File 6 - More words Flashcards
caricatura
caricature
n
/ˈkærɪkətʃʊə(r)/
The artist drew a caricature of me.
clase
aula, categoría, social
class
n
/klɑːs/
My parents are from the working class.
dominante
dominant
adj
/ˈdɒmɪnənt/
That lion looks really aggressive and dominant.
escapista, soñador
escapist
n
/ɪˈskeɪpɪst/
I’m a bit of an escapist because I like to avoid boring things.
gánster, mafioso
gangster
n
/ˈɡæŋstə(r)/
My uncle was a gangster in Chicago.
hacerse viral, viralizarse
to go viral
/ɡəʊ ˈvaɪrəl/
Do you think this video clip will go viral?
DNI, tarjeta de identidad
ID card
n
/aɪˈdiː kɑːd/
Do you have to carry an ID card in your country?
identificable
identifiable
adj
/aɪdentɪˈfaɪəbl/
Are you easily identifiable from your passport photo?
intérprete
interpreter
n
/ɪnˈtɜːprɪtə(r)/
They used an interpreter in the meeting to translate Russian into English.
metrópolis
metropolis
n
/məˈtrɒpəlɪs/
New York City is a giant metropolis.
pseudónimo, alias
pen-name
n
/ˈpen neɪm/
The Brontë sisters all used a pen-name to hide the fact that they were women.
persistir
to persist
v
/pəˈsɪst/
Our brains persist in using stereotypes.
prehistórico, prehistoria
prehistoric
adj
/priːhɪˈstɒrɪk/
I can’t imgine what it was like to live in prehistoric times.
rígido, inflexible, duro
rigid
adj
/ˈrɪdʒɪd/
I don’t have any rigid plans for the weekend.
Escandinavo
Scandinavian
adj
/skændɪˈneɪviən/
Have you ever been to a Scandinavian country?
socioeconómico
socio-economic
adj
/ˈsəʊsiəʊ ekəˈnɒmɪk/
Their socio-ecomomic level was clear from their appearance.
tumba
tomb
n
/tuːm/
They discovered the tomb of a young pharaoh.
el que se espera que pierda, que no es el favorito, indefenso, desamparado
underdog
n
/ˈʌndədɒɡ/
I always like to support the underdog in any competition.
proyección visual
visual projection
n
/ˈvɪʒuəl prəˈdʒekʃn/
My photos on Facebook are a visual projection of my life.
vitalmente, de forma vital
vitally
adv
/ˈvaɪtəli/
Judging people by their appearance was vitally important in the past.
de este mundo, del mundo, cosmopolita, de mundo, sofisticado
worldly
adj
/ˈwɜːldli/
She doesn’t have much worldly experience.
