Unit 1 - Cities / Pollution Flashcards by luis gonzalez llaves

Asunto, problema, cuestión

Issue (noun)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To publish

= To issue: publicar

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To distribute

= To issue: Expedir, emitir (tarjetas, carnets)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Tal como, tales como

Such as

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To issue

= To publish: Publicar; = To distribute: Expedir, emitir (tarjetas, carnets)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Frenar la polución

To curb pollution

ˈkɜːrb

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Controlar las inundaciones

To control flooding.

ˈflʌdɪŋ

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To reward

To give a gift = Recompensar

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To give a gift

To reward = Recompenzar, dar un regalo

rɪˈwɔːrd

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Césped grama

Préstamo

Lawn. ˈlɔːn

Loan. ˈləʊn

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Lawnmower

Podadora, cortacésped (mower)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Recortar, cortar (pelo, barba, hierba)

To trim

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

negocio/comercio minorista

Retail business

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Ocuparse de alguien / algo

To deal with sb/st

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To come up with

To suggest = To think of = Sugerir una idea, un plan, solución, …

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

The lawns in trim

Césped cortado a su altura

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Decidir, tomar una decisión

To make a decision

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Mucho tiempo y profundamente, carefully

Long and hard

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Comprometerse

To commit yourself

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

To travel to work = Viajar diariamente al trabajo

To commute

kəˈmjuːt

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Atracador

Mugger

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Atraco, asalto

Mugging

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Tomar decisiones (contra), tomar medidas contra, ponerse duro con

to crack down (on)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

En expansión

Sprawling

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

barrios pobres, marginados

Inner city

Most importantly = antes que nada, primero y ante todo

First and foremost

On and off

For shorts periods over time

Sick and tired

Fed up (with) : harto (de)

Here and there

In some places

Ponerse como loco, perder los papeles

To freak out

Titulado "Travellers"

Entitled "Travellers"

To be extremely happy and excited

To be thrilled

Traffic congestion

Traffic jam = atasco

To re-house

Realojar

Downturn

Recesión, desaceleración económica

Repunte, incremento, mejora

Upturn

En decadencia

Run-down

Muy limpio, pulcro, impecable

Spotless

To set up

To establish = Instalar, poner, establecer (se)

Beca, subvención

Grant

To start up

Emprender, abrir (negocios)

To start up

To switch on = encender; arrancar

To recruit

Contratar, reclutar

Alrededores, afueras, periferia

Outskirts

Desagradable, repugnante

Nasty ˈnɑːsti

Full of yourself

Cocky= Creído, arrogante ˈkɒki

Full of yourself = creído, arrogante

Cocky

Tomar por sorpresa ; sorprender

To take (sb) by surprise

Me sorprendió

It took me by surprise

Abarrotado, lleno de gente

Packed = crowded with people ˈpækt. /. ˈkraʊdɪd

Terminar en, acabar en (lugar)

To end up in

Animado, de actividad frenética (adj)

Buzzing

Atascarse, quedarse atascado (real o figurado)

To get stuck (with a math problem or with the car in a traffic jam)

Ese chico es un pesado

That guy is such a pain

Un poquito pesado

A bit of a pain

Bocina de coche

Horn

Trepar, reptar, gatear

To crawl

Ir a paso de tortuga (tiempo, persona, coche...)

To crawl ˈkrɔːl

Vapor, humo, gases

fumes

Un lugar vibrante

a vibrant place

Rascacielos

Skyscraper

un montón de

loads of

abrigo de piel

fur coat

Coche lujoso

Posh car

Pijo

posh

Inmaculado, impecable

Spotless

Aburrido - que aburre

Boring = dull ˈdʌl

Alegre, animado

Lively ˈlaɪvli

En ruinas, en decadencia

run-down

Estar agotado, hecho polvo

To be run-down

Tus deseos son órdenes para mí

Your wishes are my command

Abordar, afrontar, enfrentarse a un problema

To tackle a problem

Poner un freno, una restricción, un límite a

To put a curb on

El gobierno puso freno a la cantidad que los banqueros pueden recibir

The government put a curb on how much bankers can receive

Baja la ventana(del coche), hace calor aquí

Roll down your window. It’s hot here

Subir / bajar yendo con el coche i andando, …. (subir a Pelayo, bajar a Algeciras)

To head up/down | ˈhɛd

Puedes encender la calefacción? Hace frío

Can you turn on the heater? It’s cold | ˈhiːtər

He engordado

I got so fat I gained weight ˈweɪt

Siempre estoy tieso

I’m always broke

Ésa persona apesta

That person stinks

Estoy atascado en esta pregunta | Me atasco en esta pregunta

I´m stuck on this quiestion | I get stuck on this question

Ayuntamiento

Town Hall | City hall

Alcalde Teniente de alcalde Concejal

Mayor deputy mayor Town/city councillor ˈkaʊnsələr ˈdɛpjʊti

Ciudad dormitorio

Commuter town. kəˈmjuːtər

Unit 1 - Cities / Pollution Flashcards

(84 cards)