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collocations Flashcards

1
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______ a TV programme

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Show / present / schedule

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2
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______ a photo to a magazine

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Submit / send in / contribute

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3
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____ the news on TV

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Broadcast / read / report the news on TV

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________ a newspaper story

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Carry / print / feature a newspaper story

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_______ a magazine article

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Draft / edit / research a magazine article

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_______ a news story on TV

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Run / cover / tell a news story on TV

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7
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_____ events

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Capture - events

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8
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______ Networks

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Social - Networks

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9
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_____ of images

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Sources - of images

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10
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_____ Images

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Posted - Images

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11
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_____ interest

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Strong - interest

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12
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____ role

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play - role

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13
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_____ taken

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steps - taken

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14
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_____ sought

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permission - sought

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15
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para poner fin a las cosas

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to bring things to an end

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16
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to wait until you have all the available information about a situation before you take any action

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find out/see how the land lies

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17
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prestar atención a algo

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to pay attention to something/subject

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18
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parecerse a

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to take after sb

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19
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tener pasión por algo

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to have a passion for something

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20
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agarrar

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to grip sb

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20
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llamar la atención de alguien

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to grab sb attention

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21
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____ dispute

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in dispute

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21
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to maintain ______

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to maintain (health/warmth/ tidiness)

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22
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full _____

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full (efficiency/ power/ impact)

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achieve _____

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achieve (goal)

24
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complete _____

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complete (task)

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reach _____

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reach (goal)

26
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acquire _____

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acquire (information)

27
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negative connotation (of madness/ violence…)

28
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Friend

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Close / School / True / Childhood / Fair-weather / family / personal / mutual

29
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Parents

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Lone / adoptive / single / foster (tutor legal) / step / absent

29
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Partner

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New / Marriage / Previous / Dancing / Former

30
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family

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Two-parents / Close-knit / extended / nuclear / dysfunctional

31
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relative

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Immediate / Distant / blood / close / living

32
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relationship

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Stable / lifelong / stormy / long-term / close / brief / strong

33
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dar algo por sentado

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to take smth for granted

34
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prefer

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Would rather + inf

35
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decidir

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to make up your mind

36
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retomar

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to brush up smth

37
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mantener / poner a alguien en la imagen

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to keep / put sb in the picture

38
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hacer fuego desde cero

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make fire from scratch

39
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in order to do something

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With a view

40
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except

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Other than

41
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much less

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Let alone (after a negative statement)

42
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in the first place

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For a start

43
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in general

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By and large

44
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more than anything else

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First and foremost

45
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forever

46
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for now but not permanently

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For the time being

47
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acclaimed

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generally / highly / widely

48
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anticipated

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eagerly/ widely / generally

49
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appalling

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completely / totally/ absolutely / utterly

50
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distinctive

51
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enjoyable

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wonderfully / highly / totally

52
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hilarious (gracioso)

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absolutely / totally / utterly

53
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imaginative

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wonderfully / deeply / highly

54
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overrated

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highly / totally / utterly / dreadfully

55
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pointless

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completely / totally / absolutely / utterly / generally

56
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talented

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wonderfully / highly

57
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tedious

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utterly/ dreadfully / highly

58
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unconventional

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highly / totally / utterly

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