Vocabulario y gramática inglés-español: expresiones útiles con traducción y ejemplos

Vocabulario esencial de inglés con traducción al español

Expresiones y verbos frecuentes

call into question: poner en duda / entredicho
carve out: tallar, esculpir
catchy: pegadizo/a
celebrity endorsement: publicidad / promoción con personas famosas
commit: comprometerse
commitment: compromiso
a case in point: un buen ejemplo / exponente
a question of: cuestión de

endorse: anunciar, publicitar
endorsement: publicidad, promoción; apoyo, respaldo

Vocabulario con el prefijo un-

unbelievable: increíble, inconcebible
unbiased: imparcial, objetivo/a
uncommon: infrecuente, poco común
unconventional: poco convencional, inusual
undeniable: innegable, indiscutible
underachieve: rendir por debajo de las posibilidades
underestimate: subestimar / minusvalorar a alguien
understatement: eufemismo (be an understatement: quedarse corto/a)
unexceptional: normal y corriente
unfeasible: inviable, irrealizable
unforeseen: inesperado/a, imprevisto/a
unprejudiced: imparcial, objetivo/a
unreliable: de dudosa confianza, poco fiable
unremarkable: normal y corriente
unrequited love: amor no correspondido
unthinkable: impensable
untrustworthy: de dudosa confianza, poco fiable

Otros verbos y expresiones

usher: llevar, acompañar
refrain from: evitar, abstenerse de
cut back on: reducir, recortar
dread: terror, pavor
overdo: pasarse, hacer sobreesfuerzos
overemphasise: exagerar, insistir demasiado en
overload: saturar a alguien
prejudice: prejuicio
come out: dar como resultado
confuse: confundir a alguien
confusion: confusión
crumpled: arrugado/a

Gramática práctica: transformaciones de frases

Uso de POINT, AT THE POINT OF y otras estructuras

I didn't like broccoli. → POINT
✔ I want to make a point about disliking broccoli.

Matt is about to quit the marathon. → POINT
✔ Matt is at the point of quitting the marathon. (at the point of + -ing = a punto de)

Present perfect continuous con FOR

I started reading this book a week ago. → FOR
✔ I have been reading this book for a week. (present perfect continuous + for + periodo de tiempo)

Voz pasiva con GOING TO

They will announce the winners tomorrow. → GOING
✔ The winners are going to be announced tomorrow. (be going to be + participio pasado)

Future perfect passive

Our projects will be completed before next week. → BY
✔ Our projects will have been completed by next week. (will have been + participio pasado)

Was going to para el futuro desde el pasado

Nobody could have predicted that the shy child would one day become a sought-after lecturer. → WAS
✔ Nobody could have predicted that the shy child was going to become a sought-after lecturer. (was going to = iba a)

Peticiones educadas con IF

Could you please help us move these boxes? → IF
✔ I was wondering if you could help us move these boxes.

Meant to y would

I was planning to phone you, but I completely lost track of the time. → MEANT
✔ I meant to phone you, but I completely lost track of the time. (meant to = tenía intención de)

I had a feeling that we were going to win the game — and we did! → WOULD
✔ I had a feeling that we would win the game — and we did! (would = futuro visto desde el pasado)

Negación de allow con NOT

My parents refused to allow me to go away for the weekend. → NOT
✔ My parents did not let me go away for the weekend. (negativo de allow: did not let + infinitivo sin to)