June 23 Flashcards
Can I _____ you a question?
ASK
Can we STICK ___ the agenda ?
STICK TO : ceñirse a
En el mejor de los casos….
In the best-case scenario….
(and worst-case scenario)
The opposite of polite is…
RUDE
impolite
not having good manners
los fines de semana
AT WEEKENDS
los días de entre semana
ON WEEKDAYS
SPONTANEOUS
VILLAGE
MARRIED
pronunciation
What do you SPECIALISE ___?
We SPECIALISE IN ….
Can you TRANSLATE this ____ German?
TRANSLATE INTO
Do you prefer SAVOURY snacks or sweet ones?
SAVOURY = salty of spicy rather than sweet
Hold the line please.
por favor no cuelgue
400,000 inhabitants
35,553 inhabitants
four hundred thousand
thirty-five thousand, five hundred and fifty-three
LEGISLATION
CREATION
SOLUTION
INITIAL
Pronunciation
¿Dónde naciste?
¿Dónde nació tu hija?
Nací…
Where were you born?
Where was your daughter born?
I was born…
EARTH
SHIFT
What time is it? (10:30)
It’s HALF PAST ten (“haf”)
to RESIGN from a job means..
to quit
I SUGGEST……..
doING something
That you do something
bungee jumping
skydiving
rappelling
rafting
These are all types of..
Extreme sports
No quiero sacar el tema
I don’t want to BRING UP the subject
advice VS tip
I have some advice (uncountable)
I have three tips (countable)
to LOSE FACE is…
to lose people’s respect (quedar mal)
prepositions:
SIGN______ FOR a course
SUPPLY a customer ____ heat
I live ____ the second floor
SIGN UP FOR a course
SUPPLY a customer WITH heat
I live ON the second floor
METER
REPORT
OBSOLETE
COMPONENTS
Pronunciation
ALLOW
ANALYST
AUDITOR
CURVE
CIRCUIT
Pronunciation
recoger los datos
compararlos
clasificarlos
COLLECT the data
COMPARE the data
CLASSIFY the data
PRIVATE
LOCATION
PHOTOVOLTAIC
Pronunciation
precio horario de la electricidad
hourly power price
hourly electricity price
Vocabulary:
SUBMIT A BID
BIDDING PROCESS
SUBSIDIES
SUBMIT A BID: to present an offer
BIDDING PROCESS: offering of bids
SUBSIDIES: grants (money)
otra herramienta
otraS herramientaS
another TOOL
other TOOLs
TO VARY
VARIATION
DEVIATION
TO VARY (“very”)
VARIATION (“verieishon”)
DEVIATION (“divieishon”)
obtener beneficios
to make a profit
¿De dónde eres?
¿Con quién trabajas?
Where are you FROM?
Who do you work WITH?
procesamiento de datos
información obsoleta
data processing
outdated/obsolete information
Me gustaría remarcar….
I’d like to POINT OUT…
I’d like to HIGHLIGHT…
un comercial (persona)
a sales representative
a sales agent
¿A qué hora te sueles levantar?
¿A qué hora te sueles despertar?
What time do you usually get up?
What time do you usually wake up?
hacer huelga
sindicatos
go on strike
the unions
EIGHT
WOULD
HALF
WOMEN
BUSY
Pronunciation
What’s the time? (10:15)
It’s quarter past ten
Have you ever BEEN TO Australia?
No, I’ve never BEEN TO Australia
NATIVE
TEENAGER
HYBRID
VIABLE
pronunciation
What time is it? (10:45)
It’s quarter TO eleven
A favor de..
En contra de…
IN FAVOUR OF..
AGAINST…
that’s a FANCY restaurant
elegant
¿Cómo es la oficina?
WHAT is the office LIKE?
generar una factura
hacer una pregunta
tomar una decisión
generate an invoice
ask a question
make a decision
give me a kiss and a _______
hug!
Give the sack
dismiss an employee
I recommend….
I recommend doING sth
I recommend that you do should something
It could THREATEN the stability of the system
“amenazar”
Overcome a difficulty or a fear is..
superarlo
Do you FANCY a drink?
Do you feel like a drink?
The dog is barking, and it’s BOTHERING the neighbors
bark: ladrar
bother = disturb
¿Cómo es el contrato?
What is the contract like?
