In stock → available Retailer → vendedor Order = purchase Worth → valer la pena Bargain → ganga Shopping centers → centro comercial Free of charge → fuera de cargos Discount → descuento Change your mind → cambiar tu pensamiento Fit → adaptado Give (money) back → devolver el dinero Half price → a mitad de precio Pay for → pagar a Pick up → recoger Price → precio Receipt → ticket Refund → reembolso Sell out of → quedarse sin Spend it on (something) → gastar en Summer sale → rebajas de verano Take (something) back → devolver a algun sitio Till → a caja Try on → probar Value for money → valor del dinero
PARAPHRASING AND RECORDING
Be known for → Ser conocido por
Scenes of chaos → escenas caó ticas Bring about → cause Put strain on (someone) → presionar a alguien Catch on → become popular In advance → por adelantado Meet demand → demandar Trace (something) back → origin At least that far → hasta ahí Led to → llevar a cabo Erupt → estallar TOWNS AND VILLAGES
Block of flats → bloque de edificios
Building site → zona de obras Housing estate → urbanizació n Indoor shopping centre → centros comerciales interiores Industrial estate → zona industrial Office block → bloque de oficinas Pedestrian street → calle peatonal Residential area → area residencial
MAKE AND DO
Do a job → hacer un trabajo
Do exercise → hacer ejercicio Do nothing but → no hacer nada Do you good → hacer bien Do your best → hacer lo mejor Do your homework → hacer los deberes Make a decision → tomar una decisió n Make a living → ganarse la vida Make a mess of (something) → estropear Make a plan → hacer un plan Make a speech → hacer un discurso Make an effort → hacer un esfuerzo Make sure → comprobar Make up your mind → decidir To do (something) → hacer algo To do with (something) → hacer algo con Wouldn't do you any harm → no hacer ningú n dañ o
TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS
Adventure holiday → vacaciones aventureras
Camping holiday → acampada Car journey → viaje en coche Caribbean cruise → crucero caribeñ o Day trip → excursió n Guided tour → tour guiado Long-haul flight → vuelo largo Rail travel → viaje de rail Seaside holiday → vacaciones en la costa Self-catering holiday → vacaciones a tu gusto Sightseeing holiday → vacaciones de turismo Working holiday → vacaciones de trabajo ADJECTIVES Various → vary Dangerous → danger Poisonous → poison Mysterious → mystery Humorous → humor Careful → care Peaceful → peace Beautiful → beauty Successful → success Healthy → health Cloudy → cloud Hungry → hunger Foggy → fog Additional → addition Original → origin Financial → finance Beneficial → benefit Impatient → patience Different → differ Apparent → appear Obeyent → obey Unpleasant → please Ignorant → ignorance Tolerant → tolerance Hesitant → hesitate Attractive → attract Protective → protect Decisive → decide Destructive → destroy PHRASAL VERBS Catch on → finally understand something CATCH UP= actualizarse de algo Head for → go to a place Come up with → have/think an idea Turning out → gather (reunirse) or result (to be) Come across → find something/somebody by chance Get about → move around Put together → produce something (by combining different parts) Go on → happen Turn into → change something (into something different) Push up → make something increase Bring about → cause something to happen Draw up → design, prepare and write a plan Turn down → reject (rechazar) Set up → begin / start OTHERS
Scramble → quick movement
Towards → hacia Erupt → suddenly happen Outbreaks → brote Hunters → cazadores Squabble → fighting Fixture → fix elements Bonanza → prosperity Call in sick in → call to say that you are sick Atrocious traffic congestion → atasco Raced out → running Accounts → contable Cease → stop Loss → pérdida Approach → aproximar Suit in → suceder Craze → trend Chains → cadena Unruly → no adecuado Unfolded in → desplegar Strain → presion Madness → locura Embraced → accept Set → location Outstanding → destaca Parcels → packet Lands → superficie Disposable → desechable Accommodation → alojamiento Reserve → persona reservada Shoreline → zona costera Poses → posar Sandy → arenoso Instalments → pagar a plazo Destinies → destino (suerte) Destinations → destino (viaje) Runaway → fugitivo Breakaway → reparar