Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts

Thursday, 7 May 2015

Expanding your vocabulary: freak

freak  monstruo, engendro, bicho raro

DEFINITION: a person considered to be very strange because of the way they look, think or behave

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Expanding your vocabulary: make it up to someone

make it up to someone  compensar a alguien (de algĂșn modo)

DEFINITION: to do something good for someone because you have done something wrong or have upset them before

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Expanding your vocabulary: be hard up (for something)

be hard up (for something)  estar falto/andar escaso de algo

DEFINITION: lacking something that you want or need

Monday, 26 January 2015

Expanding your vocabulary: air pocket

air pocket  bolsa de aire

DEFINITION: an air current that makes a plane gain or lose altitude suddenly

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Expanding your vocabulary: red-light district



red-light district  barrio chino, zona de alterne

DEFINITION: the area in a city where there are many prostitutes and sex shops