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a 10A applicant candidato How many applicants did you have for
the job?
b 9A bank account cuenta bancaria How much money do you have in your
bank account?
b 10B Barbie doll muñeca Barbie I often played with Barbie dolls when I
was young.
b 6C beckon llamar haciendo señas para The customs official beckoned the
que alguien se acerque woman to his counter.
b 4C belly parte de abajo (fuselaje de The belly of the aircraft was painted red.
un avión )
b 10B buyer comprador He's still looking for a buyer for his
house.
c 5A 'can-do' attitude actitud positiva Her 'can-do' attitude is what made her
our choice for the job.
c 9C career path camino profesional How can I find a new career path?
c 10B circuit circuito They first met each other on the tennis
circuit.
c 8A clearing up orden y limpieza Could you help me with the clearing up?
c 9A cost of living coste de vida The increase in interest rates will raise
the cost of living.
c 7A coursework trabajo realizado durante el Have you finished your coursework yet?
curso
c 8B crave deseo (de ser el centro de Many young children crave attention.
atención)
d 5A detract from restar importancia All that make-up she wears actually
detracts from her beauty, I think.
d 10B distraction distracción I can turn the television off if you find it
a distraction.
d 3A distress ansiedad She claimed that the way she had been
treated at work had caused her extreme
emotional and psychological distress.
d 10B driving range recinto para practicar golf I often practise my golf swing at the
driving range.
e 10A ebb away disminuir He could feel his strength ebbing away.
e 3C economical no decir toda ( la verdad) I was being economical with the truth.
e 10A escalator escaleras automáticas I'll meet you by the up/down escalator
on the second floor.
e 7A ex- ex ex-prisoner
e 4B exasperating exasperante It's so exasperating when he won't
listen to a word that I say.
f 9A feel good factor sensación de bienestar The feel good factor persists despite the
current economic problems.
f 7B fingerprint huella digital His fingerprints were all over the gun.
f 10A further más lejos It was much further to the town centre
than I remembered.
g 10A gold rush fiebre del oro He became rich during the gold rush.
h 9B handset auricular (teléfono) The shop sells all the latest handsets.
h 10A homing instinto de volver a casa Migrating birds and fish have a strong
homing instinct.
j 8B joy alegría They were filled with joy when their first
child was born.
k 1B keep track seguir los acontecimientos My sister has had so many different
jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what
she's doing).
k 1A keep up mantener el ritmo Supply of the goods is failing to keep up
with demand.
l 9C leave aside dejar a un lado Leaving aside the question of cost, how
many people do we need on the job?
l 10A loved one ser querido People, naturally enough, want to know
that their loved ones are out of danger.
m 10C mind map técnica de aprendizaje I'd like to learn how to draw mind maps.
n 6C nudge dar golpes con el codo The children were giggling and nudging
each other.
n 7B number plate matrícula Police are looking for a small blue car
with the number plate K17 EMW.
o 9B on the contrary al contrario "Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On
the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half
way through it!"
o 7A one-square-mile una milla cuadrada a one-square-mile island
p 4B palm palma This tiny device fits into the palm of your
hand.
p 10A pension off jubilar After flying for 38 years, their Wessex
helicopter is about to be pensioned off.
p 10A postal service servicio postal The United States Postal Service
p 6C pout poner mala cara Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get
what she wants.
p 9B praiseworthy digno / a de elogio His actions during the crisis were truly
praiseworthy.
r 9B rail ticket billete de tren The cost of rail tickets was increased by
11%.
r 10B rather antes que I think I'd like to stay at home this
evening rather than go out.
r 1C rave hablar con entusiasmo She raved about/over the clothes she
had seen at the Paris fashion shows.
r 5A rub shoulders (with) codearse con She claims that she rubs shoulders with
royalty all the time.
r 1A runaway éxito obtenido muy rápido Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly
big) success came as a great surprise.
r 6A run-of-the-mill moderado / a He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
s 3C senior citizen ciudadano de edad avanzada Discounts are available for senior
citizens.
s 4A settle for conformarse con They were hoping to sell their car for
£2000, but settled for £1500.
s 6C shoo hacer marchar / espantar Go and shoo that cat away before it
catches a bird.
s 10A skinny en los huesos You should eat more, you're much too
skinny.
s 5C snowed under estar inundado de I'm absolutely snowed under with work
at the moment.
s 10B stick with mantener He said that he was going to stick with
the traditions established by his
grandfather.
s 7B stock provisiones It is now halfway through winter and
food stocks are already low.
s 10A stroke of genius golple de inspiración It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke
of genius.
s 3B swell (up) hinchar It was obvious she had broken her toe,
because it immediately started to swell
(up).
s 10A swift rápido / a The local police took swift action
against the squatters.
t 6B thereby de este modo Diets that are high in saturated fat and
cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries,
thereby reducing the blood flow to our
hearts and brains.
t 9C thinker pensador a political/religious thinker
t 3B treadmill cinta para correr There are ten treadmills in the gym.
u 5A underfoot debajo de los pies The grass was cool and pleasant
underfoot.
v 5A vain vanidoso / a He was very vain about his hair and his
clothes.
v 8C VIP VIP (persona importante) They were in the VIP lounge at the
airport.
b 1A butt in interrumpir alguien que habla Norma always butts in when we're
talking.
r 1A runaway éxito obtenido muy rápido Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly
big) success came as a great surprise.
k 1B keep track seguir los acontecimientos My sister has had so many different
jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what
she's doing).
