LEVEL XIX

1. Glosary
- Gun: arma
Ph: /n/
Ex: She put the gun in its holster / Puso el arma en su funda
- Hammer: martillo
Ph: /hm/
Ex :Sarah had to go and buy a hammer and nails so she could hang her pictures on
the walls of her new apartments.
- Wrench: llave inglesa
Ph: /rnt/
Ex :The mechanic used a wrench to loosen the nut..
- Switch: interruptor
Ph:/swt/
Ex :The light switch is on the wall to your right.
- Badge: placa, distintivo
Ph:/bd/
Ex : The badge on this vest represents an outstanding achievement in charitable
activities..
- Flip-flops: Chancletas
Ph:/ flp- flps/
Ex :It is not a good idea to wear flip-flops when driving.
- Skirt: falda
Ph /skt /
Ex :You look lovely in your blue silk skirt and blouse..
- Blister: ampolla
Ph /blst/
Ex :My new running shoes gave me blister.
- Dress code: cdigo de vestimenta
Ph / drs kd/
Ex :The invitation states that the dress code is formal.
- Weakness: debilidades
Ph / wikns /
Ex :He wall's weakness eventually led to its collapse..
- Lucky Charms: amuletos de la suerte
Ph / lk tm/
Ex :I have two lucky charms hanging on my car retrovisor.
- Odd jobs; trabajos extraos
Ph / d db /
Ex :I didnt have been working in odd job.
- Grave digger: Enterrador
Ph / rev d /
Ex :The grave digger has to be available 24 hours each day.
- People pusher: Empujadora de personas
Ph / pipl p /
Ex :The people pusher put people into the bus in Japan.
- Acrobat in a circus: acrbata
Ph / krbt /
Ex :The acrobat jumped from 50 meters in the circus of yesterday

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- Stunt person: doble
Ph / stnt psn /
Ex :Johny deep didnt have stunt person in Pirates of caribean
- Magician: mago
Ph / /mdn /
Ex: The magician's best trick was making himself disappear.
- Jingle writer escritor de msica o singles para anuncios
Ph / dl rat /
Ex The magician's best trick was making himself disappear
- Odor tester: Testeador de olores
Ph / d tst /
Ex : My mother is an excellent oddor tester
- Graveyard: cementerio, camposanto
Ph / revjd /
Ex On November first people usually goe to graveyard
- Armpit: axila, sobaco
Ph / mpt /
Ex Dont smell your armpit
- Billy club: Porra
Ph / bl klb /
Ex: The policeman hate me with his billy club
- Microscope: microscopio
Ph / makrskp /
Ex: in aeronautic class there is a microscope
- Personal digital assistant: calculadora
Ph / psnl ddtl sstnt/
Ex He spends huge amounts of money on all sorts of gadgets, such as PDAs.
- Screwdriver: destornillador
Ph / skrudrav /
Ex You will need a hex screwdriver to remove that assembly.
- Saw: sierra
Ph / s /
Ex Paul cut down the tree with a saw.
- Blueprint: Plano
Ph / bluprnt /
Ex Penelope designed the blueprints for this house.
- Test tube: tubo de ensayo
Ph / tst tjub /
Ex Test-tube babies are common these days.
- Electric cable: cable electrico
Ph / lktrk kebl /
Ex: Yesterday I broke the electric cable of the pump
- Surgeon: Cirujano
Ph / sdn /
Ex The surgeon prepared to operate on the patient.
- Plumber fontanero
Ph / plm /
Ex The plumber came to fix the broken pump

