UNIT 5: HABITS AND OBSESSIONS Flashcards

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con avidez

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avidly
avidly
avidly

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ir al grano

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to get to the point

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3
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señalar

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to point

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Es en parte mi culpa

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It is partly my fault

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5
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quedar bien (ropa)

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to fit

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6
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ponerse a dieta

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to go on a diet

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esto aumentó su confianza tremendamente

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this boosted her confidence tremendously

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8
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tuvimos una charla al respecto

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we had a chat about it

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estrado/ banquillo de los acusados

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bar

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10
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entre rejas

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behind bars

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11
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Fui recientemente nombrado director

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I was recently appointed a director

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comprometerse con algo

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commit (cometer) to doing sth

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demostrar

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to demonstrate (con n)

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14
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adicto al trabajo

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workaholic

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15
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sucio

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filthy /filzi/

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16
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sucio hábito de fumar

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filthy smoking habit

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tener antojo de chocolate

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to crave chocolate

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18
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estresado + enfatizar

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to stress

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19
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rutina diaria

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daily rutine

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20
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Intento tratar a todos con amabilidad

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I try to treat everyone with kindness /kainness/ (con e)

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Intento considerar mis problemas como retos

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I try to regard /rigaard/ my problems as challenges /chalenyis/

22
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(s) Creo que debería dejar de recordar sucesos negativos del pasado

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(s) I think I should stop replaying past negative events

23
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(s) Recuerdo haber pensado que no necesitaba la aprobación de otros

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I remember thinking I didn’t need others’s approval /apreival/ !

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Uno de mis propósitos es dejar de excusarme en los errores (fallos) de mi vida.

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One of my purposes /purpes/ is stop making excuses in my life’s failures /feilurs/

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Si te despiertas a la misma hora cada mañana, tu ritmo circadiano se regulará
If you wake up at the same time every morning, your circadian /cerkeidian/ rhytm /ridem/ will be regulated
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Estaría más en forma y saludable si hubiese cuidado mi dieta los últimos diez años.
(s) I would be fit and healthier if I had took care of my diet /daiet/ last ten years
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(s, hipotet) Supongo que una razón por la que es difícil hacer ejercicio diario pude ser que la gente lo ve como una herramienta médica con beneficios en el futuro
(s) I suppose /supouss/ one reason because it's difficult to do exercise daily could be people view it as a medical tool with benefits in the future
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El ejercicio es una herramienta diaria para mejorar tu estado de ánimo, reducir el estrés y sentirte más feliz.
Exercise is a daily tool to enhance /enjans/ your frame of mind, reduce stress and feel happier
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La belleza exterior es probablemente más importante que la belleza interior
Outer beauty is probably more important than inner beauty
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Los programas para perder peso están en todos lados
Weight loss programs are everywhere
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perdida (deprivación, derrota, oportinidad) + perder
loss /loss/ + lose /luuss/ (lost, lost)
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Moderadamente estas cosas están bien, pero mucha gente llega a obsesionarse con ellas
In moderation, these things are fine, but some people become obsessed with them
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las operaciones plásticas y liposucciones se están convirtiendo en más frecuentes cada vez
Plastic surgery /sergeri/ and liposuction are becoming more frequent
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Hay más de seiscientas compañías de cosmético en el mundo
There are more than seix hundred makeup companies in the world
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La lista crece y crece
the list goes on and on
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Algunos niños toman parte en un anuncio
Some children get a part in a commercial
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Los niños con tan solo 9 o 10 años están empezando a preocuparse con su apariencia física
Children as young as nine or ten are begining to be concerned withe their own physical appearance /aperenss/
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Los adolescentes están sufriendo lo peor
Teenagers are suffering the worst
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valioso, noble, digno
worthy /güerzi/
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El sentimiento de no ser suficientemente bueno o guapo, puede conducir a una depresión clínica
The feeling of not to be good enough or handsome enough can lead to a clinical depression
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En los institutos la gran competición es "quien tiene mejor apariencia" "quien viste mejor"
In high schools, the major /meiyor/ competition is "who looks better", "who dresses better"
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mantenerse en forma
keep fit
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juego, apuestas
gambling
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pendiente de la moda
fashion conscious /conches/
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consciente, deliberado
conscious
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lotería
lottery
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aficionado a + tener cariño
fond /fond/ of
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interesado en
keen on
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agudo, sagaz + punzante
keen