Fichas
English Flashcards 2

Fichas del conjunto (12)
- 1Ability to perceive sound. Example: she was not in the earreach, so did not notice we were talking about herEarshot
British pronunciation: /ˈɪə.ʃɒt/ (irshot)
American pronunciation: /ˈɪr.ʃɑːt/ (irshat)
- 2To attract Example: She had not tried to tempt my attention before she knew I like the same sorts of music as herDraw
British pronunciation: /drɔː/ (dro)
American pronunciation: /drɑː/ (dra)
- 3To get involved in Example: He was not included in the project developmentTo get swept up
British pronunciation of swept: /swept/ (suept)
American pronunciation of swept: /swept/ (suept)
- 4To unfairly enter the front places of a line of people. Example: They did not respect the people that had already waited for hours and simply arrive at the front of the queue.Jump the queue
British pronunciation of queue: /kjuː/ (kiu)
American pronunciation of queue: /kjuː/ (kiu)
- 5To do what you had already promised Example: She said she was going to come and did not fail us.Keep your word
British pronunciation of word: /wɜːd/ (wod)
American pronunciation of word: /wɝːd/ (word)
- 6To invent a story in order to cheat on somebody. Example: She tried to cheat on us by inventing a pretext for her absence.Make up an excuse.
British pronunciation of excuse: /ɪkˈskjuːz/ (exkius)
American pronunciation of excuse:
/ɪkˈskjuːz/ (exkius)
- 7To be eager and enthusiastic about something. Example: She was very excited and willing to start the activityBe keen on.
British pronunciation of keen: /kiːn/ (kin)
American pronunciation of keen: /kiːn/ (kin)
- 8With a large quantity of something Example: He has been bleeding abundantly for hours.Profusely
American pronunciation: /prəˈfjus·li/ (profiusli)
- 9To propose a topic for a further discussion or consideration. Example: She raised the question of part-time jobs.To bring something into question.
British pronunciation of question:
/ˈkwes.tʃən/ (cuestshien)
American pronunciation of question:
/ˈkwes.tʃən/ (cuestshien)
- 10To describe the context/to make something possible to happen Example: With your decision, my team was available to win the prizeSet the scene
British pronunciation of scene: /siːn/ (sin)
American pronunciation of scene: /siːn/ (sin)
- 11Something that is frightening, violent, powerful, extreme, strongly. Example: She loves me very stronglyFiercely
British pronunciation: /ˈfɪəs.li/ (fisli)
American pronunciation: /ˈfɪrs.li/ (firsli)
- 12A negative emotion such as disappointment and anger. Example: They were abjectly upset because of the results.Bitterly
British pronunciation: /ˈbɪt.ə.li/ (biteli)
American pronunciation: /ˈbɪt̬.ɚ.li/ (birerli)
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- These are the second unit's words we had to investigate and write in GoConqr
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