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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11
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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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Termo
Flask
26
Timar
Purgue / Trick
27
Que caduca
Perishable
28
Salteo
Wok
29
Atiborrarse
Gorge on
30
Muestras
Tasters
31
Fiestas de cambio de ropa
Clothes swap parties
32
Lo que te define
Staple
33
Vivir más alla de sus posibilidades
Living beyond their means
34
Gastarlo todo
Splash out
35
Único, excepcional
One off
36
Frugalmente
Frugally
37
Se te hace común
Has become second nature
38
Mísero
Miserly
39
Caer, picar
Fall for
40
Sospechoso
Fishy
41
Que te engaña
Get taken for a ride
42
Ingenuo
Naïve
43
Escéptico
Sceptical
44
Infiel
Unfaithful
45
Espabila
Streetwise
46
Estar al tanto
To be really on the ball
47
Tomar su palabra
Take sone at their word
48
Sin saberlo
Unbeknownst
49
A dos bandas
Two-timing
50
Picar, molestar
Tickle
51
Gracia ingles
Dry
52
Hilarante
Incongruity
53
Gracioso
Humorous
54
Juegos de palabras
Puns
55
Vulgar
Earthy
56
Desternillante
That had me in stiches
57
Humor de tortazos
Slapstick
58
Chiste
Gag
59
Reírse de
Pokes fun at
60
La gracia
Punchline
61
Desternillante
Side-splitting
62
Comprador espabilado
Savvy spender
63
De puño cerrado
Penny-pincher
64
Comprador compulsivo
Credit-card binger
65
Estropearse, te falla
Play up
66
Apañarselas
Make do with
67
Buscar por tiendas
Shop around
68
Apiñar
Pile up
69
Compras compulsivas
Impulsive buys
70
Caprichos
Treats
71
Ceñirse a
Stick to it
72
Al por mayor
Bulk buy
73
Sobrepasar el límite
Hit the cash point
74
Banquete
Slap-up
75
Set de herramientas
Screwdriver set
76
Hacer el pago inicial
Dow payment
77
Saldar una deuda
Pay it off
78
Economizar
Budget
79
Pagar mas de la cuenta
Pay over the odds
80
Asumir deudas
Run up a bill
81
Vivir dentro de tus posibilidades
Live within your means
82
Saldar una deuda
Clear a debt
83
Ahorrar
Save up
84
Formación profesional (UK)
College
85
Universidad (US)
College
86
Grado
Bachelor's degree
87
Posgrado
Advanced degree
88
Gas, butano (UK)
Gas
89
Gasolina (US)
Gas
90
Vacaciones (UK)
Holiday
91
Día no lectivo (US)
Holiday
92
Vacaciones (US)
Vacations
93
Colegio (UK)
School
94
Estudiando (US)
School