Poirot investiga: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
Poirot Investigates
Las 40 palabras que Agatha Christie repite una y otra vez en «Poirot investiga» y que no están entre las 4.000 más comunes del inglés. Apréndelas antes y los primeros capítulos se leerán mucho mejor. Cada una lleva su pronunciación, su traducción y una frase del libro.
diamond/ˈdaɪmənd/diamante, gema33 veces en el libro
… above all one jewel, the great diamond which had been nicknamed, to match its owner …
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/joya, alhaite, alhaja32 veces en el libro
… her furs, her jewels, above all one jewel …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/hablar o emitir un ruido bajo e indistinguible24 veces en el libro
he murmured.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/grises23 veces en el libro
You use your grey cells at last.
chambermaidcamarera23 veces en el libro
An hotel chambermaid, looking frightened to death …
necklace/ˈnɛkɫəs/collar18 veces en el libro
She stood there with one hand just touching the necklace.
monsieur/məsˈjɝ/señor17 veces en el libro
“Then perhaps I might have a few words alone with you, monsieur?”
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/ama de llaves, ama de gobierno, gobernanta17 veces en el libro
Hunter’s Lodge is looked after by a housekeeper who is quite capable of doing all we need when we run down for an occasional week-end.
revolver/ɹɪˈvɑɫvɝ/revólver, mistihueso, mitigüeso17 veces en el libro
By the way, Hastings, have you a revolver?”
drawer/ˈdɹɔɹ/cajón, gaveta16 veces en el libro
I went to the drawer here,”—she indicated the bottom right-hand drawer of the knee-hole dressing-table—“took out my jewel-case and unlocked it.
maid/ˈmeɪd/sirvienta, criada, chacha15 veces en el libro
“I was changing for tea when my maid came up—one of the gardeners had just run to the house.
conceal/kənˈsiɫ/ocultar, esconder, absconder15 veces en el libro
I was secretly rather pleased with myself, though I tried to conceal the fact for fear of irritating him.
valet/væˈɫeɪ/ayudantes de cámara14 veces en el libro
… and then walked down to the end of the corridor, stopping outside the small den where the chambermaids and valets of the respective floors congregated.
pearls/ˈpɝɫz/perlas13 veces en el libro
You know, I’ve got some pearls of my own that have a history attached to them.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/telegrama13 veces en el libro
At that moment the butler entered with a telegram on a salver which he handed to Lord Yardly.
thoughtfully/ˈθɔtfəɫi/pensativamente13 veces en el libro
Poirot nodded thoughtfully.
nephew/ˈnɛfju/sobrino13 veces en el libro
… Monsieur Poirot, but Lord Cronshaw was telling me last night how wonderfully you cleared up the mystery of his nephew’s death, and I felt that I just must have your advice.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/barba13 veces en el libro
“He had a black beard, sir, and was about middle-aged, and had on a light overcoat.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/listo, hábil, avispado12 veces en el libro
“That ‘full of the moon’ idea was clever.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encanto12 veces en el libro
A very beautiful and charming young creature, but terribly unstrung by this sad catastrophe.
puzzle/ˈpəzəɫ/hacer que se sienta confundido o desconcertado porque no puede entender un asunto complicado, un problema, etc. desconcertar12 veces en el libro
As we hurried in a taxi to the Magnificent, I puzzled out the true inwardness of the scheme.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/mañana11 veces en el libro
But to-morrow morning we see this milord!”
placid/ˈpɫæsəd/calmado y tranquilo11 veces en el libro
asked Poirot placidly, from the depths of his comfortable chair.
utter/ˈətɝ/pronuncié11 veces en el libro
Then I uttered another cry which Lord Yardly echoed.
thief/ˈθif/ladrón, caco, chorizo11 veces en el libro
There, just short of the threshold, lay the glittering necklace, evidently dropped by the thief in the panic of his flight.
bolt/ˈboʊɫt/cerrojo, pasador, aldabilla11 veces en el libro
There was no doubt as to my bolt having shot home.
depart/dɪˈpɑɹt/salir, partir, irse11 veces en el libro
I had my way with Poirot, however, and we departed immediately, leaving behind us a note of explanation and apology for Lord Yardly.
bow/ˈbaʊ/reverencia, inclinación, agobio11 veces en el libro
He bowed them both to the door.
milordmilord10 veces en el libro
“First, milord, I would ask you if these facts are substantially correct?”
impatiently/ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntɫi/impacientemente10 veces en el libro
I said impatiently.
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/recoger, buscar, ir a buscar10 veces en el libro
We returned reluctantly, and Lord Yardly sent off one of the footmen post-haste to fetch the police.
keen/ˈkin/agudo, aguzado10 veces en el libro
He took the jewel in his own hand and scrutinized it keenly, then restored it to her with a little bow.
insure/ˌɪnˈʃʊɹ/asegurar10 veces en el libro
Much, true and untrue, had been written about this famous stone which was reported to be insured for the enormous sum of fifty thousand pounds.
poison/ˈpɔɪzən/veneno, ponzoña10 veces en el libro
Still, life is full of discrepancies, and assuredly the man cannot have taken his own life—there is no poison that would fill his mouth with blood.
fancy/ˈfænsi/la imaginación10 veces en el libro
“I presume that it is a true story, not one of your efforts of fancy.”
upstairs/əpˈstɛɹz/subiendo las escaleras10 veces en el libro
She has already wrenched out the diamond with pliers upstairs——”
chauffeur/ˈʃoʊfɝ/chófer, chofer, chafirita9 veces en el libro
The real car was found in a side road, with the chauffeur and the A.D.C.
superstition/ˌsupɝˈstɪʃən/superstición9 veces en el libro
I saw Mrs. Maltravers give a terrified start, and my mind flew to the old superstition that a suicide cannot rest.
briskly/ˈbɹɪskɫi/briosamente, brioso, con brío9 veces en el libro
He remained a moment or so in thought, then rose briskly to his feet.
mistress/ˈmɪstɹəs/ama9 veces en el libro
She showed us into a small morning-room, and retired to tell her mistress.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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