Curso intermediolas palabras inglesas

by DuoCards

Este curso te llevará un paso más cerca de sentirte seguro en inglés. Aprenderemos a comparar adjetivos, hablar sobre el pasado, explorar verbos compuestos y mucho más.

fluency

fluidez

Improving your fluency takes practice.

rewarding

gratificante

Volunteering at the animal shelter is a rewarding experience.

achievement

éxito

He felt proud of his achievement when he finished the marathon.

English fluency is a great achievement.

Fluidez en inglés es un gran logro.

skills

habilidades

Learning new skills can be fun and rewarding.

She hopes to acquire new skills.

Ella espera adquirir nuevas habilidades.

confident

seguro

Being confident can help you succeed.

challenging

desafiante

Learning a new language can be challenging, but it is very rewarding.

knowledge

conocimiento

She has a lot of knowledge about animals and their habitats.

I get along with my coworkers.

Me llevo bien con mis compañeros de trabajo.

She's slightly late.

Lleva un ligero retraso.

He is working hard to get a raise.

Está trabajando duro para conseguir un aumento.

overwhelming

abrumador

The amount of homework was overwhelming for the students.

The workload became overwhelming.

La carga de trabajo se volvió insoportable.

I felt overwhelmed after the meeting.

Me sentí abrumado después de la reunión.

*Verbos compuestos* ¿Ya has visto *verbos compuestos*? ¡Echemos un vistazo juntos! Un verbo compuesto es una frase que tiene un *significado especial.* Los verbos compuestos tienen *un verbo principal* y *otra palabra* que suele ser un adverbio o una preposición. Por ejemplo:"to put on" significa vestirse"to work out" significa hacer ejercicio

to chill out

relajarse, calmarse

I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.

to figure out

averiguar

Can you help me figure out this math problem?

I need to figure out how to fix my bike.

Necesito averiguar cómo arreglar mi bicicleta.

to put on

ponerse

He put on his shoes quickly.

I put on my shoes before I go outside.

Me pongo los zapatos antes de salir.

to turn on

encender

I will turn on the TV to watch my favorite show.

to turn on a TV

encender la televisión

After dinner, we usually turn on the TV to relax.

to turn off

apagar

I always turn off my computer before going to bed.

to turn off the lights

apagar las luces

Before you leave the room, please turn off the lights.

to sit down

sentarse

Please sit down.

honestly

sinceramente

I honestly didn’t expect that to happen.

to come up with

idear

I need to come up with a good idea for my project.

She came up with a solution.

Ella encontró una solución.

Take it easy.

Tómalo con calma.

Don't worry about the exam, just take it easy.

to cheer up

animarse, alegrarse

She knows how to cheer up the saddest person in the world.

Good music cheers me up.

Buena música me alegra.

Go ahead!

¡Adelante!

Can we start eating, mom? - Sure, go ahead.

After work, I like to chill out and listen to music.

Después del trabajo, me gusta relajarme y escuchar música.

Keep it up!

¡Sigue así!

Keep up the good work.

*Tipos de adverbios para nivel intermedio* Los adverbios son estructuras que modifican verbos, adjetivos, frases y otros adverbios. Examinemos a continuación algunos de los adverbios más comunes y útiles.

right now

ahora mismo

I have to make a call right now!

perhaps

quizás, tal vez

Perhaps we could invite Davide and her friends to the party.

remarkably

notablemente

The athlete performed remarkably well in the competition.

bashfully

tímidamente

He was smiling bashfully. He bashfully looked away when she smiled at him.

to smile bashfully

sonreír tímidamente

He is smiling bashfully.

carefully

con cuidado

They carefully examined the painting to see if it was an original.

Follow the instructions carefully.

Siga las instrucciones cuidadosamente.

It is not difficult to make, providing you follow the instructions carefully.

Drive carefully!

¡Conduce con cuidado!

to be in love

estar enamorado/enamorada

We had fun and we were in love.

hopelessly in love

perdidamente enamorado

She's hopelessly in love with him.

unusually

inusualmente

It's unusually cold outside.

rarely

raramente

I rarely eat dessert after dinner.

completely

completamente

She was completely surprised by the party.

I completely forgot about the meeting today.

Se me olvidó por completo la reunión de hoy.

