Wonder_02 - Vocabulary English - Catalan

Front 1

"ser marginat de"

"ser apartat de"

Back 1

to be sidelined from

Front 2

"xisclar amb totes les forces"

Back 2

to shriek at the top of his lungs

Front 3

the last bit was getting to him

Back 3

l'última "acció" li estava arribant [al cor], l'estava afectant

[bit = a way of behaving?]

Front 4

quote unquote

Back 4

[es diu al final d'una frase per a dir que era cita literal]

Front 5

estar enfadat amb algú

Back 5

to stay mad at sb

to be angry with sb

to be pissed of with sb

Front 6

doncs quin merder!

doncs quina merda!

Back 6

what a bummer!

that's a bummer!

what a mess!

Front 7

"fotre-li el discurs a algú"

Back 7

to give sb a whole speech

Front 8

pinky swear

Back 8

[fer un jurament creuant els dits petits o "pinkies"]

Front 9

"tenir una segona oportunitat"

Back 9

to have a do-over

Front 10

"això em va costar anys d'aprendre a pronunciar"

Back 10

that took me forever to learn how to pronounce

Front 11

to be a Googy-Two-Shoes

Back 11

to be a goody-goody

["ser un santet"]

Front 12

"sabia que estaries a l'altura de les circumstàncies"

Back 12

I knew you'd rise to the occasion

Front 13

"mai no en vaig tenir la més mínima possibilitat"

Back 13

I never stood a chance [of doing sth]

Front 14

gazillions of

Back 14

un fotimer de

incomptables

Front 15

"això ja m'està bé, mira si em preocupa"

Back 15

that's ok to me, see if I care.

Front 16

cloying

Back 16

overly sweet

["empalagós"]

Front 17

"està tan lluny del grup dels populars com et puguis imaginar"

Back 17

he's just as far from the popular group as you can get.

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yucky

Back 18

disgusting, horrible, creepy, repugnant, sickening.

["It was a slushy day: rainy and yucky"].

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slushy

Back 19

1. half-melted [ice, snow]

2. romantic, sentimental.

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jumble

Back 20

disordered pile, confused mix

Front 21

to bawl

Back 21

1. cry, weep loudly.

2. shout, yell.

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to diss

Back 22

to treat rudely, to insult

Front 23

the inside scoop

Back 23

[on sth]

la informació interna, el que es diu entre bastidors

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"ningú no s'ho va creure, oi?"

Back 24

no one bought into that, right?

Front 25

"només perquè ho sàpigues: jo..."

Back 25

just so you know, I...

Front 26

a giveaway

Back 26

1. a gift, sth given for free.

2. sth revealing the truth, telling.

Front 27

the gist of

Back 27

the central idea of, the sense of...

[djist]

Front 28

"no vaig poder seure amb ell"

"no vaig tenir valor per seure amb ell"

Back 28

I couldn't bring myself to sit with him

Front 29

to spud

Back 29

to sprout, to germinate.

[spud = kind of potato]

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mutt

Back 30

cur, mongrel

["gos pataner"]

Front 31

"pura xiripa"

Back 31

total fluke

Front 32

"saber d'oïdes"

"saber per rumors"

"m'ho ha dit un ocellet"

Back 32

to hear through the grapevine

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stoop

Back 33

1. the act of bending down.

2. a porch.

3. a basin for holy water.

Front 34

to stoop

Back 34

to bend, to crouch, to lower yourself

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spry

Back 35

active, lively

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"ratllat amb ombres"

Back 36

streaked with shadows

Front 37

to be wiped out

Back 37

to be exhausted, knackered

Front 38

ladybug

Back 38

marieta

Front 39

firefly

Back 39

cuca de llum

Front 40

to flit

Back 40

to move rapidly, suddenly (and usually secretly)

Front 41

—"vinga, home!"

—"no, vinga home tu!"

Back 41

—oh, come on!

—you, come on!

Front 42

scrunched up

Back 42

wrinkled, tensed, creased, crinkled

[scrunched up face]

Front 43

varsity

Back 43

1.university.

2. a team representing the university.

Front 44

like seeks like

Back 44

"els semblants es busquen"

Front 45

xivar-se

Back 45

to snitch, to blabbermouth

Front 46

to play Monkey in the Middle

Back 46

jugar a passar-se una pilota entre un grup de gent, i provar que la persona que es troba al mig no la intercepti.

