SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS Flashcards
melting
fusió/make or become liquefied by heat.
to be doom and gloom
ser pessimista
household
a house and its occupants regarded as a unit.
appliances
aparells
gas-guzzlers
an automobile with high fuel consumption.
feasible
FACTIBLE/possible to do easily or conveniently.
it is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display
sinònims: practicable, practical, workable, achievable, attainable, realizable, viable, realistic, s
commintment
compromís
ongoing research
investigació en curs
out beyond a century
més enllà d’un segle
forecast
pronòstic
trend
tendència
waste
RESIDUS/of a material, substance, or byproduct) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.
ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly
sinònims: unwanted, excess, superfluous, left over, scrap, useless, worthless, unusable, unprofitable
endangered species
espècies en perill d’extinció
hint
pista (ayuda)
has devised a scheme
ha ideat un esquema
to dump
ABOCAR/ deposit or dispose of (garbage, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.
trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here
sinònims: dispose of, get rid of, throw away/out, discard, jettison, ditch, junk, deep-six
quite foreseeable
bastant predecible
the tipping point
el punt d’inflexió
Scientists forsee hot summers and wet winters
pronostiquen
the likelihood
the state or fact of something’s being likely; probability.
young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment
sinònims: probability, chance, prospect, possibility, likeliness, odds, feasibility, risk, threat, danger, hope, promise…
certain/not certain
segura/no segura
thumbnails
SENYALS/a very small or concise description, representation, or summary.
a thumbnail sketch
crane
grua
to deploy
desplegar
to trundle
(with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.
ten vintage cars trundled past
Mars has given up a string of secrets to NASA
Mart ha lliurat una sèrie de secrets…
Sought after for decades,
Buscada des de fa decades
a smoking gun for liquid water
una evidència de…(una prova de…)
dark stains trickled down
taques fosques van lliscar
briny
salobre
water pouring down gullies
aigua baixant pels barrancs
to be hailed
ser aclamat
bugs
petits insectes
clung onto
aferrat
to scoop up some mud.
per recollir una mica de fang
a string of
a series of
streaks
lines of different colour
a shield
a protection covert
barren
estèril
breakthrough
advancement
vicariously
by watching the actions of others
stepped up to the plate
took on the responsibility
undertake
To undertake something means to be responsible for a study or project and do it.
adverse
If something is adverse it means it is negative, unpleasant or harmful.
flawed
When a theory or idea is flawed it has a fault or is lacking in something.
breakthrough.
A discovery or achievement which involves a lot of hard work and dedication is a breakthrough.
pave the way to
aplanar el camí cap a
That was a really hard job interview; they asked me everything under the sun.
We were over the moon when we won 500€ on the Christmas lottery.
I soon came back down to earth when I saw the pile of emails waiting for me at work after the weekend.
I used to go cycling all the time, but now I only go once in a blue moon.
You’re on another planet if you think I’m going to go all the way to Rome on a bus!
You’re on another planet if you think I’m going to go all the way to Rome on a bus!
a milestone
una fita
