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Unit11. Being someone else. Flashcards

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The bush

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arbusto, mata

US rural o del campo

We planted some bushes in front of our new house.

Irse por las ramas

All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no!

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Sweetness

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dulzura, dulzor

Pura dulzura

sweetness and light,

When my mother’s around, Jenny is all sweetness and light; when we’re alone, she can be quite mean. (muy mala)

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To wander

/ˈwɒndə/

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errar, deambular, caminar

  • Adam wandered along the beach.
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hinterland

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interior del país

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and so was I

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y yo también lo estaba

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shrieking

/ˈʃriːkɪŋ/

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scream

Aullido, chillido

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Hoeing

(to Hoe)

Use a hoe

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azada, usar la azada

Ben broke his hoe and had to use a shovel to turn the dirt in his garden.

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unobtainable

obtainable

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inalcanzable, que no se puede conseguir

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Out of touch

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estar desfasado, perder el contacto

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Thoroughly

/ˈθʌrəlɪ/

thorough

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cuidadosamente, minuciosamente, concienzudamente

Totalmente, completamente, absolutamente

Riguroso, exhaustivo, minusioso

total, verdadero, absoluto

  • My new boss is a thorough bore.
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put on hold

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Keep (uk)

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guardar, conservar

(uk) Tener exsitencias, en stock
* No, we don’t keep any foreign language books, but we could order this for you.

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homebound

/ˈhəʊmbaʊnd/

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confinado en casa, recluido

  • Fanny was housebound for months when she got sick.
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insinuating hands

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manos insinuantes

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light out

(simply to disappear)

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partir, irse (leave, set off)

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I dare you to try to find me

To Dare

Dare

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Te reto a que intentes encontrarme

retar, desafiar

Reto, desafío

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sitting duck

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blanco fácil, presa fácil, …

  • With nothing to protect himself from the enemy, he was a sitting duck.
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call up

call-up

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dar un toque

  • Let’s call her up and check the plans.

Llamar a filas (informal)

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hit up

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meterse un chute, dar un sablazo

  • Watch out for Ralph, he’s always hitting people up for money.
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stick around

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  • Plantarse, quedarse

Stick around while I take off the car.

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deadline

meet a deadline

work to a deadline

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plazo

cumplir con un plazo

trabajar hasta una fecha límite

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in short, of being far away

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en lugar de estar lejos

en lugar de estar muy lejos

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To sear

/sɪə/

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quemar, abrasar, chamuscar

The chef seared the tuna on both sides.

cauterizar (medicina)

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to scrub

/skrʌb/

scrub

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Fregar, restregar

Lucy scrubbed the floor

Matorrales, arbustos

There was some scrub between the forest and the open fields.

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in his apron /ˈeɪprən/
en su delantal * Emily's mother always wore a red apron when she baked brownies área de estacionamiento en un aeropuerto * Sean turned the car around on the apron at the end of the driveway.
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perspiring over perspire /pəˈspaɪə/
transpirar sobre * After running up nine flights of stairs, the firefighters were perspiring.
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as though
como si, parecer que It appears as though your father is having a mid-life crisis. dar la impresión de
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hearting preview hearting preview of what my own demise
anticipo, adelante
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demise
fallecimiento , muerte
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Mourners
Dolientes (gente que sufre!)
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thoroughly
cuidadosamente minuciosamente meticulosamente concienzudamente completamente plenamente totalmente absolutamente a
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boast /bəʊst/ boasting /ˈbəʊstɪŋ/
alarde, Fantochada, fanfarronada, ... jactancia
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little was likely
era poco probable
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Used to, be used to, get used to
Solía + INF * When I was at school, I used to wear a uniform. Acostumbrado + ING * I’m a teacher. I’m used to working with young people. Acostumbrádome + INF * When I arrived in Spain, I had to get used to having lunch late.
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And we’re off for Week 1!
Y nos vamos a la primera semana!!!
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carry out
llevar a cabo, cumplir, completar
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is made up of:
se compone de ...
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Stunt
artimaña, treta, ardid * Some people suspected the politician's marital problems were just a stunt to gain sympathy.
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as long as, so long as
en tanto que, mientras que * I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around.
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Provided (as long as) Provided
Siempre y cuando I will come to visit you tomorrow, provided it doesn't rain. Provisto Do the best you can with the materials provided.
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miss
* Regular missed * Tercera Persona misses * Perder: * Medios de transporte * Un ocasión o acontecimiento, una oportunidad * Si no viste o escuchaste algo "You miss it..." * Si perdiste información * Echar de menos
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Lose /luːz/
* Irregular (lost, lost) * Loss pérdida * Tercera persona losses * Lost/found * Perder: * Objetos * Paciencia o cosas inmateriales (my mind) * Tiempo * Un partido * Trabajo (You are fired.) * Lose you live
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gain
adquirir, ganar (algo extra), obtener (algo nuevo) * The citizens gained the right to send their kids to a different school. * He gained five new customers last month.
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Hasty
APresurado, veloz, rápido * Ken made a hasty decision when he accepted that awful job. * Emma made a hasty exit when she saw that her ex was at the party.
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To arise arose, arisen Arise from
surgir, presentarse * We do not anticipate that any problems will arise. Surgir a partir de * Several complications arose from the surgery.
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Chilly
Frío, helado, tener frío, distante/frío ## Footnote The weather is chilly today. The weather is chilly today.
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Wilderness
Tierra salvaje, jungla ## Footnote There was nothing for miles around; it was a wilderness.
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So that
de modo que, a fin de que
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so far as as far as (in so far as)
Hasta donde ... As far as I know So far as I know con tal que, con tal de que
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Dip
cuesta, pendiente, hundirse (camino o pendiente) caída, bajada
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So far
Hasta ahora, hasta el momento
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Bounty
Abundancia
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Beloved Dearly beloved
Amado, querido Queridos hermanos, adorado * Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today not to mourn a death, but to celebrate a life! * I am writing to let you know of the death of my dearly beloved wife.
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