Global 6 Flashcards
To suck children in with sweets: tentar a los niños con chuches
Grasp: agarrar sujetando firmemente
Giggle: risita nerviosa( they giggled at the human exhibits showing the human body)
Wriggle: retorcerse, contonearse, twisting movement
Kneel, arrodillarse
To peer, mirar de cerca( (she peered or she peered at the wound)
She pulled some antiseptic wipes from her first aid kit (sacó toallitas antisepticas de su kit de primeros auxilios)
Calvo : bald, hairless La casta de un pueblo: caste Grassroots; raices (gente ordinaria?) Posthumously: postumo She received messages of support from well-wishers
Suck in. literal es chupar, en figurado, “tentar con…”
Wipe: limpiar, o toallita
To gasp : gritar asombrado (como cuando decimos ‘halla’ algo amazing,
Mirar con desprecio(verbo look)
Look down on
People tend to look down on the migrants/maigr6nt/ who take all the dirty, but essential jobs
Estar atento, tener cuidado(con look)
Look out
Parents were warned to look out for symptoms such as red rash and a high temperature
Admirar, idolatrar(con look)
Look up to
His brother was three years older than him and he looked up to him enormously
Observar, considerar(look on, look upon)
He looked on from the bench as his team let in goal after goal
He looked upon television as a bad invention
Cuidar de alguien(look)
Her mother looked after the baby while she was out at work
Investigar, mirar detenidamente.
Look into
The bank has agreed to look into customer’s complaints about extra charge
Echar la vista atras, mirar atras
Look back
Looking back on it, I can see that we made many mistakes
Mirar para otro lado
Look away
She hated needles, so she looked away as the nurse administrated the injection
Gaze, stare, mirar fijamente, contemplar
She gazed across the tranquil waters of the lake
Glance at…. Echar un vistazo, glance down at her prepared notes,have a quick look, have a dekko
She Caught sight of herself in the hall mirror
Something in the sand caught his eye;llamó su atención and he bent down
Seguir el ritmo
Keep pace with
Paul is struggling to keep pace with the other children in his class
Convertirse en victima del propio exito: To become a victim of one’s own success:
We cant’ cope with the volume of orders, we’ve rather become a victim of our own success
Cope with: arreglarselas
The area’s become very fashionable now and it’s pushing up house prices
Nos hemos topado con… Hemos tropezado con…We’ve come up against a few technical issues, but we’ll find a way round them( encontrar la forma)
Representar, plantear un problema
Pose a problem: the bad weather is likely to pose a problem for the event organisers
Urgente, apremiante: pressing
For people in developing countries, poverty is a more pressing problem than climate change
ExacerbR, agravar exacerbate/ig’zas6rbeit
Poor diet and a lack of water exacerbate the villager’s other problems
Abordar, enfrentar un problema, tackle
He introduced new ideas about how to tackle behaviour problems in the school
Solucionar un problema, solve
You can usually solve the problem by switching the printer off and on again
Incorregible, insoluble(sin solucion) intractable
Faced with so many seemingly intractable problems
Aparentemente: seemingly
Seemingly, there is no alternative
Cuando estas subiendo una colina deberias cambiar la velocidad, marcha
When you’re cycling up a hill you should change gear /gui6
Preventable /pri’vent6bl
Le importaría cambiarmw el sitio? Would you mind swapping places with meÑ
Cambiar, trueque, hacer un cambio
Swap
Would you rather sit here? We could swap places if you like
Estos los tengo repe: ( en lenguaje infantil) these are my swaps
Cambié el sitio con Elena : I swapped places with Elena
Intercambiar, exchange
We agreed to exchange email addresses, but I doubt we’ll keep in touch
They get together to chat and swap recipes and gardening tips(consejos, informacion de interes
Bob gave us some tips about travelling in Italy
Juguetear
She fidgeted /f’idjitid/ uncomfortably and tried to change the subject
This is a golden opportunity to show what you’ve learned and to impress your manager
The golden rule in an interview is to listen carefully to the questions
The 1930s saw the golden age of the rails
Edad dorada, golden age
She was dressed elegantly/’elig6ntli and wearing gold jewelry
She has become the golden girl og daytime television
Plazo limite:deadline
People from India came to see how the work is done
People in India came to learn the ropes(comptobar como van las cosas)
Other authorities will inevitably do the same
Other authorities will inevitably follow suit/copiar, imitar
Pestaña; eyelash
People who have lost their jobs will be forced to stop spending
People who have lost their jobs will be forced to tighten their belts
Many companies are very nervous about legal work
Many companies are very wary of legal work /receloso, cauteloso
