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June 23 Flashcards

1
Q

Can I _____ you a question?

A

ASK

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2
Q

Can we STICK ___ the agenda ?

A

STICK TO : ceñirse a

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3
Q

En el mejor de los casos….

A

In the best-case scenario….
(and worst-case scenario)

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4
Q

The opposite of polite is…

A

RUDE
impolite
not having good manners

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5
Q

los fines de semana

A

AT WEEKENDS

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6
Q

los días de entre semana

A

ON WEEKDAYS

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7
Q

SPONTANEOUS
VILLAGE
MARRIED

A

pronunciation

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8
Q

What do you SPECIALISE ___?

A

We SPECIALISE IN ….

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9
Q

Can you TRANSLATE this ____ German?

A

TRANSLATE INTO

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10
Q

Do you prefer SAVOURY snacks or sweet ones?

A

SAVOURY = salty of spicy rather than sweet

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11
Q

Hold the line please.

A

por favor no cuelgue

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12
Q

400,000 inhabitants
35,553 inhabitants

A

four hundred thousand
thirty-five thousand, five hundred and fifty-three

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13
Q

LEGISLATION
CREATION
SOLUTION
INITIAL

A

Pronunciation

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14
Q

¿Dónde naciste?
¿Dónde nació tu hija?
Nací…

A

Where were you born?
Where was your daughter born?
I was born…

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15
Q

EARTH
SHIFT

A
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16
Q

What time is it? (10:30)

A

It’s HALF PAST ten (“haf”)

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17
Q

to RESIGN from a job means..

A

to quit

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18
Q

I SUGGEST……..

A

doING something
That you do something

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19
Q

bungee jumping
skydiving
rappelling
rafting
These are all types of..

A

Extreme sports

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20
Q

No quiero sacar el tema

A

I don’t want to BRING UP the subject

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21
Q

advice VS tip

A

I have some advice (uncountable)
I have three tips (countable)

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22
Q

to LOSE FACE is…

A

to lose people’s respect (quedar mal)

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23
Q

prepositions:
SIGN______ FOR a course
SUPPLY a customer ____ heat
I live ____ the second floor

A

SIGN UP FOR a course
SUPPLY a customer WITH heat
I live ON the second floor

24
Q

METER
REPORT
OBSOLETE
COMPONENTS

A

Pronunciation

25
Q

ALLOW
ANALYST
AUDITOR
CURVE
CIRCUIT

A

Pronunciation

26
Q

recoger los datos
compararlos
clasificarlos

A

COLLECT the data
COMPARE the data
CLASSIFY the data

27
Q

PRIVATE
LOCATION
PHOTOVOLTAIC

A

Pronunciation

28
Q

precio horario de la electricidad

A

hourly power price
hourly electricity price

29
Q

Vocabulary:
SUBMIT A BID
BIDDING PROCESS
SUBSIDIES

A

SUBMIT A BID: to present an offer
BIDDING PROCESS: offering of bids
SUBSIDIES: grants (money)

30
Q

otra herramienta
otraS herramientaS

A

another TOOL
other TOOLs

31
Q

TO VARY
VARIATION
DEVIATION

A

TO VARY (“very”)
VARIATION (“verieishon”)
DEVIATION (“divieishon”)

32
Q

obtener beneficios

A

to make a profit

33
Q

¿De dónde eres?
¿Con quién trabajas?

A

Where are you FROM?
Who do you work WITH?

34
Q

procesamiento de datos
información obsoleta

A

data processing
outdated/obsolete information

35
Q

Me gustaría remarcar….

A

I’d like to POINT OUT…
I’d like to HIGHLIGHT…

36
Q

un comercial (persona)

A

a sales representative
a sales agent

37
Q

¿A qué hora te sueles levantar?
¿A qué hora te sueles despertar?

A

What time do you usually get up?
What time do you usually wake up?

38
Q

hacer huelga
sindicatos

A

go on strike
the unions

39
Q

EIGHT
WOULD
HALF
WOMEN
BUSY

A

Pronunciation

40
Q

What’s the time? (10:15)

A

It’s quarter past ten

41
Q

Have you ever BEEN TO Australia?

A

No, I’ve never BEEN TO Australia

42
Q

NATIVE
TEENAGER
HYBRID
VIABLE

A

pronunciation

43
Q

What time is it? (10:45)

A

It’s quarter TO eleven

44
Q

A favor de..
En contra de…

A

IN FAVOUR OF..
AGAINST…

45
Q

that’s a FANCY restaurant

A

elegant

46
Q

¿Cómo es la oficina?

A

WHAT is the office LIKE?

47
Q

generar una factura
hacer una pregunta
tomar una decisión

A

generate an invoice
ask a question
make a decision

48
Q

give me a kiss and a _______

A

hug!

49
Q

Give the sack

A

dismiss an employee

50
Q

I recommend….

A

I recommend doING sth
I recommend that you do should something

51
Q

It could THREATEN the stability of the system

A

“amenazar”

52
Q

Overcome a difficulty or a fear is..

A

superarlo

53
Q

Do you FANCY a drink?

A

Do you feel like a drink?

54
Q

The dog is barking, and it’s BOTHERING the neighbors

A

bark: ladrar
bother = disturb

55
Q

¿Cómo es el contrato?

A

What is the contract like?

VEOLIA B2 (9 decks)

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