Describing places Flashcards

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Fraught

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causing or having extreme worry or anxiety (TIRANTE, TENSO)

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Set your Sights on

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to decide to achieve something “Jenny has set her sights on winning the competition.”

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Ravaged

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to cause great damage to something “asolar, devastar”

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Far-flung

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Remoto, used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area

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5
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Grimy

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Mugriento covered in dirt

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Haphazard

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not having an obvious order or plan caótico, irregular, casual fortuito

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Tainted

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spoiled or corrupted, echado a perder; viciado, corrompido

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A sight to behold

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seeing it is in some way special, either spectacularly beautiful or, equally, incredibly ugly or revolting,

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9
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Back of BEYOND

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a place far away from any big town

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10
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Out of sight

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no longer at sight

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Pristine

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inmaculado, impecable

new or almost new, and in very good condition

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