*Verbos de enlace* Los verbos de enlace son verbos que no muestran una acción, sino que *describen el sujeto.* Mientras que verbos como "walk" o "jump" representan una acción, verbos de enlace como "be" o "seem" añaden más detalles al sujeto, como "he seems nice" o "she is an architect."

obvious

obvio

The answer to the question was obvious.

to appear

aparecer

Smoke appeared on the horizon.

fur

pelaje

The cat’s fur was silky.

You seem nice.

Pareces agradable.

I just met you, but you seem nice.

This place looks like a mess!

¡Qué desorden hay aquí!

I can't believe how messy your room is! This place looks like a mess!

to look great

verse bien

Liz looks great today.

Keep calm and carry on.

Mantén la calma y sigue adelante.

I know you're nervous about the presentation, but just keep calm and carry on.

to remain

permanecer

The old building remains standing despite the earthquake.

It remains the same.

Sigue igual.

Despite the challenges, our determination to succeed remains the same.

to be awake

estar despierto

I was awake but still sleepy when the sun came up.

Are you awake?

¿Estás despierto?

*Adjetivos comparativos con adverbios* Puedes utilizar advervios como "slightly", "much", "a lot" antes de un adjetivo comparativo. Eso significa que puedes ser más sutil en las comparaciones que puedes hacer. "The prices are slightly higher than they were last year." "Those who start early will have a much better chance of meeting their goals." "The task is a lot easier than it sounds." Fíjate en que "much better" va seguido de un *sustantivo*, pero también puede ir solo.

far more

mucho más

Love is far more important than money.

not quite

no exactamente, no del todo

Yet, it is not quite finished. I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean by 'cultural diversity'.

I don't quite understand.

No entiendo exactamente.

I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean by 'cultural diversity'.

slightly

un poco

The prices are slightly higher than they were last year.

slightly different interpretation

una interpretación un poco diferente

That is a slightly different interpretation.

Could you speak more slowly?

¿Podrías hablar más despacio?

much more

mucho más

People eat much more food than they should.

the least pleasant

lo menos agradable

He found the least pleasant part of the job to be the long hours.

much better chance

muchas mejores probabilidades

They have a much better chance of winning.

the best ever

el mejor de todos

Yesterday I had the best pizza I've ever eaten!

*Pasado simple* Como ya sabes, con la mayoría de los verbos, el tiempo pasado se forma añadiendo *–ed:* "call" - "called" "like" - "liked" Sin embargo, hay muchas *formas verbales irregulares en pasado* en inglés. Necesitas memorizarlas. "to get" - "got" - "gotten" "to break" - "broke" - "broken" "to bring" - "brought" - "brought" "catch" - "caught" - "caught" "to drive" - "drove" - "driven" "to eat" - "ate" - "eaten" "forget" - "forgot" - "forgotten" "to think" - "thought" - "thought" "to know" - "knew" - "known" "to speak" - "spoke" - "spoken" "to understand" - "understood" - "understood" "forbid" - "forbade" - "forbidden"

I got a gift.

Recibi un regalo

I got a gift from my best friend.

He got the message.

El recibió el mensaje.

He got the message from you.

I was awake.

Estaba despierto / Estuve despierto

I was awake the whole night.

I brought you a gift.

Te he traído un regalo. ( te traje un regalo)

I brought you a gift for your birthday.

He drove me to work.

Él me llevó al trabajo.

We ate too much.

Comimos demasiado.

I forgot to reply to her email.

Se me olvidó responder a su correo electrónico.

She drove through the storm without stopping.

Ella atravesó la tormenta sin detenerse.

I knew it!

¡Lo sabía!

I knew it! The restaurant is closed on Sundays.

The school forbade students to use their phones.

Escuela prohibió a los estudiantes usar sus teléfonos.

She spoke to him by phone.

Ella habló con él por teléfono.

I thought about it.

He pensado en ello. ( pensé al respecto )

He caught me looking at his screen.

Me pilló mirando su pantalla.

I understood.

Entendido.

She explained the concept to me, and I understood.

*Los diferentes usos de get* El verbo "get" puede parecer bastante confuso para la mayoría de los estudiantes de inglés. Los hablantes nativos lo utilizan en casi todas las conversaciones. Los significados más comunes de este verbo son los siguientes: *1. Obtener/comprar* "I need to get some files from the archives." "We must get some milk. There isn’t any left." *2. Tomar* "She gets the train to work every day." "We can get a cab back to the hotel." *3. Recibir* "Did you get my email yesterday?" "She got a beautiful necklace for her birthday." *4. Convertirse en* "It’s getting colder. Put on your jacket." "You can get better at English by practicing." *5. Llegar* "They left at 4:30 and got home at 5:30." "When do you think you’ll get here?" *6. Comprender* "I didn’t get what he said. Did you?" "He got the joke but I didn’t." *7. Hacer que ocurra algo* "You should get your hair cut. It’s really long." "We’re getting the car checked before our holiday."

