3A travel / fasten your seat belts Flashcards

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a building at an airport divided into Arrivals and Departures

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airport terminal

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an electronic display showing flight times and if the flight isn on time, boarding, closed, or delayed

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departures board

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where you give in any checked-in luggage (bags, cases, etc.) and are given a boarding pass if you dont already have one

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check-in desk

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where you take your luggage to check it in if you already have your boarding pass

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bag(gage) drop

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where they check that you are not trying to take prohibited items (e.g. liquids or sharp objects) onto the plane, by scanning your hand luggage and making you walk through a metal detector

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security

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where passengers who are travelling business or first class can wait for their flight

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(airline) Lounge

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where you show your boarding pass and ID and board your flight

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gate

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where planes take off and land

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runway

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where you collect your luggage on arrival, and where there are usually trolleys for carrying heavy cases

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baggage reclaim

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where your luggage may be checked to see if you are bringing illegal goods into the country

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customs

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n
a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church:
Significado de aisle en inglés

a long, narrow space between the rows of shelves in a large shop

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pasillo
aisle
aisle seat / Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?

You’ll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle from the entrance.

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in an aircraft, the people whose job it is to take care of the passengers:

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n
cabin crew
The airline employs 1,300 cabin crew and last year flew three million passengers.
It was reported that a passenger had assaulted a member of cabin crew.

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idiom
something that takes effort over a long time, rather than just a few days, weeks, etc.:

adjective
travelling a long distance:

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idiom -
a long haul
-The business will not recover quickly; this is the beginning of a long haul.
-It’s been a long haul, but people appreciate what we’ve managed to do.

a long-haul flight
long-haul truck drivers

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n
a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other:

used in the names of some roads:

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  • a row of houses/books/plants/people/horses
  • We had seats in the front/back row of the theatre.

-Prospect Row

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cinturon

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seat belts

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turbulencia

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turbulence

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n
the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle:

a set of experiences that someone has over a period of time, especially when they change the person in some way:

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journey
-go on a journey / I love going on long journeys.
-break a journey / We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Jacksonville before travelling on to Miami the next day.

  • Thank you for being part of my journey.
  • We are all involved in this journey called life.
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  • drop off

-drop someone/something off

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(decrease)
If the amount, number, or quality of something drops off, it becomes less:

The demand for mobile phones shows no signs of dropping off.

to take someone or something to a particular place, usually by car, as you travel to a different place:
-We dropped our luggage off at the hotel and went sightseeing.

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verb
to have a good relationship:

to go onto a bus, train, aircraft, or boat:

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get on
- We’re getting on much better now that we don’t live together.
- get on with / He doesn’t get on with his daughter.

-I think we got on the wrong bus.

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v
to lift someone or something using your hands:

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pick up / recoger / levantar
-If she starts to cry, pick her up and give her a cuddle.

-I picked up the kids’ clothes that were lying on the floor.

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v
to write the necessary information on an official document:

to put a substance in an empty space:

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fill in
-to fill in a form/questionnaire
-Fill out the form and then press submit.

  • By Monday afternoon the hole had been filled in.
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to leave a place, usually in order to start a journey:

to leave work with permission, usually at the end of the day:

to leave a train, bus, or aircraft:

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get off / bajarse
-If we can get off by seven o’clock, the roads will be clearer.

-How early can you get off this afternoon?

-Get off at Camden Town.
-I tripped as I got off the bus.

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a type of camping that is more comfortable and luxurious than traditional camping. The word is a mixture of ‘glamorous’ and ‘camping’. :

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n
glamping
Our glamping holidays provide all the fun and outdoor lifestyle of camping with just a little more luxury.

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to put up a tent and make it ready to use:

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pitch a tent
We pitched camp/our tent in the shade.

