engels Flashcards

idioms and voc

1
Q

a gap year

A

a year usually between leaving shool and starting universtiy used to travel or gain experience

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2
Q

a queue

A

a line of waiting people

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3
Q

to thud

A

to hot something with a low sound

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4
Q

an infinity pool

A

a swimming pool that has visual effects of the water expending to the horizon

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5
Q

to put your mouth where your money is

A

to show that u really believe what u say

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6
Q

to get off to flying start

A

to get a succesfull start

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7
Q

a resort

A

a popular holaiday place

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8
Q

no doubt

A

said about something which u believe to be true

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9
Q

the fringes of fame

A

to be part or near a state of celeberity

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10
Q

the low end of costs

A

less expensive and of poorer quality than other products

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11
Q

customs and immigration

A

where you’re checked for illegal goods and where your pper are checked before entering a country

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12
Q

to be accessible

A

to be easy to reach to

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13
Q

a long-haul flight

A

a long-distance air flight

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14
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a sun lounger

A

a folding bed wich you can lie on outside

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15
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to be good value

A

good quality without it being too expensive and worth what you pay for it

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16
Q

a deposit

A

a part of the cost of something wich you pay before the rest

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17
Q

grumpy

A

to be bad-tempered, grumpy

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18
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package deals

A

a holiday organised by a company at a fixed price that includes most of the costs

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19
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a smell

A

an odour

20
Q

a limit

A

boundaries

21
Q

to catch

A

to capture

22
Q

curious

A

encuisitif

23
Q

trekking

A

hiking

24
Q

challenging

A

thought-provoking

25
Q

a bother

A

hassels

26
Q

ridicilous

A

ludicrous

27
Q

talking a mile a minute

A

talking very fast

28
Q

bad news travels fast

A

bad info travels fast

29
Q

of the beaten track

A

in the middle of nowhere

30
Q

to travel light

A

without problems

31
Q

in the same boat

A

same situation

32
Q

taken me for a ride

A

cheating

33
Q

travel on a shoe string

A
34
Q

at crack of dawn

A

early in the morning

35
Q

culture vulture

A

to like museums,art galleries,…

36
Q

catch some rays

A

to stay outside in the sun for a period of time

37
Q

have a full plate

A

to be overloaded with tasks and responsibilities

38
Q

lives it up

A

enoying yourself

39
Q

watch your back

A

to be careful of the people around u

40
Q

culture shock

A

to be chocked by the difference of culture

41
Q

feel right at home

A

to feel relaxed,comfortable

42
Q

see how the mood takes me

A
43
Q

get the travel bug

A

to have an intense desire to travel

44
Q

sit and watch the world go by

A
45
Q

get itchy feet

A

to want to leave a place , and travel