Did you get it?

¿Lo entendiste?

I didn't get the joke.

No entendí el chiste.

I didn't get the joke. Can you explain it to me?

to acquire

adquirir

I need to acquire more information before making a decision.

Get it done.

Haz que suceda.

Just get it done, please.

I got home at midnight.

Regresé a casa a medianoche.

I got home at midnight.

to get a cab

tomar un taxi

We can get a cab back to the hotel.

get better

mejorar

You can get better at English by practicing.

It's getting cold.

Está empezando a hacer frío.

It's getting cold outside.

Did you get my message?

¿Recibiste mi mensaje?

Got it!

¡Lo tengo!

You can get better at English with DuoCards.

Puedes mejorar tu inglés con DuoCards.

*Phrasal verbs comunes con get* Hay bastantes phrasal verbs con "get" que ya conoces y utilizas sin ni siquiera pensar en ello. Por ejemplo: "What time do you get up?" "Get up" significa salir de la cama por la mañana. Veamos algunos de los phrasal verbs con *get* más importantes.

get on

subir

Here’s the bus. Let’s get on.

Get on the train!

¡Suban al tren!

I always get nervous when I have to get on a crowded train.

to get off

bajarse

We got off the plane and went to passport control.

to get in

entrar, subir

He got in the car and put on his seatbelt.

to get out

¡Lárgate!

Get out of my room!

to get back

volver

We should get back by 7:30. Can you wait for us?

Get back immediately.

Regresa de inmediato.

He told me to get back immediately after I finished my work.

to get over

superar algo o a alguien

I had flu last week but I’ve got over it now.

It took her months to get over the disappointment.

Le tomó meses superar la decepción.

to get on / along with somebody

llevarse bien con alguien

Do you get on with your colleagues?

Despite their differences, they got along well.

A pesar de sus diferencias, se llevaban bien.

to get across

expresar, hacer entender // atravesar

I tried to get my point across to the teacher, but she didn't seem to understand.

He struggled to get his point across.

Le costó trabajo expresar lo que quería decir.

to get away with (something)

salirse con la suya

He stole some money from the firm but no one found out so he got away with it.

You can't get away with it!

¡No te saldrás con la tuya!

You can't get away with cheating on the test. The teacher will find out.

*Causa y efecto* Veamos algunas palabras y frases que te ayudan a unir dos ideas. A menudo utilizamos expresiones como "because", "since", "due to", "as", "thanks to", "therefore", "so" para hablar de causa y efecto. Ten en cuenta que hay una diferencia entre "due to" y "thanks to". *Thanks to* tiene una *connotación positiva*. *Duo to* es más *neutro*: puede tener una connotación tanto negativa como positiva.

therefore

por lo tanto

He was injured and therefore unable to play.

as a result

como resultado

He didn’t work hard. As a result, he was fired.

due to

debido a

Due to the rain, the game was cancelled.

thanks to you

gracias a ti

Thanks to you I was able to finish the homework.

to go out

salir

Let's go out dancing!

I can’t go out as it’s raining.

No puedo salir porque está lloviendo.

to get a raise

conseguir un aumento

He is working hard in order to get a raise.

Thanks to his hard work, he got a raise.

Gracias a su duro trabajo, le subieron el sueldo.

since it's your birthday

ya que es tu cumpleaños

Since it's your birthday, you got to be invited for lunch today.

because of

debido a

We cancelled the trip because of the rain.

I did it because of you.

Lo hice por ti.

*¿Qué va después de un verbo?* En inglés hay muchos verbos y hay muchos modelos diferentes para lo que viene después de un verbo. Algunos patrones comunes son: *Verbo + infinitivo con to* "I decided to take the car to work." "He offered to cook dinner." *Verbo + forma -ing* "It took years but I've finally quit smoking." "After she finished reading the book she turned off the light and went to sleep." *Verb + (that) clause* (You can leave out "that".) "I understand that you weren't happy with your pay rise." "I suggest that you try the salmon, it's delicious."

I love learning new vocabulary!

¡Me encanta aprender vocabulario nuevo!

to quit

dejar de hacer algo

I'm going to quit my job and travel the world.

to suggest

sugerir

I suggest that you taste the salmon, it's delicious.

