Las chicas modernas en los Adirondacks: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks
Las 40 palabras que Gertrude Hall Brownell repite una y otra vez en «Las chicas modernas en los Adirondacks» 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.
bungalow/ˈbəŋɡəˌɫoʊ/bungaló80 veces en el libro
"I heard Mr. Pursell say they were going to visit friends who have a bungalow on Lower Saranac.
canoe/kəˈnu/canoa80 veces en el libro
"I am just dying for a chance in a canoe with——"
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar80 veces en el libro
exclaimed Sylvia.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/hablar o emitir un ruido bajo e indistinguible70 veces en el libro
she murmured, as she sipped the spiced, icy drink.
chum/ˈtʃəm/un amigo53 veces en el libro
She gazed at her trio of chums, who had seated themselves about the room, in various positions of comfort.
chaperoncarabina47 veces en el libro
Aunt Theodora Leigh Brownley will chaperon us, and——"
gasp/ˈɡæsp/boquear, afogar un grito, ahogar un grito33 veces en el libro
gasped Rose.
assent/əˈsɛnt/asentir, consentir19 veces en el libro
"Oh, that's all right," assented Alice.
stove/ˈstoʊv/estufa, cocina, calentador18 veces en el libro
… for a tea outfit had been brought along, and one of the men was lighting the alcohol stove which was not only to boil water for the beverage, but also to warm some of the numerous viands.
mile/ˈmaɪɫ/milla17 veces en el libro
Then, after we get to the end of the fourth lake there is a carry of one mile to the sixth lake."
mil/ˈmɪɫ/millas16 veces en el libro
From Fulton Chain a little railroad ran the two miles, more or less, to Old Forge.
cavalier/ˈkævəɫiɹ/caballero15 veces en el libro
Sylvia gasped her surprise, but a moment later it was added to, for a thirteenth-century cavalier, with glossy black curls flowing over his lace collar, approached, and with a low bow, said:
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/apresuradamente, atropelladamente, de prisa15 veces en el libro
she exclaimed, looking hastily down at the floor.
loon/ˈɫun/colimbo14 veces en el libro
… from some lonely and unseen pond, would come the call of the loon, that strange and often solitary bird whose cry has such a weird sound …
hesitation/ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/titubeo, hesitación14 veces en el libro
I'll have to pick up a new step in the hesitation waltz, to make it more difficult."
maid/ˈmeɪd/sirvienta, criada, chacha14 veces en el libro
… as she was shot upward in the smooth-running elevator, wondered whether the coloured maid at the Grand Central had made sure that there was no cinder dust on the end of her nose.
ashore/əˈʃɔɹ/en tierra13 veces en el libro
The canoeists were to keep together in a little flotilla, and proceed up First Lake for a short distance, go ashore and have a little lunch.
paddle/ˈpædəɫ/remar, bogar, ciar13 veces en el libro
It's a little safer than a canoe, but almost as light, and you can row it or paddle it, and it will stand pretty rough water."
merry/ˈmɛɹi/alegre, jacarandoso13 veces en el libro
and Rose laughed a merry laugh, that sounded like the tinkle of ice in a strawberry-tinted pitcher of lemonade on a hot day.
glorious/ˈɡɫɔɹiəs/espléndido13 veces en el libro
"It is glorious!"
glow/ˈɡɫoʊ/brillar, resplandecer, fulgir13 veces en el libro
A startled cry came from Rose, who turned pale, so that only a small tinted spot glowed in either cheek.
retort/ˈɹiˌtɔɹt/réplica, contrarréplica, despachurramiento12 veces en el libro
"Why, yo'all seem surprised," was the retort in that slow, unctuous, Southern voice.
anyhow/ˈɛniˌhaʊ/de todas formas, de todas maneras, al tuntún12 veces en el libro
He'll probably lose I don't know how many thousand dollars by being away from the office for even a little while—at least he'll say so, anyhow," and she laughed.
blush/ˈbɫəʃ/sonrojarse, ruborizarse, enrojecerse12 veces en el libro
stormed Rose, blushing so that her cheeks, which usually held a most charming centre-tint, were now suffused with carmine.
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/deleitoso, deleitable12 veces en el libro
Just now the little affair was in that most delightful of all states, one of perfect understanding.
garment/ˈɡɑɹmənt/prenda, prenda de vestir, peindra12 veces en el libro
Meanwhile Alice was being provided with an outfit of dry garments by the owner of the cottage, and a messenger was despatched to the hotel …
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/esmeralda11 veces en el libro
asked Alice, as she turned an emerald ring on her finger—an emerald that caused much wonder among strangers as to where she had obtained it, for it was a most beautiful stone.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/telegrama11 veces en el libro
Hazel was away when my telegram reached her, but she left Chicago last night, and ought to be here now.
falter/ˈfɔɫtɝ/titubear11 veces en el libro
faltered Sylvia.
whirl/ˈhwɝɫ/arremolinarse11 veces en el libro
"Unrestful," put in Alice, as she caught Hazel by the shoulders and whirled her about, forcing her over toward the piano.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/ansiosamente11 veces en el libro
she went on, eagerly, joyously.
glide/ˈɡɫaɪd/deslizar11 veces en el libro
"No bad news, I hope," said Hazel, as she glided across the room and put her arms about her chum.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/mañana10 veces en el libro
As long as it isn't dangerous, and as long as nothing can be done right away, wait until to-morrow to tell her, Sylvia."
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/linterna, farola10 veces en el libro
"Now I'll light a lantern, and we'll go ashore for the stone."
cheerful/ˈtʃɪɹfəɫ/alegre, animado, risueño10 veces en el libro
But it was a more cheerful place than when they had left it, for now a fire was merrily crackling on the hearth …
nowadays/ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/hoy en día, hoy día, hogaño10 veces en el libro
The girls were "up-to-the-minute" damsels, and they were devotees of the nowadays idea.
overturn/ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/trabucar, volcar10 veces en el libro
Then she arose from the little table, so precipitately as almost to overturn it, though Rose saved it in time.
drip/ˈdɹɪp/gotear10 veces en el libro
asked Tupson, of Alice, as he poised his dripping paddle.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encantar, hechizar10 veces en el libro
Mrs. Brownley was called "Aunt" not only by courtesy, but through love, for she was a charming character, and the girls were very fond of her, especially our four.
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/hervir, bullir, cocer10 veces en el libro
The water bubbled and boiled at the bow of their craft.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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