Unit 5 Flashcards
Bastante feo
pretty awful
Bastante espantoso
pretty dreadful
bastante aburrido
pretty dull
estar aburrido como una ostra
to be bored stiff
necesitar urgentemente
badly need
lo pensaré
I’ll have a think about it
bajarse del bus (formal)
alight from the bus
bajarse de la bicicleta (formal)
to dismount
tirar la basura (formal)
dispose of unwanted items
basurero (formal)
receptacle
recortar empleos (in notice)
to axe jobs
bajar tarifas (in notices)
to slash prices
gastar en (in notice)
spend in
tomar duras medidas contra el exceso de velocidad
to crack down on speeding
brote, estallido
outbreak
presentar una oferta (business)
submit a tender
conseguir capital (business)
to raise capital
asociarse con (business)
go into partnership with
crear una empresa
start up a business
la policia interroga (in notice)
police quiz
puerta trasera
rear door
puente peatonal
footbridge
bombear
to pump
principal sospechoso
prime suspect
combatir en contra
to battle against
despedir
make redundant
ganancias
profits
estar entremadamente interesado (informal)
to be dead keen to…
estar extremadamente interesado en (formal)
to be extremely keen to…
subirse al avion (formal)
to board the aircraft
subirse al avion (informal)
get on the plane
pagar los costos (informal)
pay the cost
pagar los costos (formal)
to bear the costs
abandonar la escuela (formal)
to withdraw from school
abandonar la escuela (informal)
to drop out of school
el inicio una detallado explicacion (informal)
he lauched into a detailed explanation
el inicio una detallada explicacion (formal)
he embarked upon a detailed explanation
