Vocabulary for Language, Communication, Sports, and Fitness

Unit 1: Language and Communication

Vocabulary

  • Accent
  • Bilingual
  • Cognate
  • Comment on: Comentar
  • False friend
  • Fluently
  • Have a chat/dialogue/discussion/argument: Discussió
  • Idiom
  • Keep in touch: Seguir en contacte
  • Meaning
  • Mother tongue
  • Proverb: Proverbi
  • Saying
  • Saying things behind my back
  • Second language
  • See eye to eye
  • Slang: Argot
  • Speak in public
  • Spread a rumor
  • Gossip / The good news / The word
  • Synonym
  • Translation
  • Two-faced

The Internet and Social Networks

  • Blogger
  • Chatroom
  • Cookies
  • Cyberbully
  • Delete an account
  • Follower
  • Go online
  • Hacker
  • Internet addiction
  • Log off: Tancar la sessió
  • Post an update: Publicar una actualització
  • Post something online
  • Profile update
  • Retweet
  • Safe site: Lloc segur
  • Screen time
  • Shop online
  • Social network
  • Status update: Actualització d’estatus
  • Tweet
  • Unread mail: Missatges no llegits
  • User: Usuari
  • Wireless connection: Connexió sense fils
  • Zoom in

On the Phone (Phrasal Verbs)

  • Call back: Trucar
  • Cut somebody off
  • Get through: Superar
  • Hang up: Penjar
  • Listen in: Escoltar
  • Make a call: Fer una trucada
  • Quiet down: Tranquil·litzar-se
  • Ring up: Telefonar
  • Run out of
  • Switch off: Apagar
  • Top up: Omplir
  • Turn down: Apagar

False Friends and Cognates

  • Case: Cas
  • Cure: Cura
  • Etiquette: Etiqueta
  • Manners: Modals
  • Realize: Realitzar
  • Stay: Quedar-se

Extra Vocabulary

  • Abbreviated
  • Blame: Culpa
  • Breakdown: Desglossament
  • Concerned: Preocupat
  • Cultivating: Conrear
  • Face-to-face dialogue
  • Lack of communication
  • Straight away
  • Time-consuming
  • Treated: Tractada
  • Whilst: Malgrat
  • Embrace: Abraçar
  • Aims: Objectius

Unit 2: Sports

Vocabulary

  • Be disqualified: Desqualificat
  • Be knocked out: Ser noquejat
  • Boo off: Escridassar fora
  • Carry on: Seguir
  • Champion
  • Championship: Campionat
  • Cheer on: Animar
  • Competition
  • Competitor
  • Crowd: Multitud
  • Drop out (of a race): Abandonar
  • Endurance: Resistència
  • Event
  • Final
  • Get through (to the final): Arribar
  • League title: Títol de lliga
  • Participant
  • Qualify: Qualificar
  • Race: Carrera o raça
  • Rider: Genet
  • Sign up: Contractar
  • Spectator
  • Stadium
  • Stamina: Resistència
  • Supporter: Partidari
  • Take part in: Formar part de
  • Team
  • Teammate: Company d’equip
  • Tournament

Movement Verbs

  • Chase (after): Perseguir
  • Climb (up/along): 1. Enfilar, 2. Pujar al llarg de
  • Crawl (through)
  • Cross (over): Creuar
  • Dive (into): Submergir-se en
  • Get (over): Superar
  • Jog (round): Ronda de desplaçament
  • Jump (across/into/out/over): 1. Saltar, 4. Saltar per sobre
  • March (along): Marxar al llarg de
  • Ski (along): Esquiar al llarg
  • Skip
  • Swim (through): Nedar a través
  • Walk (over): Aixafar

Unit 3: Keeping Fit

Vocabulary

  • Become a member
  • Bulk up: Engruixir
  • Enrol (in a class): Matricular-se
  • Enter (a competition)
  • Feel unwell: Sentir-se malament
  • Get into shape: Posar-se en forma
  • Get together
  • Give up: Rendir-se
  • Go on a diet
  • Join (a gym): Inscriure’s
  • Keep fit: Mantenir-se en forma
  • Lose weight: Perdre pes
  • Make an appointment
  • Put on weight
  • Stop smoking
  • Take supplements
  • Take up: Començar
  • Training

Suffixes

  • Businessman/woman
  • Entrant
  • Founder
  • Organizer
  • Specialist

Reading Vocabulary

  • Tough: Duro
  • Chase: Perseguir
  • Shortage: Escassetat
  • Wade (through): Caminar per l’aigua
  • Strength: Força
  • Mud-covered: Cobert de fang
  • Wall: Muralla
  • Fueled: Alimentat
  • Desire: Desig
  • Slippery: Resbaladís
  • Bandana: Panyuelo
  • Junkies: Addictes
  • Slope: Costa avall