Being somewhere else (places and travel, cities, migration) Flashcards

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remo

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paddle

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orilla

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shore

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cataratas

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cataract

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mercado tradicional

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traditional market

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5
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puestos

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stalls

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vendedores

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sellers

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Buscador de ofertas

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Bargain hunter

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un recuerdo de un viaje

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Souvenir

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intentar decidir un precio o unas condiciones que sean aceptables para la persona que vende la mercancía y la que la compra

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Haggle

“It’s traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market”

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algo a la venta a un precio menor que el real

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Bargain

“This coat was half-price - a real bargain.”

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to persuade someone to accept a lower amount of money for something

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Beat somebody down

“He wanted £75 for the bike, but I managed to beat him down to £50.”

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hacer referencia a …

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Quotation/allude to sb or sth/ a nod to sth

“The title is a quotation from Shakespeare”

“She mentioned some trouble that she’d had at home, and I guessed she was alluding to her son”

“The name San Fransisco 49ers is a nod to the prospectors who flocked to California during the 1849 gold rush”

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tomar una decisión (4 formas)

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Settle/decide/fix/set

“They haven’t yet settled when the wedding is going to be”

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Recientemente se ha producido un cierto alejamiento de los métodos tradicionales de enseñanza

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Recently there has been some movement away from traditional methods of teaching

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crucero

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cruise ship

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16
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dedos del pie congelados

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ice toes

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17
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icebergs

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icebergs

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hielo que se derrite

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melting ice

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vistas panorámicas de un área de terreno

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panoramic landscapes

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20
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calentamiento global

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global warming: a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases in the air which prevent heat escaping into space and are a big threat to the future of the earth

“Reversing the effects of global warming may be the greatest challenge of our time”

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21
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camino de la selva/jungla

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jungle trail

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22
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en lo profundo de la jungla

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deep in the jungle

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de vuelta en la rutina o en el basket …en algo que dejaste durante un periodo de tiempo

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back in the saddle

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24
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facil de perderse

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easy to get lost

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agotamiento
exhaustion: the state of being extremely tired: "She felt ill with/from exhaustion."
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animales peligrosos
dangerous animals
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sonidos de pájaros y monos
sounds of birds and monkeys
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apartado
off the beaten track: away from tourist routes "We prefer to eat with the locals in small restaurants off the beaten track."
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pista/vía/recorrido
track "There is a track through the woods to the lake"
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el bosque
the forest/the woods
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bebé en pañales
babe in the woods
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fuera de peligro
out of the woods out of danger/ risk/ trouble
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fuera de la línea
out of line "You can disagree with her, but calling her dishonest was out of line."
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pendiente pronunciada
steep slope
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picos altos
high peaks
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largo camino/caminata
long trek "We spent the day trekking through forests and over mountains"
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paseamos por la playa
We strolled along the beach.
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camino difícil
rough path
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mochila pesada
heavy backpacks
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paisaje accidentado/ salvaje/ irregular
rugged landscape
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utilizar el transporte local
using local transport
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lleno de gente
crowded "Jenny couldn't find a seat on the crowded bus."
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se ve espectacular una persona
sizzling hot "That girl in the yellow bikini's sizzling hot!"
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fuera de la ruta habitual
off the beaten track
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lejos de los otros turistas
away from other tourists
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ver como las personas viven
seeing how people live
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ser adecuado/ suficiente
meet your needs "Although the apartment wasn't plush, it met my needs."
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lujoso
luxury/ plush
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deja de quejarte
just stop moaning
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¿Lo dejamos por hoy?
Call it a day?
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si no lo hacemos, nunca lo viviremos
if we don't do it, we´ll never live it down
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puede ser muy gratificante
it can be very rewarding
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lo escuche de un pajarito
I heard it from a little bird
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Quería tener el placer de volver a estar en Africa
I wanted de pleasure of being in Africa again.
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contenía muchas historias no contadas
it contained many untold tales
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como solíamos llamar a los arbustos
as we used to call the bush
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y a recorrer el interior antiguo
and to wander the antique hinterland
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expression for someone that is very easy to shoot or attack
I was a sitting duck
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que no es un mal escenario para Paraíso
which is not a bad setting for Paraiso
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fuera del alcance en africa
Out of touch in Aírica
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Yo era una persona muy fácil de encontrar en esa rutina predecible....
I was a sitting duck in this predictable routine: people knew when to call me, they knew when I would be at my desk.