Vocabulary Flashcards
nuances
matices
she states
he states
El dice
Ella dice
spark
sparked
The delivery giant’s founder recalls how he started it, what made it take off, and why it helped spark a revolution in business
there was a spark between them at their first meeting
provocar
causar
precipitar
hacer estallar
El fundador del gigante de la entrega recuerda cómo lo inició, qué lo hizo despegar y por qué ayudó a desencadenar una revolución en los negocios.
hubo una chispa entre ellos en su primera reunión
Errands
Diligencia
powerlessly
Impotente
zealously
celosamente
inhabitants
habitantes
turmoil
The redhead looked up and saw in Begbie’s eyes an echo of his own inner turmoil .
the country was in turmoil
confusión
tenet
principio
bias
orientado
harness
It is designed to harness the energy contained in ocean waves to produce electricity.
We ought to be continuing to research and spend research dollars to make sure that we’re able to properly harness nuclear energy without harming the environment.
aprovechar
take advantage of
chore
faena
silverware
cubiertos
tender
oferta
thorough review
thorough examination/ investigation
Under these circumstances a more thorough investigation would have been more than appropriate.
They had already gone through a very thorough review, but now they have to be reviewed again.
minucioso
completo
bottom line
The bottom line remains that women should consult their doctor and weigh pros and cons before deciding on treatment.
main point, essential, crucial
discouraged
I am not discouraged at all for these cases.
Nevertheless, the Jewish people should not be discouraged.
desanimado
desalentado
rechazado
No estoy desanimado en absoluto por estos casos.
Sin embargo, el pueblo judío no debe desanimarse.
unwilling
provided a life many sailor were unwilling to give up
no estar dispuesto
reacio
proporcionó una vida que muchos marineros no estaban dispuestos a renunciar
heighten
As such, the facial features of almost all of the actors are that much more defined, which only serves to heighten and intensify the performances.
And this heightens concern among insolvency experts that the legal change has encouraged significantly more people to apply for bankruptcy as a way out of their personal debts.
aumentado
intensificado
vessel
buque
privateering
corso
Nevertheless
sin embargo,…
hindsight is 2020 and the year that will loom large for lessons learned.
en retrospectiva…
Hinder
The economic growth hinder credit access
Why are you hindering us?
the traffic hindering my ability to arrive early to the office
Impedir
Dificulta
Entorpece
El crecimiento económico dificulta el acceso al crédito.
¿Por qué nos estás obstaculizando?
el tráfico dificulta mi capacidad de llegar temprano a la oficina
groundbreaking
Who would present this groundbreaking initiative to a despairing public?
It is the first time such a groundbreaking project, which will offer a range of services under one roof, has been launched in the borough.
We expect to debut the surprising research from this groundbreaking study at the end of July.
Innovador proyecto, idea, prueba, estudio
frightening
that’s a frightening thought!
aterrador
espantoso
pavoroso
ese es un pensamiento aterrador!
strive
You can always hit a purer shot, do better, strive for perfection.
You strive for perfection and worry when things don’t turn out just so.
The blood bank must continuously strive to maintain supply as 1.2 million people across the country have never given blood.
esforzarse
Siempre puedes dar un tiro más puro, hacerlo mejor, luchar por la perfección.
Luchas por la perfección y te preocupas cuando las cosas no salen así.
El banco de sangre debe esforzarse continuamente por mantener el suministro ya que 1.2 millones de personas en todo el país nunca han donado sangre.
cumbersome
She carried her cumbersome equipment herself, kept a low profile and discouraged people from focusing on her.
This was made easier by the fact that cameras were too cumbersome for soldiers to carry into combat.
incómodo
Ella misma llevaba su pesado equipo, mantenía un perfil bajo y desanimaba a la gente a centrarse en ella.
Esto se hizo más fácil por el hecho de que las cámaras eran demasiado engorrosas para que los soldados pudieran llevarlas al combate.
stickler -> negative word
One earnest little girl, clearly a stickler for cleanliness, covered her playground with a variety of dustbins, all carefully labelled ‘Use me’.
he was a stickler for formality and any transgression against the rules and regulations angered him.
perfeccionista, fanatico
Una niñita seria, claramente una perfeccionista de la limpieza, cubrió su patio de recreo con una variedad de cubos de basura, todos cuidadosamente etiquetados como “Úsame”.
Era un fanático de la formalidad y cualquier transgresión contra las reglas y regulaciones lo enojaba.
jeopardize
Obviously you want openness about danger, but not anything that would jeopardize security.
No one wants to put their finest athletes at risk and this would jeopardize lives.
compromise
damage
hazard
endanger
Obviamente, quieres apertura sobre el peligro, pero no hay nada que ponga en peligro la seguridad.
Nadie quiere poner en riesgo a sus mejores atletas y esto pondría en peligro la vida.
toll
The bomb caused the highest casualty toll in mainland Britain since the Manchester bomb in June 1996.
the environmental toll of the policy has been high
Mortality
death
death rate
La bomba causó el mayor número de víctimas en la Gran Bretaña continental desde la bomba de Manchester en junio de 1996.
el costo ambiental de la política ha sido alto
laid out
dispuesto a
afford
We had an agreement that if he thought the cloud cover was too low to afford a decent chance then he would not show up at my door.
it was taking up more time than he could afford
the best that I could afford was a first-floor room
kings could afford to be wrathful
A roof-top bar affords superb views, and there are several other more traditional drinking places.
permitirse
afford, indulge in, limit, venture, indulge oneself, treat
proporcionar
provide, supply, afford, furnish, proportion, put up
permitirse el lujo
afford
costearse
afford
Teníamos un acuerdo de que si él pensaba que la capa de nubes era demasiado baja para permitir una oportunidad decente, entonces no aparecería en mi puerta.
tomaba más tiempo del que podía permitirse
lo mejor que podía costear era una habitación en el primer piso
los reyes podían permitirse ser iracundos
Un bar en la azotea ofrece excelentes vistas, y hay varios otros lugares para beber más tradicionales.
tinkering
patch, repair, tinker, revamp, vamp, doctor up
Retoque
remendar
grasp
meanings that are beyond my grasp
There are those who snigger that it was a fine strategy by the old comrades, who have perfected the art of using each other for keeping power within their grasp .
They have an excellent sense of expediency and grasp of the details which enables them to make quick, effective decisions.
All of it started to assemble, speeding up, the grasp on his power lost.
his grasp of detail
comprender, entender
la comprensión , el entendimiento
understand something difficult
significados que están más allá de mi alcance
Hay quienes se ríen de que fue una buena estrategia de los viejos camaradas, que han perfeccionado el arte de usar el uno al otro para mantener el poder a su alcance.
Tienen un excelente sentido de conveniencia y comprensión de los detalles que les permite tomar decisiones rápidas y efectivas.
Todo comenzó a reunirse, acelerando, la comprensión de su poder se perdió.
su comprensión de los detalles
turn out
It turned out that she was a friend of my sister.
It turns out that I was right all along
resultar bien
It turned out that she was a friend of my sister.
It turns out that I was right all along
blackout
desmayo
gather
gather some information
reunir
juntar
reunir información
crop harvest
cosecha
sow
sembrar
cope
learning to cope
hacer frente
learning to cope
come up (Imagine) find out (search and find specific ) figure out (process)
try to come up with solutions
he could find out what/when/where the solution on internet
I’m going to figure it out how that works
encontrar
intenta encontrar soluciones
thrift
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