Jan 2022 Flashcards
¿Te importaría repetir?
Would you mind repeatING? (Mind + ing)
DONE
MONDAY
MOTHER
“a”
DRAWER
COLLEGE
DOUBLE
cajón
uni (US)
Lo ví y lo leí
I saw it and I read it
Ya lo has comprobado?
Have you checked it yet?
Sí, ya lo he mirado
Yes, I’ve already looked at it
No, todavía no lo he leído
No, I haven’t read it yet
No me importa trabajar sola
I don’t mind workING alone
I don’t let them talk (rephrase with allow)
I don’t allow them to talk
consumo
cifras
turbina
consumption
figures
turbine
disponible
disponibilidad
available
availability
How long does it take you to get to the office?
It takes me.
When is Christmas Eve?
It’s on the 24th of December
¿Con quién trabajas?
Who do you work with?
BIRTHDAY
AUGUST
ABROAD
Pronunciation
(bérzdei)
(ógast)
(abróod)
¿Ya lo has escrito?
Have you written it yet?
Sí, ya lo he cogido
Yes, I’ve already taken it
No, todavía no lo he visto
No, I haven’t seen it yet
We usually set off early
set off = begin a journey
reagendar la reunión
to reschedule the meeting
Puedes deshacerte de
You can get rid of …
They RELY ON a well for all their water
depend on, count on
GIANT
HUGE
Pronunciation (lláiant, hiúch)
Ambos dos
Both of us / both of them
Ninguno de los dos
Neither of us / Neither of them
Mi coche es IGUAL QUE el tuyo
My car is THE SAME AS yours
ANALYSED
OPTIMISED
PRIORITISED
Pronunciation
EFFICIENT
EFFICIENCY
Pronunciation
“ifííshant”, “ifííshansi”
tales como…
such as…
tan caro como
AS expensive AS
diferente del resto
DIFFERENT FROM the rest
¿Cuál es el propósito de la reunión?
What’s the purpose (“pérpas”) of the meeting?
CARRY OUT a task
Llevar a cabo una tarea
Alcanzar tus objetivos
Achieve your goals
Todos nosotros
All of us
Ninguno de nosotros
None of us (“nan”)
CONFIRM
DATA
Pronunciation
tan eficiente como..
AS efficient AS…
a pesar de estar cansado…
DESPITE beING tired
IN SPITE OF beING tired
Me pregunto si…
I wonder if…
To call off a meeting is..
to cancel a meeting
Hoy en día, actualmente
Currently,
Nowadays
Sin embargo,
However,
Estoy decepcionado, es muy decepcionante
I’m disappointed, it’s very disappointing
Siento informarles…
I regret to inform you…
El tiempo es deprimente, estoy deprimido.
The weather is depressing, I’m depressed
¿Por qué no intentamos…?
¿Por qué no estás contento?
Why don’t we try…?
Why aren’t you happy?
La verdad
the truth
Estoy acostumbrado a conducir
I’m used to driving (BE USED TO + ING)
Me duele la cabeza
Me duele la tripa
I have a headache (“hédeik”)
I have a stomachache (“stómakeik”)
Es muy estresante
Estoy estresado
It’s very stressful
I’m stressed
Si te quedas sin gasolina..
If you RUN OUT OF petrol..
Desde mi punto de vista,
From my point of view
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Pronunciation
Crees que te podrías acostumbrar a eso?
Do you think you could get used to that?
Todavía te duele la cabeza?
No, ya no me duele
Do you still have a headache?
No, I don’t have a headache anymore
Cuando tenga 40 años,
Cuando me jubile,
Cuando ella acabe,
When I am 40…
When I retire..
When she finishes…
USED
DEVELOPED
TESTED
Pronunciation
Es divertido
It’s fun
¿estás acostumbrado a leer?
Are you used to reading?
IMPROVED
SELECTED
KILLED
Pronunciation
COMPONENT
OCEAN
BREATHE
Pronunciation
El más caro
El menos caro
THE MOST expensive
THE LEAST expensive
HABIT
OXYGEN
URGENT
Pronunciation
SEASON
AIRPORT
PRODUCT
Pronunciation
Consiste en..
It consists of….
¿Cuál es tu papel en el departamento?
What’s your ROLE in the department?
to put off a meeting is….
to postpone it
SELDOM =
RARELY
VISITED
SELECTED
AUDITED
Pronunciation
SIGNED
EXPLAINED
OPTIMISED
Pronunciation
Es vergonzoso; me da vergüenza
It’s embarrassing; I’m embarrassed
Normalmente trabajo así
Solía trabajar así
I USUALLY work like this
I USED TO work like this
Piensa en ello
Think about it
¿Tiene barba?
Does he have A BEARD?
Es la gota que colma el vaso
It’s THE LAST STRAW
We need to COMPROMISE
llegar a un acuerdo cediendo
Aun así,
EVEN SO,
Fortalezas y debilidades
Strengths and weaknesses
LAW
TON
RECYCLE
Pronunciation
Al final, la basura acaba en el océano
Finally, the rubbish ENDs UP in the ocean
PREPARED
MANAGED
ASKED
Pronunciation
Debes pagarme
Debes pagar el servicio
You must pay me
You must pay FOR the service
Ya no soy un teenager
I’m not a teenager anymore
I’m no longer a teenager
HAM JAM COD OMELETTE PEPPERS
HAM = jamón JAM = mermelada COD = bacalao OMELETTE = tortilla PEPPERS = pimientos
Aunque es el precio más competitivo
ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH / THOUGH it’s the most competitive price