Glosario 3

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ALL THE BEST

All the best (phrase) /ɔːlðəbɛst/ 'Said or written to wish a person well on ending a letter or parting'.
Well done to both players on a great achievement and we wish them all the best in the All Ireland final. [ES mis mejores deseos]

Amateur
Amateur (iii) /ˈ
æm·ə·tər/ 'Doing something as a hobby' For an amateur, he was quite a good photographer [ES aficionado]
AMBITION
Ambition (n.) /amˈbɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. 'A strong desire to do or achieve something'. Her ambition was to become a pilot. He achieved his ambition of making
a fortune. 1.1 'Desire and determination to achieve success'. Young men and women with ambition. [ES ambición]

AMBITIOUS
Ambitious (adj.) /æmˈbɪʃəs/ 'determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.'. They were very ambitious for their children. 1.1 'needing a lot of
effort, money or time to succeed'. The government has announced an ambitious plan to modernize the railway network. [ES ambicioso/a]

Among
Among (prep.) /əˈmʌŋ/ 'surronded by somebody/something; in the middle of somebody/something'. 'Juan's farm is situated among the cornfields
of eastern Kansas.' [Es entre].

Amount
Amount (n.) /əˈmaʊnt/ 'A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent'. Sport gives an enormous
amount of pleasure to many people. [ES cantidad]

ANALYZE
Analyze (v.) /ˈ
ænəlaɪz/ 'Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes
of explanation and interpretation'. We need to analyze our results more clearly. [ES analizar]

anger
anger (n) /ˈ
aŋɡə/ 'A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.' The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience.
[ES: indignación, ira, enfado]

Angry
Angry (adj.) /ˈ
æŋ·ɡri/: 1. 'feeling that you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have done something bad'. He's really angry with me for upsetting Sophie. 2. 'Feeling
or showing anger'. She is angry with him. [ES enfadado]. 3. '(Literary) Red and sore-looking'. He has an angry cut over his left eye. [ES inflamado].

ANNIVERSARY
r ə
Anniversary (n.) /ˌænɪˈvɜː s ri/ 'The date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year'. This month marks the 70th
anniversary of the opening of the first drive-in theater. [ES aniversario]

ANNUAL
Annual (adj.) /ˈænjuəl/ 'Of or for a year; yearly, something ocurring every year.' The club will hold its annual meeting next week [ES anual]

Anorexia
ANOREXIA
anorexia (n.) /ˌænəˈreksiə/ 'a serious mental illness in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, often resulting in dangerous weight
loss'. Anorexia is one of the main mental illnesses among teenagers in developed countries. [ES anorexia]

APE
Ape (n.) /eɪp/ 'a large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons'. Mother apes - chimpanzees, gorillas,
orangutans, humans - dote on their babies. [ES simio].

Appeal
APPEAL
appeal(verb.) /əˈpiːl/ 'Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.'. Police are appealing for information about the incident. [ES atraer, reclamar]

Appearance
Appearance (n.)/əˈpɪrəns/ `The way that somebody/something looks on the outside; what somebody/something seems to be'. She had never been
greatly concerned about her appearance. [ES apariencia].

Appointment
Appointment (n) /əˈpɔɪntm(ə)nt/ 'An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.' We were building a house in Isleworth, and I
had made an appointment to meet a friend of ours on the site. [ES cita, hora]

APPRENTICE
(Unit 5)
Apprentice(n.) /əˈprɛntɪs/ 'a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages'. It is often
asserted that by keeping wages low for apprentices, employers will automatically take more on. Es [aprendiz]

ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Archaeological (adj) /ˌ
ɑkː ɪəˈ
lɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ Relating to archaeology. 'the archaeological sites of Mesopotamia' [ES arqueológico]
/

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