Vocabulario Ingles

Nouns
amateur a person who takes part in a sport or an activity for pleasure, not for money as a job
ambition 1 something that you very much want to have or do: He finally achieved his ambition of becoming a doctor. 2 a strong desire to be successful, to have power, etc: One problem of young people today is their lack of ambition, adjective: ambitious
benefit an advantage that sth has
causean idea or organisation that a group of people believe in and support: That film star gives a lot of money to charities and other good causes.
chance a possibility: / think we stand a good chance of winning.
charity an organisation that collects money to help people who are poor, sick, etc or to do work that is useful to society: We went on a sponsored walk to raise money for charity.
coachingthe process of teaching or training sb to do a sport, etc
commercial an advertisement on television or radio that tries to persuade people to buy sth
connection an association or relationship between two or more people or things
control power and ability
to make sb/sth do what you want: The teacher had
no control over the children.
credibility the quality that sb/sth has
that makespeople believe or trust him/her/it currency the system or type of money
that a particular country uses
destiny a power that people believe
controls their lives; fate
failure lack of success
faith strong belief; trust
fame being known or talked about by many
people because of what you have achieved: Pop
stars achieve fame at a young age.
fate the power that some people believecontrols everything that happens to you
fortune a very, targe amount of money.
She went to Hollywood in search of fame and
fortune.
gift natural ability; a talent
grant money that is given by the
government, etc for a particular purpose: She got a
grant to continue her research.
humiliation a situation in which you
feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of
other people
image thegeneral impression that a person or an organisation gives to the public
impact an effect or impression: / hope this anti-smoking campaign will make/have an impact on young people.
invasion the action of entering a place where you are not wanted and disturbing sb
lottery a way of making money for the government, for charity, etc by selling tickets with numbers on them and giving prizes to thepeople who have bought certain numbers which are chosen by chance: to do/play the lottery
mathematician a person who studies or is an expert in numbers and statistics
millionaire a person who has a million pounds, dollars, etc; a very rich person
privacy the state of being alone and not watched or disturbed by other people: The actress claimed that the photographs were an invasion of privacy.prize something of value that is given to sb who is successful in a race, competition, game, etc
professional a person who plays or teaches a sport, etc for money
reality show a series of TV programmes in which we follow the lives of people in real situations: 'Big Brother' and other reality shows
sacrifice giving up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth thatseems more important; sth that you give up in this way: // we're going to have a holiday this year, we'll have to make some sacrifices. sum an amount of money: The industry has spent huge sums of money modernising its equipment.
support help and encouragement
the top the highest or most important position
top rank the highest level, status or
importance in an organisation, a sport, etc
wannabea person who wants to be like sb famous or who wants to become famous

Verbs
achieve to complete sth by hard work and skill
appreciate to enjoy sth or understand
the value of sth: / don't really appreciate good
coffee - it all tastes the same to me.
cheat to act in a dishonest way in order to get
an advantage for yourself: to cheat in an exam
criticise to say what is bad or wrong...