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turn off
to turn off
1. desvío, salida de la autopista
2. te da para atras/te quita el deseo sexual
3.apagar un aparato, cortar el suministro
4.aburrir a alguien, desconectar pq te aburre algo


1. a road that leads off a main road or motorway
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of turn-off: more

2. Informal something that stops you feeling sexually attracted or excited
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of turn-off: arouse, desire, excite, want, excited... more
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besides
/bɪˈsaɪdz/
Besides can be used in the following ways:
as a preposition (followed by a noun): Did you talk to anyone else besides Joan?
as an adverb (without a following noun): I’ve read all the books on the list and a few others besides.
as a way of starting a new statement and connecting it to the previous statement: I don’t want to go shopping. Besides, I haven’t got any money.


   1.
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      in addition to someone or something else that is being mentioned

      A lot of them are studying other things besides Italian.

      There are cakes and sandwiches, and lots more besides.
      besides being/doing something:

      Besides being a teammate, he’s my friend.

      Besides making money, the company aims to set high standards of quality and design.
      Thesaurus entry for this meaning of  besidesThesaurus entry for this meaning of besides
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      used when you are adding another stronger reason to support what you are saying

      It’s too late to invite any more people. Besides, you know how Tim hates parties.
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Frage
Antwort
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Frage
Antwort
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wertvoller, reich geschmückter Becher
der Po·kal  <Pokals, Pokale>

Der König trank Wein aus einem Pokal.
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sight
view
'View' is essentially like a scene or a picture that you could see when you look out of a window. 'Sight' apart from being the sense of being able to see also often refers to a particular object such as a building that is of interest. People go sight-seeing when they visit a town/city/country.
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tener exito en
to succed in
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interested in
Answer
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- tion
- sion
compensation
combination
motivation




conclusion
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policy /'pɑ:ləsi /
a set of plans or actions agreed on by a government, political party, business, or other group
to mantain a policy lleva una política de..

to sign your insurance policy

foreign policy

it´s not a real education policy

policy on/regarding

What is the party’s policy on immigration?
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Medicine and Healt
to be/ to feel under the weather estar/sentirse pachucho

regime a system or form of government
vs diet : the food that a person or animal usually eats

recipe: /'resəpi/ vs. presciption drug: medicamento con receta

to have an arm in a sling cabestrillo

preventable disease evitable

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Email and the internet
memorable password

digital divide brecha digital

ISP : Internet Service Provider

transfer transferencia
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sickness vs disease
disease
an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by infection
chickenpox is a children´s infectious disease, but adults can catch it too.
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synonyms

knowlege
understanding
expertise
experience
information
awareness
sensititivy
familiarity
lore: tradicion pupular
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synononym

man
society
people
human
individual
folk


peers
colleagues
mate


youth
adolescence
boyhood
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synonym
argument: disagreement, conflict, dispute, controversy, quarrel...
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vergüenza
disgracedɪs'greɪs/  n uncountable or countable
vergüenza f;
she was sent upstairs in ~ la mandaron arriba castigada
to disgrace  verbo transitivo

   1. (bring shame on) ‹person/family/school› deshonrar

   2. (destroy reputation of) ‹enemy/politician› desacreditar

disgraceful vergonzoso
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aprobar/desaprobar
to approve of   /ə'pru:v/  +of sth/sb
they don't ~ of my smoking les parece mal que fume;
mother seems to ~ of him a mamá parece gustarle;
I don't ~ of his methods no estoy de acuerdo con sus métodos
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abstinencia - síndrome
retirarse/retirada
withdrawal symptoms

to withdraw [wɪð'drɔ:]
Ivtr (ps withdrew
     pp withdrawn)
1   retirar, sacar
     to withdraw money from the bank, sacar dinero del banco
     Com (un producto) retirar del mercado
2   (permiso) cancelar
     (declaración) retractarse de
3   (una reivindicación) renunciar a
   
IIverbo intransitivo
1   retirarse [from, de]
2   Med retraerse
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celulas madre
stem cells
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sin lugar a dudas
clear cut
not clear cut: nothing is certain
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to show someone or something in a way that attracts attention and emphasizes their good qualities
describe, define, illustrate, set out, pin down.
to showcase /ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/  (exhibir)

      a comedy sketch that showcases their unique style of humour

showcase noun (escaparate ?)
an event that emphasizes the good qualities of someone or something

The exhibition is a showcase for British exports.
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bo ban somebody
to officially say that something must not happen, or that someone must not do something or go somewhere
to bar  someone from (doing) something

The new rule bars the export of live animals.

It was an old-fashioned club from which women were barred.

He has been barred from running for political office for five years.
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    1.  someone who is boring, not physically attractive, and does not have much social ability
      2.      someone who is very interested in technical or scientific subjects, especially computers. This word usually shows that you think people like this are boring
nerd /nɜː(r)d/

      internet nerds
      a computer nerd
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courtesy ['kɜ:tɪsɪ] nombre cortesía: it's common courtesy, es pura educación
    ♦ LOC: by courtesy of, por gentileza de
courtesy ['kɜ:tɪsɪ]

it's common courtesy, es pura educación
by courtesy of, por gentileza de
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      if you enrol at a school or other institution, or if someone enrols you there, you put your name on the official list of its students or members
    
to enrolɪnˈrəʊl/

past tenseenrolled
   1.      enrol at:

      Andrew cannot enrol at his local school because the class is full.

      enrol someone in/on something:


      Isabelle enrolled her brother in a training programme for engineers.
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caldo
broth ||/brɒθ/

to make this type of broth, the grain should be cooked slowly
if necesarry, add a little more lukewarm water

lukewarm /'lu:k'wɔ:rm /

   1. ‹water/milk› tibio

   2. ‹support/reaction› poco entusiasta
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(mega angry)
se pone hecho una furia
ballisticc

If my dad finds out, he´s goint to go absolutely ballistic
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peer observation
is a tool to help teachers find out about their own and their colleagues' classroom practices so that they can take action to change and ...

If I became a head of this school, I´d introduce peer observation at all levels
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(Law) condena

(certainty) convicción
conviction /kən'vɪkʃən/  n uncountable or countable

   1. countable (Law) condena f

   2. uncountable or countable (certainty) convicción f
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1. to dub /dʌb/  verbo transitivo -bb-

   1. (nickname) apodar

   2.   1. (Cin) ‹film› doblar
         2. (Audio) mezclar

He was immediately dubbed "the lotto lout"

lout= hooligan

2.hooligan /'hu:lɪgən/  gamberro, vándalo
a larger lout refering to beer

3. crack or crack cocaine
[uncountable] a pure form of the illegal drug cocaine

crack addicts

4. fuel exarcerbar
drug-fuelled parties
Collocations: to fuel
▪  criticism, debate, expectations, fears, rumours, speculation, worries

5.boast alardes

6,straight and narrow
the ~ and narrow el buen camino, el camino recto;
She helps him to move closer to the straight and narrow
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money matters
to pay off = to pay a mortgage

to be in charge of the kitty bote
shall we have a kitty? ok, how much shall we put in?

to go on spending spree go and spend a lot of money
to be on a spending spree you win a prize and you  have to spend it quickly
spending spreesalir a comprar a lo loco x

to go on a spree ir de juerga:

to make a bomb to make a lot of money
it must have cost her a bomb

loose change coins

to be strapped for cash I broke , no money /stræpt/
I´m a bit strapped for cash right now
be brokeinformal - to have no money

Can you lend me £5? I’m completely broke.
strapped/ stræpt/ corto de dinero
cash-strapped

football pool syndicate/ˈsɪndɪkət/ porra para quiniela
are you going to do the pools this week? no, the season is almost over
season /'si:zn̩/  estación / temporada
syndicate   a group of people or organizations that work together to achieve a particular aim apuesta f colectiva, bote para la quiniela

pocket money

we will have a bet on it

can you lend us (me) fifty pounds till next month?
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estar de buen/mal humor
to be in a good / bad mood

are you in the mood of....?
I'm not in the mood no tengo ganas;
I'm not in the mood for dancing no tengo ganas de bailar
mood of:

Mandela’s release created a mood of optimism in South Africa.
the mood of the moment/time (=what people in general are feeling at a particular time):

The film was a success because it reflected the mood of the moment.
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I cannot control it
I can´t handle it
he can't ~ the job (colloq) no puede con el trabajo
(a la gente) tratar
     fam (tolerar) poder con: I can't handle these children, no puedo con estos niños
5   ser capaz: do you think he can handle this assignment?, ¿crees que será capaz de llevar a cabo esta misión?

asignment /ə'saɪnmənt/

   1. countable
         1. (mission) misión f
         2. (task) función f
         3. (schoolwork) tarea f

   2. uncountable
         1. (posting) nombramiento m
         2. (allocation) asignación f
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money and success
to get to the end of the month

you can´t make ends meet no llegas a final de mes

to live beyond/withing one´s means vivir por encima, ajustado a tus posibilidades

points on the agenda puntos del orden del día

I have to write the minutes of the meeting el acta

ghost writer  author who writes for sb else - el negro


PhD = Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy) - (award) doctorado m;
(person) Dr., Dra.
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insinuacion
insinuar
hint/hɪnt/  sustantivo

         1. (oblique reference) insinuación f, indirecta f;
            (clue) pista f;
           to drop a  hint to sb lanzarle(conj.⇒) una indirecta a algn;
            to take the hint captar or (Esp tb) coger(conj.⇒) la indirecta
         2. (trace hint of bitterness, sadness) dejo m;
            (hint of color) toque m, matiz m;
            (hint of garlic, lemon) dejo m, gusto m

   2. (tip) consejo m

to hint  insinuar v.transitivo (conj.⇒), dar(conj.⇒) a entender

verbo intransitivo
lanzar(conj.⇒) indirectas;
to ~ AT sth insinuar(conj.⇒) or dar(conj.⇒) a entender algo
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1. he´s gone to the bank
2. he´s been to the bank
1. He´s on the bank, or on the way to it
2. He´s somewhere else
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ingresos
beneficios
bien, provecho
income /'ɪnkʌm/  n uncountable or countable

income: income support~ support n uncountable (in UK) subsidio otorgado a personas de bajos ingresos;
income tax~ tax n uncountable - impuesto m sobre or a la renta, impuesto m a los réditos (Arg)

benefits never involves money - bien, provecho
profit involves money

to make a profit
The fact that pharmacological industries are making profit out of people´s health is a scandal

profit-making /'prɑ:fətˌmeɪkɪŋ (profitable) rentable;
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sacar provecho de
Jan profited from her summer course, Jan le sacó mucho partido al curso de verano
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adverbio (BrE vulg or colloq) (as intensifier)
bloody:
the weather was ~ awful! ¡hizo un tiempo de mierda!
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understand- (colloq) entender
I don´t get Jo

He spends half the year doing sod all (nothing) and the other he´s a complete workaholic.

don't get me wrong - no me malentiendas

sod all, nada de nada (familiar)
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dilemmas and fears
terrifying, petrifying
it gave me the creeps   dar escalofríos

phobia of

to dread: temer, tener pavor a - opposite to: to look forward to

con  infinitivo para casos más específicos: I dread to tell him. Temo decírselo.I dread to think what it cost, no quiero ni pensar en cuánto costó
con gerundio para casos generales I dread living in the country, tengo pavor a vivir en el campo
con what 
I dread what will happen. Temo lo que va a pasar.

the sheer terror #  (pure, absolute) (as intensifier) puro;
The leaves of Mma Makutsi´s two pawpaw trees were drooping (mustios), as if with sheer exhaustion

horror films

spine-chilling film espeluznante
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respetuoso de la ley
law-abiding /'lɔ:əˌbaɪdɪŋ/  adjetivo

restorative justice

restorative [rɪ'stɒrətɪv] adjetivo- reconstituyente

law and order  el orden público

to exact punishment verbo transitivo - exigir:
he exacts obedience from his son, exige que su hijo le obedezca

to carry out justice impartir justicia

delinquent /dɪ'lɪŋkwənt/  sustantivo
delincuente mf

to  pursuitpursuit [pə'sjʊ:t] nombre
1   (de un criminal) persecución
2   (de la felicidad) busca, búsqueda
3   (de una profesión) ejercicio
4   pasatiempo

in pursuit of en busca de, en persecución

prosecuteprocesar  /'prɑ:sɪkju:t / || /'prɒsɪkju:t/  verbo transitivo (Law) to ~ sb FOR sth procesar a algn por algo
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arrepentimiento, contrición
contrition [kən'trɪʃən] nombre arrepentimiento, contrición
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Ivtr (una habitación) alegrar

IIverbo intransitivo
1   (el tiempo) despejarse
2   (una persona) animarse
to brighten up
Ivtr (una habitación) alegrar: she brightened up the room by adding colourful curtains, dio un toque más alegre a la habitación colocando unas cortinas de vivo colorido
   
IIverbo intransitivo
1   (el tiempo) despejarse
2   (una persona) animarse
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humanitario, humano
humane  /hju:'meɪn/  adjetivo
humanitario, humano
it should be more humane
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chico, -ca m,f
youngster  /'jʌŋstər / || /'jʌŋstə(r)/  sustantivo
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algo en que pensar
food for thought
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estar resignado
dimitir
to resign  from sth /rɪ'zaɪn/  verbo intransitivo
renunciar, dimitir;


to ~ oneself (TO sth/-ING) resignarse (a algo/+ inf)
she has resigned herself to the fact that she will never marry, se resignó al hecho de que nunca se casaría

to be resigned to the failure,...
resignado
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mediar
mediador
enmendar
to mediate ,/'mi:dieɪt/ 
mediator /'mi:dieɪtər / || /'mi:dieɪtə(r)/  sustantivo
mediador, -dora m,f

to amend  /ə'mend/  verbo transitivo

   1.  corregir

   2. (Law) enmendar
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a lot of money
massive investment

massive /'mæsɪv/ - adjetivo ‹wall› sólido;
massive amount
‹support (/sə'pɔ:rt / )/task› enorme;
heart attack/overdose› masivo
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lanzar una campaña
fundar una compañía
to launch  ‹product/campaign›
‹company›
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derrota
derrotar
defeat  /dɪ'fi:t/  n uncountable or countable

   1. (by opponent) derrota f

   2. (of motion, bill) (Adm, Govt) rechazo m

to defeat

   1. ‹opponent› derrotar, vencer(conj.⇒)

   2. ‹hopes/plans› frustrar;
      that would ~ the object of the exercise eso iría en contra de lo que se pretende lograr

   3. (Adm, Govt) ‹opposition› derrotar;
      ‹bill/motion› rechazar(conj.⇒)

   4. (baffle) (colloq): it ~s me no alcanzo a comprenderlo
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Pronunciation
Pronunciación inglesa / Pronunciation of English
Consonantes y semivocales
símbolopalabraejemploaproximación
/b/bat/bæt/Sonido más explosivo que el de una b inicial española.
/d/dig/dIg/Sonido más explosivo que el de una d inicial española.
/dʒ/jam/dʒæm/Similar a una ch pero más cercano al sonido inicial de Giuseppe en italiano.
/f/fit/fɪt/Como la f española.
/g/good/gʊd/Sonido más explosivo que el de una g inicial española.
/h/hat/hæt/Sonido de aspiración más suave que la j española, articulado como si se estuviera intentando empañar un espejo con el aliento.
/hw/wheel/hwi:l/Una /w/ con la aspiración de la /h/ (muchos hablantes no distinguen entre /hw/ y /w/ y pronuncian whale de la misma manera que wail).
/j/yes/jes/Como la y española en yema y yo (excepto en el español rioplatense).
/k/cat/kæt/Sonido más explosivo que el de una c española en cama o acto.
/l/lid/lɪd/Como la l española.
/l̩/tidal/'taɪdl̩/l alargada y resonante.
/m/mat/mæt/Como la m española.
/n/nib/nɪb/Como la n española.
/n̩/threaten/'θretn̩/ n alargada y resonante.
/ŋ/sing/sɪŋ/Como la n española en banco o anca.
/p/pet/pet/Sonido más explosivo que el de una p española.
/r/rat/ræt/Entre la r y la rr españolas, pronunciado con la punta de la lengua curvada hacia atrás y sin llegar a tocar el paladar.
/s/sip/sɪp/Como la s española.
/ʃ/ship/ʃɪp/Sonido similar al de la interjección ¡sh!, utilizada para pedir silencio (ver también /tS/).
/t/tip/tɪp/Sonido más explosivo que el de una t española.
/tʃ/chin/tʃɪn/Como la ch española.
/θ/thin/θɪn/Como la c o la z del español europeo en cinco o zapato.
/ð/the /ðə/Sonido similar a una d intervocálica española como la de cada o modo.
/v/van/væn/Sonido sonoro que se produce con los incisivos superiores sobre el labio inferior.
/w/win/wɪn/Similar al sonido inicial de huevo.
/x/loch/lɑ:x/Como la j española.
/z/zip/zɪp/s sonora (con zumbido).
/ʒ/vision/'vɪʒən/Sonido similar al de la y o la ll del español rioplatense en yo o llave, o al de la j francesa en je (ver también /dʒ/).

Vocales y diptongos
El símbolo : indica que la vocal precedente es larga.
/ɑ:/father/'fɑ:ðər/Sonido más largo que el de una a española.
/æ/fat/fæt/Sonido que se obtiene al pronunciar una a española con los labios en la posición de pronunciar una e.
/ʌ/cup/kʌp/Sonido más breve que la a española y que se pronuncia en la parte posterior de la boca.
/e/met/met/Sonido parecido a la e española en mesa.
/ə/abet/ə'bet/Sonido similar al de la e francesa en je (ver también /əʊ/).
/ɜ:/fur/fɜ:r/Sonido que se obtiene al pronunciar una e española con los labios en la posición de pronunciar una o.
/ɪ/bit/bɪt/Sonido más breve que el de la i española.
/i;/beat/bi:t/Sonido más largo que el de la i española.
/i/very/'veri/Sonido similar al de la i española en papi.
/ɔ:/paw/pɔ:/Sonido más largo que el de la o española.
/u:/boot/bu:t/Sonido más largo que el de una u española.
/ʊ/book/bʊk/Sonido más breve que el de la u española.
/aI/fine/faɪn/Como ai en las palabras españolas aire, baile.
/aʊ/now/naʊ/Como au en las palabras españolas pausa, flauta.
/eɪ/fate/feɪt/Como ei en las palabras españolas peine, aceite.
/əʊ/goat/gəʊt/Como una o pronunciada sin redondear demasiado los labios.
/ɔɪ/boil/bɔɪl/Como oy en voy, coypu.
/uə/sexual/'sekʃuəl/Como una u pronunciada sin redondear demasiado los labios y seguida de una /ə/.

