Vocabulario, colocaciones y phrasal verbs sobre la personalidad

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Continuamos una vez más, con esta entrega en la que mediante numerosos ejemplos, veremos las diferentes personalidades que pueden haber en una persona (tanto físicas, como emocionales).

 

Importance of saving – Importancia de ahorrar
They learned the importance of saving during the global crisis.
Jaw line – Línea de la mandíbula
My jaw line is like my mother’s.
Olive Skin – piel trigueña/cetrina
She has olive skin like her mother.
Parents’ footsteps – Pasos de los padres
She wants to become a dancer following her parents’ footsteps.
Best friend – Mejor amigo
When we were young he used to be my best friend.
Medium height – Altura media
The medium height of my class is 5 feet 11 inches.
Medium weight – peso medio
The medium weight of my team is 75 kg.
Multiple personality – personalidad múltiple
An actor/actress has to be able to have a multiple personality.
Self-confident – Seguro de uno mismo
Mark is really self-confident with girls.
Self-conscious person – Persona cohibida/insegura
Tom is a pretty self-conscious professional while talking in front of public.
Shaped eyes – Forma del ojo
Laura and her mother have the same shaped eyes.
Useful profession – Profesión útil
That can be a useful profession for your future.
Worst enemy – Peor enemigo
Sometimes your worst enemy can be found in your family.
Fight with somebody – Pelearse con
My elder sister likes fighting with people.
Learn the importance – Aprender la importancia
Alexandra needed to learn the importance of saving.
Possess qualities – Poseer cualidades
What qualities do you think your mother possesses?
Wear glasses – Llevar gafas
Harrison and his father both need to wear glasses.
Come to a conclusion – Llegar a una conclusión
We both looked in the mirror and came to the same conclusion – we are identical!
Run in the family – Ser/venir de familia
There are any special characteristics that run in your family?
Look angrily – Mirar airadamente
The actress had to look at her co-star angrily at one point in the film.
Bad tempered – Malhumorado
Mark has really bad temper when he gets upset.
Completely wrong – Completamente equivocado
The referee was completely wrong about that penalty.
Slightly foreign – ligeramente extranjero
Amalia’s English sounds slightly foreign.
Very demanding – Mue exigente
The English teacher was very demanding last year.
Fall out with – Tener un disgusto con alguien
I fell out with my mother because she did not wanted to take me to Valencia.
Find out – Encontrar
I better find out who is the one that wrote this letter.
Grow up – Crecer, madurar
I grew up in a small village with my brothers and sisters.
Keen on – Que tiene interés por algo/alguien
He seems keen on my sister.
Look like – Parecerse
I look like my uncle Pepe.
Look on – Considerar a alguien como
She looks on us as her friends.
Pick up – Recoger
Sandra will pick me up later on.
Put somebody off – Desanimar
Does your mother ever try to put you off acting?
Sound like – Sonar como
His voice sounds like a dog barking
Stand by – Estar dispuesto a ayudar
His mother will stand by him for whatever he needs.
Take after – Parecerse a alguien
Oliver is a big boy that takes after his father very much.
Turn up – Aparecer
He finally turned up at three o’clock.

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