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término		definición
volcano empezar lección		a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava is sometimes forced out
desert empezar lección		a large area of land where it is always very dry, and there is a lot of sand
mountain range empezar lección		a group of mountains or hills, usually in a line
tropical empezar lección		coming from or existing in the hottest parts of the world
penguin empezar lección		a black and white sea bird, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming.
seal empezar lección		a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts
polar bear empezar lección		a large white bear that lives near the North Pole
South Pole empezar lección		the most southern point on the surface of the Earth
expedition empezar lección		a long and carefully organised journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey
survive empezar lección		to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness
battle empezar lección		to try very hard to achieve something that is difficult or dangerous
nature empezar lección		everything in the physical world that is not controlled by humans, such as wild plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather
record empezar lección		the fastest speed, longest distance, highest or lowest level etc. that has ever been achieved or reached, especially in sport
break a record empezar lección		to do better or be greater than an existing record
mentally empezar lección		relating to the mind and thinking, or happening only in the mind
physically empezar lección		in relation to your body rather than your mind or emotions
fit empezar lección		someone who is fit is strong and healthy, especially because they exercise regularly
route empezar lección		a way from one place to another
run out of empezar lección		to use all of something and not have any more left
doubt empezar lección		to think that something may not be true or that it is unlikely
leader empezar lección		the person who directs or controls a group, organisation, country etc.
ambition empezar lección		a strong desire to achieve something
bravery empezar lección		actions, behaviour, or an attitude that shows courage and confidence
get your head round empezar lección		to be able to understand something
come face to face with empezar lección		if you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it
put your foot in it empezar lección		to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone
see eye to eye empezar lección		if two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other
catch somebody's eye empezar lección		to attract someone's attention and make them look at something
keep an eye on empezar lección		to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safe
keep a straight face empezar lección		to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny
get cold feet empezar lección		to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do
can't face empezar lección		can't faceif you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult
put your foot down empezar lección		to say very firmly that someone must do something or must stop doing something
review empezar lección		to write a short article describing and judging a new book, film, experience etc.
veteran empezar lección		someone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
polar empezar lección		close to or relating to the North Pole or the South Pole
descendant empezar lección		someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a family, group of people etc. that existed in the past
compass empezar lección		an instrument that shows directions and has a needle that always points north
marathon empezar lección		a long running race of about 26 miles or (42 kilometres)
hell empezar lección		a place or situation in which people suffer very much, either physically or emotionally
navigation empezar lección		the science or job of planning which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another
endure empezar lección		to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining
spare empezar lección		to not damage or harm someone or something, even though other people or things are being damaged
crevasse empezar lección		a deep open crack in the thick ice on a mountain
plateau empezar lección		a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
glacier empezar lección		a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley
climax empezar lección		the most exciting or important part of a story or experience, which usually comes near the end
inspiring empezar lección		giving people a feeling of excitement and a desire to do something great
memorable empezar lección		very good, enjoyable, or unusual, and worth remembering
relief empezar lección		a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful, has ended or has not happened
reputation empezar lección		the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past
hero empezar lección		someone who is admired for doing something extremely brave
shipwrecked empezar lección		if someone is shipwrecked, they are in a boat or ship when it is destroyed in an accident
set off empezar lección		to start to go somewhere
cabin cruiser empezar lección		a large motorboat with one or more cabins for people to sleep in
sail empezar lección		to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship
blow up empezar lección		if bad weather blows up, it suddenly arrives
launch empezar lección		to start something, usually something big and important
noodle empezar lección		a long thin piece of food made from a mixture of flour, water, and eggs, usually cooked in soup or boiling water
ashore empezar lección		on or towards the shore of a lake, river, sea etc.
life guard empezar lección		someone whose job at a beach or swimming pool is to help swimmers who are in danger
shelter empezar lección		a building or an area with a roof over it that protects you from the weather or from danger
bare empezar lección		not covered up
raft empezar lección		a flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood tied together, used as a boat
fishing rod empezar lección		a long thin pole with a string and a hook attached to it, used to catch fish
in the wild empezar lección		in natural and free conditions, not kept or controlled by people
threat empezar lección		someone or something that is regarded as a possible danger
shock empezar lección		a medical condition in which someone looks pale and their heart and lungs are not working correctly, usually after a sudden very unpleasant experience
frostbite empezar lección		a condition caused by extreme cold, that makes your fingers and toes swell, become darker, and sometimes fall off
hypothermia empezar lección		a serious medical condition caused by extreme cold
panic empezar lección		to suddenly feel so frightened that you cannot think clearly or behave sensibly, or to make someone do this
faint empezar lección		to suddenly become unconscious for a short time
incident empezar lección		an event, especially one that is unusual, important or violent
multiple empezar lección		many or involving many things, people, events etc.
