1: bits and pieces: unas cositas, pedazos

tackle: afrontar, abordar, entrada (futbol) trolley: carrito

derribar (rugby)
the spitting image: viva imagen
mugging: atraco
foremost: líder, al frente
affluent: rico
revenue: ingresos publicos
spotless: impecable
on and off: ininterrumpidamente
sprawling: en expanion (sprawl: tumbarse)
hit and miss: aleatorio, inestable
run down: en decadencia
peace and quiet: tranquilo
crumble: derrumbarse
long and short: en resumidas cuentas
filthy: sucio, asqueroso
sick and tired: harto de
deprived: desfavorecido, privado de
first and foremost: antes q nada
dull: aburrido, opaco, soso, mate, leve (dull
2:
pain)
Willing: querer, wilful: caprichoso, terco
spring up: florecer, REBELARSE protest
Laid-back: despreocupado, no drama
crawl: reptar, ir lento
Slacker: holgazán
conspicuous: notorio, obvio
Cynic: noun, cynical: adjective.
slum; suburbio
Back down: recular
condemned: declarado en ruina
Lighten up: relajarse
downturn: recesión
Stride: zancada
gripped: agarrado
take in stride: tomarlo con calma
pour into (money): invertir
Go behind my back: actuar a las espaldas
divert: desviar, distraer
Retiring: reservado, callado
swap, intercmbiar
Get ahead: avanzar, adelantar
stall: puesto, compartimiento, urinario
Undermine: debilitar:
inward: hacia dentro, interno
Drag down: desmoralizar, arruinar (status)
outskirt: afueras
Put up: price (increase) levantar (a big
knock down: demolish
barrier)
compelled: obligar
Go over his head: habalr con alguien mas
compelling: convincente, persuasivo important q el

harvesting: extraer (organs) Comes across: toparse, dar la impresión

deed: hazaña Take over: tomar el control , poder.

(apoderarse del baño)
loaf of bread
Be off: leave Elected by ballots, ballot: papeleta

Better off: mejor Petty crimes: delitos menores

Live to tell the tale: successfully deal Landslide: goleada, desprendimiento

despite a difficult situation.
Trigger: gatillo, desencadenar, cause to
Clash: enfrentamiento start ( elections)

Give away: donar Boost: encourage, mejorar (economy)

Set out/ set off; + presentar, exponer, Compound:, agravar

tener la intención de.
Strain on finances :bankrupt
3:
Stroll: paseo
Take the mickey: burlarse
Gaze: mirar fijamente: stare
Overstatement: exageración
Glance: ojeada, vistazo
Lose face: quedar mal
Glimpse: vistazo, ojeada, destello
String: cuerda
Glare: resplandecer, mirada asesina
Pin: imperdible
Gasp: soplido, bocanada d aire
underpin: respaldar, apoyar algo
Sight: suspiro
Sitck in: introducir
Chuckles: laugh quietly
Wring out: escurrir
Creep: arrastrarse, asqueroso
Knee pad: rodillera
Giggle: reír
Elbow guard
Mumble: murmurar
Drill: taladrar
Mutter: murmurar
Ripped: rasgado
Indistinctly: confuso
Stain: mancha
Stagger: tambalearse, asombrar
Rinse: enjuagar
Stag: ciervo
Draughty: breezy, con Corrientes d aire
Poke fun: reírse d
Drought: sequía
Slot: puesto, ranura, tragaperras
Die a death: failed
Stance: postura
Never say die: never stop trying
Bury : enterrar
4: politics
Blokes: tíos
Not know where you stand: can’t pass
Allocates: asignar
judgement, don’t know enough
Cast: lanzar, reparto
A recipe for disaster: va a salir mal
Lobby: grupo de presión
Opinión polls: encuestas de opinión
Hollow: hueco, insignificante Stand-up comedy: monologos

Lay the fundations: TO PRODUCE THE stand up: true facts dar a conocer.
BASIS STRUCTURE FOR STH levantar, dejar plantado

Rip: rasgar rip up the contract Dreadful: terrible

Sweep: barrer sweep to power Array: variedad de

Stain his reputation Disarray: desorden

Rig: amañar Toss-up: cara o cruz

6: Tucked up: arropado

Be bored out of your mind: muerto del Retreat: retiro

aburrimiento
Revolves around: gira en torno a, focus on
Crawl: go slow. Crawl into bed
Centres on: based on
Stitches: punto
Trace: buscar el origen: trace a tree family
In stitches: Laughing very hard until xxthC.

