2A doctor doctor Flashcards
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core
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noun
the basic and most important part of something:
at the core of The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
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abs
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noun
abdominales
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muslo
the part of a person’s leg above the knee
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thigh
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any of five tendons (= pieces of tissue connecting muscles to bones) at the back of the knee:
pull a hamstring
He pulled (= injured) a hamstring while playing football.
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hamstring
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gluteos
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glutes
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an adjective to describe things that are side by side which have the same distance continuosly between them
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parallel
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¿¿ verb which means to involve or use¿¿
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engange
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a verb which means to press together or use pressure
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squeeze
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a verb which means to move one foot forward or up
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step
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a noun which means a right angle, equal, to a quarter turn
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90 degrees
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an adjective which menas to width of a person
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hip-distance
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a verb which menas to fold
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bend
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a verb which means to move something using force
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push
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a verb which means to breathe out
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exhale
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a verb which means to lower or let something fall
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drop
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ancho
the distance across something from one side to the other:
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width
It is five metres in width.
The needle is seven times smaller than the width of a human hair.
The material is available in various widths.
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hacia adelante
-towards the direction that is in front of you:
-towards the goal or area that is defended by your opponent:
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-She leaned forward to whisper something in my ear.
-The player launched the ball forward in the hope of catching the defenders off guard.
The army pushed forward in the direction of the enemy camp.
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to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part of it lies on the other part, or to be able to be bent in this way:
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fold
-fold something in half I folded the letter (in half) and put it in an envelope.
-neatly folded He had a neatly folded handkerchief in his jacket pocket.
-fold something up Will you help me to fold (up) the sheets?
-fold up The table folds up when not in use.
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agarrar mantener esperar
to take and keep something in your hand or arms:
to support something:
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hold
Can you hold the bag while I open the door?
He was holding a gun.
hold someone’s hand The little girl held her mother’s hand.
hold someone in your arms He held her in his arms and let her cry.
hold something open Could you hold the door open, please?
hold someone’s weight Will the rope be strong enough to hold my weight?
be held on with Each wheel is held on with four bolts.
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straight
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adj - adv
recta, directo en orden
continuing in one direction without bending or curving:
a straight line
She has straight blonde hair.
Skirts this summer are long and straight.
straight ahead Can’t you see it? - it’s straight ahead (of you)!
straight at/for The dog seemed to be coming straight at/for me.
Go straight along this road and turn left at the traffic lights.
honest
Just be straight with her and tell her how you feel.
tell someone straight informal Tell me straight, would you rather we didn’t go tonight?
straight out
If you tell someone something straight out, you say it directly and honestly, without trying to make what you are saying more pleasant:
I told her straight out that I didn’t love her any more.
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hacia atras
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backwards
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sentadillas
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squats
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abdominales
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sit-ups
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(v) to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal:
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injure
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faint
-not strong or clear; slight:
a faint sound/noise/smell
The lamp gave out a faint glow.
-to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious:She felt faint with hunger
desmayarse
-to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down:
He faints at the sight of blood.
I nearly fainted in the heat.
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to lose blood
bleed
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cuidar de / preocuparse por
lookafter
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an injury caused by working the muscles too hard:
an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much:
strain / esguince / overused I strained my back carrying those boxes.
a groin/hamstring strain
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a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage:
n
strain
put a strain on The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed.
As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.
Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
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(v) to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way:
to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury:
treat
My parents treated us all the same when we were kids.
He treated his wife very badly.
treat someone/something as if It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings.
be treated for He is being treated for a rare skin disease.
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ver (to cut)
to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough:
If you scratch something on or off a surface, you add it or remove it by scratching:
to rub your skin with your nails:
scratch
We scratched the wall trying to get the bed into Martha's room.
Be careful not to scratch yourself on the roses.
--scratch something on something People have been scratching their names on this rock for years.
--scratch something off something I scratched some paint off the door as I was getting out of the car.
He was scratching (at) his mosquito bites.
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to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails:
comezón, picazón
I can't wear wool - it makes me itch.
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frotar, raspar, aplicar
to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated movement:
rub
She yawned and rubbed her eyes sleepily.
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the clear, salty liquid that you pass through your skin:
sweat
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gota de sudor
bead of sweat
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to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain:
hurt
Tell me where it hurts.
My head hurts.
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tos
cough
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catch a cold
agarrar un resfriado
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enredadera
ivy
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n
a lot of small red spots on the skin:
adj
careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result:
rash sarpulllido / erupcion
I've got an itchy rash all over my chest.
