nail n /neɪl/ clavo uña nail [sth] (to [sth], into [sth]) vtr clavar nail [sth

nail n /neɪl/ clavo uña nail [sth] (to [sth], into [sth]) vtr clavar nail [sth

nail n /neɪl/
nail [sth] (to [sth],
into [sth]) vtr
nail [sth] vtr
He really nailed it with that last comment.
nail [sb] vtr
naked adj
/ˈneɪkɪd/
name n /neɪm/
clavo
uña
clavar
dar en el clavo
pillar
desnudo
She just came out of the shower and was still naked when she
answered the phone.
nombre
My name is Peter Smith.
nombre, llamarse
What's your name?
apellido
My professor's name is Smith.
name [sb] vtr
They are going to name the baby Michael.
llamar, poner
Let's name the song "Furtive Mission".
llamar
mencionar, nombrar
The police report named three witnesses.
narrow adj /ˈnærəʊ/ The narrow road made passing other cars difficult.
angosto
narrow [sth] vtr He narrowed his search to a smaller area.
reducir
nation n /ˈneɪʃən/
nación, país
How many nations make up North America?
nación, Estado
The Kurds are a people without a nation.
Representatives from six American Indian nations attended the meeting. nación, pueblo
national adj
nacional
/ˈnæʃənl/
nacional
national n
ciudadano
de circulación
nacional
nationals npl
competición /
competencia
nacional
natural adj /ˈnætʃrəl/
natural
This bread is made of all natural ingredients.
natural, lógico
It is natural for you to be jealous in this situation.
naturally adv
naturalmente, intrínsecamente, por
[ˈnætʃrəlɪ]
naturaleza
naturalmente, de
forma natural
naturalmente, normalmente,
simplemente
naturalmente, desde luego,
por supuesto
nature n
He loves nature so much that he is thinking about becoming a park
naturaleza
/ˈneɪtʃəʳ/
ranger.
naturaleza
It's in a cat's nature to be predatory.
navy n /ˈneɪvɪ/ The president sent the navy to blockade the island. marina, armada, fuerza naval
azul marino
The suit comes in navy or black.
navy adj
azul marino, de azul marino
He was wearing navy trousers with brown shoes.
navy n
flota
At dawn we saw an unknown navy on the horizon.
near adv /nɪəʳ/ He gestured to us to come near.
cerca
cerca, como
It's near nine o'clock.
near, near to prep She found a coin his chair. My school is near to my house. cerca de
nearby adv
cerca
/ˈnɪəˈbaɪ/
nearby adj
nearly adv /ˈnɪəlɪ/
próximo, cercano
por poco
I was nearly in an accident this morning!
casi
It is nearly six o'clock.
neat adj /niːt/
aseado, pulcro,
limpio
pulcro
nítido, claro
puro
solo
neatly adv
cuidadosamente,
The books are shelved neatly in alphabetical order.
/ˈniːtlɪ/
esmeradamente, con esmero
eficientemente
The title neatly summarized the main point of the article.
necessarily
necesariamente,
Being underweight isn't necessarily unhealthy.
adv [ˈnesɪsərIlI]
inevitablemente
necesariamente,
It isn't necessarily so that I'll be here when you get back.
consecuentemente
necessary adj /ˈnesɪsərɪ/
necesario
It is necessary that you fill in this form first.
If you sell your house, it will be necessary to find somewhere else to live. necesario
neck n /nek/ His neck hurt from bending it all day.
cuello
The neck broke when he tried to open the beer bottle by hitting it on a rock. cuello
cuello
The neck of the shirt was too small.
need, needs npl /niːd/ Wallet size photos are needed for the visa.
necesario
need vtr phrasal insep I need to go to the toilet.
tener que, necesitar
need v aux
hacer falta, ser necesario
You need not go to so much trouble for me.
need [sth] vtr
The body needs food at regular intervals.
necesitar, requerir
need to (do [sth]) v aux I need to help my parents move.
necesitar
hacer falta
You need not go to so much trouble for me.
need [sth] vtr
The homeless shelter needs blankets.
necesitar, carecer
need doing v expr These pillowcases need washing.
necesitar
need n
necesidad
A sense of belonging is a basic human need.
necesidad, hacer falta
This shirt shows a need for cleaning.
miseria, pobreza, necesitado
The city is full of children in need.
needle n /ˈniːdl/
aguja
aguja, acícula
negative adj /ˈnegətɪv/ She gave negative answers to all the questions.
negativo
negativo, pesimista
His attitude's so negative it affects his co-workers.
negativo
Attach the black wire to the negative pole.
