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B1 · People & family

B1 · Personas y familia

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    enemy(noun)

    /ˈenəmi/

    enemigo

    a person who hates somebody or who acts or speaks against somebody/something

    Birds are the natural enemies of many insect pests (= they kill them).

    Las aves son los enemigos naturales de muchas plagas de insectos (= las matan).

    He has a lot of enemies in the company.

    Sinónimosadversaryfoeopponentrivalantagonist
    Antónimosfriendallysupporterassociate
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    kiss(verb)

    /kɪs/

    besar

    to touch somebody with your lips as a sign of love or sexual desire or when saying hello or goodbye

    He lifted the trophy up and kissed it.

    Levantó el trofeo y lo besó.

    They stood in a doorway kissing (= kissing each other).

    Sinónimospecksmoochosculatelip-lock
    Antónimosslapinsultignore
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    romantic(adjective)

    /rəʊˈmæntɪk/

    romántico

    connected with or about love or a sexual relationship

    I'm reading a romantic novel.

    Estoy leyendo una novela romántica.

    a romantic candlelit dinner

    Sinónimosaffectionatepassionatelovingsentimentaldreamyidylliccharming
    Antónimosunromanticunfeelingpracticalunsentimentalrealisticpragmatic
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    sex(noun)

    /seks/

    sexo

    the state of being male or female

    Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.

    Por favor, indique su sexo y fecha de nacimiento a continuación.

    sex discrimination(= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way)

    Sinónimosgenderbiological sexsexual identity
    Antónimosasexuality
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    friendship(noun)

    /ˈfrendʃɪp/

    amistad

    a relationship between friends

    friendships formed while she was at college

    amistades formadas mientras ella estaba en la universidad

    a close/lasting/lifelong friendship

    Sinónimoscompanionshipfellowshiprapportamityaffection
    Antónimosenmityanimosityhostilitydislikehatred
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    gentleman(noun)

    /ˈdʒentlmən/

    caballero

    a man who is polite and well educated, who has excellent manners and always behaves well

    Thank you—you're a real gentleman.

    Gracias, eres todo un caballero.

    He's no gentleman!

    Sinónimosman of honorman of his wordupstanding mandecent manhonorable mansir
    Antónimoscadboorloutvillainscoundrel
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    youth(noun)

    /juːθ/

    juventud

    the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult

    She regrets spending her youth travelling, not studying.

    Se arrepiente de haber pasado su juventud viajando, en lugar de estudiando.

    She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying.

    Sinónimosyoung ageprimeadolescencespringtimeearly years
    Antónimosold ageelderlymaturityadulthoodseniority
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    relation(noun)

    /rɪˈleɪʃn/

    pariente, familiar

    a person who is in the same family as somebody else

    We spent the holidays visiting friends and relations in the countryside.

    Pasamos las vacaciones visitando a amigos y parientes en el campo.

    Sinónimosconnectionrelationshiplinkassociationtie
    Antónimosseparationdissociationdisconnectionseverance
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    marriage(noun)

    /ˈmærɪdʒ/

    matrimonio

    the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other

    They had a long and happy marriage.

    Tuvieron un matrimonio largo y feliz.

    This is his second marriage.

    Sinónimoswedlockmatrimonyunionconjugalitynuptials
    Antónimosdivorceseparationsinglenesscelibacy
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    stranger(noun)

    /ˈstreɪndʒər/

    desconocido

    a person that you do not know

    There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.

    Había un completo desconocido sentado en mi escritorio.

    They got on well together although they were total strangers.

    Sinónimosforeigneroutsideraliennewcomerunknown person
    Antónimosacquaintancefriendfamiliarnativelocal
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    princess(noun)

    /ˌprɪnses ˈmɑːrɡrət/

    princesa

    a female member of a royal family, especially the daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen

    The princess waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.

    La princesa saludó a la multitud desde el balcón del palacio.

    Sinónimosroyal daughterheiress apparentnoblewomanaristocrat
    Antónimoscommonerpauperpeasant
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    engaged(adjective)

    /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

    comprometido/a

    having agreed to marry somebody

    Did they get engaged on Saturday?

    ¿Se comprometieron el sábado?

    They were engaged in conversation.

    Sinónimosbetrothedpromisedaffiancedinvolvedoccupiedbusy
    Antónimosavailableunattachedfreedisengageddivorcedsingle
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    generation(noun)

    /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

    generación

    all the people who were born at about the same time

    My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war.

    Mi generación ha crecido sin la experiencia de una guerra mundial.

    I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.

    Sinónimosage groupcohortbreedlineageprogenysuccession
    Antónimosindividualspecificone
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    aged(adjective)

    /eɪdʒd/

    de edad

    of the age of

    volunteers aged between 25 and 40

    voluntarios con edades comprendidas entre 25 y 40 años

    They have two children aged six and nine.

    Sinónimosoldelderlymaturesenioradvanced in years
    Antónimosyoungyouthfuljunior
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    identity(noun)

    /aɪˈdentəti/

    identidad

    who or what somebody/something is

    The thief used a false identity.

    El ladrón usó una identidad falsa.

    Do you have any proof of identity?

    Sinónimosidentificationselfindividualitycharacterpersonalityessence
    Antónimosanonymityfacelessnessnamelessnessnonentity
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    prince(noun)

    /prɪns/

    príncipe

    a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen

    Once upon a time, there lived a king who had seven princes.

    Érase una vez, vivía un rey que tenía siete príncipes.

    the royal princes

    Sinónimosheirroyalcrown princesuccessornobleman
    Antónimoscommonersubjectpeasant
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    bride(noun)

    /braɪd/

    novia

    a woman on her wedding day, or just before or just after it

    Like all brides, Meredith was having second thoughts.

    Como todas las novias, Meredith tenía dudas de última hora.

    Sinónimosnewlywedwife-to-bebetrothedwoman getting married
    Antónimosgroomdivorcedsingle
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    childhood(noun)

    /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

    infancia

    the period of somebody’s life when they are a child

    I spent my childhood in the countryside.

    Pasé mi infancia en el campo.

    Sinónimosyouthearly yearsinfancy
    Antónimosadulthoodold age
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    native(adjective)

    /ˈneɪtɪv/

    natal, nativo

    connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life

    She returned to her native country after twenty years abroad.

    Regresó a su país natal después de veinte años en el extranjero.

    Sinónimosindigenousaboriginallocaloriginal
    Antónimosforeignalienimmigrantnon-native
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    sexual(adjective)

    /ˈsekʃuəl/

    sexual

    connected with the physical activity of sex

    The movie contained sexual content.

    La película contenía contenido sexual.

    Sinónimoseroticsensualgenitalcarnal
    Antónimosasexualplatonicnonsexual