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Unit10. A lifelong process Flashcards

1
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knowledgeable

knowledgeable about

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Conocedor, culto, informado bien informado

The graduate student was very knowledgeable

Experto en …

The researcher is very knowledgeable about the life

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So did …

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So did my fascination

(También lo hizo mi fascinación …)

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  • Research
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Investigar

He has to research before he can write the essay.

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Eastern

Middle Eastern country

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Oriental

Del este

  • An eastern wind was blowing.
  • País del Medio Oriente
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In the end

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Ultimately, finally, eventually

Al fin y al cabo, finalmente, a la larga

  • He finished his work in the end.
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Lively

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(person, music)vivaz, alegre,

  • Ben was a lively person who liked to party
    (place) animado
  • There was a lively party at the end of the street that kept the neighbors awake.
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As we were a mixed and unmarried group

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Ya que éramos un grupo mixto y de solteros.

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Haggle

haggle over

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Regatear

  • We eventually found another hotel, where we haggled over the price of rooms.
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Settle in

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sentirse cómo, como en casa

  • It took me a few months to settle​ in to my new job.
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within

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dentro de, dentro, adentro

  • The project is due within three days.
  • The culture shock was so great that within the first week one of the group returned home.
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due

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pagadero, programado, previsto

  • The gas safety check is due next Monday.
  • The car is due to get its oil changed.
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flatbread

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pan sin levadura (pan plano-> tortitas)

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sleeves

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mangas, fundas, cubiertas

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Establishment

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Local, establecimiento, institución …

Fundación

  • The police warned the nightclub owner that they would close his establishment if they caught anyone selling drugs on the premises.
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Tell each other about your education to date.

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Contaros sobre vuestra educación hasta la fecha

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Optimun

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Optimo

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To equip

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Proveer, equipo, dotar, preparar

  • The school is aiming to equip every student with a laptop.
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Daily Life

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Vida cotidiana

  • Some people only practice their religion on holidays, while for others it’s a part of their daily life.
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in any way

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de algún modo, de alguna manera

  • If I’ve offended you in any way, I apologise.
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To look around

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Para inspeccionar, para echar un vistazo ..

  • Then our course leader arranged flats for us to look around.
21
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stuff-ed

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relleno

22
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Falabel

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Buñuelos de garbanzos picantes

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strips

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To tear

(tore, torn)

tear

Tear off

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romper, rasgar

  • She’s torn her knee, and won’t be able to play.

lágrima

Arrancar

  • He tore off the wrapping(envoltorio) to discover what was inside.
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western style

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Estilo occidental

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From sunrise to sunset

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Desde el amanecer hasta la puesta de sol

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sign up

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Apuntarse, inscribirse …

It’s time to sign up for the volleyball team. Practice starts next week.

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Count on

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contar con, confiar en

You can count on her to be on time.

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Let down

letdown(junto)

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decepcionar, desilusionado, decepcionado, …

dejar caer, tirar

UK (desinflar),

chasco

  • Don’t let me down!
  • She felt let down when no one came to her party.
  • The bad news was a letdown. (chasco)
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Put off

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Postponer, postergar,

Desalentar

  • I don’t want to put you off, but that make of car you’re thinking of buying is very hard to maintain.
  • I’m busy this afternoon; can we put our meeting off until tomorrow?
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Set off

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salir, partir, empezar un viaje …

  • We’ll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.
  • That morning, we set off on our trip to California.
32
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go through with something

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seguir adelante con, llevar algo a cabo, continuar

  • The city council is going through with its plans to widen the road
33
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Live sth down

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Superar la verguenza

  • His friends ensured that he could never live down the day he accidentally wore his sister’s pants.
34
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pay up

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Saldar una deuda

Pagar en su totalidad

  • You’ve owed me that money for over a month. It’s time to pay up.
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Owe

Borrow

Lend

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deber

  • Having arranged a loan to buy my house, I owe my bank a lot of money.

Tomar prestado, pedir un préstamo

  • Can I borrow your pen?
  • Most religions borrow ideas from older ones.

Prestar, hipotecar (loan)

  • He bank will only lend if the customer can provide proof of earnings.
  • Natalie lent her skills to her company
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Come up

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surgir, rise (elevarse, ascender, …)

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