UNIT 5 Flashcards
to set out
to intend
to take on
to agree to do
to look into
to investigate
to follow up
to make inquiries
to stand out
to be highlighted
to find out
to discover
to try out
to test
to point out
to mention
to put up with
to tolerate
to back down
to concede
in its own right
by itself
the right way round
del modo correcto
Turn it the other way, you can’t read it if it isn’t the right way round
to serve someone right
se lo merece
it serves him right!)/ (It’ll serve Michelle right if no one ever speaks to her again!
to be right under your nose
en tus narices
The police never found the murder weapon, even though it was right under their noses
to make all the rights noises
(Dave makes all the right noises so I expect he’ll be promoted ahead of me)
to be within your rights
estar en tu derecho
You’d be well within your rights to take that dress back to the shop- it’s torn at the collar
by rights
por derecho
By rights you should be in bed at 9.00pm
in the right
en lo cierto
I refused to apologise because I knew I was in the right
as right as rain
fresco como una lechuga
I’ve had a cold but I’ll be as right as rain when I’ve had a holiday
right on time
justo/ justo a tiempo
Helena turned up to the meeting right on time for a change
the film rights
los derechos de la película
His book has been very successful and it looks like he’s all set to sell the film rights too
