Workbook 6. A

Question 0

It’s completly unimportant to me whether or not i pass the exam
I couldn’t care less whether or not i pass the exam

Answer 0

I hope that people are looking after you well

I hope you are well care for

Question 1

She was singing as if she had nothing at all to worry about

Answer 1

Strain esfuerzo, estrés, tension de “tirantez”

Question 2

You should pay more attention to your spelling

You should take greater care with your spelling

Answer 2

I hate to think how long i’ve been working here

I wouldn’t care to remember how long i’ve been working here

Question 3

Remember to look after your money

Answer 3

Remember to take care of your money

Question 4

No me podria importar menos si apruebo o no el examen

Answer 4

I couldn’t care less whether i pass or not the exam

Question 5

Apiñarse, juntarse

Answer 5

Huddle

If you huddle together, you stand close to each other for comfort or warmth

Question 6

Garabatear, escribir mal

Answer 6

Scribble

You scribble when you write hurriedly and without taking care

Question 7

Contrabando, hacer contrabando

Answer 7

If you smuggle something, you take it out of a country or into another country illegally

Question 8

Encogerse de hombros

Answer 8

Shrug

If you shrug, you raise your shoulders to indicate that you either don’t know or couldn’t care less

Question 9

Protestar patalear, quejarse,

Answer 9

Fuss

If you fuss about or over something, you show excessive concern about it, in a worried way

Question 10

Pasar por alto, not notice, omitir

Answer 10

Overlook

If you overlook something, you fail to notice it or decide not to pay attention to it

Question 11

Perspectiva de futuro

Answer 11

Prospect, expectation

Question 12

Bombardeo incesante, non-stop

Answer 12

Incessant shellings

Question 13

Si te lo propones, puedes conseguirlo

Answer 13

If you set your mind to it, you can do everything

Question 14

Carrito de bebé

Answer 14

Pushchair, pram

Question 15

Eructar

Answer 15

Burp

Question 16

Babero de baba

Answer 16

Bib

Question 17

Cuna

Answer 17

Cot, crib

Question 18

Biberon

Answer 18

Feeding bottle

Question 19

Trona de bebé

Answer 19

High chair

Question 20

Pañal

Answer 20

Nappy

Question 21

Berrinche

Answer 21

A fit of anger tantrum/’taentr6m

Question 22

Gritar

Answer 22

Shout, yell(informal)

Question 23

Discutir sobre chorradas

Answer 23

Squabble(reñir

The children squabble constantly over their toys

Question 24

To hug affectionately

Answer 24

Cuddle

Question 25

Start crying suddenly

Answer 25

Burst into tears

Question 26

Se rumorea que el futbolista…

Answer 26

Goodman is rumoured

Question 27

Presuntamente, supuestamente

Answer 27

Alledgedly /6’ledzidli

Question 28

Se presume, supone que el futbolista

Answer 28

He is alleged to have argued with..

Question 29

Supuestamente, presuntamente

Answer 29

Reportedly, allegedly/6’lidzidli

Question 30

Una suma de seis cifras, o suma millonaria

Answer 30

A six - figure sum

Question 31

Tejido del cuerpo

Answer 31

Tissue

Question 32

Embrion

Answer 32

Embryo/’embri6u

Question 33

Able to survive, viable

Answer 33

Viable /’vai6bl

Question 34

Completo, ser humano hecho y derecho

Answer 34

Fully-fledged

Opponents argue that all embryos have the potential to go on to become fully-fletched

Question 35

Dilema o disyuntiva

Answer 35

Quandary

The quandary is whether to sell the house now or wait and see

Question 36

Sortear, evadir, rodear, get round

Answer 36

Circumvent

Question 37

Obstaculo

Answer 37

Hurdle

Saltar obstaculos o vallas, Hurdle

Question 38

Celula madre

Answer 38

Stem cell