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Punchline / Punch line

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culminación (de una historia)
frase clave (de un chiste)
remate (de un chiste)

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Scold

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Regañar.

e.g. “As children get older, we spend more time scolding them and giving advice”

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Tagline

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slogan, promotional message (lema)

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Launching

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Starting

lanzamiento, presentación de un producto al mercado, p.e

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Oversimplify

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Simplificar (como trivializando) algo (un argumento, etc)

“I don’t really agree with that point. I think the author is really oversimplifying the situation.”

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Fret

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preocuparse, inquietarse (be upset, worry)

exp. “Don’t fret, I’ll take you to the movie”. No te apures, te llevaré al cine

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To Thwart

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frustrar, impedir (an attack)
desbaratar, estropear, boicotear (stop from happening)

“Mr. Richards thwarted Mr. Johnson’s plans when he revealed new information on the project”.

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To Debunk

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desmitificar.

“I’ve debunked this myth”

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To be Bitter

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estar amargado
“I’m just bitter”.

“bitter words” - cruel or harsh remarks. (palabras duras)

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Outfit

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(ropa) conjunto: she’s wearing a pretty outfit today, hoy lleva un conjunto muy bonito.

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Leprechaun

[‘leprə’kɑ:n]

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(Irish mythology: elf) duende, gnomo

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Baffle

[‘bæfəl]

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Confuse. (confundir, desconcertar)

“this baffles me”.

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Recap

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Summarize a story.

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Rekindle

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Make something burn again, either literally (like a fire) or figuratively (like a romance)
Reavivar.

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Realign

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Adjust two or more things so that they’re moving in the same way, like wheels on a car or members of a team, or the margins of a text.

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a tournament is held (at a certain place and time)

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A “tournament” is a competition between lots of people or teams. Usually one person or team is named as the champion at the end of the tournament.

To talk about a tournament happening, use the phrase “be held”, followed by the time of the tournament, the location, or both:

  • “It’s held between late March to early April each year”
  • “Where is next year’s tournament being held?”

Aside from tournaments, other events that are “held” include: conferences, concerts, meetings, a hearing

(being held: se celebra. “There’s a tournament being held in April”)

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Boost

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impulsar, impulso, estimular, promover, aupar…
“Learning with others in an active, group setting will give you the chance to monitor your own work and discover your own strengths and weaknesses. You will also find yourself helping those around you who need a bit of a boost!”

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Markdowns

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Rebajas (price cut) Saldos.

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Quirky

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Peculiar, Raro.

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Receipt

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A “receipt” is a piece of paper (or maybe an electronic document) which shows how much someone has paid for something. You get one of these when you buy something.

A common practice at stores in the United States is to allow customers to return items to the store that they don’t want, if they bring the receipt to prove that they bought the items at that store.

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Edible

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Comestible

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Pester (someone)

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To “pester” someone means to annoy them. It specifically means to annoy someone by asking them a question over and over, or reminding them of something again and again.

Example: It’s your first week at a new job. You’re being trained, so you’ve been asking your boss a lot of questions. You need to ask him one more question, but you’re embarrassed to bother him again. So when you go to his office, you say:
- “Sorry to keep pestering you, but who can I speak to about getting access to the shared drive?”.

(annoy, bother / molestar, incomodar, fastidiar)

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Overhear (something)

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To “overhear” something means to hear something in a conversation that you weren’t participating in. You can “overhear” conversations that other people were having: “I overheard Mariana and Hiro in the elevator saying that there might be layoffs soon”.

You can also “overhear” something on TV or the radio if you’re not directly watching or listening to it.

Also:
In the phrase “I can’t help but…” in the past tense (couldn’t), the words: “notice” or “overhear” are common. They’re a way to start a conversation with someone:
- “I couldn’t help but overhear you saying something about a film festival. Are you a filmmaker?”.

