CA4 Our Global World Flashcards
to fine tune
afinar
sought-after
cotitzat
plummeting (to plummet)
desplomar
engaged
adjectiu
busy; occupied.
I told him I was otherwise engaged
sinònims: busy, occupied, unavailable, tied up
having formally agreed to marry.
When a couple becomes engaged to be married, a ring is offered by the young man.
sinònims: betrothed, promised in marriage, pledged in marriage, attached, spoken for, affianced, plighted, espoused
(of a column) attached to or partly let into a wall.
Eight pairs of piers, each with an engaged column, were to articulate the lower portico, while the upper portico was to have had eight pairs of freestanding columns.
verb
occupy, attract, or involve (someone’s interest or attention).
he plowed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton’s attention
sinònims: capture, catch, arrest, grab, snag, draw, attract, gain, win, hold, grip, captivate, engross, absorb, occupy
participate or become involved in.
organizations engage in a variety of activities
sinònims: participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, partake in/of, share in, play a part/role in, have a hand in, be a party to, enter into
Menys definicions
Yet, migration can also cause traumatic upheaval,
conmoció traumàtica
uprooting people
desarrelament de les persones
to deplet
use up the supply or resources of.
fish stocks are severely depleted
sinònims: exhaust, use up, consume, expend, drain, empty, milk, reduce, decrease, diminish, slim down, cut back
Sinònims
verb
exhaust, use up, consume, expend, drain, empty, milk, reduce, decrease, diminish, slim down, cut back
exhaust, eat up, eat, wipe out, consume, run through, use up
wage
salari
fostering
fomentant
uphold
confirm or support (something that has been questioned).
the court upheld his claim for damages
sinònims: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, agree to, support, champion, defend
intermingling
barreja
brain drain
fuga de cerebros
highly educated and skilled people who leave their own country to live and work in another.
middlemen
those who take advantage of others’ needs and weaknesses.
come into being
start to exist
the wealth of experience
in-depth know-how resulting from a long period of familiarity
unbearable
insoportable
utmost
most extreme; greatest.
a matter of the utmost importance
sinònims: greatest, highest, maximum, most, uttermost, extreme, supreme, paramount, vital, crucial
depict
show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
The four-metre wide painting depicts a typical Lowry scene of Victorian life in a northern cotton town.
sinònims: portray, represent, picture, illustrate, delineate, reproduce, render, draw, paint, limn
we commend them
els encomanem,
the excerpt
l’estracte
free-settlers
colons lliures
harsh
unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
drenched in a harsh white neon light
sinònims: grating, jarring, rasping, strident, raucous, brassy, discordant, unharmonious, unmelodious, screeching, shrill, rough, coarse, hoarse, gruff, croaky; glaring, bright, dazzling, loud, garish, gaudy, lurid, bold
cruel or severe.
a time of harsh military discipline
sinònims: cruel, savage, barbarous, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical, tyrannous, ruthless, merciless, pitiless, relentless, unmerciful, severe, strict, intolerant, illiberal, iron-fisted, hard-hearted, heartless, unkind, inhuman, inhumane; severe, stringent, draconian, firm, stiff, hard, stern, rigorous, grim, uncompromising, punitive, cruel, brutal; austere, grim, spartan, hard, comfortless, inhospitable, stark, bleak, desolate
against their will
en contra de la seva voluntat
from scratch
des de zero
to tame
domesticar
were dubious and merely a means to generate cheap labour for the new colony.
teníem dubtes i simplement un mitjà per generar mà d’obra barata per a la nova colònia.
swearing
the use of offensive language.
there’s a lot of swearing in the show
a handful
un grapat
prison system was strained to the breaking point thanks to a population boom
force (a part of one’s body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort.
I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound
widespread poverty
pobresa generalitzada
skewed in favour of the prosecution
esbiaixat en favor de l’acusació
ultimately
finally; in the end.
the largest firms may ultimately become unstoppable
sinònims: eventually, in the end, in the long run, at length, finally, sooner or later, in time, in the fullness of time, when all is said and done, one day, some day, sometime, over the long haul, when push comes to shove
As the search was ongoing
A mesura que la recerca està en curs
Shoplifting
furt
the criminal action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
He said the use of cameras in Wootton Bassett had seen a big drop in vandalism and shoplifting .
arson
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
police are treating the fire as arson
Manslaughter
homicidi involuntari
libel
difamació
mugging
attack and rob (someone) in a public place.
he was mugged by three men who stole his bike
trespassing
enter the owner’s land or property without permission.
homesick
nostàlgic
He’s really struggling and is just scraping by in his exams.
lluitar i sobreviure
a couple of handkerchiefs
un parell de mocadors
a complaint
una queixa
I apologise unreservedly.