Front 47

to cringe

Back 47

to flinch, to draw back with fear

Front 48

"el gos ha estat vomitant per tot arreu"

Back 48

the dog's been throwing up left and right

Front 49

understudy

Back 49

a stand-in-actor, a substitute.

["actor suplent"]

Front 50

rickety

Back 50

old, feeble; shaky.

Front 51

"vol estar sola"

Back 51

1. she wants to be alone.

2. she wants de alone time.

Front 52

"no vull revelar el final, però..."

Back 52

I don't want to give away the ending, but...

Front 53

"m'he equivocat en un parell de versos" [al teatre]

Back 53

I flubbed a couple of lines

Front 54

"això va fer miracles per la meva popularitat"

Back 54

that did wonders for my popularity

Front 55

"quedar-se en blanc"

"anar-se'n el sant al cel"

Back 55

to draw a blank

["I don't know what I was going to say, I'm drawing a blank"]

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"ella i jo vam estar malparlant d'ell entre nosaltres"

Back 56

she and I badmouthed him to each other.

Front 57

prude

Back 57

goody-goody, goody-two-shoes

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s'more

Back 58

a kind of biscuit [usually served as a campfire treat]

Front 59

"de nosaltres tres, ets el millor"

Back 59

out of the three of us, you're the best.

Front 60

"no tenia pensat agafar teatre"

Back 60

I wasn't planning on taking theater.

Front 61

"no va ser gaire ràpid" [a l'hora d'agafar una broma]

Back 61

he wasn't very swift

Front 62

to prep

Back 62

to prepare

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duffel

Back 63

1. a thick wool fabric ["lona"?]

2. a coat or bag made of duffel.

Front 64

tenir problemes, estar amb l'aigua fins al coll

Back 64

to be in hot water

["you'd be in real hot water with him if you don't come"]

Front 65

to be pumped

Back 65

ser animat [lit. "ser bombejat"]

Front 66

"va ser devorat viu pels mosquits"

Back 66

he was eaten alive by mosquitoes

Front 67

ginourmous

Back 67

gigantic + enormous

[slang]

Front 68

concession stands

Back 68

parades de negocis

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hopscotch

Back 69

palet ["rayuela"], jocs de nens amb un dibuix pintat a terra i pel qual s'avança saltant ["hopping game"].

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jugar a l'estira-i-afluixa

Back 70

to play tug-of-war.

[also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war]

Front 71

"no podia esperar que [ella] arribés a casa"

Back 71

I couldn't wait for her to come home.

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"ser molestat"

"patir bullying"

Back 72

to be picked on, to be bothered, to be baited, to be snapped at, to be molested, to be miffed.

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to broach

Back 73

to bring up for discussion or debate.

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to be in the loop

Back 74

to keep informed, to be part of a group.

[to be out of the loop = not to be part of a group]

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spiffy

Back 75

smart, stylish

["elegant, a la moda"]

Front 76

"presentar càrrecs"

Back 76

to press charges [against]

Front 77

"les coses es van posar una mica difícils amb ell"

Back 77

things got a little hairy with him

Front 78

"no crec que aquest cotxe sigui adequat per a tu"

Back 78

1. I don't think this car is a good fit for you.

2. I don't think this car fits for you.

[fit for = be adequate, suitable]

Front 79

to leave for later, to put off

[with an idiom]

Back 79

to put sth on the back burner

Front 80

"fogó, foc de la cuina"

Back 80

1. stove [de foc?]

2. hotplate [vitro?]

3. hob, hob plate.

[The whole equipment for cooking is the "cooker"]

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"posar-se ranci" [menjar]

Back 81

to go stale, to get stale.

Front 82

to put in a good word for sb

Back 82

to say in support of sb

["sortir a defensar algú"]

Front 83

"pots parlar-li de mi?"

"pots dir-li algo de mi?"

Back 83

could you put in a word for me?

Front 84

vase

Back 84

pot, flower holder, planter, jar

[/va:z/ in the UK] [/veiz/ in the US]

Front 85

embarbussament

Back 85

tongue-twister

Front 86

1. "preferiries ser a casa".

2. "preferiries que jo fos a casa".

[with "rather"]

Back 86

1. you'd rather be home.

2. you'd rather I was home.

Front 87

de zero, de nou, des del començament

Back 87

anew, afresh, from scratch, from the beginning.