Sept 23- March24 Flashcards
FINITE
INFINITE
“fáinait”
“ínfinit”
especies en peligro de extinción
endangered species
The numbers are pretty DISMAL
DISMAL performace
DISMAL failure
sad, gloomy, … (desalentador)
It TIPs the person into being defensive
TIPPING POINT
cause to fall (volcar)
tipping point = critical moment, (pto de inflexión)
APPETITE
RELIANCE
MONOPOLY
FIRM
pronunciation
This is a massive UNDERTAKING
big task or challenge
If you UNDERTAKE TO do something..
you commit to do something
HENCE the need for this
HENCE a lot of pollution
HENCE prices have increased
Therefore
(…de ahí)
outages and blackouts are…
power cuts
If you EXCEL AT doing something
you are very good at it
It’s important to finish projects…
____ SCHEDULE
____ BUDGET
on schedule (Opposite behind schedule)
on budget (opposite over budget)
If the company PLEDGEs to do something
the company promises, commits to..
The benefits ____ the costs (are heavier than)
OUTWEIGH, exceed, are superior to
to CURB inflation is..
to restrain, to hold back
there are many regulatory HURDLES
obstacles
technical difficulties have HINDERed the progress
limit, obstruct
This problem has existed for a long time
It’s a ……………. problem
long-standing
______ a resolution (at the beginning of the New Year)
make a resolution
Are you still in love?
Yes, I’m still in love
No, I’m not in love anymore
LIKE vs AS
As I told you, As we were expecting, as usual,…
Like me, like Veolia, like this,..
LAYER
SPECIES
DOUBT
Pronunciation
HUMAN
HUMANITY
HUMANKIND
pronunciation
LIKEWISE,..
In the same way, also,…
cool < chilly < cold < …….
freezing!
mild < warm < hot <…..
scorching! Boiling!
damp < drizzling < showers <…
pouring
I LOOK FORWARD TO…. (finish the sentence)
hearing from you
getting away at the weekend
If something is not INTUITIVE
it’s COUNTERINTUITIVE
I’m Robbie, _____ for Roberta
SHORT FOR
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF…?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF…?
The stakes are high
The risk or money involved is high (there’s a lot AT STAKE)
CRITERIA
MOUNTAIN
DETERMINE
pronunciation
tomar una decisión
make a decision
HEATWAVE
BLIZZARD
TORNADO
DROUGHT
pronunciation
What time did you FALL ASLEEP last night?
I FELL ASLEEP…
This issue is SO important
These issues are SO important
(rephrase with SUCH)
This is such an important issue
These are such important issues
establecer los criterios
set the criteria
To MAKE IT to a place means…
to get to a place
REGION
SALT
METHOD
SEWAGE
pronunciation
Vocab:
To shiver
To sweat
to get soaked
to get sunburnt
Vocab
Ninguno de nosotros (2)
Ninguno de nosotros (3 or more)
Neither of us
None of us
As a matter of fact,…
actually , in reality
Vocab:
parade
revellers
farewell
to fast
usher
parade: march
revellers: partygoers
farewell: goodbye
to fast: abstein from food
usher: show sb the way
I suggest…
- I suggest sth
- I suggest doING sth
- I suggest that you should do sth
I’m very FOND___ Mary
FOND OF: have an affection for
I’m KEEN ___ swimming
KEEN ON
(interested in)
I’m MAD _____ football
MAD ABOUT
(very enthusiastic about)
En teoría, ..
En la práctica,…
In theory,…
In practice,….
To make sth stronger
To make sth wider
To make sth worse
To make sth tighter
to STRENGTHEN
to WIDEN
to WORSEN
to TIGHTEN
My cousin is…
a couch potato!
To ENHACE sth
is to improve it
a highly-driven person
a self-driven person
motivated, hard-working
a propósito
de memoria
de buen humor
on purpose
by heart
in a good mood
are you always _____ time? (punctual)
ON TIME
para el viernes, como muy tarde
by Friday,
AT THE LATEST
The problem is:
Structural
Recurring
Daunting
challenging
Perplexing
vocab:
Recurring: occurring repeatedly
Daunting: seeming difficult
challenging: demanding
Perplexing: puzzkubg
If only I hadn’t done that!
I WISH…….
I wish I hadn’t done that!
I would like you to stop being so loud
I WISH….
I wish you wouldn’t be so loud!
I’d like to MAKE __ ____ lost time
MAKE UP FOR
(compensate for)
I don’t want to TAKE ____ any more of your time
TAKE UP (occupy time or space)
the event has been cancelled FOR THE TIME BEING
FOR THE TIME BEING
(for now, for the moment)
I can’t SPARE the time
afford to give (if you can spare sth, you give sth of which you have enough)
I’M ABLE TO do it
I’M CAPABLE ______
I’m CAPABLE OF doing it
