Unit10. A lifelong process

Question 1

knowledgeable

knowledgeable about

Answer 1

Conocedor, culto, informado bien informado

The graduate student was very knowledgeable

Experto en …

The researcher is very knowledgeable about the life

Question 2

So did …

Answer 2

So did my fascination

(También lo hizo mi fascinación …)

Question 3

• Research

Answer 3

Investigar

He has to research before he can write the essay.

Question 4

Eastern

Middle Eastern country

Answer 4

Oriental

Del este

• An eastern wind was blowing.
• País del Medio Oriente

Question 5

In the end

Answer 5

Ultimately, finally, eventually

Al fin y al cabo, finalmente, a la larga

• He finished his work in the end.

Question 6

Lively

Answer 6

(person, music)vivaz, alegre,

• Ben was a lively person who liked to party
  (place) animado
• There was a lively party at the end of the street that kept the neighbors awake.

Question 7

As we were a mixed and unmarried group

Answer 7

Ya que éramos un grupo mixto y de solteros.

Question 8

Haggle

haggle over

Answer 8

Regatear

• We eventually found another hotel, where we haggled over the price of rooms.

Question 9

Settle in

Answer 9

sentirse cómo, como en casa

• It took me a few months to settle​ in to my new job.

Question 10

within

Answer 10

dentro de, dentro, adentro

• The project is due within three days.
• The culture shock was so great that within the first week one of the group returned home.

Question 11

due

Answer 11

pagadero, programado, previsto

• The gas safety check is due next Monday.
• The car is due to get its oil changed.

Question 12

flatbread

Answer 12

pan sin levadura (pan plano-> tortitas)

Question 13

sleeves

Answer 13

mangas, fundas, cubiertas

Question 14

Establishment

Answer 14

Local, establecimiento, institución …

Fundación

• The police warned the nightclub owner that they would close his establishment if they caught anyone selling drugs on the premises.

Question 15

Tell each other about your education to date.

Answer 15

Contaros sobre vuestra educación hasta la fecha

Question 16

Optimun

Answer 16

Optimo

Question 17

To equip

Answer 17

Proveer, equipo, dotar, preparar

• The school is aiming to equip every student with a laptop.

Question 18

Daily Life

Answer 18

Vida cotidiana

• Some people only practice their religion on holidays, while for others it’s a part of their daily life.

Question 19

in any way

Answer 19

de algún modo, de alguna manera

• If I’ve offended you in any way, I apologise.

Question 20

To look around

Answer 20

Para inspeccionar, para echar un vistazo ..

• Then our course leader arranged flats for us to look around.

Question 21

stuff-ed

Answer 21

relleno

Question 22

Falabel

Answer 22

Buñuelos de garbanzos picantes

Question 23

strips

Question 24

To tear

(tore, torn)

tear

Tear off

Answer 24

romper, rasgar

• She’s torn her knee, and won’t be able to play.

lágrima

Arrancar

• He tore off the wrapping(envoltorio) to discover what was inside.

Question 25

western style

Answer 25

Estilo occidental

Question 26

From sunrise to sunset

Answer 26

Desde el amanecer hasta la puesta de sol

Question 27

sign up

Answer 27

Apuntarse, inscribirse ... ## Footnote It's time to sign up for the volleyball team. Practice starts next week.

Question 28

Count on

Answer 28

contar con, confiar en You can count on her to be on time.

Question 29

Let down letdown(junto)

Answer 29

decepcionar, desilusionado, decepcionado, ... dejar caer, tirar UK (desinflar), chasco * Don't let me down! * She felt let down when no one came to her party. * The bad news was a letdown. (chasco)

Question 30

Put off

Answer 30

Postponer, postergar, Desalentar * I don't want to put you off, but that make of car you're thinking of buying is very hard to maintain. * I'm busy this afternoon; can we put our meeting off until tomorrow?

Question 31

Set off

Answer 31

salir, partir, empezar un viaje ... * We'll have to set off very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic. * That morning, we set off on our trip to California.

Question 32

go through with something

Answer 32

seguir adelante con, llevar algo a cabo, continuar * The city council is going through with its plans to widen the road

Question 33

Live sth down

Answer 33

Superar la verguenza * His friends ensured that he could never live down the day he accidentally wore his sister's pants.

Question 34

pay up

Answer 34

Saldar una deuda Pagar en su totalidad * You've owed me that money for over a month. It's time to pay up.

Question 35

Owe Borrow Lend

Answer 35

deber * Having arranged a loan to buy my house, I owe my bank a lot of money. Tomar prestado, pedir un préstamo * Can I borrow your pen? * Most religions borrow ideas from older ones. Prestar, hipotecar (loan) * He bank will only lend if the customer can provide proof of earnings. * Natalie lent her skills to her company

Question 36

Come up

Answer 36

surgir, rise (elevarse, ascender, ...)