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Rear View Mirror & Side Mirrors

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Espejo Retrovisor.
There’s a mirror in the middle of a car which allows the driver to see behind the car. This is called the “rear view mirror”.

Cars also have mirrors that stick out from the side, which are not called “rear view mirrors”. They’re called “side mirrors” (espejos laterales)

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Scrap Metal (& ‘might as well (do something)’)

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Chatarra.
Sell (something) for scrap metal
“Scrap metal” is metal that’s taken from old cars, machines, and appliances. The metal is melted down to be used to make new things.

Example: Your car’s engine broke down. The car is really old, so you’ll have to spend more to fix it than the actual value of the car. You suggest getting rid of the car at a junk yard (chatarreria):
“We might as well sell it for scrap metal”.

(someone) might as well (do something)

Use “might as well” to talk about doing something that you didn’t originally want to, but is now your best choice.

For example, if you wanted to wanted to go to sleep, but you can’t sleep, you might think: “I might as well read a book”.
Your first choice was sleeping, but reading a book is better than laying in bed without sleeping.

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The Dregs

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the bad leftovers of something

las sobras, residuos, heces…

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A Batch

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a group of things that come together

un lote

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Slippery

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Resbaladizo.
Be careful! The steps are very slippery.
Ten cuidado! Los escalones son resbaladizos

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Distress Call

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Llamada de Socorro

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To Shirk (work)

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Evade work, duty

remolonear, holgazanear, escaquearse, escurrir el bulto, vaguear..

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Telltale / Tell-tale

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(informant, gossips)

soplón, chivato,

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Regardless

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Independientemente (de), pese a, en cualquier caso, de todas formas…
(anyway, despite)
- He will do what he wants, regardless.
- En cualquier caso hará lo que quiera.
- Regardless of what you think, I’m going to do it. Pese a lo que tú pienses, lo haré.
- You can easily train your target accent regardless of the subject being discussed.

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Target

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Meta, propósito, objetivo.
(objective, goal)
Easy Target - Blanco fácil.
Hit the Target - Dar en el blanco, hacer diana.

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Petty

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Small and unimportant, not serious.
(insignificante)
Mezquino, Ruin (tb petty-minded - mezquino o banal)
- “I’ve no time for other people’s petty grievances” (no tengo tiempo para las insignificantes (o mezquinas) quejas (grievances) de la gente”.

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To Hog (something)

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take too much of, monopolize or be greedy with sth) - acaparar, monopolizar
Expl. When some family member of yours walks into the living room and they sit on the couch HOGGING the remote.

hog (noun) - pig (cerdo, puerco)
(slang - glotón, tragón, tragaldabas)

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Prompt

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(cause to do) - provocar, motivar, causar, dar lugar, impulsar (a hacer algo)…

What prompted (someone) to (do something)?

You can ask “What prompted you to ___?” to find out why someone did something. Specifically, you’re asking what event made the person decide to start doing that action. For example, here’s a short conversation:
A: So what prompted you to look for a new job after all of these years working there?
B: Well, they just hired a new manager, who is totally incompetent. I couldn’t stand it any longer.

“What prompted you to ___?” is also a little more formal than asking “Why did you ___?”

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Fend (for oneself)

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“Fending for yourself” mean surviving without outside help. For example, if a group of people gets lost in the wilderness, they will have to “fend for themselves”.

It’s common to say that someone has to “fend for themselves” when the main caregiver in a family (usually the mother or wife) is away from home for a few days. “Looks like you’ll have to fend for yourself for a few days”.

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Blindside, Blindside somebody

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“She blindsided me with a divorce.” - “Blindsiding” someone means doing something that they completely didn’t expect.

(figurative: make an unexpected attack on..) pillar por sorpresa, atacar por la espalda.

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Catch Phrase

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Motto, Slogan.
A “catch phrase” is something that a certain character repeats again and again. As a TV show continues, the audience starts to expect the character to use this phrase and gets excited when they hear it. Catch phrases are most popular on comedies and game shows.