Mortified: avergonzado Stem from: originarse

Live up to the hype: no era todo lo Bueno q Set back: put off, a setback: contratiempo
se había esperado
Rooted in real life: se origin-ó en
In bits: extremelly upset
6:
In floods of tears
Overturn/overthrow: derrocar
A bit of a scene: una escenita
Take over: tomar el control, adquiri
Do: a party (business)

Swarm: enjambre overtake: adelantar, rebasar

Tip of the iceberg/ tonge/the pen Plot: conspiración

Floods of tears/complains Take offence: ofenderse

Waxwork: figuras de cera Lapse: fallo, lapso

Off the beaten tracks: fuera de la zona Fight off: luchar contra
turística
Misconduct: mala conducta
Hordes: multitudes,
Escalate: intensificar, escalar
hoarder: almacenador compulsivo
Stage: manipular, montar
Dip: cuesta
Stage a coup
All year round: todo el año
Inflict on: imponer, infligir
Puckish: travieso
Casuality: baja, victima, herida, urgencias
Cream tea: te con bollos
Clear the air: calmar los aires
Grip: agarrar, sujetar la situación armoury: arsenal d armas

Gripping: fascinante borne: cargado

Get our wires crossed: confundirse borne out: confirmado (facts, suspicions)
causado por
Let off steam: desahogarse
spite: rencor
It’s no use crying over spilt milk: llover
sobre mojado tumble: caerse

Twist my words: trasgiversar mis palabras somersault: voltereta/ handstand pino

Price war. Hit profits intake: ingesta, (aire)

All the big guns: important people plunge: caida, desmonorarse, zambullirse

Overlaid: cubierto de UNDER scrutiny: close examination

Ridge: cresta tighten: reforzar, endurecer

Manoeuvre: maniobra time frame: period de tiempo, transcurso

Join forces upward: hacia arriba

lay siege: asediar downward spiral, trend: hacia abajo

trace the plot feed into: alimentar-perpetuar

a debate rages scarp: chatarra, pelea, descartar

truce: tregua wreck: naufragio

amends: reparación Wrench: llave inglesa

make amends: hacer las paces Wrenching: desgarrador

compensation: indemnización
thin Edge of the wedge: principio de algo
shortage: escasez peor- wedge: calzo

UNIT 7: heap: montón de

Breakthrough: descubrimiento scribble: garabatear

Deploy: desplegar (troops) scrabble: escarbar

Devise: diseñar (a plan) pave the way for: pavimenta, haz mas facil

Diminished: disminuir slippery slope: cuesta resbaladiza, callejon

sin salida
Impaired: discapacitado, deteriorado,
deficiente estropeado(machine, inmune pull off: conseguir algo, pull off the trick!
system, hearing)
foreshadow: presagiar
Stack of cards, papers, books
vested interest: interés personal/particular
Underlying: subyaciente
eligible: idóneo, apto, con los requisitos
Undertake: comprometerse a
up to speed:, al tanto, enterado
speed up: ir mas rapido, acelerar Bridge the gap: reconcile/temporary
solution
dissolve: disolverse
Butt in: entrometerse
defy the odds: desafiar los problemas
Hatch: salir del huevo
beat the odds: superar contra todo
pronostico Let out: liberar, sacar la costura, sonido

odd: impar, probabilidades, raro Pluck: desplumar, depilar eyebrows,

burning ambition: fuerte aspiracion,deseo Princers: pinzas, tweezers, pincitas

reprobate: depravado Puff up: hincharse

nonchalant: despreocupado, indiferente Swell: aumentar, crecer, genial (ironic)

sojourn: estancia, pasar una temporada Roam: deambular

phony: falso, plagiado Slender: delgado, escaso

restive: inquieto, uneasy Beat around the bush: irse por las ramas

saturnine: gloomy:triste, melancolico, Get into the swing of it: comenzar a

pesimista. disfrutar lo q haces

Economic: trade, industry, money, adj- swing balancearse, columpio

Economical: economico, barato, adj. Cursory: rapido

Drawback: downside: disadvantage Defy: desafiar

All sizzle no steak: mucho ruido y pocas Follow up: seguimiento, investigar,
nueces. Sizzle: chispas de cocinar continuar

