FILM Flashcards

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1
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stuck in a rut

A

atrapat en una rutina

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2
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taking centre stage

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atraure totes les mirades/ ser el centre d’atenció

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3
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Has life ever thrown you a curveball?

A

una pilota amb efecte? Difícil de parar)

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4
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supply

A

subministrament

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5
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yield

A

the full amount of an agricultural or industrial product.

the milk yield was poor

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6
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thirty-odd years

A

trenta i tants

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7
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movie-goers

A

espectadors

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8
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convey emotion through music

A

transmetre emocions a través de la música

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9
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music scores

A

partitures musicals

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10
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slightly

A

lleugerament

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11
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to be craving

A

estar anhelant

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12
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panic button

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something which frightens you so much you want to call emergency services for help
ALARMA

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13
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perspire

A

transpirar

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14
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get butterflies in the pit of our stomachs.

A

sentir papallones a la boca de l’estomac

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15
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hard-wired to be drawn

A

programats per ser atrets

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16
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vicariously

A

directly, first-hand

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17
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cathartic

A

emotive.

18
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Creepy stories

A

històries de terror

19
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to release

A

alliberar

20
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let go of these pent up fears

A

deixar de banda aquests terrors reprimits

21
Q

scary movie

A

pel·lícula de por

22
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to push the envelope

A

to go to the limits of what you are allowed to do

23
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threat

A

a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.AMENAÇA

24
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it is nevertheless harmful to us.

A

no obstant és perjudicial per a nosaltres

25
Q

face your fears

A

to confront the things that you are afraid of

26
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run its course

A

to continue naturally until it finishes

27
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pent up

A

repressed (fears or other emotions)

28
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adrenaline rush

A

a feeling of excitement, stimulation and enhanced physical ability in response to a sudden stress situation

29
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have the daylights frightened out of you

A

to be scared by something or someone very much

30
Q

I’m not into horror films, I hate having the daylights frightened out of me.

A

no m’agraden les pel·lícules de terror….

31
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I once got stuck in a lift. It’s the closest I’ve ever been to a panic button experience.

A

Un cop es va quedar encallat en un ascensor. És el més a prop que he estat d’una experiència de botó de pànic.

32
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squeaky door

A

porta grinyolant

33
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stranded

A

encallat

34
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1 A noun phrase preface is used to announce a topic first, before going on to the main point.

Example
All that money, just think what we could do with it!

2 A noun phrase tag comes at the end of a sentence, like a question tag, and clarifies the preceding pronoun.

Example
Does it hurt much, your leg?

A

Example

All that money, just think what we could do with it!

Example

His idea is far too simple

It’s far too simple, his idea

35
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painstakingly

A

acuradament

36
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That noise made me jump out of my skin

A

saltar de la meva pell (ensurt)

37
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This woman gave me goosebumps

A

posar la pell de gallina!

38
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Everyone fled shaking like a leaf

A

tots van fugir, tremolant com una fulla

39
Q

The interviewee dodged the question immediately…

A

L’entrevistat va esquivar la pregunta immediatament …

40
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The premiere of this scary film gave me the heebie-jeebies!

A

calfreds

41
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I’m a sucker for trekking, I love the mountain.

A

a person or thing that sucks, in particular.
a gullible or easily deceived person.
The gullible sucker actually plunks down money for an ‘outfit’ of software and seed emails.

42
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heebie-jeebies

A

a state of nervous fear or anxiety.

it takes a lot more than a measly poltergeist to give me the heebie-jeebies