Símbolos adicionales utilizados en la transcripción de sonidos vocálicos británicos
/ɒ/dog/dɒg/Similar a una o española.
/eə/fair/feə(r)/Como una e española seguida de /ə/.
/ɪə/near/nɪə(r)/Como una i española seguida de /ə/.
/ʊə/tour/tʊə(r)/Como una u española pronunciada sin redondear demasiado los labios y seguida de /ə/.
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revisar
to give somebody a fine: ponerle una multa
to make somone conscious of...
take away the driving licence = withdraw the driving licence from sb (mas formal)
wild is the opposite of tame (doméstico)
to tame: domar
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to start something again after stopping temporarily
resume /rɪˈzjuːm/ - reanudar, continuar

verbo transitivo
1   (un trabajo, viaje, etc) reanudar
2   (el control) reasumir
3   (asiento) volver a

I hadn´t  the necessary time and peace of mind
to resume my language studies
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II verbo intransitivo continuar, recomenzar


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   1. (be imminent) avecinarse

   2. (look threatening):
to loom
   1. (be imminent) avecinarse

   2. (look threatening): the mountain ~ed high above them la montaña surgió imponente ante ellos;
      the problem ~ed large in his mind el problema dominaba sus pensamientos

they do not have the worry of an operation looming on the
horizon in the near future.
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to go towards someone or something in the quickest and most direct way

make a beeline for

informal
to go towards someone or something in the quickest and most direct way. The most direct route.
He made a beeline for the bathroom.
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      to eat and drink a lot on a special occasion -
festejar/ banquete, comilona
to feast /fiːst/

    * feastnoun
    * movable feastnoun
    * a feast for the eyes/ears
    * feast or famine

it´s a day for cooking, feeding and feasting
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      an order from a court that prevents someone from doing something - mandato judicial
injunction /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n/

  
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      to take someone’s property because they failed to pay back the money that they borrowed to buy it
foreclose /fɔː(r)ˈkləʊz/ - ejecutar la hipoteca
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1.a short holliday
2. a place away from home where you can relax
getaway/ˈɡetəˌweɪ/
1. Let us plan the perfect family getaway for you
      2. We had four days at our mountain getaway.
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left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at the airport.
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parientes políticos
someone who you are related to by marriage, especially the father or mother of your husband or wife

We’re going to stay with the in-laws this weekend.
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the period of 40 days before Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday, when some Christians stop eating or doing something that they enjoy
Lent
I´m going to give up eating sweets for Lent

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you lucky thing
you poor thing
qué suerte
suertudo

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informal to spend a lot of money quickly on things that you do not need
1. to blow money to spend much money

he blew 8 million pounds in 4 years

He inherited a fortune but blew it on bad investments and a luxurious lifestyle.

to spend money on
to invest money in

time and money:
to spend, invest, waste, lose, safe
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etiqueta
tag
dog tag placa de identificacion
electronic tag etiqueta electronica

he was tagged


the price tag
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if you do something like it’s going out of fashion, you do it a lot or in a very extreme way
like it’s going out of fashion

They were spending money like it was going out of fashion.
he eats pork pies like they are going out of fashion
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Advertising
to advertise sth
advertising: concept /ˈædvə(r)ˌtaɪzɪŋ/
advertisement: countable  /ədˈvɜː(r)tɪsmənt/
advert /ˈædvɜː(r)t/
ad

My friend works in advertising

to plug sth
to try to make people interested in a book, film, idea etc by talking about it in an enthusiastic way, especially on a radio or television programme

They’re really here to plug their new album.


flyer
an announcement or advertisement that is printed on a sheet of paper and given to people

Someone was handing out flyers advertising the local sales.

trailer  /ˈtreɪlə(r)/
an advertisement for a film or television programme that shows a short part of that film or programme

sandwich board
a pair of boards with advertisements on them, joined at the top and put over the shoulders of a person who walks around in a public place

sky writing

blurb/blɜː(r)b/
information printed on the outside of something, especially something for sale such as a book, to describe it or make it attractive to buy

to jump on the bandwagon subirte al carro de.../arrimarse al sol que mas calienta
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tacky /ˈtæki/
informal used about something that looks cheap and of poor quality or something that shows bad taste


seedy /ˈsiːdi/
  for places
   1.      connected with activities that are illegal or morally wrong, and often looking dirty or unpleasant

      There was something a little bit seedy about the hotel.

      a seedy lawyer
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priority
/praɪˈɒrəti/
crucial  /ˈkruːʃ(ə)l/
We believe the question being investigated by the Commission is one of crucial importance to the country.

Anderson played a crucial role in the team’s 3–2 victory on Saturday.

a crucial factor/element/part:

Experience is, of course, a crucial factor in deciding who would be the best person for the job.

crucial for:The money is crucial for the research.
crucial to:Resolving this issue is crucial to making peace work.
it is crucial (that):It is crucial that all students develop these basic skills.


Work is within walking distances from your home

understanding and forward-looking bosses

to commute /kəˈmjuːt/


1. to travel regularly to and from work

I commute by train.

Synonyms : go, ride, come up, go down, hitch... more

2. [transitive] legal to change a punishment to one that is less severe
Synonyms: punish, discipline, penalize, mete out, hand down..

commutethe journey to and from work every day.
a commuter

to give someone the elbow to stop the relationship with so.

to work shoulder to shoulder trabajar codo con codo
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cruzar los dedos
tocar madera
cross your fingers
orkeep your fingers crossed
to put your middle finger over your first finger as a wish for good luck

I’m going to see if the car starts; keep your fingers crossed!

touch wood
spoken
used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you. People sometimes touch something made of wood when they say this

Ben’s making a good recovery, touch wood.
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bono
/ˈbəʊnəs/

singular bonus
plural bonuses
Related dictionary definitions

    * no-claims bonusnoun

   1.      1      something good that you get in addition to what you expect

      Customers will receive a free tape as a bonus with any order over £30.
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hacer la pelota
to crawl to somebody
to crawl up to somoebody

a crawler

at school: She ist the teacher´s
pet++

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rivalizar
to rival  65205Messy rivals Ronaldo
a rival
+rivalry/ˈraɪv(ə)lri/

singular rivalry
plural rivalries


   1.      a situation in which people, teams, businesses etc compete with one another

      political rivalries
      rivalry between:

      There is friendly rivalry between the two teams.



    * sibling rivalrynoun: competition between brothers and sisters, often for their parents’ attention
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collocations

1. desorbitante
2. máxima prioridad
3. bien considerado
1. astronomical /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪk(ə)l/
Related dictionary definitions

    * astronomical telescopenoun
    * astronomical unitnoun

      1      informal an astronomical amount, price, sum, or charge

2.top priority

3,highly regarded
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[usually plural] legal an official document that gives details of a legal agreement, especially about who owns a building or piece of land
deeds

to sign the deeds to the flat/house

notary: /ˈnəʊtəri/
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el fin no justifica los medios
the end does not justify the means
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someone who you think has a boring life
saddos /ˈsædəʊ/

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1, pasar por encima
2. sobre pasar
3. perderse
to overpass


1. To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.

          Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.

   2. (transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.

          Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
          The precocious student had really overpassed her peers, and was reading books written for children several years older.

peers someone who is of the same age as another person
a child who is popular with her peers

   3. (transitive) To disregard, skip, or miss something.

          "Don't overpass those cheeses; they're really quite excellent!" gushed Terry, pointing to the buffet table.

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person you know but is not a close friend
acquaintance /ə'kweɪntn̩s/
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to no fiarse de algn/algo
ser cauteloso
to be wary OF  /'weri /

Mma Ramotwse was wary of raising the subject of Phuti and Violet
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1. desconcertado
perplejo
2. enfadado
1.puzzled /'pʌzəld/ 
I'm puzzled about it me tiene perplejo

2.cross   enfadado,-a, malhumorado,-a:
don't get cross, no te enfades
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   1. (be aware of) sentir(conj.⇒), notar

   2. (detect) (Tech) detectar
to sense /sens/
did he sense  that Mma Makutsi was concerned about Violet?
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1    tenerle mucho cariño a alguien/algo: 2   ser aficionado,-a a hacer algo
3   cariñoso,-a, tierno,-a
fond [fɒnd] adjetivo

to be fond of sb/sthg, tenerle mucho cariño a alguien/algo: I'm very fond of you, te tengo mucho cariño
2 o be fond of doing sthg, ser aficionado,-a a hacer algo
3   cariñoso,-a, tierno,-a
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enamorarse
to fall for verbo transitivo

1   (persona) enamorarse de
2   (una mentira) tragarse: he'll never fall for the oldest trick in the book, no se tragará un truco tan viejo
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ing verbs
Mme Ramotwse and Mma Makutsi remembered eating ice cream the first time PAST
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muerto antes del nombre del difunto/a
     my late father, mi difunto padre

She was standing next to her father, the late Obed Ramotswe
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Dios!, ¡Dios mío!
gosh /gɑ:ʃ /
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obligar
to compel  to + infinitif/kəm'pel/


1   forzar, obligar
     to compel sb to do sthg, obligar a alguien a hacer algo
2   frml (respeto) imponer: the small child's behaviour compels us to take action, el comportamiento del pequeño nos obliga a tomar medidas
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  to experience angry unhappy feelings because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect
to resent /rɪˈzent/
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present tense
I/you/we/they resent
he/she/it resents
present participle resenting
past tense resented
past participle resented

  The girls in the family resented all the attention that Peter was getting.
      resent (someone) doing something:

     It’s obvious that he resents being dropped from the team.


      bitterly/deeply/strongly resent something:

      I deeply resent you implying that I would be involved in anything like that.
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the positive aspect of a bad situation
the disadvantage or negative aspect of something
upside and downside of civil servant teachers is...
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to move around and talk to a lot of people, especially at a social event
to mingle  /ˈmɪŋɡ(ə)l/ relacionarse, hacer amigos, alternar, mezclarse;

I/you/we/they mingle
he/she/it mingles
present participle mingling
past tense mingled
past participle mingled


      1-      [intransitive/transitive] if smells, feelings, flavours etc mingle or you mingle them, they become mixed together without completely losing their individual characters

      Leave the dessert overnight for the flavours to mingle.
      mingle something with something:

      Polly felt hope mingled with fear.
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of mingle: mix, dissolve, stir in, jumble, combine... more

      2-      [intransitive] to move around and talk to a lot of people, especially at a social event

      Try to get the guests to mingle.
      mingle with:

      The event intends to give you a chance to mingle with other students.
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job
work
bruto
neto
uncountable
I am going to change jobs
It is a diffucult job

it is difficult work

except for music or literar works

One of X most famous works, if not his most famous, is the....

bruto: gross /ɡrəʊs/
neto: net

gross: very disgusting - [only before noun] gross actions are extremely bad and are considered immoral by most people

He was dismissed for gross misconduct.
gross negligence/mismanagement:

They were accused of gross negligence.
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to say that you support something although you do not really, especially when you do nothing to prove your support
to pay lip service to something de boquilla

James has always said he´s been a firm supporter of sth
James?? He just pays lip service to it


Most people only paid lip service to the state religion.
Synonyms: support, back, get behind, speak up for, endorse...

the gouvernment pay lip service to creating jobs/ to job creation


he's just paying lip service
  todo lo que dice es boquilla
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leer en voz alta 
leer muy alto
Read aloud= en voz alta 
Read loudly = muy alto
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Teacher arrested
on suspicion of  /sə'spɪʃən/ (belief) sospecha f;
(mistrust) desconfianza f, recelo m;
he's under ~ está bajo sospecha

appeal  /ə'pi:l/  sustantivo

   1. countable (call) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL);
      (request) solicitud f, pedido m (AmL);
      (plea) ruego m

to appeal verbo intransitivo

   1. (call) to ~ for sth ‹for funds› pedir(conj.⇒) algo;
      the police appealled to witnesses to come forward la policía hizo un llamamiento or (AmL tb) un llamado para que se presentaran testigos del hecho

   2. (Law) apelar

   3. (be attractive) to ~ to sb atraerle(conj.⇒) a algn


academic record(of performance, behavior): he has a good academic ~ tiene un buen currículum académico;

ethos /ˈiːθɒs/

   1.      the set of attitudes and beliefs that are typical of an organization or a group of people

      Working 12-hour days seems to be part of the company ethos.
      Synonyms: theory, culture, philosophy, ideology, doctrine.

rating /'reɪtɪŋ/  sustantivo

   1. countable or uncountable (evaluation): credit ~ clasificación f crediticia

   2. ratings pl (Rad, TV) índice m de audiencia

to feel forinformal (have sympathy for)

boarded up houses to cover a window or door with wooden boards

All the windows were either broken or boarded up


bushy tupido, espeso
bushy beard- ['bʊʃibɪəd]
hairy++ peludo

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necesitado
deprived children, deprived area

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to do things in the usual way but without much effort or enthusiasm because you do not expect to succeed

to go through the motions cumplir con algo, pero sin sentimiento

The leaders are going through the motions of peace talks.
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leave
a maternity/sick/paternity leave

to be on maternity leave, on sick leave.

you´re on hollidays/leave (for people who work)
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estar a punto de
to be on the brink of 

   1. estar al borde de, estar a punto de, estar en vísperas de; Sinónimos: be on the edge of, be on the verge of, be poised on the brink of, border, touch, touch on

to be on the verge of more dramatic, good or bad
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no me va
it doesn´t flow my boat
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lucha por la igualdad
in the struggle to get equality
in the struggle for equality

equal
equality
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too big to be carried or stored easily
bulky /ˈbʌlki/

      The TV was too bulky to fit into the boot of her car.
 
         1.     a.           big and thick - voluminoso

            a bulky sweater
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What is the point of your visit?
[singular]
the reason for something
point of:
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manifestarsee
demonstration - an occasion when a large group of people protest about something

Angry students held demonstrations in the university square.

to hold a demonstration
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ser funcionario público
to be in the civil service 

public exam: oposición
  
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Reading: hating the world´s smartest woman
1 jettison to get rid of something that is not useful or successful

We may have to jettison some parts of the business.

2. to throw goods, equipment, or fuel from a ship or plane in order to make it lighter and less likely to sink or crash

A storm forced them to jettison most of the cargo.



2.elicit:  evocar una respueta, despertar

3.a contest, a contestant:  concurso, concursante

4. tongue-in-cheek : jocoso, ironico

5. to spark:  to trigger: activar

6. theseasoned journalist: madura, experimentada

7. obnoxious odioso

8.neither here nor there: sth does not matter bc it is not relevant

9. upholder:  defender
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a substance used for changing the colour of something such as clothing or your hair
dye/daɪ/ - tinte

to dye : to change the colour of something such as clothing or your hair using dye

a louse : piojo /laʊs/
lice : plural /laɪs/
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enganchado
if you are hooked on something, you find it so attractive or interesting that you want to do it as much as possible

Synonyms : enthusiastic, keen, eager, motivated, avid.

   1.      a.      if you are hooked on drugs, you cannot stop taking them
      Synonyms : stoned, addicted, strung out, gone, blissed out
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pantalon acampanado
bell bottoms
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idioms
to hear it on the grapevine
you hear some gosip, it might not be true
it is a rumour

to let the cat out of the bag
to reveal a secret
levantar la liebre
if you have a secret and so by accident tells about it

to read the small print
= spanish

to be burnt out
to be fed up (work+stressed+exhausted+angry+ in need of a change)
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1.poner para gastos
2.por menor/por mayor
3. explicar los detalles
4. dejarte de gustar algo
1. to put on expenses

2.retail opposite to wholesale

to work in retailing

retailer  /ˈriːˌteɪlə(r)/ - a person or company that sells goods directly to the public for their own usevendedor

retail therapythe activity of shopping in order to make yourself feel happier

3. to explain the ins and outs: to explain the details

to go off something/someone:  to stop liking someone or something
retail center

this retail creep has ensured that increasingly there is not much else to do but shop.
creep: adulador
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para gastos
to put something on expenses

expenses scandals: gastos
dieta: allowances
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very small

a slim chance/hope:

The chances of success are very slim.
a slim majority/margin:

They won by a slim majority.
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to influence something such as an election in a dishonest way in order to produce a particular resulte
to rig
rigged election

Officials denied that the competition had been rigged.
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to be spoilted for choice: to have a lot of choices

deep down: profundizar

the crux of the question: el  kid de la cuestión /krʌks/

to rub shoulders with: codearse con

consistant: coherente

casualty:  /ˈkæʒuəlti/ a person who has died or is very badly injured
    Plural: casualties

   1. baja, muerte por accidente; Sinónimos: accidental death, death by misadventure
   2. víctima, herido, accidentado grave, persona que ha sufrido un accidente; Sinónimos: prey, victim, wounded person, badly injured person, injured person, sufferer, sport, person who has suffered an accident; Person who has suffered an accident. ; Someone injured or killed in an accident. ; Someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement.
   3. muerte en combate, muerte por la guerra; Sinónimos: death caused by war, death in combat
   4. accidente, contingencia; Sinónimos: accident, event, accidental event, contingency, mishap, contratemps, mischance; An accident that causes someone to die.
   5. baja, persona que se enferma súbitamente; Sinónimos: person who is suddenly ill; Person who is suddenly ill. ; A decrease of military personnel or equipment.

distressing situation: a very extremly unhappy, worried, upset situation


to strike a happy medium (to find a balance between two extremes- término medio)

He needs to strike a happy medium


Where do we draw the line? hasta qué punto llegamos?

right to information

morbid instincts
- this kind of thing brings out our...++
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get the main idea
to get the gist of...
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pronunciation
to abuse:  /əˈbjuːz/

abuse :  /əˈbjuːs/
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guy
bloke
chap


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a long difficult search
quest
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       involving or describing death or injury in a very unpleasant way
horripilante
gruesome /ˈɡruːs(ə)m/

      the gruesome details of how she was murdered

      Police faced the gruesome task of looking for the body
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to remove a person or thing that is not suitable or good enough, especially from a group or collection
to weed sth/or sbdy out


We need a process that weeds out corrupt police officers.
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very unpleasant to taste, smell, see, or feel
asqueroso
desagradable
nasty I regret telling really nasty arguments to my friends
desagradable

1  (persona) antipático,-a, desagradable, malo,-a
2   (acción, situación) feo,-a, desagradable: that was a nasty trick, eso fue una canallada
3   (olor, sabor) horrible, asqueroso,-a
4   to turn nasty, (persona) ponerse desagradable
     (tiempo) ponerse feo
5   (accidente, herida) grave


a nasty cold wind
nasty behaviour, situation, person (unkind, unpleasant)

nasty-looking bugs

cheap and nasty:

cheap and nasty red wine

grime /ɡraɪm/
      thick dirt that forms on surfaces
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   1. (sexually) abusar (sexualmente) de

   2. (harass) importunar
to molest /mə'lest/  verbo transitivo

   1. (sexually) abusar (sexualmente) de

   2. (harass) importunar
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1.presunto (violador/ladrón/criminal).
2.patrulla ciudadana
1.alleged sex-offender/ alleged thief/war criminals

alleged assaults

2.vigilante group

A man told of his terror when a vigilante group mistook him for one of the alleged sex-offenders ...
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to fear for his life
to be afraid for his life
temer por su vida
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issue
issue  /'ɪʃu: / || /'ɪʃju:/ , /ɪsju:/  sustantivo

   1. countable (subject discussed) tema , cuestión , asunto m;
      to take ~ with sb/sth discrepar de or con algn/en or de algo

   2.
         1. uncountable (of documents) expedición f;
            (of library books) préstamo m;
            (of tickets) venta f
         2. uncountable or countable (of stamps, shares, bank notes)emisión
         3. countable (of newspaper, magazine) número
in the latest issue of my local paper

2 verbo transitivo (give out) ‹statement/report› hacer(conj.⇒) público;publicar
‹instructions› dar(conj.⇒);
‹guidelines› establecer(conj.⇒);
‹tickets/visas› expedir(conj.⇒);
‹library books› prestar;
‹bank notes/stamps/shares› emitir;
‹summons› dictar;

   
IIverbo transitivo
1   (dinero) emitir
2   (una revista) publicar
3   (billetes, documentos) expedir
4   (instrucciones) dar
5   (provisiones, armas) distribuir, repartir
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patrulla ciudadana
Antwort
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  something that is intended to impress and interest you but is really not at all useful
gimmick  /ˈɡɪmɪk/
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singulargimmick
pluralgimmicks

      It’s not a real education policy, it’s just a gimmick to win votes.
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      a tropical tree, the seeds of which are used for making chocolate and cocoa
cacao  /kəˈkaʊ/
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      a machine or piece of equipment that you have in your home, for example a washing machine or refrigerator

appliance/əˈplaɪəns/

domestic apliances:

      We stock a wide range of kitchen appliances.
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pronuntiation
perfume: /ˈpɜː(r)fjuːm/

labour: /ˈleɪbə(r)/
child labour, forced labour
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mainly journalism to promise seriously and publicly to do something
to pledge /pledʒ/
to make pledges
to make a commitment to somebody


      pledge support:


      Britain, France, and Germany were among the countries pledging their support.


      pledge to do something:

      He has pledged to fight for a fairer system.

      pledge that:

     The President has pledged that putting the economy right will be his top priority.

     pledge someone/yourself to do something:

      They have pledged themselves to root out state corruption.
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to make an effort economically/or not
to struggle /'strʌgəl/  sustantivo

   1. (against opponent) lucha f;
      (physical) refriega f;
      to put up a ~ luchar, oponer(conj.⇒) resistencia

   2. (against difficulties) lucha f;
      it's a ~ to make ends meet cuesta mucho llegar a fin de mes

struggle2 verbo intransitivo

   1.
         1. (thrash around) forcejear
         2. (contend, strive) luchar;
            she had to ~ to support her family tuvo que luchar para mantener a su familia;
            to ~ (against/with sth) luchar (contra algo);
            to ~ for sth luchar por algo
         3. (be in difficulties) pasar apuros

   2. (move with difficulty) (+ adv compl): he ~d up the hill subió penosamente la cuesta;
      he ~d to his feet se levantó con gran dificultad
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crisis vacas locas
foot and mouth crisis
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caos
chaos/'keɪɑ:s /
chaotic/keɪ'ɑ:tɪk /
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to cause problems for someone, especially an organization or politician
to emabarrass
The protest may have been timed to embarrass the President.
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     1. extra hours that someone works at their job
2.over-the-counter medicine can be bought from a shop without a prescription from a doctor
1.overtime /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌtaɪm/

    * working overtime

      overtime work/pay/rates
      work overtime:


      I’ve been working a lot of overtime lately.


