Essential English Vocabulary and Idioms with Spanish Meanings
Essential English Vocabulary: Part 1
1. 😊 Pleased with
Traducción: Satisfecho con.
Meaning: Happy with something.
Example: I’m pleased with my results.
2. 🤢 Nasty
Traducción: Desagradable, desagradable persona.
Meaning: Unpleasant or unkind.
Example: He made a nasty comment.
3. 😒 Interfering
Traducción: Entrometido.
Meaning: Getting involved in other people’s business.
Example: Stop interfering in my life.
4. 🎯 Undivided
Traducción: Total, completo.
Meaning: Complete and focused on one thing.
Example: She gave me her undivided attention.
5. 🤔 Give a second thought
Traducción: Pensárselo dos veces.
Meaning: To think more carefully about something.
Example: Give it a second thought before deciding.
6. 🎭 Out of character
Traducción: Fuera de lo habitual.
Meaning: Not typical of someone’s behaviour.
Example: Being rude is out of character for him.
7. 🔥 Fire
Traducción: Despedir.
Meaning: To make someone lose their job.
Example: The company fired him.
8. 📢 Issue a statement
Traducción: Emitir un comunicado.
Meaning: To make an official announcement.
Example: The school issued a statement.
9. 😈 Tempted
Traducción: Tentado.
Meaning: Wanting to do something, often something you shouldn’t.
Example: I was tempted to eat another cake.
10. 🍵 Juicy
Traducción: Jugoso; jugoso (cotilleo).
Meaning: Interesting or exciting, especially about gossip.
Example: She told me some juicy gossip.
11. 😍 Delighted to
Traducción: Encantado de.
Meaning: Very happy to do something.
Example: I’m delighted to help you.
12. 😖 Dreadful
Traducción: Horrible, espantoso.
Meaning: Very bad or unpleasant.
Example: The food was dreadful.
13. 📱 Doomscrolling
Traducción: Desplazarse sin parar por noticias negativas.
Meaning: Spending too much time reading bad news online.
Example: Doomscrolling makes me feel worried.
14. 🤝 Fit in
Traducción: Encajar, integrarse.
Meaning: To feel accepted by a group.
Example: I want to fit in at my new school.
15. 🤫 Come clean
Traducción: Confesar la verdad.
Meaning: To admit the truth about something.
Example: He came clean about his mistake.
Essential English Vocabulary: Part 2
1. 🆘 Aid
Traducción: Ayuda, asistencia.
Meaning: Help given to people who need it.
Example: The country sent aid to the victims.
2. 🥺 In need
Traducción: Necesitado.
Meaning: Needing help or basic things.
Example: We should help people in need.
3. ➖ Mere
Traducción: Simple, mero.
Meaning: Nothing more than what is mentioned.
Example: It was a mere mistake.
4. 🎲 Likelihood
Traducción: Probabilidad.
Meaning: The chance that something will happen.
Example: There is a high likelihood of rain.
5. 🙋 Take part
Traducción: Participar.
Meaning: To participate in an activity.
Example: I took part in a charity event.
6. 😰 Daunting
Traducción: Intimidante, difícil.
Meaning: Difficult or frightening to do.
Example: The task seemed daunting.
7. ⏳ Put off
Traducción: Posponer.
Meaning: To do something later.
Example: We put off the meeting.
8. 🚀 Set off
Traducción: Partir, ponerse en camino.
Meaning: To start a journey.
Example: We set off early in the morning.
9. 🤝 Rely on
Traducción: Depender de, confiar en.
Meaning: To trust or depend on someone.
Example: I rely on my friends.
10. ⚠️ Pose
Traducción: Plantear (un problema o riesgo).
Meaning: To cause a problem or danger.
Example: Pollution poses a threat to animals.
11. 🛠️ Hands-on
Traducción: Práctico.
Meaning: Involving practical activities.
Example: We did a hands-on science activity.
12. 😴 Worn out
Traducción: Agotado.
Meaning: Extremely tired.
Example: I was worn out after the trek.
13. 🏆 Sense of achievement
Traducción: Sensación de logro.
Meaning: The feeling of being proud after doing something difficult.
Example: Finishing the project gave me a sense of achievement.
14. 😌 Relief
Traducción: Alivio.
Meaning: The feeling of being relaxed after worry or stress.
Example: I felt relief when the exam ended.