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English C2 vocabulary 2T - adjectives Flashcards

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Deslumbrante, muy bueno

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Dazzling

Dazzling light, dazzling wild flowers

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Entusiasta, activo, fervoroso

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Gung-ho

He is a young gung-ho dad

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Espeluznante, que da miedo

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Spooky

They always feature in spooky movies

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Intimidante, descorazonador

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Daunting

The country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division

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Burlón

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Derisive

A derisive comment, derisive laughter

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Apático

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Apathetic

Young people today are so apathetic about politics

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Despectivo, desdeñoso

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Contemptuous (of)

He was very contemptuous of popular writers

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Entrometido

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Nosy

She was complaining about her nosy parents

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Recto, honesto

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Upright

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Avasallador

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Pushy

A pushy salesman

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Arruinado, totalmente destruido

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Shot to pieces

The project has been shot to pieces thanks to the withdrawal of funding

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Escrito en la cara de alguien

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Written all over SO’s face

Guilt was written all over her face

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A paso ligero, brioso, rápido y enérgico

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Brisk

I like to start the day with a brisk walk around the park

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En un mar de lágrimas

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In floods of tears

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Irónico

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Wry

A wry comment, wry grin, wry smile

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Robusto, fuerte, recio

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Sturdy

Sturdy walking boots, sturdy person, sturdy tree

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Harapiento, andrajoso, irregular

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Ragged

Ragged clothes, ragged edge

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Vacilante, tambaleante, que pierde fuerza

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Faltering

She took a few faltering steps, faltering economy, faltering growth

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Propicio, favorable

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Propitious

With the economy in recession, it wasn’t a propitious time to start a company

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Muy sorprendente e impresionante

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Jaw-dropping

The jaw-dropping scale of the project has not defeated those involved

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Encerrado, cercado

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Fenced in (by)
I've been feeling fenced in by my life
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En desacuerdo con

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At odds with

Your opinion is at odds with the facts

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Muy lejos

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Far afield
His ideas spread far afield
As far afield as

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Bien equipado para una actividad