negative n What are the negatives if we choose plan B? lado negativo, inconveniente, desventaja
neighbour, US:
Our next-door neighbour takes care of the house and yard vecino
neighbor n /ˈneɪbəʳ/ when we're out of town.
neighborhood, UK:
vecindario, barrio,
This neighbourhood has several good
neighbourhood n /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ restaurants.
colonia, vecindad
neighborhood, UK:
del vecindario,
The neighbourhood cats come to our door all
neighbourhood n as adj
local, del barrio
the time.
neither conj /ˈnaɪðəʳ/ Neither he nor she understood what was happening.
ni
neither adj
ninguno
Neither boy understood what was happening.
neither pron
ninguno
Steve and David? Neither is going to the movies tonight.
neither conj
tampoco
She doesn't want to eat and neither do I.
nephew n /ˈnevjuː/
nerve n /n3ːv/
sobrino
nervio
valor, coraje, osadía, arrojo
(the) nerve (to do [sth]) n The guy had the nerve to talk back to his boss.
atrevimiento de
descaro, jeta,
You've got a nerve, showing your face here after what you did!
caradura
nerves npl
His nerves got the better of him, and he vomited just as he
nervios, nerviosismo,
was about to go on stage.
irritabilidad
nervous adj
nervioso, de los
Crossing the street against traffic makes me nervous.
/ˈn3ːvəs/
nervios
nervously adv /ˈn3ːvəslɪ/
nerviosamente, ansiosamente
agitadamente
nest n /nest/
nido
nest vi
anidar
nest vtr
anidar
nest vtr
encajar
net n /net/
trampa, red
red
net adj
neto
network n /ˈnetw3ːk/ The company's servers are linked in a network.
red
cadena
Ours is the largest television network in the country.
never adv /ˈnevəʳ/
nunca, jamás
I have never been to China.
nevertheless adv
She didn't like the price. Nevertheless, she bought it
sin embargo
/ˌnevəðəˈles/
anyway.
nevertheless, never
sin embargo
She didn't like the price. Nevertheless, she bought it.
the less adv
new adj /njuː/
nuevo
We were impressed by Terry's new approach.
nuevo
He opened a new package of chips.
nuevo
Randy is driving a new model of car.
nuevo
Leslie is full of new ideas.
nuevo
The new classrooms will be less crowded.
nuevo
We are entering new territory here.
news n Have you heard the news today? There was an earthquake in California. noticias, nuevas
noticias, noticiario, telediario
The news starts at 6:30 on channel 3.
noticias
Did you hear the news about Pete and Amy? They are going to have a baby.
newly, newly- adv /ˈnjuːlɪ/
recientemente, últimamente,
The new-drained swamp is still muddy.
recién
the news n
las noticias
Siempre leo las noticias cuando me levanto por la mañana.
bad news n That boy is bad news.
problema
My mom called to give me the bad news that my cousin had been in an
mala noticia
accident.
newspaper n /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpəʳ/ The morning newspaper is late.
periódico
periódico
Do you have today's newspaper here?
next adj /nekst/
siguiente
We're going to take the next plane.
siguiente
I'll help the next person in line.
(the) next adj
siguiente
Who is next?
The next thing to do after gathering firewood is to put it all in a dry place. siguiente
siguiente
Proceed to the next open window.
siguiente
My grandparents live in the next house.
next prep
next to adv +
prep
next to last,
next-to-last adj
next to nothing
n
al lado de, a la par
The police station is next to the hospital.
The house next to the golf course has great views across the
junto a, próximo a,
fairway.
al lado de
My daughter was ashamed when she came next-to-last in the
penúltimo
class test.
casi nada
After paying that huge telephone bill, I have next to nothing left in the
bank. She managed to prepare a sumptuous meal from next to nothing.
nice adj /naɪs/ That nice man helped me across the street.
amable
amable
Phil is a very nice person.
agradable
The weather is nice today.
bien, bonito
That house looks nice, now that it is freshly painted.
nicely adv
amablemente, de buena
Try to behave nicely when your grandmother's here.
/ˈnaɪslɪ/
manera, con buenas maneras
amablemente, amigablemente
They treated us very nicely throughout our stay.
agradablemente, cordialmente,
All the rooms were very nicely furnished.
de manera agradable
niece n /niːs/
sobrina
night n /naɪt/
noche
When night fell, the vampire left his crypt.
The fireworks display won't start until night, when the sky
noche
darkens.
night n as adj
de la noche,
Rats are night animals. They usually sleep during the daytime.
nocturno
nocturno
The night sky is filled with stars.