(latiguillo, frase pegadiza)

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Playfully

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Jugando alegremente, en broma, alegremente.

“You and your friends are playfully insulting each other and your friend says a really good insult”.

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Charts

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Gráficos.

(something) is off the charts
When a value is too high to be measured, you can say that it’s “off the charts”. For example:
The last earthquake was pretty bad, but that one we had five years ago was absolutely off the charts!

To understand this phrase, imagine that you made a graph or chart of all of the normal values of something, like the strengths of all the earthquakes that have occurred in a region. An “off the charts” value won’t be able to fit onto the graph.

You can also say that a value is “off the scale”.

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Seeminly

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Aparentemente, Supuestamente.

A seemingly (adjective) (something)

Use the phrase “seemingly ___” to talk about something that seems to be one way, but is actually something different. For example:

  • The drive back was seemingly endless.
  • It’s amazing how even seemingly reasonable people can get caught up in believing this kind of stuff.
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Clash (ideas)

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chocar, discrepar.
“What if you have totally different interests and hobbies and your friends constantly CLASH with your English improvement related activities?”

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Avail

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Use.
Aprovechamiento, uso, utilidad, valer.
Avail himself of - (make use of/hacer uso de)
I verbo transitivo avail oneself of, aprovechar: the young man availed himself of the chance to dine at an elegant restaurant (el joven aprovechó la oportunidad de cenar en un restaurante elegante)

II nombre utilidad: her untimely contribution was of little avail to us (su aportación inoportuna no nos sirvió de nada)

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Retreive (a file)

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Recuperar datos.
To “retrieve” something means to get it back after it’s been lost, hidden, or stored (almacenado).

One common way to use “retrieve” is to talk about information on a computer:
“New solid state hard drives are able to retrieve files much more quickly than traditional ones”.

Human beings also “retrieve” memories.

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(something is) Choppy

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“Choppy” means “not smooth” (no fluido). The most common use of the word “choppy” is to describe water that has a lot of waves:
- The water started getting choppy (agitado), so the rescue effort had to be suspended.

When you’re talking about computer video, a “choppy” video is one that doesn’t move smoothly. Instead, it stops in some parts to wait for the signal to catch up. You can use it in the same way for audio recordings or telephone conversations:
- I don’t get very good reception here, so excuse me in advance if our conversation gets a little choppy.

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Long Haul

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Largo plazo (for the long haul), larga distancia.

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tweak (and idea)

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modificar (una idea)

slight modification.

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Snap

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Romper, chascar, partirse.
When something bends or stretches a little bit but then suddenly breaks, you can say that it “snapped”. For example, a small piece of wood snaps when you bend it. A piece of rope might also snap if you pull it too hard.
- “As I started to pull on the top strap, the cheap plastic buckle snapped into 3 pieces”.

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“” is short for “”

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la abreviatura de…

Example: “Ops” is short for “Operations”.

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Buckle (a belt or strap)

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A “buckle” is the part of a belt or strap where you attach the two ends to each other. The belts people wear on their pants have buckles. So do some shoes, straps for handbags and luggage, and seatbelts.

When you attach something with a buckle, you’re “buckling” it. You “buckle” the strap or belt itself: “Can you buckle that strap?”

Example II: You’re going for a bicycle ride with your boyfriend. He has a helmet, but he doesn’t like having the strap on his chin. You want him to put the helmet on correctly.
“What’s the point of even wearing a helmet if you’re not going to buckle it?”

And you “buckle up” or “buckle in” the thing that’s contained by the belt or strap: “There you go; you’re all buckled in!”

(abrochar/hebilla)

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A Herd of (animals)

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The word “herd” describes a group of animals that live together. Specifically, you can use “herd” to talk about: cows, deer, elephants, goats, whales

There are other groups of animals that we don’t use “herd” for:

  • a pack of wolves, dogs
  • a school of fish
  • a flock of birds
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(something) leaps (somewhere)

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“Leap” means “jump”, but it sounds a little more graceful and athletic.

