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Frage | Antworten |
NEVERTHELESS | Sin embargo, aún así |
STEADY | Firme ,regular The economy expanded in a regular and steady fashion |
DAMPEN | Disminuir Not even the bad weather can dampen my enthusiasm |
TURMOIL | Confusión, agitación. Political turmoil = Tormenta política |
ALL IN ALL | en definitiva, después de todo, considerándolo todo. All in all, I think you did a fine job. The trip wasn't perfect, but all in all, I'm glad we went. |
DARM | Presa, dique |
FLOOD | Riada, inundación |
MILD | blando, suave, leve. apacible, tranquilo. The player only suffered a mild penalty for the foul. The weather in France is mild |
CONCIEVABLY | Posiblemente |
PENKNIFE | Navaja |
FOLDABLE | Plegable. Gary brought some foldable chairs on the camping trip. |
SPANK | Azotar. Ellen spanked her son when she found out he'd been bullying younger children at school. Nigel reached out and gave the dog a spank when it tried to steal food from the table. |
CHESSBOARD | Tablero de ajedrez |
STAGGERING | Impactante, asombroso |
HUBRIS | orgullo desmedido, arrogancia |
LUST LUST FOR | Deseo, injuria. Avaricia por, codicia por, deseo por |
GREED | Gula, glotonería |
HANDCUFFS | Esposas |
CASK | barril, barrica, cuba. I thought you said the cask of Amontillado was in your wine cellar |
FROWN | fruncir el ceño. Kate frowned as she tried to work out the difficult equation |
PORTRAYAL | Descripción,narración, reseña. Her portrayal in the book was woefully inaccurate. |
WIDESPREAD | Extendido. The forecast said there would be widespread heavy rain in the north of the country. |
SNAP ELECTIONS | Elecciones anticipadas. |
BROCHURE | Folleto. A holiday brochure |
VACCINATION | Vacunación, vaccine=vacuna. Pronuncia con cc. |
SWIMMING TRUNKS | bañador masculino. Swimming costume es de chica. Bathing suit (US) |
SARONG | Pareo |
DECKCHAIR | Tumbona |
LILO | Colchoneta inflable ( suena lailou ) |
BUCKET | Cubo de playa |
SPADE | Pala ( de playa ) Espada |
CLIFF | Acantilado |
BEND | Doblar |
BLEND | Mezcla, combinación. The blend of fruits and vegetables in this smoothie makes it very healthy. Drinking and driving isn't a good blend |
CURB | Frenar, contener. The nation's new economic policy is supposed to curb inflation. You have to curb your spending |
BE STRAPPED FOR CASH | Estar corto de dinero. I´m a bit strapped for cash right now |
PHYSICAL | A medical examination, chequeo médico She had to have a PHYSICAL before she joined the track team |
TAKE UP (phrasal verb) | Begin or start. He has decided to TAKE UP cooking in his spare time |
IN SPITE OF | A pesar de, pese a, In spite of his behaviour, I still love him. |
URGE | - Deseo,ansia, necesidad. When Robert reads reports of people suffering, he feels an urge to help them. - Urgir, instar, rogar. Conservationists have been urging the government to withdraw the company's permit. |
SETBACK | Revés, contratiempo. The project suffered a setback when one of the key workers had to take two months off work due to illness. |
PLUMMET | Caer en picado, desplomarse. The airplane plummeted to earth. On monday the DJ plummeted 588 points. Temperatures plummeted rapidly throughout the day. |
BESIDE BESIDES | BESIDE-junto o junto a, al lado de I keep a flashlight beside my bed. He doesn't seem as short beside the other men. BESIDES- además. It's a nice day for a walk, and besides, I need the exercise. |
SLACKS | Casual trousers |
ADVERTISEMENT | Anuncio, publicidad Matilda composed the jingle for the radio advertisement. |
BUTLER | Mayordomo Mr. Carson has served as the butler for the estate for many years. |
