English Vocabulary: Advanced Phrases, Idioms, and Collocations
Advanced English Vocabulary
Theme 4
Event = incident; Give off = emitir; To jump out of the frying pan and into the fire; Impact = effect = influence; Preserve = position carefully; Dramatically = noticeably = substantially; Significant = major = considerable; Take up = start; Pull out = parar coche; Be fond of = tener cariño; Go off + ing = dejar de gustar; Just as = justo cuando; Ever since = desde entonces; To endure = resistir.
Theme 5
Vicinity = area nearby; Determine = discover; To adept = chose a path; Copse = bosquecillo; Brook = arroyo; Green credential = reputation for positive support of the environment; Piecemeal conservation = carrying out conservation without overall plan; Death toll = tasa de muertos.
Theme 6
Genetic engineering = make artificial changes to the genetic structure; Gene therapy = changing genes in order to prevent a disease; Care about healthy eating; Excruciating/unbearable pain; Acutely/intensely painful; Relieved/alleviate the pain; Prescription charge = charge for the medication; Get over it = recovered; Recover from = getting better; Aches and pains = non-serious way to minor injuries; Dizzy = spinning round and can’t balance; Stiff neck = difficulty in moving; To tremble = shaking; Blocked = bunged up; Clotting = partly solid lump; Prognosis = how experts expect it to develop; Ailing organization = one that has a lot of problems; Election fever = great excitement; Carry the scars of = be permanently affected by a negative experience; To claim = to say something is true; Trace back = find the origin of something; Eliminated = cut out; Cut down on = reduce; Pick germs up = catch.
Theme 7
Create awareness = crear conciencia; Spark off riots/rumours = desencadenar; Strengthened the impact = aumentar impacto; Unforeseen (unexpected)/Predictable, inevitable outcome; Adverse effects; Direct, inevitable result; Indirect result; To cause an uproar = complain angrily; Narrow-minded: mente cerrada; Pitch dark = muy negro; To make her way = ir a casa; Life he led = llevar una vida; Stick to the rules; To get in your way = entrometerse; To give a way = dar paso al trafico; Take you up on = aceptar oferta; Bequeathed = dejar herencia; Spoilt my appetite; Sharpen the appetite.
Drifted (clouds); Fluttered (flag); Stirred (leaves); Swayed (trees); Swerved (car); Crawling along = avanzar despacio; Stop dawdling!; Shot past = rapido; Rushing = apresurarse; Trundling/plodding = arrastrarse.
Phrasal Verbs
- Get by = manejar situación
- Keep up with = alcanzar andando
- Look forward to = mirar vacaciones
- Let yourself in = estar tranquilo
- Dive in = zambullirse
- Take sb in = engañar
- To be locked out = bloqueado
- Drop out = abandonar colegio
- Get out = evitar hacer algo
- Rub out = tachar
- Blow out a candle = apagar vela
- Work out = progreso/calcular
- Carry out = realizar
- Fall out with = dejar de ser amigos /reñir con
- Sort sth out = solucionar/ordenar
- Turn out = cambiar el tiempo/resultar ser
- Call sth off = cancelar
- Put sth off = posponer algo
- Put off doing = dejar de hacer
- Be off to a place = irse a
- Keep on = continuar hacienda algo repetidamente
- Get on with sb = congeniar con
- Drop/doze/nod off = dormirse
- Put sb off = arrepentirse de
- Rid sb off = mentir
- Close down = cerrar negocio
- Let sb down = defraudar
- Turn down = rechazar
- Make up sth = componen/forman
- Tear sth up = romper en trozos
Verb + Preposition
- Know of = enterarse de algo
- Hear of: saber de/oir hablar (new)
- Hear from: saber de alguien por telf.
- Laugh at/About (recuerdo)
- Agree on: 2 o mas
- Wonder at: maravillarse por
- Wonder about: pensar en hacer
- Attend to: asistir a
- Attribute to: relacionado con
- Resort to: recurrir a
- Subject to: sujeto a
- Boast about: presumir de
- Hint at: dar a entender
- Blame sb for: culpar por
- Account for: contar con
- Stem from: provenir de
- Refrain from: dejar de
- Abuse from: abusar de
- Deter sb from: desanimar
- Bar sb from: echar de
- Pleased with: complacido con
- Do sth about sth: hacer algo para mejorar
- Leave (place) for (place)
- Complain about: estar molesto con
- Warn sb about: advertir sobre
- Congratulate sb on: felicitar por
- Crash into: chocar contra
- Remind me of: recordarme