Describing places Flashcards
Fraught
causing or having extreme worry or anxiety (TIRANTE, TENSO)
Set your Sights on
to decide to achieve something “Jenny has set her sights on winning the competition.”
Ravaged
to cause great damage to something “asolar, devastar”
Far-flung
Remoto, used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area
Grimy
Mugriento covered in dirt
Haphazard
not having an obvious order or plan caótico, irregular, casual fortuito
Tainted
spoiled or corrupted, echado a perder; viciado, corrompido
A sight to behold
seeing it is in some way special, either spectacularly beautiful or, equally, incredibly ugly or revolting,
Back of BEYOND
a place far away from any big town
Out of sight
no longer at sight
Pristine
inmaculado, impecable
new or almost new, and in very good condition