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Flashcards Unit 1

Atziri Saoirse Gun Cuninghame Inglés Tercero Español 16 fichas

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1INTUITIVE Pronunciation: *UK /ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv/ *US /ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/intuitiveDEFINITION: Making desitions by heart rather by the facts, probabilities or proofs.
E.G.: Women are regarded to be more intuitive than men.
2DOWNSIDE Pronunciation: *UK /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ *US /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/downsideDEFINITION: The disadvantage fom a situation.
E.G.: The downside of go studying in another country is that I´ll miss my family.
3COMPULSIVE Pronunciation: *UK /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ *US /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/compulsiveDEFINITION: An activity you can´t stop doing.
E.G.: I've always find romantic movies compulsive viewing.
4DECISIVE Pronunciation: *UK /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ *US /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decisiveDEFINITION: *To be determined to acomplish something.
*To be able of making fast, accurate desitions.
E.G.: The doctors had to take a decisive choise to save his life... they had to cut his lef off.
5INQUISITIVE Pronunciation: *UK /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.tɪv/ *US /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisitiveDEFINITION: *To be very curious, almost in an annoying way.
*Gather as much of information as possible, for the fact of just knowing it.
E.G.: I was an inquisitive child, I made my parents go crazy with so many questions I did.
6AMBITIOUS Pronunciation: *UK /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ *US /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ambitiousDEFINITION: To set high goals.
E.G.: People thought the Wright brothers were very ambitous to think they could fly. Thanks to that, nowadays we have airplaines .
7CONSCIENTIOUS Pronunciation: *UK /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ *US /ˌkɑːn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/conscientiousDEFINITION: To put a lot of effort into your work.
E.G.: Romina is a conscientious teacher, in result her students achive a good level of english.
8INTROVERTED Pronunciation: *UK /ˈɪn.trə.vɜːt/ *US /ˈɪn.trə.vɝːt/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/introvert?q=introvertedDEFINITION: Kind of personality, in wich the person is kind of shy, socialy withdrawaled and doesn´t like expressing his/her ideas.
E.G.: Always the introverted Kim, turns down every party invitation she receives.
9EXTROVERT Pronunciation: *UK /ˈek.strə.vɜːt/ *US /ˈek.strə.vɝːt/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/extrovertDEFINITION: An energetic happy person who enjoys the company from other people, chat a lot, expess his/her ideas.
E.G.: Tim is an extrovert who enjoys socializing.
10HONEST, FRANK, DIRECT, OUTSPOKEN, OPEN Pronunciation: *UK /ˈɒn.ɪst/ *US /ˈɑː.nɪst/ *UK /fræŋk/ *US /fræŋk/ *UK /daɪˈrekt/ /dɪˈrekt/ *US /daɪˈrekt/ /dɪˈrekt/ *UK /ˌaʊtˈspəʊ.kən/ *US /ˌaʊtˈspoʊ.kən/ *UK /ˈəʊ.pən/ *US /ˈoʊ.pən/DEFINITION: Express opinions by the sake of truth.
E.G.: "Sometimes people dont like to hear the truth. I'm not sorry for beeing brutally honest." -Jessica said.
11THE LUCK OF THE DRAW Pronunciation: *UK /drɔː/ *US /drɑː/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drawDEFINITION: The result of chance you have no control over.
E.G.: -Look at that! You have a royal flush!
- It's just the luck of the draw.
12TAKE A POT OF LUCK Pronunciation: *UK /lʌk/ *US /lʌk/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/luckDEFINITION: Do something and hope to get it right, without calculation.
E.G.: I took a pot of luck and I put all my chips on one number at the roulette.
13TO BE OUT OF LUCKDEFINITION: Have a bad result at something, not having success or the good opportunities you were thinking of.
E.G.: -Can I have a ticket for The Hunger Games premiere?
-Oh... I'm so sorry, we´ve just sold the last one to the guy before you.
It looks like you're out of luck.
14PUSH YOUR LUCKDEFINITION: To try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved
E.G.: My brother agreed on helping me with my math homework, I think I would be pushing my luck if I asked him to do the project as well.
15NO SUCH LUCKDEFINITION: Frase used when you're dissapointed of the outcome of a situation.
E.G.: -The world end today!
-No such luck.
16BY A STROKE OF LUCKDEFINITION: When something good happens by chance.
E.G.: I had to buy an expensive book and had already spent all my money, when suddently I found a $100 on the floor! That was in deed a stroke of luck.