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litter


['lɪtǝ(r)]

basura; papeles (tirados); envases

owl; long-eared owl

búho

baker

panadero

drape


[dreɪp]



drape this round your shoulders



he draped a towel about himself


cubrir (with con; de)

shortcomings


['ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋz]

defectos

stunted


['stʌntɪd]

enano; mal desarrollado

dodge


[dɒdʒ]


regate; finta

squabble


['skwɒbl]

riña; pelea; pleito

woozy


['wuːzɪ]

mareado

ant-eating



anteater

hormiguero

out of



I'm out of cigarettes


we'll soon be out of petrol


my patience is exhausted to at an end, I've run out of patience

acabarse

to grimace, make a (wry) face

poner mala cara

hyphen


['haɪfǝn]

guión

parrot

papagayo

vow


[vaʊ]



lovers' vows


to take or make a vow that...


to take a vow of poverty/chastity


to break one's vow


voto

stealth


[stelθ]

sigilo

dusk


[dʌsk]

anochecer; atardecer

stick; post; pole; handle; shaft





palo



le pegó con un palo

wide; fast-flowing; mighty

caudaloso


[río]

pull apart

separar; desmontar

set apart



his genius set him apart from his contemporaries

separar (from de)

stalker


['stɔːkǝ(r)]

persona que está obsesionada con otra y la acosa constantemente con llamadas telefónicas o siguiéndola a todas partes

put through



we put through 2,000 orders a week

llevar a cabo; cerrar; hacer aceptar

heated condensed milk


blancmange


fudge

manjar


manjar blanco


manjar dulce

allure


[ǝ'ljʊǝ(r)]

atractivo; encanto

herd


[hɜːd]



the common herd

rebaño; manada; rebaño; manada; piara; multitud; tropel



el vulgo, las masas

reindeer


['reɪndɪǝ(r)]

reno

inmate


['ɪnmeɪt]

enfermo(-a); preso(-a); presidiario(-a); internado(-a)


[of hospital]

ropey


['rǝʊpɪ]



I feel a bit ropey

pachucho; chungo; nada convincente; flojo; fibroso



me siento un poco chungo, no me siento del todo bien

sting


[stɪŋ]

picar; escocer; picar; arder; azotar


[insect, nettle]

stride


[straɪd]

andar a zancadas

lumbering


['lʌmbǝrɪŋ]

pesado; torpe

padded


['pædɪd]

reforzado; acolchonado; almohadillado; enguatado; acolchado


[bra]

fleece


[fliːs]

forro polar


(=jacket)

strife


[straɪf]



internal strife

conflictos

venture


['ventʃǝ(r)]



if I may venture an opinion

arriesgar; jugar(se); aventurar



si se me permite expresar or si puedo aventurar una opinión

cosy


['kǝʊzɪ]

de lo más cómodo; holgado

parlance


['pɑːlǝns]



in technical parlance

lenguaje



en lenguaje técnico

makeshift


['meɪkʃɪft]

improvisado; provisional

huddle


['hʌdl]



we huddled round the fire

acurrucarse



nos arrimamos al fuego

ensuing


[ɪn'sjuːɪŋ]

subsiguiente; consiguiente

get along



to get along well with sb

llevarse bien

bickering


['bɪkǝrɪŋ]

riñas; discusiones

tattle


['tætl]

charla; chismes; habladurías

look out for


he's only looking out for himself

cuidar

stubble


['stʌbl]

barba (incipiente)


(on chin)

buff


[bʌf]

lustrar; pulir

ridged


['rɪdʒd]

estriado

file


[faɪl]

lima; lima (de uñas)

ensuing


[ɪn'sjuːɪŋ]

subsiguiente; consiguiente

unfazed


['ʌn'feɪzd]



her criticism left him quite unfazed



she was completely unfazed by the extraordinary events

sus críticas le dejaban tan pancho



se quedó como si nada ante unos sucesos tan extraordinarios

aloft


[ǝ'lɒft]

arriba; hacia arriba; en or a la arboladura

scurry


['skʌrɪ]



to scurry for shelter

ir corriendo; apresurarse; apurarse

clad


[klæd]

vestido (in de)

engulf


[ɪn'ɡʌlf]



she felt engulfed by her grief

tragar; sumergir; hundir



se sentía abrumada or hundida por el desconsuelo

tear off



he tried to tear off her burning dress

arrancar

nippy


['nɪpɪ]

fresquito



(=cold)



[weather]