Leisure and lifestyle Flashcards
(137 cards)
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gratificante, satisfactorio,
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rewarding
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fructifero productivo
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fruitful
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lucrativo
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lucrative
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terapeutico
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therapeutic
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relajante
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relaxing/calming
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lleva mucho tiempo
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time-consuming
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muy fan de todo lo cultural
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culture vulture
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persona muy inactiva
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couch potato
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afficionado, perosna q no hace una actividad mucho
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dabbler
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hacedor, emrpendedor, persona dinamica
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doer
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adicto a las compras
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shopaholic
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isolate from the rest of the world
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lock yourself away
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engancharse
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hook on
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someone’s last possession
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to have/Take the shirt off someone’s back
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andrajoso
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scruff
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power outfits
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power outfits
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desaliñado
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frumpy
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vestir informal
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dress down
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arreglada
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dressy
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(ropa) seco/a adj
listo para usar loc adj
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off the peg/rag
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a street where the most important ashops and businesses in a town are:
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on the high street
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llevar los pantalones
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to wear the trousers
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propiedad okupa
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squat
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very poor dirty house or flat in bad condition
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hovel
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segunda vivienda
pied a terre
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atico de lujo
penthouse
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viviendas de proteccion official
council housing
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torre de apartamentos
high-rise flats
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a set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relatives house
granny flat
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verdad cruel, verdad dura, dura verdad, verdad que duele
home truths
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become more energetic and active than before
get a new lease of life
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despedida de soltero
stag party
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red de contactos
networking
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contacts made by the children of the traditional ruling class while at expensive private schools
old school tie/network
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pro-activo
pro-active
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hacerte visible con la esperanza deq alguien importante te vea y te ayuda a progresar
put themselves about
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escalar la escalrea del trabajo
climb the career ladder
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(negativo) tener tratos con loc verb
codearse con v prnl + prep
alternar
to hobnob
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codearse con
rub shoulders with
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qyedarse mas tiempo del necesario
outsay your welcome
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aguafiestas
party pooper
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amistoso
chummy/pally
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exclusivista (para grpos, negativo)
cliquey
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ir a diferentes pubs
go on a pub crawl
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ir a diferentes pubs
go on a pub crawl
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sobrevalorado
overrated
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done so often is boring (trillado)
hackneyed
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complex and impossible to understand
impenetrable
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unconnected and not in a clear order
disjointed
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impossible to believe
far-fetched
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slightly immoral and likely to chock some people
riqué
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exciting and keeping your attention the whole time
gripping
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extremely upsetting
harrowing
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making you feel strong emotion, especially pity or sadness
memorable
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done or expressed in a simple but attractive style
understated
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very negativile criticised
panned
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highly praised
lauded
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was a failure
bombed
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premio
award
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likely to become very famous or successful
best up-and-coming
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pieza maestra
very great work of art
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wrong person for the role
miscat
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always associated with that type of role
typecast
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calls from the audience to repat it
encorres
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ovacion
standing ovation
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interpetacion en una ocassion determinada
rendition
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picture created, representacion actuacion
portrayal
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interpretacion
interpretation
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version
version
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to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something
pulling the wool over the public eyes
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inability to appreciate art or culture (disapproving), filisteismo
philistinism
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detractores
detractors
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become more sophisticated
wise up
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become less intelectual
dumb down
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a short enthusiasm for something (disapproving) moda pasajera
fad
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stop coming
vote with their feet
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cubista
cubist
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educate respecto al arte
visually literate
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no affectado por
inured
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intelectual, culto
highbrow /lowbrow
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sofisticado
sophisticated/primitive
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desafiante, retador
challenging/undemanding
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cegador deslumbrante
dazzling/pedestrian (ordinario)
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evocativo
evocative/unispiring
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exquisito
exquisite/clumsy
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fascinante/depriment, sombrio
intriguing/dreary
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sin igual/comum y corriente
peerless/run-of-the-mill
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not intended to be taken seriously despite appearing serious, e broma, d chiste/ serio
tongue-in-cheek/earnest
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representado
depicted
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colorido
colourful
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moldeado
moulded
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a moving and sad description of a sequence of events
poignant chronicle
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powerful story that keeps you interested
compelling tale
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rather dark and gloomy setting/situation
lugubrious setting
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very interesting and engaging story
page-turner
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mysterious story
ennigmatic tale
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often cruel or disgusting, concerned with dead
macabre
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causing great fear
chilling
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amazing achievment
breathtaking achievement
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humour in the face of a bad situation
wry humour
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scenes which arouse memories or images
evocative scenes
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scenes which arouse memories or images
evocative scenes
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antologia, collection of sth by different authors
anthology
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compendio, collection of detailed, concise information about a particular subject
compendium
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book that records events and times, for example all the journeys made by a lorry or ship
logbook
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book that records events and times, for example all the journeys made by a lorry or ship
logbook
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lectura compulsiva
compulsive reading
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not complex, shlightly negative connotation
| liviano, ligero
lightweight
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nice to read in bed
bedtimereading
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dificult to read
heavy going
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become involved, engage
get into it
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become involved, engage
get into it
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ingredientes hechosde sustancias artificiales
synthetic ingredients
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good for you, fisicamente o moralmente, sano, saludable
wholesome
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integral
wholemeal
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productos donde los granjeros de paises en desarrollo se llevan los beneficios
Fair Trade
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animales q no se quedan en cages
free-range
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modificado geneticamente
GM foods
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derivados
derivatives
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personajes moralmente ofensicovs
unsavory characters
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went wrong
turned sour
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went wrong
turned sour
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perfecto, sin fallos, impecable
impeccable
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lento
sluggish
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polite
courteous
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controlador
overbearing
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taciturno, q no quiere sonreir
sullen
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brusoc, rapido y rude
brusque
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do everything possible
go out of their way
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do everything possible
go out of their way
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q mira las calorias
calorie-conscious
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abstemio
teetotal
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requisitos dieta
dietary requirements
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comer lo q estan comiendo, nada especial , conformarse con lo que hay
take pot luck
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comer lo q estan comiendo, nada especial , conformarse con lo que hay
take pot luck
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informal reunion d gente pa beber o comer
informal get-together
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tentempie, piscolabis
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