kid

niño, chico

Niño o persona joven, en el lenguaje cotidiano.

En inglés sencillo: A child or young person.

• That kid is very funny.
• The kids are playing outside.
• I loved that song when I was a kid.

Sinónimos: child, youngster

Antónimos: adult

Expresiones frecuentes: little kid, young kid, school kid

hijo

Hijo o hija de alguien, sea niño o adulto.

En inglés sencillo: Someone's son or daughter, who may be a child or an adult.

• Our kid starts school tomorrow.
• Both her kids are married now.
• Do your kids still live at home?

Sinónimos: child, offspring

Expresiones frecuentes: my kid, youngest kid, grown kid

cabrito

Cría de una cabra.

En inglés sencillo: A young goat.

• The kid followed its mother.
• Two kids were born on the farm.
• A small kid jumped over the fence.

Sinónimos: cabrito, capretto

Expresiones frecuentes: goat kid, newborn kid

pequeño, menor

Delante de «brother» o «sister», indica que ese hermano o hermana es menor que tú.

En inglés sencillo: Used before brother or sister to show that they are younger than you.

• My kid brother loves football.
• She took her kid sister to the cinema.
• I used to share a room with my kid brother.

Expresiones frecuentes: kid brother, kid sister

cría de antílope

Cría de un antílope.

En inglés sencillo: A young antelope.

• The antelope hid her kid in tall grass.
• Two kids followed the herd across the plain.
• The newborn kid stayed close to its mother.

Expresiones frecuentes: antelope kid, newborn kid

bromear

Decir o hacer algo en broma, sin intención seria.

En inglés sencillo: To say or do something as a joke.

• I am only kidding.
• The boys were kidding around in class.
• You must be kidding about that price!

Cómo se usa: kid around (Stop kidding around and listen.); kid with someone (I was only kidding with you.)

Sinónimos: joke, joke around

Expresiones frecuentes: kid around, kid with someone

engañar

Hacer que alguien crea algo que no es verdad.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone believe something that is not true.

• You cannot kid me.
• He tried to kid us about his experience.
• Who are you kidding with that story?

Sinónimos: fool, deceive, trick

Expresiones frecuentes: kid someone, kid nobody

engañarse

Creer algo poco realista sobre uno mismo o su futuro.

En inglés sencillo: To believe something about yourself or your future that is not realistic.

• Do not kid yourself.
• She kidded herself that he would change.
• We were kidding ourselves about how much time we had.

Cómo se usa: kid yourself that… (Do not kid yourself that this will be easy.); kid yourself about something (He was kidding himself about his chances.)

Sinónimos: delude oneself, deceive oneself

Expresiones frecuentes: kid yourself, kid oneself