2. over-the-counter Cup tickets on sale
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addicted to shops
1. I can watch shoals ( /ʃəʊlz/) of people:a group of fish that swim together

2. she is laden /ˈleɪd(ə)n/     carrying something heavy, or supporting the weight of something heavy

3. to go clothes shopping

4.to eye to look at someone or something carefully

5.reliant on the fact that our needs are never satisfied. /rɪˈlaɪənt/
      depending on someone or something - dependiente de algo

reliance on dependencia de

6.
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Readin: Murdoch´s malign (/məˈlaɪn/)influence

1.to put pressure on someone in order to make them do something
to lean on someone (informal )

The Prime Minister’s been leaning pretty heavily on her to resign.


2. bold (/bəʊld/) - atrevido, audaz
boldness intrepidez, agallas
The one bold voice was...

3. swing, swung -  support
it has recently swung behind Cameron

4. to seek, sought  to try to reduce sth
he sougth to reduce the power of Ofcom
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ordinary and not interesting
run-of-the-mill
bottle of wine, whisky, clothes...
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a problem that needs/doesn´t need/ to be considered
a problem that needs to be considered
not be an issue:

The reliability of the statistics is not an issue.
children labour is not a issue for him


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someone who is not brave, strong, or confident
wimp
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morir
to kick the bucket

bucket cubo

# estirar la pata, morir, irse al otro barrio, pasar a mejor vida, pasar al otro barrio, patear el cubo, cerrar el ojo, dar la piel, estirar la pierna, liar el petate, pelar gallo, petatearse, quedarse como un pollo, soltar la piel; Sinónimos: die, kick in, kick off, turn up one's toes, peg out, pip out, snuff it; Die.
The old scoundrel kicked the bucket, El viejo canalla cerró el ojo.
The old man finally kicked the bucket.
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impressed
shocked
struck
I was impressed: /ɪmˈprest/  you have a high opinion of it

   1.      admiring someone or something very much, especially because of an unusually good achievement, quality, or skill

      Dan looked impressed but slightly confused.
      impressed by/with:

      I was very impressed by the efficiency of the staff.
      suitably impressed (=as impressed as you should be):

      She looked suitably impressed when I told her about my new job.

it schocke me that the three of them died. it implies negative
very surprised and upset by something bad that happens unexpectedly

We were deeply shocked to hear of his sudden death.

They listened in shocked silence.

3.to strike, struck, stricken

it struck me that he didn´t want to talk to me again. Neutral
to strike: hacer mella en, impactar, llegar a; Sinónimos: affect, influence, affect strongly, have an effect on, impress, make an impression on; Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
This child impressed me as unusually mature.
This behavior struck me as odd.

stricken
   1.  (afflicted) ~ WITH sth: a country ~ with famine un país asolado por el hambre;
      I was suddenly ~ with remorse de pronto me empezó a remorder la conciencia

   2. ‹vessel› siniestrado (frml), dañado;
      ‹area› damnificado, afectado

a drought-stricken area
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asistencia
máximo histórico
global dinema attendance just reached an all time high
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centro neurálgico
hub  'hʌb/ Auto tapacubos

this city is an American Airlines hub,
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it was crazy her
with no nouns

She drove as a mad woman
It was crazy her driving reacting like that

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miscelaneous
it´s not use + ing

it´s no use crying over split milk what is done is done
lamentarse de lo pasado

I find it shameful that...
shameful++ /ˈʃeɪmf(ə)l/

   1.      so bad that you feel ashamed of it

      a shameful episode in our historydisgusting, morally wrong

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wig: peluca

an engraving by Goya

a person with grey hair is grey
to grey: encanecerse

to stifle : sofocar

stifling: very hot  /ˈstaɪf(ə)lɪŋ/

      1.      heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe

      the stifling heat of a midsummer’s day

      The hotel lobby was stifling.

the fires spreads, the decease spreads

an illness: to pass on (contagiar)
to pass it obn

to be a bit down: sad

colleagues: peers  /pɪə(r)z /

you´ve got a blocked nose

your nose isstuffed
stuffly nose

lumbago /lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/

old wive´s tale: recetas de viejas
home remedies: remedios caseros

plaster: yeso, emplasto

wrap: envolver

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sleeping very well
to sound asleep

The children were all sound asleep by 8 o’clock.


   1. dormir como un tronco, estar profundamente dormido; Sinónimos: be dead asleep, be dead to the world, be deep asleep, be fast asleep, sleep like a log, sleep like a rock, sleep soundly, sleep like a top, sleep the sleep of the dead

soundly profundamente; Deeply or completely.

Sleep soundly, Dormir produndamente.
Slept soundly through the storm.
Is sound asleep.

a sound/light sleeper
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1. to hear of
2. to hear about
1. do you know?
have you heard of Mana - conoces

2. Have you heard about ? news - te has enterado de que..?
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lujo
lujoso
luxury

luxurious

luxuriously
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sacar un dolor del pecho
to get it off your chest
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jewel /ˈdʒuːəl/

jewelry  /ˈdʒuːəlri/

sun-drenched /ˈsʌn ˌdrentʃt/
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domar, acostumbrar
to break in

# domesticar, domar; Sinónimos: domesticate, tame, master, break, domesticize, gentle, house-train; Make submissive, obedient, or useful.
The horse was tough to break.
I broke in the new intern.

# interrumpir; Sinónimos: cut in, interrupt, butt in, chip in; Break into a conversation. ; Intrude on uninvited.
Her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation.
The nosy couple broke in on our conversation.

# entrar a la fuerza, entrar ilegalmente, entrar por la fuerza, forzar una entrada, irrumpir; Sinónimos: enter illegally, make an illegal entry, break entry, enter forcibly, force an entry, force entry, force in, force one's way in, force the entry, trespass; Enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.
Someone broke in while I was on vacation.
They broke into my car and stole my radio!

[ + ] Frases Célebres y Proverbios

    * I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in. Oliver Edwards También he tratado de ser un filósofo en mi tiempo; pero no sé cómo, la alegría siempre irrumpía. Oliver Edwards



# acostumbrar, iniciar; Sinónimos: adapt, condition, initiate, make accustomed, set going
# entrenar; Sinónimos: capacitate, pace; Make capable. ; Make legally capable or qualify in law.
# tirar abajo, abatir; Sinónimos: cast down, knock down, knock out, tumble, batter down, beat down, break down, defeat, torpedo
# estallar en; Sinónimos: break forth into, break into, break up with, burst into
# amoldar; Make submissive, obedient, or useful.
Ann broke in her shoes at last, Ana amoldó los zapatos al fin.
The horse was tough to break.
I broke in the new intern.
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a film, play, novel etc that has emotional scenes that make people cry
a weepie/ˈwiːpi/

noun [countable] informal British English pronunciation: weepie

   1.      a film, play, novel etc that has emotional scenes that make people cry
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to go fast changing direction
to zip around

   1. pasar como un rayo, moverse errática y ligeramente; Sinónimos: belt past, dash past, shoot by, shoot past, streak, streak by, whirl along
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practice
to rehearse  Verbo

   1. entrenar, practicar, repasar; Sinónimos: play over, brush up, look over, practice, review, brush up on, drill, read over, practise; Engage in a rehearsal (of).
      They rehearse the play, Ellos entrenan la obra.

   2. practicar, ensayar; Sinónimos: do one's exercises, drill, practice, practice one's exercises, practise; Engage in a rehearsal (of).
      She rehearses in the afternoon, Ella ensaya por la tarde
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you don´t agree with something
to be at odds with 

   1. estar de punta con, estar peleado con, estar de puntas con; Sinónimos: be on bad terms with
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distinguir/caracterizar
to set apart

to set up a school - eregir
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gambler
   1. jugador; Sinónimos: gambler; Someone who bets.
   2. apostador; Sinónimos: gambler, bettor, cardshark, cardsharp; A person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events.
   3. cliente de una prostituta, cliente de prostituta; Sinónimos: client of a prostitute, customer of prostitute, prostitute's customer, john
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1. someone who bets (=risks their money) on the result of a horse race
2.      a customer, or someone who uses a particular service
punter /ˈpʌntə(r)/

1. apostador
2. usuario

to football:  caer, picar y comprar
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fairy tails
puss in boots: el gato con botas

Jack and the beanstalk (stalk: tallo)

manure  /məˈnjʊə(r)/
Related dictionary definitions
    * manure- verb - abonar
      solid waste from farm animals, often mixed with other substances and used on crops to help them to grow

a pattern a series of actions or events that together show how things normally happen or are done
We examined patterns of behaviour in young children.

be in dire/desperate straits
to be in a very difficult situation, especially one involving a lack of money
She was in dire straits and couldn’t get a loan.

contempt desprecio /kənˈtempt/ - desprecio
      a feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect

racist, sizeist

clumsy torpe - a clumsy person moves in a way that is not careful or graceful, and breaks things or knocks against them

to sigh /saɪ/ - suspirar

Related dictionary definitions

    * sighnoun
    * breathe a sigh of relief
    * heave a sigh
      Sound effect: sigh to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed

to sip to drink in small amounts

She was already sitting at the bar, sipping wine.
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   1.      to feel or show a lot of anger
   2.      to send out smoke or gas
to fume /fjuːm/



   1.      to feel or show a lot of anger

     Motorists are fuming over the latest petrol shortages.
She is fuming


       2.      to send out smoke or gas
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a catch-phrase
slogan
I am bored with
I am critical of


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hilarious
divertidísimo, comiquísimo
me partía
I was cracking up
I was in hysterics
I was laughing my head off
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law and order
petty/serious crime delito leve/grave

it is crystal clear

abduction raptar niños
bribery soborno
forgery falsificar
to commit manslaugther the crime of causing someone’s death illegally but without intending to - homicidio
a fraudster
to mug sbdy robbing with violence
to stalk perseguir
to commit treason traición

a light fine
a heavy fine

to put sbdy on probation


young offers institution

a short/long prison sentence

electronic tagggin   /ˌelektrɒnɪk ˈtæɡɪŋ/
      a system in which you attach a small piece of electronic equipment to a person, animal, or object so that you always know where they are

naming and shaming

community service  /kəˈmjuːnəti/
   work that someone does as a punishment, instead of going to prison

plagiarizeplagiar- to be accuse of plagiarism

arrears /əˈrɪə(r)z/
      money that you owe because you have failed to make payments at the correct time
eviction desahuciar
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     ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use
ripe /raɪp/
      ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use

rape  /reɪp/ to force someone to have sex by using violence
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      someone that you think has copied exactly what someone else has done, and seems to have no ideas of their own
copycat  /ˈkɒpiˌkæt/

    * copycatadjective

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parcial
biased Adjetivo

   1. parcial, con favoritismo, influenciado, mediatizado, parcializado, predispuesto, sesgado, tendencioso; Sinónimos: one-sided, partial, biassed, influenced, prejudiced, affected, discriminating, tendentious, colored; Excessively devoted to one faction. ; Favoring one person or side over another.
      A biased account of the trial.
      A decision that was partial to the defendant.

   2. biselado, diagonal; Sinónimos: bevel, beveled, bevelled, diagonal, biassed, chamfered
   3. prejuiciado; Sinónimos: partial, prejudiced, sided; Excessively devoted to one faction. n
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to go off
go off  en contexto | imágenes
go off  Verbo

   1. marcharse, irse; Sinónimos: depart, drive away, drive off, get along, go away, leave; Move away from a place into another direction. ; Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.

   2. detonar, explotar, reventar, dispararse; Sinónimos: explode, go bang, blow up, burst, detonate, go pop, go wall; Be discharged or activated.
     The rifle went off when it fell, El rifle se disparó al caer.
      The explosive devices went off.


   3. apagarse, extinguirse; Sinónimos: blow out, fade away, die down, die off, die out, dim, disappear, go out; Become extinguished. ; Stop running, functioning, or operating.
      The lamp went off suddenly, La lámpara se apagó de pronto.
      The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark.
      Our power went off during the hurricane.


   4. echarse a perder, descomponerse, malearse, pasarse; Sinónimos: get spoiled, go bad, rot, become corrupted, decay, become rotten, corrupt, decompose, deteriorate, get ruined, go to seed, spoil
   5. resultar, venir a ser; Sinónimos: turn out to be, come to be, prove to be; Follow a certain course.; Happen in a particular manner.
      The inauguration went well.
      How did your interview go?
      How did your talk go over?

   6. dejar de; Sinónimos: finish, stop, be over, be through, cease, cease to, cut, cut out, give over
   7. ponerse rancio, ranciarse; Sinónimos: get rancid, get stale, become stale, stale
   8. agriarse, acedarse, avinagrarse; Sinónimos: turn sour, become sour, become bitter, sour, turn to vinegar
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medula osea
   bone marrow

   1. médula ósea; Sinónimos: marrow, medulla, soft tissue found in cancellous bone; Soft tissue found in cancellous bone. ; The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones.; Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
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when you are down
to fly a kite

to feel the wind in her hair/on her face

Physically release

atomizer

shoebox

cynical


he rases an eye-brow

it goes to her brain

if they say something at all similar
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varios
liquorice /ˈlɪkərɪs/

herbal tea infusion

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con/sin gas
fizzy drink, water
still water, coke (with no bubbles)
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vacuna
vaccine /ˈvæksiːn/

to vaccinate ˈvæksɪneɪt/

   1.      to treat a person or an animal with a vaccine to protect them against a disease

      Have you been vaccinated against yellow fever?

     
vaccination /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/  n

a measles/polio vaccination
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Falling ill and getting better
I was seeing by an specialist

to do tests

to recover from = to get over

He´s getting over his operation

I was diagnose with

To be operated on
The surgery operates on somebody


He´s going to have a heart operation

surgery: 1. [countable/uncountable] medical treatment in which a doctor cuts open someone’s body - cirugia

He had to undergo heart bypass surgery.

doctors who perform several surgeries a day

   2.a    [uncountable] a room in a hospital where doctors do surgery - sala de operaciones

      Take him up to surgery.

      Doctor Corday will be in surgery all morning.

to be rusched to hospital
I am taken to hospital
-  not in a hurry
  
2.b2. [countable] British a place where people can visit a doctor or a dentist. The American word is office. - consulta

a place where the doctor sees you

a consultant specialist:
cardiologist
radiologist
dermatologist
pediatrician
ophthalmologist - /ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪst/
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collocations
1.a major/minor incident:

2.to set course  /kɔː(r)s/- tomar rumbo
to change course - cambiar de curso

3.an exclusive shop/restaurant/neighbourhood


4.feature /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/
característica, aspecto, facción, peculiaridad, rasgo; Sinónimos: aspect, characteristic, peculiarity, property, quality, trait; The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin. ; A prominent aspect of something.

collocation: distinctive, important, interesting, key, main, special, striking, unusual


dominant feature
facial feature
main feature
permanent feature - elemento fijo
remarkable and attractive feature -factore
striking feature - rasgo sobresaliente
undesirable feature - característica indeseable


theatrical features
cartoon feature
feature animation


5.1. do away with something -  to get rid of something

A lot of the restrictions on imports have been done away with.
Synonyms: replace, throw away, shed, dispose of, eliminate... more

5.2.do away with someone informal - to murder someone

There were rumours that Doug had done away with his wife.
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prosperar, medrar
to thrive
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use
1. I usually do/go

2. used to  +verb - PAST HABIT

3.used to + ing - HABIT

I´m not used to speaking in public
i´m used to people interrupting me


4. He uses the Internet to ....

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  very shocking or unreasonable - escandaloso
outrageous  /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/

       ‘She blames me for causing her father’s death.’ ‘But that’s outrageous!’


      an outrageous claim/act/demand
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1.recibir lo esperado
2. te mantiene despierto, activo, alerta
1. to get what it says on the can

2. it keeps you on your toes/  to be on one's toes





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if something piles up, or if someone piles it up, the amount of it increases a lot
to pile something up

All the time the bills were piling up.

These policies could be piling up financial trouble for future governments.


work is piling up accumulate
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you don´t feel very well seeing blood
escrupuloso, aprensivo, melindroso, muy escrupuloso, que se queja de todo, remilgado, remilgoso;
squeamish Adjetivo

Sinónimos: fastidious, scrupulous, too fussy, affected, choosy, finicky, nitpicking, picky, compunctious, qualmish; Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.

      So squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow.
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revisión médica
a check up

1. reconocimiento general; Sinónimos: general check up

2. reconocimiento médico, chequeo, revisión, reconocimiento;

Sinónimos: medical check-up, medical checkup, checkup, examination, physical, physical examination, revision, checking-up

a revision of an exam
to sit an exam hacer un examen
to revise: only for study
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moratón
bruise  /bruːz/
    Plural: bruises

   1. magulladura, cardenal, hematoma, machucadura, magullón, mancha amoratada por un golpe, morado, moratón, moretón, contusión, equimosis, machucado, machucamiento, machucón, mallugón, magullamiento, moradura;
Sinónimos: contusion, bruising, dark painful skin injury, ecchymosis, cardinal, hematoma, blood tumor, blow, haematoma; Collection of blood from a ruptured vessel. ; Skin area darkened by blood having settled under it. ; An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.
   2. machucadura, contusión, lesión cutánea oscura y dolorosa; Sinónimos: contusion, dark painful skin injury, cardinal, blow; Dark painful skin injury. ; Skin area darkened by blood having settled under it. ; An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.

to bruise

   1. magullar, amoratar, acardenalar, contusionar, mallugar;

Sinónimos: contuse, beat black and blue, cover with bruises, mangle, maul, batter; Injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of.

      John bruised the fingers, Juan magulló los dedos.

   2. magullarse, acardenalarse; Sinónimos: become bruised, get black and blue

   3. herir, lastimar;
Sinónimos: hurt, wound, cut, harm, injure, cause physical pain, cut up, damage, make sore, lacerate; Injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of. ; Hurt the feelings of.

      I bruised my knee.
      She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests.
      This remark really bruised me ego.

   4. lastimarse; Sinónimos: get hurt
   5. magullarse; Sinónimos: become bruised

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medical someone who gives blood, sperm, eggs, or a part of their body to be used in the medical treatment of someone else
donor /ˈdəʊnə(r)/

The hospital is searching for a bone marrow donor for the child.

a blood donor

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   1.      a.      [only before noun] used about a body part that a donor has given

      a donor heart/kidney/liver
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injection
jab Sustantivo/dʒæb/

   1. pinchazo, aguijonazo, agujazo, puntazo, punzada, aguijonada, hurgonazo;
Sinónimos: poke, pinprick, prick, pricking, prodding, puncture, sting; The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow.
      She gave me a sharp dig in the ribs.

   2. golpe rápido, golpe inverso; Sinónimos: quick blow; A quick short straight punch.
   3. comentario sarcástico; Sinónimos: cutting remark, dig, jape, quip, sarcasm, sarcastic remark, satire, satiric remark; Cutting remark aimed at the listener.
   4. inyección, jeringazo; Sinónimos: shot, injection, jag; The act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe.jab  Verbo

    Plural: jabs

to jab++

   1. punzar, hincar, chuzar, pinchar;
Sinónimos: stick, sting, dig, jab at, poke, prick, prod, puncture, twinge, nettle; Poke or thrust abruptly.; Stab or pierce.
      He jabbed his finger into her ribs.
      He jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife.

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to give someone a house
to house

the town counsel has to house them after the earthquake

   1. alojar, hospedar, albergar, dar vivienda, domiciliar;

Sinónimos: accommodate, board, keep, lodge, make room for, put up; Provide housing for. ; Contain or cover.
      The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town.
      This box houses the gears.

house  Sustantivo

   1. casa, morada, vivienda, choza, chante, habitación; Sinónimos: dwelling, home, dwelling place, domicile, residence, abode, habitation, housing, lodging; A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families.
      He has a house on Cape Cod.
      She felt she had to get out of the house.

    2. Cámara, parlamento; Sinónimos: council, governing body, parliament; An official assembly having legislative powers.
      The legislature has two houses.

   3. casa comercial, firma; Sinónimos: firm, business firm, company, business, commercial organization, concern, commercial house; Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.
      He worked for a brokerage house.

house  Adjetivo

   1. doméstico, casero; Sinónimos: domestic, home, home-baked, homemade, family, household, familial; Of or involving the home or family. ; Of or relating to the home.
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advise - verb
advice - noun
advise
   1. aconsejar, dar consejo, apercibir, caucionar, preconizar; Sinónimos: counsel, warn, caution, suggest, admonish, give advice, give advice to, give counsel to, caveat, rede; Give advice to. ; Make a proposal, declare a plan for something.
      The teacher counsels troubled students.
      The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud.

   2. asesorar, dar asesoría; Sinónimos: counsel; Give advice to.
   3. recomendar; Sinónimos: recommend, suggest, counsel, offer as advice; Give advice to. ; Make a proposal, declare a plan for something.
      The teacher counsels troubled students.
      The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud.

   4. notificar, hacer saber; Sinónimos: inform, notify, communicate, make known, serve notice on; Give information or notice to.
      I advised him that the rent was due.

   5. avisar; Sinónimos: warn, forewarn; Notify, usually in advance. ; Notify of danger, potential harm, or risk. ; Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.

advice  Sustantivo

    Plural: advices

   1. consejo, sugerencia, asesoría, consejos, recomendación, sugestión, asesoramiento; Sinónimos: counsel, piece of advice, tip, word of advice, pointer, rede; A proposal for an appropriate course of action.
          
   2. consulta, dictamen, informe
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1.terron, trozo, pedazo
2. bulto
3. zoquete
4. nudo en la garganta
5. grumo (beschamel, chocolate)
lump  /lʌmp/

      1.      a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape
      lump of:

      a lump of metal/coal/concrete

      a lump of cheese/butter/meat
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of lump: mass, blur, blob, bundle, irregularity... more
         1.            a.            a solid piece of sugar with a square shape
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         2.            b.            a solid piece in a substance that should be smooth or liquid

            Stir the sauce to get rid of any lumps.
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      2      a small hard part on or under your skin that is caused by illness or injury
      lump in:

      Doctors found a lump in her breast.
      lump on:

      There was a lump on my head where the ball hit me.
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   3.           informal someone who is lazy or stupid
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of lump: layabout, slob, couch potato, deadbeat, passenger... more
         1.            a.            someone, especially a child, who is heavy
            Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of lump: fatty, tub, porker, fatso, lard-ass... more

4. phrase :      a lump in your throat
      the feeling you get in your throat when you are going to cry

5. lumpy chocolate
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car maintenance
/ˈmeɪntənəns/
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A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue.
scar Sustantivo

   1. cicatriz, señal, chirlo, lacra; Sinónimos: cicatrice, cicatricle, cicatrix;

leave a scar in/on

to scar

   1. dejar una cicatriz en, dejar cicatrices en, marcar con una cicatriz; Sinónimos: leave a scar on, leave a scar in; Mark with a scar.
      The skin disease scarred his face permanently.

   2. cicatrizar, cicatrizarse; Sinónimos: heal, mend, skin over, cicatrize, close up; Get healthy again. ; Heal or recover.

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dangerous dogs act (law)
lead or leash a long narrow piece of leather, chain etc that you fasten to the collar around a dog’s neck in order to control the dog. The usual American word is leash

muzzle 1. the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse
2- something that you put around the nose and mouth of a dog to prevent it from biting people

stray do/cat lost, or without a home

breed a group of animals that have particular characteristics that make them different from others of the same species. The characteristics have often been produced in a controlled way by mating particular animals.

kennela small building where a dog sleeps and is protected from bad weather
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law and order
bail fianza - legal money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial. If they do not return for the trial, the court keeps the money
post bail (=pay it):

He posted bail for her, so she’s OK.
set bail (=decide on the amount of bail):

The judge set bail at $50,000.
be released/freed on bail:

She was freed on bail pending an appeal.


restraining order

naming and shaming lista negra de los fichados por police

apprehend arrest

damage/damages
damage: the damage of the hurracaine
damages: money to be paid in a court

to slander calumniar - to say something about someone that is not true and is likely to damage their reputation

joyridingthe crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a dangerous way. If you do this you joyride, and a person who does it is a joyrider.

a drug dealer/pusher/trafficker

assassination magnicidio - the murder of a famous or important person, especially for political reasons

to commit manslaughter  no premeditation, no intention - homicidio involuntario

manslaughter homicidio involuntario

trickstersomeone who uses dishonest methods to get what they want - estafador
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muy de vez en cuando, de Pascuas a Ramos,  muy rara vez, muy raramente, muy de tarde en tarde,
once in a blue moon Adverbio

Sinónimos:
from time to time,
on rare ocassions,
occasionally,
almost never,
every once in a while;
Now and then
here and there.
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social phobia of
asocial phobic
shyness
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dar gato por liebre

To be sold a pig in a poke
is a better equivalent. Poke meaning a sack carrying a small pig that the buyer is unable to see and therefore unable to judge the quality of the animal.
It means to trick someone, to deceive.
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el lider de la oposición
the shadow cabinet and the shadows ministers
shadow Secretary for Communities and Local Government
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someone who makes other people work very hard
a slave driver
Plural: slave drivers

   1. negrero, esclavista, comerciante de esclavos, cómitre;
Sinónimos: slave trader, slaver, enslaver, slaveholder, blackbirder, galley sergeant, galley slave commander; A person engaged in slave trade.
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Sit on the sofa watching TV the whole time
to be a couch potato
Who was a bit of a couch potato over the Christmas?

to be a mouse potato the same on the computer

potato /pəˈteɪtəʊ/
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to have respiratory problems
but no chronich
go down with ussually a cold

went down with a flu

not with diabetis, asthma
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to have to much work
with too much work to deal with
snowed under

I am snowed under

snowed under
with too much work to deal with

We’re snowed under with applications for the job.

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to snow

# abrumar;

Sinónimos: overwhelm, bog, overburden, swamp, appal, appall; Charge someone with too many tasks. ; Overcome by superior force. ; Cover completely or make imperceptible. ; Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.
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Relief (Noun)
Relieved (Adjektive)
What a relief the class is over!
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1. disfraz (carnival, 31th December)
2. vestuario (teatro...)
3. encubrise, ocultar con un disfraz
1. fancy dress
2. costume  /ˈkɒstjuːm/
3. disguise


costumbre, cliente :  custom, s /ˈkʌstəm/


   1.      [countable/uncountable] something that people do that is traditional or usual

      local customs and traditions
      the custom of doing something:

      the custom of kissing under the mistletoe
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of custom: tradition, practice, institution, legacy, manners... more
         2.           a.            something that a particular person regularly does

            On Wednesday evening, as was his custom, he went down to the village.
            Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of custom: habit, routine, daily life, tendency, ritual... more

Customs :aduana
/ˈkʌstəmz/

      1.      economics a government department that collects taxes on goods that people bring into a country
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   2.      the place at a port, airport, or border where officials check that the goods that people are bringing into a country are legal, and whether they should pay customs duties
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of customs: frontier, partition, clear, reopen, redraw... more
   3.      the taxes that you pay on goods that you bring into a country
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How are you?
I´m good America, Australia. It is very in

not so bad
very well
so so4ok
getting better
can´t complain
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progre
trendy
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the satisfactory state that someone or something should be in, that involves such things as being happy, healthy, and safe, and having enough money
wellbeing

psychologicall wellbeing
physical wellbeing

   Plural: wellbeings

Laughter is taken as a sign of well-being.

economic/physical/emotional/social well-being
well-being of:

The company looks after the well-being of its employees.
a sense of well-being:

I felt a growing sense of peace and well-being


   1. bienestar; Sinónimos: comfort, well-being, welfare; A feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment. ; A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain. ; A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state.
   2. estado de felicidad y prosperidad; Sinónimos: well-being, state of happiness and prosperity, successfulness, upbeat; A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous.
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perfomr less well or with less success than expected
to underperform
Sinónimos: do poorly, operate poorly, under-perform; Perform less well or with less success than expected.

to underachieve

rendir menos de lo esperado, rendir por debajo de la capacidad; Sinónimos: achieve under one's capacity; Perform less well or with less success than expected.

John consistently underachieves, although he is very able.
My stocks underperformed last year.

the student is a underachiever


underachievment
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la baja
a sick note
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if a shop, school, factory, or business shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it closes, usually permanently.
to close down

to shut down



1.Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of shut: close, wind up, go under, liquidate, fold... more


2.[intransitive/transitive] if a machine or computer shuts down, or if someone shuts it down, it stops operating
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of shut: break down, go off, run down, stop, break... more

3.[transitive] informal to stop someone from doing something, especially to stop a player from having the freedom to move around or play well
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to evaluate
to rate
hacer comentarios:  to comment on
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related with wellbeing
1. a treadmill - /ˈtredˌmɪl/  cinta de correr
to go on treadmill

the work-to-spend treadmill: salir de trabajar y a gastar
consumer treadmill -

treadmill rutina

2. eating healthily
3. a get together with friends
4. take up singing
5. a feeding frenzy
- alimentar la locura consumista, frenética

to take up:

1. asumir, adoptar, hacerse cargo de, tomar, tomar para sí; Sinónimos: assume, take upon, absorb, affect, arrogate, co-opt, don, take on; Return to a previous location or condition. ; Adopt. ; Occupy or take on. ; Take up and practice as one's own. ; Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job.
      The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it.
      Take up new ideas.
      He assumes the lotus position.
      She took her seat on the stage.
      We took our seats in the orchestra.
      She took up her position behind the tree.
      Strike a pose.
      Take up a position.
      Start a new job.


   2. subir, izar, llevar hacia arriba, llevar para arriba; Sinónimos: bring up, carry up, lift, lift up, pull up, put up, raise
   3. hacerse cargo; Sinónimos: take over, see to it, take charge, take control, take over the helm, take the helm; Take up and practice as one's own. ; Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job.
      Take up a position.
      Start a new job.

   4. ocupar, emplear; Sinónimos: employ, engage, give work to, hire, busy, give a job, take into one's service; Engage or hire for work.
   5. llevar la carrera de, estudiar, llevar; Sinónimos: study, go into; Turn one's interest to.
      Take up Medicine, Llevar la carrera de Medicina.
      He took up herpetology at the age of fifty.

   6. sacar a colación, traer a colación; Sinónimos: mention, bring up, broach, cite, drag in, moot; Pursue or resume.
      I had to take up that touchy subject, Tuve que sacar a colación ese punto.
      Take up a matter for consideration.

   7. subir a; Sinónimos: get up on, lift to
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mojar bizcocho en leche
untar
1. damp your cake in your coffee
2. spread
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solo
solo  Sustantivo
soloist solista

    Plural: solos

   1. solo, interpretación del artista sin acompañamiento, pasaje musical para ejecución no acompañada; Sinónimos: solo interpretation, solo act; Musical passage for unaccompanied performance. ; Musical composition for unaccompanied performance. ; Any activity that is performed alone without assistance.; A musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment).

solo  Adverbio

   1. a solas; Sinónimos: alone, all alone, by oneself, in private; Without anybody else.
      The child stayed home alone.
      He flew solo.
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plomo
lead
lead-free petrol
/ˌled ˈfriː/

   1.      lead-free petrol and paints do not contain lead
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encia
vasos sanguineso
1. gum
2. blood vessel  Sustantivo

    Plural: blood vessels

3. flavonoids
  
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[uncountable] snow that is starting to melt  (=become water) and become dirty
slush
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swollen because of containing a large amount of liquid or gas
to be/to feel bloated /ˈbləʊtɪd/
We were absolutely bloated on Christmas Day.

Del verbo Inglés, bloat:

bloated es:
   3era persona singular (he/she/it) Pretérito Indicativo
bloated  Adjetivo

   1. hinchado, inflado, abohetado, abotagado, abuhado, tumefacto;
Sinónimos: baggy, bulging, puffed, puffy, swollen, sodden, tumid;

Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas.
Hungry children with bloated stomachs.
Her face looked pale and bloated.
to feel bloated  sentirse hinchado

      He had a grossly distended stomach.
      Eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids.
      Swollen hands.
      Tumescent tissue.
      Puffy tumid flesh.


   2. vano; Sinónimos: vain, vainglorious, chuff; Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
bloated with pride  henchido de orgullo
   3. obeso; Sinónimos: fat, obese, thickset; A chubby body. ; Having much flesh (especially fat).

  
     4.      having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach after eating or drinking too much
 
      5.      a bloated organization or system is not effective because it is too large or has too many workers
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Instructions and warnings about what you should and should not do in a particular situation
conjunto de normas
do’s and don’ts

Here is a list of do’s and don’ts for anyone planning to start a business.
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(small town) pueblo 
(US) municipio  m  
(South Africa) asentamiento urbano creado en tiempos del apartheid para gente de raza negra en Sudáfrica

township

1. a town in South Africa where black people were intended to live

2.an area within a county (=a division of a state) in the US or Canada that is responsible for running its own public services
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acoso
hostigamiento
Harassment

1. annoying or unpleasant behaviour towards someone that takes place regularly, for example threats, offensive remarks, or physical attacks
harassment of:

The UN cannot tolerate the continuing harassment of peacekeeping soldiers.

racial/sexual harassment:

We encourage anyone who has been the subject of racial harassment to report it.

to harass sbdy

1. to keep annoying or upsetting someone, for example by criticizing them, attacking them, or treating them in a way that is offensive to them

The men were trying to harass the terrified refugees.

sexually harass someone (=treat them in a way that is sexually offensive):

Connors is alleged to have sexually harassed three women at the conference.


2. to keep attacking an enemy army
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1  (Naut) balsa  f
2 *  (=quantity) cantidad  f , montón *  m 
(=set) serie  f
a raft

1.a simple flat boat made by tying long pieces of wood together
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   1.  a small light boat made of rubber or plastic
   
2.a flat structure that floats on a lake, river etc that people can swim to and lie on

a life raft
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if a clock is fast, it shows a time that is later than the correct time
My watch is 2 minutes fast/slow

My watch is a few minutes fast/slow
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1. informal
1.1.sin darle importancia
1.2.a la ligera
1.3.despreciativo, brusco
2. Adverb: a ojo
offhand    /ɒfˈhænd/

   1.  Adjective


1.1  (=casual)  - quitando importancia
he was very offhand about his achievements -  no daba importancia a sus logros
"it was nothing," he said in an offhand manner  -no fue nada -dijo como quitándole importancia
"it could have been worse," said Hamish, in an offhand tone  podría haber sido peor dijo Hamish en tono despreocupado
Sinónimos: informal, unceremonious; Not formal. ; Not officially recognized or controlled.
1.2 (a la ligera)
his attitude to work/punctuality is very offhand - se toma el trabajo/la puntualidad muy a la ligera

1.3     unfriendly in the way you treat someone (=despreciativo) offhand, disdainful
Sinónimos: rude, blunt, gruff, offhanded, short-spoken, snippety, snappish; Socially incorrect in behavior. ; Lacking civility or good manners. ; Lacking in refinement or grace.
the next day he was very offhand with her - al día siguiente estuvo muy displicente con ella
to treat sb in an offhand manner - tratar a algn con displicencia
      Synonyms of offhand: unfriendly, cold, hostile, distant, unpleasant.


   2. Adverb  (sin pensarlo, a ojo)
      immediately and without checking the details or facts

      I can’t remember any of their names offhand.

I can't tell you offhand - no te lo puedo decir así de pronto  or  sin pensarlo un poco  or  (LAm)  así nomás

offhand, I'd say that there were around 40  - así, a ojo, diría que eran unos cuarenta
do you know offhand where the copies are kept? - ¿sabes por casualidad dónde se guardan las copias?

do you know her phone number offhand?  ¿te sabes de memoria su número de teléfono?

      Synonyms of offhand: random, arbitrary, spontaneous, accidental, instinctive..


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inundado de sol, asoleado, lleno de sol, muy soleado; 
sun-drenched Adj

Sinónimos: sunny, sun-filled, sun-soaked, sundrenched, bathed in sun, bathed in sunlight, bright, sunshiny, basked; Covered with sunlight.
      Sun-drenched beaches along the Riviera.
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despedazamiento, desmoronamiento;
falling to pieces  Sustantivo


Sinónimos: pulling to pieces, crumbling, disintegration, falling apart, falling-in, tearing, tearing to pieces
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to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time

to grill /grɪl/ v [T]

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picar a deshoras
to graze
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palurdo
yokel /ˈjəʊ.kəl/ usually humorous

a stupid or awkward person who lives in the countryside rather than a town, especially one whose appearance is in some way strange or humorous
It was such a modern and chaotic city that I felt like a yokel who´d never left his village
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to argue in order to agree on the price of something
to bargain
or to try to persuade someone to give you a better price or make an agreement that suits you better
to haggle with /ˈhæɡ(ə)l/

      You get good prices on materials by haggling with local manufacturers.

