English C1+ vocabulary 2T - others 2 Flashcards
Salir a la luz
Come to light
The secret came to light ten years later
Qué opinas de…?
What do you make of…?
Será un…
He will make a…
He will make an excellent doctor
Solamente cuando…
It was only when…
It was only when I arrived that she shut up
¡Ya era hora!
About time, too!
I have obtained my degree. About time, too!
Ser remilgado y correcto, ser muy frío
Butter wouldn’t melt in SO’s mouth
Sonarle algo a uno
Ring a bell
His name seems to ring a bell
Armar escándalo
To run riot
The children are always running riot
Prefieres, te viene mejor…?
Would you rather/sooner/just as soon I + UNR…?
Would you rather I called back later?
Would you sooner he married her?
Preferiría…
I would rather/sooner…
I’d sooner go homeI’d rather pay for your work
Ser útil
To come in handy
I think this gadget will come in (very) handy at the kitchen
Mantenerse alejado, mantener la distancia con algo o alguien
To give SO/ST a wide berth
Give her a wide berth, she’s in a very bad mood
No me acercaría ni a cien metros
I wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole
If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that property with a barge pole
Llegar a un acuerdo
To strike a deal/bargain
To reach an agreement
To seal an agreement
Es el caso
It is the case
It is the case that it has negative connotations
Seguir los pasos de alguien
Follow in SO’s footsteps
I followed in my father’s footsteps trying to be a doctor
Mostrarte como
Show yourself to be Nerea has always shown herself to be responsive Prove yourself to be She has proved herself to be energetic The news proved awful
En vistas a
With a view to + ING
She has created material with a view to passing the exam
Costar hacer algo, ser difícil hacer algo
To take some doing ST
He took some persuadingIt takes some getting used to
Poder hacer algo con el piloto automático, de memoria
To have/know ST off (by) pat
I had given tha talk so many times I had it off pat
Hacerle el vacío a alguien, pasar de alguien
To send SO to Coventry
The other workers sent him to Coventry for not supporting the strike
A merced de
At the mercy of
At SO’s mercy
Without fuel the ship was at the mercy of the violent storm
A montones
In droves
The settlers arrived on the prairie in droves
La cosa es, lo que pasa, el caso es
The thing is that…
The thing is that stock exchanges have been maekedly bullish
Qué es lo que…?
What is it that…?
What is it that makes some brands more succesful than others?
Casarse con alguien
To get married to SO
Robarle un novio a alguien
To pinch SO off SO else
I pinched Monica Bellucci off Vincent Cassel
Alejarse, separarse, irse apartando
To grow apart
We were tight at school, but we have since grown apart
Prometerse con alguien
To get/be engaged to SO
Intimar, ir intimando
To grow close to SO
My friend and I grew close during several weeks
Colarse por alguien
To fall for SO
He is good-looking and smooth: all the women fall for him
Superar lo de alguien
To get over SO
It took me months to get over Jake after we broke up
No pienso mucho en ella
I don’t think very much of her
Hacer las paces con alguien, arreglarlo con alguien
To make it up with SO
I made it up with my ex-girlfriend
Coger cariño a alguien, empezar a gustarte alguien
To take to SO
The girl took to her new puppy dog. They are now inseparable
Portarse muy mal con alguien
To do the dirty on SO
And then he did the dirty on her and had an affair with her best friend
Enemistarse, pelearse, romper con alguien
To fall out with SO
If you don’t stop gossiping, you will fall out with all your friends
Tener un romance con alguien
To go steady with SO
Do you want to go steady with me?
Liarse con alguien que no es tu pareja
To run off with SO else
He was bored and run off with his secretary
¡No lo pude evitar!
I couldn’t help myself!
I’m sorry! I couldn’t help myself!
Criando malvas
Pushing up daisies
I want to live to be 80 years old, not pushing daisies by age 70
¡Me importa un pimiento!
I couldn’t care less!
En ese momento, en aquel entonces
At the time
At the time, I didn’t fully understand what she meant
Con gran detalle
In great detail
It was explained in great detail
En sí mismo
In itself
It was in itself extraordinary
Hacer algo de, hacer que algo tenga éxito
To make ST of
I want to make something of myself
Había llegado algo, cuando…
It was ST before…
It was dawn before the students returned back
Para el espanto de alguien…
To SO’s horror…
Much to our horror, we could see smoke coming out of the bedroom windows
Aprobar el hecho de que
To approve of the fact that
To approve of SO’s doing ST
She doesn’t approve of the fact that her daughter goes to that club every evening
He doesn’t approve of her being a slut
Redundar/estar en/entre los intereses de
Be in the interests of
It is in the interests of the company to look after his customers
En el momento
By the time
The train had gone by the time we arrived at the station
No darse cuenta de algo
To escape SO’s notice
It may have escaped your notice but Sally is wearing an engagement ring
Poner en práctica
To put into practice
There aspects which, if put into practice, will help
Un lugar así
One such place
There are built-up areas. Valencia is one such place
Para empezar, por ahora
For a start
For a start, let’s make an introduction
Hasta cierto punto
To a certain extent
To a certain extent, this comes from background reading
Todo el camino, hasta el final
All the way
A hamster could be transported from its home all the way to London without suffering from jetlag
No se puede negar que
I can’t deny that
There’s no denying
There’s no denying my embarrasment at being given the award
Por no hablar de, por descontado, no digamos
Let alone
Davina can’t even boil an egg let alone cook a whole meal
The meal was savory, let alone nutritious
I can’t even fit into the medium size, let alone the small size
Estar esperando un hijo
To be expecting
Oh, you are expecting! When is it due?
