Vocabulario Esencial de Inglés: Preposiciones, Phrasal Verbs y Términos Médicos

Preposiciones en Inglés

ON: Days of the week: on Monday, the picture on the wall, London lies on the Thames, on the table, on the left, on the first floor, on the bus, on a plane, on TV, on the radio, on foot, on horseback, get on the bus.

IN: In August / in winter, in the morning, in 2009, in an hour, get in the car, in the kitchen, in London, in the book, in the car, in a taxi, in the picture, in the world.

AT: At night, at the weekend, at half past nine, at the door, at the station, at the table, at a concert, at the party, at the cinema, at school, at work. She learned Russian at 45.

SINCE: Since 1983.

FOR: For 2 years.

AGO: 3 years ago.

BEFORE: Before 1987.

TO: Ten to six (5:50), go to the cinema / London / to bed.

PAST: Ten past six (6:10).

TO / TILL / UNTIL: From Monday to / till Friday.

TILL / UNTIL: He’s on holiday until Friday.

BY: I’ll be back by 6 o’clock, by bus, a book by Ken Follett. By 11 o’clock I had read 5 pages.

BY, NEXT TO, BESIDE: Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.

UNDER: The bag is under the table.

BELOW: (debajo) The fish are below the surface.

OVER: Put a jacket over your shirt, over 16 years of age, walk over the bridge, climb over the wall.

THROUGH: Drive through the tunnel.

INTO: Into the kitchen / the house.

FROM: A flower from the garden, a present from Jane.

OF: A page of the book, the picture of a place.

OFF: Get off the train.

OUT OF: Get out of the taxi.

ABOUT: We were talking about you.

Phrasal Verbs Comunes

Bring back: restore: Eating healthy is a good way to bring back your weight.

Bring down: reduce: Eating healthy is a good way to bring down your weight.

Come about: happen: How did the accident happen?

Come along: make progress: You are coming along nicely.

Come back: return, remember: Make an appointment to come back in a month. It came back to me as soon as I saw her.

Come from: one’s birthplace: Where do you come from? I come from England.

Come on: encourage: Come on, Mr. Smith, let’s see you walk across the room now. grow, make progress: Your baby is coming on very well. start (symptoms): Tell me exactly when these panic attacks first came on.

Come to: regain consciousness: When I came to, I was on the bathroom floor.

Get along: make progress: Fine, you are getting along very well.

Get along with someone: have a good relationship with somebody: Do you get along with your family?

Go on: continue: I can’t go any longer like this. Go on taking the tablets. happen, take place: What’s going on?

Go under: have an anaesthetic: The patient went under at 12. die: Do you think he’s going to go under?

Go up: rise (blood pressure, temperature, etc.): Your blood pressure has gone up again.

Look out: be careful, watch out: Look out! You’ll burn yourself.

Keep off something: not drink, eat, smoke, etc.: You should keep off alcohol while you are taking these tablets.

Keep on doing something: continue doing something: Most women keep on working nowadays.

Put on: increase: I put on several kg last summer.

Vocabulario Médico y Anatomía

TO RINSE: golpear
TO HURT: herir, hacer daño
TO BE ADMITTED TO H.: Ingresar
TO INJECT: inyectar
TO INTUBATE: intubar
TO CHEW: masticar
TO DIE: morir
TO BITE: morder
TO WET (TO MOISTEN): mojar
TO SMELL: oler
TO OPERATE: operar
TO GIVE BIRTH: parir
TO SUFFER: padecer
TO SWALLOW: tragar
TO TOUCH: tocar
TO COUGH: toser
TO SHIVER / SHAKE / TREMBLE: temblar
TO VOMIT: vomitar
TO SIP: sorber
TO REMOVE: quitar
TO CRY / WEEP: llorar
FLU: gripe
CHICKENPOX: varicela
GERMAN MEASLES / RUBELLA: rubeola
SPRAIN: esguince
KIDNEY STONES: cálculos renales (piedras en el riñón)
FRACTURED BONE: fractura ósea
BRUISE: contusión
HEEL: talón
HIP: cadera
BACK: espalda
ARMPIT: axila
BREAST: pecho
NIPPLE: pezón
FAECES: heces
FOREHEAD: frente
ANKLE: tobillo
NECK: cuello
WAIST: cintura
WRIST: muñeca
THUMB: pulgar
BEDRIDDEN: encamado
BLIND: ciego
DEAF: sordo
BEHAVIOUR: comportamiento
BEDSORES: úlceras por presión (UPP)
BUTTOCKS: nalgas
GROIN: ingles

Alimentos y Bebidas

BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, WATER, WINE, COFFEE, TEA, MILK, BUTTER, BREAD, CHEESE, EGGS, OMELETTE, CAKE, DESSERT, FRUIT, PINEAPPLE (piña), APPLE, PEACH (melocotón), STRAWBERRY (fresa), CHERRY, PEAR, PLUM (ciruela), GRAPE (uva), LETTUCE, MARMALADE / JAM, GRAPEFRUIT (pomelo), POTATO, TOMATO, PEAS (guisantes), ONION, GARLIC (ajo), CARROT, MUSHROOMS, PEPPER, BEANS (judías), CABBAGE (col), CELERY (apio), CUCUMBER (pepino), VINEGAR, SALT, OIL, SOUP, FISH, PRAWN (gambas), MUSSELS (mejillones), CHICKEN, HAM (jamón), BOILED HAM (jamón york), LAMB (cordero), PORK, BEEF (ternera), CHIPS, PUMPKIN.