ASTEX 2015 Flashcards
Go up/down
Subir / Bajar
Find out
Preguntar / enterarse
Break down
Romperse (un coche)
Run out of
Quedarse sin
Look forward to
Esperar con ganas
Try on
Probarse
Turn up/down/on/off
Subir/Bajar encender/apagar
Be over
To finish
Get on with
Llevarse bien con
Take off
Quitarse / despegar un avión
Set off / out
Emprender un viaje
Look up to
Admirar
Get in/out on/off
Subirse/bajarse de un coche/autobús
Hurry up
Darse prisa
Up-and-coming
Prometedor y capaz
Outspoken
Franco
Run-of-the-mill
El típico
Low-key
De bajo perfil
Rapport
Compenetración
Soar
Rise suddenly and quickly
Surge (in sth)
A large and sudden increase in the amount or value of sth
Gain
An improvement or increase
Hike
A sudden or significant increase in the level or amount of sth
Strengthen
Become stronger
Rally
Increase in the value after a period when it has fallen
Buoyant
Confident, successful, and staying at a high level
Snap sth up
Buy sth quickly, usually while it is cheap or available
Plummet
Fall suddenly and quickly
Slump
Fall by a large amount. Economic slump / boom
Slash sth
Reduce sth by a large amount
Wipe sth off sth
Remove sth from sth, quickly and completely
Turmoil
A state of great confusion
Volatile
Likely to change suddenly
Turbulence
A lot of sudden change (also a bumpy ride)