deafness empezar lección		the condition of being physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well
variation empezar lección		a difference between similar things, or a change from the usual amount or form of something
soaking empezar lección		very wet
dense empezar lección		difficult to see through or breathe
torrential rain empezar lección		very heavy rain
freeze empezar lección		to stop moving suddenly and stay completely still and quiet
storm out of empezar lección		to leave somewhere in a noisy, fast way that shows you are extremely angry
like lightning empezar lección		if you move like lightning you move extremely quickly
be icy with empezar lección		if you are icy with someone you show that you feel annoyed with or unfriendly towards them
cloud over empezar lección		if someone's face or eyes cloud over, they start to look angry or sad
a face like thunder empezar lección		a very angry expression
avalanche empezar lección		a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain
warning empezar lección		something, especially a statement, that tells you that something bad, dangerous, or annoying might happen
instant empezar lección		happening immediately
curl up empezar lección		to move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to your body
packed empezar lección		containing a lot of a particular type of thing
lose it empezar lección		to become very angry and upset
be out of your mind empezar lección		to be stupid or crazy
upside down empezar lección		with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top
over the moon empezar lección		very happy
drown empezar lección		to die from being underwater for too long
tremendous empezar lección		very big, fast, powerful etc.
pitch empezar lección		a black sticky substance that is used on roofs, the bottoms of ships etc. to stop water coming through
violent empezar lección		happening with a lot of force
anxious empezar lección		worried about something
despairing empezar lección		a feeling that you have no hope at all
unbearable empezar lección		too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to deal with
vision empezar lección		the idea of what you think something should be like
grab empezar lección		to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement
rail empezar lección		a bar that is fastened along or around something, for safety or to restrict movement
afloat empezar lección		floating on water
vividly empezar lección		if you remember something vividly, you remember it very clearly
tornado empezar lección		an extremely violent storm consisting of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage
twister empezar lección		[American English] tornado: an extremely violent storm made up of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage
goods empezar lección		things which are carried by road, train etc.
howl empezar lección		a loud high sound made by the wind blowing
shudder empezar lección		to shake violently
trailer empezar lección		a vehicle that can be pulled behind a car, used for living and sleeping in
snap empezar lección		to break with a sudden sharp noise
consciousness empezar lección		the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you
end up empezar lección		to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it
concussion empezar lección		a small amount of damage to the brain that makes you lose consciousness or feel sick for a short time, usually caused by something hitting your head.
lung empezar lección		one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with
cracked empezar lección		something that is cracked has one or more lines on its surface because it is damaged but not completely broken
rib empezar lección		one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest.
shattered empezar lección		broken into very small pieces
surgeon empezar lección		a doctor who does operations in a hospital
sew empezar lección		to use a needle and thread to make or repair something
drizzle empezar lección		if it is drizzling, light rain and mist come out of the sky
lightning empezar lección		a powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity and usually followed by thunder
dull ache empezar lección		a dull ache or pain is not severe but does not stop
skid empezar lección		if a vehicle or wheel skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it
emergency empezar lección		an unexpected and dangerous situation that must be dealt with immediately
unsuccessful empezar lección		not having a successful result or not achieving what you wanted to achieve
discouraged empezar lección		no longer having the confidence you need to continue doing something
impossible empezar lección		something that is impossible cannot happen or be done
misunderstand empezar lección		to fail to understand someone or something correctly
advantage empezar lección		something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this
disadvantage empezar lección		something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective
misread empezar lección		to read something incorrectly
likely empezar lección		something that is likely to happen will probably happen or is probably true
unlikely empezar lección		not likely to happen
impatient empezar lección		annoyed because of delays, someone else's mistakes etc.
regular empezar lección		normal or usual
irregular empezar lección		not happening at the normal time for doing something
incapable empezar lección		not able to do something
heatstroke empezar lección		fever and weakness caused by being outside in the heat of the sun for too long
dizzy empezar lección		feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are looking down from a great height or because you are ill

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