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Flashcards by Keithy María Cedeño Jiménez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Flashcards made by Keithy Cedeño for Oral Communication I
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This compilation of words and phrases includes: transcriptions, translation to Spanish, definitions, examples of use (sentences) and, in most cases, images. |
| Aerobic [ˌɛr.oʊˈ.bɪk] Aeróbico | It means involving, needing, or relating to oxygen. Aerobic can be related to physical exercise, especially designed to improve the function of the heart and lungs. - Aerobic activity exercises and strengthens your heart and lungs. |
| Centenarians [ˌsɛn.təˈnɛr.i.ənz] centenarios y centenarias | People who are a hundred years old or more. - Although most centenarians have passed through many tough situations, all of them embrace life and live longer than the average population. |
| Characteristic [ˌkɛr.ɪk.təˈr.ɪs.tɪk] Característica | Meaning a typical feature or quality that something or somebody has. - Positivism and adaptability are two characteristics that centenarians commonly share. |
| Diphtheria [dɪf.ˈθɪr.iə] Difteria | Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease that causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing. - The singer was diagnosed with Diphtheria after she presented swollen glands. |
| Foster [ˈfɑstɚ] Fomentar, promover. | It is to encourage something to develop. - Fostering a good friendship is a hard task because strong bonds require time, patience and tolerance from all the parts involved. |
| Inner-ear disorder [ˌɪ.nər ˈɪr.dɪs.ˈɔːr.dər] Trastorno del oído interno | Disorders of the inner ear that causes severe dizziness, ringing in the ears, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness or congestion in the ear. -There are different kinds of inner-ear disorders but most of them cause a sensation of vertigo. |
| Isolation [ˌɑɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən] Aislamiento | Isolation is the state of feeling alone and without friends or help. - Some elderly people live in isolation; therefore, they may have difficulties when it comes to find help and services. |
| Mood swing [ˈmud.swɪŋ] Cambio de humor | It is a sharp and inexplicable change in mood. - Bipolar disorder is characterized by mood swings; for instance, someone can be angry shortly after feeling happy. |
| Osteoporosis [ˌɔs.ti.oʊ.pəˈ.roʊ.sɪs] Osteoporosis | It is a condition in which the bones become weak and are easily broken, usually when people get older or because they do not eat enough of certain substances. - Some older women have a high fracture risk when doing any kind of activity due to osteoporosis. |
| Papillomavirus [ˌpæpəˈloʊməˌvɑɪrəs] Virus del papiloma humano | It is any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts. - Nowadays, people can avoid Papillomavirus by having a responsible sexual life and getting vaccinated. |
| Pertussis [pɚtʌ.sɪs] Tos ferina | It is a disease, especially of children, that makes them cough and have difficulty breathing. - I brought my niece to the clinic where she was quickly diagnosed with Pertussis, a very contagious disease that usually affects young children. |
| Pervasive [pɚˈveɪ.sɪv] Dominante, generalizado | Something that is present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place. - Strong connection with nature is a pervasive characteristic of all centenarians. |
| Poultry [ˈpoʊl.tri] Aves de corral | Chickens, ducks and geese kept for their meat or eggs are called poultry. - My grandmother Angela keeps poultry in her backyard because she likes chickens. |
| Rickets [ˈrɪk.ɪts] Raquitismo | Rickets is a disease caused by a lack of good food (source of vitamin D) that makes the bones become soft and badly formed, especially in the legs. - A child with vitamin D deficiency can suffer from rickets and, consequently, be unable to walk correctly. |
| Shingles [ˈʃɪŋ.gəlz] La culebrilla o herpes zóster | It is a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus by reactivated virus in an older person, characterized by skin eruptions and pain along the course of involved sensory nerves. - Suffering from shingles causes severe pain because it affects nerves and provokes skin eruptions. |
| Stave off [ˌsteɪ.ˈvɑf] Prevenir o retrasar | It means to prevent something bad from affecting someone or something for a period of time; to delay something. - I am getting vaccinated so as to stave off the flu because I want to stay healthy as much as I can. |
| Thread [θrɛːd] Hilo conector | It is an idea or a feature that is part of something greater; an idea that connects the different parts of something - All diseases share a common thread; affect body functions and human life. |
| Trigger [ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ] Desencadenar | It refers to an event or situation, etc. that causes something to start. - Social media can trigger eating disorders in young people. |
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| Slog it out [ˌslɑ.gə.rˈɑʊt] Equivalent idiom in Spanish: “Convertirse en la última Coca Cola en el desierto.” | If two or more people slog it out, they work very hard to try to be the one who is successful or who has their ideas and wishes accepted. -We do not have to slog it out to achieve our goals at work; we can just try our best and work as a team instead. |
| Fraught [frɔːt] tenso(a), difícil | A situation or action is fraught, when it is worrying or difficult. - Teaching children about healthy habits to avoid serious diseases can provoke fraught conversations in which they could get scared or confused. |
| DISCLAIMER | The images used to illustrate all of these flashcards are not of my property; they have been taken from a variety of websites including istockphoto.com, flaticon.com, and many others. Definitions were taken from Cambridge, Oxford, Collins and other dictionaries. |
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