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Flashcards by Rafa Teacher, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rafa Teacher
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| BADLY-PAID | MAL PAGADO / It was a badly-paid job with long hours. |
| BRIGHTEN UP | ALEGRAR / Some yellow paint will brighten up this room. |
| CLIMAX | PUNTO CULMINANTE / His act was the climax of the show. |
| COOL | SERENO / She seemed cool and confident. |
| DUTY ROSTER | LISTA DE TURNOS / She pinned the duty roster to the wall. |
| FASCINATING | FASCINANTE / a fascinating person/place |
| FORBIDDING | ADUSTO / He had a forbidding expression. |
| GRAB | AGARRAR / A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park. |
| IMPROVISE | IMPROVISAR / I hadn't prepared a speech, so I had to improvise. |
| LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS | ESTAR A LA ALTURA DE LAS EXPECTATIVAS / The hotel certainly lived up to expectations. |
| LOSE YOUR TEMPER | PERDER LOS ESTRIBOS / She lost her temper and shouted at the children. |
| MAKE FULL USE OF | SACAR EL MÁXIMO PROVECHO / We made full use of the sports facilities. |
| MANUAL | MANUAL / unskilled manual labour |
| MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR | NO ESPERARSE ALGO ASÍ / The job was more than I bargained for. |
| OVER THE RATE | POR ENCIMA DE LA TARIFA NORMAL / She pays me over the rate for babysitting. |
| POTENTIAL | APTITUD / She showed great potential as an writer. |
| SHIFT | TURNO / I'm on the night shift this week. |
| SKILLED | HÁBIL, EXPERTO / a highly skilled photographer |
| STARE | QUEDARSE MIRANDO / Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. |
| TAKE PLEASURE IN | DISFRUTAR / He takes pleasure in seeing his students succeed. |
| UNCOMPROMISING | INTRANSIGENTE / an uncompromising attitude |
| WANDER | PASEAR / We all wandered back to the hotel. |
| WELL-PAID | BIEN PAGADO / She can afford expensive clothes because she has a well-paid job. |
| UNDER PRESSURE | BAJO PRESIÓN / He doesn't work well under pressure. |
| WORTHWHILE | QUE VALE LA PENA / She considers teaching a worthwhile career. |
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