5A - i am a survivor / feelings

Question 1

adj
happy and positive:
if you smile a lot and are always positive

Answer 1

cheeful / alegre / de buen humor

Question 2

adj
extremely happy:
if you experience an intense and overpowering feeling of happiness, you are

Answer 2

ecstatic / eufórico/a

The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd.

Question 3

unable to think clearly or to understand something:

Answer 3

adj. confused
-Grandpa gets pretty confused sometimes, and doesn’t even know what day it is.
-I’m a bit confused. Was that her husband or her son she was with?

Question 4

adj.
pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement:

Answer 4

content / contento
- content with He seems fairly content with (his) life.
- [ + to infinitive ] They’re content to socialize with a very small circle of people.

Question 5

adj.
wishing you had what another person has:

Answer 5

envious / envidioso
envious of / I’m very envious of your new coat - it’s beautiful.

Question 6

feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want:

Answer 6

adj. frustrated
Are you feeling frustrated in your present job?

Question 7

showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person:

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adj. grateful / agradecido
-grateful to / We’re very -grateful to / everyone who has helped us.
grateful for I’d be grateful for any help you can give.
-If you could get that report finished by Thursday, I’d be very grateful.
-[ + to infinitive ] /After the earthquake we felt grateful to be alive.
-I’m just grateful (that) I’m not still working for him.
-most grateful formal / I would be most grateful if you would send me the book immediately.

Question 8

(NOT INTERESTED) not thinking about or interested in someone or something:

Answer 8

adj. indifferent / indiferente
-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.

Question 9

very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness:

Answer 9

adj. miserable
They can make your life miserable if they want to.

Question 10

(of a person) often sad, or changing from being happy to sad, often for no clear reason

Answer 10

adj. moody
- a moody teenager
- He can be moody.

Question 11

v. to surprise someone very much:

adj. very surprised:

Answer 11

v. astonish
1-I was astonished by how much she’d grown.
-What astonished me was that he didn’t seem to mind.

2.- [ + to infinitive ] I was astonished to see Miriam there.
-They looked astonished when I announced I was pregnant.
-The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery.

Question 12

very shocked or surprised:

Answer 12

adj. stunned / anonadado / estupefacto
-They stood in stunned silence beside the bodies.
-I am stunned and saddened by this news.

Question 13

adj. completely destroyed, extremely upset:

v. to cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place:

Answer 13

adj. devastated / devastado
-Thousands of people have left their devastated villages and fled to the mountains.

v. devastate
-Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale.
-I was so devastated I was crying constantly.
-The town was devastated by a hurricane in 1928.

Question 14

extremely happy about something:

Answer 14

adj. thrilled / emocionado / entusiamado
[ + that ] / I was thrilled that so many people turned up to the party.

Question 15

n. a feeling of great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness:

adj .very pleased:

Answer 15

n.delight / placer / deleite
-Her face had a look of pure delight.
-with delight I read your letter with great delight.
-in delight The children squealed in delight when they saw all the presents under the Christmas tree.
- delight at / His delight at seeing her again was obvious

adj. delighted / encantado
-a delighted audience
-delighted with / Pat was delighted with her new house.
-delighted at / I was delighted at your news.
-delighted by / We have been delighted by the amount of interest.
-[ + that ] / I’m absolutely delighted that you can come.
-[ + to infinitive ] / We’d be delighted to come to dinner on Friday.

Question 16

v. to surprise someone very much:

adj. very surprised:

Answer 16

v. astonish / asombrar /
-I was astonished by how much she’d grown.
-What astonished me was that he didn’t seem to mind.

adj. astonished / asombrado / pasmado
-[ + to infinitive ] I was astonished to see Miriam there.
-They looked astonished when I announced I was pregnant.
-The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery.

Question 17

feeling that you have no hope and are ready to do anything to change the bad situation you are in:

Answer 17

-desperate attempt/effort / The doctors made one last desperate attempt/effort to save the boy’s life.
-desperate measures / Desperate measures are needed to deal with the growing drug problem.
- desperate plea / They made a desperate plea for help.

Question 18

v. to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force:

v. to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion:

If something overwhelms someone or something, it is too much, or almost too much, for them to manage:
.

Answer 18

overwhelmed / oprimir / aplastar
-Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital.
-The boxer relied on his power, pace, and pressure to overwhelm opponents.

-She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died.
-I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received.

-An attack that injures massive numbers would overwhelm hospitals.
-Doctors’ offices would be overwhelmed with phone calls
.

Question 19

adj. feeling sudden strong emotion:

adj. having too much to manage:

defeated by a person or group with a lot of force :

Answer 19

adj. overwhelmed / agobiado / abrumado
1-When her first baby was born, she felt totally overwhelmed.
-I was so overwhelmed when he called that I burst into tears.
-overwhelmed by / She felt overwhelmed by grief when her father died.
-overwhelmed with / He was overwhelmed with a sense of guilt and remorse.

2- Nurses are saying they are so overwhelmed that they cannot provide adequate and safe care.
-overwhelmed by / I was feeling totally overwhelmed by the amount of work I had to do.
-overwhelmed with / Doctors’ offices are often overwhelmed with phone calls.

3.-The overwhelmed army was forced to retreat.

Question 20

v. to confuse someone:

adj. confused and uncertain:

adj. confusing and difficult to understand:

making you feel confused because you cannot decide what you want:

Answer 20

v. bewilder / desconcertar / confundir
The instructions completely bewildered me.

adj. bewildered / desconcertado / desorientado / perplejo
-Arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and bewildered.
-I came out of the movie a bit bewildered, but I enjoyed it.

adj. He gave me directions to his house, but I found them utterly bewildering.
-The college offers a bewildering range of courses

Question 21

adj. unhappy because of being away from home for a long period:

Answer 21

adj. homesick / melancolico / nostalgico
feel homesick - As I read my mother’s letter, I began to feel more and more homesick.