Me da vueltas la cabeza, me mareo
My head spins
Some days his head spins from lack of oxygen
En contra de
Contrary to
Contrary to popular belief, …
Retrasarse, pasarse de los plazos
To fall behind schedule
Make sure the project doesn’t fall behind schedule
Durante un período de tiempo, a la vez
At a time
Blizzards may last for days at a time
Work on one thing at a time
Tener dificultades para
Have difficulty in
I had difficulty in finding a flat
She had difficulty in her boss to give her a pay rise
Desde entonces, desde
Ever since
He’s been depressed ever since the death of his brother
Poner la mesa
To lay the table
Servirle a uno, ser útil o beneficioso
To stand SO in good stead
His previous experience will stand him in good stead
Un problema se plantea
A problem arises
A problem arises for the countries which have not adopted the euro
Apenas, escasamente
Hardly, scarcely, seldom
Hardly any, hardly ever, hardly wait
Especialmente
Specially
This one is made specially for you
En concreto
Especially
In some cases, especially if you wish us to delete your personal data, …
En realidad
In reality
Por una vez, para variar
For once
The family is enjoying together for once
En algunas ocasiones
On some occasions
No perder tiempo en hacer algo
Lose no time in doing ST
Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
Jack of all trades, master of none
Do not bite off more than you can chew
Demasiadas manos en algo
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Hacer las cosas a tu manera, sin importar las convenciones
To march to a different tune
Hacer todo lo que está en tus manos
To do everything in SO’s power
Perder la esperanza de hacer algo
To give up hope of doing ST
He has given up hope of finding a job
Ser cien veces más…
To be a hundred times more…
Rendir frutos, dar sus frutos
To bring to fruition
The plan was brought to fruition by the efforts of everyone
Una cuestión de vida o muerte
A matter of life or death
Construir lazos emocionales
To form emotional bonds
Recuperarse, hacer una recuperación
To make a recovery
After the operation, Darius made a fast recovery
Por naturaleza
By nature
Amy is by nature rather a shy person
La respuesta está en…
The answer lies in
The answer lies in the fact that they lacked the technological know-how
Atentamente, cuidadosamente
Attentively
They listened attentively to everything I said
Quedarse levantado hasta tarde
To stay up late
Para mi gran decepción
Much to my disappointment
Puntualmente, a la hora convenida
On time
The dinner began at 4 and you arrive at 4, you are on time
A tiempo para, con tiempo para
In time
He arrived in time at 4’30, the lecture began at 5
Coger una oportunidad al vuelo
To jump at the chance
Hacer un paralelismo, hacer una analogía
To draw a parallel between ST and ST
Entre otras cosas
Among other things
Afortunadamente
Fortunately
Luckily
Por suerte o por desgracia
For better or worse
By luck or misfortune
Hacerse una idea
To get a sense
With the tour you get a real sense of the city’s past
Tener buena reputación
To have a good reputation
To be spoken of
The company is highly spoken of in the local area
No tener dudas de…
To be in no doubt that…
Barbara’s parents were in no doubt that she would be the best
Al acercarse, al aproximarse
In the hours leading up to
In the lead-up to
Rain fell in the sixty hours leading up to midday on Sunday
Sobre todo por
The more so for
It was a beautiful landscape, the more so for being dotted with wooden farmhouses
Saltar a la vista
To come into view
I am pleased with the agreement that comes into view
Pagar más de la cuenta
To pay over the odds for ST
To pay through the nose for ST
Companies are able to force consumers to pay over the odds for electricity
Cazar una ganga
To pick up a bargain
Por los pelos
By the skin of our teeth
We escaped a disaster by the skin of our teeth
Tener empuje
To have drive
Cuando se trata de
When it comes to
I love to read, but I have trouble when it comes to science
En el sentido de
In the sense ofIn terms of
Con cita previa
By appointment
Come to see us (by appointment only)
A su vez
In turn
As a result of turning to meet for sustenance, the early humans developed larger brains, which in turn enabled them to make more sophisticated tools
De cualquier manera, en cualquier caso
Either way
He may or may not have been insured. Either way, you can still make a claim
De la noche a la mañana
Overnight
Fitness can’t be built up overnight, it has to be done gradually
Como máximo, como mucho
At the most
It will ten minutes at the most
Ya que, dado que
Seeing as
We protect valuable resources, seeing as it is easy to achieve an efficient water supply
Gracias a
Thanks to
Thanks to my friend Ellen, I got to the airport on time
Siempre me ha gustado la idea de
I’ve always liked the idea of
I’ve always oiked the idea of working for a newspaper
Ser goloso
To have a sweet tooth
I don’t have a sweet tooth, so skipping a dessert took zero effort
