Es importante que aprendas palabras diferentes para poder expresarte con fluidez. En este resumen, verás vocabulario sobre materiales. Si lo repasas con frecuencia, ¡no se te olvidará!
Info 1: Materiales
INGLÉS
ESPAÑOL
EJEMPLO
Brick
Ladrillo
Those bricks are going to fall!
Cardboard
Cartón
It's a model made of cardboard
Clay
Arcilla
Clay can be used to make pottery
Cotton
Algodón
All my T-shirts are made of cotton
Glass
Cristal
Glass is a fragile material
Gold
Oro
I bought her a gold necklace
Iron
Hierro
This iron statue is so heavy
Leather
Cuero
Do you like my leather jacket?
Metal
Metal
Don't take any metal to the airport
Paper
Papel
This paper picture is soaking wet
Plastic
Plástico
You have to recycle plastic bottles
Rubber
Goma
Rubber smells so bad
Silver
Plata
I love silver jewellery
Wood
Madera
Be careful! This is very fine wood
Wool
Lana
This jumper is made of wool
Info 2: Vocabulario extra sobre materiales
iNGLÉS
ESPAÑOL
EJEMPLO
Coal
Carbón
Coal is pitch back
Marble
Mármol
Marble was heavily used by the Romans
Mud
Barro
I don't like mud at all
Nylon
Nailon
Is your jumpsuit made of nylon?
Silk
Seda
Silk clothes are really expensive
Recuerda que: Los materiales, usados como adjetivos, han de escribirse delante del objeto que describen. Sin embargo, como ves en los ejemplos, si quieres decir que algo está hecho de algún material, tendrás que usar to be made of seguido del material.
Info adicional 1: Idioms relacionados con los materiales
INGLÉS
ESPAÑOL
EJEMPLO
Every cloud has a silver lining
No hay mal que por bien no venga, hay una ventaja en todo
Don't give up! I know it's difficult, but every cloud has a silver lining
To be a gold mine
Ser una mina de oro, tener mucho valor
Her grandmum's bedroom is a gold mine, look at all the jewellery she has!
To lose one's marbles
Perder la cabeza, faltar un tornillo
Don't believe a word she says, she's losing her marbles