Flunk: suspender Glut: exceso

huck: lanzar, tirar Overlap: superponerse, coincidir

Chuckle: reírse por lo bajo Recall: remember

Chucklehead: tonto Sweeping: barrido, extenso

Rash: sarpullido Unsettling: perturbador

8: Wake: después, velatorio

Barren: árido, esteril Flock; manada de birds, sheep goats

Warren: madriguera, laberinto Forage: buscar comida

Lush: exuberante, borracho, atractivo Gnaw: roer, masticar

Rolling: a (gentle) Slope: pendiente suave Range: cordillera, oscilar

Winding: serpenteante Cove: cala

Blunt: directo, cortante Gorge: cañón, garganta

River mouth:desembocadura
Wetland: pantano Workforce: población activa

Jagged: dentado Amount to: cantidad, suma total, acender

a, equivale a
Murky: turbia
Crèche: jardin de infancia
Hard-wire: inculcar
Haul: arrastrar, trasportar, redada, monton
Pushy: ambicioso, prepotente
, botín, arrestar
9:
Neglect: abandono, descuido
Crack down ON: mano dura
Perk: beneficio, ventaja
launch a crackdown
Show/teach the ropes: enseñar como
Draw up ( a contract): redactar hacerel trabajo o la actividad

Eager: entusitasta, ansioso, currante Retain: quedarse

Invoice: factura Begs the question: generar pedir la

pregunta, tb evitarla
Liaise: cooperar
Pull your weight: hacer alguien su parte
Ominous: mal agüero
set the wheels in motion; start a process
Oversee: supervisar
pass on: reject
Take on: hacese cargo, contratar,
enfrentarse a get on the worng side: caer mal

Take up: hobby be called in sick: llama al trabajo para decir

q esta malo
Troubleshoot: resolver un prob
a bout of hiccups
Backside: trasero
bout: ataque de
Drain: drenar, desagüe, agotar
show round: mostrar (sitio nuevo)
Drift: a la deriva
let me get this straight: dejame entenderlo
Inherently: intrínsecamente
straightaway: inmediatamente
Lean: inclinarse, delgado,
sacked: redundant: dismissal:
Numb: entumecido, insesible, anestesiado
swingeing: severo
Mind-numbing: extremely boring
grant compassionate leave
Redundant: despedido
take early retirement
Lay off: echar, made redundant, pink
slip:finiquito took to a tribunal

Screw: atornillar, extorsionar, timar take voluntary redundancy

Slump: desplomarse, sentarse stationery: material papeleria

despatarrado
stationary: inmovil (bike)
Utterly: completely
10:
drip: Suero, gotero cramped: apretado

drip irrigation spawn: engendrar

excruciating: dolor insoportable printouts: impresos

graft: injerto outbreak: brote, estallido

limb: extremidad passerby: transeunte

lump: bulto stepping up: incrementar

relapse: recaer get-together: juntarse, reunirse

scarring: cicatriz, scar shake-up: reforma, sacudida

swell: hinchazón, aumentar, upbringing: crianza

anchor: sujetar, anclar dropout: abandon, desertor

bout: episodio, ataque run-up( precegding period) vispera

clench: tensar, contraer, apretar cover-up: encubrimiento

clutch: aferrar write-off: siniestro, desastre

crouch: agacharse break-in: robo

dwell on: residir, preocuparse por add insult to injury: echar sale n la herida

flutter: aletear, wings, eyelids(parpados) bypass: circunvalación

grin: sonreir mucho turnover: ventas

pat: palmear, dar una palmada turn over: ganar, facturar

proponent: defensor walkout: huelga

shrug: shoulders walk out: irse

shudder: estremecerse nail: clavo, hit the nail on the head

stroke: derrame apoplejia, hachazo mix-up: confusion

clog: atascado (sink) admit to + ing, admit + noun

exacerbate: complicar he did not admit to not understanding

painstaking: meticuloso, cuidadoso miss deadlines

glitch: fallo técnico, problema rushed to the hospital: llevar de urgenica

patch: parche, área, mancha, whats the catch? Donde está la trampa?

stem from: originarse, venir de Draw: empate, atracción

swell up: hncharse 11:

dental fillling: empaste, relleno Drop of a team

cramp: stomach: apreton, tiron Knock out: echar del torneo

Open game: cualquiera puede ganar Neck and neck: a la par, parejos, even

Man: encargarse de A pawn in the game: peon

Tight game: ajustado, high level Time on your hands, no busy

Evenly: equitativamemte, a partes iguales Sin bin: jaula, castigar, no mucho ,

Underdog: no favorito commmited a foul: unfair play

Trash_ basura, borracho Send off: echar futbol, tarjeta roja

Uphold: sostener, apoyar (decisión) Blow it: cagarla

Beat up: hurt Fix a match: bribe, amañar

Bluff: farol Get cramp: calambre

Counter: mostrador, ventanilla, encimera, Cram: apiñar, embutir

ficha del juego
Crammed: lleno
Hand out; distribuir
Clam: almeja
Fase up: hacia arriba, plantar cara a
Feel stiff: dolorido, cargado
Gang up: aliarse
Let off: deahogarse
Sideway: lateral, camino secundario, de
Steam: vapor,
costado
Let off steam liberar estres
Shed: cobertizo, mudar la piel
Drag: arrastrar
Shuffle: mezclar
Down to: a causa de
Stake: apuesta, poste (estaca)
Shipshape: aseado, ordenado
High stakes game: risk a lot
Seeking Sanctuary (from the war): asilo,
Tease: burlarse, fastidiar
refugio
Tip over: volcar
Play safe: ir sobre seguro
Forge: falsificar firma, forjar
Hog: cerdo
Forage: buscar comida
Groundhog: marmota
Hurdle: valla, obstaculo
Give as good as she gets: pagar con la
Rear: atrás, parte d atrás, criar misma moneda

Below the belt: golpe bajo, cruel The lap of luxury: en abundancia

Blow your chance: lose a good opportunity Bite the bullet: enfrentarse al toro

Keep your cards close to your chest Doom and gloom: desastre

A level playing field: same opportunities Peer pressure: social pressure

Move the goalposts: change rules benefit Reserve the right: tener el derecho de
you
Love lost: no se pueden ver
Jump the gun: salir antes de yiempo, Rite of passage: rito de iniciacion
precipitarse
From scratch: de cero
Stop the rot: cortar de raiz, enderezar la
Belch: eructar
situacion
As dead as dodo (extinct bird)
12:
As clear as mud: not clear
Double dog dare: a que no te atreves
Memory like a sieve(colador): no memory
Flee: huir
Avoid it like the plague
Sheltered: protegido, amparado, (refugio)
passed off (= took place, happened
That Notwithstanding: no obstante
started off: iniciarse
withstand: resistir
urge: necesidad, ansia
All the same though: a pesar de todo
consumed by/with: lleno de
Whether or not, even if: sin importar
set off: partir, iniciar viaje
Realm: campo, ambito, reino
start up: emprender, arrancar 8machine)
Likewise: similarly
build up: desarrollar, levanter, construer
Down to: due to: a result of
lit up (= became bright with pleasure or
On account of: as a result of
anticipation or excitement)
Cast doubt on stemmed from: was caused by
give rise: resulted in
Contend: competir, enfrentarse a
allegedly: presuntamente
Time goes by
earnest: serio
Pottery: baked clay
dop: doparse, prohibir?
Tile: azulejo
Asilo: refuge, asylum, sanctuary
Uprising: alzamiento
Santuario: templo: shrine, sanctuary
Whip up: batir, suscitar, imrpovisar
rule out: descartar
Bust: busto, fracaso, quiebra
contend: competir, lidiar con, afirmar
Clout: tortazo, influencia
Bring forward: adelantar
Dent: abollar, afectar, impactar
Bring about: provocar
Equalise: igualar
Bring up: sacar tema, criar, vomitar
Loot: botin, saquear
Bring out: enfatizar PUBLICAR
Push for: presionar
Throw up: vomitar
Bark is worse than his bite: perro q ladra no
muerde Throw out: tirar, rechazar

Lust for life, disfrutar lo máximo 13:

Bar: prohibir
Blast: explosion, una pasada
Blow-: sth dissapoint happens
Brink: borde
To be in the clear: ser inocente
Fuss: escándalo ,protesta
Hail:granizo
Hails: praises
Raid: redada
Rally: mitin
Seize: agarrar por la fuerza
Slash: rajar
Libel: calumnias, difamar
Loathe: hate
Outright: completamente
Renowned: famoso, renombrado
Staple: grapar, básico, alimento básico
Sue: demandar
Tabloid: smal newspaper
Vicious: violento
Aftermath: consecuencia
Appeal for: pedir
Appeal to: atraer a
Hearing: vista, audiencia
Proceeds: ingresos, producido
Tack: chincheta, pegar
Urge: deseo, encourage, instar a alguien a
Hand on hear: deicr lo que piensas
Line your own pockets: make yourself rich
in a dishonest way
The lowest common denominator, la parte
menos atractiva o inteligente de la gente
toll: peaje, perdidas, daños
death toll: total d victimas
ups: increase
pull out of: not take part in
go to the loo: ir al baño
slip out: escaparse
upbeat: alegre
chase: persecucion, caza
if you life by the sword, you die by the
sword: sis as cosas malas para conseguir lo
q quieres, tendras resltados malos
in for a penny, in for a pound: de perdidos
al rio
When the going gets tough, the tough get
going
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw
stones. (no critiques por lo mismo que
tienes tu)
It takes all sorts to make a world. La gente
es diferente y tienes q aceptarlo
Sort: razas perros, tipos, tios,
Too many cooks spoil the broth (caldo).si
hay demasiado gente, no saldra bien
The grass is always greener on the other
side.
Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch (salir del caparzon)
Base rate: salario basico
Tear gas
Sham: farsa
13:
Dire: pésimo, extremo, urgente
Draw: empate, sorteo, loteria
Float; emission de acciones
Root beer float: bebida
Pitch: campo, tono, pujar por
pitch the bitch: complain Business angel: la q aporta financiocion o
experiencia
upturn: mejora, incremento
Financial backing: apoyo financiero
asset: activos, acciones
Turnover: facturación, volumen, ventas
bail out: rajarse, rescatar, pagar la fianza
Be in the black: con saldo a favor
default: incumplimiento, no pagar
Be in the red: sin saldo
deregulation: liberalización
Rent: alquiler
feed off: nutrirse de
Overheads: gastos de todo, incluido alquilr
jeopardize: arriesgar, poner en peligro
Pick up: get better
lax: negligente, permisivo
Go under: bancarrota
prompt: rápido, provocar entrada(texto)
Hang in: survive
repayment: reembolso
Downturn: drop
scale: escama, báscula
Pitch for a contract: try to win it
shareholder: accionista
Plus ça change: nothing changes no matter
bottom line: final de cuentas, balance
what you do
bulk: al por mayor
Zeitgeist: espiritu del tiempo
contingency; azar, suerte, contingencia
Fai accompli: hecho consumado
Edge: borde, ventaja
Angst: angustia
Focus groups
A faux pas: error vergonzoso
Head start: ventaja
Kitsch: cursilada
Outsource; subcontratar
Counterfeit: falsificar
Retail: venta al por menor
Sales projections: focus group
Deal; foca, sellar/sello, sellar acuerdo
Scale back:achicarse
Spreadsheet: hoja de calculo
Outsource: subcontratar
Stake: inversión, apuesta
Increaser fourfold: cuatro veces
Be on the cards: q va a pasar (del tarot
Lobby: forzar, presionar
viene)
15:
Daylight robbery: caro
Clash: no combinar
In light of this: in consideration
Get away with: librarse, llevar algo y q te
Make a killing; a lot of money rapido
quede bien
Venture capitalist: capital emprendedor
Lace: encaje, cordon
Return on investment: rentabilidad
Lapel: solapa,
Lining: forro Frayed: deshilachado

Pull off: quitarse, q te quede bien Split: rajado

Ribbon: cinta Spotted: lunares

Strap: tira, correa, cinturón Worn out: gastado

Bangle: bracelet Bangle: pulsera

Flared: campana Bushy: frondoso

Highlights: mechas Gelled: gomina

Low-cut: escotado Flares: acampanados

Pinstripe: de raya diplomática Flat: plano

Shades: sunglases Summery: veraniego

Shawl: chal Sturdy: robusto, dificiles de romper

(zapatos)
Spiked: de pinchos
Wane: decline
Tartan: tela escocesa
Endorsement: aprobación, apoyo
Wedges: calzo, cuñas
Doctor: falsificar, alterar, modificar
Frown on: desapobrar
Revealing clothes
Gown: bata, toga, vestido largo, vestido de
boda Loud: chillon

Beads: abalorios Knee-length

Sturdy: robusto On daily basis: diariamentr

Strapless: sin tirantes On+ ing: on answering the phone, : when

Slinky: elegante Fattening; que engorda

Gabby: parlanchin Heightened: intensificado

Bootcut: vaquero recto Overgeneralisaton:

Seam: costura Widening; creciente, ensanchando

Linen: lino Demystified; desmitificar

Flowery Disheartening: descorazonador,

desalentador: discouraging
Checked: a cuadros
Heartening; esperanzador;: encouraging
Zipped: cremallera
Head up: liderar
Tartan: escoces
Table a bid: poner sobre la mesa
Paisley: cachemir
Floor (vb) : anonadar
Ripped: roturas
Pencil: tomar nota?
Shoulder: asumir See a law repealed