If you stay in the sun too long you'll get (a) heat rash.
That was a rash decision - you didn't think about the costs involved.
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to pass sweat through the skin because you are hot, ill, or frightened:
It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.
sweat with / The prisoners were sweating with fear.
sweat like a pig informal / I was so afraid, I was sweating like a pig (= sweating a lot).
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n
a part of your body that has become bigger because of illness or injury:
swelling / hinchazón, inflamación
Put your foot into cold water to help the swelling go down.
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v
to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount:
swell - hincharse, aumentar
-It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).
-The group recruited more members, swelling its ranks (= increasing its size) to more than 1.3 million.
'literary His heart/breast swelled with pride (= he felt very proud) as he stood watching his son graduate.
My hands swelled up after I took the medication.
Las manos se me hincharon con la medicación.
i have a swelling my ankle swelled up
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agua corriendo fria
cool running water
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trapo humedo
damp cloth
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an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth:
coat
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mangas
sleeves
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v. ahogarse
choke
If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat:
choke to death / She choked to death on a fish bone.
choke on / Children can choke on peanuts.
Peanuts can choke a small child.
to make someone stop breathing by pressing their throat with the hands
to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through:
At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic.
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n. ahogo, asfixia
choking
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hacia adentro
adj
-on or towards the inside:
-inside your mind and not expressed to other people:
inward
-The force pushes the object in an inward direction.
-inward feelings
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hacer que alguien tosa fuerte
make them continue to cough hard
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what's the best way to stop a nosebleed?
tip your head forwards
pinch the soft part of your nose
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a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong:
ache
aches and pains / As you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains.
dull ache / I've got a dull (= slight) ache in my lower back.
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a long, narrow piece of cloth that is tied around an injury or a part of someone's body that has been hurt
bandage
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adj
angosto / estrecho
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length:
narrow
a narrow bridge/passage/gap
a narrow face
narrow feet
The little village has very narrow streets.
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inyeccion
the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe (= small tube):
injection
Daily insulin injections are necessary for some diabetics.
by injection - This steroid is sometimes given by injection.
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jeringa
a hollow, cylinder-shaped piece of equipment used for sucking liquid out of something or pushing liquid into something, especially one with a needle that can be put under the skin and used to inject drugs, remove small amounts of blood, etc.
syringe
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ampolla
a painful swelling on the skin that contains liquid, caused usually by continuous rubbing, especially on your foot, or by burning:
blister
New shoes always give me blisters.
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adj
feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over:
Dizzy
Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed.
dizzy with I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award.
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adj
light-headed
If you feel light-headed, you feel weak and as if you are going to lose your balance:
She'd had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feel light-headed.
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convulsion
seizure
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n
an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
food poisoning
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successful treatment of a heart problem that involves an operation
open-heart surgery
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successful treatments for an ilness that was thought to be impossible to cure
miracles cures
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DM not feeling very well
under the weather
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exaggerated reports in the news that make people worry
scare stories
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the most terrible situations that could happen
worst-case scenarios
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the speed at which your heart beats
heart rate
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an illness which could kill you
life-threatening illness
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¿he ido directamente allí?
did i go straight there?
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sacar
to remove something from somewhere:
take out
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log in/on
to connect a computer to a computer system by typing your name, so that you can start working:
Log on using your name and password.
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v
to give something and be given something else instead:
swap
When you've finished reading your book, and I've finished mine, can we swap?
We swapped addresses with the people we met on holiday.
When he got a job in a bank, he had to swap his jeans and T-shirt for a suit (= he had to wear formal clothes instead of informal ones).
[ + two objects ] I'll swap you my chocolate bar for your peanuts.
We spent the evening swapping (= telling each other) stories/jokes.
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to vomit:
to produce new problems or ideas:
thrown up
I spent all night throwing up.
He threw up his breakfast all over the back seat of the car.
The meeting threw up some interesting ideas.
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que no se puede confiar, de poca confianza
not able to be trusted or believed:
unrealiable
The bus service is unreliable.
unreliable evidence
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colgar, poner
(raise)
to raise something, or to fix something in a raised position:
put up
-Why don't you put up your hood/umbrella?
-I put my hand up to ask the teacher a question.
-I put my hair up (= fastened it into a position on the top of my head) for the wedding.
