USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Flashcards
TO MAKE A NAME FOR YOURSELF
to become famous or known by a lot of people (er-se un nom, tenir renom)
TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT
to search for sth or sb
LUCKY BREAK
to have a fortunate and important opportunity
TO RESENT
to feel angry because you have to accept sth you do not accept
TO TAKE THE CREDIT FOR STH
to accept recognition for sth you did not accomplish (atribuirse el mérito)
ON THE STRENGTH OF STH
if you do something on the strength of something such as advice, you do it because you have been influenced by it or believe it
“I invested in the company on the strength of my brother’s advice”
TO COME OUT OF THE BLUE
to happen unexpectedly and suddenly (venir del no-res)
TO STAND UP TO SB/STH
to defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly
“He wasn’t afraid to stand up to bullies”
TO BE IN THE FIRING LINE
to be a likely target of cristicism or judgement
DETERMINED (adj.)
persona decidida a fer quelcom
TO CONVEY
to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people (comunicar o transmetre)
“Please convey our condolences to the family”
THERE … PEOPLE
IS/ARE?
are
TO BOOST
to improve or increase sth
“Boost your energy!”
TO BE TORN
to feel anxious or troubled because you cannot decide which to choose between two options
“Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics”
TO SWEEP
“to quickly influence and spread through an area”
“to move quickly and powerfully, to clean a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt”
“to win easily”
DON’T GIVE ME THAT LOOK
no me mires así
WIDEN THE SCOPE
ampliar el alcance
TO BE INTO
to be interested in or enthusiastic about something
“are you into movies?”
SET OUT TO BE THOUGHT OF AS
pretender, empezar con un objetivo
“she set out with the aim of becoming the youngest winner”
SPEAK YOUR MIND
say what you think directly
- SPEAK UP
- SPEAK UP FOR STH/SB
- parlar més fort, donar la opinió
- defensar algú
DARE TO
- atrevir-se a: I don’t dare think how much it’s going to cost
- retar a: I dare you to ask him to dance
INSCRIBE ONSELF …
IN/INTO?
IN
TO CAP IT ALL
something in addition to all the other (bad) things that have happened (per acabar-ho de rematar)
“It’s been a terrible week and now, to cap it all, I’ve got a cold”
PINPOINT
- to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something
“It is not possible to pinpoint precisely the time of death.”
- to discover or describe the exact facts about something
“Emergency workers at the site are still unable to pinpoint the cause of the explosion.”
IN THE LONG RUN
at a time that is far away in the future
“It seems a lot of effort but I’m sure it’s the best solution in the long run”