m 1B meaningful profundo / a She seems to find it difficult to form
meaningful relationships.
r 1C rave hablar con entusiasmo She raved about/over the clothes she
had seen at the Paris fashion shows.
f 2A flit saltar (de una cosa a otra) Sara finds it very difficult to settle - she's
always flitting from one thing to another.
g 2A gait paso/manera de caminar He walked with a slow stiff gait.
d 3A distress ansiedad She claimed that the way she had been
treated at work had caused her extreme
emotional and psychological distress.
s 3B swell (up) hinchar It was obvious she had broken her toe,
because it immediately started to swell
(up).
t 3B treadmill cinta para correr There are ten treadmills in the gym.
e 3C economical no decir toda ( la verdad) I was being economical with the truth.
s 3C senior citizen ciudadano de edad avanzada Discounts are available for senior
citizens.
s 4A settle for conformarse con They were hoping to sell their car for
£2000, but settled for £1500.
p 4B palm palma This tiny device fits into the palm of your
hand.
b 4C belly parte de abajo (fuselaje de The belly of the aircraft was painted red.
un avión )
b 4C brash presuntuoso/vulgar/ chillona Don't you think that suit's a bit brash for
a funeral?
c 5A 'can-do' attitude actitud positiva Her 'can-do' attitude is what made her
our choice for the job.
d 5A detract from restar importancia All that make-up she wears actually
detracts from her beauty, I think.
r 5A rub shoulders (with) codearse con She claims that she rubs shoulders with
royalty all the time.
u 5A underfoot debajo de los pies The grass was cool and pleasant
underfoot.
v 5A vain vanidoso / a He was very vain about his hair and his
clothes.
s 5C snowed under estar inundado de I'm absolutely snowed under with work
at the moment.
t 6B thereby de este modo Diets that are high in saturated fat and
cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries,
thereby reducing the blood flow to our
hearts and brains.
u 6B ultimately finalmente Everything will ultimately depend on
what is said at the meeting with the
directors next week.
u 6B unannounced sin avisar She appeared unannounced and took
control of the meeting.
b 6C beckon llamar haciendo señas para The customs official beckoned the
que alguien se acerque woman to his counter.
n 6C nudge dar golpes con el codo The children were giggling and nudging
each other.
p 6C pout poner mala cara Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get
what she wants.
s 6C shoo hacer marchar / espantar Go and shoo that cat away before it
catches a bird.
c 7A coursework trabajo realizado durante el Have you finished your coursework yet?
curso
e 7A ex- ex ex-prisoner
n 7B number plate matrícula Police are looking for a small blue car
with the number plate K17 EMW.
p 7B pre-paid pagado con antelación Admission tickets are $20 pre-paid, $25
at the door.
p 7B provider suministrador an Internet service provider
r 7B rebel rebelde The rebels took over the capital and set
up a new government.
c 8A clearing up orden y limpieza Could you help me with the clearing up?
c 8B crave deseo (de ser el centro de Many young children crave attention.
atención)
j 8B joy alegría They were filled with joy when their first
child was born.
v 8C VIP VIP (persona importante) They were in the VIP lounge at the
airport.
b 9A bank account cuenta bancaria How much money do you have in your
bank account?
c 9A cost of living coste de vida The increase in interest rates will raise
the cost of living.
f 9A feel good factor sensación de bienestar The feel good factor persists despite the
current economic problems.
h 9B handset auricular (teléfono) The shop sells all the latest handsets.
o 9B on the contrary al contrario "Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On
the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half
way through it!"
o 9B optimistic optimista She is optimistic about her chances of
winning a gold medal.
p 9B praiseworthy digno / a de elogio His actions during the crisis were truly
praiseworthy.
r 9B rail ticket billete de tren The cost of rail tickets was increased by
11%.
c 9C career path camino profesional How can I find a new career path?
n 9C noon doce del mediodía We used to ski before noon then take a
long lunch.
a 10A applicant candidato How many applicants did you have for
the job?
e 10A ebb away disminuir He could feel his strength ebbing away.
e 10A escalator escaleras automáticas I'll meet you by the up/down escalator
on the second floor.
f 10A further más lejos It was much further to the town centre
than I remembered.
g 10A gold rush fiebre del oro He became rich during the gold rush.
h 10A homing instinto de volver a casa Migrating birds and fish have a strong
homing instinct.
l 10A loved one ser querido People, naturally enough, want to know
that their loved ones are out of danger.
p 10A pension off jubilar After flying for 38 years, their Wessex
helicopter is about to be pensioned off.
p 10A postal service servicio postal The United States Postal Service
s 10A skinny en los huesos You should eat more, you're much too
skinny.
s 10A stroke of genius golple de inspiración It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke
of genius.
b 10B buyer comprador He's still looking for a buyer for his
house.
c 10B circuit circuito They first met each other on the tennis
circuit.
d 10B distraction distracción I can turn the television off if you find it
a distraction.
d 10B driving range recinto para practicar golf I often practise my golf swing at the
driving range.
r 10B rather antes que I think I'd like to stay at home this
evening rather than go out.
s 10B stick with mantener He said that he was going to stick with
the traditions established by his
grandfather.
s 10B straightaway enseguida We don't have to go straightaway, do
we?
g 10C guru gurú For the last decade she has acted as
the president's economics guru.
w 10C woolly vago / a It's the woolly thinking behind the book
that I find so infuriating.