Unit 8

Question 1

Tomar el protagonismo

Answer 1

To take center stage

Question 2

Subidón de adrenalina

Answer 2

Adrenaline rush

Question 3

Sentirse atraído por

Answer 3

To be drawn to

Question 4

Tener programado de forma innata

Answer 4

To be hard-wired

Ex: humans are hard-wired to recognize faces

Question 5

Ser provocado por, motivado por, causado por

Answer 5

To be prompted by

Ex: his reaction was prompted by something he said

Question 6

Reprimido

Answer 6

Pent-up (adjetivo)

Ex: he’s got a lot of pent-up anger

Question 7

Una experiencia de pánico extremo

Answer 7

A panic button experience

Question 8

Ir más allá de los límites

Answer 8

Push the envelope

Question 9

Acercarse

Answer 9

Approach

Question 10

Resultó

Answer 10

Turns out
Proves to be

Ex: his plan proved to be successful after all

Question 11

Deseo

Answer 11

Craving
Desire

Question 12

Corriente eléctrica

Answer 12

Electrical current

Question 13

Extraño, raro, fuera de lo común

Answer 13

Bizarre
Strange

Question 14

Que da mal rollo

Answer 14

Creepy

Question 15

Estreno (peli)

Answer 15

Premier

Question 16

Crítico (peli)

Answer 16

Critic

Question 17

Secuela peli (continuar la historia inicial)

Answer 17

Sequel

Question 18

Doble (peli)

Answer 18

Stuntman

Question 19

Género

Answer 19

Genre

Question 20

Extra (peli)

Answer 20

Extra

Question 21

Público a quien se dirige

Answer 21

Target audience

Question 22

Banda sonora

Answer 22

Soundtrack

Question 23

Material grabado

Answer 23

Footage

Question 24

Capaz

Answer 24

Capable

Question 25

Amenazar Amenaza

Answer 25

Threaten Threat

Question 26

Diferir (ser diferentes)

Answer 26

Differ Ex: Their opinions differ on this topic.

Question 27

Sobresaltarse de un susto

Answer 27

It made me jump out of my skin

Question 28

Estar temblando mucho

Answer 28

To be shaking like a leaf

Question 29

Hacer que se pongan los pelos de punta

Answer 29

It gives me goosebumps

Question 30

A nivel subconsciente

Answer 30

On a subconscious level

Question 31

Enfoque minimalista

Answer 31

Minimalist approach

Question 32

Interpretación

Answer 32

Interpretation

Question 33

Probabilidad, expectativa

Answer 33

Prospect Ex: There’s a real prospect of success.

Question 34

Giro inesperado (en la vida, situación…) complicado

Answer 34

(Threw me a…)Curve ball

Question 35

Estar en un bucle

Answer 35

To be in a rut

Question 36

Patrones

Answer 36

Patterns

Question 37

Conformista, satisfecho

Answer 37

Complacent

Question 38

Ritual

Answer 38

Ritual

Question 39

Transmitir (idea, pensamiento, emoción…)

Answer 39

Convey

Question 40

Aspirar a

Answer 40

Aspire to

Question 41

Diligentemente

Answer 41

Diligently

Question 42

Reconciliarse

Answer 42

Reconcile Ex: They reconciled after the argument.

Question 43

Esquivar la pregunta

Answer 43

Dodge the question

Question 44

Tomar ese camino

Answer 44

Go that route Ex:We could hire more staff, but I’m not sure I want to go that route.

Question 45

En el fondo, en esencia

Answer 45

At heart Ex: She’s a kind person at heart, even if she seems tough.

Question 46

Obedecer y seguir las reglas

Answer 46

Walk the line Ex: If you want to keep your job, you have to walk the line.