(of eyes) small, round and bright; watching everything closely or because you suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in a situation
Example: I could just see the bird’s open beak and small beady eyes.
en: ojo pequeño y brillante
Beehives
Noun
A structure made for bees to live in
Example: The bees are hiding their sweet honey in the beehive.
en: Colmena
Chanting
Noun
The activity of shouting or singing the same words or phrases many times
en: Cantar las mismas palabras o frases muchas veces.
Cobbled
adjective
(of streets and roads) having a surface that is made of cobbles
Example: The cobbled streets are steep, convoluted and very narrow.
en: empedrado
Hamlets
Noun
A very small village
Example: We live in a little fishing hamlet.
The tiny hamlet of Dixton
en: Pequeña villa
Hirsute
Adjective
Having a lot of hair on the face or body
Example: The hirsute teenager was warned that he would be expelled from school if he did not take a haircut and pay attention to his grooming.
en: Tener mucho pelo especialmente en la cara
Languish
Verb
Languish (in something) to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time
Example: She continues to languish in a foreign prison.
en: Languidecida
Lust
Noun
Lust (for somebody) very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved
Example: Their affair was driven by pure lust.
en: Lujuria
Outnumber
Verb
Outnumber somebody/something to be greater in number than somebody/something
Example: The demonstrators were heavily outnumbered by the police.
In this profession, women outnumber men by two to one (= there are twice as many women as men).
en: Superar numéricamente
Peer
Verb
to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly
Example: He went to the window and peered out.
en: Mirando
Replenishment
Noun
The act of making something full again by replacing what has been used
Example: Computerization has enabled the automatic replenishment of stock
en: Reposición
Retreat
Verb
to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated
Example: We retreated back down the mountain.
en: retirada
Scorn
Verb
Scorn somebody/something to feel or show that you think somebody/something is stupid and you do not respect them or it
Example: His brother had always scorned him.
en: Desdén
Septuagint
Noun
A Greek version of the Hebrew Bible dating from the 2nd or 3rd century BC
Example: Christians had the Old Testament Septuagint, and literally hundreds of other books from which to choose.
en: Biblia griega
Squint
Verb
to look at something with your eyes partly shut in order to keep out bright light or to see better
