Tema 1 Flashcards
Rehashing
= practising
More likely to
≈ more probability
Get in touch with
≈ contact
Track down
Find
Bump into
Meet by accident
Lose touch with
Have no contact with
Stay in touch with
Maintain a relationship with
Keep track of
Follow what is happening
Catch up with
Exchange the latest news
Get a word in edge ways
≈ Intervenir
Be liable to
Mas propenso a
Be likely to
Mas probable
Dress smartly
Vestir acorde a la reunion
Inner city
Closer to the city center (Centro de la ciudad)
Acid Rain
Lluvia ácida
Greenhouse effect
Efecto invernadero
Gas’s emissions
Emisiones de gas
Ozone layer
Capa de ozono
Global warming
Calentamiento global
Wind farm
Granja eólica
Survey
Encuesta / poll
Drought
Sequías
Famines
Hambrunas
Glaciers
Glaciar
Melting (Melting glaciers)
Derretimiento (Glaciares derritiéndose )
Spread of disease
Propagación de la enfermedad
Shrinking
Encogiéndose
Wildfires
Incendios forestales
Sea level rise
Aumenta el nivele del agua
Threats to forests
Amenazas de deforestación
Fossil fuels
Combustibles fósiles
Deforestation
Deforestación
Ecosystem
Ecosistema
Detached
Separado
Noise pollution
Contaminación acústica
Cultural points
Puntos culturales (Teatro, cine)
Crime rate
Tasa de criminalidad
Be on the ball
Able to think or react very quickly
Move the goalpost
Changes the rules/limits
Take your eye off the ball
Lose centration
A whole new ball game
A completely new or different situation
A level playing field
A fair situation
Score an own goal
Do or say something witch has the opposite result to your intention
Start the ball rolling
Start something happening
Etiquette
Modales
Therefore
Similar to so
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Agile
Agility
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Calm
Calm
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Coordinated
Coordination
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Courteous
Courtesy
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Flexible
Flexibility
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Tolerant
Tolerance
Self-respect
Being happy about your character and abilities
Confidence
Confianza
Self-control
Autocontrol
Self-defence
Defensa personal
Self-discipline
Autodisciplina
Self-development
Becoming better at something
To work out
Obtener
Inordinate
=excessive
Cracking
=intense
Deep down
En el fondo
I boils down to
It amounts to = se reduce a
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Focus
On
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Succeed
In
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Suffer
From
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Recover
From
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Worry
About
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Agree
With
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Protect
From
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Care
For
Impaired
Defective-disable
Goggles
Protective glasses
Splinter
Needle=astilla
Splotches
Spot-blot = manchas
Mild
Moderate
Take an important step
Realizar un paso importante
Impaired
Defective, disable
Goggles
Protective glasses
Splinter
Needle-Astilla
Splotches
Spot-Mancha
Mild
Moderated
Fogbound runway
Pista con niebla
Lane closure
Carril cortado
Low tide
Marea baja
Platform alteration
Alteración en la plataforma
Engineering work
Trabajo de ingeniería
Lost baggage
Perder el equipaje
Delayed sailing
Salida atrasada
Rough weather
Mal tiempo
Signalling problems
Problemas de señal
Long tailback
Largas retenciones
Turbulence
Turbulencias
Congestion charge
Tasa por congestión
Far more
Muchas mas
Fatalities
Siniestros
Contribution
Aportación
Congestion
Congestión
Findings
Conclusiones
Railway
Ferrocarril
Gruelling
Duro
Traffic jams
Atascos
Graphene
Grafeno
Graphite
Grafito
Tape
Cinta
Sheet
Hoja / chapa
Layer
Capa
Atom
Átomo
Carbon
Carbón
Boron
Boro
Filter
Filtro
Honeycomb
Panal de abeja
Conductor
Conductor (electricidad)
Silicon
Silicona
Transistor
Transistor
Semiconductor
Semiconductor
Coating
Revestimiento
Verb: Enhance
Mejorar
Verbo: Revolutionise
Revolucione
Groundbreaking
Rompedor
Long-lasting
De larga duración
Acuñó
Coined
Procesamiento
Processing
Disciplinas
Disciplines
Preciso
Acurate
Reconocimiento
Recognition
Sistemas basados en reglas
Rule-based systems
Widen
Aumenta
Gap
Brecha
Wealth
Riqueza
Corporate greed
Avaricia empresarial