Ballet dancers, deer, and athletes might “leap”. Example:
You went for a drive in the country. While you were driving, you saw some animals. You describe what you saw to your sister, who didn’t go: “I saw a whole herd of deer leap across the road”.

You can also “leap over” something, “leap into” something, “leap toward” something, “leap into the air”, etc

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Blunder

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mistake, make a mistake - meter la pata, metedura de pata, cometer un error garrafal, burrada, torpeza…
“When he commits a blunder, he acts as if it is nothing. When you commit a similar blunder, he tells the whole world you are a dunce…doh!”.
(dunce - zopenco, memo, burro, cabeza hueca)

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to chirp / chirping

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(piar, canto de pájaro)

Ah, nature. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining ..

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Flimsy

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poco sólido / endeble

The material for the shelves is too flimsy to bear any weight.

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Brag

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Tell proudly (fanfarronear, vanagloriarse, presumir, alardear)
"I hope you don't mind me bragging". (espero que no te moleste que presuma)
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Head (somewhere)

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“Heading” somewhere means starting to move in that direction. You can “head” in a certain cardinal direction: “Head north”, “Head southwest”

Or you can “head” toward a place: “I think I’d better head home”, “Can you head toward the Fashion District?”, “Let’s head that way”.

And you can “head” in a direction “on” a road or street: “Head west on Houston Street”.

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in the Wee Hours (of the morning)

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The ‘wee hours’ of the morning would be the time when the sun starts coming up. Examples:
- I’m exhausted because I was awake until the wee hours of the morning finishing this paper last night.
- He always stays out until the wee hours of the morning when he goes out with his friends.
- Did you come home in the wee hours of the morning?
[In the wee hours / in the wee small hours (very early in the morning) altas horas de la madrugada, las tantas de la madrugada]

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Glitch

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A small, unexpected problem with a machine or piece of software
fallo técnico, problema técnico (en informatica, computer bug)

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Cobweb

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spider’s web (telaraña)

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Clutter

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mess, make messy
(follón, desorden, desbarajuste, atestado/lleno de porquería)
- Can you move your clutter?, ¿puedes quitar tus trastos?
-My advice is start with the clutter that needs to be tossed (desechado, tirado), then move on to the clutter that needs to be put away (and possibly washed first) and then clean the appliances, counters, floors, walls, bathroom fixtures, and other permanent things like furniture

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(your) greatest strength

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In interviews, people often ask about a person’s “greatest strength”. Your “greatest strength” is the one thing that you’re best at, or your best personality trait.
Here are some examples of answers:
- My greatest strength is my patience.
- I’d say that my greatest strength is my willingness to take risks
(=mayor virtud, punto fuerte)

[“Willingness” (disposición, voluntad) is a noun that we use to talk about that quality. It means how likely someone would be to do this difficult or unpleasant thing.
- Her willingness to jump in and deal with all of the gritty details really impressed me.
- My willingness to help was overpowered by my desire to go home.
When you use the word “willingness” in this way, it sounds intelligent and academic]

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Fling

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Aventura, lío.

  • she had a fling with the actor (tuvo una aventura con el actor)
  • I thought you weren’t looking for serious (relationship). Just a fling.
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Keep Pace with (something)

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“Keeping pace” with something (seguir el ritmo de, ,mantenerse al día) means moving quickly enough so that you don’t get left behind.

You can use this phrase to talk about someone’s actual speed:
- I couldn’t keep pace with the rest of them, so I told ‘em to go on ahead without me.

Or you can talk about “keeping pace” with how quickly things change, like:
- Technology changes so quickly; it’s pretty much impossible to keep pace with it all.

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the latest developments

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“The latest developments” means thing that have just recently changed.

We talk about “the latest developments” in ongoing news stories:
- Have you heard the latest developments in the bank scandals?

