2021 Flashcards
Eso espero!
I hope so!
run for office
stand for election (UK) , try to get elected to a public position)
Obama spent two _____ in office
terms
Politicians need to COMPROMISE
settle by mutual concession
“a necessary evil”
undesirable but must be accepted
I was taken in
I was cheated, fooled, deceived
DISPROVE / DEBUNK a theory, an idea…
prove wrong (desmentir)
hace un día precioso VERDAD?
It’s a lovely day ISN’T IT?
Give sb a lift
Acercar
to make/cut a long story short
en resumidas cuentas
In short, in summary, to sum up
DEFY social convention
go against (desafiar)
CURFEW
toque de queda
columna vertebral
backbone / spine
SWEEPING changes
de gran envergadura o alcance
widows are ELIGIBLE FOR a pension
entitled, qualified for
Drop ___ of college
drop out of college: leave college
INSTIL values IN your children
inculcar
ponerse del lado de
side with
Be skeptical about sth
doubting
ANCESTORS
antepasado, predecesor
Además,…
Also, Moreover, Furthermore, …
take out insurance
buy insurance
breathtaking views
awe-inspiring, astonishing
Es curioso
It’s funny / It’s interesting
Procurement Department
Purchasing Department
Preferiría no ir
I’d rather not go
Different strokes for different FOLKS
folks: “amigos”, people
Para gustos los colores
on the mend
getting better
a laughing stock
el hazmereír
Reforzar, make sth stronger
to strengthen
brand-new
completely new
Preferiría vivir en Roma
I’d rather live in Rome
I’d prefer to live in Rome
PROVIDED the methods are approved
IF, on the condition that
an upturn / a downturn
an increase / a decrease
y por eso…
and that’s why..
Based UPON two principles
UPON = ON (upon is more formal)
Los españoles,
Un español
The Spanish
A Spaniard
Los británicos
Un británico
The British
A Briton
Aparte de esto
Apart from this
Los ingleses
Un inglés
The English
an Englishman/woman
Por el contrario
On the contrary
Además de trabajar aquí
In addition to working here
Los turcos
Un turco
The Turkish
A Turk
Por un lado..
Por otro lado…
On the one hand
on the other hand..
Oferta y demanda
Demand and supply
to RESUME the orders
reanudar (continue after a pause)
threefold
three times
prices have levelled off
prices have stabilised (steibilaiz)
prices have risen
rise - rose - risen (to go up)
será canadiense (debe de ser canadiense..)
He must be Canadian (deducing)
No debe de ser japonés (deducing)
He can’t be Japanese (deducing)
to be on the same page
to agree
I’m on the same page as my son
engordar y adelgazar
put on weight, lose weight
Espero que no
I hope not
Eso me temo
I’m afraid so
- I like chocolate
- “y yo”
- So do I
- Me too
- I like chocolate too
- I don’t like chocolate
- “ni yo”
- Neither do I
- Me neither
- I don’t like chocolate either
- I’ve just seen Simon
- “show interest”
- oh, have you?
- Really?
- Liz isn’t very well
- “show interest”
- oh, isn’t she?
- Really?
- It rained everyday during our holiday
- “show interest”
- oh, did it?
- really?
