vocabulary about the first story " pigs is pigs"

 

                                                         madly is adverb / mæd.li /: locamente

expresses  deranged emotion.

orig. sentence: "madly shaking a thing book beneath the agent's noise."

-Monica was madly jealous of her sister.

-Thomas is madly in love with Katy.

whispered is a verb / wis.per'd /: susurró

to speak very quietly using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you.

orig. sentence: "He whispered in an unpleasant voice"

-Mike whispered something to David.

-I've never whispered a word that to anyone.

 

slamming  is the present participle of slam/ 'slaming /: golpeando

the anger and frustration strategy references expressing frustration  swearing.

orig. sentence: "He turned and waked out, slamming the door."

-My heart is slamming in my chest.

-He's slamming the door now.

flung is past simple of fling/ flang /: arrojado

to throw something with the  hands

orig. sentence: "Mr. Morehouse bit his lip and the flung his arms out wildly."

-Katy flung herself on earth.

-Someone flung a rock at my window.

shall is a modal verb/ shæl /: deberá

is  to suggest something.

orig. sentence: " He shall charge the larger."

-She shall not marry with him.

-We shall leave the next Friday.

hippopotamuses is a noun/ hip-uh-pot-uh-muhs/: hipopótamo 

is a animal.

orig. sentence: " All well and eating like hippopotamuses."

-Thank you for allowing the hippopotamus to get back to the river!

-The red beauty Pava, enormous as a hippopotamus, turned her back. 

starved is an adjetive/ stahrv/: hambriento

someone who hasn't eaten yet.

orig. sentence: "Probably starved to death by this time."

-The beast was savage and half-starved.

-People said that India would starve. 

forwarded is an adverb  /fawr-werd/: enviar

get something.

orig. sentence: "His wife forwarded the letter to him. "

-We may make some small steps forward. 

- An important step forwards.

lightly is an adverb/lahyt-lee/: delicadamente 

is something weak and easy to spoil

orig. sentence: "The president treated the matter lightly." 

-One guard was lightly injured while putting out the fire. 

-They were mostly lightly injured.

crowded is an adjetive/ krou-did/: apretado 

that is something very tight.

orig. sentence: "Flannery was crowded into a few feet at the extreme front of the office." 

-The subway is always slow and crowded.
-The grocery store was crowded on Sunday.

Lay is a verb / lei/ Poner 

 To put something in especially a flat or horizontal position , usually carefully or for a particular purpose.

orig. sentence: "The cause of the trouble lay on the desk between  the two men."

 -Just lay the suitcase on the bed, would you ?

-The road has been dug up in order to lay cables.

Claim is verb / kleim / Afirmar 

To say that something is true or is fact , although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it .

orig. sentence: "The person receiving the shipment may put in a claim for the overcharge."

-The company claims it is not responsible for the pollution in the river 

-This is the best restaurant in town , its claim to fame is the frutti di more pizza.

Common is adjective / Kämen / común 

The same in a lot of places or for a lot of people.

orig. sentence: "The rules means common pigs , not guinea pigs."

 -It's quite common to see couples who dress alike .

-"Smith" is a very common name in Britain.

 

         

Shouted is verb / jaut / gritó 

To speak with a very loud voice , often as loud as  possible , usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations , or when the person you are talking to is a long way or cannot hear very well.

orig. sentence: "Do as you like, then!"Shouted Mr. Shouted Flannery .

                    -There's no need to shout , I can hear you.                          

              -He shouted from the garage that he 'd be finished in about half an hour.

Nonsense is noun / nän sens / Disparates 

 An idea , something said , or behaviour that is silly or stupid. 

orig. sentence:  "Nonsense!" He shouted.

                           - This reports is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper.  

  - It's nonsense to say that he's too old for the job.

Search is a verb / Suhch  / Buscar.

            

Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly 

orig. sentence: "Flannery search for him in town but without success."

 

-I will need to search more information in social media about the crime from yesterday.       

- We will search some new places to visit in our vacations. 

            

Express is a verb /  Uhk.spres  /Expresar. 

that is to say what you think and feel.

orig. sentence: "He returned to the express office and found that two hundred six guinea pigs." 

-She needs to express her emotions to her mom. 
-Express is one of the best decision that he could have. 

 Urgent is an adjetive / Uh-jnt  / Urgente. 

Is something that require immediate action or attention. 

           orig. sentence: "At last, he got an urgent telegram from the main office. "

-Is urgent to start working in our last project. 
-She needs an urgent check before his examen. 

Extreme is an adjective / Uhk.streem / Extremo.

orig. sentence: "Flannery was crowded into a few feet at the extreme front of the office."

-I am afraid to extreme games. 
                              -She felt an extreme sadness when she failed the class. 

Against is a preposition / Uh.genst / En contra. 

It is an opposition  to an idea or something else. 

orig. sentence: "Mr. Morehouse had no claim against the company and should write to its Tariff Department."

-Some of the ideas are against the law. 
-Customer said she doesn't have nothing against the cashier.