Vocabulary B8 L1

Fall/fell down Caer She fell down in a big hole.

Freeze/froze Congelarse The weather is very cold, it's freezing outside.
Follow Seguir Just follow the directions.
Grow/grew Crecer They were born in Peru but grew up in Spain.
Land Tierra The Indians lost their land in America.
Take(a right/a left) Tomar/doblar a la Go to the corner, take a right and go all straight ahead.
derecha o a la
izquierda
Take off/took off Despegar The airplane takes off at 7 am.

Centigrade Centgrados The temperature was 20 degrees centigrades.

Comma Coma (signo de Write a comma after this word to make a little pause.
puntuacin)
East Este/Oriente What country do you know in the middle east?
For (time) Por She was in Rome for 3 weeks.
North Norte We live north of Main Street.
North of, South of, Al norte/ sur/ este Mexico is south of The United States.
East of, etc. de ...
Straight(ahead) Derecho The stadium is straight ahead on this street.
West Oeste/Occidente Mexico is in the west.
Block Cuadra She lives three blocks from where I live.
Corner Esquina See you at the corner of Main St. and Oak St.
Degree Grado How many degrees did the temperature go down?
Direction Direccin Youre going in the wrong direction.
Directions Instrucciones Im following the directions that you gave me.
Eastern Este (adjetivo) Lola lives on the eastern side of the city.
Fahrenheit Fahrenheit This thermometer doesnt read Fahrenheit degrees.

Ground Suelo Carrots grow under the ground.

Highway Carretera I took the highway and I arrived in 30 minutes.
Ice Hielo Ice is melting in the Poles.
Kilometer Kilmetro This beach must be a kilometer long!
Mile Milla The nearest store is two miles away.
North Norte Canada is north of The United States.
Park Parque Lets take a walk around the park.
Road Camino This road takes you to highway I-94.
South Sur Mexico exports many products to South America.
Temperature Temperatura The temperature is going down.
Thermometer Termmetro We use a thermometer to read the temperature of things.
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Exercise Ejercicio Walking is good exercise for everybody.
Forget Olvidar You forgot to call me on my birthday.
Hit Golpear The ball hit the boy by accident.
Miss Fallar The batter missed to hit the ball.
Remember to Recordar I don't remember your face.
Shut Cerrar You keep your mouth shut.
Try Intentar They tried to fix the car, but they couldn't.
Work out Hacer ejercicio I hate to work out on Mondays.
Free time Tiempo libre I like to read in my free time.
Get in shape Ponerse en forma She has to get in shape urgently.
Have a good time Pasarla bien We had a good time at the party.
Workout Entrenamiento I couldnt complete my workout today.
Have fun Divertirse Have fun at the concert!
To be in good shape Estar en forma Its good to be in good shape.
Out of shape Fuera de forma She is completely out of shape. She can't even
run a mile.
Beautiful Hermoso Blue whales are beautiful animals.
Difficult Difcil This math problem is really difficult.
Exciting Emocionante The game was very exciting at the end.
Healthy Sano Little Jack is a healthy baby.
Watch Reloj This is an expensive watch.
Volleyball Voleibol Do you want to play volleyball?
Important Importante Nowadays, it's important to speak a second
language.
Interesting Interesante This book is very interesting.
Sit- up Abdominales (ejercicio) I need to lose some weight. I have to do
some sit-ups.
Push- up Lagartijas (ejercicio) Come on soldier! Give me ten push-ups.
Gym/ gymnasium Gimnasio Let's go to the gym and do some exercise.
Terrific Extraordinario The party was terrific; everybody had a good
time!
Fun Diversin We had a lot of fun at the party.
Exercise Ejercicio How often do you do exercise?
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Call up Llamar por telfono Please, called me up tonight; I have something
to tell you.
Deposit Depositar Deposit another coin if you want to talk for
another 3 minutes..
Find Encontrar Im trying to find a drugstore
Hang up Colgar Just a minute, dont hang up.
Make Hacer I want to make a local call.
Person Persona That person is not here right now.
Pay phone Telfono pblico Is there a pay phone nearby?
Page Pgina I need the yellow pages to find her phone
number.
Pay Pagar I need a check to pay for the dress .
Just a minute Slo un minuto Could you wait just a minute?
Long distance call Lamada de larga I want to make a long distance call.
distancia
Person to person Llamada de persona a Do you want a person-to-person call?
call persona
Station to station Con quien conteste I need to make a station-to-station call to Sam's
call house. I need to leave him a message.
Busy Ocupado The line is busy.
Cheap Barato A local call is cheap.
Expensive Caro The car was very expensive!
Just Justo/solamente I just called her two minutes ago.
Public phone Telfono pblico Shes using a public phone.
Local Local Can I make a local call from your telephone?
Operator Operadora He called the operator for information.
Whom A quin Whom did you call?
Call Llamar They will call me in a week.
Change Moneda fraccionaria If you call from a public phone, you'll need
some change.
Coin Moneda I need more coins to make a call.
Conversation Conversacin We had a nice conversation.
Factory Fbrica I work in a factory.
Slot Ranura Public phones have a slot for coins.
Line (phone) Lnea telefnica Most telephone lines collapsed ofter the Tsunami
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Be back Regresar I will be back in 10 minutes.
Call back Regresar la llamada Please, tell Sam to call me back. I need to
talk to him.
Deposit Depositar, depsito You have to deposit a thousand dollars to
open an account.
Hold Sostener/ Sujetar He was holding a gun in his left hand.
Bedroom Recmara Hes studying in his bedroom.
Hold on Esperar Hold on; Mr. Smith will take your call in a
minute.
Bell Timbre Children usually ring door bells and then run
away.
Look for Buscar Im looking for a new house.
Dining room Comedor We were in the dinning room.
Garden Jardn The kids are playing in the garden.
For rent En renta There's an apartment for rent here.
Hold the line No cuelgue Hold the line. Don't hang up.
Leave a message Dejar un mensaje Sandra is not here now. Do you want
to leave a message?
Return a call Regresar una llamada Don't worry, she will return your call.
Take a message Tomar un mensaje Can I leave a message for Brenda?
Manage Arreglrselas He managed to open the door.
Rent Renta, rentar I need to rent a car.
Ring Sonar (telfono) The phone is ringing!
Tell Decir, contarle a alguien Tell her that Ill be back.
Wait (for) Esperar a Sir, can you wait for me outside ?
Resident Residente Most residents in this area are rich.
Moment Momento Wait a moment, please.
Message Mensaje I have a message for you.
Manager Administrador/ Gerente I need to see the manager; I have a
problem.
Apartment Departamento I moved to another apartment.
Basement Stano Modern houses don't have
a basement anymore.