Question 22

v.to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy:

adj. unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen:

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v. disappoint / decepcionar / desilusionar
1.-I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’m afraid I can’t come after all.
-We don’t want to disappoint the fans.

adj. decepcionado / desilusionado
-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.

Question 23

(of someone) feeling sad because you are alone, or (of something) causing this feeling:

Answer 23

adj. lonely / aislado / solitario
-a lonely child
-my lonely room

Question 24

bored, annoyed, or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long:

Answer 24

adj. fed up / cansado / harto
-fed up with - I’m fed up with my job.
-get fed up - He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.

Question 25

v. to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry: v. to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way that stops it from happening or working: adj. worried, unhappy, or angry:

Answer 25

v. upset / molestar / -It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident. -Don't upset yourself by thinking about what might have been. - Any mechanical problems would upset our plans of driving across the desert. adj. molesto 2.- Don't get upset about the dress - there's only a little stain on it. -[ + to infinitive ] / She was very upset to hear that the party had been cancelled. -[ + that ] / He was very upset that you didn't reply to his emails.

Question 26

adj. happy that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended:

Answer 26

adj relieved /aliviado / tranquilo -[ + to infinitive ] / I'm so relieved to find you - I thought you'd already gone. -He was relieved to see Jeannie reach the other side of the river safely. -[ + (that) ] / I'm relieved (that) you didn't tell her.

Question 27

adj. upset and angry, often because someone has been rude:

Answer 27

adj. offended / ofendido / agraviado Many staff members were deeply offended by his email.

Question 28

idiom. extremely happy

Answer 28

jane was /over the moon/ when she passed her exams

Question 29

idiom. behind the outward appearance

Answer 29

he appears to be indifferent, but /deep down/ he's very upset

Question 30

idiom.change your attitude or feelings

Answer 30

you don't want to get married now. but in the future i think you will / have a change of heart/

Question 31

idiom.conflicting emotions

Answer 31

i have /mixed feelings/ about whether tourism is good for our town

Question 32

idiom. avoid humiliaton or embarrassment and preserve dignity

Answer 32

they allowed hom to / save face / by accepting his resignation

Question 33

idiom. accept something humiliating or embarrassing, for example having to admit that you are wrong

Answer 33

you failed the exam. You ' ll just have to / swallow your pride / and repeat the course

Question 34

very frightened:

Answer 34

adj. terrified -He huddled in the corner like a terrified child. -I'm terrified of the dark. -She's terrified (that) her mother might find out her secret.

Question 35

autoestima

Answer 35

self-esteem

Question 36

to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong:

Answer 36

v. lurk - acechar - merodear Someone was lurking in the shadows. Why are you lurking around in the hallway?

Question 37

something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing:

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n. setback / reves - contratiempo -Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback. -There has been a slight/temporary setback in our plans.

Question 38

confident and in control of your life:

Answer 38

empowered / empoderado feel empowered - It's important that girls feel empowered and in control of what happens to them.

Question 39

in a way that shows a lot of courage:

Answer 39

adv. courageously /valientemente -Rescue workers courageously saved thousands of lives on September 11. -She battled breast cancer courageously.

Question 40

neurochemicals

Answer 40

neuroquimicos o neurotransmisores

Question 41

the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good will happen:

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n. optimism / optimismo -There was a note of optimism in his voice as he spoke about the company's future. -They had cause/grounds/reason for cautious optimism about an improvement in her medical condition.

Question 42

to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop: to try to develop and improve something: If you cultivate a relationship, you make a special effort to establish and develop it, because you think it might be useful to you:

Answer 42

v. cultivate / cultivar -Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate. -The villagers cultivate mostly maize and beans. - cultivate an image / She has cultivated an image as a tough negotiator. -The new prime minister is cultivating relationships with East Asian countries.

Question 43

to make a complicated subject or problem, or its different parts, clear and able to be understood: to remove the knots from a mass of string, wire, hair, etc. and separate the different threads:

Answer 43

v. untangle / desatar / desenredar / desenmarañar It took years to untangle the legal complexities of the case. -I spent ages trying to untangle Rosie’s hair. -fig. / It took years to untangle the facts of the case (= make them clear and understood).

Question 44

to continue making an effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time:

Answer 44

v. persevere - perseverar -If you persevere long enough and work hard enough, you’ll eventually succeed. -I did not persevere with learning to play the violin. -We will persevere in this struggle for peace, no matter how long it takes. -The prime minister is aware of the risks of persevering with an unpopular policy. -He urged them to persevere in keeping the promises they had made.

Question 45

neurociencia

Answer 45

neuroscience

Question 46

If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or improve something:

Answer 46

adj. constructive / constructivo She criticized my writing, but in a way that was very constructive. If you don't have anything constructive to say, it's better to say nothing.

Question 47

to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something:

Answer 47

overcome verb (DEAL WITH) / superar / vencer -Juventus overcame Ajax in a thrilling game. -to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance -Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class. 20,000 demonstrators sang "We shall overcome" as they marched through Washington.

Question 48

to increase or improve something:

Answer 48

boost verb [T] (INCREASE) / levantar / estimular -The company is looking for ways to boost sales in Asia, its biggest market. -I tried to boost his morale by praising his cooking. -Share prices were boosted by reports of the president's recovery.

Question 49

[ usually passive ] to give someone a booster vaccine (= a small amount of a substance put into a person's body to protect them from illness, that increases the effect of the same substance that was given some time before):

Answer 49

boost verb [T] (GET VACCINE) -The government mounted a public health campaign urging everyone to get boosted before the winter flu season. -More than half of over 18s in the country have now been boosted against Covid.