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Slang expressions |
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A lo largo de nuestros cursos y tutoriales, te
habrás encontrado con varias expresiones del argot (slang) como
Cool it! (= Stop being angry or excited!), nuts (= crazy)
y weird (= strange). |
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En la
Unidad 31
de este curso se analizan expresiones como ain't (= am not,
aren't, isn't, haven't, hasn't), bucks (= dollars),
kids (= children), Beat it! (= Go away!), etc. |
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Asimismo, hemos discutido el problema de
decidir cuáles expresiones son informal, cuáles son colloquial,
y cuáles son slang. Incluso hemos dado respuestas a preguntas como
"¿es el argot (slang) incorrecto?" y "¿es el argot (slang) útil para el
estudiante de inglés?" Visita la
Unidad 31
si necesitas revisar estos temas. |
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Por ello, con el objeto de ampliar este
tópico, dedicaremos esta lección a aprender y practicar nuevas expresiones
del argot (slang). |
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En esta primera lista
encontrarás varios ejemplos ordenados alfabéticamente de A a K. Léelos atentamente porque te permitirán realizar los dos
ejercicios que aparecen al final de esta lección. A fin de agilizar tu
mente, en la lista no se aclara si una palabra es un sustantivo, un
adjetivo o un verbo. |
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Slang expressions (List 1) |
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ace |
excellent, marvellous |
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beef (US) |
complain, complaint: What are
you beefing about?, What's your beef? |
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best shot, I'll give it my (US) |
I'll do my best, I'll try as hard
as I can |
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bloke (UK) |
man: I like your brother. He's
a really nice bloke. |
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bobby(UK) |
policeman |
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boloney |
nonsense |
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bonkers (UK) |
crazy |
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booze |
alcohol, i.e. alcoholic drink(s)
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box, the (UK) |
the television: There's a good
film on the box tonight. |
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bread |
money |
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broke |
having no money: Paulo, can you
lend me $100? – Sorry. I'm broke. |
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chicken |
afraid, not brave |
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chow |
food |
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chuck |
throw |
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chuffed (UK) |
pleased: I hear you passed your
exam. You must be really chuffed. |
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cinch, a |
something which is easy to do:
Was the exam difficult? – No, it was a cinch. |
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cop, copper |
policeman |
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crackers (UK) |
crazy |
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crummy |
terrible, of bad quality |
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dicey |
risky, dangerous |
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dough |
money |
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drag, a |
something boring: Did you enjoy
the new film? – No, it was a drag. |
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dumb (US) |
stupid |
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ex |
ex-husband, ex-wife |
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flip |
become angry very suddenly: How
did Fernando react when you told him the news? – He flipped. |
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flog (UK) |
sell |
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gas, a |
something enjoyable |
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gig |
performance by a jazz or rock
group |
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grand |
thousand pounds, thousand dolllars:
How much did it cost? – Six grand. |
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grub |
food |
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hassle |
problem, difficulty: You're
looking depressed. – Yes. I've had a lot of hassles recently. |
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hot |
stolen: This car is hot. |
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invite |
invitation: Are you coming to
the party, Paul? – I didn't get an invite. |
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jerk (US) |
stupid person |
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john, the (US) |
the toilet |
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Knock it off! |
Stop doing that!, Stop talking
nonsense! |
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Revisa la Lista 1 y trata
de encontrar los siguientes requerimientos: |
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Cada una de las siguientes
oraciones contiene una expresión de slang que comienza
con una preposición. Trata de descubrir cuál es el correcto
significado de cada expresión (esta información no se
encuentra en la Lista 1). |
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segunda parte de esta lección |
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