Unit 14. Urbanisation

Question 1

(Formal) Unpleasant. (Desagradable, malhumorado, antipático)

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Disagreeable

Question 2

In Britain, a series of entertaining events and activities organized by college student once a year to collect money for charity.

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Rag

Question 2

A share or a financial involment in something such as a business. (Participación)

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Stake

Question 3

A small piece of partly burned coal or wood. (Carbonilla, cenizas)

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Cinder

Question 4

Clothes that are old and torn. (Harapos, trapos viejos)

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Rags

Question 4

(Expression) To increase the prize or reward in a competition or any activity in which you are competing. (Subir la apuesta)

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Raise/Up the stakes

Question 5

To take a long time to leave or disappear. (Quedarse merodeando, entretenerse, resistirse a irse)

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Linger

Question 5

To prevent someone from being able to act or think in the usual way. (Apoderarse)

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Overcome

Question 5

• (UK) To introduce a television or radio show. (Presentar) - (Formal) To introduce a person. (Presentar)

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Present

Question 6

(Expression) To destroy someone’s hopes. (Desanimar)

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Dash somebody’s hopes

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To organise and begin an activity or event. (Organizar, montar)

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Mount

Question 7

(Phrasal verb) To establish or make clear your opinion or position on something. (Señalar, marcar tu posición)

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Stake something out

Question 7

To put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups. (Ordenar)

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Sort

Question 8

Increase in pay. (Subida/aumento de sueldo)

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UK: Raise US: Rise

Question 9

Urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately. (Urgente)

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Pressing

Question 9

To get on a horse, bicycle, etc. in order to ride. (Montar)

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Mount

Question 10

Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing. (Contratiempo)

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Setback

Question 10

(Formal) To end or stop.

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Raise

Question 11

(Expression) If something _, it happens. (Surgir, presentarse)

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Present itself

Question 12

(Informal) To annoy someone. (Irritar, sacar de quicio)

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Aggravate

Question 13

(Phrasal verb) To believe that someone or something is closely connected or involved with something.

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Identify somebody/something with something

Question 14

To put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve to break up large pieces. (Tamizar, cribar)

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Sift

Question 14

To walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall. (Tambalear)

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Stagger

Question 15

A torn piece of old cloth. (Trapo)

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Rag

Question 16

(Expression) To make people understand the danger of something. (Dar la voz de alarma)

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Raise the alarm

Question 16

To solve or end a problem or difficulty. (Resolver, solucionar)

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Resolve

Question 16

(Phrasal verb) To separate something into different parts.

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Resolve something into something

Question 16

(Expression) To have difficulty or disagreement with someone.

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Have issues (with somebody/something)

Question 17

Not making enough about how an action will affect the future. (Con poca vision de futuro)

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Short-sighted

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To move something in your hand in order to make people look at it. (Agitar)

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Flourish

Question 18

Unwanted waste material, especially material that is regularly thrown away from a house, factory, etc. (Basura, desperdicios, residuos)

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Refuse

Question 18

To separate liquid food from solid food, especially by pouring it through a utensil with small holes in it. (Colar, filtrar)

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Strain

Question 18

• Having to work too much. (Con demasiado trabajo) - Used to describe language that has been used too much and has lost its meaning.

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Overworked

Question 18

A horse. (Caballería)

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Mount

Question 18

To cause to exist. (Provocar, plantear, sacar)

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Raise

Question 18

(Expression) To kill someone by tying them to a post and burning them. (Quemar en la hoguera)

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Burn somebody at the stake

Question 20

To cause too much of something to be used, especially money. (Suponer una carga)

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Strain

Question 21

A person who lends money in exchange for things that they can sell if the person leaving them does not pay an agreed amount of money in an agreed time. (Prestamista)

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Pawnbroker

Question 21

To become stretched or to experience preassure, or to make something do or experience this. (Forzar, crear tensiones, tirantez)

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Strain

Question 22

(Expression) To play/sing very loudly and enthusiastically.

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Raise the roof

Question 22

(Expression) To not make any effort to help. (No mover un dedo)

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Not lift / raise a finger

Question 23

To make a problem or situation worse. (Agravar)

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Compound

Question 24

(Expression) (Informal) To go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble. (Largarse, esfumarse)

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Make yourself scarce

Question 24

To deal with something by repairing or organising it. (Arreglar)

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Sort

Question 25

(Expression) Used to say that if you tell someone about a problem, it is easier to deal with.

