martes, 24 de marzo de 2015

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 5

Glittering: to reflect light with a brilliant

Whisk away: escapada amorosa

Hideaway: a place to which a person can retreat

Sicken: to (cause to) become sick

Frighten him to death: susto de muerte

Spread: to extend out; move apart

Ease: freedom from concern, anxiety, or worry

Fears: a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain

Nothing but rubbish: Nonsense

Displeased: make angry

Lead: conduct

Curse: the expression of a wish that misfortune happen to someone

Pound the fist: golpear con el puño

Plot: a secret plan to accomplish some purpose

Superb: excellent

Dreadful: horrible

Stagehands: who moves scenary

Cracking: chasquido

Ceiling: the overhead inside surface of a room

Plunge: to push or thrust (something) into something else with force

Snatch: arrebatar 

Maid: a female servant

Long: wish

Fortnight: 15 days

Crack: to break without separation of parts

Stumble: to strike the foot against something, as in running, so as to trip or fall

Grasp: to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms

Mustly: que huele a humedad

Plead: beg

Kindness: nice

Overwhelm: to overpower or overcome in mind or feeling

miércoles, 11 de febrero de 2015

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 4

Refuse: not accept

Bury: to put (a dead body) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony

Overjoy: very happy

Grave: tomb

Reject: refuse

Betray: to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery

Fade: to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity

Amuse: divert

Bless: to make (something) holy or sacred by a religious rite

Granting: to say thank you

Tears: the clear salty solution secreted by the lacrimal glands that lubricates and cleanses the surface of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids

Inn: a small hotel

Grip: the act of grasping

Churchyard: a place where there are graves

Gravestones: a stone marking a grave and usually giving the name and birth and death dates of the person buried

Glided: to move or cause to move easily without jerks or hesitations

Eerie: strange and mysterious

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 3

Concerning: about

Velvet: a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., with a thick, soft pile formed of loops either cut at the end or left uncut.
something like velvet in softness or texture.

Gasp: a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise

Have the nerve: tener el valor de 

Vacant: empty

Indeed: certainly

Threat: a warning that one (or someone) will harm another, if something is done or not done

Patrons: sponsor

Snort: to force the breath violently through the nose with a loud, harsh sound

Owe: to be obligated to pay

Snap: clasp

Blaze with anger: furious

Harm: damage

Groan: a low, mournful sound made in response to pain or grief

Get rid of: despedir/ desahacerse de

Rehearsals: a session of exercise or practice

Endlessly: never stop

Shimmer: flash

Damp: wet

Bony: skinny, thin

Faint: pass out

Fright: scary

Carry off: to remove forcefully

Hurried: quick, in a hurry

Mist: a mass of tiny drops of water, resembling fog

Glow: a light given off by or as if by a substance heated hot enough to do so

Dim light: badly illuminated

Silk: the fiber from the cocoon of the silkworm

Ounce: a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains

Grab: snatch

Ghastly memory: dreadful memory

martes, 27 de enero de 2015

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 2

Rush: to (cause to) move with great or too much speed 

Breathlessly: without breath 

Level headed: sensible

Dismissed: reject

Mere: being nothing more than what is specified; minor or unimportant: 

Pierce: a dirty look

Gaze: to look steadily and intently, as with great interest or wonder 

Soul: the spiritual part of humans 

Odd times: sometimes

Flutter about: very scared

Startle: scared

Cloak: cape

Backstage: behid the place where the performers act

Crossly: angry

Frantically: in a panicked way

Plump: fat

In spite of: in disregard or defiance of

Neatly: wonderfully

Trimmed: neat and spruce in appearance

Superb: excellent

Frown: to wrinkle the forehead, such as when one is displeased or in deep thought: 

Smooth: not rough

Creep: to move slowly with the body close to the ground, on hands and knees 

Gaslight: light produced by the burning of special gas that shines brightly 

Wardrobe: a collection of clothes or costumes 

domingo, 18 de enero de 2015

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. CHAPTER 1
Auction: A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder

Chandelier:  is a decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture. Chandeliers are often ornate, and normally use lamps.

Box: is a special seating section located within stadiums, arenas and other sporting and entertainment venues

Cellar: is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor

Passageways: A way allowing passage, especially a corridor

Flowed: A way allowing passage, especially a corridor
NEW GLOSSARY

Ice skating rink: building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

Yummy: delicious

Carol X-mast: songs singed in Christmas. They are normally free

To be a hoax:  An act intended to deceive or trick.

Dawn: The time each morning at which daylight first begins.

Hustle: To move or act energetically and rapidly

Rip off:  Stealing ideas and/or products to create something of lesser value

Cloakroom: place to leave coats

Couch potatoes: A person who spends much time sitting or lying down

Poll: The number of votes cast or recorded

Naughty: Behaving disobediently 

Twilight zone:  The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark

Gossip: A person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors or facts.

Swear: To use vulgar language against

Treadmill: An exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person or animal can walk or run while remaining in one place.

Laser beam:  To radiate light; shine

miércoles, 10 de diciembre de 2014


NEW GLOSSARY

Success: the favorable result of something attempted

Failure: a failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success

Though: even if

Massive: terrible

Gas leak: when the gas scape or run away

Wipe out: to destroy completely

Manage to: to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles

Tuxido: smoking

To be fond of: to like doing a thing; get pleasure of

To run the risk: to do something although something bad might happen because of it

Ash: the gray or black powdery matter that remains after burning:

Drown: to (cause to) die from being put under water

Scrumptious!!!: delicious

Burned down to a crisp: to burn something totally or very badly

To blend: put together

Earthquake drill: to withdraw or cause to withdraw from (a place of danger) to a place of greater safety but not real only a rehearse

Food supplies non perishable: food that is use and kept in cause of emergency

Sway: (cause to) move or swing from side to side

Basement: a floor or story of a building that is partly or completely underground

Concrete: being a real or actual thing

Shelter: something beneath, behind, or within which one is protected, as from storms, cold, danger, etc.

Tub: bath

Warn about: to advise (someone to do something)

Warn off: to advise (someone to do something)

Warning: the act of one that warns. something that serves to warn

Without warning: without notify

Flare: a flaring or swaying flame or light. [uncountable] a sudden blaze or burst of flame.

Burglar: one who commits housebreaker

Rob: to take something by unlawful force

Murder: the unlawful killing of a person

Suspects: one who can have done a crime

Hijack: to seize (an airplane or other vehicle) by threat or by force, For ransom or political aims

Surrender: to give oneself up, as into the power of another, as by agreeing to stop fighting because of defeat

Mug: to assault or attack, usually in order to rob

Witness: a person who has witnessed something and is able to declare what has taken place

Gang: a group or a band

Steam: water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor

Give out: send out

Give in: surrender

Get around: to travel from place to place

Get ahead: to be successful, as in business or society

Get back: coem back, return

On time: at the expected time

In time: early or at the appointed time eventually

Borrow something: to obtain (something) with a promise to return it

Lend something: to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned