13. News and the media

Question 1

bar

Answer 1

to prevent something or someone from doing something or going somewhere, or to not allow something.

Question 2

bid

Answer 2

to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property, pujar, ofertar.

Question 3

on the brink of doing something

Answer 3

be about to do

Question 4

clash

Answer 4

fight or violent disagreement

Question 5

cleared of …

Answer 5

without debts or obligation ( libre de cargas o de gravámenes) if someone is cleared it is officially decided that they were not guilty of something they had been accused of. Clear one’s name

Question 6

get off lightly

Answer 6

to be punished in a way that is less severe than you deserve.
I’m letting you off lightly this time, but next time you could end up in jail.

Question 7

hail

Answer 7

to describe someone or something publicly as being very good
hail somebody/something as something. Aclamar

Question 8

death toll

Answer 8

total number of deaths

Question 9

Vows

Answer 9

Promises

Question 10

Make a fuss

Answer 10

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