Rocío Hernández Portfolio Tomás Bretón: March 2016

To fine: multar. Money imposed as a penalty for an offense.
But for: De no haber sido por...
Wasp: Avispa. A slender winged insect with a narrow abdomen and a powerful sting.
Get into trouble: meterse en líos.
Otherwise: Si no...
Put out: Apagar.
Run out of: Quedarse sin.
Be fit to drink: Se puede beber, estar en condiciones, ser potable.
Dial: Movil de ruleta antiuo, marca.
Bottle of port: Botella de vino de Oporto.
Were in: Estar en casa.
Maid: A lo mejor
Could: Podría.
Would: Seguro o con tiempo.
Truth: Verdad.
To pass: Aprobar.
Pain: Dolor.
Stop: Remite.
To apologize: Disculparse.
Busy: Ocupado.
Make fewer mistakes: Cometer menos errores.
Ill: Enferma.
Read the instructions: Leer las instrucciones.
Ear: Ganar
Take a longer holiday: Tomar (Se) unas vacaciones.
Accept: Aceptar.
Pay: Paga.
Too busy: Demasiado cansada.
Go to bed: Acostar(Se)
Stop raining: Dejar de llover.
Term: Trimestre.
Marks: Notas.
Go for a walk: Dar una vuelta.
Enjoy: Disfrutado.
Polite: Educada.
Get: Conseguido.

Art exhibitions: Exposición de arte. The showing of things considered beautiful, in this, art:paintings.
Modern art: Arte moderno. Art of this moment.
Paintings: Pinturas, cuadros. A picture, design, or piece of art done in paints
Kites: Cometas. A light frame of wood or plastic, covered with some thin material, as paper, cloth, or plastic, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
Hell: Tacón. The part of a shoe that make you taller.
Straps: Tira, correa. A strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, often with a buckle, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold onto something.

Hoovering: antigua manera de nombrar a las aspiradoras.
Heat: calentar. The condition or quality of being hot.
Treadmill: máquina de correr. A mill powered by walking on a series of moving steps that form a continuous path.
To get in shape: To be fit. To be healthy.
Look up to: Admirar a alguien. To regard with admiration or respect.
Unknown: Desconocido. Not known, unfamiliar.
State: Estado. The condition of a person or thing with respect to circumstances or experiences; the way something is.
Real estate: Inmobiliaria. The plaze were are sold furnitures.
To borrow: Tomar prestado. To obtain (something) with a promise to return it.
To let: Dejar. To allow or permit.
Bury: Enterrar. To put (a dead body) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony.
To locate: Find a location.
Remote control: Control remoto. Out of the way, secluded.
Plug: Enchufe. An attachment at the end of an electrical cord, inserted into a socket for electric power.
Scrub: Fregar. To rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., in washing.

Wrinkels: arrugas. A small crease in the skin, as from aging.
Cells: celdas. A small room, such as in a convent or a prison.
Bald: calvo. Having little or no hair on the head.
Lonely: solitario. Having or suffering from a depressing feeling caused by being alone, lonesome
Alone: solo. Separate, apart.
Device: dispositivo. A thing made for a particular purpose.
Selfestime: autoestima.
Isolation: aislamiento. To set or place apart.
Glistening: fugaz. Somethin quickly.
Insane: insano. Of or characteristic of the mentally deranged. Uterly senseless.
Skipping: saltar a la comba.
Hopscotch: rayuela.
Steeple: campanario. A tower having an ornamental top in the shape of a spire, built on a church, public building.
Seldom: raramente. Rarely.
Sole: único. Being the only one.
Sole: suela. The undersurface of a foot.
Tender: oferta. Something that is cheaper.
Tender: tierno. Soft or delicate in substance.

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