Enhance Your Vocabulary: Emotions, Expressions, and Family Types
Posted on Mar 14, 2025 in Health and Nursing
Vocabulary Building: Emotions, Expressions, and Family Types
More Vocabulary I
- Keep up: Seguir, “mantener el mismo ritmo”.
- Arrive in London / arrive at school / arrive at…
- By myself / on my own
- Researchers: Investigadores.
- Account for: Justificar, explicar.
- Accurately: Correctamente, con exactitud.
- Cheek: Mejilla.
- Moods: Estados de ánimo.
- Accuracy: Exactitud, precisión.
- Lasting: Durante.
- Conceal: Ocultar.
- Unlike: “A diferencia de…”.
- Leans forward: Inclinarse hacia delante.
- Nodding: Asentir.
- Along with: Junto a, junto con.
- Lean backward: Inclinarse hacia atrás.
- Likely unwilling: Presumiblemente reacio.
- Pointing their feel: Hacer notar sus sentimientos.
- Among: Entre.
- Acquaintances: Conocidos.
More Vocabulary II
- Cheek: Mejillas.
- Forehead: Frente.
- Eyelash(es): Pestaña(s).
- Eyebrows: Cejas.
- Chin: Barbilla.
- Dimples: Hoyuelos.
Anger (Ira)
- Eyebrows: Down (Cejas: Hacia abajo)
- Eyes: Stare (Ojos: Fijos)
- Lips: Narrow (Labios: Estrechos)
Contempt (Desprecio)
- Lips: Up on one side (Labios: Levantados por un lado)
Disgust (Asco)
- Nose: Wrinkles (Nariz: Arrugas)
- Lips: Upper lip up (Labios: Levantado el labio superior)
Fear (Miedo)
- Eyelids: Up (Párpados: Levantados)
- Lips: Wide (Labios: Amplios)
Happiness (Felicidad)
- Eyebrows: Up (Cejas: Levantadas)
- Eye area: Wrinkles (crow’s feet) (Área del ojo: Arrugas (patas de gallo))
- Mouth: Smile (Boca: Sonriente)
Sadness (Tristeza)
- Upper eyelids: Down (Párpados superiores: Hacia abajo)
- Lip corners: Down (Comisuras de los labios: Hacia abajo)
- Frown: Fruncir el ceño
Surprise (Sorpresa)
- Eyebrows: Down (Cejas: Hacia abajo)
- Eyes: Wide (Ojos: Agrandados)
- Mouth: Open (Boca: Abierta)
More Vocabulary III
- Saying / idiom / expression: Refrán, dicho.
- Beyond: Más allá de….
- Custom / habit: Costumbre, hábito.
- Traits: Rasgos, características.
- To bargain (v): Hacer un trato.
- Chief: Jefe.
- A bargain (n): Una ganga.
- Soothing: Calmante.
- Shake hands: Dar la mano.
- Make a deal: Hacer un trato.
- To clasp: Cerrar, apretar, abrazar.
- “Have a screw loose”: “Tener un tornillo suelto”.
- Lose: Perder.
- Associate professor: Profesor adjunto.
- The lead author: El autor principal.
- Embrace: “Abrazar”, adoptar, aceptar.
- Major findings: Principales conclusiones/resultados.
- Conduct: Llevar a cabo, “conducir”.
- Regardless: Independientemente.
- Outcome: Resultado/s.
- Self-reported: Auto-diagnóstico.
- Self-reported measures: Medidas auto-informadas.
- Code: Codificar.
- High-arousal: Elevada activación.
- Energizing: Energizante.
- Held across all occupations: Aúna todas las ocupaciones.
- Pervasive: Dominante, penetrante, generalizado.
Adjective + Preposition / Verb + Preposition
- Interested in: Interesado en…
- Refer to: Referir a…
- Involved in: Involucrado en…
- Focuses on: Centrado en…
- Responsible for: Responsable de…
- Specialised in: Especializado en…
- Based on: Basado en…
- Know for: Saber con…
- According to: De acuerdo con…
- Depend on: Depender de…
More Vocabulary IV
- Staring: Mirar fijamente
- Self-conscious: Cohibido
- Unreliable: No fidedigno/poco fiable
- Frown: Fruncir el ceño
- Conceal: Ocultar
- Acquaintance: Conocido
- Nodding: Asentir
- Threat: Amenaza
- Powerless: No poderoso
- Apologetic: “Que está todo el rato disculpándose”
UNIT 3
Vocabulary I: Types of Families
- The extended family: This family is composed of parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and other family members who live in the same household.
- The stepfamily: In this type of family, also known as a blended family, the children are not biologically related to one of the parents. The parents have a new partner or spouse due to divorce or death.
- The single-parent family: Also known as a lone parent family, it is made up of one parent who is raising one or more children by him or herself.
