EOI C1 Flashcards
self-consious
cohibido, timido
carefree
despreocupado
outgoing
extrovertido
light-hearted
ligero, divertido
truthful
veraz
strong-willed
voluntarioso
Thuggish
Violento
Deprived
necesitado, marginado
rough
basto, brusco, violento
tough
duro, fuerte
run-down
agotado, en decadencia to be run-down – estar pachucho
chavs
nuevos ricos
white trash
literalmente basura blanca, referido a la clase social mas baja
WASP
White AngloSaxon Protestant
hoody
capucha
scum
escoria
plebe
pleb
gorra
cap
tramp stamp
tatuaje en la parte baja de la espalda
bling
joyeria ostentosa
shell suit
chandal de nylon o sudadera
manki
dirty (slang)
zonked
very tired (slang)
zilch
zero (slang)
very rich -(slang)
loaded
steal (slang)
nick
kooky
strange, crazy
flunk (slang)
fail an exam or course
grand (slang)
one thousand dollars
buddy
friend (slang)
silver surfer
older person who uses internet regularly
a gapper
a young person taking a year out before university or work
mumpreneur
a woman who combines running a business enterprise with lookin after her children
base jumper
person who jumps from the top of tall buildings wearing a parachute
metrosexual
a straight man who lives in a city and is interested in fashion and shopping
a flamer
a person who sends angry or insulting messages
a petrolhead
someone who likes and uses their car a lot and does not want to use any other type of transport
a slaphead
a man with little or no hair on his head
a trophy wife
young attractive woman who is married to an older man and thought of as a prize
an empty nester
a parent whose children have grown up and left home
a laddete
a young woman who likes drinking alcohol, watching sport of doing other activities usually considered typical of young men
a cool hunter
a person who notices and reports on new fashions, ideas and activities that are becoming popular
a fashionista
a fashion designer, critic or person who is interested in latest trends
a crusty
a person who ussually has no permanet home, a dirty appereance and rejects the way that most people live in Western
a WAG
a girlfriend or wife or a fmous man, such a footballer
sloppy
careless poco riguroso
innit
isn’t it
heinous
atroz
stand out
sobresalir
outstanding
sobresaliente, excelente
get hot under the collar
to worry
to plug gaps
to fix
shrug
encogerse de hombros
something has waxed and waned
increase and decrease
throught and throught
completely
nook and cranny
cada rincón
horn
cuerno
to be at sixes and sevens
to be inconfussion, not well organized
there is a lot of hustle and bustle
it’s busy, nustle
be all fingers and thubms
ser patoso con las manos
in dribs and drabs
in small amounts
hit and miss
ensayo y error
neck and neck
estar igualados en una carrera
wear and tear
damage that is result of normal use
he was beaten black and blue
covered with bruises
give or take
mas o menos
a pig in a poke
blind bargain
tall stories
story that is hard to believe
red tape
time-consuming bureaucracy
loaded question
pregunta con segundas
square meal
una comida decente
bear in mind
take into account
take it for granted
dar por hecho
overstated
sobrevalorado
delusion
ilusion
get throught
cover tratar un asunto
censorship
censura
close-knit
comunidad o familia muy unida
ruling elite
clase dirigente
to tackle
to begin to deal with
crack down
repress o supress
There is growing cooperation among security agencies to crack down oncross-border crime
thriving
prospero
bemusement
confusion
to rinse
aclararse (las manos en agua)
deli
delicatessen
bro
brother
offie
off-licence, a shop where they sell vine
barbie
barbecue
vegetarian (clip)
veggie
oldie
a song that was formerly popular
chippy
aboundant chips dry and tasteless
softie
a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
weepie
excessively sentimental
goalie
goalkeeper
fuss
jaleo
to show contempt for someone
to act with superiority contempt: lack of respect
tawdry
tasteless (algo sin gusto, cutre)
to cause a stir
to cause annoyance (enfadar)
to lampoon
to satire
tacky
cheap, tasteless
bleak
gloomy, gray, unpleasant
gloomy
depressingly dark
eponymous
with the same name
screw up
atornillar estropear, cometer un error joder to be screw up estar jodido
beat up
propinar una paliza don’t beat yourself up – no se castigue
kick in
activarse, empezar a hacer efecto, un medicamento por ejemplo
dumb down
simplificar we try not to dumb down the shows too much
kick off
iniciar inicio kick off meeting to kick of a new research
rip
copiar
rip off
estafa
wind up
terminar
utter
total absoluto
bum
culo (slang UK) butt (slang USA)
knickers
panties
to shag
slang, make love in unpolite way tirarse
roundabout
a circular intersection
boody
maldito
friend (slang)
mate
loo (slang)
restroom
to pop over
to turn up
muppets (slang)
stupid
innit
isn’t it?
