Nov 21 Flashcards
SERIOUS
DANGEROUS
NERVOUS
Pronunciation
MAINTENANCE
DIFFICULT
Pronunciation
MEASURE
PLEASURE
Pronunciation
He is NO LONGER the President of the United States
He ISN’T the President of the United States ANYMORE
SO FAR,
hasta ahora
EVENTUALLY,
FINALLY
FOCUS …
ON
SCHEME
LAUNCH
RESULTS
Pronunciation
I’m responsible…
FOR
FOLLOW UP on the project
investigate something further
AUTHOR
AUTHORIZATION
AUTOMATE
AU = “O”
Ha habido muchos cambios
There have been many changes
Funny vs Fun
Funny : it makes you laugh / it is strange
Fun: enjoyment or enjoyable (Have fun!, it was a fun evening..)
Takeover vs merger
Mergers involve two or more equals, while takeovers involve one larger company that takes over a smaller company
take… a mortgage
out
The department is made up __ 3 areas and it is headed ___ Peter.
The department is MADE UP OF 3 areas and it is HEADED BY Peter.
I look forward to…
hearING from you
Seguridad y salud laboral
Health and safety
Yo me encargo de la calidad
I’m IN CHARGE OF quality
En internet
On the Internet
how do you pronounce:
MONTH
COME
MONEY
Pronunciation
Actually,
In fact,
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Pronunciation
COMPONENT
TURBINE
INSTALLED
Pronunciation
Estoy acostumbrado a madrugar
I’m USED TO gettING up early
- I’m not worried
- Yo tampoco
I’m not worried either
Me neither
Neither am I
GASES
WIND
CAPTURE
Pronunciation
This ACCOUNTS FOR 30% of the total
This is responsible for, represents…
CURIOUS
ANXIOUS
AMBITIOUS
Pronunciation
PRODUCT
SCHEDULE
LEGAL
Pronunciaron
Llevar un registro de..
Keep a record of…
NATURE
FUTURE
STRUCTURE
Pronunciation
The sun has gone up =
the sun has RISEN
The prices have levelled off =
The prices have stabilized
Me lo explicas?
Te explico
Can you explain it TO me?
Let me explain it TO you
WORKED
CHANGED
TALKED
Pronunciation
SOURCE
MONEY
COMFORTABLE
Pronunciation
ESSENTIAL
VERY
INTERESTING
Pronunciation
YES
YOU
YOUR
“i” sound
En la sombra
In the shade
SLOUCH (he was slouched in his car)
not upright
lean over
lean back
lean on the wall
inclinarse
MARRIED
WHOLE
GESTURE
Pronunciation
He wandered through the streets
walk leisurely or in an aimless way
nod off
fall asleep
ENGINE
PERSPECTIVE
SON
Pronunciation
“énllin, perspéktiv, san”
He DROPPED OUT OF college
He abandoned his studies at uni
we had a FALLING-OUT
We had an argument
the truth was beginning to DAWN ON me
the truth was becoming evident
Gracias a…
Thanks TO….
Le diagnosticaron…
He was DIAGNOSED WITH…
Along the same lines
En la misma línea…
Montar un negocio
SET UP a business (found a business, start a business)
COULD
WOULD
Pronunciation
“kud, wud”
Don’t GIVE UP
Don’t surrender
He was fired / dismissed / made redundant / laid off
Despedido
Asistir a una reunión
ATTEND a meeting
He was DETERMINED TO do it
He made a firm decision (se propuso..)
Perder la oportunidad
Miss the opportunity..
HE
HAM
HORROR
H sound
YOUR
OUR
ior
aua
It turns out,….
Resulta que,….
INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCT
PRODUCTION
Pronunciation
Although / Even though…
Although / Even though… + clause
What’s the difference between:
Travel
Trip
Journey
Travel (verb)
Trip (noun)
Journey (noun, period of traveling)
MACHINE
FASHION
STATION
SH sound
A pesar de que llueve
Despite the rain / Despite beING raining
In spite of the rain / in spite of beING raining
a household name
well known by the public
put your name forward
volunteer
make a name for yourself
become famous
She was named ….. her grandma
after
maiden name
surname when you are single (opposite married name)
¿No sabrás …?
I don’t suppose you know…..?
…Si me lo permites
… if you don’t mind me saying
Do you mind me asking…?
Aunque hace frío..
Although / Even though / though it’s cold…
Podrías hacerme un favor
Could you do me a favour …?
Peter is really COMMITTED____ the company
COMMITTED TO (comprometido con)
She’s KEEN ___ cycling
KEEN ON (interested in)
I’m FED UP _____ this pandemic
FED UP WITH (annoyed)
Are you AWARE__ this problem?
AWARE OF (consciente de, al tanto de)
The crew CONSISTS ___ five men
CONSISTS OF (It is made up of)
The venue was CROWDED ____. visitors
CROWDED WITH (full of)
I don’t OBJECT TO ………
OBJECT TO + ING (express opposition to )
CHURCH
CLIMATE
EGYPT
Pronunciation
chérch, kláimit, íllipt
Are you ADDICTED ….. caffeine?
ADDICTED TO
Do you prefer SAVOURY or SWEET?
Savoury: salado
LOGICAL
PRACTICAL
INTELLECTUAL
SCHWA
CYNICAL
ACCEPTABLE
RESPECTABLE
SCHWA
MAYOR VS MAJOR
MAYOR (méia : head of a town)
MAJOR (meilla: serious, important)
equipos
consumos
equipment
consumption
PUBLIC
VITAL
OPTIMISE
Pronunciation
monitorizar
to monitor
to CARRY OUT a task is…
llevar a cabo una tarea
Preferiría no decir nada
I would prefer not to say anything
I’d rather not say anything
What is he like?
He’s really nice!
What does he look like?
He’s good-looking..
Barba
Cerveza
Pájaro
Beard (“bíad”)
Beer (“bía”)
Bird (beerd”)
hijo único
hermanos
only child
siblings
laid-back
relaxed
sensible y sensato
sensitive and sensible
/ @ - _ .com
/ slash @ at - dash or hyphen _underscore dot com
confinamiento
lockdown
rob vs steal
rob a place / person
Steal sth from someone
a yes-man
a whizzkid
a busybody
barato = económico
economical
eficiencia energética en edificios
energy efficiency in buildings
Public
Vital
Cousin
PRonunciation
No me va mucho la carne
I’m not a big fan of…
DESSERT
CAUSE
COW
Pronunciation
criar animales
to breed animals / keep animals
hasta un 10%
up to a 10%
SHOULD HAVE
COULD HAVE
MUST HAVE
MIGHT HAVE
Pronunciation
I’d hazard _____ she is a baker
a guess