Vocabulario Inglés: Phrasal Verbs, Modales, Adjetivos y Romeo y Julieta

Phrasal Verbs (Verbos Preposicionales)

log into (acceder), plug in (enchufar), switch off (apagar), turn down (bajar), turn on (encender), turn up (subir), check in (registrarse), check out (pagar y marcharse), get to (llegar al sitio), go out (salir), set off (partir), set up (montar), take off (despegar), cut in (interrumpir), cut off (interrumpir una conversación), cut out (recortar), get across (comunicar), get by (defenderse), get through (comunicarse), pass down (transmitir), pass on (dar), pick up (adquirir).

Informática e Internet

reset (reiniciar), go online (conectarse a internet), download (descargar), access (acceder), click (pinchar), save (guardar), insert (insertar), make a backup copy (hacer una copia de seguridad), type (escribir), upload (subir), surf the internet (navegar por internet), crash (bloquearse), direct (dirigir), disturb (molestar).

Traducción de Tiempos y Condicionales

Presente, futuro, pudieras o pudieses, iría, hubiera sido, habría pasado.

Adjetivos de Personalidad

stubborn (testarudo), shoulder-length (hasta el hombro), slim (liso), gorgeous (precioso), shy (tímido), outgoing (sociable), adventurous (aventurero).

Vocabulario de Viajes

binoculars (prismáticos), boat trip (viaje en barco), business trip (viaje de negocios), first-aid kit (botiquín), money belt (riñonera), pocketknife (navaja), raincoat (impermeable), sleeping bag (saco de dormir), suitcase (maleta), torch (linterna), swimsuit (bañador), wetsuit (traje de buzo).

Verbos Deportivos y Expresiones

beat (derrotar), hit (golpear), kick (patear), train (entrenar), do (hacer), go (ir), play (jugar), complain about (quejarse de), apologise for (disculparse por), blame (culpar), warn (advertir).

Verbos Comunicativos y Pronombres Relativos

chat (charlar), request (pedir), enquire (preguntar), official (oficial), bad (mala), first (primera), sign (signo), foreign (extranjera), body language (lenguaje corporal).

Pronombres Relativos

• where (lugar) — no se puede quitar
• who / that (persona) — se puede quitar
• which / that (cosa) — se puede quitar
• when / that (cuando) — se puede quitar
• whose (posesión) — no se puede quitar

Presente Perfecto y Tiempos Verbales

Uso con just, already, yet, ever, never.

He estado, había estado, he estado haciendo, estuve haciendo, hice.

Cine y Teatro

cast (reparto), costumes (vestuario), plot (argumento), struggle (lucha), direct (dirigir), release (estrenar), review (criticar), screen (proyectar), star (protagonizar).

Adjetivos para Opiniones

amusing (divertida), awful (horrible), disturbing (perturbador), dreadful (pésima), dull (aburrido), hilarious (muy divertido), outstanding (excepcional), superb (magnífico), thrilling (emocionante).

Adjetivos Negativos

independent, informal, unfriendly, dishonest, unattractive, disorganised, impatient, impolite, unreliable.

Deportes: Expresiones Clave

break a record (batir un récord), enter a competition (participar en una competición), keep fit (mantenerse en forma), score a goal (marcar un gol), win the match (ganar el partido), beat (vencer), draw (empate), runner-up (subcampeón), take up (empezar a).

Prefijos y Palabras Compuestas

underestimated, overuse, interconnected, renewable, multi-millionaire, anti-smoking, recycle, international, overpopulated, anti-nuclear.

Romeo y Julieta

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The movie was filmed in Verona, Italy. The film director is Baz Luhrmann and the main actors were Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes and Pete Postlethwaite.

Argumento

It tells the story of two rival families: the "Montague" and the "Capulet". The heirs of each family are Romeo and Juliet. They should be enemies but, despite the hate between their families, they fall in love.

They are in trouble when they want to live their love and their lives in freedom, because their families don't allow it. Juliet makes a plan: she will take some poison in order to pretend to be dead. Romeo thinks that she is actually dead and he also takes poison, but this time the poison kills him.

When Juliet wakes up, she realizes that Romeo is dead and she also kills herself with a sword.

Opinión Personal

I read this book because a friend recommended it to me. I think that this is a beautiful love story, but its end is really sad. I felt really disappointed when I finished it. What a pity!

Modales

• must (deber): obligación impuesta por ti.
• have to (tener que): obligación impuesta desde fuera.
• should (debería): consejo.
• would: condicional.
• may (poder): 90% de probabilidad.
• might (podría): 40% de probabilidad.
• need (tener la necesidad de): necesidad.