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Weel kitted out for

These boys are well kitted out for in-line skating

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Efímero, transitorio, fugaz
Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary, transient | Transient state, momentary lapse, fleeting glimpse
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Contagioso, infeccioso, virulento
Contagious, infectious, virulent, invasive | Infectious disease, contagious laughter, virulent virus, virulent strain, invasive species
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Febril
Feverish | Feverish state of activity, feverish pace, feverish pursuit
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Predispuesto, prejuiciado
Jaundiced | Jaundiced eye, jaundiced view
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Sano, saludable
Healthy | Healthy bank balance, healthy criticism, healthy dose of scepticism
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Hecho trizas
In tatters | Our foreign security policy lies in tatters
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Fortalecido, vigoroso, tonificado
Invigorated | The current situation requires undoubtedly invigorated efforts
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Preocupado por la salud
Health-conscious
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Enfermo terminal
Terminally-ill | Determine the life span of terminally-ill cancer patients
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Asimétrico, torcido
Lopsided | A charming, lopsided grin
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Brillante, liso, elegante, acicalado
Sleek | This car has sleek lines, sleek hair, sleek design, sleek look, sleek and stylish
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Holístico, que se refiere a la totalidad
Holistic | Holistic approach, holistic solution, holistic view, holistic understanding, holistic medicine
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Mordaz, procaz
Strongly worded | A strongly worded request was made to Morocco
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Especialmente económico
Keenly priced | Offal is keenly priced in comparison to meat
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Cuidadosamente escogido
Carefully chosen | The themes and topics of different chapters have been carefully chosen
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Pasmosamente caro
Staggeringly expensive | Some clothes brands are staggeringly expensive
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Minusválido, discapacitado
Disabled, handicapped
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Saltón, hinchado, a reventar
Bulging | Bulging eyes, bulging muscles, bulging pocket, bulging stomach, bulging with ST
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Con el ceño fruncido
Furrowed | Furrowed forehead
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Tristemente inadecuado
Woefully inadequate
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Monótono, rutinario
Humdrum | Humdrum routine, humdrum reality, escape from humdrum existence
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Que ocurre o cambia rápidamente
Fast-paced | Fast-paced evolution of informatin technology, fast-paced environment, fast-paced world, fast-paced lifestyle
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Repleto de detalles irrelevantes
Cluttered up with irrelevant details | The picture is cluttered up with irrelevant details
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El que primero llega, primero es servido
First come, first served | Tickets for the concert will be distributed on a first come, first served basis
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Comer o ser comido
Dog-eat-dog | It's a dog-eat-dog world out there
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Caballeroso, cortés, galante
Chivalrous | A chivalrous man behaves very politely towards women
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Obstinado y asertivo
Bullish | She's being very bullish about the firm's future
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Adorador, que se nota que quieres mucho
Doting | We saw photografs of the doting father with the baby on his knee
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Afeminado
Effeminate | He's got a very effeminate manner
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Machote
Laddish | He's a strong man who always behaves laddishly and is not effeminate
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Desgarbado, larguirucho
Lanky | I was your typical lanky teenager
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Espinoso, quisquilloso
Prickly | Prickly weeds, prickly problem, prickly pear, the baby gets prickly when he's tired
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Dionisíaco y Apolíneo
The Dyonisian and the Apollonian
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Debilucho, flojo, tímido
Wimpy | I'm far too wimpy to go dancing
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Agobiante, sofocante, opresivo
Stifling It's stifling here! Stifling heat, stifling humidity, stifling bureaucracy, stifling environment, stifling atmosphere
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Muy cargado
Heavily laden | Beasts of burden are heavily laden
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Creído, jactancioso
Big-headed
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Entonado, contentillo
Tipsy | I was a little tipsy and didn't want to say something I'd regret
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Desprovisto de
Devoid of | He seems to be devoid of compassion
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Concebible
Conceivable It's conceivable that we'll run out of food next week Conceivable idea Every conceivable kind of
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A la defensiva
On the defensive | Don't allow yourself to be put on the defensive about your activities
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Costoso
Costly | It is extremely costly in terms of energy
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Con cara pálida y enfermiza
Pasty-faced
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Regordete, rollizo, rechoncho
Chubby | Chubby legs, chubby cheeks
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Edificante, inspirador
Uplifting | His uplifting books have all become best-sellers
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Con el dinero justo
Hand-to-mouth | Low wages mean a hand-to-mouth existence for many people
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Tan blanco como el papel
As white as a sheet
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Tan fuerte como un caballo
As strong as a horse
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Tan callado como una tumba
As silent as the grave
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Tan delgado como una raspa
As thin as a rake
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Menos malo
Least worst | The least worst option, the least worst solution
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Llevando una carga
Nursing a burden | He was preoccupied and nursing a burden
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Bien pulido
Well-honed | Well-honed technique, well-honed process, well-honed business model, well-honed senses
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Conciso, al grano
Terse | Hemingway's terse prose
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Malhumorado
Peevish | He answered peevishly
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Prístino, impoluto
Pristine | Pristine environment, pristine ice cap, pristine water, pristine condition
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Incalculable
Untold To put untold stress on ST Untold riches, untold damage
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Densamente/escasamente poblado
Densely/scarcely populated | A densely populated area
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Subdesarrollado
Underdeveloped | Underdeveloped countries
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Revolucionario, rápido y de gran alcance
Sweeping | A sweeping change
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Confundido, desconcertado, perplejo
Baffled (by) | I'm baffled by his unwillingness to tell us the truth
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Hecho a tu rutina
Set in your ways | As people get older, they often become set in their ways
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Indescifrable
Indecipherable | Indecipherable handwriting
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Ininteligible, insondable
Unfathomable | Unfathomable reasons
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Poco apropiado (dicho)
Something of a misnomer | The term wild is somewhat of a misnomer since wild ones can be cultivated
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Normal y corriente
Run-of-the-mill | He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech

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