Nudge: codazo The case was dismissed on the grounds of…

Stroke my hair: acariciar Hazard: riesgo

Trip up: tropezar Menace: amenaza

16: At your peril

Liability: responsibility Fraught danger

Lawsuit: sue Menace to society

Non-compilance: incumplimiento Grave threat to national society

Grounds: justificacion, base, grounds for Health hazard

divorce: reasons for suing or rejecting a
Odds: posibilidades
case
Be set to: sth likely to happen
Set precedent: marcar precedents
In all likelihood
Case dismissed: rejected

Repeal legislation: derogar la ley

Bang: estallido, golpe: whacked

Came to: volver en sí, regain consciousness

Profusely: abundantemente

Pouring: servir, derramarse,

Tear off: arrancar: ripped

Pass out.: faint

Gash: cut, deep, tajo, cuchillada

Cut open: abrir, dissect

Sneak off: escabullirse

Bash: golpear

Stumble: tropezar

Hold liable

Was Awarded 2 euros in damages

Sued the paper for libel(difamar

1:
Was overturned on appeal
Anything goes: all things are accepted, no
Filed lawsuit against
boundaries to behaviour
Admitted negligence pay compensation
Bustling: atestado, a reventar
Set a precedent
Buy in bulk: a granel Catch up: ponerse al dia con, alcanzar,
pillar
Crude: rude
Get on: deal with a situation successfully
Get around: travel
Go for sth: sold for that amount
Get away from it all
Go with: suit
Get to know sb sth
Harassment: acoso, incordio
Get together: meet, arranged it before
Live up to: estar a la altura, igualar
Go through sth
Look down on: sb is less important that you
Graze: raspar
Part with sth: deshacerse
Huddle: apilarse, charlar
Pour: servir, derramarse, fluir
Larder: despensa
(stuck) in a rut: atascado en la rutina
Mark (an anniversary): commemorate
Set foot in: go to a place
Mingle: mix
Settle down: start living (partners)
Musty: rancio
Single-handed: no help of anyone else
Pop over: go to X
Take the world by storm: be suddenly
Rub: frotar /Rub off: contagiarse/fregar
successful
Scatter: dispersarse, esparcir
Take up: start doing a particular activity
Scratch: arañar, rascar, rayar
3:
Scratch beneath the surface: look further
Ask sb out: inviter a salir (romantic)
that what is obvious
Awkward: torpe (clumsy)
Shed: cobertizo
Brand (v): encasillar
Shriek: chillido
Bait: anzuelo
Sprinkle: drop small pieces
Bridge the gap: connect two things to make
Stale: old, not fresh
the difference smaller
Stench: hedor
Brighten up: despejarse, embellecer,
Thrive: desarrollarse, grow healthily/ animarse
Thriving: próspero, floreciente
Call the shots: dirigir el cotarro
Thrilling: emocionante
Deliver the goods: cumplir lo esperado
Turn out: ocurrir turn up: llegar a
Demean: menospreciar
2:
Downward spiral: caer en picado
Antagonise: contrariar
Edgy: nervous
Call in: visit short time
Emasculate. Hummillar, castrar
Catch on: entender, ponerse d moda
Embrace: acoger Cue: pista, señal (clue)

Hog the limelight: acaparar el Elapse: transcurrir, pasar

protagonismo
Geared towards: estar dirigido a
Limelight: public attention
Give sb a ring: llamar
Hound: sabueso, acosar, perseguir (harass)
Hold the line: esperar (teléfono)
In the running: con oportunidades de ganar
Pond: estanque
Intrude: inmicuirse, entrometerse
Recall: remember
Lay into sb: atacar
Sumptuous: suntuoso, lujoso
Lighthearted: humorous, not serious
Take on: (responsibilities) hacerse cargo,
My lips are sealed: sellados enfrentarse, employ,

Oath: juramento 5:

