chapter 1 Flashcards
steady
Constante; estable; serio
On the surface..he seems self confident but deep down he is quite insecure
A primera vista, el parece seguro pero en el fondo..es bastante inseguro
to be down to earth
estar con los pies en la tierra
to have got a heart of gold
tener un corazon de oro
to be a cold fish
ser una persona fria
to be a soft touch
ser facil de persuadir
to have a quick temper
tener mal genio
determined
decidido; resuelto
conscientious
meticuloso
thorough
riguroso; meticuloso; concienzudo
gentle
amable; dulce
straightforward
directo; sencillo; claro; honrado; franco
sympathetic
comprensivo; empatico
loads of food
un monton de comida
sketch
boceto; esbozo
assertive
seguro; firme; resuelto
moody
de mal humor
She’s been moody, distant.
outgoing
extrovertido
overprepared
exagerado
put together
juntar; ensamblar; elaborar
satnav
navegador
catches your eye
Now, anything catches your eye, just take a picture
que capta tu atencion; te llama la atencion
go round
andar por; dar una vuelta…
face it head on
Specially if you don’t face it head on.
No, really, maybe it will force me to, you know, face it head on instead of running away.
afrontarlo
go with your gut feeling
Like you said, go with your gut feeling.
seguir tu instinto
get wearing
Having identical conversations every day quickly gets wearing.
ser aburrido
tener conversaciones identicas cada dia rapidamente te cansan.
the checkout girl
cajera
till
caja registradora
stressed-out (Adj)
the stressed-out mum feeding her kids on the way round and thrusting the empty packet at me to scan.
estresado
nappies
pañales
spinach
espinacas
does my head in
watching the queue build up as they count out pennis does my head in.
me vuelve loco
ver como se forma la cola mientras la vieja cuenta las monedas me vuelve loca.
look down on
people have no right to look down on us.
despreciar; menospreciar
la gente no tiene derecho a menospreciarnos.
sneer
burlarse; mofarse
eye rolling
ojos en blanco
yawning
bostezo
disengaged
desconectado; desvinculado
disengaged (Adj)
desconectado; desvinculado
giggle (Nb)
risitas
light up
I can see your faces light up when you want to say something, the eagerness to comment, to take part.
encenderse, iluminarse
eagerness
afan, entusiasmo, impaciencia; ansia
go blank
quedarse en blanco
enfuriate
enfurecer
authoritative (Adj)
autoritario
it breaks my heart
me rompe el corazon
harrowing (Adj)
I have to take a stress break after harrowing calls.
desgarrador; angustioso; terrible
take up
They are taking up precious time when a life or death situation may be needing help?
asumir; ocupar; abordar;
