Vocabulary (General II) Flashcards by Jesús Corralejo

Cuota (de mercado)

“La cuota de mercado de las importaciones chinas se duplicó”

Share (N) /ʃɛəʳ/

“The market **share **of Chinese imports doubled”

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Adaptar

“Tenemos que adaptarnos al cambio”

Suit (V) /suːt/

“We have to suit to change”

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Adaptar, Confeccionar, Hacer a medida

“Su nuevo trabajo parece estar hecho a medida para él”

Tailor (V) /ˈteɪləʳ/

“His new job seems tailor-made for him”

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Estacional, De temporada

“El trabajo temporal está creciendo”

Seasonal (Adj) /ˈsiːzənl/

“**Seasonal **work is growing”

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Dominar, Conquistar, Superar

“Los escaladores conquistaron la montaña”

Conquer (V) /ˈkɒŋkəʳ/

“The climbers **conquer **the mountain”

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Tienda, Punto de venta

“Las empresas de ropa moderna tienen tiendas en muchos países”

Oulet (N) /ˈaʊtlet/

“Modern clothing companies have outlets in many countries”

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Falta, Escased

“En Sevilla hay una gran escasez de aparcamientos”

Lack (N) /læk/

“In Sevilla there is a severe lack of parking”

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Logro, Consecución

“My posición en la carrera fue un gran logro.”

Achieving (N) /əˈtʃiːving/

“My position in the race was quite an achieving”

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Ciego

“Es ciego de nacimiento”

Blind (N) /blaɪnd/

“He has been blind since birth”

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Detrás de

“Detrás de un gran hombre, siempre hay una gran mujer”*
“Cada gran hombre tiene un gran mujer detrás de él”*

Behind (Prep) /bɪˈhaɪnd/

“Every successful man has a good woman behind him”

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Exitoso, Próspero

“Nuestro hijo es un doctor próspero”

Successful (Adj) /səkˈsesfʊl/

“Our son is a successful doctor”

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Oscuro, Ciego, Negro

“El TV se ha roto, la pantalla está oscura/negra”

Blacked-out (Adj) /ˈblækaʊt/

“The TV is broken, the screen isblacked out**”

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Traer, llevar

“¿Debería llevar una botella de vino?”

** Bring (V) /brɪŋ/** (brought, brought)

“Should I bring some wine?”

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Fundar

“Fundaron los nuevos almacenes”

** set up (V) /set ʌp/**

“They set the new store up”

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Despertar

“Desperté de un sueño profundo”

Awake (V) /əˈwəukən/ (awoke, awoken)

“I awoke from a deep sleep”

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Iluminado, Alumbrado

“El cielo estaba iluminado”

Lit (Adj) /lɪt/

“The whole sky was lit”

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Brillantemente, Radientemente

“Todas las habitaciones sstaban brillantemente iluminadas”

Brightly (Adv) /ˈbraɪtlɪ/

“All the rooms were **brightly **lit”

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Tantear (con las manos)

“Tantear en la oscuridad “

Feel for/around (V+Prep) /ˈkʌtlərɪ/

“To feel around/for in the dark”

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Académico, Profesor, Conferenciante

“Soy profesor a tiempo parcial”

Lecturer (N) /ˈlektʃərəʳ/ ¡FF!

“I’m a part-time lecturer”

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Útil, Que vale/merece la pena

“Memorizar el diccionario es inútil”

Worthwhile (Adj) /ˈw3ːθˈwaɪl/

“Memorizing the dictionary is not worthwhile”

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Ruido

“¡No hagas ruido!”

Noise (N) /nɔɪz/

“Don’t make a noise!”

De madera, Hecho de madera

“Una pata de palo”

Wooden (Adj) /ˈwʊdn/

“A wooden leg”

Conchas de mar, Caracolas

“Si pones la concha en los oídos se puede escuchar el océano”

Seashell (N) /ˈsiːʃel/

“If you put the seashell in your ears you can hear the ocean”

Hecho, Realidad

“Es un hecho que los delfines son mamíferos”

Fact (N) /fækt/

“It is a fact that dolphins are mammals”

