File 05 - More words

Question 1

un rato

Llevo un tiempo pensando en comprar un nuevo teléfono.

Answer 1

a while
n
/ə waɪl/

I have been thinking about getting a new phone for a while.

Question 2

adquirir
obtener
conseguir
ganar

Answer 2

acquire
v
/əˈkwaɪə(r)/
Traditional shows acquire a buzz as people watch week by week.

Question 3

acre

Answer 3

acre
n
/ˈeɪkə(r)/
I sold my house and bought a big farmhouse with 50 acres of land.

Question 4

adictivo

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addictive
adj
/əˈdɪktɪv/
Coffee is addictive. I could drink it all day.

Question 5

agrícola

agrario/a

Answer 5

agricultural
adj
/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl/
Fewer people work in the agricultural sector today than in the past.

Question 6

darse un atracon de

Answer 6

binge on
v
/bɪndʒ/
I binge on chocolate nearly every night.

Question 7

servicio de cable

Answer 7

cable service
n
/ˈkeɪbl ˈsɜːvɪs/
Why pay the very expensive monthly cost for cable service when you’re only watching three or four shows on as many channels?

Question 8

momento de máximo suspense

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cliffhanger
n
/ˈklɪfhæŋə(r)/
At the end of nearly every episode, the cliffhanger makes you want to watch the next episode immediately.

Question 9

concebir

Answer 9

conceive
v
/kənˈsiːv/
The Archers, which is about life in a fictional village, was conceived as a way of providing information about new farming methods.

Question 10

congresista

Answer 10

congressman
n
/ˈkɒŋɡresmən/
He was a congressman before going on to become president.

Question 11

discutiblemente

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debatably
adv
/dɪˈbeɪtəbli/
It’s not a great show; it’s debatably a good one.

Question 12

ciervo/a

ciervos/as

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deer
n
/dɪə(r)/
I prefer to see deer when they are safe and peaceful in a park.

Question 13

equivalente

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equivalent
n
/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Eating a croissant is the fat equivalent of eating a burger.

Question 14

existir

Answer 14

exist
v
/ɪɡˈzɪst/
Does anything similar exist in your country?

Question 15

fibra

Answer 15

fibre
n
/ˈfaɪbə(r)/
That cereal must have a lot of fibre in it.

Question 16

adaptarse

encajar

Answer 16

fit in
phr v
/fɪt ɪn/
Over time, however, Paul has managed to fit in with his new neighbours.

Question 17

retrospectiva

recuerdos recurrentes

Answer 17

flashback
n
/ˈflæʃbæk/
There are no introductory flashbacks, common in traditional series.

Question 18

escaparse de
huir de
salir de

Answer 18

get out of
phr v
/ɡet aʊt ɒv/
I had to get out of the taxi as quickly as possible and run for my train.

Question 19

arma

Answer 19

gun
n
/ɡʌn/
I just couldn’t pass a group of men with guns, shooting rabbits and deer, without asking them why they would want to do that.

Question 20

intervención
involucramiento
implicación

Answer 20

involvement
n
/ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/
The involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture ended in the 1970s.

Question 21

chico/a

niño/a

Answer 21

kid
n
/kɪd/
In the city, you choose your community. It may be through work, your football team, your kids’ school, or your colleagues.

Question 22

Noruega

Answer 22

Norway
n
/ˈnɔːweɪ/
Sweden and Norway are neighbours.

Question 23

disponible por encargo
bajo demanda
a la carta

Answer 23

on-demand
adj
/ɒn dɪˈmɑːnd/
Netflix is an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media.

Question 24

poder (n)

Answer 24

power
n
/ˈpaʊə(r)/
She has a lot of power in the company.

Question 25

exactamente | precisamente

Answer 25

precisely adv /prɪˈsaɪsli/ I want to work out precisely what I owe you. I want to be completely fair.

Question 26

ponerse (ropa) prender, encender (luces, estufa, etc.) organizar (actividades)

Answer 26

put on phr v /pʊt ɒn/ They put on activities or meetings every night of the week.

Question 27

racionamiento

Answer 27

rationing n /ˈræʃənɪŋ/ Rationing of food happened during the world wars.

Question 28

rutina | hábito

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routine n /ruːˈtiːn/ My daily routine involves three hours of exercise.

Question 29

sentido de comunidad

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sense of community /sens ɒv kəˈmjuːnəti/ I’m lucky. I live in a place with a strong sense of community.

Question 30

más simple

Answer 30

simplest adj /ˈsɪmplɪst/ In its simplest form, video is streamed to the user’s computer.

Question 31

sesión (periodo de tiempo que dura un evento) | horario, turno (periodo de servicio, ej. restaurantes)

Answer 31

sitting n /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ How many episodes did you usually watch in one sitting?

Question 32

pequeño agricultor

Answer 32

smallholder n /ˈsmɔːlhəʊldə(r)/ A smallholder doesn’t have much land.

Question 33

fuente (origen) | causa

Answer 33

source n /sɔːs/ According to a 2011 report, Netflix is the biggest source of North American web traffic.

Question 34

trama | argumento

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storyline n /ˈstɔːrilaɪn/ I don’t think the storyline is very believable.

Question 35

estrategia

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strategy n /ˈstrætədʒi/ Netflix’s strategy was to encourage subscribers to ‘binge-watch’ the show.

Question 36

transmitir

Answer 36

stream v /striːm/ In it’s simplest form, video is streamed to the user’s computer.

Question 37

suscriptor/a | abonado/a

Answer 37

subscriber n /səbˈskraɪbə(r)/ Netflix’s strategy was to encourage subscribers to ‘binge-watch’ the show.

Question 38

Suecia

Answer 38

Sweden n /ˈswiːdn/ Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Question 39

tentación

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temptation n /tempˈteɪʃn/ At the end of nearly every episode, the cliffhanger makes the temptation to find out what is going to happen unbearable.

Question 40

sintonizar

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tune in phr v /tjuːn ɪn/ Students, housewives, and farmers tune in to BBC Radio 4.

Question 41

insoportable inaguantable insufrible

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unbearable adj /ʌnˈbeərəbl/ The temptation to find out what is going to happen is unbearable.

Question 42

bajo (prep)

Answer 42

underneath prep /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ On my last night in the country, I sat outside, underneath millions of stars.

Question 43

vid

Answer 43

vine n /vaɪn/ Your grape vines look really healthy.

Question 44

taller

Answer 44

workshop n /ˈwɜːkʃɒp/ I attended a workshop on medieval England.