Monday, February 8, 2016

VOCABULARY

Kite:a light frame of wood or plastic, covered with some thin material, as paper, cloth, or plastic, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string
Cells:a small room, such as in a convent or a prison
Finger print: huella dactilar
Delusion:the state of being deluded
Isolation:to set or place apart;
separate so as to be alon
Dumb:lacking intelligence or good judgment
Holes:a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity:
Graze up:to feed on growing grass or other plant life, as cattle, sheep, etc., do
Hopscotch:a game in which a child hops around a diagram drawn on the pavement to pick up a small object, as a stone or stick, that was previously thrown down in one part of the diagram.
Skipping: to move in a light, springy manner by hopping forward on first one foot then the other
Borrow:to obtain (something) with a promise to return it
Lend:to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned:
Kettle:a pot, usually of metal, with a spout, handle, and lid used mainly to boil water
Bury:to put (a dead body) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony
Burns down:to burn completely; to burn to the ground:
Claim compesation:
Roof:the outside, upper covering of a building
"I am the master of my brain" "Soy el amo de mi cerebro"
"I am the captain of my soil" "Yo soy el capitán de mi tierra"
But for: de no haber sido por...
Wasp:a slender winged insect with a narrow abdomen and a powerful sting
Fog:a slender winged insect with a narrow abdomen and a powerful sting
Debts:something that is owed or that one should pay to another
Sneeze:to produce air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and loudly through the nose and mouth by involuntary action
Hurry:to (cause to) move, proceed, or act with haste
Otherwise:under other circumstances

A CONVICT´S TALE

Sewer: an artificial passage, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city
Oil lamp: lampara de aceite
Maid:a female servant
Butler:the chief male servant of a household
Wool:the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of some animals, esp. sheep
Court:a place where legal justice is administered
Rings:a circular line or mark
"Held her head high": mantener la cabeza alta 
Knitting:something being knitted
Guilty:having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against morals or against the law; culpable
Nappies:a diaper
Laundry maid:  lavandera
Housekepper:a person, often hired, who does housekeeping for a home
Blue dye: tinte azul
Starch:a person, often hired, who does housekeeping for a home
Tub:a bathtub
Mangle:to spoil; ruin;
Well: pozo
Dragged: to pull slowly and with effort
Sheets:a large rectangular piece of cotton used for bedding.
Tableclothes:a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp. during a meal
Tray:a flat, shallow container, used for carrying or displaying articles:
Washboard: rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing
Iron:a silver-white metallic element, used in some forms for making steel, tools, implements, machinery, etc., and also found in tiny quantities in food and in blood
Convict:a person who is in a prision 
Nightmare:a frightening or terrifying dream that produces feelings of great fear and anxiety
Theft:the act of stealing
Tuff conditions:condiciones pobres
Soil: the portion of the earth's surface made up of humus;
earthScout out: explorar

Saturday, December 5, 2015

AGAINST THE LAW

Lawyer: a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for them in other legal matters.
Policeman: a member of a police force or body.
Judge:a public officer with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Attorney: a lawyer
Politicians: one who is skilled in politics or in maneuvering or directing people
Criminals: of the nature of or involving crime
Murder: the unlawful killing of a person, esp. when done deliberately
Steal: to take (the property of another) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force
Robber: to take something by unlawful force
steal fromThief:one who steals
Burglar: one who commits burglary
Notice: information, warning, or announcement of something coming or about to happen
Handcuffs:  a metal ring that can be locked around a prisoner's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a chain or bar 

DISASTERS



Spread: to (cause to) be distributed over an area of space or time
Roof: the outside, upper covering of a building
Drown: to (cause to) die from being put under water
Lead to: to go before or with to show the way;
Shocked: a sudden disturbance of the mind or the feelings, due to something unpleasant and unexpected
Fighting: an angry argument or disagreement
Smoke: the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance.
Be unable to: lacking the necessary power, ability, competence, time, etc., to accomplish some act:
Break out: to begin or arise suddenly
First aid kit: to provide support (for) or relief (to)
Malting rod: a building in which malt is made or stored
Lighting: a brilliant flash in the sky, caused by an electric spark in the atmosphere, occurring within one thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
Ash cloud: the gray or black powdery matter that remains after burning
Drifting: a driving movement, as of a current of water
Stranded:  to drive or run onto a shore.

VOCABULARY HALLOWEEN



Evil: morally wrong or bad
Darkness: having very little or no ligh
Zombies: the body of a dead person that is magically filled with what seems to be life and set to perform tasks as a mute slave without free will
Full moon: the moon when the whole of its disk is showing
Cementery: a burial ground for dead people
Back cats:
Ghost: the disembodied soul of a dead person, imagined as nearly transparent and wandering among the living to haunt them.
Witches: a person who is believed to practice magic, esp. black magic.
Bats: a flying nocturnal mammal,often the size of a mouse.
Wolf/ wolves: a meat-eating animal resembling and related to the dog.
Haunted house:  house inhabited or frequented by ghosts

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

DIE, DYE AND DAI

Dye is a chemical substance used to colour cloth. Cloth is dipped into a solution of dye by the dyer.
"Died in the wool" : we mean they are a person who holds fast to their opinions, beliefs or habits.
 If you died, you would be dead or deceased. Stop being alive.
"The die is cast" = "Crossed the Rubicon": means that you have embarked on a course of action that can´t be changed.
Dai is a Welsh name, the Welsh form of David.
A dai is a cube with 1 to 6 dots on each side, too.


DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF THE WORD "BOW"

Bow:

  • Arc (archery)
  • The part of our lips (Cupid´s bow) 
  • The bow-tie
  • The thing that we use to play the violin
  • The part of a ship: fore