Vocabulari d'anglès: frases hechas y phrasal verbs sobre delitos, dinero y vida cotidiana

Vocabulario y expresiones en inglés con traducción al catalán

Phrasal verbs y expresiones idiomáticas

• BACK UP → recolzar, tirar enrere
• BARELY → almost not (a penes, quasi no)
• BE ON THE HOUSE → given to you free (et convidem)
• BE WELL OFF → rich (ric)
• BURGLAR → a person who steals things in houses (lladre de cases)
• BREAK INTO → get into a house illegally (entrar a robar)
• DISTRESSING → causing pain or sorrow (que causa tristesa)
• FINE → money paid as a punishment for breaking the law (multa)
• GAZE → look at something or somebody for a long time (mirar fixament)
• GET CAUGHT → you are found committing a crime (ser enganxat, pillat)
• GIVE AWAY → a) give for free (regalar, donar) b) reveal (delatar)
• GO ON → a) continue (continuar) b) happen (succeir)
• GRATEFUL → being thankful (agraït)
• HAND → give (donar)
• IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG → be very expensive (costar un ull de la cara)
• INCOME → money earned or salary (ingressos)
• LEAN → be in a sloping position (recolzar)
• LET OFF → let someone leave (deixar anar, alliberar)
• LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH → have just enough money to live on and nothing more (viure just de diners)
• LOSE TRACK → not find what you were looking for (perdre la pista)
• LACK → not having enough of something (manca)
• MAKE ENDS MEET → afford the essentials in life (arribar a fi de mes)
• MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND → having money makes life easier (els diners ho mouen tot)
• MUGGER → a person who confronts the victim with violence (atracador)
• NOD → agree or say yes with your head (assentir)
• PICKPOCKET → a person who steals wallets, bags… (carterista)
• PUT DOWN → a) criticise (criticar) b) write (escriure)
• RAISE → grow up (criar-se)
• RELEASE → set free (alliberar)
• SHOPLIFTER → a person who takes things from a shop (lladre de botigues)
• STEADY → without moving (quiet)
• TAKE OUT → remove (treure)
• TURN IN → a) hand over to police (denunciar) b) go to bed (anar a dormir)
• TURN UP → attend, arrive at (presentar-se, assistir)

BACK UP → (recolzar) (tirar enrere)
BARELY → Almost not (a penes, quasi no)
BE ON THE HOUSE → given to you free (et conviden)
BE WELL OF → rich (ric)
BURGLAR→ A person who steals things in houses (lladre de cases)
Break Into - Get into a house ilelgally (Entrar a robar)
Distressing - Causing pain / sorrow ( que causa tristeza)
FINE  → Money paid as a punishment for breaking the law ( multa)
GAZE → Look at something/somebody for a log time (mirar fixament)
GET CAUGHT → You are found committing a crime ( ser enganxat, pillat)
GIVE AWAY → a) give for free (regalar, donar) b) reveal (delatar)
GO ON → a) continue (continuar), b)happen (succeir)
Grateful - Being thankful
HAND → give (donar)
IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG → be very expensive (costar un ull de la cara)
Income - Money earned/salary ( ingressos)
LEAN → Be in a sloping position (recolzar)
LET OFF → Let someone leave ( deixar anar, allibrerar)
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH → have just enough money to live on and nothing (viure justos de diners)
LOSE TRACK → not find what you were looking for (perdre la pista)
Lack - Not having enough of something (manca)
MAKE ENDS MEET → afford the essentials in life (arribar a fi de mes)
MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND → Having money makes life easier (Els diners ho mouen tot)
MUGGER → A person who confronts the victim with violence (atracador)
Nod - Agree/ say yes with your head ( assentir)
PICKPOCKET → A person who steals wallets, bags…( carterista)
PUT DOWN → a) criticise (criticar) b) write (escriure)
RAISE → Grow up (criar-se)
RELEASE → set free (alliberar)
SHOPLIFTER → A person who takes things from a shop ( lladre botigues)
STEADY → without moving (quiet)
TAKE OUT → remove (treure)
TURN IN→ a) hand over to police (denunciar) b) Go to bed (anar a dormir)
TURN UP → attend, arrive at (presentar-se// assistir)