martes, 5 de enero de 2010

Blink

/blɪŋk/

verb
• [I or T] When you blink, you close and then open your eyes quickly once or several times, and when an eye blinks, it does this
You've got something in your eye - try blinking a few times.• [I] literary If a light blinks, it flashes on and off.

Spanish:parpadear.

Bully

/ˈbʊl.i/
Verb.
To hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do.
Our survey indicates that one in four children is bullied at school.
Don't let anyone bully you into doing something you don't want to do.


spanish:Abusar, intimidar

Numb

/nʌm/
Adjective.

• If a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time
I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb.
My fingers were numb with cold.

• not able to feel any emotions or to think clearly, because you are so shocked or frightened, etc
When she first heard the news, she was numb with disbelief.
Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb.


spanish: Dormido, entumecido, paralizado.