cheers
thanks
bum (slang)
butt
fancy
like
flat
apartment
frock
girl’s woman’s dress
gap year
year off
gobsmacked
flabbergasted struck dumb with awe or amazement
numpty
stupid person
queue
line of people, vehicles, etc.
row
a noisy or violent argument, a quarrel with someone
skint
penniless, broke
sussed
to work or figure out I finally sussed out what he was talking about
a twit
a fool
wonky
unsteady inestable when you start clicking around things get a little wonky
pepperpotted
the scheme of combining private owned housing with social housing
blingy
that blinks
tenant
renter
would-be residents
future residents
akin to
similar to
contempt for ordinary people
menosprecio por la gente corriente
yolo
You Only Live Once
an empoyment contract that requieres to be available at certain times but does not oblige the employer to offer him of her work
zero hours
photobomb
place oneself deliberately in the background of a photograph without the knowlegde of the subject
schmeat
artificial meat
binge-watching
wath serveral chapters of a serie at once
showrooming
try or watch products inn a physical store and then buy them on internet
twerk
sexy dance
an intellectual person who is nerdy but endaring
adorkable
endearing
adorable
farmer selfie
fefie
giant lump of fat found in London sewers
fatberd
lump
bulto
sewer
alcantarilla
textonym
one or two words that can be generated by pressing the same key combinations on a mobile phone
to eat at your desk
al desko
bashtag
hastag used to mark abusive comments
the act of cahnging the details of someone’s facebook page
fraping
member of the geneartio of 80-90 that adopt a bohemian lifestyle and mode of dress
hipster
a baking competition
bakeoff
full fiscal autonomy
devo max
something that spreads through the internet like a virus
meme
a person who uses technology to harm other people
cyber bully
web sites which are highy critical of a business entity
gripe site
the practice of cicking adverts repeatedly
click fraud
noysy and causing trouble
rowdy
to fight a war
to wage a war
choque de culturas
culture clash
stir up
to cause
to stick to something
to hang on to
get away from a situation
break away
quirky
strange
pepperpotted
the scheme of combining privately owned housing with social housing
tenant
renter
alley
callejon
akin to
similar to
contempt
desprecio menosprecio show contempt for ordinary people
hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye to something
ostentar, presumir
to boast
bespoke
a medida
to rankle
irritar
a bid
una apuesta, un intento
being looked after by someone who is older or more experienced
to be under someone’s wing
pouring
teem
enthusiastically
avidly
mien
apariencia
unravel
to understand something complicated by thingking about it for a long time
screw up
spoil mess up
kick in
start taking effect, a medecine, coffee
dumb down
to simplify, a tv show, an exam, etc
to kick off
to lose your temper to start
ripped off
estafado
a crash pad
a flat a person uses only to sleep
to be veg out
comes from vegetable a state of apathy, in from of tv, i.e
to wind someone up
to make someone angry
chat someone up
try to seduce someone
to butter someone up
to treat soeone nicely in hopes of receiving special favours
suss out
figure out work out
sussed
informed, aware
to cop out of
doing a difficult task she copped out of the parachute jump in a minute
a cop-out
a person who fails to fulfil a commitment
They want to “cop-out” of their responsibilities
escaquearse
Minister, is that
answer not a pitiful and cowardly cop-out?