There can also be “developments” in gossip:
- So what are the latest developments with Jim and Lisa?

And industries and professions have “developments” in technology, the competitive landscape, and so on:
- Always try to keep up with the latest developments in your field.

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Diff Sense of Humour…

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Someone with a dry sense of humor often says funny things with a serious, calm expression. They don’t smile, laugh, or make silly faces.

Someone with a quirky (unconventional. Estrafalario, extravagante) sense of humor thinks of things that are funny and strange. They like strange, unpredictable jokes.

Having a warped (retorcido) sense of humor means that you laugh at things that many people are afraid of or offended by. You might think that jokes about death, illness, and tragedy are funny. It might seem like having “a warped sense of humor” is bad, but it’s not a really negative expression.

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Good Deed

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charitable act (buena acción)
- Have you done any good deeds lately, like donating blood?

Act (formal) - hecho, acto, acción, hazaña.

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Gloat

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Show self-satisfaction (regodearse, presumir, alardear) ““The only time you can sit back, relax and gloat is when you win it all.”

Gloating - Smug (engreído, petulante) attitude (regodeo, presunción, alarde)

Gloat Over - Jactarse. “Amanda really gloated over winning the lottery”.

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To Hiss

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to hiss (by cat) - Bufar
(by snake or person) - silbar, sisear.
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Entice

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(into doing something) persuadir, tentar

(attract) seducir, atraer. “You entice me with your nakedness”

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To Sway

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Influenciar, persuadir, Influir, convencer…

‘Dont try to sway her’

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Yore

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ancient or previous times.

Antaño, tiempos antiguos.

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Yesteryear

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Times gone by, the past - Antaño, pasado

‘Of yesteryear’ - de antaño, del pasado.

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Across (a country) / Throughout

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When you’re talking about something that exists in many different places in a country, use the word “across” to describe where it is:
- Libraries across the U.S. are having to make big changes to how they operate.

“Across” only works for countries that are fairly large, however. It wouldn’t fit well for an island country. “Throughout” would be better:
- People throughout Japan are getting caught up in the craze.

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Racket

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“Racket” is a word for loud and annoying noises. Loud music, shouting, banging noises, and other noises can all be called “racket”.

When children make noises that annoy their parents, the parents use the phrase “that racket”:

  • Turn down that racket!
  • Hey! Stop all that racket!

You’re in the kitchen. You hear some loud noise from another part of your house, where your kids are playing with their friends. You want to know what the noise was, so you call out this: What’s all that racket?

(jaleo, barullo)

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Keepsake

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souvenir, memento (recuerdo, recordatorio)

If I Know Someone Can’t Attend (to my wedding), Do I Need to Send an Invitation Anyway?
Because an invitation comes with the expectation of a gift, you don’t want people to think they have to give a gift even though they cannot attend. If someone lets you know that they have a conflict, don’t follow up with an invitation. In the case of very close friends and family, you may want to send an invitation anyway with a note that explains you are sending it as a KEEPSAKE.

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(a name) Stuck

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If someone comes up with a nickname for a person or thing, and people continue to use that nickname, we say that the name “stuck”.

People often use this phrase when explaining why they have a certain nickname. For example:
- When I was in 3rd grade, some kid called me “Blinky” because I was blinking my eyes a lot. Unfortunately, the name stuck

  • When I was in middle school, my friend started calling me “Blossom” one day after the character on the sitcom “Blossom”, and… somehow it stuck.
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Stray Away from (something)

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Desviarse de algo, apartarse, divagar (from topic)
“Particularly in written and speaking tests and while under the pressure and stress of an exam, it can be easy to get a bit panicky and to STRAY AWAY from what the question is asking”.

