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UNIT 3: PEOPLE
Personality adjectives English Definition Translation Example sentence
- This person is anxious but also
worried and sad.
anxious (adj) Eager to do something. ansioso - The boy is anxious about his first
day at school.

Being certain of your abilities or Confiado - We're proud of our past and
confident (adj) having trust in people, plans, or the confident in our future.
future. - The doctor is confident that Mr
Edmonton will survive.
Deceiving others and not telling the deshonesto - Matthew was a dishonest tax
dishonest (adj) truth. collector full of greed.
- Not built by a dishonest
contractor.
Someone who is disorganized is very desorganizado - This place is dusty and
disorganized (adj) bad at organizing things in their life. disorganized.
- Staff- a bit disorganized and not
super helpful.
Relaxed and not easily upset or despreocupado - Andres is a cool guy, easygoing like
easygoing (adj) worried. a lamb.
- We heard he was pretty easygoing.
Behaving in a pleasant, kind way amable - All it takes is a friendly gesture.
friendly (adj) towards someone. - Still friendly and popular as ever.
Trabajador -Coworkers describe him as likable
hardworking (adj) Always doing a lot of work- and hardworking.
- He is an honest, diligent,
hardworking African

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helpful (adj) Willing to help, or giving help Servicial -Provision of template or outline
could be helpful.
- The following reference materials
are helpful.
honest (adj) Telling the truth or able to be honesto - It's more honest than most
trusted relationships.
- The folk here are honest and good-
hearted.
impatient (adj) Easily annoyed by someone's impaciente - They know how impatient people
mistakes or because you have to are.
wait. - You are more impatient than your
son.
impolite (adj) Behaving in a way that is not socially descortés - Even her parents thought that
correct and shows a lack of Andrea was impolite.
understanding of and care for other - It's very impolite of you to decline
people's feelings. her invitation.
insensitive (adj) Not feeling or showing sympathy for insensible - That's one of the most insensitive
other people's feelings, or refusing things you've ever said.
to give importance to something. - It was insensitive and
inappropriate, so please do forgive
me.
kind (adj) Generous, helpful, and thinking amable - Also the owner is very kind and
about other people's feelings. willing to help.
- It was kind of you to help me.
organized (adj) Arranged according to a particular Organizado -My father is very organized and
system. always follows a routine.
- She is quite organized with her
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patient (adj) Able to remain calm and not
become annoyed when waiting for a
long time or when dealing with
problems or difficult people.
polite (adj) Behaving in a way that is socially
correct and shows understanding of
and care for other people's feelings.
reliable (adj) Someone or something that is
reliable can be trusted or believed
because he, she, or it works or
behaves well in the way you expect.
responsible (adj) To have control and authority over
something or someone and the duty
of taking care of it, him, or her.
sensible (adj) A sensible person makes logical
decisions and does not take risks.
sensitive (adj) Easily fragile or susceptible by the
things people say or do.
sociable (adj) Sociable people who like to meet
and spend time with other people.
unfriendly (adj) showing dislike and no sympathy.
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paciente - Be patient. You'll get the results
soon enough.
- you must be quite patient to wait
that long.
cortés - You should be polite to your
employees.
- The boy was very polite; he didn't
misbehave once
fiable - He's a reliable friend; he's always
there for me.
- she's very reliable, you can
completely trust her.
responsable - We are all responsible for our acts.
- You should date a guy who is
serious and responsible.
sensato - He is a very sensible boy with
everyone.
- she is sensible enough to give an
opinion.
sensible - The skin of a person is very
sensitive to touch.
- Some girls are too sensitive for this
kind of work.
Sociable -They are very sociable and noisy,
but also pretty tame.
- Usted estará menos sociable y
comunicativo durante este año.
antipático - He is certainly the most spiteful
and unfriendly of our team.
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- The hotel staff was rather dry and

unhelpful (adj)
unkind (adj)
unreliable (adj)
unsociable (adj)
A person not help to improving a
difficult situation.
Not treating someone very well; not
considering someone's feelings.
Not able to be trusted or believed in
that person.
A person who not liking to meet
people or to spend time with them
unfriendly.
poco servicial - But that's an observation as
unhelpful as it is obvious.
- It seems to me this is unhelpful,
even wrong.
poco amable - Honesty, in some cases, like this
one, is unkind.
- You are not to be vengeful or
unkind under any circumstance.
poco fiable -Memory is so unreliable finally,
maybe it was a dream.
- Learn to manage your emotions
because they are often unreliable.
esquivo - John says he's the most unsociable
man he's ever met.
- He was a dreamer, sentimental as
well as an unsociable man with
great tenacity.

Relationships English Definition Translation Example sentence

argue (v) to speak angrily to someone, telling -You and I should argue more often.
that person that you disagree with Discutir - But you cannot argue over spilled
them. water.
best friend (n) It is your most sincere friendship, a - Be a best friend this misplaced.
person who is present in all kinds of mejor amigo - He was my childhood best friend.
situations.

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classmate (n)
close friend (n)
colleague (n)
couple (n)
get along well with (v. phr.)
get to know (v. phr.)
get together with (v)
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Someone who is in the same class as
you at school.
A close friend can be someone who
is always there for you, who cares
about your well-being.
One of a group of people who work
together.
Two people who are married or in a
romantic relationship, or two people
who are together for a particular
purpose.
When you get along with someone,
you're friendly or compatible with
them.
to be familiar or have experience
and understanding with a person.
If two or more people get together,
they meet each other, having
arranged it before.
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-And his classmates have sent him a
compañero de clase letter.
- There is a gathering for classmates
tonight.
-He's become a close friend and
amigo cercano collaborator.
- I know you considered me a close
friend.
- In an attempt to stop his colleague
colega was slightly injured.
- It was a privilege to be your friend
and colleague.
-Ideal for 2 couples or a couple with
pareja two children.
- The couple already had children:
two daughters, Laura and Diana.
- I always get along well with babies.
llevarse bien con - He didn't get along well with his
mother.
- I guess you can get to know
llegar a conocer somebody.
- That means you could visit, get to
know the baby.
- You should get together with your
reunirse con friends, establish an alibi.
- Just get together with your team,
spend a few extra hours.
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have a falling out (v. phr.)
have a lot in common (v. phr.)
to antagonize or have a fight or
difference with someone.
share ideas or thoughts with
another person.
tener una pelea
tienen mucho en común
- You'd had a big falling-out.
- They had a falling-out before we
ever got together.
-You and I, we have a lot in
common, in that respect.

- And I think you'll see we have a lot

introduce (v) to tell someone another person's
name the first time that they meet.
make up (v) Make up means when you want to
make amends.
next-door neighbor (n) A person who lives in the house,
flat, etc., next to one's home.
parents (n) A mother or father of a person.
partner (n) In the business world, it is very
common to apply the concept of
partner to define a commercial
partner.
relative (n) A member of your family.
in common.
- New language added to introduce
Introducir electronic bidding.
- The Secretariat undertook to
introduce closer monitoring action.
- Indigenous tribal peoples make up
Componer the balance
- We made up after many years of
fighting.
- Her next-door neighbor saw Amy
vecino de al lado arguing with a woman.
- That was just my next-door
neighbor practicing his trumpet.
- Some of the measures target the
padres parents.
- Awareness-raising campaigns were
conducted for professionals and
parents.
- Remy just made partner at
socio Glendon Hill.
- And senior partner, the vice-
president.
familiar, blood relative - I suppose innocence is all relative.

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- This indicates that the relative

importance of combustion sources
may increase.

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