B2 Level Flashcards
Get away
Salir adelante
Prior
Praior
Umpteen
Undefined amount, a lot
damn with faint praise
To give praise without enthusiasm in a way that shows one really dislikes someone or something
cut with scorn
Desprecio
Patronizing
apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.
Cut off
an act of stopping or interrupting the supply of something
Rear
the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.
Rouse fleebly
Despertar débilmente
Cut out
(of a person) leave quickly, especially so as to avoid a boring or awkward situation.
“she was working her way toward the door and when no one was watching, she cut out”
Fling
verb (used with object), flung [fluhng], fling·ing. to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone. to move (oneself) violently with impatience, contempt, or the like: She flung herself angrily from the room. to put suddenly or violently: to fling a suspect into jail. Arrojar
A “lumper” is an individual who takes a gestalt view of a definition, and assigns examples broadly, assuming that differences are not as important as signature similarities. A “splitter” is an individual who takes precise definitions, and creates new categories to classify samples that differ in key ways.
Lumpers and splitters
order that something should be done immediately; add something as an extra cost
SLAP ON (phrasal verb )
Dwell
Habitar
Rigged game
Juego amañado
