VOCABULARY Flashcards

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YUPPIES

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Young Urban Professional

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The SUITS

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Managers. People who wear suits

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COUCH POTATO

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Is a person that is seating in a sofa waching tv all day long and eating.
sedentary person
COUCH = SOFA

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AVERAGE JOE

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Common person

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PLAIN JANE

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Girl who is not attractive

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HEAD HONCHO

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An important influential person

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BIGWIG

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an important person

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AIRHEAD

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a stupid or simple-minded person; idiot

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TROPHY WIFE

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is an expression used to refer to a wife, usually young and attractive, who is regarded as a status symbol for the husband

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COUGAR

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a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men

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SUGAR DADDY

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a man who offers to support a typically younger woman or man after establishing a relationship that is usually sexual

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CHICKEN SCRATCH

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Incredibly messy handwriting that is nearly impossible to read

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SORE LOSER

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A sore loser refers to one who does not take defeat well, whereas a good sport means being a “good winner” as well as being a “good loser”

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GOOD SPORT

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someone who can accept a loss in a competition or can accept being the butt of a joke

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NECK & NECK

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So close that the lead between competitors is virtually indeterminable.

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SUBTLE

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not immediately obvious or comprehensible

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LIFE THREATENING DISEASES

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disease that cannot be cured

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TO BLOW THE NOSE

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sonarse la nariz

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19
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HANDKECHIEF

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pañuelo

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MOORS

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moro

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WITHOUT A DOUBT

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Sin duda

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TO DOMINATE

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dominar

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REFERRAL

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referncias

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PUNISH

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castigar

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IN THE LONG RUN
a largo tiempo
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THREATENING
amenazante
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LOUD MOUTH
bocazas
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SUDDEN
de repente
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TISSUE ISSUE
When you need a tissue, but don't have one on your person, which then causes an issue
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JIPPED
cheated, stolen, dissed
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TO SLASH PRICES
to greatly reduce prices
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BARGAIN
something bought or offered at a low price
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TO STEAL
to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner
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TO JIP
To take unfairly, to rob
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TO GYP
To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
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RIP OFF
JIP
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TOURIST TRAP
trampa para turistas
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BALD
calvo
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STEERING WHEEL
In a car or other vehicle, the steering wheel is the wheel which the driver holds when he or she is driving.
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TYRE
A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles.
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TYRE FLAT
DESINFLADA
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REAR VIEW MIRROR
ESPEJO RETROVISOR
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TRUNK
MALETERO
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BOOT
MALETERO
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HOOD
CAR FRONT PART
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BUMPER
Impact absorber on a vehicle
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CARPOOL LANE
LANE TO CARPOOL
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TO CARPOOL
Participate in car-sharing arrangemen
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SWITCH/CHANGE LANE
CAMBIAR DE CARRIL
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BLIND SPOT / DEAD ANGLE
ANGULO MUERTO
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PUMP GAS / REFILL
ECHAR GASOLINA
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TO TAILGATE
drive close behind a vehicle
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STUCK IN TRAFFIC / IN A TRAFFIC JAM
estar parado en un atasco
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CUT OFF (IN TRAFFIC)
CORTARTE EL PASO
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ROAD RAGE
aggression while driving
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RECKLESSLY
In a dangerous way
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FENDER BENDER
minor collision between vehicles
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TO RUBBERNECK
To drive slowly by a car accident (or site having emergency vehicles) and turn the head to see anything gory.
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TO BLAST THE MUSIC
PONER LA MUSICA A TOPE EN EL COCHE
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TO GIVE THE MIDDLE FINGER
HACER UNA PEINETA
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PENT UP ENERGY
ENERGIA ACUMULADA
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TO HONK THE HORN
TOCAR EL CLAXON