Vocabulari en anglès: cuina, art i gramàtica amb traducció al castellà

Vocabulari en anglès: cuina, art i gramàtica

Vocabulari de cuina

Barbecue → Barbacoa

Spicy → Picante

Boil → Hervir

Steam → Ahumado (ex.: salmó ahumat)

Bland → Insípid

Stew → Guisar

Creamy → Cremós

Tasty → Saborós

Crunchy → Cruixent

Tender → Tendre (bescuits)

Dairy → Lacti

Tough → Dur

Deep fried → Fregit

Texture → Textura

Delicacy → Delicadesa

Tinned → Conserves

Fat → Greix / mantega

Fresh → Fresc

Mild → Suau / lleu

Pastry → Pastisseria

Pie → Tarta

Posh → De luxe

Rotten → Podrit

Savoury → Saborós

Season → Condimentar

Slice → Llesca

Smell → Olor

Source → Salsa / origen

Falsos amics

Bland → Insípid

Soft → Suau

Paraules sovint confoses

Affect → Afectar / influir

Effect → Efecte

Phrasal verbs

Carry out → Dur a terme

Grow out of → Créixer fora de / deixar enrere

Make up → Fer / inventar-se

Miss out → Ometre / perdre's alguna cosa

Mix up → Barrejar / confondre

Put somebody off → Desanimar algú / provocar aversió a algú

Roll off → Rodolar

Turn out → Apagar / resultar

Art i llenguatge visual

Art collector → Col·leccionista d'art

Blindness → Ceguesa

Brush → Pinzell

Canvas → Quadre

Critic → Crític

Easel → Cavallet

Guide → Guia

Highly acclaimed → Molt aclamat, de gran renom

Landscape → Paisatge

Layer → Capa

Partially sighted → Visió parcial

Portrait → Retrat

Remarkable → Remarcable

Shape → Forma

Take for granted → Donar-ho per fet

Thought-provoking → Que fa reflexionar

Unconventional → Poc convencional

Visually impaired → Discapacitat visual

Vivid → Viu (colors...)

La veu passiva

Be + past participle

Present simple → Use → Is used

Present continuous → Is using → Is being used

Past simple → Used → Was used

Past continuous → Was using → Was being used

Present perfect simple → Have used → Have been used

Past perfect simple → Had used → Had been used

Future → Will / going to use → Will / going to be used

Modal verbs → Can / might / ... be → Can / might / ... be used

Noms comptables i incomptables

Singular → A / an

Plural → Some (afirmatiu), any (negatiu)

Els incomptables sempre són singulars

La forma causativa

-The optician checked my sight last month

I had my sight checked last month

-Carla will dye my hair next week

I will have / get my hair dyed next week

-Someone is repairing my TV right now

I am getting my TV repaired right now

Exercici

When will you get someone to paint your kitchen?

Is the cake being decorated by the baker at the moment?

A bouquet of roses was sent to Sally yesterday.

In the past, food was eaten by people with their hands.