I suggest that you quit smoking.

Le sugiero que deje de fumar.

He likes telling jokes.

Le gusta contar chistes.

pay rise

aumento de sueldo

Sarah received a significant pay rise this year.

to assume

suponer

She assumed that I knew the answer.

I assume you're right.

Supongo que tienes razón.

to decide

decidir

I decided to tell her that I love her.

I decided to do it.

He decidido hacerlo.

scattered

disperso/dispersa

I understand that you are a bit scattered.

to be scattered

estar distraído

Why are they scattered?

to take care of (something/someone)

cuidar de (algo/alguien)

She offered to take care of it.

Se ofreció a ocuparse de ( cuidar de ) ello.

I have a lot of work to do this weekend, but my friend offered to take care of my dog while I'm busy.

She refused to admit that she had made a mistake.

Ella se negó a admitir que había cometido un error.

to avoid

evitar

I try to avoid junk food to stay healthy.

He avoided answering the question.

Él evitó responder a la pregunta.

We noticed that something was wrong.

Hemos notado que algo no iba bien.

*Más normas* Algunos verbos tienen significados diferentes según vayan seguidos de una *forma -ing* o *to + infinitivo*. Por ejemplo: "Stop" + *-ing* significa que la acción *ya no tiene lugar.* "Stop" + *to + infinitivo* significa que alguien o algo detiene una actividad para *poder hacer otra cosa.* "I've stopped buying the newspaper because now I read the news online." "He stopped the video to ask the students some questions."

I stopped smoking.

Dejé de fumar.

I stopped to smoke.

Paré para fumar.

I was walking to work, but I stopped to smoke a cigarette.

to remember

recordar

I'll always remember this holiday.

I remember seeing him before.

Recuerdo haberlo visto antes.

I remember seeing him before, but I can't remember where.

Remember to call me.

No olvides llamarme.

to lock

cerrar con llave

He forgot to lock the car.

He forgot to lock the door.

Se le olvidó cerrar la puerta con llave.

He forgot to lock the door when he went out.

I remembered locking the door before leaving the house.

Recordaba haber cerrado la puerta con llave antes de salir de casa.

I remembered to lock the door before I left the house.

Me acordé de cerrar la puerta con llave antes de salir de casa.

I'll never forget meeting you for the first time.

Nunca olvidaré la primera vez que te vi.

I'll never forget meeting you for the first time. You were wearing a bright red shirt and had the biggest smile on your face.

to reckon

estimar, pensar

I reckon it will take about an hour to get there.

I'm trying to

Estoy intentando

I'm trying to learn Japanese but it's very difficult.

Have you tried turning the computer off and on again?

¿Has intentado apagar y volver a encender el ordenador?

outstanding

espectacular, excepcional

The view from the top of the mountain was outstanding.

What an outstanding performance!

¡Qué actuación tan sobresaliente!

*Hate, like, love, y prefer* Podemos usar odiar *hate, like, love, y prefer* con una forma -ing o con un infinitivo to. En inglés americano, las formas con to-infinitive son mucho más comunes que la forma -ing. La diferencia de significado entre ambas formas es muy pequeña. La forma *-ing* enfatiza la *acción o la experiencia.* La forma *to-infinitive* hace más hincapié en los *resultados* de la acción o el acontecimiento. A menudo utilizamos la forma -ing para sugerir disfrute (o falta de él), y la forma to-infinitive para expresar hábitos o preferencias. La forma -ing es más común que la forma to-infinitive después de *hate y love.* Cuando usamos "would" con *hate, like, love, o prefer*, usamos el *infinitivo*, no la forma -ing.

We would hate to see you go.

Lamentaríamos mucho que te fueras.

We really value your contributions to the team. We would hate to see you go.

I would love to be there!

¡Me encantaría estar allí!

Are you going to the concert tonight?" "I would love to be there, but I have to work.

for too long

durante demasiado tiempo

Don't let me wait for too long.

They don’t like sitting for too long.

No les gusta estar sentados demasiado tiempo.

I like baking pizza.

Me gusta hornear pizza.

I hate waiting.

Odio esperar.

He would hate to wait there for more than an hour.

Odiaría tener que esperar allí más de una hora.

to interrupt

interrumpir

She had to interrupt the meeting to answer an important phone call.

He hates being interrupted.

Odia que lo interrumpan.

I prefer to work on tasks that have clear deadlines.

