Misc 17

Question 1

Metro is a free London newspaper

Answer 1

el MEtro es un periódico gratuito de londres

Question 2

I am serious. Lets meet at the bus station

Answer 2

Estoy serio. Nos encontramos al intercambiador de autobuses

Question 3

an ice cream shop that’s been there forever

Answer 3

una heladería de toda la vida

Question 4

lets look into this more deeply

Answer 4

vamos a profundizarlo

Question 5

her new book - I’ve flicked thru it

Answer 5

su libro nuevo - le ha echado un ojeado

Question 6

basketball, athletics, handball

Answer 6

baloncesto, atletismo, balonmano

Question 7

football dominates, wins by far

Answer 7

el fútbol domina, arrasa

Question 8

basketball court

Answer 8

una cancha de baloncesto

Question 9

they put a lot of emphasis on values

Answer 9

pusieron /hicieron mucho hincapié en los valores

Question 10

he is very involved

Answer 10

está superimplicado

Question 11

we like hiking

Answer 11

nos gusta el senderismo

Question 12

he said that out of pure evil

Answer 12

lo dijo por pura maldad

Question 13

the entrusted tasks must be completed within the period of a month

Answer 13

las tareas encomendadas deben realizarse en el plazo de un mes

Question 14

the committee defined the plans and the administrator carried them out

Answer 14

el comité definió los planes y el administrador los llevó a cabo

Question 15

the gymnasts executed a perfect performance

Answer 15

las gimnastas llevaron a cabo una presentación perfecta

Question 16

she has overcome many obstacles in her eagerness to fight inequality

Answer 16

ha superado muchos obstáculos en su afán de combatir la desigualdad

Question 17

the effort of the workers is awe-inspiring

Answer 17

el afán de los trabajadores ere impresionante

Question 18

they look extremely happy together

Answer 18

se ven sumamente felices juntos

Question 19

the ill-fated expedition resulted in the deaths of six people

Answer 19

la funesta expedición acabó con un saldo de seis muertes

Question 20

these tight jeans cling to my calves

Answer 20

estos jeans apretados me ciñen las pantorrillas

Question 21

the organisation promotes nuclear disarmament

Answer 21

la organización fomenta el desarme nuclear

Question 22

the wooden scaffolding looks unstable. Don’t climb up on it.

Answer 22

el andamio de madera se ve inestable. No le subas.

Question 23

my wages are low but they are enough to live on (it’s enough for me)

Answer 23

mi sueldo es pequeño pero me da de sí

Question 24

riding a bike, for me it makes me feel like I am 12 years old

Answer 24

montar en bici, a mi me hace sentir como si tuviera doce años

Question 25

pleasant

Answer 25

placentera, agradable, que aporte disfrute

Question 26

purpose

Answer 26

propósito

Question 27

terrible

Answer 27

fatal

Question 28

the garden is very green and lush

Answer 28

el jardín tiene mucho verdor, es muy frondoso

Question 29

he is too focussed/fixed on the final outcome/result

Answer 29

está demasiado enfocado , está apegado al resultado

Question 30

it makes her feel anxious

Answer 30

le daba ansiedad / le generaba agitación o mal estar

Question 31

we used to lie down on the sofa

Answer 31

nos tumbábamos en el sofá

Question 32

it’s in the fabric of our society

Answer 32

está muy arraigada socialmente

Question 33

in a powerful way

Answer 33

de manera brutal

Question 34

what can play bring to our lives?

Answer 34

qué nos puede aportar el juego a nuestras vidas??

Question 35

don’t stop this type of play

Answer 35

no reprimir este juego

Question 36

a lousy,poor quality sandwich

Answer 36

un sándwich guarrindongo

Question 37

the painter who came to the party is a cowboy

Answer 37

el pintor que vino a la fiesta es un chapucero

Question 38

he walked thru the puddle but missed the pothole

Answer 38

andé por el charco pero le falta el bache

Question 39

Each celebration was a continuous racket

Answer 39

Cada celebración era un continuo alboroto