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a type of round tent with a wooden frame, used traditionally as a home by some Central Asian people, and now sometimes used for camping in Western countries
n yurt
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n a metal container with a chimney (= a pipe for smoke to escape) and a door, and sometimes a place on top to cook on, in which you can burn wood to provide heat:
wood-burning stove
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v to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts: a period of time during which something is in liquid:
remojar o empapar soak 1- The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet. -You'd better wipe up that red wine you've spilled before it soaks (= is absorbed) into the carpet. -Blood had soaked through both bandages. 2-Most dried beans need a soak before they're cooked. -Showers are all right but there's nothing like a good long soak in the bath.
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to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests:
trek hacer un viaje largo -We spent the day trekking through forests and over mountains. -informal / I trekked (= walked a long and tiring distance) all the way into town to meet him and he didn't even turn up.
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v to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy:
disappoint / decepcionar desilucionar -I'm sorry to disappoint you, but -I'm afraid I can't come after all. -We don't want to disappoint the fans.
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unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen:
adj disappointed / decepsionado / desilucionado -deeply disappointed / We felt deeply disappointed when we heard the news. -disappointed about / I was so disappointed about her decision not to come. -disappointed at / They said they were disappointed at his negative attitude. - bitterly disappointed / I was bitterly disappointed to only come fifth. -disappointed in / His parents said that they were very disappointed in him. -disappointed with / The union negotiators were disappointed with the management's latest offer. - [ + (that) ] She was disappointed (that) they hadn't phoned. - [ + to infinitive ] / He was disappointed to find they'd already left. -sorely disappointed / If you're expecting Dad to let you borrow his car, you're going to be sorely disappointed.
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growing, developing, or being successful:
adj thriving -a thriving economy -The island has a thriving community and a rich and tragic history.
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subirse y bajarse
hop on and off the pass they bought meant that they were able to hop on and off public transport
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to introduce a person to something or someone that could bring them an advantage:
put someone onto something contactar o hacerle saber algo a alguien -David put me onto a wonderful vegetarian cookery book. -Can you put me onto (= tell me where to find) a good dentist?
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a crowded place that provides entertainment and things to buy for tourists, often at high prices
n tourist trap
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of cheap quality or in bad style:
adj tacky souvenir The shop sold tacky souvenirs and ornaments.
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to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something:
rip someone off / estafar, timar Bob's tickets cost much less than ours - I think we've been ripped off.
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n. a long journey especially by ship
long voyage
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n. a type of vacation with a fixed price, which includes flights accommodation and often food and drink
package holiday
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n. very beautiful sights, for example, of natural areas or historic architecture
breathtaking
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phr. v. tolerate a negative situation without complaining to show or express a particular type of opposition to something:
put up sth -The villagers were unable to put up any resistance to the invading troops. -We're not going to let them build a road here without putting up a fight.
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v to raise something, or to fix something in a raised position: to build something: to fix an object to a vertical surface:
put sth up 1-Why don't you put up your hood/umbrella? - I put my hand up to ask the teacher a question. 2-They're planning to put a hotel up where the museum used to be. We're going to put up a new fence around our garden. 3-We've put up some new curtains in the living room. -Posters advertising the concert have been put up all over the town.
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v. to suggest an idea, or to make a person available, to be considered: to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily: to stay somewhere for the night:
1-It was Bob who originally put up the idea of the exhibition. -Each party is allowed to put up one candidate. 2-Sally is putting me up for the weekend. 3-We put up at a small hotel for the night.
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n. the outside space on a ship where passengers can walk and sit in the fresh air
on the deck
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phr. v take part in an activity, possibly which other people would not approve of
get up
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phr. v. to stand up: If the wind gets up, it starts to grow stronger: to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this:
get up The whole audience got up and started clapping. The wind is getting up. I got up at five o'clock this morning! It's so hard getting the kids up on school days.
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to organize a group of people to do something:
get something up He's getting up a small group to go carol-singing for charity.
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n. a short trip or visit (less than one day) for pleasure or education
excursion
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V the act of vomiting or the feeling that you will vomit because of the movement of the ship you are travelling in:
seasickness
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getting things done in a quick and practical way: happening in a way that is practical and effective and is not personal, or typical of business:
adj. businesslike / formal / serio The meeting was brief and businesslike. We hope the meeting can be conducted in a businesslike way, without a lot of emotional statements.
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A child-friendly place has special features that parents and children like:
child-friendly / apto para menores The hotel is very child-friendly and offers a babysitting service.
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not showing kindness, love, or emotion and not friendly:
cold adjective (UNFRIENDLY) -His handshake was cold, and his eyes lifeless. -He stared into her cold, blue eyes. -She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants. -The school was a cold, unwelcoming place.
