from class - Oct 15

Question 1

cuff links (on a shirt)

Answer 1

gemelos

Question 2

to plough

Answer 2

arar

Question 3

bough

Answer 3

rama (de un arbol)

Question 4

seek - sought - sought

Answer 4

buscar

Question 5

thorough (conscientious)

Answer 5

concienzudo

Question 6

a / to hiccup

Answer 6

hipo / tener hipo

Question 7

to get by

Answer 7

apañarse / salir del paso

Question 8

the sound barrier

Answer 8

la barrera del sonido

Question 9

ups and downs

Answer 9

altibajos

Question 10

behind-the-scenes

Answer 10

de entre bambalinas/ de entre bastidores

Question 11

to take somebody by surprise

Answer 11

sorprender a alguien / coger a alguien desprevenido

Question 12

in-depth (adj)

Answer 12

en profundidad

Question 13

to throw a spanner in the works

Answer 13

fastidiarlo todo

Question 14

a spanner

Answer 14

llave inglesa

Question 15

to plug / to cap

Answer 15

tapar

Question 16

to pass the buck

Answer 16

pasar la pelota

Question 17

the buck stops here

Answer 17

la responsabilidad es mía (or nuestra etc)

Question 18

wary (adj)

Answer 18

cauteloso / precavido

Question 19

prerogative

Answer 19

prerrogativa / derecho

Question 20

I’ve changed my mind — that’s your prerogative

Answer 20

he cambiado de opinión — estás en todo tu derecho

Question 21

tight-fisted /mean

Answer 21

tacaño

Question 22

to rehearse

Answer 22

ensayar

Question 23

to give two week’s notice

Answer 23

dar aviso de dos semanas

Question 24

raw

Answer 24

crudo (food, materials)

Question 25

it's a raw deal (it's unfair)

Answer 25

es una injusticia/ es muy injust

Question 26

my fingers were raw by the time I'd finished (sore)

Answer 26

tenía los dedos en carne viva cuando terminé

Question 27

crude

Answer 27

ordinario / grosero | crudo (oil)

Question 28

to roar

Answer 28

rugir

Question 29

to fasten your seat belt

Answer 29

abrochar el cinturón de seguridad

Question 30

to be caught red-handed

Answer 30

cogerle con las manos en la masa

Question 31

a shotgun

Answer 31

escopeta

Question 32

a shotgun wedding (humerous)

Answer 32

una boda de penalty

Question 33

to admit

Answer 33

reconocer

Question 34

to whip

Answer 34

darle una paliza / un azote a

Question 35

it's better to be safe than sorry (expression)

Answer 35

más vale prevenir que curar

Question 36

to rub

Answer 36

frotar

Question 37

a first-aid kit

Answer 37

un botiquín

Question 38

steep (adjective) - a slope / hill / stairs

Answer 38

empinado / brusco / en picada

Question 39

steep (adjective) - with a high price

Answer 39

alto / excesivo

Question 40

he charged me €200 — that's a bit steep!

Answer 40

me cobró 200 eures — ¡qué caro! / ¡se le fue un poco la mano!

Question 41

a crack

Answer 41

una grieta

Question 42

concrete

Answer 42

hormigón

Question 43

a tip

Answer 43

una propina

Question 44

a false economy

Answer 44

un falso ahorro

Question 45

to stir

Answer 45

remover

Question 46

a dummy

Answer 46

maniquí (escaparetes) / chupete (niño) / idiota (persona)

Question 47

to throw up

Answer 47

levantar rápidamente (edificos) / vomitar (persona)