Barclays Corporate Recruitment Video

Question 1

Escape your attention

Answer 1

verbal phrase

Fail to see something

_{I’m sorry, your last email escaped my attention.}

_{You should not let this escape your attention.}

Question 2

Suppose

Answer 2

verb

Assume

_{I suppose that he might be late for the meeting again.}

_{Suppose I asked you to marry me, would you say yes?}

Question 3

Snap up

Answer 3

verbal phrase

To get / buy something quickly

_{We’ll need to snap up the new car that’s on sale before it sells.}

_{Our competition is snapping up all the best new students.}

Question 4

Innovative

Answer 4

adjective

New / advanced / original

_{This is a very innovative method of calculating tax.}

_{We need a new and innovative manager.}

Question 5

Talent

Answer 5

noun

Skill

_{He is showing a lot of talent in the finance world.}

_{Our new recruits have a lot of talent.}

Question 6

Notice

Answer 6

verb

Be aware of something

_{I didn’t notice that my computer was not working.}

_{She always notices if I am wearing new shoes.}

Question 7

Ridiculous

Answer 7

adjective

Absurd / stupid

_{This is really a ridiculous idea, whose idea was this?}

_{The are asking a ridiculous price for that house.}

Question 8

Fly under the radar

Answer 8

idiom

To go unnoticed / unseen

_{She is shy and usually flies under the radar at social events.}

_{We need to fly under the radar for a while before launching this business.}

Question 9

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