Miscellany

Question 1

Digs (n.)

Answer 1

Alojamiento (a room or rooms that you rent to live in)

Question 2

Get rid of…

Answer 2

Deshacerse de (“I can’t get rid of this headache”)

Question 3

Conciencia

Answer 3

Awareness (n.) (‘An awareness of the importance of eating a healthy diet’)

Question 4

Situación (negativa)

Answer 4

Plight (n.) /plait/ (The African elephant is in a desperate plight’)

Question 5

Dispuesto a

Answer 5

Willing to (‘Willing to make small changes in their lives to protect the environment’)

Question 6

Invadir

Answer 6

To encroach (on) (‘Humans are encroaching on the natural habitats of endangered species’)

Question 7

Sencillo (adj.)

Answer 7

Straightforward (adj.) (‘Turns out it’s not as straightforward as I thought’)

Question 8

Aparecer (ph. v.)

Answer 8

To pop up (ph. v.) (‘I keep seeing ads for these types of companies popping up all over the city, don’t you?’

Question 9

Influencia (n.)

Answer 9

Influx (n.) (‘There seems to be an influx of them at the moment’)