Unidad #10

Question 1

very difficult, very friendly

Answer 1

dificilísimo, amabilísimo

Question 2

very ancient very faithful, very strong

Answer 2

antiquísimo, fidelísimo, fortísimo

Question 3

very noble, very new, very recent, very wise

Answer 3

nobilísimo, novísimo, recientísimo, sapientísimo

Question 4

absolute best and worst , absolute largest and smallest, absolute highest and lowest (negligible)

Answer 4

óptimo y pésimo, máximo y mínimo, supremo y ínfimo

Question 5

this sponge cake is really good but the soup is awful

Answer 5

este bizcocho está superbien pero la sopa está requetemal

Question 6

do you know that I’ve joined a gym? Even though it’s one that is a fair way from home , it’s very cheap

Answer 6

sabes que me ha apuntado a un gimnasio? Es uno que aunque está bastante lejos de mi casa, sale muy económico

Question 7

have you got problem with your salary , your mortgage, your debt, your bankruptcy/collapse, or your eviction/dismissal?

Answer 7

tienes algún problema con tu nómina, tu hipoteca, tu deuda, to quiebra o tu desahucio?

Question 8

These things are keeping me awake at night and making it difficult to start the day smiling

Answer 8

estas cosas me quitan el sueño por las noches y dificultan comenzar el día con sonrisa

Question 9

for many it’s hard to talk about this topic - it stirs up too many memories

Answer 9

a muchos incomodan hablar sobre este tema - remueve tantos recuerdos

Question 10

we compare ourselves with those a step above

Answer 10

nos comparamos con quienes están un peldaño por encima

Question 11

the feeling of scarcity, shortages, poverty and misery as well

Answer 11

la sensación de la carencia, escasez, pobreza e incluso miseria.

Question 12

Ana, who i know well, lives there

Answer 12

Ana, que me cae bien, vive ahí o quien …

O Ana, con lo que me llevo bien, vive ahí. O con quien

Question 13

The heiress he married was English

Answer 13

La heredera cual se casó era inglesa

Question 14

The mossie net that you keep mossies out with can last many washes

Answer 14

La mosquitera con la cual se evitan que entren los mosquitos, dura muchos lavados

Question 15

What i don’t understand is why we have to pay

Answer 15

Lo que no entiendo es que tengamos pagar

Question 16

I am not in agreement with having to pay

Answer 16

Con lo que no estoy de acuerdo es con pagar

Question 17

The girl we live with is French

Answer 17

La chica con quien vivimos es francesa

Question 18

Ana, with whose parents i spoke yesterday, lives there

Answer 18

Ana, con cuyos padres hablé ayer, vive ahí

Question 19

WIth a toss of a coin, her destiny was decided

Answer 19

Con el lanzamiento de una moneda, su destino fue decidido

Question 20

although his contract hadn’t finished

Answer 20

A pesar de que su contrato todavía no había terminado

Question 21

and wherever he went, his suitcase come too

Answer 21

Y adonde iba, iba/llevaba también su maleta,

Question 22

perplexed

Answer 22

perpleja

Question 23

given how together he looks, how forgetful he is!

Answer 23

!Con lo sano que parece, y lo olvidadizo que es!

Question 24

What happens inside the brain when …

Answer 24

Lo que sucede dentro el cerebro cuando …

Question 25

The new ideas that come from the world of science

Answer 25

Las nuevas ideas que provienen del mundo de la ciencia

Question 26

Does a deadline help us get going to finish the job?

Answer 26

¿Es que una fecha límite nos saca de la inercia para completar el trabajo?

Question 27

To tackle the problem

Answer 27

Abordar el problema

Question 28

A realistic option

Answer 28

Una opción realista

Question 29

To be under pressure

Answer 29

Estar bajo presión

Question 30

To be under threat

Answer 30

Estar bajo amenaza

Question 31

Anxiety and disgust

Answer 31

Ansiedad y asco

Question 32

She looked at me with disgust when I told her that I had cheated on her

Answer 32

Me miró con asco cuando le dije que la había engañado

Question 33

The doctor is scanning my brain

Answer 33

El médico está escaneando el cerebro

Question 34

Logical reasoning

Answer 34

Razonamientos lógicos

Question 35

He foresaw it all

Answer 35

Lo preveía todo

Question 36

The areas involved in social and emotional thinking

Answer 36

Las áreas involucradas en el pensamiento social y emotivo

Question 37

There were dismissals at the firm although this cutting did not have a negative impact on profitability in the long term

Answer 37

Había despidos a la empresa aunque ese recorte no tenía un impacto negativo en la rentabilidad a lo largo plazo

Question 38

The secret seems to be to prioritise the carrot instead of the stick

Answer 38

El secreto parece ser priorizar la zanahoria en lugar del garrote

Question 39

Decision making

Answer 39

La toma de decisiones

Question 40

Encouragement, praise and rewards

Answer 40

Estímulos, elogios y recompensas

Question 41

with a flap of its wings, the seagull took flight

Answer 41

con un aletazo la gaviota levantó vuelo