Workbook 9 Flashcards

0
Q

Caminar a paso relajado

A

To Amble, walk in a slow relaxed way
Lo contrario de brisk( brioso, energetico

Slovenly gait : andares remolones, descuidados

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Aliviar, paliar, calmar

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Alleviate/6’livieit, make something less severe or serious

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2
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Atragantarse de tanto llenarse

A

Choke,

Choked: atragantado, obstruido

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3
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Esparcido, por muchos sitios

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Scattered: the village is very scattered
Dotted: the landscape was dotted with cactus

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4
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Redactar

A

Draw up

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5
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Pasarse y parar por qlgun sitio

A

Drop by

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6
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Spend time in a relaxed way

A

While away

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7
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Serpentear, culebrear

A

Wind
Wind up: terminar, acabar en un sitio(sentido negativo)
Wind a baby: hacer eructar a un bebe

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8
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Acogedor, comodo

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Cosy

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9
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Cramped, they were all cramped together(apiñados

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Con corrientes de aire, ventoso/ draughty

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10
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Gris, sombrio, gloomy

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Overgrown, una planta descuidada, trepadora demasiado

He’s just an overgrown schoolboy, laughing at his own rude jokes
Persona que no se comporta como un adulto niño grande

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11
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Andrajoso, raido, hecho jirones

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Threadbare

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12
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Thatched cottage

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Casita con techo de paja

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13
Q

Travel to work,

A

Commute

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14
Q

Hacer cola

A

Queuing

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15
Q

Valores de propiedad

A

Property values

16
Q

Squatter

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Ocupa, ocupante ilegal

17
Q

Log cabin

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Cabaña de troncos

18
Q

Casa aislada, independiente

A

A detached house

19
Q

Edificio protegido

A

Listed building

20
Q

Casa de epoca

A

Period house

21
Q

Muebles de epoca

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Period furniture

22
Q

Llevar a cabo una encuesta

A

Carry out a survey

23
Q

The number of squatters has risen dramatically

A

The families are queuing up for social housing ( viviendas sociales

24
Q

Viviendas sociales

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Social housing

25
Q

Los ocupas bajan el valor de la propiedad

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The Squatters in the neighbourhood bring property values down