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Grab (something)

A

In casual English, you can sometimes use the word “grab” to mean “get”. For example:

  • Jason, go grab your sister. I need her help with this.
  • Can you go grab some pasta sauce from the next aisle (aisle-pasillo (del supermercado))?
81
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‘Not Sleeping’ Vocab:

A
  • someone) stayed up late
  • (someone) was tossing and turning all night
    This means moving around a lot in your sleep.
  • (someone) is a restless sleeper
    This means that you move around a lot and wake up in the middle of the night.
  • pull an all-nighter
    This means staying up all night to work on something or go out.
  • a night owl
    This is a person who likes to stay up late.

FEELING SLEEPY:
- (some medicine) makes me DROWSY. (soñoliento)
Use this phrase to talk about medicine.

  • I can barely hold my eyes open.
    Say this if you’re really sleepy but trying to stay awake.
82
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‘Waking Up’ Vocab:

A
  • (someone) gets to SLEEP IN tomorrow
    Sleep until late in the day.
  • CRAWL BACK in bed (arrastrarse de nuevo)
    Go to bed again after waking up.
  • get up at the CRACK OF DAWN
    This means waking up as soon as the sun rises.
  • Damn! I OVERSLEPT!
    This means sleeping too late.
  • RISE AND SHINE!
    Say this to someone as they’re waking up. It sounds bright and cheerful.

AN EARLY BIRD
This is someone who wakes up early.

83
Q

It’s Overcast (wheater)

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When the weather is “overcast”, it means that there are clouds covering the sky. It’s not raining (at least, not a lot) but you can’t see the sun.

It is common to talk about the weather with phrases starting with “It’s”: It’s nice out. It’s cold. It’s raining.

Example: Your husband is getting dressed to leave for work. You’re sitting next to the window, so he asks you if it looks like it will rain today. You tell him that it’s cloudy: - It’s a little overcast.

(nublado, (cielo) cubierto)

84
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Stow (something)

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The verb “stow” means “put” (store, put away). You “stow” something in a place when you want to keep or hide it.

The word “stow” is especially used on boats and airplanes.

Example: You’ve just boarded an airplane. Everyone is now on the plane, but people are still putting away their bags and other things. The flight attendant says this: - “All baggage must be stowed in the overhead container.”

(almacenar, guardar (dentro de))

85
Q

Diff Containers

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[Containers- envases, recipientes]

PACK (pack of gum, pack of cigarettes, pack of diapers)
CARTON (a carton of eggs, a milk carton)
CAN (bote de metal) (a can of cokes, a can of beans)
JAR (frasco, bote) (a jar of peanut butter, a jar of olives)
JUG (jarra, jarro) (a jug of apple cider, a jug of sangria)
BOTTLE (bottle of water, baby bottle(biberón))
TIN (envase de hojalata, lata) (a tin of cookies, a tin of sardines)
TUBE (a tube of toothpaste)
BARREL (barril, tonel) (a barrel of whiskey)
DRUM (tb barril) (an oil drum)
BUCKET (cubo) (a bucket of golf balls)
CRATE (caja) (a milk crate)
CASE (jaula(caja)) (a case of beer)
ROLL (a roll of paper towels, a roll of fabrics(rollo de telas))

86
Q

the former / the latter

A

Former - previous, one time, ex (anterior, precedente, antiguo…)
- He saw his former wife with another man

Latter- mentioned second, near the end. (último, segundo)

  • When I must choose between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
  • The mystery wasn’t solved until the latter part of the book.
87
Q

Survey

A

Study. Encuesta, sondeo

- ‘This survey was conducted by phone and asked people’s political opinions’.

88
Q

Unwind (sb)

A

Relajarse
I know it’s not good to talk about people behind their back. Still, it’s one of the things people do when they’ve had a bad day at home and they want to unwind.

89
Q

Tap (a button or link on smart phone/tablet)

A

On a smart phone or tablet computer, we don’t use the word “click”. We use the word “tap” instead:
A: Tap the green button.
B: I already tapped it!

90
Q

Highlight (in a text)

A

subrayar, destacar

HIGHLIGHT the key phrases and words.