renuncia
this really hacks me off
this really makes me angry
it freaks me out
this really makes me angry
do a bunk
to leave without paying
to bunk off from school or work
salir antes de tiempo o no ir
max out
sacar el maximo, de tu tarjeta de credito, del coche, exprimir
phase in
aprender
phase out
get rid of
slag someone off
slag is a synonym of rubbish, waste, scum and also means prostitute
dodge
evitar, esquivar, evadir regate
It came off without a hitch
salió sin impedimentos
fuss about something
worry orally about something
corny
a bit silly, but harmless
innefable
hard to express in words
lavish
extravagant, overly expensive
thinking that you are always right, fariseo
self-righteous
come to terms
aceptar, asumir
Credito
Loan
A la luz de esto
In light of this
Rescate bancario
Bailout
downsize
reduce the number of worker in a company
vamos a tomar una copa
let’s go for a drink
sorority
asociacion
sorority girl: member of a female student’s association
skiving
act of avoiding wrok
to make a point of + gerund
to pretend
indolent
lazy
to frolic
to play
to keep s/ s/o at bay
mantener a raya
to swindle
estafar, engañar
(un timo)
frantic work
trabajo frenético
shy away from
to avoid doing something
to bemoan
to regret
make a huge fuss
complain a lot about something
mantener los pies en el suelo
keep your feet on the ground
poner tus esperanzas en algo
pin your hopes in sb/sth
do sth without help from anyone
go it alone
keep in with sb
stay friends with sb because you think you will benefit from it
close on
used with time, age, distance
almost
vey nearly
he’s close on 60
take some doing
be difficult to do, or involve a lot of effort or time
Gaining acceptance of EU cooperation will certainlytake some doing
convenio colectivo
collective bargaining
compassionate leave
permiso por motivos familiares
crackdown
campaña
We must have a global crackdown on this illegal trade
burden
carga
tax burden
burden of proof
heavy burden
creche
nursery
guarderia
footage
imágenes
The footage has been sent to a technical laboratory
for enhancement of the images
theft
robo
burglary
robo
Burglary is defined by the law as the unlawful entry to a structure to commit theft or a felony. In order for burglary to take place, a victim does not have to be present. W
pretty much
almost
on the breadline
very poor
fork sth out
spend a lor of money in sth, usually money you don’t want to spend.
I had to fork out 30€ just to get into the club
be worse off
be poorer, unhappier, etc, than before
fall back on sth
have sth to use when in difficulty
Lay your hands on sth
find or get sth you really need
pay sth off
finish paying money that is owed for sth
pay your (own) way
pay for everything yourself without relying on others
land sb/yourself in sth
get sb/yourself into a difficult situation
you could land yourself in trouble
off your own bat
if you do sth off your own bat, it is your idea and you do it without help
Don’t invest off your own bat
err on the side of caution
be careful and don’t take risks
have money/time to play with
have enough money/time for doing sth
as time goes by
as time passes
add sth on
include sth extra
don’t forget to add on the fees
come to sth
add up to a total amount
the bill came to 50€
bear fruit
have a successful result
think nothing of (doing) sth
consider an activity to be normal that most people would think was difficult, unusual
not come cheap
be expensive
schools books are expensive, aren’t they? yes, they don’t come cheap
splash out (on sth)
spend a large amount of money on sth
I’m going to splash out on a luxury car
set foot in/on/inside sth
enter a place
live beyond your means
spend more money than you earn
be/get caugth up in sth
become involved in sth which may cause problems
going cheap
if sth is going cheap, it is available at a lower price than usual
put sth aside
save of keep for future use
put down a deposit
pay some money to reserve sth, before paying for it in full
shore sth up
help to support sth that is weak or going to collapse
fall through
if a deal or plan falls through, it does not happen
at the eleventh hour
at the last possible moment
hang in the balance
if the future of sth hangs in the balance, it is uncertain
on the verge of (doing) sth
very near to the moment when sth happens or sb does sth
pull out
withdraw from an arrangement; stop being involved in sth
stand aside
not get involved in sth
go to the wall
fail because of lack of money
the going rate (for sth)
the usual amount paid for goods and services
play sb off against sb
make two people or groups compete with each other in order to give yourself an advantage
a roaring success
a great success
plough sth back
put money made as a profit back into a business in order to impove it
stay on step ahead of sh
estar un paso por delante
You need to stay one step ahead of your competitors
miss the boat
miss the opportunity to do sth
delude yourself (into doing sh)
choose to believe in sth that is not true
we delude ourselves into thinking we would never go bankrupt
flood the market
inundar el mercado
overseas producers started flooding the market with cheap goods
cut corners
to do sh in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way in order to save time or money
when things got difficult we tried cutting corners; it prove a false economy
be into deep water
to be in a difficult situation
sell up
selll most of what you own, especially your house or business
to merge
fusionar
leverage
aprovechar
palanca
plummet
desplomarse
dry up
secarse
deceptive
engañoso
jeopardise
put at risk
soar
subir
dispararse
The World Energy Council forecasts that demand for oil, coal and gas will soar to unprecedented levels.
