Deck 04

Question 1

(i) va a la bancarrota
(ii) la bancarrota
(iii) en bancarrota

Answer 1

(i) is going bankrupt or is going into bankruptcy
(ii) bankruptcy
(iii) bankrupt

Question 2

me la presentas

Answer 2

introduce her to me

Question 3

superdotada

Answer 3

highly gifted

Question 4

cómo se ganaba la vida su padre

Answer 4

what his father did for a living

Question 5

Cómo va a ser literalmente

Answer 5

Of course not literally

Question 6

Se compró el piso de arriba

Answer 6

She bought the apartment upstairs

Question 7

tiene goteras

Answer 7

she has a leak

Question 8

eso no es todo

Answer 8

that’s not all

Question 9

• la han estropeado totalmente

- estropear (2)

Answer 9

have completely ruined it

• (i) to damage (eg alfombra)
• (ii) to ruin (eg a holiday)

Question 10

no parece la misma

Answer 10

does not look the same

Question 11

no fue nada agradable verla en ese estado

Answer 11

it was unpleasant seeing her in that condition

Question 12

al comprar un coche de segunda mano

Answer 12

when you buy a used car

Question 13

No me lo recuerdes

Answer 13

don’t remind me

Question 14

está muy enfadada por algo

Answer 14

is very angry about something

Question 15

se podría deducir que

Answer 15

one could deduce that

Question 16

sentido figurado

Answer 16

figurative sense

Question 17

me golpeó en la cabeza

Answer 17

hit me in the head

Question 18

no lo he hecho a propósito

Answer 18

I didn’t do it on purpose

Question 19

1. si estaba intentando ligar conmigo
2. ligar conmigo
3. ligar

Answer 19

1. if he was trying to flirt with me
2. to hit on me/pick me up
3. to bind (as in to unite)

Question 20

me llamó la atención

Answer 20

it caught my attention

Question 21

historias de amor

Answer 21

love stories