English C2 vocabulary 1T - adjectives Flashcards
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En buen estado para circular
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Roadworthy
His brother had a second-hand car which was barely roadworthy
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Con temperamento artístico
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Artistically-minded
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Detallado, especificado
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Itemised
Could you please give me an itemised account?
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Astuto
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Astute
An astute sense of business
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Humilde, molesto
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Humble
He came from vey humble beginnings
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Completo, total
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Undivided
Undivided attention
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Que causa divisiones
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Divisive
The new system is divisive
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Bocazas
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A big mouth
Don’t believe him, he’s just a big mouth
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Subidito, que no cabe en sí
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Too big for one’s boots
Since his success he’s been altogether too big for his boots
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Desinteresado, desprendido
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Selfless
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Cargado, lleno de implicaciones, podrido de dinero
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Loaded
He won the lottery and he is loaded
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Fuera de control, sobreexcitado
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Carried away
I got a bit carried away when I went shopping and spent far too much money
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Pesado, considerable
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Hefty
The credit card bill was pretty hefty this month
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Muy decidido, totalmente encaminado
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Dead set on ST
I’m dead set on going to university and getting my degree
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En la línea de
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In line with
His ideas are very much in line with mine
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Sucesivo, próximo
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Follow-up
We need a follow-up meeting to discuse these matters
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Como nueva
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As good as new
Your bike is as good as new
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Totalmente derrotado, aplastado
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Comprehensively beaten
They were comprehensively beaten by the Italian champion
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Intergeneracional
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Cross-generational
There has been a cross-generational misunderstanding
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Muy viejo, demasiado viejo
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Long in the tooth
Don’t you think she’s a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic heroine?
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Inconsciente, distraído
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Oblivious (to)
He was oblivious to the fact that …
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Viejo, destrozado (máquinas)
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Clapped out
This TV is totally clapped out I can’t even get a picture
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Modesto
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Unassuming
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Fingido, falso
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Assumed
He used an assumed name
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Mezclado en
Mixed up in
| I tried to avoid getting mixed up in that situation
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Totalmente olvidado, agua pasada
Dead and buried
| No one ever talks about his prison sentence any more. That's all dead and buried now
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Exactamente puntual
Dead on time
The train arrived dead on time, so we didn't have to wait
On the dote
Breakfast will be at 7 am on the dote
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Inexpresivo, sin mostrar ninguna emoción
Deadpan
| His face is always so deadpan. I never know whether he's in a good mood or a bad one
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Profundamente dormido
Dead to the world
| The children have been dead to the world for over an hour
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Pijo, elegante
Posh
| The posh area is a very small part of orange County
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Mírame y no me toques, precario e impredecible
Touch and go
| My friend is at hospital, he's touch and go
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Plantado, tirado, compuesto
High and dry
| She left me high and dry at the altar
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Evolutivo, evolucionario
Evolutionary
| This is a short period in evolutionary terms
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Amargado, resentido, avinagrado
Embittered
| He became embittered following the manager's decision not to consider him for promotion
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Inmemorial, muy antiguo
Age-old
| Age-old question, age-old advice, age-old building
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Prevenido, dificultado
Deterred (by)
The enemy attack is deterred by our defensive measures
Undeterred (by)
Undeterred by the explosive nature of the riots, he continued to take photographs
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Pasado de moda
Outmoded
| Outmoded equipment, outmoded working practices
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Con aversión a
Averse (to)
Few people are averse to the idea of a free holiday
I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself
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Muerto del todo
Stone dead
| Most of our films can be killed stone dead by bad reviews
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Muy muy feliz y excitado
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Elated (by, at)
Ecstatic
On cloud nine
Overjoyed (at)/to do ST/that
We're overjoyed at your news
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Descorazonado
Disheartened
Dejected
She was very disheartened by the results of the test
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Preocupado o decepcionado
(Deeply) distressed (by)
| She was deeply distressed by the news of his death
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Receloso, precavido
Wary (of, about)
| I'm a bit wary about giving people my address
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Muy cansado, aburrido de algo que se repite mucho
Weary (of)
He's a little weary after his long journey
I've just grown weary of going out with the same people
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A punto de volverse loco
Cracking up
| I think she's cracking up
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Llorando o a punto de llorar
Tearful
On the verge of crying/tears
A tearfull farewellKate is always a bit tearfull
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Vago a ambiguo
