23 Flashcards

1
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FUSSY

A

QUISQUILLOSO, IRRITABLE

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2
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TO SCORE

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PUNTUAR, SACAR PUNTAJE

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3
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UNAWARE

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NO ENTERADO, INCONSCIENTE

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4
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AWARE

A

ENTERADO, CONSCIENTE

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5
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She is mechanically inclined

A

Ella es buena para la mecánica

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6
Q

PROOFREADER

A

CORRECTOR

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7
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He has an eye for detail

A

Él es detallista

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8
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He has a head for business

A

Él es bueno para los negocios

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9
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ACCURATE

A

PRECISO

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10
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He has a good intuitive sense

A

Él tiene buen sentido de la intuición

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11
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LECTURE

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DISCURSO

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12
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TO BE WELL-SPOKEN

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SER BIEN HABLADO; HABLAR MUY BIEN

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13
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He has a way with words

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Él es bueno con las palabras. Él habla muy bien

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14
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TO ASTOUND

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SORPRENDER

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15
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STUNNED

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SORPRENDIDO

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16
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ASIDE

A

AL LADO, A UN LADO

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17
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TOUGH

A

DURO

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18
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TOUGHNESS

A

DUREZA

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19
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TO TOUGHEN

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ENDURECER

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20
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She has a head for figures

A

Ella es buena para las cifras

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21
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TO PUT OFF

A

POSPONER

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22
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AS A RESULT

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COMO RESULTADO

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23
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DUE TO THE FACT THAT

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DEBIDO A QUE

24
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CONSEQUENTLY

A

CONSECUENTEMENTE

25
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THEREFORE

A

POR LO TANTO

26
Q

SHE DOESN’T HAVE A HEAD FOR FIGURES

A

ELLA NO ES BUENA CON LAS CIFRAS

27
Q

SHE IS GOOD AT DOING MANY THINGS AT THE SAME TIME

A

ELLA NO ES BUENA HACIENDO MUCHAS COSAS AL MISMO TIEMPO

28
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SHE IS BAD AT (ING) …..

A

ELLA ES MALA EN ….

29
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HE HAS AN EYE FOR DETAIL

A

EL ES BUENO PARA LOS DETALLES

30
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SHE HAS A WAY WITH CHILDREN

A

ELLA ES BUENA CON LOS NIÑOS

31
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HE HAS A KNACK FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

A

ÉL TIENE UN DON PARA LA FOTOGRAFÍA

32
Q

KNACK

A

DON, HABILIDAD

33
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SHE IS BAD AT KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE

A

ELLA ES MALA MANTENIÉNDOSE EN CONTACTO CON LA GENTE

34
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HE IS A BIT TOO SLOW

A

ÉL ES UN POCO LENTO

35
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HE IS PAINSTAKING

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ÉL ES MINUCIOSO, METICULOSO, ESMERADO

36
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THOROUGH

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MINUCIOSO, EXHAUSTIVO, METICULOSO

37
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HE HAS AN EAR FOR MUSIC

A

TIENE BUEN OÍDO PARA LA MÚSICA

38
Q

THE MAN STOPPED TO COMPLIMENT TO THE WOMAN

A

EL HOMBRE PARÓ A FELICITAR (DAR UN CUMPLIDO) A LA MUJER

39
Q

A JOKE

A

A FUNNY STORY. It ends with a funny “punch line” (línea punzante)

40
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A RIDDLE

A

ENIGMA, ADIVINANZA

41
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AN ANECDOTE

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A REAL HISTORY, CAN BE FUNNY

42
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A LIMERICK

A

A humorous and small poem

43
Q

A BLOOPER

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A CLUMSY VERBAL MISTAKE.

Ej; “Go and shake a tower” instead of “Go and take a shower”.

44
Q

CLUMSY

A

TORPE

45
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A PUN

A

A humorous use of a word or phrase that has two meanings or two words with the same sound.

Ej: “What’s black and White and red all over?”
Rta: The newspaper
Pun: “red” and “read” have the same sound

46
Q

What never gets any wetter, no matter how hard it rains?

Rta: The ocean

A

RIDDLE

47
Q

WETTER

A

MÁS HÚMEDO

48
Q

A man goes to a psychiatrist and says, “Doctor, I’m worried about my brother. He thinks he’s a chicken.”
That is serious, why don’t you put him in a mental hospital?
The man says: “I would, but I need the eggs”

A

JOKE

49
Q
A customer eating at Crew
Found a very large bug in his stew
Said the waiter, "Don't shout
And wave it about,
Or the rest will be wanting one too."
A

LIMERICK

50
Q

STEW

A

ESTOFADO, GUISO

51
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TO WAIVE

A

EXONERAR, RENUNCIAR

52
Q

TO SHOUT

A

GRITAR

53
Q

PUNS ARE BAD, BUT LIMERICKS ARE VERSE

A

PUN

54
Q

It’s so meet to nice you ……. I mean, nice to meet you!

A

BLOOPER

55
Q

LIME

A

DÉBIL

56
Q

TO DETACH

A

SEPARAR, DESPEGAR, RESALTAR