B2 Level Flashcards
(22 cards)
Get away
Salir adelante
Prior
Praior
Umpteen
Undefined amount, a lot
damn with faint praise
To give praise without enthusiasm in a way that shows one really dislikes someone or something
cut with scorn
Desprecio
Patronizing
apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.
Cut off
an act of stopping or interrupting the supply of something
Rear
the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.
Rouse fleebly
Despertar débilmente
Cut out
(of a person) leave quickly, especially so as to avoid a boring or awkward situation.
“she was working her way toward the door and when no one was watching, she cut out”
Fling
verb (used with object), flung [fluhng], fling·ing. to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone. to move (oneself) violently with impatience, contempt, or the like: She flung herself angrily from the room. to put suddenly or violently: to fling a suspect into jail. Arrojar
A “lumper” is an individual who takes a gestalt view of a definition, and assigns examples broadly, assuming that differences are not as important as signature similarities. A “splitter” is an individual who takes precise definitions, and creates new categories to classify samples that differ in key ways.
Lumpers and splitters
order that something should be done immediately; add something as an extra cost
SLAP ON (phrasal verb )
Dwell
Habitar
Rigged game
Juego amañado
arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place.
“she wound up in hospital with pneumonia
Wind up
Prompt you
Avisar
Akin
Similar
Frenzied
Frenetic
Fleck with spittle
Manchado con saliva
Ensues
Sobreviene
Step off
Bajarse