**En la parte alta, el primer, arriba...** *"El equipo iba en cabeza de la liga"*

**Topped (N, Adj, V) /tɒped/** "The team **topped **the league all season"

**Mezcla** *"La gasolina y el diésel son una mezcla de hidrocarburos"*

**Mixture (N) /ˈmɪkstʃəʳ/** "Gasoline and diesel fuel are a **mixture** of hydrocarbons."

**Concertado, Organizado, Quedado** *"Hemos quedado en vernos esta noche*"

**Arranged (Adj) /əˈreɪndʒd/** *"**I have**arranged**to see him tonight**"*

**Revelar, Demostrar** *"Los hechos revelan la verdad"*

**Reveal (V) /rɪˈviːl/** *"The facts **reveal** the truth"*

**Mejorar, Realzar, Aumentar** *"Mejoró sus perspectivas de obtener un empleo"*

**Enhance (V) /ɪnˈhɑːns/** *"He **enhanced** his prospects of finding a job"*

**Buscar** *"El detective busca algunas pistas sobre el crimen"*

**Seek (V) /siːk/ (sought, sought)** *"The detective is seeking some clues to the crime"*

**Gustar, Ser atractivo** *"Esa chica ya no gusta"*

**Appeal (V) /əˈpiːl/** *"This girld doesn't **appeal** any more"*

**Invitado, Visita, Huésped** *"Tenemos invitados esa noche"*

**Guest (N) /gest/** *"We have guests this nigh"*

**Totalmente, Completamente** *"Tenemos invitados esa noche"*

**Altogether (Adv) /gest/** *"We have guests this nigh"*

**Extraño, Raro** *"Tiene un nombre raro"*

**Strange (Adj) /streɪndʒ/** *"**He has a **strange **name**"*

**Orilla del mar, Costa, Playa** *"Ella recoge en la orilla, conchas marinas."*

**Seashore (N) /ˈsiːʃɔːʳ/** *"She picks up shells on the **seashore**"*

**Guiar, Conducir, Dirigir** *"El guía turístico dirige a la gente a través de la ciudad"*

**Lead (V) /led/** (led, led) "The tour guide **leads** the people through the city"

**Tono** "*El tono de una sirena es normalmente muy agudo"*

**Pitch (N) /pɪtʃ/** "The **pitch** of a siren is usually sharp"

**Declarar, Afirmar, Reivindicar** "Declaró que les habían estafado"

**Claim (V) /kleɪm/** *"He **claimed** that they had been cheated"*

**Focalizar, Enfocar, Centrarse en, Concentrarse** "Necesito centrarme en este proyecto"

**Focus (on) (V) /ˈfəʊsaɪ** *" I need to **focus** on this project"*

**Cojín** "Tenemos que cambiar la funda de los cojines"

**Cushion (N) /ˈkʊʃən/** *"We have to change the cover of the **cushions**"*

**Traje** "Usó su traje nuevo en la boda"

**Suit (N) /suːt/** *"He wore his new **suit** to the wedding"*

**Acercarse, Aproximarse** "El boxeador se acercó a su rival con precaución"

**Approach (V) /əˈprəʊtʃ/** *"The boxer **approached** his opponent carefully"*

**Mostrar, Descubrir, Enseñar** "El perró enseñó sus dientes"

**Bare (V) /bɛəʳ/** *"The dog **bared** its teeth"*

**Obligado, Obligatorio, Forzoso** "Es obligatorio el uso de cadenas"

**Compulsory (Adj) /kəmˈpʌlsərɪ/** *"The use of chains is **compulsory**"*

**Básico, Esencial, De primera necesidad** *"Comida y productos de primera necesidad"*

**Staple (Adj) /ˈsteɪpl/** *"Food and **staple **items"*

**Edición, Tirada, Número de una revista** *"Es una edición especial"*

**Issue (N) /ˈɪʃuː/** *"It's a special **issue**"*

**Rebasar, Adelantar, Sobrepasar** *"No puedes adelantar ese coche en la curva"*

**Overtake (V) /əuvəˈteik/ (overtook, overtaken)** *"You can't **overtake** that car on the bend"*

**Completo, Total, Absoluto** *"Fue un completo desastre"*

**Utter (Adj) /ˈʌtər/** *"It was an **utter** disaster"*

**Preciso, Exacto, Certero** "*El termómetro es muy preciso"*

**Accurate (Adj) /ˈækjʊrɪt/** *"The thermometer is very **accurate**"*

**Corto, Breve, Rápido** *"El informe del doctor es muy breve"*

**Brief (Adj) /briːf/** *"The doctor's report is very **brief**"*