Vocabulario de ingles

appear /əˈpɪə $ əˈpɪr/ verb 1 [linking verb] to seem: appear to be/do something • The noise appeared to come from the bedroom. • Richard appeared worried. • It appears that she's changed her mind. 2 [intransitive] if someone or something appears, they can suddenly be seen or they suddenly arrive [≠ disappear]: • A man suddenly appeared from behind a tree. • Ruth appeared in the doorway. 3[intransitive] to take part in a film, play, concert, television programme etc: appear in/on • He is currently appearing in 'Blood Brothers' at the Lyric Theatre. 4 [intransitive] to be written or shown in a newspaper, book, magazine etc: appear in • The article appeared in the Independent on 31st August. 5 [intransitive] to become available or known about for the first time: • The calendars will appearin the shops in September
appropriate1 /əˈprəʊpri-t $ əˈproʊ-/ adjective suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose [≠ inappropriate]: appropriate for • clothes that are appropriate for a job interview appropriate to • an education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students • It would not be appropriate for me to discuss that now. appropriately adverbappropriateness noun [uncountable]
commute (RS) /kəˈmjuːt/ verb [intransitive] to regularly travel a long distance to work: commute to/from/between • He commutes to York. commute noun [countable] • My morning commute takes 45 minutes. commuter noun [countable] • The train was packed with commuters.
conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ verb 1 [transitive] to do or organize something: conduct an experiment/test • The pupils areconducting an experiment with two magnets. conduct an interview/survey/investigation etc • We're conducting a survey into children's eating habits. • The group conducted a terrorist campaign in the 1970s. 2 [intransitive, transitive] to stand in front of musicians or singers and direct their playing or singing 3 [transitive] if something conducts electricity or heat, it allows the electricity orheat to travel along or through it 4 conduct yourself the way that you conduct yourself is the way that you behave: • Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves correctly.
cringe /krɪndʒ/ verb [intransitive] 1 to feel embarrassed by something: • It makes me cringe when I think how stupid I was. 2 to move away from someone or something because you are afraid: • She cringed away from him inhorror.
deserve /dɪˈzɜːv $ -ɜːrv/ verb [transitive] if you deserve something, you should get it because of something you have done: • After all that work you deserve a break. deserve to do something • We didn't really deserve to win. • What had he done to deserve this punishment? • People who are sent to prison for drunk-driving get what they deserve. deserved adjective: • a well-deserved restdeservedly /dɪˈzɜːvdli $ -ɜːr-/ adverb
embarrassment /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ noun 1 [uncountable] the feeling of being embarrassed: • Eric went red in the face with embarrassment. to somebody's embarrassment • To her embarrassment, she couldn't remember his name. 2 [countable] something or someone that makes you feel embarrassed: embarrassment to/for • The scandal is an embarrassment to the government.engage /ɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ verb [transitive] formal 1 if something engages your interest or attention, it makes you stay interested: • The toy didn't engage her attention for long. engage somebody in something • I tried to engage him in conversation. 2 formal to employ someone: engage somebody as something/to do something • She was engaged as a nanny for their two children. engage in something also be engagedin something phrasal verb formal to do an activity: • Ken was engaged in prayer.
exchange1 /ɪksˈtʆeɪndʒ/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable] when you give, send, or say something to someone, and they give, send, or say something to you: exchange of • Our main aim is to encourage the exchange of information. exchange of ideas/views • A very frank exchange of views took place. • There was an exchange...