Seguimos con este tema en particular, si anteriormente hemos visto cierto vocabulario relacionado con el miedo y otras acciones que nos incomodan, ampliamos este tema con varias frases, expresiones y nuevo vocabulario que podemos usar, siempre y cuando nuestros sentidos nos dejen actuar:
- Emergency button – Botón de emergencia
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He tried to press the emergency button and use the phone.
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Hair raising – Que pone los pelos de punta
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The movie was hair raising.
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Horror Movie – Película de terror
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We were all watching a horror movie.
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Night porter – Portero del turno de noche
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I spent four hours screaming in the lift before the night porter realized I was there.
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Scale of risk – Escala de riesgo
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The British government has asked scientists to construct a scale of risk for earthquakes.
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Spine chilling – Escalofriante
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The atmosphere was spine chilling.
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Brittle Crack –Grieta quebradiza
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The soun of the gun made a brittle crack in the sunlight.
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Country Road –Carretera estatal
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She ended up on a country road.
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Creepy Hotel –Hotel espeluznante
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We spent the previous night in a really creepy hotel in the middle of nowhere.
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Frightening situation – Situación aterradora
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Imagine a frightening situation and tell another student the story as though it really happened to you.
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Frightening titles – Títulos aterradores
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As a class, we choose the three most frightening titles.
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Hair-raising thing – Algo que pone los pelos de punta
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You’ve no idea how hair-raising experience was when that frog sort of jumped at me.
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Heavy rain – Lluvia fuerte
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He went back home because of the heavy rain.
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Hiding place –Escondite
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We couldn’t find their hiding place.
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Horrific crash –Estrépito espantos
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When there was this horrific crash upstairs, we thought it was a burglar.
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Problem-free flight – Vuelo sin problemas/complicaciones
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As a pilot, I have had hundreds of regular, problem-free flights.
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Sailing accident – Accidente de Navegación
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You hear a man being interviewed about a sailing accident.
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Sharp slap –Golpe seco
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The shot sounded like a sharp slap.
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Thick fog – Niebla espesa
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I was driving home, when a really thick fog came down.
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Twisting metal –Metal que se retuerce
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I got in the lift and then I heard that horrible sound of twisting metal.
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Unfamiliar risks – Riesgos desconocidos
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We will have to run unfamiliar risks in this new stage.
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Unlucky events – Sucesos de mala suerte
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Those are not the unlucky events that the professor was talking about.
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Whimpering sound – Gemido
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We heard a whimpering sound, coming from above. It was the neighbour’s cat.
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Become a nervous wreck – Convertirse en un manojo de nervios
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I became a nervous wreck before the driving exam.
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Lift the receiver– Levantar el auricular (del teléfono)
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I saw a phone, but when I lifted the receiver , it was dead.
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Make reference– Hacer referencia
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He made reference back to what happened earlier.
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Make sense – Tener sentido
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This sentence clearly makes sense.
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Offer advice – Ofrecer consejo
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During the emergency the crew offered advice to the passangers.
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Sort out a problem– Arreglar un problema
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As the yatch had taken in a lot of water, we had to spend a bit of time sorting that out.
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Walking home – Ir a casa andando
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I heard some footsteps behind me while I was walking home alone from college.
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Be afraid of – Asustarse de
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We were all afraid of being attacked that night while we were walking on the street.
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Be on one’s way (home) –Estar de camino (a casa)
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I was on my way home when I came across the road accident.
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Creep up the stairs – Subir sigilosamente por las escaleras
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As I thought there was somebody upstairs, I crept up the stairs holding my breath.
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Deal with –Tratar
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You hear a man talking about how to deal with fear.
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Feel on egde –Estar de los nervios
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She felt on edge when her students didn’t do their homework.
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Go to pieces – Quedar deshecho/destrozado
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When nobody answered our screams, I went to pieces.
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Hammer on the door – Golpear/aporrear la puerta
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We hammered on the doors of the lift, but nobody helped.
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In detail– Muy detalladamente
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Jenny told us in great detail what happened to her.
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Pour with rain – Llover a cántaros
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It was freezing and pouring with rain all day long.
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Rigid with fear – Estupefacto
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She was rigid with fear when she was face to face with the scare snake.
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Scared to death – Muerto de miedo
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I was scared to death after seeing that movie.
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Shudder to a stop/halt – Pararse abruptamente
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The machine made a horrible sound and it shuddered to a stop.
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Talking about something – hablar sobre algo
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You will hear a woman talking about something that happened to her.
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Funnily enough – Casualmente
- Funnily enough I was watching a horror movie, when I heard footsteps upstairs.
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Completely numb – Completamente entumecido
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I couldn’t feel my fingers and toes, they were completely numb.
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Absolutely petrified – Absolutamente petrificado
- By that moment, I was absolutely petrified.
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Stay calm – Permanecer tranquilo
- It’s wonderful to watch my students staying calm during the exam.
- Shake violently – Temblar intensamente
- Her hand was holding the empty gun and began to shake violently.
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Having already left – Haberse ido/marchado ya
- I realized all the people had already left and I was completely alone.
- Increasingly uneasy – Cada vez más intranquilo/inquieto
- As the big black van was getting closer to us, we felt increasingly uneasy.
- Scared stiff –Muerto de miedo
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I was scared stiff but I knew I had to go up there.
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Draw up –Pararse
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My father’s car pulled up some metres ahead of me, waiting until I drew up with it.
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Drive off – Irse, salir
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When I got close to the strange car, it drove off. After the accident, the ambulance drove the injured off to casualty.
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Drive past – Pasar por delante
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The bus drove past us and didn’t stop.
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Go up –Subirse
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I have gone up in a plane hundreds of times.
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Pull away – Arrancar
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The train pulled away from the station in time.
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Pull up –Parar(se) (un vehículo)
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Each time, the van pulled up fifty metres ahead of me, waiting.
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Turn off –Apagar
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I turned off the TV, held my breath and listened.
