Unidad #10 Flashcards

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very difficult, very friendly

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dificilísimo, amabilísimo

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very ancient very faithful, very strong

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antiquísimo, fidelísimo, fortísimo

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very noble, very new, very recent, very wise

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nobilísimo, novísimo, recientísimo, sapientísimo

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

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óptimo y pésimo, máximo y mínimo, supremo y ínfimo

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this sponge cake is really good but the soup is awful

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este bizcocho está superbien pero la sopa está requetemal

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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a muchos incomodan hablar sobre este tema - remueve tantos recuerdos

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we compare ourselves with those a step above

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nos comparamos con quienes están un peldaño por encima

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

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

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Ana, who i know well, lives there

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

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

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The heiress he married was English

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La heredera cual se casó era inglesa

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

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

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

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Lo que no entiendo es que tengamos pagar

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I am not in agreement with having to pay

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Con lo que no estoy de acuerdo es con pagar

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The girl we live with is French

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La chica con quien vivimos es francesa

18
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Ana, with whose parents i spoke yesterday, lives there

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Ana, con cuyos padres hablé ayer, vive ahí

19
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WIth a toss of a coin, her destiny was decided

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Con el lanzamiento de una moneda, su destino fue decidido

20
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although his contract hadn’t finished

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A pesar de que su contrato todavía no había terminado

21
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and wherever he went, his suitcase come too

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Y adonde iba, iba/llevaba también su maleta,

22
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perplexed

23
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given how together he looks, how forgetful he is!

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

24
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What happens inside the brain when …

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Lo que sucede dentro el cerebro cuando …

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The new ideas that come from the world of science
Las nuevas ideas que provienen del mundo de la ciencia
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Does a deadline help us get going to finish the job?
¿Es que una fecha límite nos saca de la inercia para completar el trabajo?
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To tackle the problem
Abordar el problema
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A realistic option
Una opción realista
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To be under pressure
Estar bajo presión
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To be under threat
Estar bajo amenaza
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Anxiety and disgust
Ansiedad y asco
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She looked at me with disgust when I told her that I had cheated on her
Me miró con asco cuando le dije que la había engañado
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The doctor is scanning my brain
El médico está escaneando el cerebro
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Logical reasoning
Razonamientos lógicos
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He foresaw it all
Lo preveía todo
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The areas involved in social and emotional thinking
Las áreas involucradas en el pensamiento social y emotivo
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There were dismissals at the firm although this cutting did not have a negative impact on profitability in the long term
Había despidos a la empresa aunque ese recorte no tenía un impacto negativo en la rentabilidad a lo largo plazo
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The secret seems to be to prioritise the carrot instead of the stick
El secreto parece ser priorizar la zanahoria en lugar del garrote
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Decision making
La toma de decisiones
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Encouragement, praise and rewards
Estímulos, elogios y recompensas
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with a flap of its wings, the seagull took flight
con un aletazo la gaviota levantó vuelo