Proficiency 8

Question 1

Fortaleza (castillo)

Answer 1

Fortress

Question 2

Conflict or resistance that an obkect encounters when moving over another

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Friction

Question 3

La otra cara, otro aspecto

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Flip side

Question 4

Great and sudden change. Un período de grandes cambios sociales y culturales

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Upheaval. A period of social and cultural upheavals

Question 5

Flotabilidad. Eligieron el corcho para el barco de juguete por su flotabilidad natural.

Answer 5

They chose cork to make the toy ship because of its natural buoyancy

Question 6

Gente “base” lrdinary people in a organization. La iniciativa tuvo el apoyo de la gente base

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The initiative had grassroots support

Question 7

No fue bien recibido, hibo oposición

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Met with opposition

Question 8

To surprise and be successful,

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To make a splash

Question 9

Venderse mucho

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Sell like hotcakes

Question 10

Recibir un frío recibimiento

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Get a COOL reception

Question 11

El olor podría Ser un obstáculo para venderlos fuera

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The smell could Be an obstacle to selling them abroad

Question 12

Darse contra una pared

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Come up against a brick wall

Question 13

Resolver el problema de desempleo

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Address the issue of unemployment

Question 14

Ellos expresaron sus(alzarln la voz) preocupaciones

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Voice their concern about

Question 15

Alcoba

Answer 15

Alcove

Question 16

Ventana salediza

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Bay window

Question 17

Vida

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Beam

Question 18

Desván

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Loft

Question 19

Alféizar de la ventana

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Windowsill

Question 20

Decoración

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Ornament

Question 21

Ella controla perfectamente sus dotes de guitarra

Answer 21

She has got her guitar skills down to a fine art

Question 22

Tener intenciones de (secretamente) y hacer planes para conseguirlo. Ambos equipos quieren conseguir el título

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Both teams have designs on the title

Question 23

Buena/buen impacto, influencia. El estudio de la historia, ejerce una buena influencia rn nuestra sociedad

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The study of History has a civilising influence on our society

Question 24

Dificil de Conseguir, obtener (pv)

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Hard to come by

Question 25

Reducir (pv)

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Scale back

Question 26

De forma barata

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On the cheap

Question 27

Con em presupuesto apretado

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On a tight budget

Question 28

Pedir jn prestamo

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Take out a loan

Question 29

Dejar inconsciente.

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Knock someone out

Question 30

A la venta

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FOR sale

Question 31

Sacar algo de raíz, eliminar, slgo que daba problemas

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Root something out

Question 32

Esconder algo para wue otros no lo descubran o farle uso fn el futuroto stash something away

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Stash something away

Question 33

Claro, facil de entender. Un ... plan

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A clear-cut plan

Question 34

Dar roenda sueñta a tu imaginación

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Give free rein to your imagination

Question 35

Dar todo el crédito

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Give full credit to

Question 36

Al margen de

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Irrespective of

Question 37

Afrontar el problema de

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Take the trouble to