File 7-Useful words and phrases

Question 1

argumento
discusión, bronca, riña, pelea
debate, polémica
argumento, razón

Answer 1

argument
n
/ˈɑːɡjumənt/
My parents only had one argument in 45 years. It lasted 43 years.

Question 2

retroceder, dar marcha atrás
hacer una copia de respaldo
respaldar a, apoyar a (una persona)
respaldar, corroborar, confirmar (un hecho, un argumento)

Answer 2

back up
v
/ˈbæk ʌp/
I have all the evidence to back up my argument.

Question 3

fondo (detrás de un área)
trasfondo, antecedentes, historial (en un contexto)
experiencia, antecedentes

Answer 3

background
n
/ˈbækɡraʊnd/
In the background there is a man playing golf.

Question 4

se supone que

Answer 4

be supposed to
v
/bi səˈpəʊzd tə/
In Papua New Guinea when a woman is arguing with her husband, he’s supposed to reply to his wife’s insults.

Question 5

Botox

Answer 5

Botox
n
/ˈbəʊtɒks/
Botox should be banned for actors as steroids are for sportsmen.

Question 6

no poder tener

Answer 6

can’t have
v
/ˈkɑːnt əv/
I failed my piano exam. I can’t have practised enough.

Question 7

capaz
hábil
competente

Answer 7

capable
adj
/ˈkeɪpəbl/
Women are capable of driving just as well as men.

Question 8

cambiar de tema

Answer 8

change the subject
/tʃeɪndʒ ðə ˈsʌbdʒekt/
I don’t want to talk about this anymore. Let’s change the subject.

Question 9

mejilla
carrillo
cachete

Answer 9

cheek
n
/tʃiːk/
His cheeks are really red after running.

Question 10

mentón

barbilla

Answer 10

chin
n
/tʃɪn/
He has got a small beard on his chin.

Question 11

combinar

mezclar

Answer 11

combine
v
/kəmˈbaɪn/
Many things combine to show how we feel about something.

Question 12

complejidad

Answer 12

complexity
n
/kəmˈpleksəti/
Many things combine to present human experience in all its complexity.

Question 13

considerar
tomar en cuenta
tener en cuenta

Answer 13

consider
v
/kənˈsɪdə/
He wasn’t considered a major suspect in the murder case.

Question 14

estimar
tasar
valorar
calcular

Answer 14

estimate
v
/ˈestɪmeɪt/
It’s estimated that as much as 80% of our interaction with others is through non-verbal communication.

Question 15

pestañas

Answer 15

eyelashes
n pl
/ˈaɪlæʃɪz/
Her eyelashes are so long. Are they real?

Question 16

párpados

Answer 16

eyelids
n pl
/ˈaɪlɪdz/
She wears a lot of make-up on her eyelids.

Question 17

facial

Answer 17

facial
adj
/ˈfeɪʃl/
Facial expressions show a lot about how we feel.

Question 18

primer plano

en primer plano

Answer 18

foreground
n
/ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
In the foreground we see the inside of a room with a glass door leading into a garden.

Question 19

frente

Answer 19

forehead
n
/ˈfɔːhed/
Most of my wrinkles are on my forehead.

Question 20

enorme

gigante

Answer 20

huge
adj
/hjuːdʒ/
She’s got huge dark eyes.

Question 21

ser humano

Answer 21

human being
n
/ˌhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ/
Human beings argue about everything, but are there any differences between the sexes in the way that we argue?

Question 22

hiriente

Answer 22

hurtful
adj
/ˈhɜːtfl/
I’ll say something hurtful to him and he’ll say something back.

Question 23

inundado/a en lagrimas

Answer 23

in floods of tears
/ɪn ˈflʌdz əv tɪəz/
Is she okay? I saw her in floods of tears.

Question 24

mirar
fijarse
revisar

Answer 24

look
v
/lʊk/
I think she looks scared.

Question 25

se ve como si

Answer 25

look as if
v
/ˈlʊk əz ɪf/
I think she looks as if she has just had some bad news.

Question 26

parecerse a

parecer que

Answer 26

look like
v
/ˈlʊk laɪk/
I think she looks like a teenage student.

Question 27

significativo/a

elocuente

Answer 27

meaningful
adj
/ˈmiːnɪŋfl/
Through an understanding of non-verbal behaviour, you will achieve a deeper, more meaningful view of the world around you.

Question 28

músculo

Answer 28

muscle
n
/ˈmʌsl/
I’m too fat. I want more muscle.

Question 29

deber tener

deber haber

Answer 29

must have
v
/ˈmʌst əv/
You must have lost your phone.

Question 30

fuera

afuera

Answer 30

outside
prep
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
Outside the glass doors you can see a boy and a man.

Question 31

actuación

presentación, obra, función

Answer 31

performance
n
/pəˈfɔːməns/
I don’t think his performance in this series was as good as in the last one.

Question 32

cartero

Answer 32

postman
n
/ˈpəʊstmən/
As they were leaving, the postman arrived with the mail.

Question 33

requerir
demandar
solicitar

Answer 33

require
v
/rɪˈkwaɪə/
To understand this, and then make a conscious decision that you will do it differently requires a lot of maturity.

Question 34

descansar

Answer 34

rest
v
/rest/
In the photo there is a girl sitting at the table, resting her head on one hand.

Question 35

debería haber

tendría que haber

Answer 35

should have
v
/ˈʃʊd əv/
I’m so tired. I should have gone to bed earlier.

Question 36

significado
importancia
sentido

Answer 36

significance
n
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
Joe immediately understood the significance of the eyelid movement he had witnessed, and the man became the chief suspect.

Question 37

divisar
localizar
detectar

Answer 37

spot
v
/spɒt/
Then there are the non-verbal signs that many of us have not learnt to spot.

Question 38

técnica
método
procedimiento

Answer 38

technique
n
/tekˈniːk/
What technique does he use to help convey the feeling of happiness?

Question 39

preferir que

Answer 39

would rather
/ˈwʊd ˈrɑːðə/
I would rather go to the cinema than to a club.