Chapter 3: Complete Advanced Flashcards
the extent to which
la medida en la cual…
which best fits
que mejor se ajuste
in a choir ‘( in a cuaia)’
en un coro
stronger lungs ‘(langs)’
pulmones resistentes
a ready-made personality
personalidad ya hecha
your looks
tu apariencia
personality traits determined by your genes
rasgos de personalidad determinados por tu genes
display certain talents
mostrar, exhibir ciertos talentos
nurture theory
teoria del cultivar, fomentar, nutrir
play a part in
contribuir a, desempeñar un papel en, intervenir en
have a flair for
tener un don para
have a flair for
I have a flair for detail.
I have a flair for this sort of thing.
I know I have a flair for the dramatic.
tener un don para
skilful (Adj)
habil, competente, capaz
face-blindness
olvidar rostros
get around
moverse, desplazarse
standard of food
calidad de la comida
As far as I can see
Hasta donde puedo ver, hasta donde se, como lo veo
at the time
Daniel was asleep at the time
Little Jackie was five at the time.
I was coming off a nasty divorce at the time
en ese momento
It is commonly believed that
por lo general, se cree que…se cree comunmente que…
It has been reported in the last few days that
en los ultimos dias se ha informado de que…
It has been proved beyond doubt that
se ha demostrado mas alla de toda duda…
make a comparison with
hacer una comparacion con
with permission from
con el permiso de
becoming uncontrollable and violent
volviendose incontrolable y violento
becoming too reliant on technology
dependencia excesiva de la tecnologia
everybody will need to become accustomed to multitasking
todo el mundo tendrá que acostumbrarse a la multitarea
attention span
capacidad de concentracion
attention span
the attention span is shorter
capacidad de concentracion
educationalist (Nb)
pedagogo, educador
draw on
basarse en, aprovechar, beneficiarse de…
set by
establecido por, fijado por, marcado por
peer groups
grupos de compañeros, de colegas
instill in
Fear can be instilled in most people.
inculcar
sift (Vb)
tamizar, cribar, cernir
to propel (Vb) propeller (Nb)
impulsar, propulsar
propulsor
upgrading (Nb)
mejora, rehabilitacion, modernizacion, acondicionamiento, actualizacion
at such a pace that
a tal ritmo que
adept at (Nb)
Probably become pretty adept at self-solving
Richard has always been adept at maximising Parliament’s influence.
He’s quite adept at putting the puzzle together.
expertos en, duchos en
in a sense
en cierto sentido, hasta cierto punto
in a sense
in a broad sense
en cierto sentido, hasta cierto punto
en un sentido amplio
without any firm evidence of
sin pruebas fehacientes de
