gel

gel

Sustancia espesa y blanda que se aplica al pelo o a la piel.

En inglés sencillo: A thick, soft substance used on hair or skin.

• I put gel in my hair.
• This shower gel smells of roses.
• She bought a gel to keep her curls in place.

Expresiones frecuentes: hair gel, shaving gel, shower gel

gelatina, gel

Alimento blando y espeso que mantiene su forma, a menudo hecho con zumo de fruta.

En inglés sencillo: A soft, thick food that holds its shape, often made from fruit juice.

• The chef served a lemon gel.
• A thin layer of apple gel covered the dessert.
• These fruit gels add color to the plate.

Sinónimos: jelly

Expresiones frecuentes: fruit gel, apple gel, lemon gel

conectar, compenetrarse

Llevarse bien y trabajar juntos de forma cómoda y coordinada.

En inglés sencillo: If people do this, they get along well and work comfortably together.

• Our team gelled quickly.
• I never really gelled with his friends.
• Do the new players gel with the rest of the team?

Cómo se usa: gel with someone (I gelled with my new colleagues immediately.)

Sinónimos: click, get along

Antónimos: clash

Expresiones frecuentes: gel with someone, gel as a team

cuajar, tomar forma

Unirse las ideas o los planes hasta quedar claros o completos.

En inglés sencillo: If ideas or plans do this, they come together and become clear or complete.

• The plan is starting to gel.
• Their ideas finally gelled into a useful design.
• The story gelled after we changed the ending.

Cómo se usa: gel into something (Our ideas gelled into a clear plan.)

Sinónimos: take shape, come together, cohere

Expresiones frecuentes: ideas gel, gel into something

gelificarse

Volverse espeso y blando hasta poder mantener una forma.

En inglés sencillo: To become thick and soft enough to hold a shape.

• The mixture will gel as it cools.
• The fruit juice gelled overnight in the fridge.
• Why has this jelly failed to gel?

Sinónimos: set, thicken

Expresiones frecuentes: gel properly, begin to gel

engominar

Aplicar gel al pelo para que mantenga el peinado.

En inglés sencillo: To put a thick styling substance on your hair to keep it in place.

• I gel my hair every morning.
• He gelled his hair into spikes.
• She gels her curls before leaving the house.

Expresiones frecuentes: gel your hair, gel hair back