I had to haggle with all the traders in the zouk
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escupir
to spit
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tocar la bocina
to blow one´s horn


horn noun (VEHICLE)
/hɔːn/US pronunciation symbol/hɔːrn/ n
[C] a device on a vehicle that is used to make a loud noise as a warning or signal to other people
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carie
tooth decay
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a house or place to live in
dwelling noun
/ˈdwel.ɪŋ/ n [C] formal

There is an estimated shortfall of some five million dwellings across the country.
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considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc which are accepted by most people
mainstream  adjective
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/ adj

mainstream society

to go to a specialised school or just to a mainstream one
(for the majority)
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measures
drastic
to take measures
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an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses
shanty town noun
n [C]
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fortunately!
it/that is just as well
(spoken)

I was saying horrible things about her, but she didn´t heard.
Just as well!



used for saying that a situation or result is good, even though it is not what you planned or expected
It's beginning to rain - it's just as well that we brought our umbrellas.
We cancelled the trip, which was just as well, because it rained.

2. used for saying that something is a sensible thing to do

      It would be just as well to check that they’ve arrived.
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en el acto
on the spot
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el coco
the bogey man is coming
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to annoy someone, or to cause problems for them 
molestar, fastidiar
to hassle/ˈhæs(ə)l/

  The press has continued to hassle Roberts since the incident.

hassle n  a situation that causes problems for you or that annoys you very much

If it’s too much hassle, we can do it another time.
*  (=problem, difficulty) lío  m , problema  m 
no hassle!  ¡no hay problema!
it's not worth the hassle no vale la pena
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inventions in the late eighteen hundreds
in the early eighteen hundreds
in the mid eighteen hundreds
1. to correct your posture/ˈpɒstʃə(r)/

2 to catch on: to become fashinable

2.1 tener éxito, hacerse popular, ponerse de moda; Sinónimos: be successful, have success, succeed, be a hit, come through, go places, make one's fortune; Become popular.
This fashion caught on in paris.

2.2Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.

she caugth on the conversation

plug enchufe

thread hilo
to lose the thread
to knit: tricotar
to saw coser  /səʊ/
neddle: aguja

time and motion to control the work is done on time
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listening  about Toyota
a recall
to recall to bring something back because it is defective
defective brakes

a dent un bollo en el coche: deep, big, small
to dent to have a bad effect on something
your reputation dented


Their confidence had been badly dented by the defeat.

to have a battered dent

He was wearing his hat, his battered old hat that he wore until the day he went into hospital for the last time
to goof
a goof
a really silly mistake
meter la pata, pifia

flack (uncountable): negative criticism - critica despiadada
informal criticism and argument

The policy is getting a lot of flak.

to overtake adelantar
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porción
helping /'helpɪŋ/ 
There was one large helping of ice cream left or two small ones. "You must have that ice cream" Mma Ramotswe said. She hoped that Mma Makutsi would say, "No, we must share it, Mma"
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the amount of money that someone wants to be paid before they will let a person who they are keeping prisoner go free
ransom /ˈræns(ə)m/ - rescate

   Her kidnappers are demanding a £5 million ransom.

      Her parents received a ransom note.


at random al  azar
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autorizar
dar poder, empoderar
empower  vt
1  (=authorize)
to empower sb to do sth  autorizar a algn para hacer algo
2 [+women, workers, minorities] atribuir poderes a
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gotera
leak

1  (=hole)  (in roof)  gotera  f  , (in pipe, radiator, tank)  rotura  f , (in boat)  vía  f  de agua
→  spring  →  B1 spring a leak
if a container or a boat springs a leak, it cracks or breaks so that water or other liquid can get in or out
to spring a leak   [boat] empezar a hacer agua
the fuel tank sprang a leak  el depósito del combustible empezó a perder

2  (=escape)
[+of gas, water, chemical] escape  m , fuga  f
3  (fig)
[+of information, document] filtración  f 
→  security  →  B
4 IDIOMS to go for  or  have  or  take a leak  echar una meada , mear **
b  vi
1  (=be leaky)
[roof] tener goteras
[pipe, radiator, tank] gotear, tener una fuga
[boat] hacer agua
[pen] perder tinta
her shoes leaked  le entraba agua en  or  por los zapatos
the window is leaking a bit  entra un poco de agua por la ventana
my pen has leaked onto my shirt  me ha caído tinta del bolígrafo en la camisa
2  (=escape)
radioactive gas was leaking from a reactor  había un escape  or  fuga de gas radiactivo en un reactor
water was leaking through the roof  entraba agua por el tejado, goteaba agua del tejado
c  vt
1  [+liquid]  (=discharge) perder
(=pour out) derramar
a tanker has leaked oil into the Baltic Sea  un petrolero ha derramado petróleo al mar Báltico
it is feared that these weapons could leak plutonium  se teme que se produzca un escape de plutonio de estas armas
2  (fig)
[+information, document] filtrar  (to  a) 
his letter was leaked to the press  su carta se filtró a la prensa
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con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías
a change is as good as a rest
Interjección
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NHS
National Health Service /ˌen eɪtʃ ˈes/

a painkiller analgésico

++it helps/allows/ enables you to....


I musst confess/admit that


gp general practitioner - family doctor

at the top of a hat - inmediately

to post things on the blog

I eat a little chocolate
I eat a bit of chocolate

a balanced diet

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pronuntiation
hypotheses /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/

reassurance    /ˌriːəˈʃʊərəns/

civilisation  /ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

fluke  /fluːk/  something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck - chiripa, evento fortuito

I think their last win was just a fluke.




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to control something to use it
to harness

1  (lit)  [+horse] enjaezar, poner los arreos a , (to carriage)  enganchar
to harness a horse to a cart  enganchar un caballo a un carro
2  (fig)  [+resources, energy] utilizar, aprovechar

a  harness:

(for horse)  arreos  mpl , jaeces  mpl 
(=safety harness)  (for walking a child)  andadores  mpl , correas  fpl , (on high chair, baby seat)  correas  fpl  de sujeción  or  seguridad, (for mountaineer etc)  arnés  m
to work in harness (with)  trabajar conjuntamente (con)
IDIOMS to die in harness  morir con las botas puestas
IDIOMS to get back in harness  volver al trabajo

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fear felt by actors or singers before a performance, or by other people before doing something important -
tener pánico escénico
to have stage fright

♦  stage fright  n miedo  m  a las tablas  or  al escenario, miedo  m  escénico

to get stage fright ponerse nervioso al salir a las tablas  or  al escenario

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to ask for a lift
to hitch (reg) /hɪtʃ/
[intransitive/transitive] informal to travel by asking other people to take you in their car, by standing at the side of a road and holding out your thumb or a sign

We managed to hitch a ride to Bristol with a truck driver.

As a student, Lisa had hitched across the States.

to hitchhike (reg) /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪk/

   1.      to travel by asking other people to take you in their car, by standing at the side of a road and holding out your thumb or a sign

      They hitchhiked around the coast of Ireland.

      You should never go hitchhiking alone.
to thumb a lift (reg)

to thumb a lift informal
to make a signal to a driver with your thumb when you want them to stop and take you somewhere

Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of thumb: go, ride, commute, come up, go down...
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bank
blank
someone’s mind is/goes blank
used for saying that someone is/becomes unable to remember or think anything

When he asked me for my number, my mind went completely blank.
My mind is blank

bank holiday

a public holiday when shops, businesses, and banks are closed. The American word is national holiday.
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dar la espalda a alguien/ignorar
to give sb the cold shoulder dar de lado a algn
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atrevido/a
daring a  adj
1  (=bold)
[plan, escape] arriesgado
[person] atrevido, audaz
2  (=provocative)
[film, clothes] atrevido
b  n audacia  f , atrevimiento  m

a dare
a  n  (=challenge) reto  m , desafío  m 
I did it for a dare  me retaron, por eso lo hice

to dare  vt
1  (=challenge) desafiar, retar
to dare sb to do sth  desafiar  or  retar a algn a hacer algo
I dare you!  ¡a que no te atreves!

2  (=be so bold) atreverse
to dare (to) do sth  atreverse a hacer algo
I daren't  no me atrevo
I daren't tell him  no me atrevo a decírselo
how dare you!  ¡cómo te atreves!, ¡qué cara!
don't  or  just you dare!  * ¡ni se te ocurra!

3 I dare say   (=in my opinion) en mi opinión  (=possibly) puede ser, tal vez
I dare say that ...  no me sorprendería que  + subjun 
I dare say you're tired  supongo que estás cansado
dare I say it  me atrevería a decir
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corresponder
to reciprocate
a  vt  [+good wishes] intercambiar, devolver
and this feeling is reciprocated  y compartimos este sentimiento
her kindness was not reciprocated  su amabilidad no fue correspondida
b  vi 1  (gen)  corresponder
but they did not reciprocate  pero ellos no correspondieron a esto
he reciprocated with a short speech  pronunció un breve discurso a modo de contestación
2  (Mech) oscilar, alternar



swap   n  (=exchange) trueque  m , canje  m 
swaps   (when collecting)  duplicados  mpl 
it's a fair swap  es un trato equitativo

to swap monologist

haus swap

to couch surf couch surfing /kaʊtʃ ˈsɜː(r)fɪŋ/
a bus= a coach  /kəʊtʃ/
to go couch surfing

to swap vt   [+cars, stamps] trocar, canjear, intercambiar
will you swap your hat for my jacket?  ¿quieres cambiar tu sombrero por mi chaqueta?
we sat swapping reminiscences  estábamos contando nuestros recuerdos
to swap stories (with sb)  contarse chascarrillos  or  historietas (con algn)
to swap places (with sb)   (lit) cambiar(se) de sitio con algn
I wouldn't mind swapping places with him!   (fig) ¡ya me gustaría a mí estar en su pellejo!

to swap c  vi hacer un intercambio
I asked her but she wouldn't swap  se lo pedí pero no quería cambiarse
I wouldn't swap with anyone  no me cambiaría por nadie
do you want to swap?  ¿quieres que cambiemos?

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when you are nervous you have
butterflies in your stomach

tener un cosquilleo en el estómago
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columna vertebral
spine
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   1. sonar conocido, traer a la memoria algo parecido
to ring a bell 

   1. sonar conocido, traer a la memoria algo parecido

it´s beginning to ring a bell
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en la miseria - Advebio
misero - Adkjetivo
on the breadline   Adjetivo

   1. mísero, pobre; Sinónimos: poor, beggarly, destitute, miserable, utterly poor, wretched; Having little money or few possessions. ; Characterized by or indicating lack of money.

on the breadline  Adverbio

   1. en la miseria
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miscellany
put the breaks on

a martial art

spelling:

doctor  /ˈdɒktə(r)/

daughter /ˈdɔːtə(r)/

exercise /ˈeksə(r)saɪz/

accept  /əkˈsept/

method /ˈmeθəd/

except  /ɪkˈsept/





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oral exam:
to go into the habit of thinking - to prepare different matters on  our own

what I say musst be: easy to follow, must have: pauses, stress, gut pronunciation of key words

have a range of vocabulary: try not to repeat a word, using pronoms (it)
range of grammar
I´m

a kind of, a sort of

I as said before

for example

I don´t know

it requires/demands    a lot of.....

As for/as regard/ regarding/ as far as x is concerned

it helps/allows/ enables you to

people are       /ˈpiːp(ə)lə/
people have      /ˈpiːp(ə)ləv/

I must confess/admit  that ...



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disappear
to vanish 

   1. dejar de existir; Sinónimos: die, pass away, be no more, cease to exist; Cease to exist. ; Pass away rapidly.

      An entire civilization vanished.
      Time flies like an arrow.
      Time fleeing beneath him.

   2. desaparecer, desaparecerse, desaparecer de la vista, desvanecerse, esfumarse, extinguirse; Sinónimos: disappear, duck out, fade, fade away, get out of sight, get out of view, melt away; Get lost, especially without warning or explanation. ; Become invisible or unnoticeable.
      Hope vanished, La esperanza se desvaneció.
      He disappeared without a trace.
      The effect vanished when day broke.

   3. tender hacia cero, volverse cero, ser rayano a cero; Sinónimos: become zero; Decrease rapidly and disappear.
      The money vanished in las Vegas.
      All my stock assets have vaporized.
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desmayarse
to faint


   1. desmayarse, desfallecer, desvanecerse, perder el sentido, caer súpito, esmorecerse; Sinónimos: pass out, become unconscious, black out, fall into a faint, lose consciousness, pass off, swoon; Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.
      Ann fainted all of a sudden, Ana se desvaneció de repente.

faint  Sustantivo

   1. desmayo, ahilamiento, ahilo, lipotimia, malagana, soponcio, síncope; Sinónimos: blackout, collapse, fainting fit, dead faint, fainting, faltering; A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.

faint  Adjetivo

   1. débil, desfallecido, desfalleciente, desvanecido, pálido, exánime, lánguido; Sinónimos: feeble, weak, dim, enfeebled, feeble-bodied, flimsy, frail; Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived. ; Lacking strength or vigor. ; Weak and likely to lose consciousness.
      A faint clue to the origin of the mystery.
      Haven't the faintest idea.
      Damning with faint praise.
      Faint resistance.
      Feeble efforts.
      A feeble voice.
      Suddenly felt faint from the pain.
      Was sick and faint from hunger.
      Felt light in the head.
      A swooning fit.
      Light-headed with wine.
      Light-headed from lack of sleep.

   2. apenas perceptible, apenas visible; Sinónimos: almost perceptible, nearly visible; Lacking clarity or distinctness.; Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived. ; Barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc.
      A dim figure in the distance.
      Only a faint recollection.
      Shadowy figures in the gloom.
      Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog.
      A few wispy memories of childhood.
      A faint clue to the origin of the mystery.
      Haven't the faintest idea.
      A faint outline.
      The wan sun cast faint shadows.
      The faint light of a distant candle.
      Faint colors.
      A faint hissing sound.
      A faint aroma.
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travel
trip
to travel (verb)
travels- someone’s travels
a series of journeys that someone makes to different places
Her travels have taken her to many parts of the world.

on your travels:
We met a lot of interesting people on our travels.

trip (noum) to go on a trip

a tripper
a day-tripper


Sunday drivers dominguero

touristy: a touristy place: turístico

turist trap(s): you have to pay a lot bc it is a touristy place

unspoilt: for landscape

a bewildering place: confusing and difficult to understand

I was struck
what struck you the most?

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fantastic
out of this world

the omelett in that bar is out of this world
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economics
economic adjective
the economic crises
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brochures
to read in brochures
1. brochure /ˈbrəʊʃə(r)/
a small magazine containing details and pictures of goods or services that you can buy

      I picked up a copy of their summer travel brochure.

2. not enough room to swing a catinformal
used for saying that a room is very small and there is not enough space to live comfortably in it

3.minute Adjective /maɪˈnjuːt/

4.not sound-proof

5. underwhelming not at all impressed or excited
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   1. promocionar con exageración, exagerar;
to hype  /haɪp/

Sinónimos: blow out of proportion, blow up, bulge, carry to extremes, exaggerate, magnify, make too much of


hype  Sustantivo

   1. bombardeo publicitario, bombo publicitario, parla propagandística, publicidad a bombo y platillos, publicidad exagerada;

Sinónimos: blatant publicity, dealer's talk, ballyhoo, noisy publicity, promotion, storm of publicity; Blatant or sensational promotion.
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an informal social occasion
a get-together with friends
to get together quedar
a reunion /ri:'ju:njən/ you see people again after a long time
countable or uncountable
reunión f, reencuentro m;
a family ~ una reunión familiar
an appointment you go and see a profesional
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dobel consonante
pronunciación
to zap hacer zaping
a zapper mando a distancia
zapping /a/

to zip zipping /i/ : ir corriendo a algun sitio

ziping /ei/
zaping /ei/
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onda
ripple

   1. ondear, enrizar; Sinónimos: curl, ruffle, wave, toss, undulate; Stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
   2. rizar; Sinónimos: curl, crimp, frizz, ruffle; Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.
   3. desgranar; Sinónimos: pod, flail, remove the grain from, shell; Take something out of its shell or pod.
   4. hacer ondular, ondear, ondular; Sinónimos: undulate; Stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
      The water in the pond ripples, El agua del estanque ondea.

ripple  Sustantivo

   1. onda, escarceo; Sinónimos: wave, wave with a foaming white crest; Wave with a foaming white crest.; A small wave on the surface of a liquid.
   2. desgranadora
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bad in quality
crap Adjective /kræp/

      bad in quality

      I thought the film was crap.
the holiday was crap

         1.   a.  bad at doing something

            He’s a crap driver.
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spot
spot a  n
1  (=dot) lunar  m 
a red dress with white spots  un vestido rojo con lunares blancos
to have spots before one's eyes  tener la vista nublada
IDIOMS to knock spots off sb  * dar ciento y raya a algn, vencer fácilmente a algn
this can knock spots off yours any time  * éste le da ciento y raya al tuyo en cualquier momento
2  (=stain, mark) mancha  f 
spots of blood/grease  manchas de sangre/grasa
it made a spot on the table  hizo una mancha en la mesa
there's a spot on your shirt  tienes una mancha en la camisa
3  (Med)  (=pimple) grano  m , granito  m 
→ she broke out  or  came out in spots   (=pimples) le salieron granos en la piel  (=rash) le salió un sarpullido, le salieron granos en la piel
→ he's covered in spots   (=pimples) está lleno de granos  (=rash) le ha salido un sarpullido por todo el cuerpo, está lleno de granos
→ measles spots  manchas  fpl  de sarampión
→  beauty  →  B
4  (=place) sitio  m , lugar  m 
(=scene) escena  f , escenario  m 
it's a lovely spot for a picnic  es un sitio  or  lugar precioso para un picnic
a tender spot on the arm  un punto  or  lugar sensible en el brazo
→ an accident black spot  un punto negro para los accidentes
→ night spot  centro  m  nocturno
→ on the spot   (=immediately) en el acto  (=there) en el mismo sitio
they gave her the job on the spot  le dieron el trabajo en el acto
luckily they were able to mend the car on the spot  afortunadamente consiguieron arreglar el coche allí mismo
the reporter was on the spot  el reportero estaba presente
the firemen were on the spot in three minutes  los bomberos acudieron  or  llegaron en tres minutos
I always have to be on the spot  estoy de servicio siempre
our man on the spot  nuestro hombre sobre el terreno
to run on the spot  correr en parada
to pay cash on the spot   (US) pagar al contado
→ his soft spot  su debilidad, su punto flaco, su lado flaco  (LAm) 
to have a soft spot for sb  tener debilidad por algn
→ his weak spot  su debilidad, su punto flaco, su lado flaco  (LAm) 
to know sb's weak spots  conocer las debilidades de algn, saber de qué pie cojea algn * 
IDIOMS to touch a sore spot  tocar la fibra sensible, poner el dedo en la llaga
5  (Brit)
*  (=small quantity) poquito m , pizca  f 
just a spot, thanks  un poquitín, gracias
→ a spot of bother  un pequeño disgusto
he had a spot of bother with the police  se metió en un lío con la policía * 
→ we had a spot of rain yesterday  ayer se sintieron gotas de lluvia
→ we're in a spot of trouble  estamos en un pequeño apuro
6  (=difficulty) apuro m , aprieto  m 
to be in a (tight) spot  estar en un apuro  or  aprieto
→ now I'm really on the spot  ahora me veo de verdad entre la espada y la pared
→ to put sb on the spot   (=put in difficulty) poner a algn en un apuro  or  aprieto  (=compromise) comprometer a algn
7  (Rad, Theat, TV, in show) espacio  m , (Rad, TV)  (=advertisement) espacio  m  publicitario
8 *  (=spotlight) foco  m
b  vt
1  (with mud etc)  salpicar, manchar (with  de)
2  (=notice) darse cuenta de, notar
(=see) observar, darse cuenta de
(=recognize) reconocer
(=catch out) coger, pillar
I spotted a mistake  descubrí un error
I spotted him at once  lo reconocí en seguida
to spot the winner  elegir al ganador
c  vi
to spot with rain  chispear
d  cpd
♦  spot cash  n dinero  m  contante
♦  spot check  n comprobación  f  en el acto, reconocimiento  m  rápido
→  spot-check
♦  spot market  n mercado  m  al contado
♦  spot price  n precio  m  de entrega inmediata
♦  spot remover  n quitamanchas  m inv 
♦  spot survey  n inspección  f  sorpresa
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pescado blanco/azul
fatty fish
white fish
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pasmado
1.stunned adj
1.1  (=unconscious) sin sentido
1.2  (=dazed) aturdido, atontado
1,3  (=amazed) pasmado
I was absolutely stunned when I realized I had won  - me quedé pasmado cuando me di cuenta de que había ganado, me quedé alucinado cuando me di cuenta de que había ganado

stunned passers-by could not believe what was happening -  los transeúntes, estupefactos, no podían creer lo que estaba sucediendo

1,4  (=shocked) anonadado
I was too stunned to reply - me quedé tan anonadado que no pude contestar
he had a stunned expression on his face-  tenía una expresión de asombro en el rostro

I sat in stunned silence -  me senté en silencio, anonadado
people reacted to the news with stunned disbelief - al enterarse de la noticia la gente se quedó anonadada, sin dar crédito a lo que oía

2.to stun a  vt
2.1  (=render unconscious) dejar sin sentido
2.2  (=daze) aturdir, atontar
he was stunned by the blow  - el golpe lo aturdió  or  atontó, el golpe lo dejó aturdido  or  atontado
2. 3  (=amaze) dejar pasmado
2. 4  (=shock) dejar anonadado
the news stunned everybody  la noticia dejó anonadados a todos
the family were stunned by his death  la familia quedó anonadada a raíz de su muerte

3.  stun grenade  n granada  f  detonadora, granada  f  de estampida
4.  stun gun  n arma para inmovilizar a animales o a personas temporalmente arma para inmovilizar a animales o a personas temporalmente
a stun gun
to stun the animal
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Travel vocabulary
out in the open: a la intenperie

ambling (less difficulty)  andar sin prisa
hiking - to go hiking - ir de excursión
trekking
- viaje más dificil y largo (more difficulty, in length and time)
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to relax and stop worrying. You need to be very stressed or tense before
to unwind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ [intransitive] informal
sinonym: to switch off

to chill out: you don´t need to be stressed before

to begin to relax after you have been working hard or feeling nervous

I need to sit down and unwind for half an hour.
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to live without things that you usually live with, for example water or electricity
to rough it /rʌf it/

Someone who doesn´t mind roughing it

Let’s rough it and go camping.

to be rough with sb  ser brusco con algn
to be rough with sth  ser brusco con algo
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economical

buen servicio a buen precio
a value for money...

