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Leisure and lifestyle Flashcards

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gratificante, satisfactorio,

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rewarding

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fructifero productivo

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fruitful

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lucrativo

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lucrative

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terapeutico

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therapeutic

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relajante

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relaxing/calming

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lleva mucho tiempo

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time-consuming

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muy fan de todo lo cultural

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culture vulture

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persona muy inactiva

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couch potato

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afficionado, perosna q no hace una actividad mucho

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dabbler

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hacedor, emrpendedor, persona dinamica

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doer

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adicto a las compras

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shopaholic

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isolate from the rest of the world

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lock yourself away

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engancharse

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hook on

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someone’s last possession

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to have/Take the shirt off someone’s back

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andrajoso

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scruff

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power outfits

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power outfits

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desaliñado

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frumpy

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vestir informal

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dress down

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arreglada

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dressy

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(ropa) seco/a adj

listo para usar loc adj

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off the peg/rag

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a street where the most important ashops and businesses in a town are:

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on the high street

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llevar los pantalones

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to wear the trousers

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propiedad okupa

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squat

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very poor dirty house or flat in bad condition

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hovel

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segunda vivienda

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pied a terre

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atico de lujo

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penthouse

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viviendas de proteccion official

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council housing

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torre de apartamentos

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high-rise flats

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a set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relatives house

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granny flat

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verdad cruel, verdad dura, dura verdad, verdad que duele

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home truths

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become more energetic and active than before

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get a new lease of life

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despedida de soltero

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stag party

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red de contactos

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networking

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contacts made by the children of the traditional ruling class while at expensive private schools

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old school tie/network

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pro-activo

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pro-active

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hacerte visible con la esperanza deq alguien importante te vea y te ayuda a progresar

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put themselves about

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escalar la escalrea del trabajo

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climb the career ladder

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(negativo) tener tratos con loc verb
codearse con v prnl + prep
alternar

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to hobnob

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codearse con

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rub shoulders with

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qyedarse mas tiempo del necesario

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outsay your welcome

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aguafiestas

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party pooper

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amistoso

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chummy/pally

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exclusivista (para grpos, negativo)

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cliquey

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ir a diferentes pubs

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go on a pub crawl

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ir a diferentes pubs

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go on a pub crawl

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sobrevalorado

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overrated

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done so often is boring (trillado)

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hackneyed

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complex and impossible to understand

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impenetrable

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unconnected and not in a clear order

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disjointed

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impossible to believe

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far-fetched

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slightly immoral and likely to chock some people

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riqué

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exciting and keeping your attention the whole time

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gripping

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extremely upsetting

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harrowing

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making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness

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memorable

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done or expressed in a simple but attractive style

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understated

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very negativile criticised

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panned

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highly praised

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lauded

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was a failure

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bombed

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premio

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award

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likely to become very famous or successful

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best up-and-coming

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pieza maestra

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very great work of art

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wrong person for the role

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miscat

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always associated with that type of role

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typecast

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calls from the audience to repat it

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encorres

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ovacion

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standing ovation

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interpetacion en una ocassion determinada

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rendition

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picture created, representacion actuacion

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portrayal

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interpretacion

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interpretation

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version

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version

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to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something

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pulling the wool over the public eyes

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inability to appreciate art or culture (disapproving), filisteismo

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philistinism

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detractores

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detractors

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become more sophisticated

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wise up

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become less intelectual

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dumb down

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a short enthusiasm for something (disapproving) moda pasajera

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fad

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stop coming

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vote with their feet

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cubista

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cubist

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educate respecto al arte

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visually literate

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no affectado por

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inured

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intelectual, culto

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highbrow /lowbrow

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sofisticado

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sophisticated/primitive

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desafiante, retador

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challenging/undemanding

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cegador deslumbrante

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dazzling/pedestrian (ordinario)

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evocativo

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evocative/unispiring

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exquisito

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exquisite/clumsy

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fascinante/depriment, sombrio

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intriguing/dreary

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sin igual/comum y corriente

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peerless/run-of-the-mill

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not intended to be taken seriously despite appearing serious, e broma, d chiste/ serio

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tongue-in-cheek/earnest

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representado

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depicted

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colorido

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colourful

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moldeado

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moulded

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a moving and sad description of a sequence of events

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poignant chronicle

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powerful story that keeps you interested

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compelling tale

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rather dark and gloomy setting/situation

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lugubrious setting

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very interesting and engaging story

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page-turner

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mysterious story

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ennigmatic tale

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often cruel or disgusting, concerned with dead

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macabre

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causing great fear

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chilling

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amazing achievment

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breathtaking achievement

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humour in the face of a bad situation

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wry humour

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scenes which arouse memories or images

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evocative scenes

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scenes which arouse memories or images

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evocative scenes

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antologia, collection of sth by different authors

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anthology

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compendio, collection of detailed, concise information about a particular subject

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compendium

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book that records events and times, for example all the journeys made by a lorry or ship

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logbook

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book that records events and times, for example all the journeys made by a lorry or ship

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logbook

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lectura compulsiva

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compulsive reading

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not complex, shlightly negative connotation

liviano, ligero

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lightweight

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nice to read in bed

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bedtimereading

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dificult to read

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heavy going

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become involved, engage

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get into it

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become involved, engage

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get into it

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ingredientes hechosde sustancias artificiales

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synthetic ingredients

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good for you, fisicamente o moralmente, sano, saludable

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wholesome

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integral

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wholemeal

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productos donde los granjeros de paises en desarrollo se llevan los beneficios

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Fair Trade

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animales q no se quedan en cages

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free-range

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modificado geneticamente

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GM foods

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derivados

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derivatives

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personajes moralmente ofensicovs

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unsavory characters

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went wrong

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turned sour

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went wrong

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turned sour

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perfecto, sin fallos, impecable

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impeccable

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lento

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sluggish

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polite

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courteous

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controlador

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overbearing

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taciturno, q no quiere sonreir

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sullen

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brusoc, rapido y rude

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brusque

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do everything possible

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go out of their way

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do everything possible

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go out of their way

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q mira las calorias

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calorie-conscious

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abstemio

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teetotal

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requisitos dieta

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dietary requirements

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comer lo q estan comiendo, nada especial , conformarse con lo que hay

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take pot luck

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comer lo q estan comiendo, nada especial , conformarse con lo que hay

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take pot luck

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informal reunion d gente pa beber o comer

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informal get-together

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tentempie, piscolabis

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