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Flashcards do conjunto (18)
- 1To establish/start something Example: My business got off to a good start.Set up
Brtish pronunciation of set: /set/ (set)
American pronunciation of set: /set/ (set)
- 2To establish/start something Example: My business got off to a good start.Set up
Brtish pronunciation of set: /set/ (set)
American pronunciation of set: /set/ (set) - 3To stay somewhere to pass the night. Example: I cannot stay in the hotel this night.Put up:
British pronunciation of put: /pʊt/ (put)
American pronunciation of put: /pʊt/ (put) - 4To stay somewhere to pass the night. Example: I cannot stay in the hotel this night.Put up:
British pronunciation of put: /pʊt/ (put)
American pronunciation of put: /pʊt/ (put) - 5To either decrease the level of something or make someone powerless. Example: Losing the match made Germany soccer team to get depressedBring down
British pronunciation of bring: /brɪŋ/ (brin)
American pronunciation of bring: /brɪŋ/ (bring)
- 6To either decrease the level of something or make someone powerless. Example: Losing the match made Germany soccer team to get depressedBring down
British pronunciation of bring: /brɪŋ/ (brin)
American pronunciation of bring: /brɪŋ/ (bring) - 7To be very old. Example: Tony is the village elder.To be as old as the hills.
British pronunciation of hill: /hɪl/ (gil)
American pronunciation of hill: /hɪl/ (gil)
- 8To be very old. Example: Tony is the village elder.To be as old as the hills.
British pronunciation of hill: /hɪl/ (gil)
American pronunciation of hill: /hɪl/ (gil) - 9When the cost of something worths it. Example: Even though the journey was expensive, we enjoyed it a lot.To be good value for money.
British pronunciation of value: /ˈvæl.juː/ (valiu)
America pronunciation of value: /ˈvæl.juː/ (valiu)
- 10Likely to happen/Possible or probable. Example: "Will you get a certification?" "Probably I will"To be on the cards.
Britsh pronunciation of cards: /kɑrdz/ (cards)
American pronunciation of cards: /kɑrdz/ (cards)
- 11To be sufficiently wise to avoid either saying foolish comments or taking unresponsible actions. Example: His experience has made he has gotten great wisdom.To be old enough to know better.
British pronunciation of enough: /ɪˈnʌf/ (Inof)
American pronunciation of enough: /əˈnʌf/ (enof)
- 12To be close to where you are. Example: The hot dog restaurant is near to us.To be just around the corner
British pronunciation of corner: /ˈkɔː.nər/ (cona)
American pronunciation of corner:
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ (corner)
- 13Thinking an behaving as if we were younger. Example: My grandfather acts as a teenager, if not as a kid.To be young at heart.
British pronunciation of heart: /hɑːt/ (jat)
American pronunciation of heart: /hɑːrt/ (jart)
- 14Something that is being planned. Example: What you are saying is that you are planning how to spoil her party?In the pipeline.
British pronunciation of pipeline:
/ˈpaɪp.laɪn/ (paiplain)
American pronunciation of pipeline:
/ˈpaɪp.laɪn/ (paiplain)
- 15An expression used to express youth's behaviour is strange or incorrect, according to someone's ideas. Example: Nowadays, young people are not concerned about relationships.The youth of today.
British pronunciation of youth: /juːθ/ (yud)
American pronunciation of youth: /juːθ/ (yud)
- 16A time far away in the future. Example: My investment will produce excellent yields in the future.In the long run.
British pronunciation of long: /lɒŋ/ (long)
American pronunciation of long: /lɑːŋ/ (long)
- 17(Not) Appearing to be as old as we really are. Example: Mara has been saying she is older although she still looks like a girl.(Not) to look your age.
British pronunciation of your: /jɔːr/ (yoo)
American pronunciation of your: /jʊr/ (yor)
- 18To be very old. Example: Tony is the village elder.To be as old as the hills.
British pronunciation of hill: /hɪl/ (gil)
American pronunciation of hill: /hɪl/ (gil)