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Flashcards by keiht land, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by keiht land
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| a colorless (incoloro) volatile (volatil) flammable (inflamable) liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel. | ALCOHOL (NOUN) "Sugar is taken and in the presence of an enzyme (a biological catalyst (catalizador)) ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide are produced." |
| either (cualquiera) of two units of heat energy. | CALORIE (NOUN) "I feel a small fury begin to build, but inside I feel nothing, not a single calorie of heat." |
| any of a large group of organic compounds (compuestos) occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch (almidon), and cellulose. They contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio (proporción) as water (2:1) and typically can be broken down to release energy in the animal body. | CARBOHYDRATE (NOUN) "water-soluble carbohydrates" |
| the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. | DIET (NOUN) "a vegetarian diet" |
| activity requiring physical effort (esfuerzo fisico), carried out (realizado) especially to sustain or improve health and fitness. | EXERCISE "exercise improves your heart and lung (pulmón) power" |
| a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs. | FAT (NOUN) The changes are expected to enable the method to provide accurate (precisa) readings that are unaffected by skin color or body fat |
| dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, which are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes. | FIBRE cereals high in fibre |
| a limbless (sin extremidades) cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills (branquias) and fins (aletas) and living wholly in water. | FISH "the sea is thick with fish" |
| the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed (semilla) and can be eaten as food. | FRUIT "tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya" |
| food that has low nutritional value, typically produced in the form of packaged snacks needing little or no preparation. | JUNK FOOD When I was a child I wasn't allowed to eat so much junk food from fast food outlets that I became overweight and ill. |
| a cold dish (plato) of various mixtures of raw (crudas) or cooked (cocidas) vegetables, usually seasoned with oil, vinegar, or other dressing (aderezo) and sometimes accompanied by meat, fish, or other ingredients. | SALAD a green salad |
| a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. | SALT "Add the braised chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper sauce. |
| a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. | SLEEP (sueño) "I was on the verge of sleep" |
| a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance. | SMOKE |
| a state of mental or emotional strain (tension) or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. | STRESS "he's obviously under a lot of stress" |
| a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet (remolacha), consisting essentially of sucrose (sacarosa), and used as a sweetener (edulcorante) in food and drink. | SUGAR "In a separate bowl, sift together sugar , flour, baking powder and baking soda." |
| a plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean | VEGETABLE "Both dishes came with a mountain of fresh vegetables - spinach, carrots and green beans." |
| any of a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body. | VITAMIN "Not so long ago (no hace mucho tiempo), most people would not have had an ideal regular intake of vitamin C, a vitamin the human body cannot synthesize." |
| ADJETIVE in good health. OPPOSITE harmful to health. | HEALTHY "I feel fit and healthy" UNHEALTHY "an unhealthy diet" |
| ADJETIVES alta en/ baja en ... (fat) (salt) | HIGH IN ... LOW IN ... |
| VERB PHRASES REDUCIR | CUT DOWN ON |
| CORTAR | CUT OUT |
| VERB PHRASES Ponerse a dieta Continuar Seguir | GO ON |
| VERB PHRASES Salir a correr | Go for a run |
| VERB PHRASES Inscirbirse (en un gimnasio) | JOIN A GYM |
| VERB PHRASES Cerciorarse | MAKE SURE |
| PHRASES VERB Subir de peso | PUT ON WEIGHT |
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