GENERAL Flashcards
YIELD
YIELD Rendiment, Proprocionar
SUDDEN
SUDDEN /sʌdən/ adj
repentí, sorpressiu,imprevist
ALL OF SUDDEN
de sobte, de repent
TO PLAY A DIRTY TRICK ON SB
TO PLAY A DIRTY TRICK ON SB
Fer una putada, una mala passada
WHAT A BLOODY NUISANCE!
WHAT A BLOODY NUISANCE!
/ˈblʌdi nju:sns/
Quina putada!
NUISANCE
NUISANCE /nju:sns/
Molèstia, prejudici
TO PUT FORWARD
TO PUT FORWARD /fɔ:wəd/ = TO PROPOSE
Proposar
IT’S NO BIG DEAL!
IT’S NO BIG DEAL!
No n’hi ha per tant
DEAL
DEAL /di:l/
Quantitat
A GREAT DEAL
Una gran quantitat
DEAL OF CARDS /kɑ:ds/
Repartir cartes
IT’S YOUR DEAL
Et toca donar a tu
TO BE DRIPPING WITH SWEAT
TO BE DRIPPING WITH SWEAT /swet/
Suar a xorros
SOURCE
SOURCE /sɔ:s/ E.E. U.U. /sɔ:rs/
Font, origen
WITHIN
WITHIN /wɪðˈɪn/
Dins de
within the country/town / Dins del país/ciutat
En el transcurs de
within easy reach / al alcance de la mano
within sight/hearing / al alcance de la vista/del oído
within one hour / en una hora
TO STAY AWAY
TO STAY AWAY
Ausentar-se
TO STAY AWAY FROM STH/SB
Mantenir-se allunyat de
TO BURN UP
TO BURN UP
Consumir combustible
Cremar calories
Estar cremant de febre
TO RULE OUT
TO RULE OUT
Descartar
TO KEEP SB/STH OUT OF STH
TO KEEP SB/STH OUT OF STH
No deixar que alguna cosa/algú entrei en alguna cosa
To keep the rain/cold out
Resguardar del fred/pluja
TO SEEK
TO SEEK, SOUGHT, SOUGHT /sɔ:t/
Buscar, tractar de trobar
DISGUSTING
DISGUSTING/dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/
Repugnant, indignant
TO LEAD ON
TO LEAD, LED, LED ON
Enganyar, incitar a
SHE DOESN’T WANT TO LEAD HIM ON
No li vol donar falses expectatives
TO CARRY OUT
TO CARRY OUT
Fer reparacions.
Dur a terme.
Cumplir ordres
Fer un treball
TO EVOLVE
TO EVOLVE/ɪˈvɒlv/ Ame.
GRADUALLY DEVELOP
Desenvolupar-se
TO EVOLVE INTO
Convertir-se en alguna cosa
THROUGHOUT
THROUGHOUT/θru:ˈaʊt/ Prep.
Per tot arreu.
Al llarg del temps
THROUGHOUT HIS STAY
Durant la seva estada
VENUE
VENUE/venju:/
Lloc de reunió, de celebració
TO CRUSH
TO CRUSH /krʌʃ/
Aplastar, arrugar,rebregar
Aplastament. Aglomeració
TO HAVE A CRUSH ON SB
Encaprixar-se d’algú
TO SHIFT
TO SHIFT/ʃɪft/
Moure, canviar de lloc
TO SHIFT THE BLAME ONTO SB
Donar la culpa a algú
TO SHIFT ONE’S GROUND
Canviar d’opinió
SCENARIO
SCENARIO /sɪˈnɑ:riəʊ/
Marc hipotètic
FELLOWSHIP
FELLOWSHIP /feləʊʃɪp/
Companyerisme, associació
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Beca d’investigació
TISSUE
TISSUE /tɪʃu:/
Paper de seda, mocador de paper.
Teixit biològic
DUE
DUE /dju:, Am du:/
adj. Pagader, degut, vençut, caducat
nom. Merescut, deuda, obligació
Quota
adv. Exactament davant adv.
DUE NORTH/SOUTH
De dret cap el nord/sud
DUDE
DUDE /dju:d/ Am. inf.
Individu, “tiu”
DUD
DUD /dʌd/
Persona inútil
Bomba que no explota
Fallo
adj. Fals, falsificat
SLUT
SLUT /SLʌT/
Puta
TO DESIGN
TO DESIGN STH FOR SB /dɪˈzaɪn/
Planejar, dissenyar, concebre
TO TAKE UP
TO TAKE UP
Començar una feina
TO OCCUPY
TO OCCUPY /ɒkjʊpaɪ/
Ocupar
TO DEFY
TO DEFY /dɪˈfaɪ/
Desafiar
TO PICK
TO PICK
Triar, escollir
TO PICK SB FOR STH
Triar a algú per fer quelcom
LAME
LAME adj.
Coix.
TO DUCK
TO DUCK
Esquivar, eludir
FINDING
FINDING /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
Recomanació, Descobriment
TO SLEEP IT OFF
TO SLEEP IT OFF
Dormir la mona
TO DESERVE
TO DESERVE /dɪˈzɜ:v/
Mereixer
TRULY
TRULY /tru:li/
Verdaderament
TO FIGURE OUT
TO FIGURE OUT /fɪgəʳ/
Entendre, comprendre
We have to figure out what we’re doing
Hem d’entedre el que estem fent
TO CRUMBLE
TO CRUMBLE /krʌmbl/
Esmicolar
WRATH
WRATH /rɒθ/
Ira
WRATHFUL
WRATHFUL /ˈrɒθfəl/
Iracund