Materials: Wood, Metals, Ceramic and Plastics

Puntos clave

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*