vocabulary of the book Flashcards

1
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redemption

A

regaining pride

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2
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longevity

A

long live

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3
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ineluctable

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inevitable

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4
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tribulations

A

dificultats

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5
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downs, old steyne and kemp town

A

llocs de Brighton Sussex

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6
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Packard and Morris

A

types of cars

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7
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plebeian

A

persona normal

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8
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rakish

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descarat, jaunty

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9
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roadhouses

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motels, pubs, restaurant de carretera

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10
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totsies

A

attractive young women

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11
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bayreuth

A

opera festival

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12
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macadamished

A

pavimentar amb esfalt

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13
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albrecht

A

character in the opera Giselle

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14
Q

protuberant

A

sobrasaliente

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15
Q

codpiece

A

peça que cobreix els ous dels homes

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16
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lend lease

A

llei de préstec de la WW2

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17
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square

A

persona aburrida

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18
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general mcArthur

A

general que va ser adorat després de la guerra de Corea

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19
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staid

A

formal, serio

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20
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correspondents

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journalists, corresponsal

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21
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dominique

A

top single of Singing Nun

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22
Q

fleece

A

forro polar

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23
Q

pogo sticking

A

pogo saltaríin

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24
Q

poke fun

A

burlar-se d’algú

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airplay
transmissió per ràdio
26
whack at the front
give everything
27
floppy
cabell justin bieber
28
wooly jumper
jersei de llana
29
lapel badge
broche
30
foldaway
plegable
31
toggle up
jaqueta lligada fins a dalt
32
epaulette
ornament militar de les espatlles
33
fringe
franja
34
hankie
mocador
35
knickers
calcetes
36
airedale pariah
raça de gos gos apestado
37
the rope
instrument de tortura
38
clink gaols
prison jail
39
jerry
paraula informal usada a la WW2 per referir-se als alemanys
40
scrumping
stealing fruit
41
promenading
passeig marítim
42
acme
peak, cima d'algo
43
nowt
res
44
agog
ansioso, deseoso, impacient
45
wireless
inalàmbric
46
pliant
fleixble, manejable
47
panopticon
sistema de vigilància de presons amb moltes càmeres ocultes per observar-ho tot i tenir-ho tot sota control
48
churlish
maleducat
49
ponderous
pesat o aburrit
50
perpendicular
vertical o perpendicular
51
dominion
regne, dominihence
52
whence hence
d'on, from where therefor, d'aqui, per tant
53
bestow
otorgar, conceder
54
reverie
daydreaming
55
lusturous
bright or brilliant
56
indolent
perezoso
57
pensive repose
pensatiu reposar
58
angelica
planta aromàtica
59
irrevocably
irreversible
60
tumuli
monument funerari que es posa pedres i terra damunt de la tomba fent com un turonet
61
maxillary
mandibular
62
disarticulated
separat
63
eschew
evitar deliberadaemnt
64
alarum
alarma
65
gosses
goshawk, astor comú
66
overwrought
alterat
67
brutalist
tipus d'arquitectura, moviment arquitectònic
68
polemical
polèmic
69
dystopian
contrari d'utopia
70
catapulted
tirat amb una catapulta o com ella