Leisure and lifestyle Flashcards
gratificante, satisfactorio,
rewarding
fructifero productivo
fruitful
lucrativo
lucrative
terapeutico
therapeutic
relajante
relaxing/calming
lleva mucho tiempo
time-consuming
muy fan de todo lo cultural
culture vulture
persona muy inactiva
couch potato
afficionado, perosna q no hace una actividad mucho
dabbler
hacedor, emrpendedor, persona dinamica
doer
adicto a las compras
shopaholic
isolate from the rest of the world
lock yourself away
engancharse
hook on
someone’s last possession
to have/Take the shirt off someone’s back
andrajoso
scruff
power outfits
power outfits
desaliñado
frumpy
vestir informal
dress down
arreglada
dressy
(ropa) seco/a adj
listo para usar loc adj
off the peg/rag
a street where the most important ashops and businesses in a town are:
on the high street
llevar los pantalones
to wear the trousers
propiedad okupa
squat
very poor dirty house or flat in bad condition
hovel
segunda vivienda
pied a terre
atico de lujo
penthouse
viviendas de proteccion official
council housing
torre de apartamentos
high-rise flats
a set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relatives house
granny flat
verdad cruel, verdad dura, dura verdad, verdad que duele
home truths
become more energetic and active than before
get a new lease of life
despedida de soltero
stag party
red de contactos
networking
contacts made by the children of the traditional ruling class while at expensive private schools
old school tie/network
pro-activo
pro-active
hacerte visible con la esperanza deq alguien importante te vea y te ayuda a progresar
put themselves about
escalar la escalrea del trabajo
climb the career ladder
(negativo) tener tratos con loc verb
codearse con v prnl + prep
alternar
to hobnob
codearse con
rub shoulders with
qyedarse mas tiempo del necesario
outsay your welcome
aguafiestas
party pooper
amistoso
chummy/pally
exclusivista (para grpos, negativo)
cliquey
ir a diferentes pubs
go on a pub crawl
ir a diferentes pubs
go on a pub crawl
sobrevalorado
overrated
done so often is boring (trillado)
hackneyed
complex and impossible to understand
impenetrable
unconnected and not in a clear order
disjointed
impossible to believe
far-fetched
slightly immoral and likely to chock some people
riqué
exciting and keeping your attention the whole time
gripping
extremely upsetting
harrowing
making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness
memorable
done or expressed in a simple but attractive style
understated
very negativile criticised
panned
highly praised
lauded
was a failure
bombed
premio
award
likely to become very famous or successful
best up-and-coming
pieza maestra
very great work of art
wrong person for the role
miscat
always associated with that type of role
typecast
calls from the audience to repat it
encorres
ovacion
standing ovation
interpetacion en una ocassion determinada
rendition
picture created, representacion actuacion
portrayal
interpretacion
interpretation
version
version
to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something
pulling the wool over the public eyes
inability to appreciate art or culture (disapproving), filisteismo
philistinism
detractores
detractors
become more sophisticated
wise up
become less intelectual
dumb down
a short enthusiasm for something (disapproving) moda pasajera
fad
stop coming
vote with their feet
cubista
cubist
educate respecto al arte
visually literate
no affectado por
inured
intelectual, culto
highbrow /lowbrow
sofisticado
sophisticated/primitive
desafiante, retador
challenging/undemanding
cegador deslumbrante
dazzling/pedestrian (ordinario)
evocativo
evocative/unispiring
exquisito
exquisite/clumsy
fascinante/depriment, sombrio
intriguing/dreary
sin igual/comum y corriente
peerless/run-of-the-mill
not intended to be taken seriously despite appearing serious, e broma, d chiste/ serio
tongue-in-cheek/earnest
representado
depicted
colorido
colourful
moldeado
moulded
a moving and sad description of a sequence of events
poignant chronicle
powerful story that keeps you interested
compelling tale
rather dark and gloomy setting/situation
lugubrious setting
very interesting and engaging story
page-turner
mysterious story
ennigmatic tale
often cruel or disgusting, concerned with dead
macabre
causing great fear
chilling
amazing achievment
breathtaking achievement
humour in the face of a bad situation
wry humour
scenes which arouse memories or images
evocative scenes
scenes which arouse memories or images
evocative scenes
antologia, collection of sth by different authors
anthology
compendio, collection of detailed, concise information about a particular subject
compendium
book that records events and times, for example all the journeys made by a lorry or ship
logbook
book that records events and times, for example all the journeys made by a lorry or ship
logbook
lectura compulsiva
compulsive reading
not complex, shlightly negative connotation
liviano, ligero
lightweight
nice to read in bed
bedtimereading
dificult to read
heavy going
become involved, engage
get into it
become involved, engage
get into it
ingredientes hechosde sustancias artificiales
synthetic ingredients
good for you, fisicamente o moralmente, sano, saludable
wholesome
integral
wholemeal
productos donde los granjeros de paises en desarrollo se llevan los beneficios
Fair Trade
animales q no se quedan en cages
free-range
modificado geneticamente
GM foods
derivados
derivatives
personajes moralmente ofensicovs
unsavory characters
went wrong
turned sour
went wrong
turned sour
perfecto, sin fallos, impecable
impeccable
lento
sluggish
polite
courteous
controlador
overbearing
taciturno, q no quiere sonreir
sullen
brusoc, rapido y rude
brusque
do everything possible
go out of their way
do everything possible
go out of their way
q mira las calorias
calorie-conscious
abstemio
teetotal
requisitos dieta
dietary requirements
comer lo q estan comiendo, nada especial , conformarse con lo que hay
take pot luck
comer lo q estan comiendo, nada especial , conformarse con lo que hay
take pot luck
informal reunion d gente pa beber o comer
informal get-together
tentempie, piscolabis
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