The kids like the night light to be on so the room is not totally dark. nocturno
de la noche
The night guard works from midnight to six in the morning.
no adv /nəʊ/
no
No, I wouldn't like more coffee, thank you.
ninguno, no
We have no rooms available.
no one pron
nadie
I thought I heard someone, but there was no one there.
nobody, no one,
nadie
noone pron
(a) nobody n
Why would she want to date me? She's a supermodel; I'm a
don nadie
/ˈnəʊbədɪ/
nobody.
noise n /nɔɪz/ I heard a faint noise at the door.
ruido
ruido
The car accident caused a loud noise.
noisily adv
ruidosamente
/ˈnɔɪzɪlɪ/
noisy adj
ruidoso,
/ˈnɔɪzɪ/
escandaloso
none pron pl /nʌn/ None have been as popular as Marilyn was.
ninguno
none adv
ninguno
We ate none.
none pron pl
ninguno
None of these apples are ripe.
nonsense n
tonterías, sandeces,
[ˈnɒnsəns]
palabrería
nor conj [nɔːr]
ni
normal adj /ˈnɔːməl/ The teacher preferred alternative methods over the normal ones.
tradicional
normal
Your blood test results are all normal.
normal
The normal temperature here is 70º F.
normally adv
normalmente,
/ˈnɔːməlɪ/
generalmente
regularmente
north n /nɔːθ/
norte
northern adj /ˈnɔːðən/
nose n /nəʊz/
not adv /nɒt/
note n /nəʊt/
norteño
del norte
nariz
A fly landed on my nose.
hocico
When Tom's dog misbehaves, he hits it on the nose.
trompa
The anteater stuck his nose into the hole.
aroma, buqué
This Chardonnay has a wonderful nose.
no
This apple is not green; it's red. "Has the boss arrived?" "Not yet."
no
I am not guilty.
no
I do not want any sugar, thank you.
nota
I wrote him a note about the meeting time and left it on his desk.
nota
Follow the notes on the music! Don't just guess!
note, notes n He didn't have a prepared text, just notes that he referred to during the speech. notas
note [sth] vtr
She noted that he was not wearing his ring.
notar, darse cuenta
nothing n /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ No, I have nothing in my pockets.
nada
nothing adv
nada
It is nothing similar to this painting.
nothing adj
no es nada
You can eat two hot dogs? That's nothing! I can eat four at a time.
notice n He was given notice that he would be banned from the forum unless he
aviso
/ˈnəʊtɪs/ obeyed the rules.
atención
There were signs of trouble, but he paid them little notice until it was too late.
notificación
He received notice of the foreclosure.
aviso
He just had five minutes' notice about the arrival of the train.
letrero
Someone had put up a notice about new parking rules.
preaviso,
He gave his two weeks' notice to his boss after he was offered another job.
notificación
notificación
The employee was given notice by the boss at the end of the workday.
noticeable adj
evidente, notorio,
/ˈnəʊtɪsəbl/
claro, visible
perceptible, detectable,
patente, distinguible
novel n /ˈnɒvəl/ My brother is writing his first novel.
novela
novel adj
innovadora
We all liked John's novel solution to the problem.
November n /nəʊˈvembəʳ/
noviembre
now adv /naʊ/ Steve does not have a job now.
actualmente
ahora
It is now eight o'clock.
ya
We are leaving now.
nowhere adv
en ninguna parte,
/ˈnəʊwɛəʳ/
en ningún lado
a ninguna parte, a
ningún lado
nuclear adj
nuclear, atómico
A lot of countries have now abandoned plans for nuclear plants.
/ˈnjuːklɪəʳ/
nuclear, atómico
How many countries now have nuclear capability?
All nuclear nations oppose the further development of weapons. nuclear
nuclear, atómico
The device can detect changes at the nuclear level.
number n /ˈnʌmbəʳ/ What number is that? A one or a seven?
número
número
The number of people in the room was greater than a hundred.
número
Our house is number seventeen, Oak Street.
number [sth] vtr
The butterflies here number over a thousand.
sumar, ascender
She numbered the pages from one to ten by hand.
numerar
number [sth]
(at [sth]) vtr
number vtr
nurse n /n3ːs/
nurse vtr
nut n /nʌt/
nuts adj
nuts npl
I number the candies at over five hundred. Am I right?
The band numbered quite a few students among its fan base.
The patient called for the nurse.
She was able to nurse the bird back to health.
estimar, calcular
contar con
enfermera
cuidar
nuez, fruto seco
tuerca
tarado, loco de atar,
chiflado, flipado
fan, adepto,
fanático
chalado, ido, loco
huevos, cojones