Arts and Culture Flashcards
drawbacks
inconvenients
An abandoned block of warehouses on the edge of town
Un bloc de magatzems abandonats als afores de la ciutat
overgrown building site
obra de construcció coverta
An overgrown river site running along the outskirts of town
Un lloc de riu crescut al llarg dels afores de la ciutat
tenants
llogaters
A disused landfill site
un abocador en desús
unveiled
remove a veil or covering from, especially uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony.
“The mayor unveiled a plaque.”
close up
“From close up it looks look a ship”
a photograph, movie, or video taken at close range and showing the subject on a large scale.
a close-up of her face
grime
mugre
engulfed within
engolit amb/per
the key to its success
la clau de l’èxit
greetings
salutacions
ragtag
untidy or disorganized.
alight
to dismount, get off.
to don
to put on (clothing).
shovels and shears
pales i tisores
to crane
to lift by crane. (grua)
seven stories up to the roof
set pisos d’alçada fins al sostre
a hardworking bunch
un munt de treball dur
amidst the roar of motorized buggies
enmig del rugit de buggies motoritzats
a team single-minded in its goal
…
beyond
més enllà de
egg-laying hens
gallines ponedores
abuzz
un formiguer/ to be filled with a humming sound.
harvesting
gather (a crop) as a harvest. (recol·lectant)
after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings
sinònims: gather (in), bring in, reap, pick, collect
flatbed
an open truck bed or trailer without sides.
set out
If you start doing an activity, then you set out to do it.
corporate retreat
A corporate retreat is a kind of mini-holiday for a group of company executives.
If you say something is at your core
you mean it is central to you.
To snack on something means
to eat something between meals
throughout
preposició durant during, throughout a tot arreu de throughout adverbi a tot arreu everywhere, throughout
taking shape
agafant forma
I kind of feel like you’re not really listening to what I’m saying.
ñlkk
I kind of feel like
I’m the only one who ever does anything around here.
….
You’ll feel a real sense of pride
…truly proud
utterly
absolutely
I couldn’t care less about what’s going to happen.
No em podria importar menys sobre el que passarà.
to feel put out
means to feel annoyed, upset or offended by something that has been said or done.
e. g. I really felt put out that I was punished with the rest of the class when I hadn’t even been there the day the window was broken.
e. g. I hope you don’t feel put out that we asked you to come and pick us up at the airport.
city flag-ship project
projecte emblemàtic de la ciutat
Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
(Erma Bombeck)
Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
(Albert Einstein)
I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.
(Stephen Hawking)
There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.
(Winston Churchill)
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
(Mark Twain)
From my close observation of writers… they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review.
(Isaac Asimov)
The building
going up on the corner is a real eye-sore.
a thing that is very ugly, especially a building that disfigures a landscape.
We got to the airport an hour late, by which time the plane had already departed.
by which time
the way in which as a result of which the extent to which the situation/point where the reason why the day when at which point by which time in which case
1 Do you even remember
the reason why we’re arguing?
2 The film finished well after midnight,
by which time I’d fallen asleep.
3 The tension between them had become utterly intolerable; it had got to the point where nobody wanted to work with them any more.
4 We’ll never forget the day when our youngest was born.
5 The majority who had submitted proposals criticized
the way in which the successful candidate was notified.
6 There’s a strong possibility the company will lay off workers, in which case many will be forced to migrate to the city in search of work.
7 LEDs create light efficiently,
as a result of which they consume a lot less energy compared with other lighting systems.
8 Exposure to pro-tobacco marketing and media increases the extent to which young people are likely to have positive attitudes to smoking.
n informal spoken English the preposition usually goes at the end of the sentence.
When we were kids that was the restaurant which we’d always go to.
Whose main function was is quite a formal expression and could be omitted from this sentence in spoken speech.
We bought a new car, whose main function was to ferry the kids to and from school.
to encourage a low-carbon economy through fair-trade and local produce consumption.
The cooperative aims to stimulate low carbon transmission by buying and eating local and fair‐trade goods.
On behalf of the participants, many thanks, you were wonderful!
En nom dels participants, moltes gràcies, que …
…enjoyed the opportunity to walk and discover
It was a wonderful opportunity to…
According to him, they are good examples…
The main aim of the project is…
Future plans are focused on…
We also had the opportunity to…
Another very popular tour was…
One very interesting initiative is…
…participants also got to know more about…
…participants had the chance to discover…
….
Discovering one of Dublin’s regeneration flagship projects was a must!
was not to be missed
stunning
impressionant
crammed into
amuntegats dins/ concentrats en
why rush to tear it down?
per què còrrer a enderrocar-la?
a bygone era
una época passada
meadows
pastures
from a completely new vantage point
des d’un punt de vista completament nou
where the city is now the exhibit.
on la ciutat és ara l’exposició
single-handedly
sense ajuda
junk
old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value. (deixalles)
to state
express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
an asset
transforming them into an asset.
un actiu
the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
the partners accept unlimited liability for any risks they undertake
sinònims: accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability, blame, culpability, guilt, fault
a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.
he has become a political liability
sinònims: hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience, obstacle
the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
the partners accept unlimited liability for any risks they undertake
sinònims: accountability, responsibility, legal responsibility, answerability, blame, culpability, guilt, fault
a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.
he has become a political liability
sinònims: hindrance, encumbrance, burden, handicap, nuisance, inconvenience, obstacle
it is highly cared for to look natural.
S’ha anat molt en compte que semblés natural
submit their proposal
presentar la seva proposta
tongue-in-cheek
a statement may have a double meaning, some sort of innuendo or is witty in some way, particularly to the speaker or writer.
stuck
trapped, unable to move
clamour
make a loud demand
admonish
reprimand someone firmly
scrub
wash/clean something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush
be a hit
be very popular, well-liked
soil
make something dirty
cram
force a lot into a small space
commandeer
take control/possession of something
Still, the idea was enticing: a public park above the hubbub, a contemplative space where nature softens the city’s abrasiveness.
Tot i això, la idea era temptadora: un parc públic per sobre del tumult, un espai contemplatiu on la natura s’estova abrasivitat de la ciutat.
catwalk
passarel·la
to clog
block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
the gutters were clogged up with leaves
sinònims: block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung up, plug, stop up, fill up, gunge up
to tame
domesticar
I felt underdressed.
em vaig sentir malvestit
to turn the tide of sentiment.
cambiar el rumb del sentiment.
arts and crafts
arts i oficis
sewing lessons
classes de costura
and so on
etcétera
in days of yore
antigament
in a nutshell
en una paraula (to conclude)
HUBBUB
a lot of people talking at the same time.
