vocab Flashcards
(47 cards)
viajeros que viajan de casa al trabajo
commuters
consumo de combustible
fuel consumption
colapso del tráfico
gridlock
bocinas de coche
car horns
ocupación del coche
car occupancy
atasco
jams
hora punta
rush hour
niebla tóxica
smog
gases de escape
exhaust fumes
desenamorarse
falling out of love with
punto de inflexión
tipping point
exagerado, very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe
far-fetched
used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon, inminente
impending
to lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident, perder el control
wiping out
expansión urbana
urban sprawl
aprendizaje (what you do)
learning
orden/instrucción (what you receive)
instruction
conferencia (the lecturer is doing a talk)
lecture
tutoría (only you and your tutor)
tutorial
profesor/a (whoever), someone who teaches at a college or university
lecturer
catedrático (general), a teacher of the highest rank in a department
professor
erudito, a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university
scholar
beca, money that you receive
scholarship
taller, (smth practical) a meeting of people to discuss and/or perform practical work in a subject or activity
workshop