91
Q

Turnout

A

Gathering of people (reunión de personas)
público, asistencia, concurrencia…
- “Thank you all for coming. Wow, what a great turnout”.

92
Q

Backer

A

Finantial supporter, sponsor.

Patrocinador, promotor.

93
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Sleet

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UK - Wet snowfall (aguanieve)
-They’re predicting sleet for right around the rush hour / Pronostican aguanieve para la hora pico.

US - Ice Pellets (granizo) (‘pellet’ - perdigón)

94
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Trade (profession)

A

Gremio, profesión, oficio

  • He’s one of the best doctors in the trade. / Es uno de los mejores médicos en el gremio

Tradesman - skilled worker, artesano. Trabajador especializado, Obrero cualificado.
tb Comerciante.

95
Q

(something is) Slated For Rollout

A

When something is scheduled to happen.

-“The service is called Amazon Prime Air and it’s slated for rollout sometime in 2015, depending on FAA approval”.

Slate for - figurative: plan, schedule (programado)
Roll Out - introduce [sth] new to public. (dar a conocer, lanzar, introducir)
- “The company plans to roll out its new product range in the spring”.

96
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Sightseeing

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Tourism, seeing sights (hacer turismo)
Relating to seeing sights (turista, de turismo)
- The Smiths went on a sightseeing trip around Italy.

97
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Mass

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Religious rite. (misa)

  • Ryan always attended mass on Sundays
  • She goes to mass every Sunday. You conclude: She must be Catholic.
98
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Nicety / Niceties

A

Nicety - Sutileza
Niceties - Detalles, sutilezas.
Courtesy, polite gesture, detail

  • She went through the social niceties realizó las formalidades or los cumplidos de rigor
  • Those hard-to-read niceties that people sometimes use as they’re wrapping up a conversation, just like when someone is talking to someone and as they’re leaving the person says something like, “We’ll talk soon”, or “I’ll get back to you about it later”, “Or let’s hang out and catch up more.” Sometimes they literally mean these things, and sometimes they’re just saying them as niceties.

[To judge sth to a nicety: juzgar algo con precisión o al detalle]

99
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Detour

A

Indirect route, deviation from course

  • The highway is closed, so we’ll have to take a detour.
  • He had to take some detours, but eventually he was able to become a doctor.

Desvío, rodeo (literal o ‘dar un rodeo’ a la hora de hablar de algo)

100
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Patronize

A

Treat (sb) condescendingly /subestimar a alguien, condescencientemente.

  • Don’t patronize me!
  • Henry thinks he’s so much better than Ann; he’s always patronising her… what an asshole!
101
Q

Grooming

A

Personal care - Aseo, cuidado, acicalarse

- My cat spends half his time grooming, and the other half sleeping.

102
Q

Humour/Humor (sb)

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Indulge - seguir la corriente, seguir el rollo

Humour me - sígueme la corriente
- Just humour him, eventually he’ll realise he’s wrong.
Tú síguele la corriente y se dará cuenta de que está equivocado.

103
Q

Fixating / Fixate on (sth)

A

Be obsessed - Obsesionarse (con algo). Tener fijación con algo.

  • Painter and printmaker Jason Urban is fixated on America’s superheroes.
  • For some reason, I’m seriously fixated with Judd.
104
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Disregard

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Ignore, forget / lack of consideration for others - Indiferencia, Desconsideración.

  • Cats: Total disregard for personal space.

Regard: considerar, contemplar, apreciar, estima, respeto…

Have regard for (sth, sb) - Respect
- I have great regard for my parents’ achievements.

Hold (sb, sth) in high regard: Have great respect for / Tener en alta estima a…

Self-regard
Respect for yourself / concern for own interests - Amor propio

105
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Ditto.

A

Likewise - Idem

106
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Follow (sb’s) lead - Follow my lead

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Do the same as (sb) else - Do the same as me, Follow me - sigueme / sigueme la corriente

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