MATILDA by JF https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda Brave New Words en-us 2018-02-05 17:10:33 UTC 2025-10-23 11:28:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png OFFSPRING jamesfabres https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228233267 Definition: children or young of a particular parent; descendants.

Spanish: hijos, prole.


Example: The book is about a couple and the adventures of their rebellious offspring.


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]]> 2018-02-05 17:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228233267 get your own back (on sb) jamesfabres https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228237696
Definition: to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you.

Spanish: vengarse.

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Teachers get their own back when the time comes to write the end-of-term reports.

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]]> 2018-02-05 17:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228237696 SPOILED jamesfabres https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228249880 Definition: weaken character of (a child) by complying unrestrainedly with its desires.


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]]> 2018-02-05 17:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228249880 HOOKED ON jamesfabres https://padlet.com/jamesfabres/matilda/wish/228250028 Definition: enjoying something so much that you are unable to stop having it, watching it, doing it, etc.


Spanish: enganchado/a, adicto a algo.


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Mrs Wormwood was hooked on video and played it five afternoons a week.


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make a fuss over sb is to give someone a lot of attention and treat them well.

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armar un escándalo, montar un alboroto

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Oh it's only a grazed knee – stop making a fuss!


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