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English C1+ vocabulary 4T - adjectives Flashcards

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Desinflado

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Flat

The bike tyre is a little flat

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Duro de corazón

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Hard-hearted

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Perplejo, desconcertado

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Puzzled

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Podrido, corrupto

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Rotten

Rotten to the core

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De poca monta, de pacotilla

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Small-time

A small-time crook

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Atado, liado

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Tied up
The dog was securely tied up
I’m going to be tied up until next week

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Embarazoso

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Awkward

An awkward silence

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Magullado, amoratado

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Bruised

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Húmedo, mojado

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Damp

The walls were damp to the touch

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Malvado, retorcido

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Wicked

You live in a big wicked city

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Absorto, ensimismado

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Engrossed (in)

He was engrossed in the film

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Al por mayor

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Wholesale
A wholesale price
They buy everything wholesale

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Correoso, duro, rancio

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Stale

Get stale, go stale

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Muy cabreado, fuera de sus casillas

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Hot under the collar

I get hot under the collar every time I think about it

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Seguido muy de cerca, con el aliento en la nuca

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Hot on their heels

He’s running first with two opponents hot on their heels

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Arenoso, color arena, rubio

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Sandy

This tree needs a sandy soil

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Ordinario, rudo

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Coarse

Don’t use this coarse language

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Hueco, vacío

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Hollow

The tree is hollow inside

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Travieso, atrevido, malcriado

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Naughty

He is a naughty boy and always plays tricks

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Amargo, agrio

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Sour

The milk is starting to go sour

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Severo, austero

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Stern

You are to take stern punitive action if you break the law

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Abundante, grueso

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Thick

She had a thick hair

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Menor, inferior

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Lesser
A lesser human being
To a lesser extent
The lesser of two evils

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Subyacente, en el trasfondo

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Underlying

The underlying reason was financial gain

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Fascinante, cautivante
Riveting | A riveting book, the spectacle was riveting
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Carente, despojado
Bereft (of) | They were bereft of any future plans
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Despectivo, despreciativo, displicente
Dismissive Scornful That was a dismissive gestureHe was scornful of the organisation's ability to deal with customers
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Pegado
Glued (to) | With his ear glued to the radio
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No concluyente, inconcluso
Inconclusive
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Diferente, impropio de
Unlike Pepsi is not unlike Coca-Cola Those actions were so unlike him
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Muy estricto, ineludible
Hard and fast | Hard and fast rules
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Sin efecto legal, nulo
Null and void | The court declared the law to be null and void
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Sin relación, sin parentesco
Unrelated | The progress of one is often unrelated to the progress of the other
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Fructífero, productivo
Fruitful | We have to see which path of experimentation might be more fruitful
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Desacostumbrado
Unaccustomed | I am unaccustomed to speaking in public
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Usual, habitual
Customary | It's customary to return calls
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Trascendental, crucial, muy importante
Momentous | It was a momentous decision
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Abundante, copioso, sustancioso (comida)
Hearty | We ate a hearty breakfast
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Descorazonador, desalentador
Disheartening
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Inestable, al azar
Hit and miss | It's all a bit hit and miss, nobody knows whether the project will be successful or not
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Friamente educado
Icily polite
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Insatisfactorio
Unsatisfactory
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Castigable
Punishable
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Muy muy vago
Bone idle
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Inmotivado
Groundless
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Mal pertrechado, dotado con pocos recursos
Underresourced | The Health Service is in a poor state because it has been underresourced for many years
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Autosuficiente
Self-sufficient (in)
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Indignado
Indignant (at) | He was indignant at not being invited to the wedding
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Corriente, común, habitual, tópico
Commonplace | It is commonplace to hear it as a part of a standard repertoire
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Zoológico
Zoological | Zoological specimen
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Familiarizado, versado
Conversant | He is fully conversant with several programming languages
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No conectado, sin relación
Unconnected | They are totally unconnected areas
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Relacionado, consanguíneo, parecido, semejante
Akin to | The artist uses a technique akin to hyperrealism
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Liso, fluido, suave, soso, exento de problemas
Smooth | A smooth material, smooth movements, smooth landing, smooth flavour, smooth path in life
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Prematuro, temprano
Untimely | His premature death was untimely
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Reutilizable
Reusable | Plastic bags are reusable time and time again
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Plagado de
Plagued by | The daytime skies are now plagued by aircraft condensation
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En marcha
Afoot | A new trend is afootTo be afoot
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Entusiasta, ferviente
Zealous | The individuals that hesitated in the zealous search for food, starved
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Acreditado, autorizado
Authoritative | It is an authoritative account of the events
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Numérico
Numerical | Numerical order
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Acicalado, bien arreglado
Well-groomed | Who is that well-groomed woman?
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Deferente, respetuoso
Deferential
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Receptivo, que esponde
(Un)Responsive
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Desorientado
Disoriented
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Impreciso
Imprecise
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Indeterminado
Indeterminate
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Predeterminado
Predetermined
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Evasivo, que no compromete
Noncommittal | A noncommittal answer
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Permisible, aceptable, tolerable
Permissible
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Hecho a medida
Made-to-measure | A made-to-measure suit
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Bien guardado
Closely-guarded | A closely-guarded secret
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Abrumador, poderoso
Overpowering
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Antiestético, feo
Unsightly | An unsightly scar
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Preferente
Preferential | A preferential treatment
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Horrible, desastroso, abominable
Appalling | The room was in an appalling condition
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Insensible, inmune, impermeable
Impervious to | Impervious to pain, impervious to moisture
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Espacioso
Spacious | Roomy (COL)
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De última generación
State-of-the-art | Our new television uses state-of-the-art technology
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Más fácil dicho que hecho
Easier said than done | Achieving these targets will be easier said than done
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Enfermizo, enclenque, empalagoso
Sickly | Grow sickly, sickly sweet
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De hasta ahora, por el momento
Hitherto | He discovered more than 150 species of hitherto unknown creatures
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Consumado, conseguido, alcanzado
Accomplished | An accomplished novel, mission accomplished
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De voluntad débil, débil de carácter
Weak-willed
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Puritano
Puritanical
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Culto, informado
Knowledgeable
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Digno, que se respeta a sí mismo
Self-respecting | Every self-respecting town has a market

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