Workbook 5 Flashcards
(31 cards)
A good story has a intriguing plot, grabs your attention from the start,has a happy ending, has chRCters you can empathise with,
Teaches you something about life, is like real life,
As a result of which In which case The point where By which time The way in which
Tendencia, moda
Trend
Something trendy
Predicciones de venta
Make sales forecasts
Lanza tus ideas a inversores
Pitch your ideas to inversors
Tristemente, desgraciadamente
Woefully
Casarse, get married
Dar el sí
Tie the knot Get hitched(slang)
El que sera un marido
Husband-to be
Una mujer recien casada
A blushing bride
Blushing:sonrojada
Adjetivo de “marriage”
Marital
Adjetivo de wife
Wifely
Separarse, break up
Go your separate ways
Incompatibilidad de caracteres, discordancia de ritmo
Mismatch
Nada caracteristico, fuera de lo usual
Out of ‘character
De principio a fin,
From top to bottom
De mal en peor
From bad to worse
Su marido se negaba a realizar tareas del hogar, lo cual estaba en disonancia con sus expectativas
Her husband refused to do household duties, which was totally out of tune with her expectations
Pero en lugar de dejar las cosas ir de mal en peor…
But instead of letting things go from bad to worse
Persona azafata de vuelo
Flight attendant
Dependiente/a
Sales person
Humanity/mankind
Working hours/man hours
Personnel(personal, plantilla)/manpower (mano de obra)
Hecho por el hombre /manmade/synthetic
Understaffed(corto de personal)/undermanned
Servicios, instalaciones…facilities
Si yo no hubiera rechazado el trabajo, no estaria desempleada ahora
If i hadn’t turned down the job, i wouldn’t be unemployed now
I couldn’t rise to senior post (alto cargo) on account of (por culpa de) the glass ceiling
If it hadn’t been for the glass ceiling, i could have risen to(or i would have be able to rise)
No tiene aprension (recelo) para conducir una furgoneta
He has no qualms about driving a van
Women who refuse to be treated unfairly by men
Stand up to the big boys
20 a lo sumo (pero no mas)
20 at a Push
