List in B2 Flashcards

(25 cards)

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foolproof

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adj /fu:l pru:f/ This app is foolproof. Absolutly anyone can use it
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geek

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noun /gi:k/ I call myself a geek because I love technology and science-fiction
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good-natured rivalry

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phr /gud neitsed raiflri:/ Our offices have a good-natured rivalry to get the better sales figures
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gear

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a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

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I´d go down on my knees

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I´d get down on my knees

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bewildered

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confused and uncertain (desconcertado)

Arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and bewildered

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stunned

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very surprised and unable to move o react (maravilloso)

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devastated

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extremely upset

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thrilled

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very happy and excited (emocionado)

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delighted

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incredibly pleased (encantado)

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astonished

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(SYN amazed) very surprised (asombrado)

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desperate

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with little hope, and ready to do anything to improve the situation

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overwhelmed

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feeling such strong emotions that you don´t know how to react (abrumado)

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bewildered

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extremely confused (desconcertado)

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horrified

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extremely shocked or disgusted

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Intruder

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someone who is in a place or situation where they are not wanted (Intruso)

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Cheek

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the soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear

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chin

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the part of a person’s face below their mouth (barbilla)

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forehead

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the flat part of the face, above the eyes and below the hair (frente)

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stubble

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the short hair that grows on a man’s face if he has not shaved (= cut the hair) for a few days (barba de 3 días)

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eyelid

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either of the two pieces of skin that can close over each eye (párpado)

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eyelash

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any of the short hairs that grow along the edges of the eye

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eyebrow

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the line of short hairs above each eye in humans

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ankle

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the joint (= place where two bones are connected) between the foot and the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above the foot

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calf (pl calves)
the thick curved part at the back of the human leg between the knee and the foot