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A problem shared is a problem halved

Question 26

(Expression) To arrive somewhere and introduce yourself. (Presentarse)

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Present yourself

Question 27

(Formal) To make a decision formally or with determination. (Resolver, decider)

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Resolve

Question 28

To place someone on guard.

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Mount

Question 29

• A particular type or quality. (Raza, tipo, variedad) - An animal or plant from a particular group whose characteristics are different in some way from others of the same group. (Variedad)

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Strain

Question 30

(of a substance) Impossible to dissolve. (Insoluble)

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Insoluble

Question 30

If you _ another player in a game of cards, you risk more money that that player has risked. (Subir la apuesta)

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Raise

Question 30

To risk an amount of money. (Apostar, jugarse)

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Stake

Question 32

An agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demand or change their opinion in order to agree. (Arreglo, acuerdo)

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Compromise

Question 33

Able to see things that are far away but not things that are near you. (Hipermétrope, previsor)

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UK: Long-sighted US: Far-sighted

Question 35

Determination (=the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult) (Determinación)

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Resolution

Question 35

To give attention to or deal with a matter. (Abordar)

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Address

Question 36

(Superar una dificultad)

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Overcome a difficulty

Question 37

(Expression) To make the greatest possible effort.

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Strain every nerve

Question 38

To hit something with great force, especially causing damage. (Estrellar)

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Dash

Question 38

To hold up and support something by fastening it to stakes. (Marcar con estacas, postes)

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Stake

Question 39

A _ remark can be understood in two very different ways, one of them positive and one of them negative.

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Two-edged

Question 40

• To arrange things, especially hours of work, holidays, or events, so that they begin at different times those of other people. (Escalonar) - If the start of a race is _, the competitors start at different times or in different positions. (Escalonado)

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Stagger

Question 42

(Dilema)

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Dilemma

Question 43

(Expression) (Informal) To spend time in conditions that are much less good that the standard that you are used to. (Vivir a lo pobre)

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Slum it

Question 44

(Phrasal verb) To risk harming or losing something important if an action, decision, or situation does not have the result you want or expect. (Jugársela en algo)

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Stake something on something

Question 46

(Dificultad)

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Difficulty

Question 47

(Expression) Most important in what is being discussed. (En cuestión)

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At issue

Question 48

(Expression) To write something quickly, putting little effort into it.

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Dash something off

Question 49

To go somewhere quickly. (Ir a prisa, precipitarse)

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Dash

Question 50

To give, provide, or make something known. (Entragar, hacer entrega de, regalar)

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Present

Question 52

(Disapproving) To allow your principles to be less strong or your stardards or morals to be lower. (Ceder, transigir)

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Compromise

Question 53

To make an improvement, especially by changing a persons behaviour or the structure of something. (Reformar, mejorar)

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Reform

Question 54

To make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not. (Examinar cuidadosamente, cribar)

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Sift

Question 55

(Specialized) The act of separating or being separated into clearly different parts.

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Resolution

Question 56

(Adecuado)

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Adequate

Question 58

(Expression) A small amount of something, especially liquid food, that is added to something else. (Gota, chorrito, pizca, toque)

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A dash

Question 58

• Only just or almost not. (Escasamente, apenas) - Used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened. (Apenas)

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Scarcely

Question 59

(Deteriorar(se))

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Deteriorate

Question 60

(Expression) To make an effort to improve the way that you do something. (Acelerar la marcha)

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Raise your game

Question 62

A shop where a pawnbroker operates their business. (Casa de empeños)

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Pawnbroker’s / Pawnshop

Question 64

Tired or painful eyes as a result of too much reading, looking at a computer screen, etc.

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Eyestrain

Question 66

The act of solving or ending a problem or difficult. (Resolución)

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Resolution

Question 67

Having two sharp edges for cutting. (De doble filo)

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Two-edged

Question 69

To say things that are funny but a little unkind. (Bromear, guasearse)

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Rag

Question 70

(Expression) To cause surprise or shock.

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Raise (a few) eyebrows

Question 71

To gradually increase, rise, or get better. (Aumentar, crear, subir)

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Mount

Question 73

• To make a bad situation worse. (Agravar) - To make a disease worse. (Empeorar)

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Aggravate

Question 73

(Expression) To defend an action, opinion, or belief despite the risks that are involved.

