Unit 10

Palabra

Definición

Ejemplo

captain

the person in charge of a group

Aled's dream is to be captain of the England football team one day.

coach

someone who trains a person or team in a sport

Our tennis coach makes us train hard every day.

fundraiser

a person or event involved in collecting money for a particular purpose, especially a charity

The charity has asked Lily to be a fundraiser and collect money for them.

leader

the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc

William was the leader for the first 500 metres of the race then Rob ran past him.

medic

a medical student or doctor

Ellie has fallen and the medics are going over to make sure she's OK.

participant

a person who takes part in something

I'm watching the match because my brother is a participant.

referee

someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed

Stop playing – the referee has blown his whistle!

sponsor

a person or company that pays for a show, broadcast, sports event etc, especially in exchange for the rightto advertise at that event

Tod's running in the New York marathon and he needs sponsors.

supporter

someone who supports a particular idea, group, or person

Amy loves animals and is a supporter of several animal charities.

winner

a person or animal that has won a competition, race, etc.

Congratulations, Millie, you're the winner!

deep

extending far down from the top or surface

He lay down and fell into a deep sleep

depth

the distance from the top of something to the bottom of it

The lake has an average depth of six to eight metres.

high

measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top

A high wall surrounded the garden

height

the distance something is above the ground

He's afraid of heights

large

big

Can I have a large latte to take away, please?

enlarge

if you enlarge something, or if it enlarges, it gets bigger

Can I have these photos enlarged?

long

measuring a great distance from one end to the other

He has long hair and brown eyes.

length

how long something is

The boat is ten metres in length.

strong

having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks

He was a big strong man.

strength

a good characteristic

Charisma is his strength

wide

bred

He has wide shoudlers

widen

to make wider

Here the stream widens into a river

get (sth) up and running again

get smth in operation; functioning.

We're trying to get the school blog up and running again.

hit the ground running

to immediately work hard and successfully at a new activity

We need someone who knows the job, can start immediately and will hit the ground running.

run a mile

to be extremely unwilling to be involved

If Mum sees that spider, she'll run a mile!

run off my feet

to be exceptionally busy, especially to an exhausting or exasperating degree

We've been run off our feet all day and now we're exhausted.