UNIT 1: What did you go through?

26 Digital glossary of English words about unit 1: What did you go through? terms

The glossary contains the words of unit 1 of english that are importance or that I didn't know.

Adolescent
Noun
A young person who is developing into an adult.
Example: She doesn't understand the emotional problems of adolescents.
es: Adolescent
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Adult
Noun
A person or animal that has grown to full size and strength
Example: Let's stay calm and try to behave like responsible adults.
es: Adult
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Adulthood
Noun
The part of someone's life when they are an adult
Example: People in England legally reach adulthood at 18.
es: Edat adulta
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Adventurous
Adjective
Willing to try new or difficult things.
Example: I'm trying to be more adventurous with my cooking.
es: Aventurer/a
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Baby
Noun
A very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk.
Example: Their baby was born last December.
es: Bebé
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Childhood
Noun
The time when someone is a child.
Example: Childhood is not always a happy time.
es: Infància
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Elderly
Noun
Old people, old people considered as a group.
Example: The city is building new housing for the elderly.
es: Persona gran
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Far apart
adv + adj
When things are apart, there is a space or a distance between them.
Example: I live in London and places are very far apart I always need the car.
es: Molt apartat/allunyat
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Get around
verb+prep
To travel or move from place to place.
Example: You need a car to get around town.
es: Desplaçar-se
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Iceberg
Noun
A very large piece of ice in the ocean.
Example: The iceberg is very big!
es: Iceberg
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In season at the time
Group of nouns.
Things of the season(fruit, vegetables, ..).
Example: We eat similar foods every day, whatever was in season at the time.
es: En temporada.
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Kid / Child
Substantive
A boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is a teenager, or a son or daughter of any age
Example: In my class are 26 children.
es: Nen/nena
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Lifeboat
Noun
Something that is used to help people escape from danger on a ship.
Example: I buy a lot of lifeboats for the ship.
es: Llanxa salvavides
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Mealtimes
Noun
A time of day when a meal is eaten.
Example: Mealtimes were silent unless Dad had something to say.
es: Horari d'àpats.
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Newborn
Noun
A baby that was born recently.
Example: A newborn's sense of touch may be as acute as their ability to taste and smell.
es: Acabat de néixer
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Passenger liner
Noun
A large ship that carries people across the sea.
Example: In 1958, she was rebuilt as a passenger liner.
es: Línia de passatgers
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Predictable
Adjective
Happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting.
Example: The ending to the film was just so predictable.
es: Predicible
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preschooler
Noun
A child under the age of five.
Example: Mothers with preschoolers.
es: Nen de preescolar
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Root vegetables
Noun
A vegetable such as a carrot or turnip that is the root of a plant.
Example: It's superb served with oven-roasted root vegetables.
es: Tubercles
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String quartet
Noun
Classical music group of four people.
Example: A string quartet consists of two violins, a viola, and a cello.
es: Quartet de corda
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Teenage
Adjective
Aged between 13 and 19.
Example: Her latest book is a humorous look at teenage life.
es: Adolescent
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To sink
Verb
To go under the water.
Example: The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912.
es: Enfonsar-se
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To strike
Verb
To hit with force.
Example: In my village there is a killer who only strikes at night.
es: Colpejar
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Toddler
Noun
A young child, especially one who is learning or has recently learned to walk.
Example: My cousins are toddlers.
es: Nena/nen petit
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Whereas
Conjunction
Compared with the fact that; but.
Example: He must be about 60, whereas his wife looks about 30.
es: Mentres que
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Young adult
Noun
A person who is in his or her late teenage years or early twenties.
Example: In the office I work with young adults.
es: Adult jove
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