Mastering Essential English Vocabulary: Crime, Clothing, and More
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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 → examination
- Imprison → imprisonment
- Interfere → interference
- Offend → offence
- Remove → removal
- Try → trial
Clothing Vocabulary
Adjectives for Clothing
- brand new: de marca, nuevo a estrenar
- comfortable: cómodo
- on-trend: en tendencia
- practical: práctico
- retro: retro
- second-hand: de segunda mano
- unique: único
- vintage: vintage
Nouns for Clothing and Accessories
- accessory: accesorio
- cast-offs: ropa usada (donada o desechada)
- classic: clásico
- dress code: código de vestimenta
- garment: prenda de vestir
- gear: prendas, equipo
- flats: zapatos planos
- beanie: gorro de lana
- must-have: algo esencial o muy deseado
- outfit: conjunto, atuendo
- replicas: réplicas
- trend: tendencia
Adjectives with Prepositions
Common adjective and preposition combinations:
- accustomed to: acostumbrado a
- amazed at: asombrado por
- annoyed at: molesto por
- anxious about: ansioso por
- ashamed of: avergonzado de
- attached to: apegado a
- aware of: consciente de
- capable of: capaz de
- characteristic of: característico de
- conscious of: consciente de
- excellent at: excelente en
- familiar with: familiarizado con
- indifferent to: indiferente a
- ready for: listo para
- responsible for: responsable de
- satisfied with: satisfecho con
- serious about: serio con respecto a
- shocked at: impactado por
- sorry for: arrepentido por, sentir lástima por
Values Vocabulary
Words describing important human qualities:
- bravery: valentía
- compassion: compasión
- fairness: justicia
- generosity: generosidad
- honesty: honestidad
- loyalty: lealtad
- self-reliance: autosuficiencia
Negative Prefixes
Prefixes that change words to their opposite meaning:
- dishonest: deshonesto
- disloyal: desleal
- disobedient: desobediente
- illegal: ilegal
- immature: inmaduro
- improbable: improbable
- incapable: incapaz
- irrational: irracional
- irresponsible: irresponsable
- unethical: poco ético
- unfaithful: infiel
- unpredictable: impredecible
- unreliable: no fidedigno
- unsurprising: no sorprendente
- untrustworthy: indigno de confianza
Phrasal Verbs
Common phrasal verbs and their meanings:
Phrasal Verbs Related to Actions/Concealment
- bring in: introducir, traer
- cover up: encubrir, tapar
- find out: descubrir, averiguar
- let on: revelar un secreto
- own up to: admitir, confesar
- set up: establecer, organizar
- stamp out: erradicar, suprimir
- stand up to: enfrentarse a, resistir
Phrasal Verbs Related to Clothing/Understanding
- catch on: entender, ponerse de moda
- dress up: disfrazarse, vestirse elegantemente
- go with: combinar con, acompañar
- pull on: ponerse (ropa) rápidamente
- wrap up: abrigarse, envolver
General Phrasal Verbs
- break into: forzar la entrada, irrumpir
- bring up: sacar un tema, criar (niños)
- carry out: llevar a cabo, ejecutar
- come across: encontrarse con, parecer
- get on: subir a (transporte), llevarse bien
- give back: devolver
- give up: rendirse, dejar de (hábito)
- go ahead: seguir adelante, proceder
- kick off: empezar, iniciar
- pull over: detenerse (vehículo al lado de la carretera)
- put up: hospedar, levantar
- rip off: estafar, arrancar
- run over: atropellar
- take out: sacar, eliminar
- tell off: regañar
- turn up: aparecer, subir (volumen)