Back to the Future (1985) vocabulary: the 572 English words to know

1030 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 76% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 86%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
clock 15
00:05:33- Are those my clocks I hear ? - Yeah, it's 8:00.
tower 9
00:09:37- He's not that bad. - Save the clock tower.
lightning 9
00:10:38Thirty years ago, lightning struck that clock tower and the clock hasn't run since.
flux 9
00:23:15Besides, the stainless-steel construction made the flux dispersal...
gigawatt 9
00:26:33but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need.
plutonium 8
00:01:57have denied the rumor that a case of missing plutonium...
capacitor 7
00:25:42The flux capacitor.
suit 6
00:19:38- Is that a Devo suit ? - Never mind that now.
strike 6
00:10:38Thirty years ago, lightning struck that clock tower and the clock hasn't run since.
roll 5
00:04:41Rock 'n' roll.
progress 5
00:08:58Progress is his middle name.
precisely 5
00:05:49- Precisely. - Damn !
parent 5
00:47:10With Marty's parents out of town...
generate 5
00:26:33but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need.
bear 4
00:10:20Look, I think the woman was born a nun.
build 4
00:23:04Are you telling me that you built a time machine...
heavy 4
00:26:14This is... This is heavy-duty, Doc. This is great.
ought 4
00:45:29- Well, listen, I really ought to... - Sit here, Marty.
tape 4
00:09:10But you're really good, and your audition tape is great.
doc 4
00:02:57Doc ?
travel 4
00:25:23That was the day I invented time travel.
mayor 4
00:08:55Re-elect Mayor Goldie Wilson.
weather 4
01:14:29Hill Valley weather this Saturday night.
television 4
00:45:51Our first television set. Dad just picked it up today.
hook 4
00:05:15Do not hook up to the amplifier. There's a slight possibility of overload.
nuclear 4
00:01:52In other news, officials at the Pacific Nuclear research facility...
experiment 4
00:05:38Perfect ! My experiment worked !
mile 4
00:21:07when this baby hits 88 miles per hour...
cable 4
01:09:10We run industrial-strength electrical cable from the top of the clock tower...
sucker 4
00:26:27Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear ?
electrical 4
00:26:31No, this sucker's electrical...
invent 4
00:25:23That was the day I invented time travel.
slacker 4
00:07:31You got a real attitude problem. You're a slacker.
find out 4
00:46:29You'll find out.
seconds 3
00:22:17The temporal displacement occurred exactly 1:20 a.m. and zero seconds !
planet 3
00:59:09coming down to Earth from other planets.
pop 3
00:15:25See you later, Pop.
goddamn 3
00:15:15Goddamn it. I'm late.
pants 3
00:43:31Where are my pants ?
blind 3
00:12:21without telling me it had a blind spot.
advice 3
00:07:21Let me give you a nickel's worth of free advice, young man.
meat 3
00:45:26Well, Marty, I hope you like meat loaf.
responsibility 3
00:02:03A Libyan terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the alleged theft.
lake 3
00:09:52Wouldn't it be great to take that truck up to the lake ?
damage 3
00:12:41that your insurance is going to pay for the damage ?
coat 3
01:48:53Now, Biff, I want to make sure we get two coats of wax, not just one.
toilet 3
00:25:28I was standing on my toilet hanging a clock.
insurance 3
00:12:41that your insurance is going to pay for the damage ?
concern 3
00:24:28As far as he's concerned, the trip was instantaneous.
destiny 3
01:03:48Tell her destiny brought you together.
parking 3
00:19:44Good evening. I'm Dr. Emmett Brown. I'm in the Twin Pines Mall parking lot.
vision 3
00:25:35A vision. A picture in my head. A picture of this.
equipment 3
00:05:10You left your equipment on all week.
reaction 3
00:26:33but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need.
homework 3
00:38:54- Biff. Guys. How are you doing ? - You got my homework finished ?
underwear 3
00:27:41Who knows if they got cotton underwear in the future.
radiation 3
00:26:53- Come on. Let's get you a radiation suit. - Jesus !
wreck 3
00:12:35How else do you explain that wreck out there ?
bolt 3
00:54:101.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning.
pine 3
00:26:06He had this crazy idea about breeding pine trees.
accomplish 3
00:09:18If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.
rejection 3
00:09:05Marty, one rejection isn't the end of the world.
bruise 3
00:43:23Just relax, Calvin. You got a big bruise on your head.
butthead 3
00:13:50What are you looking at, butthead ?
preserver 3
00:37:34- What ? - What's with the life preserver ?
ask out 3
01:01:39I'm just not ready to ask Lorraine out to the dance...
come up 3
00:52:50This is the part coming up.
finish up 3
00:12:55I haven't finished those up yet, but I figured since they weren't due 'til...
pick up 3
00:17:56Can you pick it up at my place on your way to the mall ?
re-elect 3
00:08:55Re-elect Mayor Goldie Wilson.
stand up 3
01:12:25so he can stand up for himself...
besides 2
00:23:15Besides, the stainless-steel construction made the flux dispersal...
holy 2
00:28:59Holy shit !
slow 2
00:05:41They're all exactly 25 minutes slow !