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n
a condition that can lead to death, caused by being too long in a very hot place
a condition that can lead to death, caused by being too long in a very hot place
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deshidratacion
dehydration
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moreton
bruice
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v
to die by being unable to breathe underwater, or to cause a person or animal to die like this:
drown
ahogar
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estreñimiento
constipation
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to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement:
sprain - esguince
She sprained her ankle playing squash.
He stumbled and sprained a knee.
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a condition in which your skin is sore and red because you have spent too long in the strong heat of the sun
sunburn
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goteo nasal
running nose
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an injury that will not heal (= become well again) and keeps producing liquid
running sore
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the transparent part of an egg that turns white when it is cooked
egg white
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a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales
the thick curved part at the back of the human leg between the knee and the foot:
calf
ternero
pantorrila
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v
to send air out from the nose and mouth in an explosive way that you cannot control:
sneeze
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to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest
lie down
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otra forma de decir vomitar
throw up
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to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy:
get over something/someone
-She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug.
-It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.
-It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship.
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an illness that is usually not serious and is caused by bacteria or a virus, often causing a sore stomach, vomiting, and diarrhoea:
stomach bug
-I had a stomach bug last week.
- He's recovering from a nasty stomach bug.
- My youngest was off school with a tummy bug
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v
to become conscious again after an accident or operation:
to visit someone in their home:
come round from She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet.
Come round tonight and we'll watch a video.
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to reduce the number, amount, or size of something:
to do or use less of something:
cut something down
-Patients were asked if they had cut down their use of painkillers.
-cut something down to something / I need to cut this section down to 500 words.
cut down on / I'm trying to cut down on caffeine.
She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she's cut down.
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to become warmer or to make someone or something warmer:
to prepare yourself for a physical activity by doing some gentle exercises and stretches:
warm (someone/something) up
-The house soon warms up with the heating on.
-I'll just warm up the engine while you're getting your coats on.
-If you don't warm up before exercising, you risk injuring yourself.
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to do a calculation to get an answer to a mathematical question:
to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it:
to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body:
work something out
-We need to work out the total cost of the project.
-[ + question word ] There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.
Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.
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If people or animals put weight on, they become heavier:
I'd expected to put weight on when I gave up smoking, but I didn't.
He's put on ten pounds in the last month.
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If you give up a habit, such as smoking, or something such as alcohol, you stop doing it or using it:
give (something) up
[ + -ing verb ] I gave up smoking two years ago.
Don't offer him a cigarette, he's trying to give it up.
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became fit
get in shape
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maintain your fitness
maintain your fitness
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healthy eating
balanced diet
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continue with diet
be on a diet
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start a diet
go on a diet
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lose a little weight
slim down
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sudar la gota gorda, sudar la camiseta
work up a sweat
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quedarse sin aliento
get out of breath
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heart rate
pulse
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mis ojos estan llorosos
my eyes are watching
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viajar al extranjero
travel overseas
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lo que sube tiene que bajar
what goes up must come down
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no tengo ni idea
dont have the fuggiest idea
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to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way:
- She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
- He was angry at first but we managed to calm him down.
- Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about!
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to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
(happen) If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
turn up (somewhere)
-Do you think many people will turn up?
She turned up at my house late one night.
-Don't worry about it - something will turn up, you'll see.
This job turned up just when I needed it.
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an occasion when you knock your foot against something and fall or lose your balance, or someone causes you to do this, when you are walking or running:
trip noun (FALL)
She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs.
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adv
in a way that causes pain:
used to emphasize a quality, action, or situation that is unpleasant or not wanted:
painfully
Without surgery, this animal will die slowly and painfully.
I am painfully aware that I have made mistakes.
It was a painfully slow journey.
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adj
causing emotional or physical pain:
-The old photograph brought back painful memories.
-A painful injury forced her to withdraw from the game.
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to remove something, especially without permission:
to calculate the difference between two numbers:
take
Has anything been taken (= stolen)?
Here's your pen - I took it by mistake.
be taken from All her possessions had been taken from her.
take something (away) from something If you take 4 (away) from 12 you get 8.
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a drug that is used to reduce or remove physical pain:
painkiller
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perder el conocimiento desmayarse
pass out
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n
a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface:
plaster
The plaster on the walls was cracked and flaking.
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in plaster UK (US in a cast)
If a part of your body is in plaster, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself:
My leg was in plaster for about six weeks.
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v
to burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam:
to put something in boiling water or steam in order to make it completely clean:
to heat a liquid until it almost boils:
scald
I dropped a pan of boiling water and scalded my leg.
Scald the needles to sterilize them.
Scald the milk and then add it to the egg and sugar mixture.
