The Kafenion
The Kafenion
10 TEXT AND USE terms
this glossary is made to my class of text and use
- bereaved
- adjetive
- deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
- Example: I was bereaved when I saw that funeral
- es: afligido - desconsolado
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- blatant
- adjetive
- (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
- Example: the student told a blatant lie to avoid trouble
- es: descarado/descarada
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- delighted
- adjetive
- feeling or showing great pleasure.
- Example: the little boy was delighted in the game park
- es: encantado
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- dollop
- noun
- a large, shapeless mass of something, especially soft food.
- Example: a dollop cream on top of the cake
- es: porción
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- giggled
- verb, past tense: giggled; past participle: giggled
- laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.
- Example: they giggled at some private joke
- es: reirse nerviosamente
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- punctured
- verb
- past simple and past participle of puncture
- Example: my wheel was punctured yesterday
- es: pinchado
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- ribs
- noun, plural of rib
- each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.
- Example: he broken his ribs playing rugby
- es: costillas
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- spared
- verb, past tense: spared; past participle: spared
- give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).
- Example: the parents spared no expense on their daugher's wedding
- es: escatimar
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- squabbling
- verb,
gerund or present participle: squabbling
- quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.
- Example: the boys were squabbling over a ball
- es: peleas
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- vied
- verb
past tense: vied; past participle: vied
- compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
- Example: i vied with my sister to know who is stronger
- es: compitió
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