TEMA 4-5 Flashcards

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ahorrativo

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Frugal / Thrifty

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2
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Sin dinero

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Broke / Short of money

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3
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Tienes dinero pero no lo gastas

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Tight-fisted

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4
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En números rojos, con deudas

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Overdrawn, in red

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5
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Con mucho dinero

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Extravagant

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6
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Apañarselas

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Get by

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7
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Hojear, mirar por el precipicio

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Peer over the precipice

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8
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Despilfarrar

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Squandered

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9
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Artículos de baño, perfumerias

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Toileteries

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10
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Educación basada en el ahorro

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Thifty upbringing

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Deprimente

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Dreary

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12
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Incentivo

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Incentive

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13
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Caro, generoso

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Lavish

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14
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Preocupación insignificante

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Niggling worry

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15
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Tacaño

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Cheapskate

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16
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Prescindir de cosas

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Cut back myself

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17
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Farfullar

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Splutter

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18
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Tragar

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Scoff

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19
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Rebuscar

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Scour

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20
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Mercado de calidad

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Upmarket

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21
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Miserables

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Wretched

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22
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Sobras

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Leftovers

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23
Q

Optar que no

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Opt out

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24
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Racanear

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Scrounge off

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25
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Termo

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Flask

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26
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Timar

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Purgue / Trick

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27
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Que caduca

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Perishable

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28
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Salteo

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Wok

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29
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Atiborrarse

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Gorge on

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30
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Muestras

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Tasters

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31
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Fiestas de cambio de ropa

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Clothes swap parties

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32
Q

Lo que te define

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Staple

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33
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Vivir más alla de sus posibilidades

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Living beyond their means

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34
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Gastarlo todo

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Splash out

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35
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Único, excepcional

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One off

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36
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Frugalmente

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Frugally

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37
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Se te hace común

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Has become second nature

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38
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Mísero

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Miserly

39
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Caer, picar

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Fall for

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Sospechoso

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Fishy

41
Q

Que te engaña

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Get taken for a ride

42
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Ingenuo

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Naïve

43
Q

Escéptico

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Sceptical

44
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Infiel

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Unfaithful

45
Q

Espabila

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Streetwise

46
Q

Estar al tanto

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To be really on the ball

47
Q

Tomar su palabra

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Take sone at their word

48
Q

Sin saberlo

A

Unbeknownst

49
Q

A dos bandas

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Two-timing

50
Q

Picar, molestar

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Tickle

51
Q

Gracia ingles

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Dry

52
Q

Hilarante

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Incongruity

53
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Gracioso

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Humorous

54
Q

Juegos de palabras

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Puns

55
Q

Vulgar

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Earthy

56
Q

Desternillante

A

That had me in stiches

57
Q

Humor de tortazos

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Slapstick

58
Q

Chiste

A

Gag

59
Q

Reírse de

A

Pokes fun at

60
Q

La gracia

A

Punchline

61
Q

Desternillante

A

Side-splitting

62
Q

Comprador espabilado

A

Savvy spender

63
Q

De puño cerrado

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Penny-pincher

64
Q

Comprador compulsivo

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Credit-card binger

65
Q

Estropearse, te falla

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Play up

66
Q

Apañarselas

A

Make do with

67
Q

Buscar por tiendas

A

Shop around

68
Q

Apiñar

A

Pile up

69
Q

Compras compulsivas

A

Impulsive buys

70
Q

Caprichos

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Treats

71
Q

Ceñirse a

A

Stick to it

72
Q

Al por mayor

A

Bulk buy

73
Q

Sobrepasar el límite

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Hit the cash point

74
Q

Banquete

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Slap-up

75
Q

Set de herramientas

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Screwdriver set

76
Q

Hacer el pago inicial

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Dow payment

77
Q

Saldar una deuda

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Pay it off

78
Q

Economizar

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Budget

79
Q

Pagar mas de la cuenta

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Pay over the odds

80
Q

Asumir deudas

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Run up a bill

81
Q

Vivir dentro de tus posibilidades

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Live within your means

82
Q

Saldar una deuda

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Clear a debt

83
Q

Ahorrar

A

Save up

84
Q

Formación profesional (UK)

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College

85
Q

Universidad (US)

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College

86
Q

Grado

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Bachelor’s degree

87
Q

Posgrado

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Advanced degree

88
Q

Gas, butano (UK)

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Gas

89
Q

Gasolina (US)

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Gas

90
Q

Vacaciones (UK)

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Holiday

91
Q

Día no lectivo (US)

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Holiday

92
Q

Vacaciones (US)

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Vacations

93
Q

Colegio (UK)

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School

94
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Estudiando (US)

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School