Over the top: desmesurado Caretaker: portero, conserje

Over the hill: para el arrastre Come to terms with: llegar a un acuerdo

Over the hills and far away: en la distancia In compliance with: cumplir ordines

Pick on sb: acosar, meterse con Distress: angustia

Roll up your sleeves: prepararse para el Doting: cariñoso

trabajo duro
Enclosed: cerrado
Skelletons in the cupboard: embarrasing
Flick through sth: mirar rapido las pags
secrets
Get sth off the ground: arranca, despega
Smitten: embelesado, enamorado
Give out: dar (calor, luz), repartir algo, no
Snap: reprentino
resistir, fallar, agotarse
Stem from: originarse
Lead sb to believe: sth incorrect
Take the biscuit/cake: llevarse la palma, ser
No wonder: not surprising
el colmo
Overlook: pasar por alto, ignorar
Tease: burlar, molestar, provocar
Prompt: rápido, provocar to…
Test the water: tantear el terreno
Puzzle over: try to solve sth thinking
Then and there: en el acto, enseguida,
carefully
inmediat
Reclaim: recuperar, reciclar
Tapering: estrechado
Rule out: descartar
Up to the mark: dentro de lo esperable
scruffy: desaliñado
4:
shatter: destrozarse, shatterproof
Albeit: although
sideline: banda (futbol)
Co-opt: nombrar (a member)
snuggle: acurrucarse Put sb on hold: wait telf

speak your mind Put sb through: pasar con la persona telf.

split second: instante Repetetive strain injury: leson por esfuerzo

repetitivo
make straight for: ir a un sitio inmediat
Ring off: end telf.
swarm with: enjambre, multitud
Straightaway: enseguida
tight-knit: muy unido
Turnaround: giro radical
underdone: poco hecha (comida)
Utterly: completely
an unearthly hour: hora no conveniente
7: be up to no good: en nada bueno
What’s the catch? cual es el truco?
Blag: embaucar
Windscreen: parabrisas (washer)
break (a story): in news, en primicia
Break up: cortarse (teléfono)
Collapsible: plegable
Breakthrough: acance, descubrimiento
Drive sth home: hacer entender
Be cut off: stop telephone technical
problems Fall into sth: empezar a hacer x sin tener la
intención
Entangle: enredar Disentangle
Get into sth: interesarse por, engancharse
Dislodged: sacar, quitar
Induction: ingreso, iniciacion
Drawn-out: eterno, interminable
Kitchen hand: ayudante de cocina
Dump: vertedero, dejar a alguien
(relationship) Niche: encasillar, trabajo apropiado para x

To and fro: de un lado a otro Nine-to-five: office timetables

Fill sb in: poner al dia Office junior: subordinado

Get through: comuncarse telf, superar Refuse collector: recolector basura

(dustman) basurero
Go off sb/sth: stop looking
Run-of-the-mill: común y corriente
Hang on, esperar- up: end telephone
Shine through: notarse, brillar a traves
Invigorating: tonificante, estimulante
Shoot off: ir a un sitio directamente y
Needless to say: ni que decir tiene
rápido
Off the hook: liberarse, libre de culpa
Shelf stacker: reponedor
(poner el telefono mal y no suena)
Stockbroker: corredor de bolsa
Pass sb over: pasar a otra persona telf.
8:
Plunge into sth: tirarse de cabeza, hacer x
Bank on: contar con, rely, bet
con entusiasmo
Bar: prohibir (prep. I hate vegetables bar carrots)
Protracted: extendido, largo
 Biro: bolígrafo: ballpoint Treadmill: cinta, rutina

Bleep: pitido Treat yourself: Hacerte un regalo

Cast your eye over sth: recorrer con la vista Trivial: insignificante, banal, trivial

Courting: cortejo Vain: vanisodo, superficial

Dashboard: panel de instrumentos, 9:

salpicadero
Beacon: faro
Disposable: desechable
Cash a check: cobrar un cheque
Engrossing: atractivo
Cool off: refrescarse, tranquilizarse
Eye of the needle
Confines: restringir, confines, limites
Tyre: llanta
Cripple: lisiar, mutilar, perjudicar
Flat out: a full
Default: por defecto, incumplimiento
Gearbox: caja de cambios (legally)

Hackneyed: estereotipado Feel all at sea: confused

Hackney: taxi ingles, popularizar Foot the bill: pagar por algo

Hiccup: hipo Get your fingers burnt: pagar las

consecuencias
Hideous: espantoso
Go up in smoke: calcinarse, quedar en nada
Ill-conceived: mal paneado
Insofar as: si acaso, si es que
Let down: decepcionar, desinflar
Languish: languidecer
Be no mean feat: great achievement
Light dawns: algo se conoce o es obvio
At short notice: a short time before sth happens
Long-winded: palabreria
Hand in your notice: decirle al jefe te vas
después d un periodo d tiempo Momentous: crucial