strive
esforzarse
We strive for global cooperation
tomar una decision
make a decision
bewitch
hechizar
The sea fruit had bewitched our senses
escaso
scarce
folly
locura
insensatez
thoughtful
reflexivo
atento
It was very thoughtful of you to send me a card when i was in hospital
dismal
lúgubre
hand down
dictar (sentencia)
The fact that its courts continued to hand downdeath sentences,
heredar
the sofa was handed down to me by my grandfather
chatterbox
hablador
maiden name
nombre de soltera
make up your mind
decidirse
If you can’t make up your mind, choose Random
set in (his/your/their) ways
habituado a algo
obstinado
flatter
halagar
favorecer
You look really good and the colours are flattering on you
hazard
peligro
biohazard
hazard a guess
aventurar una respuesta
They hazard a guess that other researchers missed it
live up to
responder a expectativas
The proposed text did not live up to those expectations
unwind
relajarse
I usually unwind when I get home
born and bred
nacido y criado
laid-back
relajado
He loves the laid back, relaxed, southern civility that Durham offers.
It’s not an easy laid back time when we volunteer at the abbey - we work
really hard.
let (someone) down
decepcionar
to squash
aplastlar
ir a la quiebra
go bankrupt
resultar
turn out
Moreover such a strategy may turn out to be dangerous in terms of the quality of the statistics
unwind
relajarse
I usually unwind when I get home
distress
angustia
perturbador, inquietante
disturbing
angustioso
distressing
boquiabierto
gobsmacked
The bishop said he was gobsmacked when he visited
the website
asombrado, atónito, pasmado
flabbergasted
put out
apagar
put out fire
publicar
we decided toput out a second call for creative photography
put off
postponer
surge
aumento
soar
elevarse
The World Energy Council forecasts that demand for oil, coal and gas will soar to unprecedented levels
risen sharply
subido bruscamente
Arms deliveries to Irtogte are increasing
and prices for arms have risen sharply owing to high demand.
have rocketed
han aumentado enormemente
Both of those numbers have rocketed in the few years since we entered
a new millennium.
hinchado
swollen
swell/swollen/swollen
una tendencia creciente
an upward trend
una tendencia decreciente
a downward trend
clamp
pinza
abrazadera
Equipped with a canvas clamp for extra canvas stabilit
cualquier(a)
whatever
Whatever one may think about the topic of debate, it is evident that it is an important one
dondequiera
wherever
I
can manage it from wherever we are in the world.
siempre que
cuando
whenever
In addition, whenever possible, patients
would like to know individual factors that could impact on the benefit or risk of the treatment.
quienquiera que
whoever
Whoever works for culture
works for peace
bear the burden
soportar la carga
When there is
instability it is the people who bear the burden.
desechable
disposable
almeja
clam
vacuum
aspiradora
vacío
furnace
horno
mimicry
mimetismo
herd
rebaño
mourning
luto
viudo
widower
widow
viuda
anciano
eldery person
oferta y demanda
suply and demand
go nut
go crazy
bewitched
embrujado
human folly
human stupidity
hold sb back
stop sb being as successful as they should be
retrasar
I couldn’t make head or alt of the grammar, and it really held me back
apply yourself
I really began to apply myself
work hard on sb
drop off
dejar
entregar
Take time to talk with parents
during morning drop off orafternoon
pick up
right off the bat
de buenas a primeras
de inmediato
knuckle
nudillo
knuckle down
esmerarse
poner empeño
Therefore it is imperative for the country - civil society and politicians - to knuckle down to the task
in stitches
laughing very hard.
