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2020 Prospective Flashcards

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Lagrimas de cocodrilo.

El acus’o a ella de ser demasoado dramatica, histrionica, perid ayuda cuando no estaba tan mal

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to cry wolf

call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help.

“he accused her of crying wolf”

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Creo que se va a notar

(Jackie B regarding Dermot)

My emotions will…

Que otra cosa significa?

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LEAK OUT

mear!

"dude, where's your bathroom? I have to Leak Out"
#piss#drain the lizard#hit the head#release some pressure#take a leak
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El ha abanderado el movimiento carnivoro.

Le suspendieron la licencia pero ahora se la han devuelto.

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He has been SPEAR HEADING the Carnivore movement.

He had his license revoked but it has now been reinstated

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Vas a insistir a Erin?

PESTER - CHASE UP

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Are you going to PROD Erin?

(Molly)

Badger her for a response (lit Tejón)

repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.

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Tamsin is according to Molly (regarding her Instagram)…

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Posy

She is a massive poser

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Saladino se repite constantemente

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Saladino is an ECHO CHAMBER

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Es repetitivo (es una redundancia)

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It’s TAUTOLOGICAL

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Se te permite un dia

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One day of grace

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Es un cerebrito

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She is a braniac

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disculpa que vaya al grano

(email, Molly)

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excuse the directness

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Quizlet = eliminado!

(Molly)

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banished

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Genial!

(Molly)

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Ace!

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runny nose - synonym

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“a snotty nose”

full of or covered with nasal mucus

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Investigacion sobre Leaky Gut

(Molly)

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Leaky Gut sleuthing:
sleuth /sluːθ/
carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective.
“scientists began their genetic sleuthing for honey mushrooms four years ago”
investigate (someone or something).
“I am not sleuthing you”

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Es un sistema lento..

(Molly)

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It’s a SLOW BURNER…

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Jamie Arkell re Aripiprazole and agitation (si ocurre es mejor esperar)

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Stahl says with agitation you sit it out

not take part in a particular event or activity.

“he had to sit out Sheffield Wednesday’s UEFA Cup game”

wait without moving or taking action until a particular unwelcome situation or process is over.

“most of the workers seem to be sitting the crisis out, waiting to see what will happen”

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No es nada arrogante ni pretencioso

(Angela E’s son is quite at class, intelligent boys are quiet)

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He is very unassuming

not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
“he was an unassuming and kindly man”

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Durante la noche los pensamientos son mas amenazadores

La expresion se use sobretodo cuando la persona no se puede dormir

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In the watches of the night

we lay awake

and the thoughts come like monsters

specially viewed as a time when you cannot sleep

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El se enfado un poco

(Kathryn 4 March 2020)

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He was feeling a bit WORKED UP

informal : very angry, excited, or upset about something

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Note un poco de angustia (nauseas)

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I was feeling a bit queasy
/ˈkwiːzi/
nauseous; feeling sick.
“in the morning he was still pale and queasy”

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Una forma de decir copa

(y un tipo de sentadilla con ese nombre)

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Goblet
(e.g. Goblet squat)

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He llamado a Luca pero no contesta

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Luca’s phone just rang out

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Lo que me tiene descolocado es…

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See, what BAFFLES me is…

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Ella estaba con los novatos (univerisdad) - Gigi 07/03/2020

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She was hanging out with the FRESHERS

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CHIP ON SHOULDER:

meaning

Gigi:

She has a massive chip on her shoulder

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  • holding a grudge or grievance
  • a perceived sense of inferiority
  • being angry because of something that happened in the past
  • habitually combative attitude
  • take offence easily
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CHIP ON SHOULDER:

examples

Gigi:

She has a massive chip on her shoulder

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  • He’s always picking up fights with everyone. He seems to have a chip on his shoulder.
  • He has a chip on his shoulder for not being born into a rich family.
  • She still seems to have a chip on her shoulder about the argument she had with her friend last week.
  • He has a chip on his shoulder for not being invited to the party.
  • Why do you get so aggressive at the slightest hint of criticism? You seem to have a chip on your shoulder.
  • He was not very cared for as a child, and he has a chip on his shoulder about his upbringing.
  • She has a chip on her shoulder about not getting admission into that university.
  • One of my colleagues is always arguing with everyone. I think he has a chip on his shoulder.
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DrTaub - es deshonesto (RP)

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He is DISINGENUOUS

not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
“this journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical”

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Estare desaparecido en combate unas semanas por examenes

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I will be MIA for the next few weeks or so with deadlines.

