Global 7.1 Flashcards
Hice un medio intento para estar en forma pero solo fui al gimnasio dos veces
I made a half-hearted attempt to get fit, but I only went to the gym twice
La pelicula es una gentil ligera comedia de corazon
The film is a gentle, light- hearted comedy
Se fue con otra mujer dejando a Emily con el corazon partido
He went off with another woman, leaving Emily broken - hearted
He was a very kind-hearted person, he’d do anything for anybody
She’s portrayed as a ruthless cold-hearted criminal
The minister expressed his whole hearted support for the campaign
She paid a generous and warm-hearted tribute to her former manager
Flaqueza, debilidad, frailty of human nature
Traspasar barreras, to transcend barriers of race and culture
Favelas, en Brazil
Ademas, moreover
Descubrió, ademas, que no era la primera vez
He discoverded, moreover, that it wasn’t the first time
Yo no tenia conocimiento de Shakespeare
I didn’t have knowledge of Shakespeare/ I had no knowledge of….
Indirecto, con rodeos, un comentario (opposite of outspoken)
Oblique/6’bli:k
Alimentar a la fuerza, force- feed, y en sentido figurado…
Inculcar a la fuerza unos conocimientos, force-feed Shakespeare
Onculcar a la fuerza el inglésForce-feed English
Dificilmente pasa una semana sin que algun articulo sea publicado sobre los beneficios o inconvenientes de comer algunos alimentos
It seems that hardly a week goes without some new report being published about the benefits or drawbacks of eating certain foods
Articulo, informe…report
Dejando al consumidor confundido, perplejo(confundido), desconcertado, (perplejo, confundido)
Leaving the consumer confused, baffled, bewildered
Aparecer, appear
Parecer que , appear to, parece que el articulo contradicewdesmenrir
The report appears to contradict
Desmentir, to deny
Cambiar(overturn)
Los resultado de esta investigacion se veran cambiados (overturned)
The findings of some researches will be overturned
Consumo, ingesta, toma: intake
It appears that salt intake is not as bad as it was thought some years ago, and it also appears that cholesterol/ko’lesterol, in eggs has hardly any effect on blood cholesterol at all.
Hallazgos, descubrimientos
Findings of studies, of investigations, of researches…
Soltar lo que uno piensa, Get something off your chest
Necesita sacar de dentro lo que tienes?
Do you need to get something off your chest?
Entonces has llegado al lugar adecuado: then, you’ve come to the right place
No te sientas mal si no consigues el primer trabajo que solicitas
Don’t get down hearted if you don’t get the first job younapply for
