COLLOCATIONS Flashcards by Belen Seco Estrada

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Adverse

Property
Hygiene
Mechanism
Effort
Agreement
Formula
Personnel
Profile
Effect
Origins

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Adverse-effect

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Vacant

Property
Hygiene
Mechanism
Effort
Agreement
Formula
Personnel
Profile
Effect
Origins

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Vacant-property

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Collaborative

Property
Hygiene
Mechanism
Effort
Agreement
Formula
Personnel
Profile
Effect
Origins

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Collaborative-effort

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Unanimous

Property
Hygiene
Mechanism
Effort
Agreement
Formula
Personnel
Profile
Effect
Origins

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Unanimous agreement

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Humble

Property
Hygiene
Mechanism
Effort
Agreement
Formula
Personnel
Profile
Effect
Origins

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Humble origins

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Millionaire

Hunters
Subject
Employee
Programme
Shoppers
Joint
Proportions
Wipers
Size
Businessmen

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Businessmen

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Epidemic

Hunters
Subject
Employee
Programme
Shoppers
Joint
Proportions
Wipers
Size
Businessmen

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Proportions

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Diploma

Hunters
Subject
Employee
Programme
Shoppers
Joint
Proportions
Wipers
Size
Businessmen

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Programme

Diplomatura/diplomado

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Windscreen

Hunters
Subject
Employee
Programme
Shoppers
Joint
Proportions
Wipers
Size
Businessmen

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Wipers

Limpiaparabrisas

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Bargain

Hunters
Subject
Employee
Programme
Shoppers
Joint
Proportions
Wipers
Size
Businessmen

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Ganga

Hunters

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Painful

Cause/near/preparation/talks/reminder/conversations/close/effort/home/address

A

Painful reminder

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Hold

Cause/near/preparation/talks/reminder/conversations/close/effort/home/address

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Talks

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Joint

Cause/near/preparation/talks/reminder/conversations/close/effort/home/address

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Effort

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Nowhere

Cause/near/preparation/talks/reminder/conversations/close/effort/home/address

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Near

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Return

Cause/near/preparation/talks/reminder/conversations/close/effort/home/address

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Address

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Heavy

Hours/home/farming/efforts/draft/voyage/traffic/silence/result

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Heavy traffic

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Dead

Hours/home/farming/efforts/draft/voyage/traffic/silence/result

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Dead silence

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Broken

Hours/home/farming/efforts/draft/voyage/traffic/silence/result

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Broken home

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Maiden

Hours/home/farming/efforts/draft/voyage/traffic/silence/result

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Maiden voyage (viaje inaugural)

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Rough

Hours/home/farming/efforts/draft/voyage/traffic/silence/result

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Rough (rugoso) draft

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Wide

Value/minded/awake/new/name/length/island/open/mammal/meaning/hotel

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Wide awake

Estar atento, despierto

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Brand

Value/minded/awake/new/name/length/island/open/mammal/meaning/ hotel

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Brand new

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Maiden

Value/minded/awake/new/name/length/island/open/mammal/meaning/ hotel

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Maiden name

Nombre de soltera

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Exotic

Value/minded/awake/new/name/length/island/open/mammal/meaning/ hotel

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Exotic island

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Sentimental Value/minded/awake/new/name/length/island/open/mammal/meaning/ hotel

Sentimental value (valor sentimental)

Awful Time/dark/asleep/time

Sorry

Pitch Time/dark/asleep/time

Pitch dark (oscuridad total)

Fast Time/dark/asleep/time

Fast asleep (sueño profundo, en el quinto sueño)

Spare Time/dark/asleep/time

Spare time

Completely A mistake/suggest/amazed/play/determination/smile/useless/progress/behaviour/tenure

Completely useless

steady A mistake/suggest/amazed/play/determination/smile/useless/progress/behaviour/tenure

Steady progress. Progreso estable Steady= firmes/regular(latido)/constante (paso) —> fisicamente Estable, inalterable —>cosa

Make A mistake/suggest/amazed/play/determination/smile/useless/progress/behaviour/tenure

Make a mistake

Unacceptable A mistake/suggest/amazed/play/determination/smile/useless/progress/behaviour/tenure

Unacceptable behaviour

Gale-force Winds/decision/range/taste/smell/rain/situation/developed/maintain/bag

Gale-force winds. Viento huracanado

Pungent | Winds/decision/range/taste/smell/rain/situation/developed/maintain/bag

Pungent smell

Small-town From/suggest/off/mentality/determination/smile/useless/awake/hands/singer

Small town (de provincia) mentality

Keep From/suggest/off/mentality/determination/smile/useless/awake/hands/singer

Keep off Mantenerse alejado/no pasar o pisar

Shake From/suggest/off/mentality/determination/smile/useless/awake/hands/singer

Shake hands Estrecharse la mano

Suffer From/suggest/off/mentality/determination/smile/useless/awake/hands/singer

Suffer from

Lead From/suggest/off/mentality/determination/smile/useless/awake/hands/singer

Lead singer

Accept Responsibility/exercise/frame/guilt/a party/a fire/ shake/to blame/useless/see

Accept responsibility

Vigorous Responsibility/exercise/frame/guilt/a party/a fire/ shake/to blame/useless/see

Vigorous exercise

Throw Responsibility/exercise/frame/guilt/a party/a fire/ shake/to blame/useless/see

(Throw=tirar) | Throw a party: montar una fiesta

Hardly Responsibility/exercise/frame/guilt/a party/a fire/ shake/to blame/useless/see

Hardly see Apenas ver

Smug Pace/mind/criticism/fears/whisper/sickness/grin/height/excuse/disease

Smug grin (sonrisa alegre)

Contagious Pace/mind/criticism/fears/whisper/sickness/grin/height/excuse/disease

Contagious disease

Brisk Pace/mind/criticism/fears/whisper/sickness/grin/height/excuse/disease

Brisk pace (ritmo rapido)

Harsh Pace/mind/criticism/fears/whisper/sickness/grin/height/excuse/disease

Harsh criticism (dura/severa critica)

Lame Pace/mind/criticism/fears/whisper/sickness/grin/height/excuse/disease

Lame excuse (mala escusa)

Frankly Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Absurd

Naturally Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Gifted

Design Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Design feature (caracteristica/rasgo/atractivo)

Benefit Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Rates Rates (=indice, tasa) pero tambien se puede usar como verbo (=clasificar).

Emerging Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Economies

Fierce Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Competition (competicion violenta/extrema)

Call Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Centre (servicio de atencion al cliente)

Constant Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Pressure

Innate Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Ability (OJO SIN H)

Highly Pressure/articulate/economies/ability/centre/feature/gifted/rates/absurd/competition

Articulate (elocuente, claro, que se expresa bien)

Equal Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Equal rights

Reasonably Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Priced

Opening Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Hours

Running Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Nose (moquear)

Rethorical Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Question

Front Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Front seat (asiento delantero)

Security Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Forces

Budget Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Cuts (recortes de presupuesto)

Trial Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Trial court: tribunal de primera instancia

Bitterly Question/seat/priced/court/forces/nose/regret/cuts/rights/hours

Regret (Lamentar amargamente)