
• Track: Athletics

Verbs for Sports

• Play: Ball games/board games (chess)
• Go: -ing sports (go swimming, running)
• Do: All other sports (do judo, karate)

Prefix 'Dis'

• Disallow/Anular: Not allow
• Disapprove/No estar d'acord: Not approve
• Disconnect/Desconectar: To disconnect
• Disobey/Desobeir: To disobey
• Disqualify/Desqualificar: To disqualify