Put on: poner algo (switch on) ponerse, Put your money where your mouth is:
pretender (a particular feeling not real) probar, demostrar
producir, dar un servicio a alguien,
Quicksand: arenas movedizas
Ravishing: encantador
Reputedly: presuntamente
Ice rink: pista de hielo
Shed light on: echar luz sobre
On that score: sobre lo q se ha mencionado
Swelter: sofocarte
anteriormente
Be tied up: estar liado, atado
Stick: soportar a alguien
Token of appreciation: regado de
Stow: almacenar
apreciación (simbólico)
Suction pad: ventosa
Tranquilise: sedar
Thread: hilo
10: reassure. tranquilizar

in arrears: pendiente de pago push hard: peresiona

attain: conseguir keep youself to yourself: no hablar mucho

otra gente
barrister: abogado
pull your weight: hacer el mismo trabajo q
bear left/right: girar
otros
bear fruit: dar fruto
stick to: ceñirse a
behead: decapitar
by and large: in general
do your bit: poner su granito de arena
narrow down: reducir
blizzard: ventisca
now and again: de vee n cuando
boastful: fanfarrón
butt into; interrumpir conv
draw a crowd: atraer multitudes
mince: carne picada, moler /
draw a pension
mince your words: mide tus palabras
glower: mirada amenazadora
blunt: directo, desafilado
haul: arrastrar
beating about the bush: andar con rodeos
hit the high notes: llegar a las notas mas
edgeways: costado
agudas
can’t get a word in edgeways: no poder
hitherto: hasta la fecha
hablar
kow-tow: arrastrarse
hoof: pezuña / Hooves, caballo
liable: ser responsable
horn: cuerno, claxon
long-standing: larga duración
scales: balanza, escamas
presume: suponer
claw: garra, pinza
resounding: resonante, estridente
hump: jorona
spending power: poder adquisitivo
feelers: antena
go through a rough patch: mala
ibex: cabra montesa
racha(parche)
hawk: alcon
come down. Ser esencial, reducirse a
hawker: vendedor ambulante
spark my interest
mole: topo, verruga, lunar
be on speaking terms
tunnel: excavar
see eye to eye: agree
blend into: confundirse en (background)
on first name terms, tutearse
gnaws: masticar, roer
get on sbs nerves, annoy
bark: corteza
put people at ease: tranquilizar
puff up: hincharse make for: head for: go in the direction of

leap out: salir dla nada drop off: dejar a alguien en x sitio con un
vehiculo
snatches: arrancar
gut: panza, agallas
snitch: soplon
gut feeling: corazonada
stitch: punto
bust a gut: reir mucho
lets out a squeal: chillido
spur on: encourage
have had for heights;
To be comfortable in very high places; to no tear apart: despedazar, desvastar
t beafraid of heights
outrage: furia
sooner: preferer
outrageous: indignante
high-powered: muy capaz
scorching: abrasador, sofocante
sliy: rendija, raja
hype: bombo publicitario
draw upon: recurrir
urge: persuade
thorn: espina
stark: bare, escueto, harsh, duro
shrub: arbusto
binge: atracon, borrachera
dwindle: reducirse
peer: mirar con concentracion
interbreed: cruzarse con?
curfew: toque de queda
Crackdown: medidas severas
stutter: tartamudear
are up: hacer hobby
quiff: tupé
bring out: sacar CD
quirky: weird
come out: publicar
hail: granizo, parar(taxi)
put sb up: acoger en casa
ravage: asolar, devastar
go for sth: decantarse, atack perro,
venderse por x number plate: matricula

do with: need enrollment: matricula curso (to register)

make off,: robar, huir honourable distinction: matricula de honor

bring up: poner sobr elamesa, criar windscreen: parabrisas

get hold of: conseguir, coger
brush up my Spanish: repasar
pull in: stop by the side of the road in a car
run over: atropellar
see off: decir adios (station, airport)
sweep sb off their feet: to make someone
become suddenly in love with you
buy st out: comprar una parte d x para que
todo te pertenezca a ti
crash course: intensive course
three years on: three years later
follow up: investigar, seguir,consulta
medico

get across: explain idea

be on the lookout for: estar atento

draw up: create a plan

put out: extinguir

The first of its kind

A team is headed

Technology limitations

OUTGOING: EXTROVERTIDO + QUE SE VA

DE SU PUESTO DE TRABAJO

BYGONE; OBSOLETO

Rehearsed: practicado

To drive changed

Were it not for: si no fuera por

consultancy: consultoria

consultan: consultor

compilance: cumplimiento, conformidad

out of their wits

cease to baffle

daze

elude

defy

crave: to crave fear

yearn

score on

to fade with age

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