Em disculpo sense reserves.
You take it back.
Repeteix-lo un altre cop…
I deeply regret any distress
lamento profundament qualsevol malestar
slander
calumnia
I hereby undertake
Hem comprometo a
I was wondering if you could possibly give me a coffe, please? If It’s not too much trouble, that is.
softening the message
by now!
hores d’ara!
to scope up
abastar, aconseguir
I’d let you know
et faria saber
the least they could have done
el menys que podien haver fet
city dwellers
ciutadans
As far as I am concerned
Pel que a mi respecta
outweigh
pesar més que
predicament
a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
acquaintance
conegut
(a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances
sinònims: contact, associate, ally, connection, colleague)
ploy
Tàctica.
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage.
the president has dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time
ground
an area of knowledge or subject of discussion or thought.
‘third-year courses typically cover less ground and go into more depth’
quandary
dilema
i.e. means in other words, whereas for instance, such as, for example and like are all ways of giving an example. Note that like is rather informal.
i.e. means in other words
to teach literacy,
per alafabetitzar
backed the report’s findings
recolzen les conclusions de l’informe
sharp differences
diferències profundes
shack
barraca
whittling
carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
He volleyed as if he was using his racket to whittle wood, slicing this way and that and caressing the ball into submission.
spending hours bent over buckets in the baking sun
passar hores inclinats sobre les galledes al sol abrasador
were flown to the dusty shanty town
van ser traslladats a la ciutat de barraques polsegosa
is blighted by the aftermath of apartheid
està deteriorada per les seqüeles de l’apartheid
sheer determination
pura determinació
rinsing
esbandir
gasps of approval
exclamacions d’aprovació
a little daunting
una mica descoratjador
somewhat overwhelming
alguna cosa aclaparadora
red tape
excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.
this law will just create more red tape
the odds are
les probabilitats són
you are entitled to work
habilitat per/ autoritzat per/ elegible per
New legislation says fines will be imposed on those who knowingly help illegal immigrants.
imposed on
sentenced to
sentenced to
British woman to plead guilty to cocaine worth £1.5 million in suitcase.
guilty to
draw up
redactar
attorneys often speak on behalf of someone.
parlar en nom de
make a ruling
prendre una decisió
set bail
fixar una fiança
I think the best course of action would be to write to the council.
la millor acció
he much coveted
molt cobdiciada
cab
taxi
wandering eye
unfaithful to his mother (infidel)
a choir rehearsal
un assaig del cor
figure out a way
trobar una manera
I’ve been meaning
he tingut la intenció
daunting
descoratjador
internship
pràctiques
delay
a period of time by which something is late or postponed.
acknowledged
accept or admit the existence or truth of.
the plight of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities
sinònims: admit, accept, grant, allow, concede, accede to, confess, own, recognize
Reconèixer
tricky
(of a task, problem, or situation) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.
close shave
a narrow escape from danger or disaster.
be a close shave meaning something bad almost happened but didn’t.
tarnish
tarnish: damage or ruin the good quality of something or reputation of someone.
those who seek to strip refugees of their humanity.’
aquellos que buscan despojar a los…
deride
deride: be insulting or critical about someone or something.
We conducted this experiment so as to/in order to/ to determine whether the interactive reading activity improved results.
so as to/in order to/to
marauding
going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.
marauding gangs of youths
sinònims: predatory, rapacious, thieving, plundering, pillaging, looting, freebooting, piratical
to pursue
perseguir
convey
transport or carry to a place.
Migrant is a word that strips suffering people of voice.”
strips them of voice / deixa sense veu
I’ve been canvassing opinion among
He estat fent sondeig d’opinió entre
to attempt to discover information by asking people.
The conclusion I came to was
La conclusió a la que vaig arribar era
off-duty
fora de servei
mugger
a person who attacks and robs another in a public place.
They are burglars, dealers, vandals, thugs, muggers , arsonists, a menace to society.
ASSALTADOR
The new facilities are seriously undermanned/understaffed
Les noves instal·lacions estan seriosament delmat.
chairperson
president/a
to staff
provide (an organization, business, etc.) with staff.
legal advice centers are staffed by volunteer lawyers
sinònims: man, people, crew, work, operate, occupy
loads of
munts de
a great deal of
una gran quantitat de
oddles of/ a bunch of/ a heap of
un munt de (informal)
tiny
very small/minúscul
trawler
vaixell d’arrossegament
at threat of extinction.
en perill d’extinció
trick-or-treating
truc o tracte