Prefiero trabajar en tareas que tienen plazos claros.

to cause a problem

causar un problema

They’d hate to cause a problem.

I prefer going out

prefiero salir

I prefer going out than staying at home.

a tie

corbata

The man is wearing a tie.

he prefers not to wear a tie

prefiere no llevar corbata

He prefers not to wear a tie to work.

to join

unirse

They invited us to join them at their table.

We would love to join you.

Nos encantaría acompañarlos.

It's a tie!

¡Es un empate!

it's a tie for first place

*Transitivo o intransitivo* Algunos verbos necesitan siempre un objeto para que la frase tenga sentido. Estos verbos se llaman verbos transitivos. Por el contrario, otros verbos no necesitan un objeto. A estos se les llama verbos intransitivos. Existe un tercer tipo de verbos que pueden usarse *con objeto (transitivos) o sin objeto (intransitivos).* A veces el significado puede ser el mismo. Por ejemplo: En la frase "Please bring coffee." - El verbo "bring" es transitivo; su objeto es el café, que es la cosa que se trae. Por el contrario en la frase "The sun is shining." - El verbo "shine" es intransitivo, ya que no necesita objeto para que la frase tenga sentido.

Did you enjoy the course?

¿Le gustó el curso?

He stopped the car at the traffic lights.

Detuvo el coche en el semáforo.

(transitive)

The car stopped suddenly in the middle of the road.

El coche se detuvo repentinamente en medio de la carretera.

(intransitive)

to emphasize

hacer hincapié

The book emphasises the role of the arts in society.

What happened?

¿Qué pasó?

Rita looks upset – do you know what happened?

Do not enter.

No entrar.

to enter the room

entrar en la habitación

She entered the room looking nervous.

She learns to drive.

Ella está aprendiendo a conducir.

She learned to drive when she was twenty.

to drive a van

conducir una furgoneta

He drives a van for a delivery firm.

You should leave now.

Deberías irte ahora.

He left me.

Me dejó.

He left me without saying goodbye.

to save time

ahorrar tiempo

Buying things on the Internet saves people a lot of time.

Did you win?

¿Ganaste?

How was the match? Did you win?

to win a competition

ganar un concurso

She won a competition and got a free trip to Copenhagen.

to increase

aumentar

They increased my salary last month.

to get a car mended

arreglar, reparar un coche

i need to get my car mended

fluently

con fluidez

She speaks six languages fluently.

Imagine speaking English fluently.

Imagina hablar inglés con fluidez.

*Say vs tell* La diferencia más importante entre "say" y "tell" es que con "say", no es necesario mencionar con quién se compartieron las ideas o la información, pero con "tell", sí. Por ejemplo: "Amy said that she likes coffee." "Amy told me that she likes coffee."

to tell the truth

decir la verdad

We should always tell the truth.

to say something

decir algo

Say something finally.

to say goodbye

despedirse

They didn't even say goodbye.

I told you.

Te lo dije.

I told you so.

Nobody told me.

Nadie me lo dijo.

Nobody told me what to do.

Don't tell anyone.

No se lo digas a nadie.

Don't tell anyone your address or phone number.

She said it to me.

Ella me lo dijo.

They told her to wait.

Le dijeron que esperara.

They told her to wait till the doctor arrived.

Can you tell me?

¿Me lo puedes decir?

Can you tell me the truth?

He said he didn’t agree with the decision.

Dijo que no estaba de acuerdo con la decisión.

He told his manager that he didn’t agree with the decision.

Le dijo a su gerente que no estaba de acuerdo con la decisión.

*¡El inglés puede ser apasionante!* Los adjetivos terminados en *-ed* expresan cómo *se siente el sujeto.* El sujeto mismo tiene ese sentimiento, que algo le afecta. Por otro lado, los adjetivos terminados en *-ing* dicen que el sujeto *provoca un determinado sentimiento en el entorno* y que los demás se sienten así por ello. En otras palabras, se puede decir "The teacher is boring." y "We are bored because of him."

That's exciting!

¡Qué emocionante!

This is exciting news.

They were excited.

Estaban entusiasmados/entusiasmadas.

They were excited about the trip.

shocking

impactante

I heard the shocking news.

The news is shocking.

Noticia es impactante.

I was shocked by the news.

Noticia me dejó impactado.

They were shocked by the news of the unexpected election results.

boring

aburrido

I've got a boring job in an office.

to get bored

aburrirse

Maria gets bored easily.

It's interesting.

Es interesante.

