
Celia and Stella: Here you have the vocabulary you have to study for next Friday
Season Greetings
Season= estación del año
any of the four main periods of the year: spring, summer, autumn/fall and winter
Greetings=saludos
Christmas / birthday greetings * My mother sends her greetings to you all.
Properly=apropiadamente
How much money do we need to do the job properly?
Eve=víspera
Christmas Eve (= 24 December) * a New Year's Eve party (= on 31 December)
Although=aunque
Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. * Although small, the kitchen is well designed.
Several=varios
Several letters arrived this morning. * He's written several books about India.
Beforehand=de antemano
two weeks / three days / a few hours beforehand
Presents=regalos
Customs= costumbres
Hang= colgar
Hang your coat up on the hook. * Where are we supposed to hang our washing up to dry?
Pillow=almohada
Sack=saco
a sack of potatoes.
Stocking= medias cancan
a pair of silk stockings
Enough=suficiente
Asleep=dormido
Sleigh=trineo
Reindeer= reno
Roast turkey= pavo rostizado
Schedule= horario
Pantomime= mímica
a magical tale told through pantomime and song * When I finally arrived, he made a pantomime of checking his watch
Increasingly = crecientemente
increasingly difficult / important / popular * It is becoming increasingly clear that this problem will not be easily solved.
Midnight= medianoche
They had to leave at midnight.
Rolls of paper= rollos de papel
Pudding= budín
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