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Go to the stake for something

Question 74

To go up or onto. (Subir)

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Mount

Question 75

(Expression) To make a forceful complaint. (Armar un lío/jaleo)

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Raise a rumpus (UK also Kick up a rumpus)

Question 76

To cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening. (Dejar anonadado, pasmado)

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Stagger

Question 77

• An official decision that is made after a group or organisation have voted. (Acuerdo, resolución) - A promise to yourself to do or not do something. (Propósito)

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Resolution

Question 78

• A force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure or something, sometimes causing damage. (Tensión, presión, esfuerzo) - An injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much. (Esguínce, torcedura) - Something that makes you feel nervous and worried. (Carga, tension)

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Strain

Question 78

(Expression) A situation where someone is judged on how much of a particular quality they have.

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The beauty, popularity, etc. stakes

Question 79

• (Phrasal verb) To mark the limits of an area or a piece of land with wooden sticks in order to claim that you own it. (Marcar con estacas) - (Phrasal verb) To show clearly that you claim the right to own, control, or use a particular area, for example by putting personal things there.

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Stake somewhere/something out

Question 81

• A very poor and crowded area, especially of a city. (Suburbio) - (Informal) (Disapproving) A very untidy or dirty place.

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Slum

Question 83

Describes something that acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect. (De doble filo)

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Double-edged

Question 84

To become more familiar with a new situation. (Adaptarse, acostumbrarse)

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Adjust

Question 85

To defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something. (Superar, vencer, dominar)

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Overcome

Question 86

(Old-fashioned) Style and confidence. (Brío)

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Dash

Question 88

• If a competition is _, one team or player is much better that the other. (Desigual) - Only considering one opinion in an argument in a way that is unfair. (Parcial)

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One-sided

Question 90

(Specialized) The ability of a microscope, or a television or computer screen, to show things clearly and with a lot of detail. (Resolución)

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Resolution

Question 90

(Expression) (Disapproving) To make something seem more important that it should be, or to argue about it.

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Make an issue of something

Question 92

(Expression) (Informal) To suddenly become very angry. (Perder los estribos)

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Lose your rag

Question 93

To communicate with someone, especially by phone or radio. (Localizar, contactar con)

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Raise

Question 94

(Phrasal verb) To watch place continuously in order to catch criminals or to see a famous person. (Vigilar, poner bajo vigilancia)

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Stake something out

Question 95

A very large city, especially one with more than 10 million people living in it.

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Megacity

Question 97

(Phrasal verb) To gradually become a large amount. (Acumularse)

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Mount up

Question 98

The amount of money that you risk on the result of something such as a game or competition. (Apuesta)

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Stake

Question 100

To fix something on a wall, in a frame, etc. so that it can be looked at or used. (Fijar, poner un fondo)

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Mount

Question 101

Certainly not

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Scarcely

Question 103

• Socially acceptable or good. (Decente) - (Informal) Dressed or wearing clothes.

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Decent

Question 104

The sound of music being played or performed. (Compases, acordes)

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Strains

Question 105

(Expression) (Informal) To make a strong public complaint. (Armar un escándalo)

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Create / kick up / raise a stink

Question 106

(Expression) To make a situation more urgent or more difficult to ignore.

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Raise/Up the stakes

Question 107

(Remediar)

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Remedy

Question 109

To grow or develop successfully. (Prosperar, florecer)

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Flourish

Question 110

A piece of ragtime (=a type of popular music, developed by black musicians in North America in the early 1900s, with tunes that are not on regular beats) music.

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Rag

Question 112

(US) A feather duster (= a stick with feathers at one end, used for cleaning) or a similar object with cloth fixed to one end.

Answer 112

Duster (US)

Question 113

Completely

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Wholly

Question 114

(Expression) If you _ to something, you say or show that you have a right to it and that it should belong to you. (Reclamar, reinvidicar)

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Stake a claim

Question 115

(Expression) If something that is valuable is _, it is in a situation where it might be lost. (Estar en juego)

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At stake

Question 117

To make something certain to happen. (Asegurar)

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Ensure / US also Insure

Question 118

(Phrasal verb) To provide someone with a particular thing or with what they need to get it.

