vocab Flashcards
viajeros que viajan de casa al trabajo
commuters
consumo de combustible
fuel consumption
colapso del tráfico
gridlock
bocinas de coche
car horns
ocupación del coche
car occupancy
atasco
jams
hora punta
rush hour
niebla tóxica
smog
gases de escape
exhaust fumes
desenamorarse
falling out of love with
punto de inflexión
tipping point
exagerado, very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe
far-fetched
used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon, inminente
impending
to lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident, perder el control
wiping out
expansión urbana
urban sprawl
aprendizaje (what you do)
learning
orden/instrucción (what you receive)
instruction
conferencia (the lecturer is doing a talk)
lecture
tutoría (only you and your tutor)
tutorial
profesor/a (whoever), someone who teaches at a college or university
lecturer
catedrático (general), a teacher of the highest rank in a department
professor
erudito, a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university
scholar
beca, money that you receive
scholarship
taller, (smth practical) a meeting of people to discuss and/or perform practical work in a subject or activity
workshop
seminario, (no practical) an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something
seminar
inscribir, matricularse; to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group
enrol
obtener un título (finish your study)
qualify
licenciado/graduado (person)
graduate
(bachelor degree)
undergraduate
graduación (the ceremony)
graduation
(master/phD)
postgraduate
culto
educated
smth that educates - institution
educational
folleto informativo
prospectus
temario
syllabus
independiente/indiferente/ objetivo, don’t show emotion involves into
detached
rígidamente
rigidly
solving a problem in another ways, a way of solving a problem by thinking about it in a different and original way and not using traditional or expected methods
lateral thinking
to be full of / a tope
brimming with smth
to be likely (probabilidad)
to be liable to
resentirse, sentirse mal; alguien te dice lo que tienes que hacer y tu no quieres
to resent
prosperar/crecer; develop, be successful
thrive
sociable, like to be with other people
gregarious
sesgo/prejuicios, the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
bias
reflexionar/meditar, to think carefully about smth
to ponder
imperturbable, to be calm
unruffled air
reacio, no dispuesto
reluctant