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working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way:
adj. efficient / eficiente -The city's transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe. -We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.
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without human warmth; not friendly and without features that make people feel interested or involved:
adj. impersonal -She has a very cold and impersonal manner. -Hospitals always seem so impersonal - rows of identical beds in dull grey rooms.
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not thinking about or interested in someone or something:
indifferent adjective (NOT INTERESTED) -indifferent (to) / Why don't you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)? -He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
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not organized, skilled, or able to work in a satisfactory way:
adj. inefficient / ineficiente / ineficaz -Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient. -inefficient at I'm hopelessly inefficient at fixing things.
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relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done:
adj. sin drama / sin problemas / tranquila / despreocupada I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back.
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relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or an organization:
adj. personal -My personal opinion/view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom. -Her uncle takes a personal interest in her progress. -She has her own personal secretary/bodyguard/fitness instructor. -Passengers are reminded to take all their personal belongings with them when they leave the plane.
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not noticeable; seeming to fit in well with the things around:
adj. unobtrusive / discreto / desapercibido -Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.
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not showing the standard of behaviour or skill that is expected of a person in a skilled job:
adj. unprofessional / poco profesional Doctor Rivers was charged with unprofessional conduct and improper use of dangerous drugs.
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having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot: friendly and loving:
Are you warm enough or do you want me to put the heating on? I put my hands in my pockets to keep them warm. -They're a very warm family. -He has a lovely warm smile. -I'd like to give a warm welcome to our guests this evening.
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knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing:
adj. aware / consciente -[ + that ] I wasn't even aware that he was ill. -Were you aware of the risks at the time? -She was well (= very) aware that he was married. -"Has Claude paid the phone bill?" "Not as far as I'm aware." (= I don't think so) -I suddenly became aware of (= started to notice) him looking at me.
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by the smallest amount: They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship.
adv. barely / only just / apenas escasamente
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1-to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly: 2-If you grasp an opportunity, you take it eagerly: 3-to understand something, especially something difficult: 4-the act of holding onto someone or something: 5-understanding:
1grasp verb (TAKE) - (HOLD FIRMLY) Rosie suddenly grasped my hand. 2-We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties with other countries. 3-grasp verb [T] (UNDERSTAND) ENTENDER -I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture. -The government has acknowledged that homelessness is a problem but it has failed to grasp the scale of the problem. n. APRETON 4-He shook my hand with a very firm grasp. 5-He has a good grasp of the issues.
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to win something/beat someone very easily:
win (something) hands down / idiom (also beat someone hands down) -She won the debate hands down. -The last time we played tennis he beat me hands down.
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given special treatment that makes you feel as comfortable as possible or gives you whatever you want:
pampered adjective -He was a pampered rich kid who was driven to school in a limousine. -We left the spa feeling pampered and relaxed.
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to give someone the right to do or have something:
v. entitle (allow) -entitle someone to something / Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment. -[ + to infinitive ] The employer is entitled to ask for references.
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relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done:
adj. laid - back - sin drama - tranquilo I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back.
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means to stop and think carefully about something, or to make someone stop and think. It suggests taking a moment to consider the implications or consequences of a situation or event before proceeding. The phrase is often used in the context of giving someone pause, which means to cause them to stop and think.
Pause for thought
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something that encourages a person to do something:
n. incentive -tax incentive / Tax incentives have been very effective in encouraging people to save and invest more of their income. -[ + to infinitive ] There is little incentive for people to leave their cars at home when public transport remains so expensive. -incentive to / Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
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bad news and unhappiness:
doom and gloom / fatalismo / mala onda -The newspapers are always full of doom and gloom these days. -These prophecies of doom and gloom are doing little to help the economy. -There is widespread gloom and doom about the company's future.
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treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment: If something is fair, it is reasonable and is what you expect or deserve:
adj. fair -it's not fair Why should I have to do all the cleaning? It's not fair! -fair on / It's not fair on Joe (= it is not right) to make him do all the work! -fair that / It's not fair that she's allowed to go and I'm not! -[ + to infinitive ] / It's not fair to blame me for everything! -scrupulously fair / She's scrupulously fair with all her employees (= she treats them all equally). -fair with /He was always very fair with the men who worked for him. -fair comment mainly UK / She claims her article was a fair comment on (= a reasonable thing to say about) a matter of public interest. -fair deal / He offered to do all the cleaning if I did all the cooking, which seemed like a fair (= reasonable) deal. 2 . fair price /I thought it was a fair price that she was offering. -fair share of / I'm willing to do my fair (= equal) share of the work. -fair wage / All the workers want is a fair wage for the work that they do.
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