It's interesting that you didn't know that.

to be interested in

interesarse en

I am interested in football.

a surprising ending

un final sorprendente

The movie has a surprising ending.

I'm not surprised.

No me sorprende.

I'm not surprised by his behaviour.

The journey was exhausting.

Viaje fue agotador.

They were exhausted after the journey.

Estaban agotados después del viaje.

worrying

preocupante

She has a worrying habit of not sleeping well at night.

worried

preocupado

She looked worried when she heard the news.

*Frases preposicionales* Una frase preposicional es un grupo de palabras formado por una *preposición, su objeto y cualquier palabra que modifique al objeto.* La mayoría de las veces, una frase preposicional modifica a *un verbo o a un sustantivo.* Por ejemplo: "He arrived in time." "Are you going by bicycle or on foot?"

by chance

por casualidad

I heard their secrets by chance.

on foot

a pie

If you go somewhere on foot, you walk there.

by all means

por supuesto

Can I borrow your car? - By all means!

at short notice

a última hora

The meeting was cancelled at short notice.

at a glance

de un vistazo, a simple vista

I know him at a glance.

to approve of

aprobar

We’re not happy but we do approve of their decision.

on a diet

a dieta

The patient is on a diet.

around the world

por todo el mundo

Everyone around the world likes Coke.

to look forward to

esperar con ansias

I am looking forward to seeing you.

Tengo ganas de verte.

in spite of

a pesar de

In spite of his fear, he decided to try skydiving.

In spite of the rain, we went hiking.

A pesar de la lluvia, fuimos de excursión.

apart from

aparte de

Apart from his job, he enjoys painting in his free time.

Apart from one mistake, the work was excellent.

A excepción de un error, el trabajo fue excelente.

*Should* "Should" es un verbo auxiliar modal. Lo utilizamos principalmente para: dar consejos o hacer recomendaciones: "You should get a haircut." hablar de probabilidad y expectativa: "They should arrive soon." hablar de obligación: "You should be wearing your seat belt."

You should study.

Deberías estudiar.

You should study for the exam.

Should I come back?

¿Debería volver?

to get a haircut

cortarse el pelo

You should get a haircut.

You should be more careful.

Deberías tener más cuidado.

What should I wear?

¿Qué me pongo?

the weight

peso

She should gain some weight.

to lose weight

adelgazar

You should try to lose weight.

to apply for a job

solicitar un empleo

She should apply for the job.

It should be fine.

Debería estar bien.

Should we study?

¿Deberíamos estudiar?

Should we study more?

Students should submit their work on time.

Estudiantes deben entregar su trabajo a tiempo.

The system should update after restart.

Sistema debería actualizarse después de reiniciar.

I should be studying instead of scrolling.

Debería estar estudiando en lugar de hacer scroll.

They should have warned us about the changes.

Deberían habernos advertido sobre los cambios.

*¿Like o as?* "As" y "like" se confunden a menudo ya que ambos pueden utilizarse para *comparaciones.* La mayoría de las veces, like compara dos cosas. "He looks like my brother." Con frecuencia, as puede sustituirse por "the way". "He can’t play cricket as he used to." ("He can't play cricket the way he used to.")

like me

como yo

You are just like me.

as much as

tanto como

She loves curry as much as I do.

the same as

igual que

Your phone is the same as mine.

She looks like her mother.

Se parece a su madre.

the cotton

algodón

She doesn't wear cotton in the winter.

It feels like cotton.

Se siente como algodón.

to feel like

tener ganas de

I don't feel like it.

to work as

trabajar como

I worked as an actor for two years.

She's like a sister to me.

Ella es como una hermana para mí.

people like us

gente como nosotros

There are lots of people like us.

to expect

esperar

As we expected, it started to rain.

as I said

como dije

As I said, I think this project will be a challenge.

The situation unfolded as we had predicted.

Situación se desarrolló tal como habíamos predicho.

to unfold

desplegar

As the story unfolded, we learned more about the characters' secrets.

Do it as instructed, otherwise it won’t work.

Hazlo tal como se indica, de lo contrario no funcionará.

It seems like we’ve met before.

Me parece que ya nos hemos visto antes.

The room smells like something has been burning.

En la habitación huele a quemado.

*Deseos sobre el presente o el futuro* Podemos utilizar "to wish" para hablar de algo que nos gustaría que fuera diferente en el presente o en el futuro. Usamos *wish + pasado simple*: "I wish I spoke Italian." "I wish you were here." "I wish I had a big car."