truck 2
00:09:52Wouldn't it be great to take that truck up to the lake ?
beer 2
00:12:49I spilled beer when the car smashed into me. Who'll pay my cleaning bill ?
jump 2
00:37:31Hey, kid. You jump ship ?
nervous 2
01:17:46Marty, you seem so nervous. Is something wrong ?
spot 2
00:12:21without telling me it had a blind spot.
low 2
00:37:00bigger civic improvements and lower taxes.
arm 2
01:22:30Biff, you'll break his arm !
kick 2
00:26:20Unfortunately, no. It requires something with a little more kick. Plutonium.
video 2
00:17:53Listen, this is very important. I forgot my video camera.
bomb 2
00:26:45Of course. From a group of Libyans. They wanted me to build them a bomb.
asleep 2
00:17:46- Marty, you didn't fall asleep, did you ? - Doc.
driver 2
01:42:17Crazy drunk driver.
cook 2
01:26:46Come on, man. Let's do something that really cooks.
due 2
00:12:55I haven't finished those up yet, but I figured since they weren't due 'til...
vote 2
00:01:49The Senate is expected to vote on this today.
natural 2
01:03:35Say whatever's natural, the first thing that comes into your mind.
loud 2
00:08:44I'm afraid you're just too darn loud.
release 2
01:09:51All right, now. Watch this. You wind up the car and release it.
unfortunately 2
00:26:20Unfortunately, no. It requires something with a little more kick. Plutonium.
draw 2
00:29:04I'll draw their fire !
distance 2
00:48:48Let's see now. You come here from a great distance ?
unit 2
00:12:04Tow for impoundment. Any unit, please respond.
model 2
00:01:36on all 1985-model Toyotas.
paint 2
01:09:03I didn't have time to build it to scale or paint it.
remind 2
00:05:12My equipment. That reminds me, Marty.
sugar 2
00:38:31Just give me something without any sugar in it, okay ?
block 2
00:46:57It's on the other end of town. A block past Maple. East end of town.
theory 2
00:55:37Just as I thought. This proves my theory. Look at your brother.
storm 2
01:14:36Are you sure about this storm ?
regret 2
01:01:27- I'll regret it for the rest of my life. - I can't go.
event 2
00:55:12Anything you do can have repercussions on future events. Do you understand ?
official 2
00:01:52In other news, officials at the Pacific Nuclear research facility...
chase 2
00:15:48I think it's terrible. Girls chasing boys.
wood 2
01:27:42Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
arrive 2
00:24:34He skipped over that minute to instantly arrive at this moment in time.
directly 2
01:09:22which runs directly into the flux capacitor.
punch 2
01:14:05Okay. So now you come up. You punch me in the stomach.
warn 2
01:33:45I warned you about this, kid.
someday 2
00:09:49Someday, Jennifer. Someday.
exact 2
00:22:48One minute into the future, to be exact.
row 2
00:06:56If you get caught, it'll be four tardies in a row.
actor 2
00:50:22- Ronald Reagan. - Ronald Reagan ? The actor ?
wire 2
01:16:11'Evening, Dr. Brown. What's with the wire ?
nightmare 2
00:42:46I had a horrible nightmare.
confidence 2
01:10:44You're instilling me with a lot of confidence.
slip 2
00:07:14Tardy slip for you, Miss Parker.
thin 2
00:43:20You're so thin !
guitar 2
01:24:33The dance is over unless you know somebody that can play the guitar.
fella 2
00:08:38Okay, that's enough. Thank you, fellas.
shoe 2
brand 2
00:46:20What do you mean, you've seen this ? It's brand-new.
electricity 2
00:26:33but I need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need.
answering 2
00:15:34I'm not your answering service.
existence 2
00:55:47Erased from existence.
sink 2
00:25:30The porcelain was wet. I slipped, hit my head on the sink.
terrorist 2
00:02:03A Libyan terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the alleged theft.
headache 2
00:14:38and headaches of playing at that dance.
connect 2
01:09:42as the connecting hook makes contact...
audition 2
00:07:42Your band is on the roster for the dance auditions after school today.
destination 2
00:24:52Input your destination time on this keypad.
airplane 2
00:32:07Looks like an airplane without wings.
mature 2
00:56:22Very funny. You guys are being real mature.
precise 2
00:20:12is in precise synchronization with my control watch.
melt 2
01:03:20and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out, he'd melt my brain.
circuit 2
00:24:41First, you turn the time circuits on.
wax 2
01:48:50See ? There's Biff out there waxing it now.
erase 2
00:55:42His head's gone. It's like it's been erased.
handwriting 2
00:13:08Do you realize what would happen if I hand in my reports in your handwriting ?
donation 2
00:49:04Donations.
tow 2
00:12:04Tow for impoundment. Any unit, please respond.
wrecked 2
00:14:18I mean, he wrecked it. He totaled it.
peep 2
00:41:52He's a peeping Tom !
fiddle 2
00:44:59Quit fiddling with that thing. Come in here to dinner.
flyer 2
00:10:51Don't forget to take a flyer.
temporal 2
00:19:51This is temporal experiment number one.
accord 2
00:55:57According to my theory, you interfered with your parents' first meeting.

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