Terence Flashcards

(71 cards)

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Appalling

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Awful, terrible, horrible

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To pull someone’s leg

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To trick sb/ to joke with sb / to take the piss / to pretend that sth false is true but it is not serious

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To loathe sb

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To dislike sb / to despise sb / to deteste sb/sth

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Aisle

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walkway on bus, plane, or in store

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Drown

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die in water (ahogarse)

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Ward

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room in hospital (sala)

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To deign to do sth

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condescend to do (dignarse a)

Tom Cruise would never deign to take a selfie with you.

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Lengthening

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Making or becoming longer (alargamiento)

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To file for bankruptcy

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Declararse en quiebra

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In the foreseeable future

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En el futuro previsible

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Lame excuse

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Excusa floja

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Glance

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Glimpse- look at (ojeada, mirada, vistazo)

You could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary speaker.

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Bargain

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Item sold at discount (Ganga)

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A fuss

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Complaints

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Profit

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Earnings (beneficio)

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Whithold

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Not give (retener) 
Withhold information
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A mortgage

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For house (hipoteca) a bank loan specifically to buy a house

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Cramped (adj)

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Small + uncomfortable

There is no room to swing a cat = too tiny

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To hoard sth

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To keep everything you get, and have trouble getting ridding of

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Roomy (adj)

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Lots of space/room in your home or a specific room

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To feel hemmed in

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To feel that sth is closing around you

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To dread sth

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To feel very nervous or anxious about sth. You really, really don’t want to do it. Dread+v-ing / dread going to work today

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Sth is a bit of a slog

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Hard to read/watch and concentrate on sth often it is quite hard and boring

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To go on and on about sth

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To talk about sth again and again

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To be attending seeking
To want everyone to notice you and give you attention all the time
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To let the cat out of the bag
To accidentally reveal a secret
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Get sth off one’s chest
To say/confess sth that one has wanted to say for a long time, resulting in a feeling of relief
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Witty
Funny in a clever way
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Unease
Anxiety to feel uncomfortable in a situation
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Enlightenment
Clarification, understanding. To have a feeling of understanding
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Eager (adj) Eagerness (n)
Avid (entusiasta) He is an eager reader I am eager to show you
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Dwindle
Get smaller in size slowly
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Hand sth in
Submit, entregar
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Accomplishment
Feat, goal achieved, logro
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Frequent
Visit
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Detachment
Disinterest
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Archly
Playfully
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Reconnaissance
Exploration
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Boundaries
Parameters
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Intersect
Meet
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Discount
Reduction from the full amount
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Uninhabitable
Not fit to live on
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Beforehand
In advance
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Categorically
Absolutely and completely
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Contaminated
Impure and likely to cause disease
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Indelible
Impossible to rub out
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Intersect
Cross each other
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Ratified
Formally accepted
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Vacated
Left empty
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Annihilated
Completely destroyed
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Bullion
Gold and silver bars
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Conducive
Likely to lead
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Exonerated
Freed from blame
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Aptitude
Natural ability
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Sordid
Dirty and squalid
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Annuity
Annual allowance
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Inevitable
Bound to happen
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Disintegrated
Broke up into small pieces
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Trespassing
Being on private land without permission
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Inconsiderate
People who don’t care how their behaviour affects other people
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Insolvent
Not having money to pay what one owes
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Invulnerable
They can’t be harmed or damaged
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Inaugurate
To introduce someone important into a new place or job by holding a special ceremony
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Indict
To charge someone formally with an offence in law
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Infuriate
To make someone very angry
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Inquest
An official inquiry to find out what caused someone’s death
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Insatiable
That cannot be satisfied
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Incredulity
Disbelief
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Inlet
A narrow strip water which goes from a sea or lake into the land
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Incentive
Something that encourages you to do something
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Incorrigible
Someone who has faults or bad habits that will never change