Tema 1 Flashcards
1
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Rehashing
A
= practising
2
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More likely to
A
≈ more probability
3
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Get in touch with
A
≈ contact
4
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Track down
A
Find
5
Q
Bump into
A
Meet by accident
6
Q
Lose touch with
A
Have no contact with
7
Q
Stay in touch with
A
Maintain a relationship with
8
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Keep track of
A
Follow what is happening
9
Q
Catch up with
A
Exchange the latest news
10
Q
Get a word in edge ways
A
≈ Intervenir
11
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Be liable to
A
Mas propenso a
12
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Be likely to
A
Mas probable
13
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Dress smartly
A
Vestir acorde a la reunion
14
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Inner city
A
Closer to the city center (Centro de la ciudad)
15
Q
Acid Rain
A
Lluvia ácida
16
Q
Greenhouse effect
A
Efecto invernadero
17
Q
Gas’s emissions
A
Emisiones de gas
18
Q
Ozone layer
A
Capa de ozono
19
Q
Global warming
A
Calentamiento global
20
Q
Wind farm
A
Granja eólica
21
Q
Survey
A
Encuesta / poll
22
Q
Drought
A
Sequías
23
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Famines
A
Hambrunas
24
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Glaciers
A
Glaciar
25
Melting (Melting glaciers)
Derretimiento (Glaciares derritiéndose )
26
Spread of disease
Propagación de la enfermedad
27
Shrinking
Encogiéndose
28
Wildfires
Incendios forestales
29
Sea level rise
Aumenta el nivele del agua
30
Threats to forests
Amenazas de deforestación
31
Fossil fuels
Combustibles fósiles
32
Deforestation
Deforestación
33
Ecosystem
Ecosistema
34
Detached
Separado
35
Noise pollution
Contaminación acústica
36
Cultural points
Puntos culturales (Teatro, cine)
37
Crime rate
Tasa de criminalidad
38
Be on the ball
Able to think or react very quickly
39
Move the goalpost
Changes the rules/limits
40
Take your eye off the ball
Lose centration
41
A whole new ball game
A completely new or different situation
42
A level playing field
A fair situation
43
Score an own goal
Do or say something witch has the opposite result to your intention
44
Start the ball rolling
Start something happening
45
Etiquette
Modales
46
Therefore
Similar to so
47
Make abstract nouns=
Agile
Agility
48
Make abstract nouns=
Calm
Calm
49
Make abstract nouns=
Coordinated
Coordination
50
Make abstract nouns=
Courteous
Courtesy
51
Make abstract nouns=
Flexible
Flexibility
52
Make abstract nouns=
Tolerant
Tolerance
53
Self-respect
Being happy about your character and abilities
54
Confidence
Confianza
55
Self-control
Autocontrol
56
Self-defence
Defensa personal
57
Self-discipline
Autodisciplina
58
Self-development
Becoming better at something
59
To work out
Obtener
60
Inordinate
=excessive
61
Cracking
=intense
62
Deep down
En el fondo
63
I boils down to
It amounts to = se reduce a
64
Put the correct prepositions=
Focus
On
65
Put the correct prepositions=
Succeed
In
66
Put the correct prepositions=
Suffer
From
67
Put the correct prepositions=
Recover
From
68
Put the correct prepositions=
Worry
About
69
Put the correct prepositions=
Agree
With
70
Put the correct prepositions=
Protect
From
71
Put the correct prepositions=
Care
For
72
Impaired
Defective-disable
73
Goggles
Protective glasses
74
Splinter
Needle=astilla
75
Splotches
Spot-blot = manchas
76
Mild
Moderate
77
Take an important step
Realizar un paso importante
78
Impaired
Defective, disable
79
Goggles
Protective glasses
80
Splinter
Needle-Astilla
81
Splotches
Spot-Mancha
82
Mild
Moderated
83
Fogbound runway
Pista con niebla
84
Lane closure
Carril cortado
85
Low tide
Marea baja
86
Platform alteration
Alteración en la plataforma
87
Engineering work
Trabajo de ingeniería
88
Lost baggage
Perder el equipaje
89
Delayed sailing
Salida atrasada
90
Rough weather
Mal tiempo
91
Signalling problems
Problemas de señal
92
Long tailback
Largas retenciones
93
Turbulence
Turbulencias
94
Congestion charge
Tasa por congestión
95
Far more
Muchas mas
96
Fatalities
Siniestros
97
Contribution
Aportación
98
Congestion
Congestión
99
Findings
Conclusiones
100
Railway
Ferrocarril
101
Gruelling
Duro
102
Traffic jams
Atascos
103
Graphene
Grafeno
104
Graphite
Grafito
105
Tape
Cinta
106
Sheet
Hoja / chapa
107
Layer
Capa
108
Atom
Átomo
109
Carbon
Carbón
110
Boron
Boro
111
Filter
Filtro
112
Honeycomb
Panal de abeja
113
Conductor
Conductor (electricidad)
114
Silicon
Silicona
115
Transistor
Transistor
116
Semiconductor
Semiconductor
117
Coating
Revestimiento
118
Verb: Enhance
Mejorar
119
Verbo: Revolutionise
Revolucione
120
Groundbreaking
Rompedor
121
Long-lasting
De larga duración
122
Acuñó
Coined
123
Procesamiento
Processing
124
Disciplinas
Disciplines
125
Preciso
Acurate
126
Reconocimiento
Recognition
127
Sistemas basados en reglas
Rule-based systems
128
Widen
Aumenta
129
Gap
Brecha
130
Wealth
Riqueza
131
Corporate greed
Avaricia empresarial
