Nov 21 Flashcards
(113 cards)
1
Q
SERIOUS
DANGEROUS
NERVOUS
A
Pronunciation
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Q
MAINTENANCE
DIFFICULT
A
Pronunciation
3
Q
MEASURE
PLEASURE
A
Pronunciation
4
Q
He is NO LONGER the President of the United States
A
He ISN’T the President of the United States ANYMORE
5
Q
SO FAR,
A
hasta ahora
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Q
EVENTUALLY,
A
FINALLY
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Q
FOCUS …
A
ON
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Q
SCHEME
LAUNCH
RESULTS
A
Pronunciation
9
Q
I’m responsible…
A
FOR
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Q
FOLLOW UP on the project
A
investigate something further
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Q
AUTHOR
AUTHORIZATION
AUTOMATE
A
AU = “O”
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Q
Ha habido muchos cambios
A
There have been many changes
13
Q
Funny vs Fun
A
Funny : it makes you laugh / it is strange
Fun: enjoyment or enjoyable (Have fun!, it was a fun evening..)
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Q
Takeover vs merger
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Mergers involve two or more equals, while takeovers involve one larger company that takes over a smaller company
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Q
take… a mortgage
A
out
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Q
The department is made up __ 3 areas and it is headed ___ Peter.
A
The department is MADE UP OF 3 areas and it is HEADED BY Peter.
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Q
I look forward to…
A
hearING from you
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Q
Seguridad y salud laboral
A
Health and safety
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Q
Yo me encargo de la calidad
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I’m IN CHARGE OF quality
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Q
En internet
A
On the Internet
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Q
how do you pronounce:
MONTH
COME
MONEY
A
Pronunciation
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Q
Actually,
A
In fact,
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Q
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
A
Pronunciation
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Q
COMPONENT
TURBINE
INSTALLED
A
Pronunciation
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Estoy acostumbrado a madrugar
I'm USED TO gettING up early
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- I'm not worried
| - Yo tampoco
I'm not worried either
Me neither
Neither am I
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GASES
WIND
CAPTURE
Pronunciation
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This ACCOUNTS FOR 30% of the total
This is responsible for, represents...
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CURIOUS
ANXIOUS
AMBITIOUS
Pronunciation
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PRODUCT
SCHEDULE
LEGAL
Pronunciaron
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Llevar un registro de..
Keep a record of...
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NATURE
FUTURE
STRUCTURE
Pronunciation
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The sun has gone up =
the sun has RISEN
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The prices have levelled off =
The prices have stabilized
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Me lo explicas?
| Te explico
Can you explain it TO me?
| Let me explain it TO you
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WORKED
CHANGED
TALKED
Pronunciation
37
SOURCE
MONEY
COMFORTABLE
Pronunciation
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ESSENTIAL
VERY
INTERESTING
Pronunciation
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YES
YOU
YOUR
"i" sound
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En la sombra
In the shade
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SLOUCH (he was slouched in his car)
not upright
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lean over
lean back
lean on the wall
inclinarse
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MARRIED
WHOLE
GESTURE
Pronunciation
44
He wandered through the streets
walk leisurely or in an aimless way
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nod off
fall asleep
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ENGINE
PERSPECTIVE
SON
Pronunciation
| "énllin, perspéktiv, san"
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He DROPPED OUT OF college
He abandoned his studies at uni
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we had a FALLING-OUT
We had an argument
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the truth was beginning to DAWN ON me
the truth was becoming evident
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Gracias a...
Thanks TO....
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Le diagnosticaron...
He was DIAGNOSED WITH...
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Along the same lines
En la misma línea...
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Montar un negocio
SET UP a business (found a business, start a business)
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COULD
| WOULD
Pronunciation
| "kud, wud"
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Don't GIVE UP
Don't surrender
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He was fired / dismissed / made redundant / laid off
Despedido
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Asistir a una reunión
ATTEND a meeting
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He was DETERMINED TO do it
He made a firm decision (se propuso..)
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Perder la oportunidad
Miss the opportunity..
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HE
HAM
HORROR
H sound
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YOUR
| OUR
ior
| aua
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It turns out,....
Resulta que,....
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INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCT
PRODUCTION
Pronunciation
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Although / Even though...
Although / Even though... + clause
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What's the difference between:
Travel
Trip
Journey
Travel (verb)
Trip (noun)
Journey (noun, period of traveling)
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MACHINE
FASHION
STATION
SH sound
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A pesar de que llueve
Despite the rain / Despite beING raining
| In spite of the rain / in spite of beING raining
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a household name
well known by the public
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put your name forward
volunteer
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make a name for yourself
become famous
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She was named ..... her grandma
after
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maiden name
surname when you are single (opposite married name)
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¿No sabrás ...?
I don't suppose you know.....?
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...Si me lo permites
... if you don't mind me saying
| Do you mind me asking...?
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Aunque hace frío..
Although / Even though / though it's cold...
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Podrías hacerme un favor
Could you do me a favour ...?
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Peter is really COMMITTED____ the company
COMMITTED TO (comprometido con)
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She's KEEN ___ cycling
KEEN ON (interested in)
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I'm FED UP _____ this pandemic
FED UP WITH (annoyed)
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Are you AWARE__ this problem?
AWARE OF (consciente de, al tanto de)
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The crew CONSISTS ___ five men
CONSISTS OF (It is made up of)
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The venue was CROWDED ____. visitors
CROWDED WITH (full of)
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I don't OBJECT TO .........
OBJECT TO + ING (express opposition to )
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CHURCH
CLIMATE
EGYPT
Pronunciation
| chérch, kláimit, íllipt
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Are you ADDICTED ..... caffeine?
ADDICTED TO
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Do you prefer SAVOURY or SWEET?
Savoury: salado
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LOGICAL
PRACTICAL
INTELLECTUAL
SCHWA
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CYNICAL
ACCEPTABLE
RESPECTABLE
SCHWA
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MAYOR VS MAJOR
MAYOR (méia : head of a town)
| MAJOR (meilla: serious, important)
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equipos
| consumos
equipment
| consumption
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PUBLIC
VITAL
OPTIMISE
Pronunciation
92
monitorizar
to monitor
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to CARRY OUT a task is...
llevar a cabo una tarea
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Preferiría no decir nada
I would prefer not to say anything
| I'd rather not say anything
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What is he like?
He's really nice!
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What does he look like?
He's good-looking..
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Barba
Cerveza
Pájaro
Beard ("bíad")
Beer ("bía")
Bird (beerd")
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hijo único
| hermanos
only child
| siblings
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laid-back
relaxed
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sensible y sensato
sensitive and sensible
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/ @ - _ .com
```
/ slash
@ at
- dash or hyphen
_underscore
dot com
```
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confinamiento
lockdown
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rob vs steal
rob a place / person
| Steal sth from someone
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a yes-man
a whizzkid
a busybody
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barato = económico
economical
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eficiencia energética en edificios
energy efficiency in buildings
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Public
Vital
Cousin
PRonunciation
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No me va mucho la carne
I'm not a big fan of...
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DESSERT
CAUSE
COW
Pronunciation
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criar animales
to breed animals / keep animals
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hasta un 10%
up to a 10%
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SHOULD HAVE
COULD HAVE
MUST HAVE
MIGHT HAVE
Pronunciation
113
I'd hazard _____ she is a baker
a guess