I can recommend you a value for money holiday

he company offers good service and value for money -  la compañía ofrece un buen servicio a buen precio

a menu value for money
an economical car: the petrol you buy for your car lasts long
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Internet
He organises all his holidays and travel via the internet
I can find it on the Internet
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making you feel great respect and admiration, and sometimes fear
an awe-inspiring figure
awe /ɔː/

to be/stand in awe of somebody/something
to admire somebody/something and be slightly frightened of them/it
While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.
awesome man  /ˈɔːs(ə)m/

   1.      very impressive and sometimes a little frightening

      an awesome task/responsibility/power
      Synonyms : respected, praiseworthy, heroic, admirable, noteworthy
   2.      informal extremely good. This word is used mainly by young people.
      Synonyms: excellent, exceptional, high-grade, superlative, good...

to take/assume responsibility
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emotivo.
It affects your sensibility and sensitivity
moving
touching

a moving/touching film
I was moved/touched by it

sensitivity  -
1  (=emotional awareness) sensibilidad  f   (to  a)
2  (=touchiness) susceptibilidad  f   (to  a)
3  (=delicate nature)  [+of issue, subject] lo delicado
4  (=confidentiality)
[+of document, information] carácter  m  confidencial, confidencialidad  f
5  [+of skin, teeth] sensibilidad  f   (to  a)
6  (=responsiveness)
[+of instrument, film] sensibilidad  f

sensibility  n
1 sensibilidad  f   (to  a)
2 sensibilities susceptibilidad 


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1. regañar a algn (por algo/por haber hecho algo)
2. bronca, reprimenda
1. to tell sb off (for sth/for doing sth)

He wants (necesitar) a good telling off

to buy enough that our wants are satisfied
wants: [plural] things that you want or need

This system has been designed to supply all your wants.
wants and needs:


want of: lack of

We aim to satisfy our customers’ wants and needs.

2. telling-off  n bronca  f , reprimenda  f 
to give sb a telling-off echar una bronca  or  regañar a algn
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confiar en
1  (=trust) vi - to confide in sb confiarse a algn, hacer confidencias a algn

please confide in me  puedes fiarte de mí
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un cambio de aires
I need a change of scene necesito un cambio de aires
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to try to trick or cheat someone by giving them wrong information
pull the wool over someone’s eyes

You’re not pulling the wool over my eyes – I know what you’re trying to do.

They were pulling the wool over the public´s eye.
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contar algo a alguien
to break sth to sby

We will break it to him gently

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ganar a algn con sus propias armas
to beat sb at his/her own game 
to play sb at his/her own game

He played the enemy at their own game
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estar estresado/agobiado
to be stressed out

to stress ou t -  vt + adv - estresar, agobiar

If I get stressed out at work I go for a long run
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to meet someone by arrangement
to meet up with quedar con alguien
I met up with him as I left the building.


to meet up: to come together with someone, unexpectedly or as planned

We usually meet up for a quick coffee in the morning.

They promised to meet up again in a year's time  prometieron volver a verse  or  quedar un año después

We meet up for lunch occasionally  de vez en cuando quedamos para almorzar juntos

where did you two meet up?   (for 1st time)  ¿dónde os conocisteis?

2  (=join) empalmar

this road meets up with the motorway  esta carretera empalma con la autopista

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1.el juego de cruz y raya
2. 0,5 %
3. Osasuna 3- Valencia 0
4. Tenis 6-2
5. cara o cruz
1.noughts and crosses (raya, cruz )
/nɔːt/

2. nought point five per cent 0.5%

3. Osasuna 3- Valencia 0   three  nill

4. Nadal beat Federer 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 six - love

5. heads or tails
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out of + Abstract noun
He didn´t dare to speak out of embarrassment
The embarrassment causes that

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seguir la pista a alguien/algo
to keep track of somebody/something

As a teacher it is difficult to keep track of all their students


They prefer him to live at home where they can keep track of him  - prefieren que viva en casa donde le pueden seguir la pista

Do you find it hard to keep track of all your bills? - ¿le resulta difícil mantenerse al corriente de todas sus facturas?

Start keeping track of how much you spend -  empiece a tomar nota de cuánto gasta

to lose track of sth/sb

I lost all track of time  perdí la noción del tiempo por completo
to lose track of what sb is saying  perder el hilo de lo que está diciendo algn
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hacer bulling
to bully
bullying
a bully
: /ˈbʊli/ the person who bullies another one

   1.      someone who frightens or hurts someone who is smaller or weaker than they are

    
the office/school/class/playground bully
 
         1.   a.  someone who uses their influence or status to threat
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sanar, curar
to heal vt

[+wound] curar
[+person] sanar, curar  (of  de)   (fig)
[+differences] reconciliar
he tried to heal the rift with his father-  intentó salvar el distanciamiento con su padre

b  vi  - heal up cicatrizar

a healer
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1. concejal
2. consejero
3. asesor
1. councillor /ˈkaʊns(ə)lə(r)/

2.  counsellor /ˈkaʊns(ə)lə(r)/
someone whose job is to give advice and help to people with problems
to counsel: counselling had been arranged for pupils and staff

3. adviser
A legal adviser

    
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caja de ahorros
savings bank
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decir algo en dos palabras
in a nutshell  en pocas palabras =in short
to put it in a nutshell  para decirlo en pocas palabras
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but
the next door (neighbour) but 3 (3 puertas más allá)


last/next but one

in a position that is just before the last one/just after the next one

My name was last but one on the list.

My sister lives next door but one (=there is one house between my house and hers).

My brother Peter, who is the last but one told me something very interesting (penúltimo)

The lady from next door but threewith whom you always exchange nice smiles.
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atropellar
to run over
the car ran over the boy
the car ran him over
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unique
talent
opportunity
chance

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remarkable
remarkable people
remarkable stories


Was a remarkable statesman (someone to be noticed and admired)

remarkable gut/difficult

unusual, so good/skilled at something
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someone who is very secretive (reservado)
a dark horse

1. someone with a secret, especially a secret ability, skill, or achievement, that surprises you when you finally discover it
Synonyms: mystery, riddle, uncertainty, mystery, puzzle

2. someone who wins a race, competition, election etc that no one expected them to win
Synonyms: winner, champion, laureate, record-holder, medalist.

una incógnita

secretive  adj
[person] reservado, callado
[behaviour] reservado
[organization] hermético
to be secretive about sth
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a self sufficient person who doesn´t sympathise with others people´s problems.
un tio duro
though cookie  /tʌfˈ kʊki/

cookie: (=person) tipo(-a)  , tío(-a) * 

she's a smart cookie es una chica lista
a tough cookie un tío duro

tough/smart cookie (informal)

someone who has a strong character or is intelligent, and deals well with problems and disappointments
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a person who doesn´t like other people enjoy and tries to spoil it
killjoy /ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ/

singular killjoy
plural killjoys

someone who makes it difficult for other people to enjoy themselves

= wet blanket = agua fiestas
someone who spoils other people’s fun by being negative and complaining

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a person who gets things from other without returning back
sponger/ˈspʌndʒə(r)/  gorrón

singular sponger
plural spongers

   1.      someone who asks for money and other things from someone such as a friend or relative and makes no effort to give them anything or to pay for anything themselves

to sponge something or somebody

to sponge off  someone
Synonyms: ask for, request, insist on something, appeal, demand.

he´s always sponging off the state
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nosey person
interfears in other´s people likes
a busybody

showing disapproval someone who is very interested in other people’s private lives and activities and tries to get involved in them in a way that is annoying

she is a real busybody (countable noum ): entrometido
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Ya era hora
about time too! ¡ya era hora!

it's about time you had a haircut  ya es hora de que te cortes el pelo
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a person who desires fame for no particular reason and usually copies the behaviour of someone famous
a wannabe

an Elvis wannabe un imitador barato de Elvis
adj amateur, aspirante


Last wednesday I saw Grease and hte lead actress reminded me of Raquel. She is such a wannabe, a real wannabe
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to look after yourself
to look after number one

look out for yourself/number one
to think only about yourself, and not worry or care about other people
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something very unsusual, unexpected
Adjective, Noun

freak

Adjective:
(=enthusiast) fanático(-a)  m/f , adicto(-a)  m/f 
health freak  maniático(-a)  m/f  en cuestión de salud
peace freak  fanático(-a)  m/f  de la paz

Noun:
1  (=person) monstruo  m , fenómeno  m 
(=plant, animal) monstruo  m 
(=event) anomalía  f 
a freak of nature  un fenómeno de la naturaleza
the result was a freak  el resultado fue totalmente anómalo
a freak wave


♦  freak show  n
(at circus etc)  espectáculo  m  de fenómenos de feria  (fig) espectáculo  m  de bichos raros *
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to phone someone
to give someone a buzz
informal
to phone someone

I’ll give you a buzz tomorrow.
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zoquete:
an old boring person, a clown, a fool
duffer

someone who is stupid or who does something very badly
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of duffer: fool, buffoon, clown, idiot, maniac.

While the old duffer was wittering on about the good old days at the college several undergraduates walked out
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ser aficionado a
to be into sth * :  you like someting
he is really into jazz es un gran aficionado al  or  del jazz
I was into punk a long time, actually
to be into sightseeing holidays

to be into drugs
meterse drogas, andar metido en drogas
she's into health food le va mucho lo de la comida sana
what are you into now?  ¿a qué te dedicas ahora?
the children/puppies are into everything!  ¡los críos/perritos andan revolviéndolo todo!
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viajado
well-travelled , well-traveled  (US)  adj
[person] que ha viajado mucho, que ha visto mucho mundo

she is much/ well/ widely travelled ha viajado mucho, ha visto mucho mundo


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it is a very long time
It´s yonks since

yonks *  n  (Brit)
for yonks hace siglos * 
I haven't seen you for yonks  hace siglos que no te veo *
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to defend, protect, support someone when they are beeing atracked
to stick up for sbdy - ponerte del lado de
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carne de gallina
to have/get goose pimples  /ɡuːs  ˈpɪmp(ə)lz/
to have/get goose flesh
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poner los pelos de punta
IDIOMS to make sb's hair stand on end -   poner los pelos de punta a algn

it was enough to make your hair stand on end  te ponía los pelos de punta, era espeluznante
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avogado del diablo
to be/play devil´s advocate  /ˈædvəkət/

to advocate /ˈædvəkeɪt/

to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things

      There is no point advocating improved public transport unless we can pay for it.
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1. to have goose pimples/flesh

2. my hair stood on end

3. umbilical cord

4. cerebral palsy  /ˈpɔːlzi/

    * cerebral palsynoun - parálisis

a medical condition that makes the muscles in your arms, legs, or face shake

5. selfless - desinteresado

6. iron man (race)

7. to endure
endurance - resistencia

8. he got over the problems
a problem overwhelmes you

9. to putt off - to postpone
to call off - to cancel

10. I am in hospital (ingresado)
I went at the hospital

11. to start from scratch

12. a trhiving business - a very successful one

13. the businneswent to the dogs - se fue al garete
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poner tus esperanzas en algo/alguien
to pin ones hopes on somebody, something

pin your hopes/faith on:
to hope very much that someone or something will succeed when everyone or everything else has failed

Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of pin: hope, aim, pray, dream, hold out hope.
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peder la fe en
to lose faith in him, it
The public have lost faith in what the government is doing.


[uncountable] strong belief in or trust of someone or something
have faith in:


I’m delighted to know you have such faith in me.
lose faith in:

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gripe A
the swine flu
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Impression
I am under the impression
I get the impression
I have the impression
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Adjetivos en cian
politician
electrician
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interrumpir
to butt in
to break in

When I am talking to somebody I don´t like people butting in
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matar a golpes
they hacked him to death
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to start a conversation, a friendship
to strike up a conversation, a friendship

I find it hard to strike up a conversation with somebody I´ve just met.


a strike: huegla
to go on strike
to be on strike
to go/to be on hunger strike

to strike: encender una cerilla
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a situation in which there are many big and sudden changes
roller coaster montaña rusa


Share prices have been on a roller coaster these last few days.

an emotional roller coaster
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informal to move very quickly, or to make something move very quickly
[intransitive] informal to move very quickly, or to make something move very quickly

zip around/down/along etc:

to zip across the Pond++ el charco

The car zipped past at 100 mph.
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pesado y torpe
cumbersome /'kʌmbərsəm /

the cases/shopping trolleys are really cumbersom
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in the news today
she is still lucid /ˈluːsɪd/ talking about Aminetu Haidar


Arancha Sanchez Vicario was fined to evade taxes
tax evasion
to catch someone red-handed

to fine /faɪn/
to make someone pay an amount of money as punishment for breaking the law

fine someone for (doing) something:

She was fined £250 for speeding.

a fine
   1.      an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law

      He had to pay a hefty fine.

      I got a £100 fine for speeding.

      Firms could face fines of up to £5,000.

      The court has the right to impose heavy fines (=large fines).
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ligar
to chat somebody up

I reckon women chup up men as much as men chat up women
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hablar por telefono
to chat on the phone
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to pick
to pick up
to pick: to pick for your own consumption
to pick mushrooms, beeries, tomatoes

to pick up: 1. when you dropped something: lift something, somebody
2. to go and meet someone or something that you have arranged to take somewhere in a vehicle


1 He picked the phone up and dialled.
She rushed to pick up the baby as soon as it started to cry.


2.Will you pick me up after the party?
I’ll pick up my luggage in the morning.
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incómodo, dificil, delicado
awkward question
awkward silence
awkward client
awkward predicament - predicament /prɪ'dɪkəmənt/  sustantivo
aprieto

I feel awkward: embarrased
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escuhar conversaciones de otros
con intención: to eavesdrop on someone, something

to eavesdrop on someone
to eavesdrop on a conversation

to listen to other people’s conversation without them knowing that you are listening
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of eavesdrop: hear out, listen, hear from, listen in, listener
sin intención: to overhear
to hear what people are saying during a conversation that you are not involved in

I overheard him saying he was thinking of leaving his job.
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Grammar
as soon as + Present Perfect: always refers to the future
= when + Present Perfect: always refers to the future
=once

when I have eated I will go for a walk
as soon as I have finished I will give you a buzz

Since I last saw (Past)

Tiempo no acabado Present Perfect

I have seen her this morning
I have met her during the last two weeks
Up to now, I haven´t had much contact with my new colleagues
so far I have only visited Paris, I am not very well travelled
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Grammar
Since= Because
any tense

Since you don´t like punk I will put on some opera
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hablar y hablar
to speak on and on
to witter on about something
to talk a lot about boring or silly things or saying nothing

What’s she wittering on about?
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1. experience - uncountable
2. experiences - countable
experience: ɪkˈspɪəriəns/  a knowledge youg gain as you go through life

singular experience
plural experiences

    * the holiday/experience/chance etc of a lifetime

1,1 [uncountable] knowledge and skill that is gained through time spent doing a job or activity

      You don’t need any experience to work here.

      We would like to find someone with more experience.

      business/teaching experience

      limited/considerable/extensive experience
      have experience (in something):

      She has years of experience in the computer industry.
      experience with:

      Do you have any previous experience with children?
      experience as:

      We’re looking for someone with experience as a teacher.
      get/gain experience:

      You need to get more management experience.
experiences: something you feel

1. 2. the knowledge that you get from life and from being in a lot of different situations

2. [countable] something that happens to you, or a situation that you are involved in

our childhood experiences
have an experience:

A lot of the people we talked to had had the same experience.
experience of/with:

It was her first experience of dealing with people from another culture.
experience for:

The whole thing must have been an interesting experience for you.
a bad/strange/traumatic etc experience:

I had a bad experience in the last place I worked.
share your experiences of something (=tell people about them):

an opportunity for people to share their experiences of living with the disease
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cadena perpetua
to be given a life sentence

life imprisonment, life sentence, life term, penal servitude for life;
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presa, dique
dam
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malestar estomacal, empacho, gastritis, inflamación del estómago
   upset stomach

A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea.

a tickling cough
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1. graznar, parpar; Utter quacking noises.
2. actuar como un charlatán;
quack 

1.Act as a medical quack or a charlatan.  

2. The ducks quacked.
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mediocre
excelente
mediocre: average or below average in quality, ability, or achievement

a mediocre performance, politician

outstanding: extremely good or impressive (actor, student, performance)
an outstanding example of Indian art
an outstanding politician
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verbs to do with travel
to check in
to take off
to pick sbdy up
to put sbdy up
: to let someone stay in your house

Could you put me up for the night when I come to London?

Synonyms or related words for this meaning: accommodate, serve, cater, feed, nourish...
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verbs to do with problem
to crop up: 1.to happen suddenly or unexpectedly

Ben had to go back to work – a problem’s cropped up.


Synonyms or related words for this meaning: emerge, pop up, spring up, descend on, spring... more

2. if a name or subject crops up, someone mentions it

Alice’s name keeps cropping up in our conversations.