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Stake somebody to something

Question 118

(Remediar una situación)

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Remedy a situation

Question 120

In an activity or competition, _ are the reward for the person who wins or succeeds in it. (Premio)

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The stakes

Question 122

(Phrasal verb) To accept that a difficult situation exists. (Afrontar)

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Face up to something

Question 123

(Formal) Strom determination. (Propósito, resolución)

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Resolve

Question 124

• To change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable. (Ajustar, modificar) - To arrange your clothing to make yourself look tidy. (Colocarse, ajustarse)

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Adjust

Question 125

(Expression) To show surprise by moving your eyebrows upwards. (Arquar las cejas)

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Raise your eyebrows

Question 126

(Tolerancia)

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Tolerance

Question 128

Something, such as a piece of card, that you put something on to show it. (Soporte, base, montura)

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Mount

Question 130

The part of a car that contains some of the controls used for driving and the devices for measuring speed and distance. (Salpicadero)

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UK: Dashboard US: Dash

Question 131

To mix two things together. (Combinar)

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Compund

Question 132

(Formal) Only recently forme of started, but likely to grow larger quickly. (Naciente, emergente)

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Nascent

Question 133

(Expression) To hit someone. (Poner la mano encima)

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Raise your hand to/against somebody

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(Regular)

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Regulate

Question 135

(of a problem) So difficult that it is impossible to solve. (Irresoluble)

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Insoluble (US also Insolvable)

Question 136

(Expression) To annoy someone. (Enfurecer a alguien)

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Make (somebody’s) hackles rise / Raise (somebody’s) hackles

Question 137

• The act of running somewhere very quickly. (Carrera) - (US) A race over a short distance. (Metros lisos)

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Dash

Question 138

To write a name or address on an envelope or parcel. (Poner a nombre de)

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Address

Question 139

(Formal) To speak or write to someone. (Dirigir(se))

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Address

Question 140

(Expression) If you do something _, you do it with one big, noticeable movement. (Con gesto triunfal, con floritura)

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With a flourish

Question 142

Describes someone who can clearly see objects that are close to them. (Miope)

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Short-sighted (US also Nearsighted)

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(Formal or humorous) Seeming to be in all places. (Omnipresente, ubiquo)

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Ubiquitous

Question 146

• Waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste. (Aguas residuals) - The system of carring away waste water and human waste from houses and other buildings through large underground pipes and passages. (Alcatarillado)

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Sewage / Sewerage

Question 147

(Expression) If you _, it is important to you because you have a personal interest or involment in it. (Interesarse)

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Have a stake in something

Question 148

(Expression) (Formal) To disagree strongly. (Discrepar)

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Take issue with something

Question 149

The hairs on the back of some animals or the feathers on the back of some birds that rise when the animal or bird is frightened or about to fight. (Pluma del cuello)

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Hackles

Question 150

(Phrasal verb) To deal with a problem or difficult person bravely and with determination. (Encarar, plantar cara)

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UK: Square up to somebody/something US: Face up to somebody/something

Question 151

The basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organisation uses in order to work effectively. (Infraestructura(s))

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Infrastructure

Question 152

(Expression) To guard someone. (Montar la guardia)

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Mount guard (on/over somebody)

Question 153

To risk having a harmful effect on something. (Comprometer, poner en peligro)

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Compromise

Question 154

Very shocking and surprising. (Impactante, asombroso)

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Staggering

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(Tráfico)

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Traffic

Question 156

An improvement, especially in a person’s behaviour or in the structure of something. (Reforma)

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Reform

Question 157

A newspaper or magazine that is considered to be of bad quality. (Periodicucho)

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Rag

Question 158

Used in the names of horse races in which the prize money is provided by all the owners of the horses that are competing in the race.

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The Stakes

Question 159

To change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document. (Corregir, enmendar)

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Amend

Question 160

A strong stick or metal bar with a pointed end. (Poste)

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Stake

Question 161

To make something that is already bad even worse. (Exacerbar)

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Exacerbate

Question 162

Used as part of the name of a mountain. (Monte)

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Mount (Abbreviation Mt)

Question 163

A large number of CDs, records, etc. produced at one time. (Prensado)

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Pressing

Question 164

(Modificar)

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Modify

Question 165

Not easy to find or get. (Escaso)

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Scarce

Question 166

(Llegar a un acuerdo)

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Reach / Find a compromise

Question 167

To accept that you will reduce your demand or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone. (Llegar a un acuerdo)

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Compromise

Question 168

A piece of cloth that is used for removing dust from furniture, books, surfaces, etc. (Trapo de limpiar)

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UK: Duster US: Rag / Dustcloth