WHATSOEVER | At all Nada, en absoluto. I don't know anything WHATSOEVER about Greek history. |
- CLUELESS (informal) - CLUELESS (abt. sth) | - Inútil. It's no use expecting him to help - he's completely CLUELESS - No tener ni idea de. Don't ask me! I'm CLUELESS about babies! |
CLAW | Garra, zarpa. The hawk grasped the field mouse with its CLAWS. Arañar, rasguñar. My cat CLAWED me while I was playing with him. |
CASUALTY | Baja, pérdida, Mrs. Gray's first husband was a CASUALTY in the war. WAr: wounded person, person killed. |
COMMUTE | - Viajar diariamente al trabajo. I work from home now, so I no longer have to commute. - Desplazarse al trabajo. Because she lives in the suburbs she has to commute to the city for work. - Conmutar una pena. The judge commuted the prisoner |
CEASEFIRE | Alto al fuego. |
SWAN SWAN DIVE | Cisne. CAer en picado, Zambullida en picado, He took a swan dive into the pool from the diving board. At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive. |
ROW | - Remar. You can sit at the bow(proa) while I row. - Discusión, pelea, bronca. They stopped being friends after their row over money. |
FOAM | Espuma. They became famous for replacing sauces with FOAMS - Espuma(cerveza) -Gomaespuma ( matress ) |
FORSAKE | - Abandon - Dejar, abandonar The alcoholic swore to forsake his addiction |
CHOOSY | Exigente, quisquilloso. The paranormal is not choosy where it shows itself |
SENSIBLE | Sensato, prudente. Nathan is very sensible; he never does anything wild and spontaneous. |
BLURRED | Borroso, confuso, nublado. Cuando me quito las gafas, veo todo borroso. |
DINK | Doble Income No Kids. There are more and more DINO families in big cities. |
ONLY CHILD | Hijo único Rick is an ONLY CHILD. |
GREAT-GRANDPA GREAT-GRANDSON | Bisabuelo. Her GREAT-GRANDPA is still living Bisnieto |
QUARREL | Discutir His parents always quarrel with each other. |
CUFF LINKS | Gemelos (de vestir) |
BALLOT BOX | Urna de votación |
JOT DOWN | Make a note of. Apuntar, anotra, tomar nota. I'll just jot down the address. |
RUG | Alfombra, tapete. A rug covered most of the floor. Richard and Grace took a RUG to sit on while they had their picnic. |
RIFT | Distanciamiento, ruptura. The argument has caused a RIFT between these two neighbours. |
RANT | - Extended angry talk. - Bronca, chorreo. -Despotricar, vociferar. - Catherine was furious and her RANT went on for several minutes. Peter launched into an epic RANT |
WOBBLY | - Tambaleante, mareado. She said she was feeling wobbly and needed to sit down. - Tambaleante, poco firme. Don't put anything heavy on that wobbly table. |
FLAW | - Defecto, imperfección, tara. The gem had no flaws in it. |
BLURRED | - Borroso, nublado. - Confuso ,impreciso. Blurred visión - Visión borrosa |
RECALL | - Memoria, recuerdo. As Janine aged, her RECALL diminished. - Remember, recordar. That's where we first kissed, do you RECALL? |
COUCH POTATO | - Very very lazy person. - Stop being a couch potato. Do sonething productive. |
CANDY FLOSS | ALGODÓN DE AZÚCAR. |
MERRY-GO-ROUND | TIOVIVO |
BUMPER CARS | AUTOS DE CHOQUE |
FERRIS WHEEL | NORIA |
PARADE | DESFILE There WAS a parade to celebrate the local team's victory. |
BONKERS | -Cabreado, pirado. - He went BONKERS. Cogió un cabreo tremendo. |
SNAIL MAIL | Correo convencional, post. -Most of the bills I receive are emailed, but my tax bill comes by SNAIL MAIL. |
STARTLING | Very surprising or shocking. - These are STARTLING statistics,20% of them perform worst. |
BREADWINNER | El que trae la pasta en la familia. |
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