Synonyms or related words for this meaning : mention, refer to, invoke, come up, raise...

to come up against: come up against something to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant
tropezar con

In the first week, we came up against a pretty tricky problem.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning: suffer, undergo, endure, incur, go through.

to deal with

to face sthg

to sort out:to do what is necessary to deal with a problem, disagreement, or difficult situation successfully
solucionar

This matter could be sorted out if they would just sit down and talk.
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peli, canción que te hace feliz
a feel- good film

a feel-good film, song etc is intended to make you happy and satisfied

Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of feel-good: cheerful, exhilarating, heartwarming, good, pleasing... more
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engullir
to gulp down

verb British English pronunciation: gulp /ɡʌlp/

I/you/we/they gulp
he/she/it gulps
present participle gulping
past tense gulped
past participle gulped
Related dictionary definitions

   1.          gulp      or      gulp down
      [transitive] to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that shows you are very hungry

I gulped down a coffee and left.


to bold down to eat quickly
 
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berrear
to bawl:  /bɔːl/ it annoys you
to cry: it does not annoy you


present tense
I/you/we/they bawl
he/she/it bawls
present participle bawling
past tense bawled
past participle bawled

   1.      [intransitive/transitive] to shout in a loud angry way

      His main complaint was that Mr Green bawled at him during meetings.
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of bawl: shout, call out, cry, scream, yell... more
   2. [intransitive] to cry loudly, especially in a way that annoys other people

      I wish that child would stop bawling!
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of bawl: cry, cry, burst out, dissolve into, weep...
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caer dormido enseguida
to crash out

We were so tired after the long flight we went to the hotel and just crashed out immediately
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entrometido
nosey /ˈnəʊzi/
he/she sticks her/his nose in other´s people business
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sentirse / parecer cansado/a
washed-out looks very pale and ill or tired

to feel or to look washed-out

washed-out clothes
have lost a lot of their colour because they have been washed so often

she has a tired sort of face

a washed-out road has been damaged so much by rain or a flood that people cannot drive on it
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total...
I might as well make a cup of tea
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parecer
to come across
to come over as a .... persona

to come over as beeing shy
to come over as a person who is...
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D.I.Y
Do it yourself
I am a disaster at D.I.Y.
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to end a relationship
to drift apart if two or more people drift apart, their relationship gradually ends

Synonyms: break off, break up (with sbdy, in romantic relations), leave, split up, cut off.

Mary has broken up with John
Mary and John have broken up


the breakup: la ruptura

he was distraught over the breakout  of his relationship with his girlfriend.

to drift: to move somewhere slowly as though you do not know where you are going

People were drifting around the conference centre.
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synonym of important
important fact
significant fact
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synonym of nice in a sense that the person never gets angry
easygoing  he never gets angry about anything

relaxed, calm, and not getting easily upset about things
Synonyms : calm, relaxed, cool, composed, nonchalant... more
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to be friends again
hacer las paces, reconciliarse
to make up with sbdy
(after quarrelling)  hacer las paces, reconciliarse


make up: inventar

you're making it up!  ¡te lo estás inventando!
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confundir a alguien con otro
to mistake someone for some other person
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to eat quickly
to bold down
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ser una mosquita muerta
romper un plato en su vida
butter wouldn’t melt in someone’s mouth
used for saying that someone looks as if they are very good and would never do anything wrong, although in fact they would
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of butter: clever, dubious, corrupt, dishonest, cunning... more
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persona servil, adulador, empleado servil, subordinado servil, sacristán de amén;
a Yes-man always follows the line
plural
yes-men

Sinónimos: apple-polisher, bootlicker, favor-seeking person, flatterer, groveler, obsequious flatterer, toady, groveller, minion; A person of unquestioning obedience.
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interés establecido, interés creado;
vested interest

Groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit. ; An interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another.
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cuadriculada/o
set in her ways, set in his ways

to be set in one's ways/opinions:
tener costumbres/opiniones profundamente arraigadas

She is set in her ways
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introvertida
introvert
she keeps herself to herself
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esposas
a pair of hadcuffs
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lively and happy
perky

to perk yourself up -perk up

a  vt + adv
[+person] animar
this will perk you up!  ¡esto te animará!
it perks up the flavour of frozen vegetables  da vida a  or  anima las verduras congeladas
b  vi + adv
[person] reanimarse , (in health)  sentirse mejor
business is perking up  el negocio va mejorando
ears perked up when his name was mentioned  todo el mundo aguzó el oído cuando se mencionó su nombre
share prices perked up as a result of the deal  la cotización de las acciones aumentó como resultado del trato
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if someone perks up, or if something perks them up, they begin to feel happier or more lively

Sue perked up when she heard the news.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of perk: please, excite, hearten, uplift, fulfil... more
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to become more interesting or exciting, or to make something do this

Some chilli sauce will perk it up.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of perk: wake up, enliven, spice up, vary, liven up... more
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apretar los dientes
por enfado,por aguantarte rabia,, dolor
to grit one´s teeth

         1 to press your teeth together tightly, for example because you are angry or in pain
            Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of grit: more
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            2
            to show determination in a difficult situation

            She would just have to grit her teeth and start all over again.
            Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of grit: deal with, tackle, combat, battle, handle... more
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envidiar
envidia
1.  to envy  to have the unhappy feeling of wanting to be like someone else or have what they have

      I envy people who are always confident.
      envy someone something:

      I envy you your view of the ocean.
 
  
2. envy noun- envidia

a look of envy  una mirada de envidia
filled with envy  lleno de envidia
to do sth out of envy  hacer algo por envidia
it was the envy of everyone  era la envidia de todos
IDIOMS to be green with envy  morirse de envidia
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coger a alguien con las manos en la masa
to catch sb red handed
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noche de hogueras
bonfire night
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a loud deep sound made by a person
a bellow of laughter /ˈbeləʊ/

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reaccion instintiva
sentimiento instintivo
a gut reaction/ a gut feeling
visceral

my gut reaction was...

something that you feel or believe strongly without stopping to think about it

My gut reaction was that he was lying.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of gut reaction: reaction, response, reply, welcome, reflex... more
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knight
to find the knight in armour
encontrar el principe azul
soulmate
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take
exercise
manners
measures
to take measurements in a cloth shop
an opportunity/ a chance


to take out insurance -  hacerse un seguro
you sing your insurance policy
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en cuanto a...
as for the weather

as far as the weather is concerned

what about weather

going back to what you said about
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I´d rather
I´d rather  go to Sweden than visit Belgium
I´d sooner go to Sweden than visit Belgium
I prefer to go
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tartamudear
to stammer
to stutter

He has a stammer
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celestina
a matchmaker

to match people/couples
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holandes
Dutch
Dutch courage: you are brave bc you have been drinking

to speak double Dutch
: you don´t understand a word of what this person says
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para mi gusto
it is too salty for my liking
she is too pushy for my liking
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estornudo
estornudar
sneeze  /sniːz/
to sneeze
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par
impar
even
odd
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amigo de conveniencia
amigo interesado, amigo en la prosperidad, amigo por interés; Friend only in good times.
a fair-weather friend
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fuga de cerebros
brain drain

drain: alcantarilla

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are you any good at?
Answer
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desplomarse en un sitio

to slump

to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level

Profits slumped to under $250 million.
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to suddenly fall or sit because you are very tired or unconscious&&

Sam’s body slumped to the floor.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of slump: faint, pass out, knock out, black out, come round... more
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a aggresive person
prepotente / agresivo
pushy /ˈpʊʃi/

   1.      extremely determined to get what you want, even if it annoys other people

      children with pushy parents
There was something about Mr. Molofololo´s manners, his pushy, rather hectorin sytle.
      Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of pushy: bossy, dictatorial, interfering, overbearing, domineering... more

derived words
pushily
   adverb
pushiness
   noun [uncountable]
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to be up for sth
would you be up for that?
do you fancy?
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to agree with someone or something
to go along with


    1.  I think I would tend to go along with what Tim was saying.

      Synonyms: agree, concur, be in agreement, be of one/be of the same mind (about), see eye to eye (with someone)... more

   2.      go along with something to agree to do something together with other people

      They describe him as a weak man who went along with the scheme out of fear.

      Synonyms : agree, undertake, accept, consent, yield... more
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to make
an appointment
an arrangement
an assessment

a beeline for: to go towards someone or something in the quickest and most direct way
he made for the information desk
clothes
changes
make a big difference
make a huge effort
ake losses -company losses in excess of £25 million
make a loss: They made a net loss of £350 million.
We made a loss on the house sale.
a pact
make or take a decision
a mistake
profit from
a telefon call
the swap - el cambio
a speech
sure
a statement
make a suggestion


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to make up for
1. Sustituir - make up for something to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged

Nothing can make up for the loss of a child.
2. Compensar.Make up for something to provide something good, so that something bad seems less important

The good weather made up for the bad organization.

He bought her some flowers to make up for being late.


to make out : see/hear/ understand someone or something with difficulty

I can just make a few words out on this page.
I couldn’t make out what he was saying.
Can you make out a face here on the photograph?
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a keyquestion, word, player, issue

a value for money restaurant, hotel, holiday, blouse (article of clothing)

gruesome murder, crime, film - truculento

filthy room, house, clothes, children

biased article, book, programme,paper, opinion, judge, referee - parcial, tendencioso

to house the victims, the refugees, a homeless person

to go off food, people - hartarse
   I've gone off her, ya no me gusta


to issue a statement, a passport, a certificate

a distressing situation, news, experience

to deprive children of education

user-friendly computer, gadget, instructions

ambivalent opinions, feelings, answers

to frown on/upon an attitude, a behaviour, a new law desaprobar, no ver con buenos ojos

cushy job, number: cholloa cushy number  (=job):

He’s got a really cushy number working at a holiday resort.

to weed the weakest, the trouble maker, the black sheep
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British a piece of equipment put on a wheel of an illegally parked car to stop it being moved
a car clamp++ /klæmp/

    * clamp verb
    * wheel clampnoun
    * clamp down
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to intend or hope to achieve something
to aim
tener como meta
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the effects and results of something bad or important
the aftermath secuelas
in the aftermath of the earthquake
the storm and its aftermath
the aftermath of war

How would they cope with the aftermath of the war?
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to text sbdy
texting
texter
sms
texting deprives the young of their sleep

NEET- Not currently engaged in employment, education or trainning
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1. computing to look for information on a computer, especially on the Internet
2.to look at things in a shop without being sure whether you want to buy anything
to browse /braʊz/

mobile phones that can browse the Web

   1.           to look at a website on the Internet

     an excellent graphical interface for browsing Web pages

I spend a long time browsing on the net



2 Customers are welcome to browse.
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counterfeit /ˈkaʊntə(r)fɪt/

   1.      counterfeit bank notes, products, tickets etc are illegal copies made in order to trick people

a counterfeit banknote - a genuine banknote

a phoney
phoney Adjektiv

not real and intended to trick people

a phoney ID card



a fake
to fake - falsear, fingir
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sabotear
to rig an election

to influence something such as an election in a dishonest way in order to produce a particular result

Officials denied that the competition had been rigged.
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para tontos
idiot friendly
user-friendly
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tener el mono
to have withdrawal symptoms

to withdraw:

1. [intransitive/transitive] to no longer take part in something, or to stop someone or something from taking part. Abandonar

Two candidates threatened to withdraw.
withdraw from:

The injury has forced him to withdraw from the competition.
withdraw someone/something from something:

The party withdrew their candidate from the election.

2. [intransitive/transitive] if an army withdraws or is withdrawn from a place, it leaves. To go away

withdraw from:

The troops began to withdraw from the northern region.
withdraw someone/something from something:

Government forces were withdrawn from the island yesterday.
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simbolizar, ser las siglas de; Sinónimos: represent, symbolize, symbolise;
What does it... stand for?

What does ISP stand for? ISP stands for Internet Service Provider

I asked him what BBC stood for
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piratear
to hack

[intransitive/transitive] to use a computer to connect to someone else’s computer secretly and often illegally, so that you can find or change information on it

Young kids are finding they can hack the computers of large corporations.

to hack into

They hack into banks and transfer huge amounts of cash.


The firewall need configuring.
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very narrow passage - conducto
duct
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robots
assembly line

Why do robots work typically on assembly lines?

Could a robot exhibit intelligent behaviour? - mostrar

He exhibits a great talent.

To defusebombs - take out - desactivar

robots are useful as duct cleaners? narrow passages - conductos

swarm roboties several robots

swarm: enjambre/a large number of people moving together as a group

Swarms of police officers surrounded the building.
a swarm of robots, bees, locusts (langostas), people (in a concert) of paparazzi

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likely to be damaged or destroyed
in jeopardy


His political career was in jeopardy.

The crisis put thousands of jobs in jeopardy.

The union leaders and the employers were to meet the following Thursday but the news about the take-over put any agreement into jeopardy


take-over - toma del mando, toma del poder

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me olvidé por completo
it completely slipped my mind

in the end time was tight
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      money and property that, in some cultures, a woman’s family gives to her husband when they get married
dowry   /ˈdaʊri/
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converger
to converge: /kənˈvɜː(r)dʒ/

   1.     to come from different directions to reach the same point

      a station where three railway lines converge

      Top diplomats were converging on Washington from all over the world.

      Synonyms: assemble, close up, bunch, cluster, huddle... more

   2.      to become the same or very similar

      Our opinions seldom converged.
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to do
Answer
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intimidating
abrumador
daunting: /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ adj.

She has the daunting task of cooking for 20 people every day.Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.

1.1 something that is daunting makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do. (=disheartening) desalentador, desmoralizante

a daunting task  una tarea abrumadora, una gigantesca tarea
a daunting task/challenge/prospect:

We are left with the daunting task of cleaning up this mess.

1.2 (=inhibiting) abrumador, amedrentador

to daunt
if something daunts you, it makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do

I admit I’m daunted by the job, but I’m going to try my best.



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much larger, stronger, more important etc than anything else. to big to control
overwhelming /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelmɪŋ/
an overwhelming situation, perfume, traffic, experience, figure (money), welcome, fairwell

She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.

An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal

      The odds (posibilidades) against them winning seemed overwhelming.

2. difficult to fight against - abrumador

She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.
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quisquilloso, selectivo, meticuloso
fussy about /ˈfʌsi/

quisquilloso, selectivo, meticuloso
nervioso
fussy about hair, clothes

   1.      only satisfied if things are exactly as you want them to be

      Don’t worry about me – I’m not a fussy eater.
      fussy about:

      Amy’s always been fussy about her personal appearance.

      ‘Which film should we see?’ ‘I’m not fussy.’

     
      fussy wallpaper - recargado

 
   3.     American
a fussy baby cries easily

derived words
fussily
   adverb
fussiness
   noun [uncountable]
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falto de práctica -  un idioma
rusty    /ˈrʌsti/

oxidado
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a la larga
a corto/largo plazo
a la larga in the long run

a corto /largo plazo int the short/long term

the play had a long run -  la obra se mantuvo mucho tiempo en cartelera

If I get stressed out I go for a long run (?)
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scarecrows   /ˈskeə(r)ˌkrəʊ/

crow  (=bird) cuervo  m 

A figure put in a field to frighten away the birds from the crops
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something that is offered in order to persuade someone to do something or buy something
take the bait (=accept what is offered):

Interest-free credit is on offer and customers are taking the bait.

Synonyms: pressure, wiles, emotional blackmail, pitch, pep talk... more

   1.    a.      someone who is used for attracting and catching someone else, especially a criminal

bait  (Fishing, Hunting) cebo  m   (fig) anzuelo  m , cebo  m 

IDIOMS to rise to the bait  - he didn't rise to the bait-  no picó
IDIOMS to swallow the bait   (lit) picar  (fig) morder el anzuelo, caer en la trampa
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to make a motor work more powerfully
to crank

the lever you use to change gear in a car the clutch

lever: palanca
liver: higado
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quedarse helado/flipar
dequiciarse
freak out /friːk/ (usally used when crazy or confused or angry)

a  vi + adv  (=get excited) flipar  , alucinar * , (on drugs)  viajar  , flipar

b  vt + adv  (=frighten) dejar helado

to become or make you become so angry, surprised, excited, or frightened that you cannot control yourself

She just freaked when she saw the police.

Meeting my dad again after all these years really freaked me out.

freak out  Verbo

   1. desquiciar, alucinar, dejar frío, poner fuera de sí, friquear; Sinónimos: madden, bewilder, craze, daunt, derange, freak, unbalance, upset, blitz out; Cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind.
   2. descontrolarse, enloquecerse, dar un ataque, perder el control propio, friquearse; Sinónimos: go crazy, go insane, go mad, become nutty as a fruitcake, crack up, flip, flip out, flip over, lose control; Lose one's nerve.
      When he saw the accident, he freaked out.
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que altera la mente;
a mind blowing story, experience

Sinónimos: mind-altering, mind-bending, hallucinogenic; Intensely affecting the mind or emotions. ; Intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations.

Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
A mind-blowing horror story.


India is mind blowing and bewildering
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desconcertante, confuso, aturdente
bewildering Adjetivo

Sinónimos: baffling, disconcerting, mystifying, perplexing, shaking, abashing, upsetting; Causing bafflement.

      The play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience
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en el acto, en seguida
there and then
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largarse de un sitio
let's get the hell out of here! ¡larguémonos de aquí!

→ go to hell!  ¡vete al diablo!

→ get the hell out of here!  ¡vete al diablo!
 
