Skill 03 - Born to snooze Flashcards

1
Q

a late riser

A

the type of person who wakes up late

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2
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a morning person

A

the type of person who feels good in the morning

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3
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beyond me

A

impossible for me to understand

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4
Q

get going

A

start becoming active

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5
Q

good-for-nothing

A

lazy and useless person

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6
Q

have a lie-in

A

get up later than usual

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7
Q

snooze

A

take a brief, light sleep

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8
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crucial

A

extremely important

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9
Q

owl

A

a bird with flat face and large eyes that hunts at night

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10
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lark

A

a small brown singing bird that is active in the early morning [alondra]

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11
Q

notion

A

a belief or opinion

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12
Q

dopey

A

slow and inactive, as if on drugs

[bobo]

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13
Q

spring out of bed

A

get up quickly and suddenly

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14
Q

spike

A

increase sharply before decreasing

[pico / punta / repunte]

[pincho / espiga / púa]

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15
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campaining

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fighting or arguing for a particular ideal or principle

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16
Q

genetically predisposed

A

likely to behave in a certain way because of our genes

17
Q

nocturnal

A

happeing at night

18
Q

shift works

A

working at different periods of time during the day or night

19
Q

jet lag

A

a feeling of tiredness caused by travelling in a plane across different time zones

20
Q

the type of person who wakes up late

A

a late riser

21
Q

the type of person who feels good in the morning

A

a morning person

22
Q

impossible for me to understand

A

beyond me

23
Q

start becoming active

A

get going

24
Q

lazy and useless person

A

good-for-nothing

25
Q

get up later than usual

A

have a lie-in

26
Q

take a brief, light sleep

A

snooze

27
Q

extremely important

A

crucial

28
Q

a bird with flat face and large eyes that hunts at night

A

owl

29
Q

a small brown singing bird that is active in the early morning [alondra]

A

lark

30
Q

a belief or opinion

A

notion

31
Q

slow and inactive, as if on drugs

A

dopey

32
Q

get up quickly and suddenly

A

spring out of bed

33
Q

increase sharply before decreasing

A

spike

34
Q

fighting or arguing for a particular ideal or principle

A

campaining

35
Q

likely to behave in a certain way because of our genes

A

genetically predisposed

36
Q

happeing at night

A

nocturnal

37
Q

working at different periods of time during the day or night

A

shift works

38
Q

a feeling of tiredness caused by travelling in a plane across different time zones

A

jet lag