Charlie had us in stitches with all his jokes.
coral reef
arrecife de coral
wreck
naufragio
ruina
arruinar
strapped for cash
estar sin un euro
come to terms
empezar a aceptar una situacion dificil
She’s never really come to terms with her son’s death
reflexionar
meditate
think about
clique
camarilla
grupo cerrado
conceited
creído
presumido
malestar
agitacion
unrest
agarrar
to clutch
trapo
rag
engreído
conceited
to take the piss
to make fun of someone
hurdle
obstaculo
barrera
delve into
research into
I do not
have the time to delve into thepossible differences
between the text of the reports
Delving into the details of the individual congestion-control algorithms is beyond the scope of this book
eerie
strange and frightening
inquietante, espeluznante
tamper
alterar
manipular
To tamper with freedoms and rights
is, however, to give in to the attacks on the state governed by law and to depart from our values
ceder
give in
It is an
appalling signal to give in these troubled times
appalling
inaceptable
atroz
The hygienic and
sanitary conditions are appalling.
extant
existente
Around 15 percent of extant breeds on file are
at risk.
una posición indefendible
untenable position
unpalatable
desagradable
incomestible
difficult to put up with
Unfortunately, we have to admit the sad and unpalatable truth that, all too often, the governments of individual European Union Member States remain hypocritically silent about what is
happening in China
tolerar
put up with
Should we put up with greater budgetary deficits to compensate
for the euro?
sorrowful
doloroso
triste
Love as a journey into the unknown,
simultaneously sorrowful and beautiful
próspero
floreciente
thriving
sonrisa
grin
vale la pena
it’s worth
It’s worth mentioning that due the modifications made to your gastrointestinal tract you won’t feel any eating anxieties
It’s worth remembering that
in terms of GDP and military force, South Africa is a regional power
insostenible
unsustainable
de moda
trend/trendy
Laser therapy for tattoo
removal is the trendy way to go
These tube top minis
are a fun and trendy way of having fun
on the dance floor without competing for the spotlight.
get through
superar
The feelings pass and
he learns he can get through difficulties
Talking with children about what they’ll get to do next
can help them get through tasks they don’t enjoy
workfare
a welfare system which requires some work or attendance for training from those receiving benefits
welfare
bienestar
asistencia social
The current social welfare system is widely
seen as expensive and inefficient
fare
tarifa
The only expenses for the individuals themselves are
the visa processing fees and travel fare to and from their respective countries
dispute
disputa,discusión
discutir (verbo)
I completely dispute that data
umbral
limite
threshold
Above this threshold the product will not
be allowed on the market.
outgrow
superar
sobrepasar
Most children outgrow night terrors in
a short period of time
Yet firms are driven by the Internet to outgrow their national market and start exporting.
understatement
subestimación
eufemismo
To describe Yves Chauvin as a modest man
would seem anunderstatement
understatement of profits.
at dawn
al amanecer
rundown
deteriorado
decadente
posible
feasible
unspoilt
virgen, intacto, no deteriorado
Europe is not characterised by
primeval forest and unspoiltlandscapes
harassment
acoso
haven
refugio
The Swiss market, in particular, was
seen as a safe haven
vale la pena mencionar
it’s worth mentioning
crackdown
campaña
dismissal
despido
There are guarantee or
indemnification clauses for dismissalof these executives
sought
buscado
participio de seek
arson
incendio provocado
arsonist (incendiario, piromano)
shoplifting
hurto en tiendas
Innovative solutions to increase profits by reducing stock loss for retailers, an innovative anti-shoplifting approach.
slander
calumnia/calumniar
injuriar
Most cases to date had involved
journalists accused ofslander
prosecutor
fiscal
eviction
desalojo
bail
fianza
to be hard up
ser pobre
Most of my students are hard up and belonging to dysfunctional
families
pull sb leg
tomar el pelo
attests
atestiguar
confirmar
This session’s theme attests to that fact
This attests to the fact that
Russia is close to supporting those views.
umbral
threshold
tuition fees
tasas academicas
overhau
overhaul
revisar
steely
de acero
relentless
incesante
implacable
His relentless efforts and work
for the organisation will not be forgotten
handout
folleto
nudge
empujon
gruesome
espantoso
