Glosarium

May 1, 2008

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I’ll try to make a glosarium to help everybody who is either searching for some English expression or not sure about how to write something in English. At the beginning of this blog, I tried to jot down those expressions which sounded unfamiliar or those which I didn’t ever know. Or those which I simply wrote wrong. I also wrote down those which I doubted. I gave it up, but I do think this is a really good idea… Whenever I have to make a composition, take a look at here before will refresh my mind…:P So… I’m going to take my notes up creating this glosarium!

Format is easy to understand: BOLD means correct. ITALICS are used in examples (Spanish).

NOTE: Some of the mistakes below are unforgivable… Keep in mind that sometimes the problem is the time available to write something, which makes me to write dreadfully. I try to post each mistake I have had in order to help other people to learn English even though most of the items in the list below have already been assimilated by me.

Grammar mistakes

Thanks for read me — thanks for reading me (for + _ing)
It isn’t act in the same way in each soul — It doesn’t act in the same way in each soul
So as I can — as much as I can
Listening it — listening to it
I’m not able to listen Veo Veo while either I’m… — I’m not able to listen to Veo Veo either while I’m…
A weird sensation are invading you — A weird sensation is invading you..
But I prefer upload it now than wait for tomorrow — but I prefer to upload it now than wait until tomorrow…
Some words positioned where it mustn’t be… — some words positioned where they shouldn’t’ be…
… will correct me in every case I haven’t done it correctly — will correct me in every case I haven’t done correctly
My e-mail, if you want to contact with me — my e-mail, if you want to contact me
I know it could seems an advertisement — I know it could seem an advertisement
Doesn’t matter about be her father — doesn’t matter about being her father
Maybe they cause the same smile as me do — maybe they cause you the same smile that it does to me
Someone explain it — someone explains it

Vocabulary

therefore — por eso, por eso mismo
I’m looking forward to… — tener ganas de…
I do really agree - el do sirve para enfatizar
Come across — encontrar X por casualidad. I come across this article.
To shake — agitar, menear
Hang out — pasar el tiempo
Hang out at — pasar el tiempo en…
Hang out with — pasar el tiempo con…
Search for – buscar
In search for – en busca de
Search through — buscar entre
Search out – descubrir
Make up (the time (later in the week)) – inventar. Recuperar tiempo. Maquillar.
budget – Presupuesto
Unwind – relajarse
Fairly and rather — Bastante. Diferéncias: fairly se usa como adj. o adv. en un sentido bueno (good, well). Rather se usa más como adj. y en sentido negativo (bad) i es más usual de inglés británico, además de ser más formal también
Hardly — apenas. I hardly know him
Barely – dificilmente
Scarcely — rara vez. There were scarcely two hundred people present
Ever – alguna vez. Tener en cuenta que siempre se usa ever en positivo
Whatsoever/at all — En absoluto (y siempre en negativo)
From now on — De ahora en adelante
Current issues –actualidad
Involve in — involucrar en
Involve yourself –involucrarse
Legal statement — aviso legal
Brainstorm — confuso
Figure out — comprendre, entendre
Sign up — inscribirse, apuntarse
Somehow — de alguna manera. Por alguna razón
Look up — admirar
Flesh wound — herida superficial
Close – cerca, estrecho
Sensitive – sensible (a las emociones), delicado, susceptible
Indeed – es más
Deal with – tratar con
Growth – crecimiento
Deny –negar
Undeniable — innegable
Liability – responsabilidad
Go ahead with – ir adelante con /continuar con
Ahead of + Subj – antes de…
Widely — extensamente, generalmente
Shattered — destrozado
Configure – configurar (configurate)
At last — al fin
On the condition that — con la condición que
Seamlessly – a la perfección (we can seamlessly intercept…[podemos interceptar a la perfección]), de forma transparente (argot informático)
So far – hasta el momento
Regardless (of + Subj) – a pesar de…
Thus – así, de esta manera
Paranoyc — paranoid
Assist — atendre
crack up – partirse de risa/tener ataque de nervios
Relationated — related
bearable – soportable
kitsch – hortera
Since (introducing a reason) — ya que… (Since you can’t go, can I have your ticket?)
More than – más que
Despite the fact that + subject — A pesar de que… (Despite the fact it was raining)
In spite of the fact that + subject — A pesar de que… (In spite of the fact that it was raining)
Thought-out — bien planeado, pensado (the plan was well though-out [en Español sería redundante, en inglés no])

