Terence Flashcards
(71 cards)
Appalling
Awful, terrible, horrible
To pull someone’s leg
To trick sb/ to joke with sb / to take the piss / to pretend that sth false is true but it is not serious
To loathe sb
To dislike sb / to despise sb / to deteste sb/sth
Aisle
walkway on bus, plane, or in store
Drown
die in water (ahogarse)
Ward
room in hospital (sala)
To deign to do sth
condescend to do (dignarse a)
Tom Cruise would never deign to take a selfie with you.
Lengthening
Making or becoming longer (alargamiento)
To file for bankruptcy
Declararse en quiebra
In the foreseeable future
En el futuro previsible
Lame excuse
Excusa floja
Glance
Glimpse- look at (ojeada, mirada, vistazo)
You could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary speaker.
Bargain
Item sold at discount (Ganga)
A fuss
Complaints
Profit
Earnings (beneficio)
Whithold
Not give (retener) Withhold information
A mortgage
For house (hipoteca) a bank loan specifically to buy a house
Cramped (adj)
Small + uncomfortable
There is no room to swing a cat = too tiny
To hoard sth
To keep everything you get, and have trouble getting ridding of
Roomy (adj)
Lots of space/room in your home or a specific room
To feel hemmed in
To feel that sth is closing around you
To dread sth
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
Sth is a bit of a slog
Hard to read/watch and concentrate on sth often it is quite hard and boring
To go on and on about sth
To talk about sth again and again