angles Flashcards

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aftermath

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aftermath

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2
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look forward to DOING

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look forward to DOING

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3
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I am used to DOING

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I am used to DOING

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4
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Persuadir

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talk someone into doing

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5
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Disuadir

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Talk someone out of doing

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6
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Beyond

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Beyond

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7
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Not for many years have I had such a bad cough

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poseso

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8
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le han contado el secreto

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he has been let in on the secret

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9
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cry your eyes out

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cry your eyes out

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10
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break down in tears

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break down in tears

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11
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to blame

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to place the blame on

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12
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he would have never guessed

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Little did he know

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13
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feel free to call

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do not hesitate to call

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14
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think yourself lucky

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think yourself lucky

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15
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as soon as possible.

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at your earliest convenience

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16
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I was not expecting this

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This took me by surprise

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17
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Apparently, the restaurant in town has been bought out by someone else.
UNDER
I hear the restaurant in town …………………………………..

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is under new management

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18
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As the 18th report ON smoking by the United States Surgeon General says:

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As the 18th report ON smoking by the United States Surgeon General says:

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19
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According to the report/study/research….

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According to the report/study/research….

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20
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There is hardly any difference

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There is no difference

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21
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being on the public eye

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poseso

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22
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The fact that the flat is near the station is an advantage

HANDY

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One of the good points about the flat is that it is HANDY FOR the station

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23
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The man was running so fast, so I only saw him very briefly

GLIMPSE

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I only managed to CATCH A GLIMPSE OF the man

24
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Alongside

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uno con el otro

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descendientes
descendants
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resistentes
resistants
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esperanza de vida
life expectancy
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incontrolable en ingles
uncontrollable
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inconveniencia
inconvinience
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arise/ arise from sth/ arise out of sth
poseso
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to lose your temper
to get angry
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we only experienced problems when the weather improved RAN
it was only when the weather improved that we RAN INTO problems
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we realised that no-one had a wallet with them NONE
it TURNED OUT that none of us had brought a wallet
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we just sat on the beach all day
All we did was sit on the beach all day
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I am convinced that..... MIND
There is no doubt IN MY MIND that....
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we will not leave to go to the airport until midday SET
We are not likely to SET OFF FOR the airport until midday
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préstamo
loan
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For people IN need of a break
poseso
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Leave sth to chance
poseso
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incontables emociones
COUNTLESS emotions
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habilitar
enable
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he is used to this
he is in the habit of this
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Unless more tickets are sold, the concert will be cancelled CALLED
"Failure to sell more tickets for the concert will result in it being CALLED OFF."
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I dont want you driving at night - ana to john RATHER
Ana told John that she would rather he didn't drive at night
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per casualitat no sabràs la contra del wifi no?
Do you HAPPEN to know the Wi-Fi password?
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having been told to do so
poseso
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should have done pero en ough to
ought to have done
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dispose of/dump o...
get rid of
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estrecho
cramped/ narrow
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back and forth
poseso
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collocationswith every
every other/ every few/ every now and then/ every once in a while/ every single...
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Dart about un paper o tal
poseso
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you survive on a diet
ON
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take/accept the responability FOR
poseso
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