Expressionssss Flashcards
Se vence…
To be due
(No) Ser propenso a
To be likely to…// To be unlikely to…
To put _____ in danger
somebody
Repentinamente
Suddenly
Disminuir ; disminución
To decrease // a decrease
Aumentar // Aumento
To increase // an increase
Sin preparación
On the spot
Entrar
Walk in
Sinónimo de “at last” , “finally”
in the end ; finally
Para la próxima
By next
To be scared ___
OF
En cuanto a …
As for Regarding Referring to In regard to As regards Concernings In respect of
With regard to
Sinónimo de however
Yet, …
Otra forma más de…
Yet another way to …
Subir
To go up To increase To grow To rise To soar To rocket To boom…
Bajar
To go down To decrease To sink
To shrink To plummet To reduce
To lower To declive To collapse
To dwindle To fall To bring down…
destinado a pasar
It is bound
Compensar
Made up the difference = to compensate FOR something
To depend ___
ON
To be interested ___
IN
to (cause to) become unpleasant or unfriendly
sour
Prreferiría …
I would rather + bare-infinitive (without to) //
I would prefer to + inf
Spend time + ____
V ing
un gran placer …
a great pleasure to + inf
I wish + ____ + ______
I wish + subject + past simple
If only + ____
If only + past simple
conocer nuevas culturas
to get to know new cultures
to treat ___
somebody
to raise ___
money / funds
To achieve ___
a goal
una sensación de logro
a sense of accomplishment
future opportunity refer to job
job prospects
____ si no ____
not only… but also
en favor de
in favour of
increase a number or amount
accrue to
dirigido a algo
aimed at something
equivaler a
amounts to
un escalón en la escalera
a rung on the ladder
en lugar de
rather than
mirar algo desde un nuevo ángulo
to look at something from a fresh angle
descubrir
to find out
pretender
to set out to + INF
de antemano
beforehand/ in advance
en el borde de…
On the verge of
sinónimo de “on the spot”
On the spur of the moment
soportar a alguien/algo
To put up with …
to have a talent for
To have a flair for…
to advise _______
to advise somebody TO + INF
estar acostumbrado
to be used to + V ing
estar enganchado
to be hooked
viajar diariamente al lugar de trabajo
to commute
to remove someone from his or her home or usual surroundings
to uproot
establecerse
to settle down
encontrase con
to come across
gastar dinero en…
to spend money ON …
como último recurso
as a last resort
estad atentos…
keep and eye on …
que yo sepa…
As far as ( I can tell/ I am concerned/ I know) …
relajarse
could put my feet up
sugerir /proponer
come up with (the idea / the suggestion of) …
en caso de …
… in case …
to try hard to understand or deal with a difficult idea or problem
tussle with something
fácil de dominar
easy to master
lo compensa
it makes up for
desde su posición
from its perch
contento con …
pleased with something
resultó …
It turned out …
sin dudarlo
no hesitation
Estar sin aliento
To be short of breath
parecerse
to resemble
lo he inventado
I made it up / to make smth up
llevarse bien
to get on well , to get along
amenazar
to threaten
hacer todo lo posible para alguien
to do sb’s utmost to + inf
terminar
to end up
hacer un compromiso
to make a compromise
llevarse bien con alguien
to hit it off with sb
hacer un escándalo
to make a fuss
sinónimo de “surprised”
to be taken aback (by smth)
sinónimo formal de “although “
whilst
small and unimportant
negligible
“for this reason” pero más formal
hence
mention without talking about directly
to allude to sb/ smth
caused to behave in a particular way
motivated
in a morally correct way
ethically
sinónimo de “improved”
enhance
description of a situation
scenario
a sign of something (bad)
symptomatic
written or spoken communication
discourse
en el peor de los casos…
At its worst
posiblemente
arguably
estaba bien en ese aspecto
I was OK on that score
me propuse …
I set out to …
pero para mi propio asombro…
but rather to my own amazement…
think of smth
Come up with
salir del paso de algún modo
Muddled through
strong feeling of wanting something
Craving for
falta de moderación
Lack of restraint
brotar
spring up
to ____ the promise / to ____ the promise
keep / break
to prevent sb _____ doing smth
from
Cuando conoces a alguien por primera vez y quieres mantenerte en contacto
to keep in touch
Cuando ya conoces a alguien de hace tiempo y quieres mantener el contacto
to get in touch
tener sobresalientes
with flying colours
espero verte pronto
I look forward to seeing you
es importantes afrontar…
it’s important to cope with
get rid of smth (librarse de)
cast aside
endeudarse
get into debt
sacar algo
take smth out
limpiar la deuda
clear the debt
establecer un plan
set up a plan
a standard air fare that costs less than the first class fare but is more expensive than the cheapest fares
coach fare
like convince , persuade
to talk sb into smth
devolver el dinero
to pay back
prever
to foresee
on the dot
on time
not late
in time
