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to fine tune

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afinar

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sought-after

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cotitzat

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plummeting (to plummet)

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desplomar

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engaged

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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

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Yet, migration can also cause traumatic upheaval,

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conmoció traumàtica

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uprooting people

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desarrelament de les persones

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to deplet

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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

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wage

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salari

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fostering

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fomentant

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uphold

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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

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intermingling

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barreja

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brain drain

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fuga de cerebros

highly educated and skilled people who leave their own country to live and work in another.

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middlemen

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those who take advantage of others’ needs and weaknesses.

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come into being

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start to exist

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the wealth of experience

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in-depth know-how resulting from a long period of familiarity

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unbearable

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insoportable

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utmost

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most extreme; greatest.
a matter of the utmost importance
sinònims: greatest, highest, maximum, most, uttermost, extreme, supreme, paramount, vital, crucial

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depict

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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

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we commend them

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els encomanem,

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the excerpt

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l’estracte

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21
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free-settlers

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colons lliures

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harsh

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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

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against their will

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en contra de la seva voluntat

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from scratch

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des de zero

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to tame

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domesticar

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were dubious and merely a means to generate cheap labour for the new colony.

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teníem dubtes i simplement un mitjà per generar mà d’obra barata per a la nova colònia.

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swearing

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the use of offensive language.

there’s a lot of swearing in the show

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a handful

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un grapat

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prison system was strained to the breaking point thanks to a population boom

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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

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widespread poverty

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pobresa generalitzada

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skewed in favour of the prosecution

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esbiaixat en favor de l’acusació

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ultimately

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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

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As the search was ongoing

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A mesura que la recerca està en curs

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Shoplifting

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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 .

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arson

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the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.

police are treating the fire as arson

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Manslaughter

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homicidi involuntari

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libel

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difamació

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mugging

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attack and rob (someone) in a public place.

he was mugged by three men who stole his bike

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trespassing

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enter the owner’s land or property without permission.

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homesick

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nostàlgic

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He’s really struggling and is just scraping by in his exams.

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lluitar i sobreviure

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a couple of handkerchiefs

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un parell de mocadors

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43
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a complaint

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una queixa

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I apologise unreservedly.

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Em disculpo sense reserves.

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45
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You take it back.

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Repeteix-lo un altre cop…

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I deeply regret any distress

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lamento profundament qualsevol malestar

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47
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slander

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calumnia

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I hereby undertake

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Hem comprometo a

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I was wondering if you could possibly give me a coffe, please? If It’s not too much trouble, that is.

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softening the message

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by now!

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hores d’ara!

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to scope up

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abastar, aconseguir

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I’d let you know

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et faria saber

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the least they could have done

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el menys que podien haver fet

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city dwellers

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ciutadans

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As far as I am concerned

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Pel que a mi respecta

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outweigh

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pesar més que

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predicament

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a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

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acquaintance

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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)

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ploy

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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

60
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ground

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an area of knowledge or subject of discussion or thought.

‘third-year courses typically cover less ground and go into more depth’

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quandary

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dilema

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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.

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i.e. means in other words

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to teach literacy,

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per alafabetitzar

64
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backed the report’s findings

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recolzen les conclusions de l’informe

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sharp differences

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diferències profundes

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shack

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barraca

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whittling

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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.

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spending hours bent over buckets in the baking sun

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passar hores inclinats sobre les galledes al sol abrasador

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were flown to the dusty shanty town

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van ser traslladats a la ciutat de barraques polsegosa

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is blighted by the aftermath of apartheid

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està deteriorada per les seqüeles de l’apartheid

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sheer determination

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pura determinació

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rinsing

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esbandir

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gasps of approval

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exclamacions d’aprovació

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a little daunting

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una mica descoratjador

75
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somewhat overwhelming

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alguna cosa aclaparadora

76
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red tape

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excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.

this law will just create more red tape

77
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the odds are

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les probabilitats són

78
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you are entitled to work

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habilitat per/ autoritzat per/ elegible per

79
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New legislation says fines will be imposed on those who knowingly help illegal immigrants.

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imposed on

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sentenced to

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sentenced to

81
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British woman to plead guilty to cocaine worth £1.5 million in suitcase.

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guilty to

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draw up

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redactar

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attorneys often speak on behalf of someone.

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parlar en nom de

84
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make a ruling

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prendre una decisió

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set bail

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fixar una fiança

86
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I think the best course of action would be to write to the council.

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la millor acció

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he much coveted

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molt cobdiciada

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cab

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taxi

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wandering eye

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unfaithful to his mother (infidel)

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a choir rehearsal

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un assaig del cor

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figure out a way

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trobar una manera

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I’ve been meaning

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he tingut la intenció

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daunting

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descoratjador

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internship

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pràctiques

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delay

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a period of time by which something is late or postponed.

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acknowledged

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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

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tricky

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(of a task, problem, or situation) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.

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close shave

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a narrow escape from danger or disaster.

be a close shave meaning something bad almost happened but didn’t.

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tarnish

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tarnish: damage or ruin the good quality of something or reputation of someone.

100
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those who seek to strip refugees of their humanity.’

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aquellos que buscan despojar a los…

101
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deride

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deride: be insulting or critical about someone or something.

102
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We conducted this experiment so as to/in order to/ to determine whether the interactive reading activity improved results.

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so as to/in order to/to

103
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marauding

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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

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to pursue

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perseguir

105
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convey

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transport or carry to a place.

106
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Migrant is a word that strips suffering people of voice.”

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strips them of voice / deixa sense veu

107
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I’ve been canvassing opinion among

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He estat fent sondeig d’opinió entre

to attempt to discover information by asking people.

108
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The conclusion I came to was

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La conclusió a la que vaig arribar era

109
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off-duty

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fora de servei

110
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mugger

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a person who attacks and robs another in a public place.
They are burglars, dealers, vandals, thugs, muggers , arsonists, a menace to society.
ASSALTADOR

111
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The new facilities are seriously undermanned/understaffed

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Les noves instal·lacions estan seriosament delmat.

112
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chairperson

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president/a

113
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to staff

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provide (an organization, business, etc.) with staff.
legal advice centers are staffed by volunteer lawyers
sinònims: man, people, crew, work, operate, occupy

114
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loads of

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munts de

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a great deal of

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una gran quantitat de

116
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oddles of/ a bunch of/ a heap of

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un munt de (informal)

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tiny

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very small/minúscul

118
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trawler

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vaixell d’arrossegament

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at threat of extinction.

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en perill d’extinció

120
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trick-or-treating

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truc o tracte

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