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- Taxi driver taxista
Ph / tks drav /
Ex I gave the taxi driver a generous tip.
- Computer programmer: programador de computadoras
Ph / kmpjut prgrm /
Ex: when I was child I would like to be computer prorgammer
- Sales ventas
Ph / sales /
Ex The sale proceeded as planned
- Fire fighter: bomberos
Ph / fa fat /
Ex My uncle works as fire-fighter as planned
- Furniture movement transportista de muebles
Ph / fnt muvmnt /
Ex
- Body language: lenguaje corporal
Ph / bd lwd /
Ex
- Shrug encoojer los hombros
Ph / r /
Ex Melanie asked Ben if anything was wrong, but he just shrugged
- Wave: Saludar moviendo la mano
Ph / wev /
Ex She gave him a wave goodbye.
- Sigh: suspirar
Ph / sa /
Ex The teacher sighed as Mike gave his latest excuse for not doing his homewor
- Lean: inclinarse
Ph / lin /
Ex The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans away from the sea
- Yawn: bostezar
Ph / jn /
Ex The group stopped at the edge of the canyon, which yawned at their feet.
- Nod: afirmar
Ph / nd /
Ex Tom gave the audience a nod.
- Scratch: rascarse
Ph / /skrt /
Ex Brian fell off a ladder into a rose bush and he's covered in scratche
- Grin: sonreir
Ph / rn /
Ex Peter grinned as he stuffed the chocolate in his mouth
- Tap: Golpear
Ph / tp /
Ex Jessica tapped the door before going in.
- Whistle: silbar
Ph / wsl /
Ex Mary whistled as she walked along the lane

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- Fiddle: juguetear con los dedos
Ph / fdl /
Ex Please stop fiddling with your hair!
- Frown: fruncir el ceo
Ph / fran /
Ex ate frowned as she tried to work out the difficult equation.
- Blow a kiss: mandar un beso
Ph / bl a ks /
Ex; She blows me a kiss
- Stare: mirar fijamente
Ph / st /
Ex he stared at the phone, willing it to ring.
- Wink: guiar un ojo
Ph / wk /
Ex Ane gave Robert a knowing wink.
- Glance: ojear rpidamente
Ph / lns /
Ex He had a glance at the newspaper headline
- Clenching fists tensar, contraer. Crujir nuidillos
Ph / klnti fsts/
Ex
- Blink: pestaear
Ph / blk /
Ex Helen blinked quickly to clear the dust out of her eyes.
- Flirty: flirtear, lign, coqueto
Ph / fl3t /
Ex
- Stroking chin: acariciar la barbilla
Ph / strk tn /
Ex
- Foot tapping: taconear
Ph / ft tpi /
Ex
- Folding arms: encojerse de brazos
Ph / drs kd/
Ex
- Rollercoaster: montaa rusa
Ph / /
Ex It is estimated that 200 million people a year ride rollercoasters
- Turn neck up: mostrar el cuello
Ph / /
Ex
- Hunch: encorvarse
Ph / hnt /
Ex
- Tweak: afinar, modificar
Ph / drs kd/
Ex Thee programmer hunched in front of his computer, typing quickly.

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- Mutter: balbucear
Ph / mt /
Ex: Jim muttered to himself as he worked.
- Grooming: acicalarse, limpiarse
Ph / grum /
Ex
- Raise voice pitch: subir el tono de voz
Ph / /
Ex
- Boredom: aburrirse
Ph / bdm /
Ex
- Blush: enrojecerse
Ph / bl /
Ex: Fran blushed when the seam of her pants ripped as she sat down
- Creepy: repulsivo
Ph / /
Ex
- Hot headed: impetuoso
Ph / /
Ex
- Short fuse: de mecha corta
Ph / /
Ex

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2. Gerunds VS Infinitives
2.1. Using ing form
i) The ing form after verbs:
Admit
Enjoy
Avoid
Fancy
Consider
Finish
Delay
Go
Deny
Imagine
Dislike
keep
ii) The ing form after expressions:
Cant bear
Cant help
Cant stand

Mention
Miss
Postpone
Practice
Report
Risk

No good
No point
No use
Not worth

iii) The ing form after prepositions:

About
After
Before

For
To
Without

2.2. ing form or infinitive

i) To infinitive After verbs:
Agree
Fail
Afford
Forget
Appear
Hope
Arrange
Learn
Claim
Manage
decide
Offer
deserve
Plan
ii) Verbs followed by both: Gerunds and infinitives

pretend
promise
Refuse
Seem
tend
Threaten

Attempt
Before
Continue

Love
Prefer
Start

iii) Difference meaning

- Forget:
o Ing:
o To+inf:.

Deserve
Hate
Like

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Go on:
o Ing: continue with the same thing
o To+inf: do or say something new.
Remember:
o Ing: I did it, and now I remember (Im not sure)
o To+inf: I remember tod do something befor do it.
Regret
o Ing: I did it an now Im sorry
o To+inf: I sorry that I have to tell you something
Stop
o Ing: Forever
o To+inf: momentaneo
Try:
o Ing: try to do something noe
o To+inf: Make an effort to do