the parts in a car or bicycle that control how fast the wheels turn (marxa)
gear
damage to someone’s body (ferida, lesió)
injury
to succeed at a test or an exam (aprovar)
pass
a number or letter that is written on a piece of work, saying how good the work is (nota)
mark
to hurry or move quickly somewhere (afanyar-se)
rush
to have to pay money back to someone who gave you money in the past (deure)
owe
a container that is used to put waste in
bin / rubbish bin / dustbin / trash can / garbage can
a piece of equipment that you wear over your ears so that you can listen to music (auriculars)
headphones
to surprise or please someone very much
blow someone down
blow someone out
blow someone away
blow someone up
to tell someone that something bad may happen in the future (advertir, avisar)
warn
the people who work for an organization (personal, plantilla)
stuff
staff
a type of something (classe, mena)
sort
What is this? (and how do you pronounce it!)
avocado
to have/not have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something (poder/no poder permetre’s (fer) ac)
can/can’t afford (to do) something
a lot of something in the shape of a small hill, or a number of things on top of each other (munt, pila)
pile
an event where lines of people walk through a public place to celebrate a special day (desfilada)
parade
a frightening dream (malson)
nightmare
someone that you work with (col·lega)
colleague
a device worn inside or next to the ear by people who cannot hear well in order to help them to hear better
hearing aid
to learn and discuss the newest facts about something (posar-se al dia)
catch up
the part of your body between your hand and your arm (canell)
wrist
a small, round ball of glass, plastic, or wood that is used for making jewellery
bead
very thick, strong string (corda)
rope
a long, wide road between cities, usually used by cars travelling fast (autovia, autopista)
motorway
to be brave enough to do something (atrevir-se a fer ac)
dare (to) do something
a comfortable bus used to take groups of people over long distances (autocar)
coach
to get free rides in other people’s cars by waiting next to the road (fer autoestop)
hitchhike
the surface that covers the top of a building or vehicle (teulada)
roof
to sit or lie in the sun so that your skin becomes darker (prendre el sol)
sunbathe
a single thing in a set or on a list (article, element)
item
a small, round thing containing medicine that you swallow (pastilla)
tablet
a large building where a town’s local government is based (ajuntament)
town hall
the process of taking air into and out of your lungs (respiració)
breathing
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material (vestit)
suit
enjoyment or pleasure, or something that gives you enjoyment or pleasure (diversió)
fun
an event at which companies, organizations, or groups show what they do or sell their products or services (fira)
fair
to hate someone or something (no suportar algú/ac)
can’t stand someone/something
What is this?
waterfall
a sexual relationship between two people when one or both of them is married to someone else (aventura)
affair
behaving in a way that is not polite and upsets other people (mal educat)
rude
a type of fungus with a short stem and a round top, some types of which can be eaten (xampinyó, bolet)
mushroom
money that you borrow to buy a home (hipoteca)
mortgage
painful, especially when touched (adolorit, irritat)
ache
sore
hurt
pain
a sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money (subhasta)
auction
to say that you think someone has done something bad (acusar)
accuse
to stand in a row in order to wait for something (fer cua)
queue (up)
someone who lives very near you, especially in the next house (veí, veïna)
neighbour
a feeling of spinning around and being unable to balance, often caused by looking down from a height
vertigo
a curved part of a coast that partly surrounds an area of water
cove
unwilling to spend money
tight
a powder that you see on a surface or in the air (pols)
dust
a bird like a large chicken that you can eat (gall dindi)
turkey
someone who prepares and sells meat (carnisser, -a) *and the shop where meat is sold?*
butcher *butcher's*
to break a small piece off something that is hard (escantellar)
chip
extremely unpleasant (repugnant)
disgusting
one of the parts of a big road that is shown by a painted line (carril)
lane
a game in which you write words that are the answers to questions in a pattern of black and white squares (mots encreuats)
crossword
to finish a game or competition with each team or player having the same score (empatar)
tie / draw
a large group of people who are together in one place (multitud)
crowd
an area of a town or city that people live in (barri)
neighbourhood
a member of a group of religious women who live away from other people (monja)
nun
Someone who is ................ does not like working. (mandrós)
lazy
a story that is written for actors to perform, usually in a theatre (obra (de teatre))
play
in any way (gens)
at all
for all
not all
no all
a person who thinks that he or she knows much more than other people (setciències)
know-all / know-it-all
unspecified materials, objects, substances, or ideas
staff
stuff
something that you give to someone, usually on a special day (regal)
gift / present
bigger than usual (inflat)
swollen
to go somewhere in order to get someone or something (recollir ac/algú)
pick up
an official who has the legal authority to say that documents are correctly signed or true or to make an oath (= promise) official
notary
to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you (emprovar-se ac)
try something on
how far above the ground something is (altura)
height
a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone else, especially for a party, or in a movie or play (disfressa, vestuari)
costume
What type of truck is this?
tow truck
a piece of material used for cleaning or drying things (drap)
cloth / rag
a hole in something that a liquid or gas comes out of (forat, gotera, fuita)
leak
a long, thin piece of material used to fasten shoes (cordó)
shoelace
to fasten something so that the top part is fixed but the lower part is free to move, or to be held in this way (penjar, estar penjat)
hang
fer vaga
strike
to behave as if you are sexually attracted to someone (flirtejar)
flirt
mucus produced in the nose
snot
an organization that represents people who do a particular job (sindicat)
union
a little angry (molest, enutjat)
annoyed
a strap that you fasten across your body when travelling in a car or plane (cinturó de seguretat)
seat belt
an open area with buildings around it, often in the centre of a town (plaça)
square
to speak very quietly so that other people cannot hear (xiuxiuejar, parlar/dir en veu baixa)
whisper
to fasten something with string, rope, etc. (lligar)
tie
someone with funny clothes and a painted face, who makes people laugh by being silly (pallasso, -a)
clown
a strong, bad feeling that you get when you think that something bad might happen (por)
fear
a hard hat that protects your head (casc)
helmet
a short, funny story that someone tells to make people laugh (acudit)
joke
to press your hand or a cloth on a surface and move it backwards and forwards (fregar)
rub
to draw a line under a word or words (subratllar)
underline
one journey around a track for racing (volta)
lap
a shirt that is worn by a member of a sports team
jersey
to do a baptism ceremony for someone (batejar)
baptize
to accept that a difficult situation exists and is something you must deal with (afrontar ac)
face up to something
loose, comfortable clothes, usually trousers and a top, often worn for exercising (xandall)
tracksuit
Food that is _____ (gustós) has a good flavour and is nice to eat.
tasty
making you smile or laugh (graciós)
funny
the back part of your mouth and the part inside your neck (coll, gola)
throat
a small object that explodes and makes a loud noise and bright colours in the sky (coet)
firework
a place that people go to in order to dance and drink in the evening
club
an illness like a very bad cold that causes pains and fever (grip)
flu