on the move Flashcards

1
Q

an occasion when you travel from one place to another especially when there is a long distance between the places.

A

Journey

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2
Q

the activity of travelling:

A

Travel

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3
Q

an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again.

A

Trip

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4
Q

a long journey, especially by boat or into space

A

voyage

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5
Q

board

A

embark, enter, get on

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6
Q

the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc. who are not officers:

A

Crew

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7
Q

a journey in an aircraft:

A

flight

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8
Q

a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off a particular aircraft:

A

gate

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9
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to enter or board a private vehicle

A

get in

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10
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to enter or board a public transportation

A

get on

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11
Q

to leave or descend from private vehicle

A

get out

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12
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to leave or descend from public transportation

A

get off

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13
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to (cause to) arrive on the ground or other surface after moving down through the air:

A

land (aterrizar)

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14
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an arrival on the ground, usually of an aircraft or boat

A

landing (aterrizaje)

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15
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to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space

A

launch

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16
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wide road for fast-moving traffic, especially in the UK, Ireland, and some other countries, with a limited number of places at which drivers can enter and leave it

A

motorway

17
Q

the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star

A

orbit

18
Q

a long, flat raised structure at a railway station, where people get on and off trains

A

platform (andén)

19
Q

a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon

A

rocket

20
Q

a vehicle used for travel in space

A

spacecraft

21
Q

the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly

A

take off

22
Q

a railway system in which electric trains travel through tunnels below ground

A

the Underground, the subway, the tube

23
Q

a large number of vehicles close together and unable to move or moving very slowly

A

traffic jam

24
Q

the activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on holiday

A

sightseeing trip

25
Q

1 a very steep or perpendicular descent
2 a marked dwindling or decline a drop-off in attendance
3 the act or an instance of making a usually brief deposit or delivery drop-off points along the route

A

Drop off (descender)

26
Q
  • to leave or escape from a person or place, often when it is difficult to do this
  • to go somewhere to have a holiday, often because you need to rest:
  • said when you do not believe or agree with what someone is saying:
A

get away (alejarse)

27
Q

be unable to move further; “The car bogged down in the sand”

A

get stuck (atascar)

28
Q

To take leave of (someone): saw the guests off at the door; went to the airport to see us off.

A

see off (despedir)

29
Q
  • To give rise to; cause to occur: set off a chemical reaction.
  • To cause to explode: set off a bomb.
  • To make suddenly or demonstrably angry: The clerk’s indifference finally set me off.
A

set off (partir)

30
Q
  • a break in a journey

- (as modifier): stopoff point.

A

stop off