Idioms and expresions

Give a chance — dar oportunidad (I can give it a chance)
Sure enough — efectivamente
what on earth + verb
What the hell… — qué cojones…!
I can’t make up my mind — no puedo decidirme
Sub. + would rather + verb — Preferiría. I would rather go home
I don’t think so – diría que no. No creo
I don’t hope so — espero que no
Somehow or other — de una forma u otra
to beat about the bush — andarse con rodeos
By extension — por extensión
Given the fact / Considering the fact – partiendo del hecho
Due to – debido a
A delicate matter – un asunto delicado
Latest – el último (siempre en singular! Es adjetivo. Lo que cambiaría sería el sustantivo que lo acompaña)
I’ll try to get a grip – intentaré controlarme (de emociones, no enfadarme)
It’s beside the point — no viene al caso
to give headache — dar dolor de cabeza
Reasons are besides the point – las razones no vienen al caso
To get to the point — ir al grano
Out of the blue — de la nada
In my humble opinion – en mi humilde opinión
To pull + pron + leg (don’t pull my leg!) — tomar el pelo (no me tomes el pelo!)
(Formal) is that of + Noun — es el de (la) + Noun. …aparent statements of fact is that of verifiability
(Informal) The one + subj…
Come hell or high water – pase lo que pase
Either way – de cualquier manera/de todos modos/de todas maneras (the same meaning can be also expressed by at (the very) least, come hell or high water, come what may, in any case, and in any event)
Even so, I think… – así, creo que…
All of a sudden – de repente (nótese parecido con suddenly,unexpectedly…)
Be chilling (out at/in/on…) (very informal)– estar de relax (I’m chilling in Andalucia - Estoy de relax en Andalucia)
To get my grub on (very informal)– to eat
To pig out (very informal)– empachar, comer mucho… (I got my grub on, but didn’t pig out - Comí, pero no me empaché.)
To drop by – visita corta e informal (Feel free to drop by)
To come by – pasarse (por casa, por… Se usa para decirle a alguien que se pase a propósito, para quedarse un buen rato, etc. Why don’t you come by?)
To stop by – pasarse (por casa, por… Se usa para decirle a alguien que se pase de camino, un momento, - We’ll be there, stop by if you feel like it)
To be willing to – Estar dispuesto a. I’m willing to take my chances on the hope
To prepare oneself – mentalizarse
To place oneself – situarse
To have a phobia of + noun – tener fóbia de
(To be) feel sick – mareado
To get a kick out of + noun – disfrutar de. You will definitely get a kick out of this.
Sub + turn out – Resulta que… It turned out I was cooking when [...]
To take a look at – echar una ojeada/vistazo
Make (sub) freak out — It makes me freak out! (Note: to is not needed! Esto me hace flipar)
Get wind of (it) — Enterarse de algo
Deep down — en el fondo (Deep down, I would prefer…)

Time problems

This is why I finally decided to start this blog — this is why I’ve finally decided to start this blog (hablando de porqué ahora he decidido empezar este blog).

Remembers

who + verb + S [who +verb (forma del verbo - depending on the SUBJECT)]
Expect (good word)
listen to
Take the train
Could + inf. (es decir, el verbo sin tercera persona!)
People are
Someone + V.(3a persona) Someone has been…
Somebody + V.(3a persona) Somebody is…
Possible
Inofensive
cryptography
Economics
Million
representative
I don’t mind / It doesn’t matter
Remotely
escenario

Others

The only thing it’s sure is that it will be in English — the only thing I know for sure is that it will be in English

Neither, either, both… Examples of use
I haven’t been in either of them <–> I have been in neither of them (either,neither ~ any)
Neither of them are… <–> Neither Terrassa nor Sabadell are… (NOTE: Neither means TWO. If not (0 or +2): all / none)
Both of them are…