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to strangle
to choke

  [+person] ahogar, asfixiar , (with hands)  estrangular

in a voice choked with emotion -  con una voz ahogada  or  sofocada por la emoción

genocides can choke a person or a culture

I was really choked: really disappointed

to stifle : sofocar - new ideas were stifled
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dilemmas over... and fears
/daɪlemə/
1.panic-stricken
I was panic-stricken /'pænɪkˌstrɪkən/  adjetivo
aterrorizado

a drought-stricken area

2, recount narrar

3.to dread sth
dread [dred]
Iverbo transitivo temer a, tener pavor a: I dread to think what it cost, no quiero ni pensar en cuánto costó

4.
spine-chilling film. very frightening

5.
to give sby the creeps++ it makes you feel unconfortable - dar escalofrios. grima
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the right to give your opinion and be involved in a discussion about something
to have a say

a kind of control someone has

Don Meyer had a say in his future

The council made the decision. We had no say in the matter.
have a say on/over something:

Residents are being given a chance to have a say on the future of their town.
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1. muttering: murmurando to mutter
2.shuffling: arrastrando los pies to suffle
3. gait : paso
4.savant
5. expertise  n  (=experience) experiencia
(=knowledge) conocimientos 
(=skills) pericia
6.the father, not in the best of health himself,
7. to flit to move quickly from one place to another without stopping long
She has flitted from one country to another seeking asylum.
Birds flitted across the grass.
his mind flits from one subject to another

8 .intimidating  adj amedrentador, intimidante

9. affectionate /əˈfekʃ(ə)nət/ showing that you love or care about someone or something - affectionate  adj - cariñoso, afectuoso
- with affectionate greetings -  cariñosamente, afectuosamente
- your affectionate nephew  - con abrazos de tu sobrino
- My best friend is thoughtful and affectionate.
- an affectionate kiss

10. a  below of laughter

11. a genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/ geniuses
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1. a feeling of displacement not physical

2. brewing beer making beer

3. exile  /ˈeksaɪl/
in exile
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hasta causar nausea
ad nauseam Adverbio

   1. interminablemente, hasta causar náusea, hasta el cansancio, ad nauseam; Sinónimos: endlessly, everlastingly, interminably, to the point of nausea; To a sickening extent.
      He played the song ad nauseam.
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the media
to read the tabloids los periodicos sensacionalistas


to seek publicity to seach, to look for

to seak, sought, sought

to hold a press conference

to receive a lot of coverage

what type of news regularly receives a lot of coverage in this country?

to sue for libel denunciar por calumnia, difamación

libel  /ˈlaɪb(ə)l/

to libel writen
to slander spoken - difamar
a slander noun

to hit the headlines    1. hacerse famoso; Sinónimos: become famous, become well known, burst on the scene, burst onto the scene, get a name

to issue a press release    comunicado de prensa, boletín de prensa, comunicado a la prensa, informe a la prensa, nota de prensa;

to issue a statement

to make the front page

to run a story

damage: uncountable daño
extensive, heavy, irreparable, irreversible, permanent, serious, severe, significant, untold, widespread
damages


damages: [plural] legal money that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property

he gain a lot of money in damages - agravio
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me pone de los nervios
to get on someone´s nerves
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zoom
close-up
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a woman who appears topless  (=with her breasts showing) in photographs in some popular UK newspapers
a page 3 girl

she is a page 3 girl
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de la cabeza a los pies
from head to foot
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1. to through the towel

2. a coucher

3. to overcome a problem/an obstacle

4. nasty hospital - very unpleasant to taste, smell, see, or feel/ a nasty situation is unpleasant or upsetting

5. to feel friendless

6. to drop out to abandon something without finishing it (a race, university, school)

7. a pirate scare
to scare somebody:  to make someone feel frightened or worried

8. breakage  /ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/

9. the doctor was reluctant /rɪˈlʌktənt/ - not willing to do sth

10. are these stories that remarkable
it isn´t that expensive
Nadal is not that fantastic

11. well-whiser a person who expresses their good wishes or sympathy, often to someone who they do not know

12. to endure: to suffer something difficult or unpleasant in a patient way over a long period
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vencer, superar
ser superado, vencido por
to overcome a  vt
1  (=conquer)
[+enemy, opposition] vencer
[+problem, temptation, inhibitions] superar, vencer
[+rage, fear, disgust] superar, dominar
the book is an account of how she overcame cancer -el libro describe cómo superó  or  venció el cáncer
her curiosity finally overcame her shyness -  finalmente, su curiosidad superó  or  venció su timidez
2  (=overwhelm)
[feeling] adueñarse de
[sleep, fatigue] vencer
a sense of total inadequacy overcame him - una sensación de ineptitud total se adueñó de él
sleep overcame him - lo venció el sueño

to be overcome by sth  
I was overcome by the heat - el calor me agobió, me sentí agobiado por el calor
he was overcome by the smoke - el humo le impidió respirar
she was quite overcome by the occasion - la ocasión la conmovió mucho
overcome by curiosity, he reached out to touch it - vencido  or  dominado por la curiosidad, extendió la mano para tocarlo

to be overcome with sth  
she was  overcome with remorse - le abrumaba el remordimiento
he was overcome with grief - estaba abrumado  or  postrado de dolor

grief  /ɡriːf/
    * mad with rage/grief/pain etc

      a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died

she was so overcome with emotion- she couldn't answer  estaba tan conmovida que no podía responder
you don't seem exactly overcome with joy -  no parece que estés rebosante de alegría

3-  vi vencer, triunfar
we shall overcome!  ¡venceremos!

We Shall Overcome (Venceremos) es el título de una canción cantada por los miembros del llamado  US Civil Rights Movement (movimiento por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos). Se cantaba sobre todo en los años 50 y 60 durante las protestas contra la discriminación racial y aún hoy la usan quienes protestan en contra de la injusticia.
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unpleasant or of bad quality
asqueroso

grotty adjective /ˈgrɒt.i/US pronunciation symbol/ˈgrɑː.t ̬i/ adj informal

a grotty little room
a grotty hotel
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unspoiled, pretty, panoramic, favoured, uninterrupted
picturesque /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/

   1.      a picturesque place or scene is attractive, especially because it is old and interesting. [village]


      Garda is one of the lake’s most picturesque resorts.

  
         1. a.  used about people’s clothes and appearance (beautiful, glorious, stunning, breathtaking, gorgeous), (name,title: peculiar)

           singers in picturesque costumes of scarlet and green
           
   2.      picturesque language is unusual and interesting (expresivo, vívido)
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exteme adjective of
1. expensive
2. warm
3. cold
4. small
5. dirty
6.a pain (person)
1 extortionate
adj
[price] abusivo, exorbitante
[demand] excesivo, desmesurado

2.schorching for places, not for people

3freezing

4. minute /maɪˈnjuːt/

5. filthy

1 (dirty) filthy weather: is very unpleasant, usually because there is a lot of rain or snow and wind
[hands, room, house] asqueroso
[clothes] muy sucio
[water] inmundo
2  (=indecent)

[language, behaviour] grosero, obsceno
[joke] verde
[sense of humour] obsceno
3  (=despicable) asqueroso
she called him a filthy murderer  lo llamó un asesino asqueroso
4 * [weather] asqueroso * , de perros * 
[temper] de perros * , de mil diablos * 
she was in a filthy temper  estaba con un humor de perros  or  de mil diablos * 
b  adv
the children came home filthy dirty  los niños llegaron a casa sucísimos, los niños llegaron a casa hechos un asco * 
they're filthy rich  * están podridos de dinero * , son unos ricachos

6.unbereable
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establecer un negocio
set up

to set up in business  establecerse en un negocio
to set up (in business) as a baker  establecerse de panadero
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1. representar
2. vover a representar
1. enact
2. re-enact  vt (Theat) volver a representar
[+crime, battle] reconstruir

(Parl)  legislation-  volver a promulgar (re-enact)


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afligido (upset and worried)
distraught   /dɪˈstrɔːt/

adj afligido, alterado  (LAm) 

in a distraught voice  con una voz embargada por la emoción
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tener un capricho
whim
to have a whim
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empedernido
heavy smoker
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pasar las vacaciones en casa

to have a staycation
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to impress someone very much or make them very excited

to be blown away by something /by someone

When I heard that song for the first time it just blew me away.


to blow away: salir volando, volar
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empatar
to draw drew, drawn
You cannot draw in Tennis or Pala
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tener un mal dia
to have a bad hair day

to be a bad hair day

this day would be a bad hair day
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I was really surprised
I was gobsmacked

I won the lottery I was gobsmacked
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estar indeciso por algo/verbo
to be in two minds about sth/ing
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1. to be phisically very similar
2. to be phisically very different
to be two peas in a pod

they are like two peas in a pod

a pod: una vaina de guisante

podcast

like chalk and cheese

chalk /tʃɔːk/

a type of soft white rock, or (a stick of) this rock or a similar substance used for writing or drawing
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you don´t get involved in the conversation

to be short with
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to be spot on
exactly right
Synonyms: exact, accurate, perfect, precise, strict... more
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Preposition
in
to behave in that way
to trust in somebody / also to trust somebody
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to complain in an angry way
to grumble about  something
Regular

to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things
grumble about something:

Children always grumble about school dinners.
grumble at:


a grumpy: the person who complains everything

To grumble at
somebody

She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing.


To grumble that

He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he had nothing to do.

Synonyms: complain, mutter, lodge, moan, murmur
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Desencadenar
to trigger something (off): to set in motion, to start a process

trigger: gatillo de la pistola

What triggered his illness?

to make something happen

The news of his death triggered more violence.

Synonyms: bring about, form, invent, develop, inaugurate... more

   1.     a. to cause someone to have a particular feeling or memory

      You find that strangely familiar smells trigger memories of childhood.
      Synonyms: remind, come to, bring back, recall, awake... more
   2.b      b.to cause someone to do or say something
      trigger a response/reaction:


      The report has triggered a fierce response from the governor.
      Synonyms: encourage, persuade, convince, motivate, urge on.

   1. provocar, dar inicio a, accionar, activar, desatar, desencadenar, detonar, precipitar, ser un factor provocante para; Sinónimos: bring about, bring on, cause, cause to happen, provoke, activate, be a trigger for, call forth, detonate; Put in motion or move to act.
      Her attitude triggered the fight, Su actitud desencadenó un pleito.
      Trigger a reaction.
      Actuate the circuits.

   2. incentivar, motivar; Sinónimos: motivate, incentivize, encourage, edify, impulse, incite, inspire; Give an incentive for action.
   3. detonar, accionar, activar, disparar; Sinónimos: activate, detonate, explode, set off, trip, discharge, fire, fulminate; Release or pull the trigger on. ; Put in motion or move to act.
      set off the detonator, Ana accionó el detonador=Ann triggered.
      Trigger a gun.
      Trigger a reaction.
      Actuate the circuits.

   4. desencadenarse; Sinónimos: be triggered, flare up, trigger off
   5. accionarse; Sinónimos: become activated, get triggered

trigger  Sustantivo

   1. detonador, disparadero, disparador, espoleta, martillo; Sinónimos: detonating device, firer, firing pin, release, trigger device, fusee, fuze, releaser, tripper; A device that activates or releases or causes something to happen.
   2. gatillo, activador, explosor; Sinónimos: activator, actuator, exploder; Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun.
   3. factor provocante, catalizador; Sinónimos: provoking factor; An act that sets in motion some course of events.
   4. desencadenante
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imaginarse
to fancy oneself 

   1. imaginarse; Sinónimos: think oneself, figure oneself, imagine, imagine oneself
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darse de baja
drop out of something

   1. echar fuera; Sinónimos: cast out, chase away, put out, throw out, chase off, chase out, draw out, drive out; Throw or cast away. ; Expel from a community or group.
   2. darse de baja, dejar de asistir, dejar de pertenecer, excluirse voluntariamente de participar, retirarse, retirarse de la sociedad; Sinónimos: resign, back off, draw back, fail to attend, draw off, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, stop attending; Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat. ; Leave school or an educational program prematurely.
      Ann dropped out of the course, Ana se dio de baja del curso.
      In the second round, the challenger gave up.
      Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program.

   3. dejar la carrera; Leave school or an educational program prematurely.
      Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program.

   4. derramarse; Sinónimos: run, overflow, pour out, run over, slop, slosh; Move along, of liquids.
   5. desprenderse; Sinónimos: come off, fall out, become detached, chip off, come away, fall away, fall off; Break off (a piece from a whole). ; Come to be detached.
   6. desconectarse del mundo, excluirse de la sociedad establecida; Sinónimos: disconnect from the world, withdraw from established society
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A friend is someone who will always to tell sb a  home truths

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ir a lo suyo
to do own´s thing
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exagerated

over the top: O.T.T

someone or something that is over-the-top is so extreme that they seem unreasonable or silly. You can also say that they are OTT
go over-the-top:

She’s really has gone completely over-the-top with this wedding.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of over-the-top: crazy, silly, ridiculous, mad, insane... more
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to survive with a little amount of sth, f.e. a language
to get by
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preposition on
on the sofa, the bed

they operated on him
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tener una palabra, poder opinar
to have a say in sth
a kind of control of what happens
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conejillo de indias
a Guinea pig /ˈɡɪni pig/
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to chill out
to relax
I´m chilling
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to give an impression
to come over
to come across
to come over as a shy person, an extrovert
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sth negative, a defect
shortcoming
to have a shortcoming

because of his shortcomings he had difficulties to make friends
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perdedor , persona miserable, persona patética, socialmente inepta
anorak
synonim

saddoperdedor - someone who you think has a boring life

informal someone who is very interested in something that most people think is boring or not fashionable


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to ignore
to snub sth/sb

to insult someone by ignoring them or being rude to them

Synonyms: avoid, brush off, shun, look through, blank
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awful
mistake
people
atmosphere
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high
season
spirits
opinion
price
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profound
effect
impact
influence
deep hole
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to click with somebody
to hit it off with

He hit it off immediately with their best friend
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language
to brush sth up
language. refrescar

to pick (a language a skill) up
aprender
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stop talking with somebody bc you argued with them
to fall out

Find someone who has fallen out with friends on holliday

(=quarrel)

to fall out (with sb) (over sth)  enfadarse  (con algn) (por algo)
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llamativo
ostentoso
flashy adj 
(flashier compar)
(flashiest superl )

[jewellery, clothes, car] llamativo, ostentoso
[colour] chillón
[person] llamativo

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to disappoint somebody
to let somebody down
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echar mano de, pillar algo,
to grab

1.echar mano a algo, cogerlo bruscamente
2.pillar (bus, sitio)
3. molar (idea)


1. to take hold of something in a rough or rude way

He grabbed the knife before I could get to it.

One of the men was grabbed and bundled into a car.
grab hold of:

I grabbed hold of his hair.
grab someone by something:

Ben grabbed Marco by the arm.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of grab: carry, hold on, hang on, grasp, grip... more

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to succeed in getting something, especially by being quick or by being the best at something

We got there early and grabbed seats at the front.

The brand now grabs 26 per cent of sales in the US.
grab someone’s attention:

It’s often the bad characters in a story who grab our attention.
grab an opportunity/chance:

I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of grab: get, come by, accept, obtain, gain... more

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informal to interest someone, or to make them feel enthusiastic

The idea didn’t really grab me.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of grab: inspire, attract, interest, motivate, excite... more

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informal if you grab food or sleep, you eat quickly or sleep for a short time

I’ll grab a sandwich back at the hotel.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of grab: more
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matanza
sacrificar animales
matar brutalmente (personas)
dar una paliza en deporte
a slaughter /ˈslɔːtə(r)/
to slaughter


a  n  [+of animals] matanza  f , sacrificio  m 
[+of persons] matanza  f , carnicería  f 
the slaughter on the roads  el gran número de muertes en las carreteras
the Slaughter of the Innocents  la Degollación de los Inocentes
like a lamb to the slaughter  como borrego al matadero
there was great slaughter  hubo gran mortandad
b  vt
1  (=kill)
[+animals] matar, sacrificar
[+person, people] matar brutalmente
2  (Sport etc, *)  (=beat) dar una paliza a *
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tratar alguien a patadas
to treat somebody like dirt
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mas vale no meneallo
let slepping dogs lie
If someone is told to let sleeping dogs lie, it means that they shouldn't disturb a situation as it would result in trouble or complications
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echarse a reir
to burst out laughing
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a negative situation in which people suffer and it is very difficult to change it
crisis
a plight /plaɪt/


   1.      a sad, serious, or difficult situation

    the plight of the poor/homeless/unemployed


the country's economic plight  la grave situación económica del país
the plight of the shellfish industry la crisis de la industria marisquera
to be in a sad  or  sorry plight  estar en un estado lamentable
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una vieja gloria
a has-been
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un timo
un robo
a rip-off

it's a rip-off!  ¡es una estafa  or  un robo!


scam /skæm/

a dishonest plan, especially for getting money

scum  /skʌm/ - chusma

offensive an insulting word for someone who you think is very unpleasant

The people who do these dreadful things are scum.

People say Michael Jackson is still alive, that is a scam
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      a specific time or date by which you have to do something
deadline /ˈdedˌlaɪn/

plural deadlines

   1.      They’ve given us a five o’clock deadline.

      deadline for:      The deadline for applications was last Friday.

      deadline of:      Ministers set a deadline of 5 April for Serbia to accept the peace plan.

to  meet/miss a deadline (=finish/not finish something in time):       If we can’t meet the deadline, they won’t give us another contract.

to set a deadline - cumplir
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awfull
appalling

appalling  adj
[sight, behaviour, weather, destruction] espantoso, horroroso
[suffering, crime, conditions] atroz, espantoso
[spelling, mistake, headache, smell] espantoso

he has appalling taste in clothes
tiene un gusto pésimo para la ropa
her first novel was appalling  su primera novela fue un horror
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violencia gratuita
the violence was gratuitous and really over the top

/ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs/
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!espabílate y haz algo!
Get a life!
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con regularidad
on a regular basis
We are doing something we have always wanted to do, something you apparently do on a regular basis
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hipócrita
two-faced

he is really/incredibly/amanzingly  two-faced
Hypocrit
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golpe de estado
coup d´etat /ˌkuː deɪˈtɑː/
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1. estallar una boma
2. estallar una guerra
1 to go off  A bom went off

2. to break out [fire, war, epidemic]
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writing about an article
I am writting with reference to the article"let then take drugs" appeared in yesterday´s edition, claiming/stating/ saying that the use of drugs in sport is legitimate. I have to say that I totally agree/disagree
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not noticed or praised for hard work, bravery or great achievementse
unsung adjective /ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/ adj


an unsung hero/heroine

Many of her achievements went unsung until after her death.
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hace mucho tiempo
allá en ...
way back

That was way back -  eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya
Way back in 1900 -  allá en 1900

My friends and I used to love to play pracical jokes on people living in our small town way back in the early  80
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   1. improvisar, ir al tanteo;
to play it by ear

Sinónimos: invent, adlib, come off with, improvise, knock up, patch together; Decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation.

      She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear.

   2. tocar de oído; Sinónimos: play by ear
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con muy poco dinero, con escasos recursos;
Sinónimos: short of money
on a shoestring adj

to run on a shoestring

Sinónimos: short of money
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le salio el tiro por la culata (figurativo)
their plan backfired  (fig)

the joke backfired

backfire
a  n  (Aut) petardeo  m
b  vi  (Aut) petardear

a joke: un chiste
practical jokes bromas


to play a joke on people
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1. for areas and cities, poor an in a bad state. In bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs
2.animal vagabundo
rundown adjetive

This area of Liverpool is poor and run-down.

It was a rundown places with one grocery store, a bar and lots of  stray dogs (bagabundos)

a stray dog has no owner and walks the streets

stray   adj  1  (=errant)
[bullet] perdido
[sheep] descarriado
[cow, dog] extraviado
a stray cat   (=lost) un gato extraviado  (=alley cat) un gato callejero

2  (=isolated, occasional) aislado
in a few stray cases -  en algunos casos aislados
a few stray cars  algún que otro coche
a few stray thoughts  unos cuantos pensamientos inconexos
b  n
1  (=child) niño(-a)  m/f  sin hogar, niño(-a)  m/f  desamparado(-a)
2 strays  (Rad) parásitos  mpl

to stray:

1  [animal]  (=roam) extraviarse
(=get lost) perderse, extraviarse
if the gate is left open the cattle stray -  si se deja abierta la puerta las vacas se escapan
2  (=wander)
[person] vagar, ir sin rumbo fijo
[speaker, thoughts] desvariar
to stray from   (also fig)  apartarse de
we had strayed two kilometres from the path  nos habíamos desviado dos kilómetros del camino
they strayed into the enemy camp  erraron el camino y se encontraron en el campamento enemigo
my thoughts strayed to the holidays  empecé a pensar en las vacaciones
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a torch
a flashlight
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hacer recados
to run errands

informal: I have stuff to do

stuff: material, sustancia
to stuff: rellenar (pollo, juguete)

do your stuff - informal  1.      to do what you have prepared to do

      Now get out there and do your stuff.
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not sure what to choose because there are so many good things that you can choose from
spoilt for choice

British

If you’re looking for a restaurant, you’ll be spoilt for choice in this town.
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citas
friends: to have a get
work: a meeting
relationships: a date
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Hablador@
Talkative (adjective)
a talkative person (adjetive)
he became quite talkative  habló mucho
she wasn't very talkative at breakfast

Chatterbox (noun)
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voz de pito
1.high sounding voice: a high-pitched voice
2.indicating intense emotion: a high-pitched debate
≠ Low-pitched voice

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a mean person
tight-fisted  /ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd/

tacaño, agarrado
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enemigo
foe
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Algo no cuadra, pero no sé exactamente qué es
to put one's finger on sth 

there was nothing you could put your finger on  - no había nada concreto

I don´t get on well with her, I can´t put my finger on ti - no se lo que es
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Author: sarapalacio
Main topic: Englisch
Topic: Vocabulary
School / Univ.: Privat
City: pamplona
Published: 01.03.2010
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