lesson 12 Here / ɪə/ and There /eə/

Question 1

revere. v
ri ˈviər

reveres
rɪˈvɪərz

Answer 1

Syn
Admire idolise
venerate

to feel or show great respect for
reverenciar, venerar
The students revere the professor.

Question 2

steer
v
stɪər

Answer 2

dirigir

to control the direction of a car, boat, etc.

I tried to steer the boat away from the bank

Question 3

steer
v
stɪər

Answer 3

buey

Question 4

steer clear of

Answer 4

to avoid
evitar
I want to steer clear of trouble if possible.

steer clear of me

Question 5

Outrun

ˌaʊtˈrʌn

Answer 5

Rebazar, correr más rapido.

to move faster or further than someone or something:

The men easily outran the police officer who was chasing them.

Question 6

Weary
ˈwɪə·ri

Adj
V

Answer 6

tired
cansado
She was weary after a long day of work.

Children weary me with their constant questions and demands.

I am not weary of eating the same type of food every day.

Question 7

leery
adj
ˈlɪə.ri

Answer 7

I’ve always been a little leery of authority figures.

Synonyms
suspicious
wary. /ˈweə.ri/

Question 8

To be bleary- eyed

ˈblɪə.ri

Answer 8

of eyes) tired, red, or watery

If you have bleary eyes, your eyes are red or have tears in them and you cannot see clearly, because you are tired or have just woken up

Question 9

here’s to …

Answer 9

Here’s to the happy couple!

said when asking a group of people to hold up their glasses and then drink as an expression of good wishes to someone or hope for the success of something:

Question 10

here you go

Answer 10

Would you please pass the sugar?” “Here you go.”

Question 11

here we go (again)

Answer 11

said when sth. bad starts happening again:

Oh, here we go again!
-Claude’s just asked to borrow some more money from me.

Here we go again - moan, moan, moan!

Question 12

here goes!

Answer 12

Well, I’ve never ridden a motorbike before, so here goes!

For 1st time

Question 13

have nothing to say for yourself

informal

Answer 13

to not be willing to take part in conversations or express your opinions

Question 14

“Not at all.

Answer 14

Thanks for helping.”

Question 15

not at all

I do not mind:

Answer 15

Do you mind if I sit here?” “Not at all.”

Question 16

“no” or “not” strongly:

“No, not at all.”

Answer 16

I’m not at all happy about it.

Question 17

bear fruit

Answer 17

to be successful especially after a lot of work or effort

Question 18

bear fruit

Answer 18

Dar frutos…

to be successful especially after a lot of work or effort

Question 19

daresay

I daresay C2 (also I dare say)

verb mainly UK
UK /ˌdeəˈseɪ/ /ˈdeə.seɪ/

Answer 19

you agree or think that something is true.

She’s got a lot of admirers.” “I daresay - she’s very beautiful.”

He gets paid a lot of money, but I daresay (that) he earns it.

Question 20

despair
noun
/dɪˈspeər/

Answer 20

desesperarse, perder la esperanza…

Don’t despair! We’ll find a way out!

Question 21

squarely
adv
ˈskweə.li

Answer 21

directly and firmly:

She punched him square on the jaw.

Question 22

A hare-brained scheme

Answer 22

ot practical or silly

Un esquema descabellado

estrategia, plan

Question 23

world-weary

Answer 23

Cansado del Mundo
adj
UK /ˈwɜːldˌwɪə.ri/

Question 24

who might out of sheer spite

Answer 24

que podría, por puro rencor, fastidiar

Question 25

Blankly

No interested

Answer 25

He just stared blankly at me

Question 26

it’s only fair

Answer 26

it is the right way to treat someone and what they deserve:

I think it’s only fair to tell you that we have had over 300 applications for this job.

Question 27

fall to

— phrasal verb with fall verb

Answer 27

fell | fallen

to begin doing something energetically:

There was a lot of work to do, so they fell to immediately.

Question 28

I should hope
say
think so
not

Answer 28

used to emphasize your agreement or your opinion:

“Will Beth be there?” “I should hope not! She was so horrible to you.”

“She loved the gift.” “I should think she did - you paid enough for it!”