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Unit1. Our People Flashcards

1
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For so long

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Por tanto tiempo, durante tanto tiempo

  • She had been living abroad for so long that she has forgotten what it was like to feel that really belonged somewhere
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Come over

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Pasarse, venirse,Dejarse caer

(pay visit, give impression, …)

  • If you come over this evening we’ll watch a movie together.
  • They came over to England for a holiday
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So not everything

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Así que no todo …

  • So not everything stayed the same.
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Widespread

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Extendido, affecting many people, covering large area

  • There is a widespread belief that it is harmful to wake a sleepwalker, but this actually isn’t true.
  • The forecast said there would be widespread heavy rain in the north of the country.
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To lots

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En muchos

My father have been working in several differents countries so I’ve been to lots of different schools

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Quite well

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Muy bien

I speak english quite well.

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Until a few years ago

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Hasta hace unos cuantos años.

  • Didn’t there use to be a factory on this site until a few years ago?
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competent

/ˈkɒmpɪtənt/

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competent, adequate,skilled enough

competente, versado,

  • The work was competent, considering it was so cheap.
  • Do you think you’re competent to run a shop this size?
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conscientious

/ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs/

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conscientious

concienzudo, meticuloso, preciso, puntilloso

  • The accountant prided himself in his meticulous calculations.
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genuine

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Real, authentic, sincere

  • The assay office said it was genuine silver
  • The forgery looked almost genuine.
  • He was quite genuine with them but they didn’t trust him.
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idealistic

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Unrealistic, lofty,

  • These idealistic goals would be very hard to implement.
  • Teenagers are often idealistic, but not always realistic.
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insensitive

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unsympathetic, inconsiderate,

(insensible)

  • The anaesthetic will make you insensitive to pain.
  • The faculty were insensitive to the students’ concerns
  • One rarely hears such insensitive remarks in a sermon.
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Modest

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not boastful,simple, not elaborate

  • The stock values saw a modest rise yesterday.
  • Kate was very modest and didn’t like too much attention
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Outgoing

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Extroverted, leaving, make phone call

  • Glenn is outgoing; he loves going to parties and isn’t worried about talking to strangers.
  • The outgoing train is bound for London.

(con destino a)

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Protective

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Protector

  • Being a protective parent should not mean controlling every aspect of your children’s lives.
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self-centred

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Egocéntrico

  • My self-centred wife spends hours in the bathroom putting on her makeup.
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unconventional

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not usual or traditional

inusual, extraño, inconformista, …

  • She makes an unconventional argument for marrying early.
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Amid

/əˈmɪd/

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in the middle of

(entre, en medio de)

  • How am I supposed to work amid all this noise?
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swarm

/swɔːm/

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mass of insects or people/moverse en manada

(multitud, muchedumbre, )

The crowd swarmed towards the movie star.

A swarm of people stood in front of the embassy, waving banners in protest.

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clatter

/ˈklætə/

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loud rattling sound, rattle loudly

(estrépito, ruido, …)

  • The gate clattered in the wind all night and kept me awake.
  • The kids entered the house with a loud clatter as they dropped the groceries on the floor.
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groceries

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food from store,

(provisiones, comida, comestibles, …)

  • Pam went to the store to buy some groceries.
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forecourt

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Entrada, patio delantero, …

  • Sabrina met David on the forecourt after the party.
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not at all

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En absoluto

Para nada

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shrug

/ʃrʌɡ/

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gesture with the shoulders,

En cogerse de hombros,

  • Melanie asked Ben if anything was wrong, but he just shrugged.
  • Peter didn’t know, so he just answered the question with a shrug.
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tilt

/tɪlt/

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lean,cause to lean

Tendencia, inclinarse,

  • The sunflowers tilted in the wind.
  • The tilt of the floor made you feel like you were at sea.
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cap

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tapar, chapar,

(tapa, chapa, gorro, …tope, límite)

  • The bottle cap keeps the water in.
  • I lost the cap for my pen.
  • She capped the bottle.
  • The government set a cap on military spending.
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battered

/ˈbætəd/

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=battered

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worn and torn, person: drunk,

(Magullado, maltrecho, bebido, pedo, rebozado, …)

  • That battered toy should be thrown away.
  • Lunch consists of battered fish fillets and garden salad.
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stubble

/ˈstʌbəl/

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(beard), ..

barba incipiente, de varios días …

  • Eugene hadn’t shaved for days and his chin was covered in stubble.
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give a wide berth to [sb],
give [sb] a wide berth v

/bɜːθ/

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keep away from: [sb]

Rehuir, poner tierra de por medio

  • His formless jacket and heavy stubble seemed to be causing people to give him a wide berth.
30
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Appalled

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shocked

en shock, paralizado, …

  • We’re appalled at the police’s slow response to the crisis.
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bemused

bemused as to

/bɪˈmjuːzd/

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confused, puzzled, confused about

  • I’m bemused as to why you invited Chris to the party; I thought you hated him.
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wearily

/ˈwɪərɪlɪ/

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in a tired way

  • The old man wearily climbed up the steps.
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insecure

/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/

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dangerous, unsafe, …

(inseguro, peligroso)

  • That pallet looks really insecure – are you sure it’s safe?
  • She came across as rather insecure in the interview.
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come across (as)

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Encounter, give certain impression

(toparse con, dar la impresion, dar la impresión de..)

