Unit 5 Flashcards by Encarna Gonzalez

not sharp

blunt (paula)

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a fashion or general liking

vague (paula)

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to express a thought

conveys (paula)

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keen to make one’s opinions heard by other people

vocal (paula)

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to speak too quietly

mumble (paula)

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Small unintended clue

Hint (Silvia)

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Not clear about what the real meaning is

Ambiguous (Silvia)

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When you want to speak in a higher voice

Raise your voice (Silvia)

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To involve something mention in a previous circumstance

Imply (Silvia)

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When you want to speak more quietly

Lower your voice (Silvia)

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When you don’t want or you can’t say anything

Have nothing to say (Balza)

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When you are in constant communication

In regular communication (Balza)

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To speak to someone just in front of you

Face-to-face communication (Balza)

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The way a person is speaking to someone

Tone of voice (Balza)

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To say what it’s truth

Tell the truth (Balza)

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to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly

Over see (Elena)

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very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

Striking (Elena)

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To move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly

Shift (Elena)

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to start to take part in an activity that is already happening because you will win an advantage from it

Get in on (Elena)

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to give support, strength, or a basic structure to something

Underpin (Elena)

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When you make smth stop being wild

Tame (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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Supervise

Oversee (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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Shocking

Stricking (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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The procces of reason/argue

Rationale (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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The procces of reason/argue

Rationale (Javier Caña Álvaro)

Attract by offering an advantage

Entice (Miguel)

make less powerful and easier to control

Tame (Miguel)

A limitation or restriction.

Constraint (Miguel)

To be enough for someone's necessities

To meet the needs (Miguel)

The point at which a series of small changes becomes significant enough to cause a larger change

Tipping point (Miguel)

To have or express a single, unified opinion.

Speak with one voice (kaixuan)

The communication stop because some reason

Breakdown of communication(kaixuan)

Very closely approaching to say something

Be about to say(kaixuan)

on not friendly terms with someone.

Not be on speaking terms (kaixuan)

causing fear or discouragement

Daunting(kaixuan)

a reaction or response to a process

constructive feedback (dima)

to supervise

oversee (dima)

a standard by wich to judge or criticize

criteria (dima)

the act of proposing

proposal (dima)

to move from one place or person

shift (dima)

In few words

In a nutshell (jose)

Think the same way

On the same wavelength (jose)

Talk with different goals or intentions

Talking at cross purposes (jose)

Hear rumours

Hear on the grapevine (jose)

Discuss the matter without coming to the point

Beat about the bush (jose)

Daunting (Amaya)

intimidating.

Slarm (Amaya)

an anxious awareness of danger.

Tame(Amaya)

(of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people

Any of various small mammals with large teeths

Rodent (francisco)

Underpin(Amaya)

support, justify, or form the basis for.

Not wild or dangerous because of training

Tame (francisco)

an advantageous purchase

Bargain (marcos)

someone or something is a pain or annoying

A nuisance (marcos)

judge, the court

Magistrates (marcos)

consequences

Repercussions (marcos(

soon, next, about to happen

Forthcoming (marcos)

Throw several objects up into the air to entertain people

Juggle (francisco)

Rodent (Amaya)

any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats

All the words used in a particular language or subject

Lexicon (francisco )

Unfriendly and not liking something

Hostile (francisco)

A sum paid for killing or capturing a person

Bounty (Julian)

Unpleasantly Cold

Chilly (Julian)

so delicate or precise that it is difficult to analyse

Subtle (Julian)

Attendance to an event or "prove to be the case"

Turn out (Julian)

hanging borders of thread loose over clothing or the part of a person's haircut that hangs over the edge.

Fringe (Julian)

something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits

constraint (Nicolás Gálvez)

any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats

rodent (Nicolás Gálvez)

(a list of) all the words used in a particular language or subject, or a dictionary

lexicon (Nicolás Gálvez)

to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly

oversee (Nicolás Gálvez)

very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

striking (Nicolás Gálvez)

a person who receives something

recipient (Alonso)

of or at the beginning

initial (Alonso)

a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result

irony (Alonso)

to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted

lack (Alonso)

causing fear

daunting (Sara)

the vocabulary of a particular lenguagr

Lexicon (Sara)

changed from the wild state

Tame (Sara)

a mammal belonging to a family of animals that has 4 sharp teetg

Rodent (Sara)

to support from below

Underpin (Sara)

Travelling with no purpose from place to place

Wandering (Jimena)

A large number of similar things coming in quick succession.

Spate (Jimena)

To get money from someone dishonestly by lying to them

Swindle (Jimena)

The state of being inactive

Idleness (Jimena)

Something pleasing or gratifying

Flattering (Jimena)

a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided

Criteria (Baca)

changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated

Tame (Baca)

the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback).

Feedback (Baca)

the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.

proposal (Baca)

to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify.

Enhance (baca)

not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way

subtle (Ricardo)

in a way that is very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracts a lot of attention

strikingly (Ricardo)

joined together as a group

united (Ricardo)

used to refer to an amount at the end of a page that is copied at the beginning of the next page

carried over (Ricardo)

to take an exam again

resit (Ricardo)

fringe

the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity (iria)

lack

the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it (iria)

initiative

a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem (iria)

fulfilling

making you feel happy and satisfied (iria)

deploy

to use something or someone, especially in an effective way (iria)

sustained

continuing for a long time (Maria)

garment

a piece of clothing (Maria)

enrich

to improve the quality of something by adding something else (Maria)

appalling

something very bad (Maria)

pervasive

present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place (Maria)

Unit 5 Flashcards

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