Family matters

Question 1

bewilder

Answer 1

confundir

• Mary was bewildered by John’s angry response.
• the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers

Question 2

clash

Answer 2

fight or argue

• The Russian and German armies clashed at the Battle of Tannenberg.
• This dispute is not the first time Marie has clashed with the council.
• But Phillips disagreed and the two clashed over finance.

Question 3

talk it through

Answer 3

discutir algo de manera calmada

• Let’s talk the issue through and get it decided.
• Do you know the risk factors for #prostatecancer? Would you like to talk it through with a Specialist Nurse?
• At the meeting, the employees talked through the issues and cameup with a solution. We rarely fight, because we talk our problems through.

Question 4

close knit

Answer 4

unidos

• And then there are days I thank my lucky stars to be a part of such a close knit family.
• According to a study, the more close-knit a neighborhood is, the less it is exposed to violence.

Question 5

pool

Answer 5

juntar

Blood pooled near the internal injury.

Let’s pool our money to buy a car.

Question 6

stand by

Answer 6

apoyar

• I’ll be standing by to catch you if you fall.
• They had a medical officer standing by to assist with the survivor.
• British Royal Marines and US Marines are standing by to assist with evacuations of UK and US citizens if needed.

Question 7

difference of opinion

Answer 7

disagree politely

• We had a difference of opinion over the subject of capital punishment.

Question 8

upbringing

Answer 8

crianza

• Tyson has been heavily influenced by his childhood, his upbringing, his mother.
• No, we were raised with completely different upbringings,’ Zoe began to explain.

Question 9

turn to

Answer 9

buscar ayuda de, considerar

• who can she turn to?
• Biologists are turning to information technology to produce critically needed efficiencies in their work.
• we can now turn to another aspect of the problem

Question 10

disagree

Answer 10

have a different idea

• No one was willing to disagree with him
• So why stay in a government and fight a war she disagreed with?

Question 11

in the same bote

Answer 11

en la misma situacion

• I have had friends who have had difficulties and there are so many people in the same boat.
• If you’re in the same boat, at least know you’re not the only one.