Vague
| Ambiguous
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Plano, sin chicha
Plain
Too black and white
This picture is too black and white
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Aplatanante, que te pone mustio
Wilting
| Russians think that Valencia has a wilting weather
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Que te hace la boca agua
Mouth-watering
| Look at those mouth-watering cakes
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Aburrido como una ostra
Bored to tears
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Como un niño con zapatos nuevos
Like the cat that got the cream
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Muy sorprendido y confuso
Startled
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Despreocupado, pasota
Nonchalant
| A nonchalant manner/shrug
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Con una piel dura y carnoso por dentro
Fleshy
| An avocado is a fleshy fruit
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Duro o correoso al masticar
Chewy
| The meat was tasty but chewy
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Con mucha agua en su interior, aguado
Watery
A watermelon is a watery fruit
The soup/coffee was watery
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Exquisito para fruta
Luscious
| Look at all those luscious mangos
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Fibroso
Fibrous
| Mangos are fibrous
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Ácido
Sharp
| A sharp lemon
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Demasiado dulce
Sugary
| The cake was so sugary
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Jugoso, con jugo
Juicy
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Amargo
Bitter
| Bitter coffee
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Exquisito en general
Exquisite
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Pulposo
Pulpy
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Demasiado maduro
Overripe
| This brown banana is overripe
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Agrio
Sour
| The milk is sour
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Divino para comida
Heavenly
| It was a good party and the food was heavenly
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Enredado, enmarañado
Tangled
| Tangled cables
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Retorcido, nudoso
Gnarled
The gnarled trunk of a tree
A gnarled face
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Insistente, incapaz de cambiar tu opinión
(Very) adamant (that)
| They are adamant that they have not broken any rules
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Avisatorio, cautelar
Cautionary
| This is a cautionary tale of the importance of keeping fit
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Expectante, embarazada
Expectant
Their expectant faces
If you are an expectant mother ...
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Susceptible de abuso
Open to abuse
| The system was open to abuse and several members took advantage
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De absoluta confianza
As good as one's word
| Steve is as good as his word. He will help you
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Que se porta muy bien (para niños)
As good as gold
| Mary is as good as gold most of the time
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Que no vale para nada (persona)
Good for nothing
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Fascinante, apasionante, que engancha
Gripping
| I found the book so gripping that I couldn't put it down
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Enganchante, atractivo, encantador
Engaging
| An engaging smile/manner/person
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Difícil de creer
Implausible
| The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible
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Evocador, melancólico, inolvidable
Haunting
| The haunting beauty of Africa, a haunting melody
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Que te hace pensar
Thought-provoking
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Que te hace comer las uñas, con suspense
Nail-bitting
| A nail-bitting movie. So scary!
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Irónico, en tono de burla
Tongue-in-cheek
| A witty commercial. It's totally tongue-in-cheek
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Difícil de entender o pesado
Heavy-going
| Thomas Mann's novels are a bit heavy-going to some people
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Obvio, delante de tus narices
Right under your noise
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Con/sin razón, moral o legalmente acertado/errado
In the right/wrong
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Saludable y en buenas condiciones, especialmente tras recuperarse
As right as rain
| After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain
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Secreto
Hush-hush
| The plans for their wedding are all very hush-hush
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Incapaz de que se te ocurra algo que decir
Lost for words
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Separatista, disidente
Breakaway
| A breakaway group
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Seguro de sí mismo
Self-assured (in)
| It is important to be self-assured in striking up a good relationship with them
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Importante sinónimos
Vital, essential, influential, valuable, useful, necessary
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Difícil de contentar, quisquilloso
Hard to please
| Our new teacher is very hard to please
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Duro de oído
Hard of hearing
| You'll have to speak up as he's rather hard of hearing
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Politizado
Politicised
| The issue had become highly politicised, and the elections were on the horizon
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Muy deseoso e interesado en algo
As keen as mustard
| Why don't we ask Tom to captain the cricket team? He's as keen as mustard
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Con cara de mucho enfado
With a face like thunder
| Having a face like thunder
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Terco como una mula
As stubborn as a mule
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Influenciable, flexible, maleable
Pliable
| Children are more pliable and docile
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Justificable
Justifiable
| It's a case of justifiable homicide
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Chirriante, discordante
Jarring
| His angry outburst had a jarring effect on us
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Susceptible a
Susceptible to
| I've always been susceptible to stomach upsets
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Que le incumbe a
Incumbent on
| It is incumbent on anyone building up an overdraft
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Horrorizado, espantado
Aghast (at)
| I was absolutely aghast at the state the hotel room was
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Tintado con, matizado con
Tinged with
| Their happiness was tinged with feelings of sadness
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El proyecto, en desarrollo
In the pipeline
| The plans for the new library building are in the pipeline
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Fuera de lo común
Out of the ordinary
| We need something out of the ordinary for our next marketing campaign
109
Ampliamente celebrado
Widely celebrated
| The event is widely celebrated around the world
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Informado, enterado
(Duly) informed of/about
The president was informed about the crisis situation
Gary was duly informed of his rights