(missing in action)

30
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no puedo disgrutar el momento, mi cerebro esta pensando en la siguiente cosa

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I cannot enjoy the moment,

my brain is ON TO THE NEXT THING

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cree que le estan acosando (Mark de Ali)

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He continues to believe quite persecutory
accounts for example, having been hounded and his phone tapped,

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mi TOC ha empeorado un poco

(Jai)

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my OCD has TICKED UP a bit

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He estado trabajando sin parar ero las cosas e estan calmando

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I have been nose to the grindstone but coming for air.

nose to the grindstone (plural noses to the grindstone or noses to grindstones)

(idiomatic, after keep, put, have, hold (one’s)) used to form idioms meaning “to work hard, or focus heavily on work.”

If he’d keep his nose to the grindstone a bit more, he could be a pretty good student.

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Era un comentario de pasada

(Jessica estudiante suicidal thoughts)

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throwaway comment/line/remark
something that someone says without thinking carefully and is not intended to be serious.

35
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Esta que no puede mas

(Tam re Robin 2 June 2020)

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He’s beside himself.

“Beside yourself” is an English idiom meaning to be in such a strong emotional state that it makes you almost out of control.

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La venida (llegada, ADVENIMIENTO!) del IceMan

(YOUTUBE MOVIE)

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The iceman COMETH

37
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Low Mood pronunciation

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MEID - LA O ES CORTA

LA D SE ENFATIZA

38
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Te estaba tomando el pelo

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I was RIBBING you

good-natured teasing.
“he took a good deal of ribbing with the utmost good humour”
“the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly”

Stop your ribbing, I don’t find it funny at all.

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lo decia de broma

“I was just kidding”

(+ formal)

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I was saying that IN GEST

40
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todos los pacientes te ponen

(lit CHORRO)

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  • *they are all GUSHING ABOUT you**
    1: to emit in a copious free flow
    2: to say or write effusively

He decided that even if she sounded like a cat in heat, he would gush over her with praise.

Why should it seem impossible to believe in this power of the relics, when water could be made to gush from a rock in the desert? … gush of hot water all over my legs, like a large water balloon bursting

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es un poco vagabundo

(Tam regarding JD)

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he is a bit HOBO

a homeless person; a tramp or vagrant

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Ana es presumida

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Ana is so SMUG

having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.

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No creo en favoritismos (personales o familiares)

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I don’t believe in nepotism

the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
“his years in office were marked by corruption and nepotism”

44
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Al final consiguio atar cabos

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He managed to JOIN THE DOTS

45
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Milo es super curioso..

(Molly)

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very eager or curious to hear or see something.

“I’m all agog”

Molly: “He is agog”

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Si los administradores (fideicomisarios) piensan que Dulce actua de forma caprichosa o a mala fe

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If the trustees thought that Dolce is behaving in a CAPRICIOUS or SPITEFUL way

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Nadie quiere que su familia… y menos Antonia!

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Who wants their family to… LEAST OF ALL Antonia!

48
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Es muy mundano (vano.. futil)

(Toby)

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It is very INANE /inein/

49
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Empezamos a sentirnos mas separadas

(Tessa P)

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A SCHISM /skism/ began to grow

a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
“the widening schism between Church leaders and politicians”

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Antonia se volvio mas dificil

(Tessa P)

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Antonia turned more STROPPY & moody

bad-tempered and argumentative.
“Patricia was getting stroppy”

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