Idioms, Phrasal Verbs y Vocabulario sobre la Amistad en Inglés: Guía de Estudio
Idioms sobre la amistad
IDIOMS:
Go back a long way: Amistad que existe desde hace mucho tiempo.
Have (your) ups and downs: A veces feliz y a veces triste.
Hit it off: Ser amistoso con alguien.
Know sb inside out: Saberlo todo sobre alguien o algo.
Be like chalk and cheese: Ser muy distinto a alguien.
Be on the same wavelength: Estar de acuerdo / en la misma onda.
Get on like a house on fire: Se gustan mucho mutuamente y se hacen muy amigos.
Not see eye to eye: No estar de acuerdo.
Stick together through thick and thin: Estar en las buenas y en las malas.
Talk about sb behind (their) back: Hablar a las espaldas de alguien.
Similes
SIMILES:
Cry like a baby - They fight like cats and dogs - You are as blind as a bat - It fits like a glove - You are light as a feather - You sleep like a log - You are as quiet as a mouse - As dry as a bone - Be as cool as a cucumber - Eat like a horse.
Partners: adjetivos de emoción
PARTNERS:
- Aggrieved → Offended (Ofendido)
- Baffled → Confused (Desconcertado)
- Devastated → Disappointed (Hundido)
- Ecstatic → Delighted (Eufórico)
- Elated → (Emocionado)
- Gobsmacked → Surprised (Boquiabierto)
- Gutted → Disappointed (Decepcionado)
- Honoured → Proud and pleased (Honrado)
- Impervious → Indifferent (Insensible)
- Outraged → Offended (Indignado)
- Perplexed → Confused (Desconcertado)
- Perturbed → Worried (Preocupado) ↔ Troubled
- Privileged → Proud and pleased (Privilegiado)
- Stunned → Surprised (Sorprendido)
- Unconcerned → (Despreocupado)
Stages of friendship
Making friends
Bond with sb over sth: Establecer vínculo con alguien.
Get acquainted with sb: Familiarizarse con alguien.
Strike up a friendship with sb: Entablar amistad con alguien.
Get talking with sb: Comenzar a hablar.
Befriend someone: Hacerse amigo de alguien.
Being friends
Be inseparable: Ser inseparables.
Keep a friendship going: Mantener una amistad.
See a lot of sb: Ver mucho a alguien.
Keep track of sb: Seguir la pista de alguien.
Run into sb: Encontrarse con alguien.
Losing friends
Drift apart: Distanciarse.
Fall out with sb: Pelearse con alguien.
Wreck a friendship: Arruinar una amistad.
Unfriend sb: Deshacer la amistad con alguien.
Emphatic adjectives
- Entertaining → Captivating
- Difficult → Daunting
- Energetic → Frenetic
- Great → Profound
- Strict → Rigid
- Surprising → Startling
- Threatened → Doomed
- Tiny → Minuscule
As vs Like
Like: Preposición + noun phrase o gerund.
As: Conjunción + as + S + V + (O).
NOTES:
- Cuando as va seguido de un verbo auxiliar o modal, se invierte el orden (He is a good player, as was his father...).
- As se usa para hablar de un rol o función, de la misma forma que una preposición.
So & Such
So: + Adj, Adv, much + uncountable noun, many + countable noun.
Such: + (Adj) uncountable noun, a/an + (Adj) + singular countable noun, (Adj) plural, a lot of + noun.
Reporting structures
V + Gerund: Admit, Advise, Avoid, Deny, Mention, Recommend, Regret, Suggest.
V + Infinitive: Agree, Ask, Claim, Offer, Promise, Refuse, Threaten.
V + O + Infinitive: Advise, Beg, Dare, Encourage, Order, Remind, Urge, Warn.
V + Prep + Gerund: Admit to, Apologise for, Confess to, Insist on.
V + O + Prep + Gerund: Accuse sb of, Blame sb for, Warn sb against.
V + (that) + [should clause]: Demand, Propose, Recommend, Request, Suggest.
V + question word / if / whether: Ask, Enquire, Wonder.
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