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Flashcards by juan.muino, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by juan.muino
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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