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Cutting-edge style

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estil d’avantguarda

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Spring forward, fall back

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el canvi d’hora/primavera-tardor

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the fall

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la tardor

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smirk

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smile in an irritalingly smug ou silly way (risa tonta)

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bizarre

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estrany

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case

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carcassa

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crown

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a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.

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strap

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corretja del rellotge

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buckle

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anella del rellotge

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watch

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a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one’s wrist.

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watch the clock

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constantly looking at the time because you want to stop doing something.

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watch the time

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be aware the time to avoid being late.

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To time something

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measure the time taken to complete an activity.

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14
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round-the-clock

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donar la volta al rellotge

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15
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make time for/to

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allocate time to do something.

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16
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allocate

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assignar

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17
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take some time off

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take a holiday from work

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18
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time after time

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cop rera cop

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19
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out of time

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no more time available

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20
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ahead of one’s(her’s/it’s) time

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innovative and radical with the standards of the current period of time.

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behind the times

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unfashionable, not up with current trend.

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22
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further questions

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preguntes addicionals

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23
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countless times

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incontables vegades

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stop watch

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cronòmetre

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25
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to be in the brink

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estar a la vora, a punt de

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to be caught unawares

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agafats per sorpresa

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27
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baffled

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desconcertat

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28
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craftsmanship

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artesania

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29
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heirloom

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a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations.

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to be in dire straits

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estar en una situació desesperada

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31
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foreseeable future

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futur previsible

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32
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grim

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forbidding or uninviting (prohibitiu o desaconsellable)

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paramount

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suprem

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34
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income

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ingressos

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35
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uniqueness

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singularitat

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36
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to be a canvas

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A person or thing that has nothing of substance or permanence within or imprinted upon him, her, or it, such that it can be easily filled with entirely new things. Refers to a painter’s canvas that has yet to be painted on.

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a new lease of life

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una nova oportunitat

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38
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unscathed

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indemne

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39
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grasp

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to understand the meaning or significance of something

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40
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to launch

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to start selling a new product

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41
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catch on

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to become popular or fashionable

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42
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cater to

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to provide people with what they want.

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43
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line

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a set or range of products

44
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to lay somebody off

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to end someone’s employment because thereis not enough work.

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build up

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to develop something, to make something start to exist.

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get somebody through something

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to overcome a difficult situation

47
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to draw on

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to use something you have gradually gained, to use a talent or experience.

48
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look upon somebody as something

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to think of someone in a particular way

49
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do away with

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to get rid of something (acabar amb/desfer-se de)

50
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come up against

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to deal with something difficult.

51
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to deal with

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fer front a

52
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completely stunned

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completament atordit

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exceptionally busy

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..

54
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extremely well-planned

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..

55
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absolutely brazen

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absolutament descarada

56
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brillianty executed

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..

57
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casually sauntered

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?

58
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highly expensive

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..

59
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very particular

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..

60
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slightly

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lleugerament

61
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somewhat surprised

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una mica sorprès

62
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very good
quite big
pretty surprised
fairly

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..

63
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rather
somewhat    difficult
a little            expensive
a bit               disappointed
slightly
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…

64
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utterly exhausted
completely
absolutely astonishing

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..

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breakthrough

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important discovery or developement

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to catch somebody’s eye

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cridar l’atenció d’algú

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a patch of mould

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un pegat de floridura

68
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its discovery heralded the dawn

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el seu descobriment anunciava l’alba

69
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boundaries

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fronteres, límits

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dye

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a natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something.

71
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up to that point

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fins a aquest moment

72
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staining tissues

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tenyir teixits

73
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thus

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as a result or consequence of this; therefore. (per tant)
Burke knocked out Byrne, thus becoming champion
sinònims: consequently, as a consequence, in consequence, thereby, so, that being so, …

74
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by-product

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subproducte

75
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hauling

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(of a person) pull or drag with effort or force.
he hauled his bike out of the shed
sinònims: drag, pull, tug, heave, lug, hump, draw, tow, yank

76
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to levy

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impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
a new tax could be levied on industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land
sinònims: impose, charge, exact, raise, collect, mulct

77
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enterprising

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emprenedor

78
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downright

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adjectiu
(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis).
it’s a downright disgrace
sinònims: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, out-and-out, outright, sheer, arrant, pure, real, veritable, categorical, unmitigated, unadulterated, unalloyed, unequivocal
(of a person’s manner or behavior) straightforward; so direct as to be blunt.
her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him
adverbi
to an extreme degree; thoroughly.
he was downright rude
sinònims: thoroughly, utterly, positively, profoundly, really, completely, totally, entirely, unquesti

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dip

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immersió

80
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hey presto!

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You just follow a few simple rules and hey presto !

llest

81
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bears out

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validates

82
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to save

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other than (excepte)

83
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to push the boundaries

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to stretch the limits

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a quest

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a long and difficult search

85
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hunch

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(presentiment) a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.
she was acting on a hunch

86
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setback

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(entrebanc) a reversal or check in progress.

a serious setback for the peace process

87
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mishaps

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contratemps

88
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to trigger inspiration in another scientist

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disparar la inspiració en…

89
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to hone

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to refine or perfect something

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dip into

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inmersió en

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shamefacedly

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avergonyit

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strike

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(v) ferir

(n) vaga

93
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keep them interested and focussed

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..

94
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to ponder over

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reflexionar sobre

95
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at first glance

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a primer cop d’ull

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It’s actually specifically designed to..

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…

97
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Here’s a scenario for your..

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..

98
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Daes that suit you?

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us va bé?

99
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scratching

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gratar

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never fear

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no temas

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unmet

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insatisfet

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as of now

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a partir d’ara

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a kind of, sort of, a sort of

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una mena de

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something like/ that

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alguna cosa com

105
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similar to

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…

106
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whatsits

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thing, so-and-so, whatever it’s called, whatnot, whatchamacallit, whatchacallit, what-d’you-call-it, what’s-its-name, thingy, thingamabob, thingamajig, doodad, doohickey, thingummy

107
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…and stuff/like that

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…

ENGLISH C1.1 (5 decks)

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