  • We came across Monica in the post office.
  • I don’t know Emily very well, but she comes across as an intelligent girl.
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Naive

/naɪˈiːv/

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Ingenuo, inocente, cándido, sin experiencia, inexperto

  • Tom was still very naive when he started college.
  • Kyle asked a lot of naive questions.
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Just as

As

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Conforme, tal como

  • The clothes were still on the floor, just as I left them last week.
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open-minded

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tolerant, accepting

(tolerante, mentaliad abierta, ..l)

  • When you travel to another country you should be open minded.
  • I try to maintain an open-minded attitude regardless of a person’s race or religion.
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Outlook

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Mental attitude, probable future, view

(Actitud, perspectiva, opinión, pronóstico, vista)

  • Philip has a very positive outlook on life.
  • The current political outlook is worrying.
  • The outlook from the balcony is stunning.
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readiness

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being ready, willingness, speed

(Buena disposición, BUENA GANA, preparación)

  • Petra had everything packed well in advance and spent several hours in a state of readiness.
  • Arthur’s readiness to help his friends meant that some people took advantage of him.
  • He was known in literary circles for the readiness of his wit.
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Gist

/dʒɪst/

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General idea

(quid de la cuestion, punto esencial, …)

  • John didn’t pay attention in class, but he was pretty sure that he got the gist of the lesson.
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Inventiveness

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Creativity, Originality

(inventiva, originalidad, creatividad, …)

  • Bobby often avoided trouble because the inventiveness of his excuses was amusing.
42
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To drop sth (vtr)

drop (n)

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let fall accidentally, decline, fall

small amount

dejar caer, bajar, descenser, …

gota, pizca,

  • He dropped his keys on the pavement.
  • The stock dropped today.
  • Just put a drop of ointment on the wound.
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A bit of interest in what she was up to

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un poco de interés en lo que estaba haciendo.

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hoodwink

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deceive, trick

timar embaucar

  • The young man hoodwinked the housewife into giving him money.
45
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to lap (sth) up

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aceptar con estusiasmo/dar lengüetazos

We lapped it all up.

46
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Anticipate

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Expect

(anticipar, esperar)

  • The doctor anticipated the results of the blood work to arrive on Tuesday, but they were delayed.
47
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Assertion

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declaracion, statemet, claim

(aseveración, afirmación, …)

You make an assertion but provide no evidence to back it up.

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wholehearted

/ˈhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ/

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=wholeheartedly

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sincerely, enthusiastically, sincerely, enthusiastically

(sinceramentye, con todo el corazón)

  • I wholeheartedly agree with Susan.
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wisely

use [sth] wisely

/ˈwaɪzlɪ/

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intelligently

(inteligentemente, sabiamente)

usar algo con conocimiento, usar algo con sentido común

  • Helen hoped she had raised her children to always act wisely.
  • A president must know how to use his power wisely.
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came back to haunt you

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It has bad consequences at a later time

(algo que haces en el presente que no es correcto regresa en el futuro para hacerte rendir cuentas)

  • Her earlier lies have come back to haunt her now
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Enquiring mind

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Someone who has and enquiring mind always wants to find out about things.

52
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hoodwink

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deceive, trick

(engañar, embaucar, engatusar, ..)

  • The young man hoodwinked the housewife into giving him money.
53
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lap up

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take in eagerly

(aceptar con estusiasmo)

  • He keeps flattering her, and she is lapping it up.

flattering=halagador, adulador, halagueño, …

/ˈflætərɪŋ/

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mismatch

/ˌmɪsˈmætʃ/

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incompatiblidad, discordancia,

  • The designer mismatched the curtains.
55
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perform a trick

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to do a magic trick in order to entertain people

  • I really liked it when he performed the trick of pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
56
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serendipity

/ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtɪ/

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good luck

Carambola, chiripa, casualidad

  • By serendipity we sat next to each other at a luncheon.
57
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set foot in

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To go to or into a certain place

(poner los pies en un lugar)

  • The owner of that shop is so rude!, … I’m not setting foot in there again
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splitting headache

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A very bad pain in your head

I’ve got a splitting headache

59
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deadline

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fecha límite

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shepherd

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pastor

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Hut

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cabaña

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to spot

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ver, avisar

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Jar

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bote

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shutter

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contraventana

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ailment

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enfermedad

66
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Time and again

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una y otra vez

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Sound

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sonido, profundo, …

estrecho, canal

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restful sleep

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sueño reparador

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Specially

Especially

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“particularmente”, “especialmente”, “expresamente”

This dress was specially made for her

“sobre todo”.

I like vegetables, especially aubergines and carrots

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