Lesson 10 ɔɪ/ /aʊ/

Question 1

Though sometimes

Answer 1

Aungue a veces

Question 2

One of my foibles is that I’m a hoyden

Answer 2

Una de mis debilidades es que soy un hoyden

Question 3

Don’t soil your clothes

Answer 3

No ensucies tu ropa

Question 4

The food was lousy.

Answer 4

La comida era pésima.

Question 5

soiled couch.

Answer 5

sofá sucio.

Question 6

Straighten your back - try not to slouch.

Answer 6

slaʊtʃ

Endereza tu espalda, trata de no encorvarte.

Question 7

unwise choice

Answer 7

elección imprudente.

una elección poco inteligente.

Question 8

set out from his house

Answer 8

salió de su casa

to start an activity with a particular aim

Question 9

fond old friends

Answer 9

viejos amigos queridos

Question 10

so to speak

Answer 10

I am a writer, so to speak.

Question 11

worst of all

Answer 11

lo peor de todo

Question 12

daydreaming

Answer 12

Soñar despierto

Question 13

He had roused them

Answer 13

raʊzd
Los había despertado

WAKE UP formal
CAUSE FEELING

Question 14

Getting things mixe d up

Answer 14

Mezclar cosas

Question 15

the lawyer’s adroit rejoinder.

Answer 15

la replica hábil del abogado.

Question 16

tumble down on the ground,

Answer 16

Caerse al suelo

Question 17

boundaries

Answer 17

Limite

These are my boundaries

Question 18

we can rejoice

Answer 18

podemos alegrarnos

Question 19

The Reuters reporter reconnoitred

Answer 19

El reportero de Reuters reconoció

ˌrek.əˈnɔɪ.tər

Question 20

buoyant spirits.

Answer 20

…bebiendo alcohol

Question 21

Loitering boisterous boys adorned the corner with their buoyant spirits.

Answer 21

ˈlɔɪ·t̬ər·ɪŋ ˈbɔɪ.stər.əs

Vagabundeando ruidosamente

Los chicos vagabundos adornaban el rincón con sus espíritus optimista

Question 22

The cloying sweetness

Answer 22

La dulzura empalagosa

Question 23

Mixed up in sth

Answer 23

Involved bad o ilegal

Question 24

Mixed up with sb

Answer 24

Bad influence, wrong friends

Question 25

flamboyant | /flæmˈbɔɪənt/

Answer 25

a flamboyant pop star extravagante, vistoso, llamativo… A flamboyant person is loud, stylish, and confident: Flamboyant clothes or colours are very bright and noticeable.

Question 26

Arouse

Answer 26

``` Feel aroused ( excitado) Aroused a lot of interest ```

Question 27

Roused | raʊz

Answer 27

Woke up sb | Make sb active

Question 28

moisturizer

Answer 28

ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzər

Question 29

Foible

Answer 29

a small fault or foolish habit: | We all have our little foibles.

Question 30

Ploys

Answer 30

Truco, tarea | a marketing ploy

Question 31

He pounded at the door (Pound) | My heart ponds

Answer 31

He pounded at the door | Hit

Question 32

Pound

Answer 32

place where pets that are lost or not wanted are kept: | We got this mutt at the pound.

Question 33

buoyant

Answer 33

Float | Feeling that are happy and confident

Question 34

To foil sth

Answer 34

Make it fail

Question 35

merodeo con intenciones criminales

Answer 35

Loitering No loitering! They were arrested for loitering (= moving around or waiting suspiciously in a public place)

Question 36

boisterous adj ˈbɔɪ.stər.əs bullicioso, alborotador…

Answer 36

noisy, energetic, and rough: boisterous children a boisterous game noisy and not controlled: The audience burst into boisterous laughter.