varias frases

Question 1

a few metres

Answer 1

escasos metros

Question 2

we British still have a long way to go

Answer 2

todavia nos queda un trecho a los britanicos

Question 3

(in order) to get to this

Answer 3

para llegar a esto

Question 4

built in

Answer 4

edificada en

Question 5

what was missing were..

Answer 5

lo que hicieron falta fueron..

Question 6

to provide

Answer 6

proporcionar

Question 7

to plan a turnaround

Answer 7

planear un vuelco

Question 8

to give rise to

Answer 8

dar lugar a

Question 9

a delay in the delivery

Answer 9

un retraso con la entrega

Question 10

in case/for fear that

Answer 10

por miedo de que

Question 11

(if) a drop of liquid gets spilt (subj)

Answer 11

se vierta alguna gota de liquido

Question 12

a breadcrumb falls

Answer 12

caiga alguna miga de pan

Question 13

broadband

Answer 13

banda ancha

Question 14

narrow gauge

Answer 14

vía estrecha

Question 15

to unchain/trigger/release

Answer 15

desencadenar

Question 16

I need a coffee to get going

Answer 16

necesito un café para ponerme en marcha

Question 17

they don’t agree much

Answer 17

no se ponen muy de acuerdo

Question 18

was in doubt/questioned

Answer 18

se puso en duda

Question 19

steep hill

Answer 19

colina empinada

Question 20

an incline

Answer 20

un declive

Question 21

(they) took place

Answer 21

se llevaron a cabo

Question 22

foundations

Answer 22

cimientos

Question 23

i did well

Answer 23

me fue bien

Question 24

nothing like that happened to me

Answer 24

nada de eso me pasó

nada así me pasó

Question 25

but I lacked the ability to read maps

Answer 25

pero carecía la habilidad para leer mapas

Question 26

to carry out/execute

Answer 26

desempeñar/llevar a cabo

Question 27

to rule/govern

Answer 27

regir (rijo)

Question 28

fuzzy

Answer 28

borroso

Question 29

they can be found

Answer 29

pueden hallarse

Question 30

wherever they are found

Answer 30

dondequiera se encuentren

Question 31

just then

Answer 31

justo por entonces

Question 32

it’s important to make people notice (it)

Answer 32

es importante hacérselo notar a la gente

Question 33

that would have occurred to them as unthinkable

Answer 33

que se les hubiese ocurrido como impensable

Question 34

I’m happy that you can come

Answer 34

me alegra de que puedas venir

Question 35

I was pleased to pass the exam

Answer 35

me alegré de aprobar el examen

me alegró aprobar el examen

Question 36

they are still doing it

Answer 36

todavía lo están haciendo

Question 37

they keep doing it

Answer 37

lo siguen haciendo

Question 38

and anyway..

Answer 38

y de todos modos..

Question 39

I did my degree in Swansea

Answer 39

hice mi grado en Swansea

Question 40

she did her doctorate in London

Answer 40

hizo su doctorado en londres

Question 41

pushed aside a chair

Answer 41

apartó una silla de empujón

Question 42

I found I had more money

Answer 42

me hallé con más dinero

Question 43

I met her 10 years ago

Answer 43

la conocí hace diez años

Question 44

I’m glad that…

Answer 44

me alegra que + subjuntivo…

me alegro de que +subjuntivo…

Question 45

fancy that!

Answer 45

¡fíjate!

¡imagínate!

Question 46

she’s a brainbox

Answer 46

es un coco

Question 47

it makes my blood boil

Answer 47

me hierve la sangre

Question 48

somehow he survived

Answer 48

sobrevivió de algún modo

Question 49

I’m stiff after digging so many holes in the garden

Answer 49

tengo agujetas despues de cavar tantos agujeros en el jardín

Question 50

It happened before and will happen again

Answer 50

Pasó antes y volverá a pasar

Question 51

no matter how well two people get on

Answer 51

por muy bien que se lleven dos personas