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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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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

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a largo tiempo

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THREATENING

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amenazante

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LOUD MOUTH

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bocazas

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SUDDEN

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de repente

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TISSUE ISSUE

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When you need a tissue, but don’t have one on your person, which then causes an issue

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JIPPED

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cheated, stolen, dissed

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TO SLASH PRICES

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to greatly reduce prices

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BARGAIN

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something bought or offered at a low price

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TO STEAL

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to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner

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TO JIP

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To take unfairly, to rob

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TO GYP

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To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.

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RIP OFF

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JIP

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TOURIST TRAP

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trampa para turistas

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BALD

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calvo

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STEERING WHEEL

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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

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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

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DESINFLADA

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REAR VIEW MIRROR

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ESPEJO RETROVISOR

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TRUNK

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MALETERO

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BOOT

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MALETERO

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HOOD

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CAR FRONT PART

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BUMPER

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Impact absorber on a vehicle

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CARPOOL LANE

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LANE TO CARPOOL

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TO CARPOOL

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Participate in car-sharing arrangemen

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SWITCH/CHANGE LANE

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CAMBIAR DE CARRIL

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BLIND SPOT / DEAD ANGLE

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ANGULO MUERTO

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PUMP GAS / REFILL

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ECHAR GASOLINA

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TO TAILGATE

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drive close behind a vehicle

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STUCK IN TRAFFIC / IN A TRAFFIC JAM

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estar parado en un atasco

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CUT OFF (IN TRAFFIC)

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CORTARTE EL PASO

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ROAD RAGE

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aggression while driving

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RECKLESSLY

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In a dangerous way

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FENDER BENDER

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minor collision between vehicles

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TO RUBBERNECK

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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

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PONER LA MUSICA A TOPE EN EL COCHE

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TO GIVE THE MIDDLE FINGER

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HACER UNA PEINETA

61
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PENT UP ENERGY

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ENERGIA ACUMULADA

62
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TO HONK THE HORN

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TOCAR EL CLAXON

VAUGHAN ALO (40 decks)

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