Expand Your English Vocabulary: Words & Expressions
Posted on May 29, 2025 in English
Clothes & Accessories Vocabulary
- accessory
- casual: informal
- chunky: grueso
- elegant
- fitted: ajustado
- high heels: tacones
- loose-fitting: holgado/suelto
- low-waisted: cintura baja
- patterned: estampado
- piercing
- plain: liso
- sportswear: deportivo
- striped: a rayas
- stylish: elegante
- tattoo
- trend: tendencia
- vintage
Common English Collocations
- do business: hacer negocios
- do damage
- do research
- do someone a favour
- give priority
- give someone a chance
- give something a go: intentar algo
- give the impression
- have a feeling: tener un presentimiento
- have a look: echar un vistazo
- have a terrible temper
- have an opportunity
- make an exception
- make fun of someone
- make no difference
- make sense: tener sentido
- reach a compromise: llegar a un acuerdo
- reach a decision: tomar una decisión
- reach the point: llegar al punto
- reach your destination: llegar a tu destino
- take advantage: aprovechar
- take something for granted: dar algo por sentado
- take something seriously
- take your time
Essential Compound Adjectives
- average-sized: de estatura media
- badly dressed
- brightly coloured: color brillante
- clean-shaven: bien afeitado
- dark-haired: de pelo oscuro
- fast-thinking
- friendly-looking
- full-length: de cuerpo entero
- knee-length: hasta la rodilla
- heavily built: de complexión robusta
- loose-fitting: de corte holgado
- middle-aged: mediana edad
- natural-looking
- scruffy-looking: de aspecto desaliñado
- shoulder-length: hasta los hombros
- smartly dressed: elegantemente vestido
- sporty-looking
- time-saving: que ahorra tiempo
- well-dressed
- widely recognized: ampliamente reconocido
Common Verb Suffixes: -ize, -en, and -ify
- classify
- lighten: aligerar
- simplify
- specialize
- symbolize
