Unit 6A

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desuso

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disuse[ˈdɪsˈjuːs] N

to fall into disuse caer en desuso

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clase, categoría

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denomination[dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən] N

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(=learn) [+ language, skill] aprender [+ accent, habit] coger, agarrar LAm, adquirir (frm)

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pick up

I picked up a bit of news about him today

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Medios de comunicación de gran alcance

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mass communication medium

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AVI + ADV1(=make an impression)

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come across

to come across well/badly causar buena/mala impresión

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O... O...

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either... or

either come in or stay out o entra o quédate fueraI have never been to either Paris or Rome no he estado nunca ni en París ni en Roma

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ADV (=barely) apenas

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scarcely[ˈskɛəslɪ]

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Como... O...

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As either... Or...

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1(=awkward)[person, action] torpe, patoso; [movement] torpe, desgarbado; [remark, apology] torpe, poco delicado; [tool] pesado, difícil de manejar2(=crudely made)[painting, forgery] tosco, chapucero

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clumsy[ˈklʌmzɪ] ADJ[(compar clumsier) ; (superl clumsiest) ]

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phrasal sep UK, slang, figurative (annoy) (figurado) reventar a alguien loc verb

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wind [sb] up vtr Don't do that - you know it winds me up! No hagas eso, ¡sabes que me revienta! (vulgar) hinchar las pelotas de alguien expr No hagas eso, ¡sabes que me hincha las pelotas!

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VI + ADV[sound, music] apagarse; [emotion] irse apagando; [sick person] consumirse

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fade away

her voice faded away su voz se fue apagando

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ADJ[place, street] desierto; [husband, wife] abandonado

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deserted[dɪˈzɜːtɪd]

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flujo nm

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flux n (flow) A steady flux of applicants came into the room

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ADJ que sabe leer y escribir

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literate[ˈlɪtərɪt]

highly literate culto

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ADJ[presence, person] molesto; [smell] penetrante; [colours] llamativo; [building] demasiado prominente

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obtrusive[əbˈtruːsɪv] the background music was very obtrusive

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ADJ (=affected) pretencioso; (=ostentatious and vulgar) cursi

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pretentious[prɪˈtenʃəs]

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vi + prep (enjoy greatly) disfrutar⇒ vi deleitarse⇒ v prnl gozar⇒ vi

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revel in [sth] The small boy revelled in the rare praise from his strict teacher.

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AN1(=approval, acclaim) elogios mpl, alabanzas fpl

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praise[preɪz]

I have nothing but praise for her

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AADJ[colour] vivo; [person] animado; [personality] vibrante; [voice] vibrante, sonoro

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vibrant[ˈvaɪbrənt]

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ADV prácticamente

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virtually[ˈveːtjʊəlɪ] ADV it is virtually impossible to do anything

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figurative (abundant amount of [sth]) enormidad nf abundancia nf

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a wealth of [sth] n There's a wealth of reasons why you should stay.

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atajo

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shortcut n (quicker route) (general) nm I can tell you a shortcut for getting back to the highway.

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enviar⇒ vtr

Phrasal verb

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send [sb] off vtr phrasal sep (direct [sb]) The general sent more soldiers off into battle.

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expr - soltar una indirecta loc verb

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drop a hint v

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(=communicate) [+ idea] transmitir

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Get over

the film gets its message over very convincingly I was trying to get it over to him that it was impossible

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vtr phrasal insep figurative (make understand) (coloquial) abrirle los ojos a alguien loc verb hacer entender a alguien loc verb hacer comprender a alguien loc verb

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get through to sb

I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer!

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+ subject] sacar a colación, sacar a relucir; (in meeting) plantar

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Bring up

It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family.

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phrasal informal

(appear suddenly) salir de la nada loc verb (coloquial) brotar como hongos loc verb

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crop up vi Note: often used in the continuous after "keep", "start" Problems started cropping up when we installed the new software

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v expr (dissuade) disuadir a alguien de loc verb convencer a alguien de que no loc verb

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talk [sb] out of [sth]

I'm trying to talk her out of leaving school at 16.

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vtr phrasal sep (discuss) hablar sobre vi + prep

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talk over [sth] Let's talk over your college plans.

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(=raise voice) hablar más fuerte or alto

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speak upVI + ADV

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, es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

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easier said than done

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Hablar de negocios

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Talk business

If we're talking business, talk business

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Decir algo

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To say a word

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Decir lo que pienso

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Speak my mind

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De lo que está hablando

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What she is talking about

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Puedo decir con seguridad

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I can say for certain

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Hablar en nombre de

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Speak on behalf of

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Como es obvio, sobra decir

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Needless to say

Needless to say, the world is not an ideal place.

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No hablarse, por enfado

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Be on speaking terms

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Hacer entrar en razón

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Talk some sense into sb

Please help me talk some sense into this man.

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Decir tonterías, cosas sin sentido, ridículas

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Talk nonsense

What if we talk nonsense for a bit?

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v expr (say good things about) hablar muy bien de loc verb hablar maravillas de loc verb

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speak highly of

You come well recommended; Mr. Jones speaks highly of you

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v expr (chat, converse about trivial subjects) hablar de cosas sin importancia loc verb charlar de cualquier cosa loc verb

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make small talk

I'm no good at making small talk at parties.

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v expr (be obvious) de más está decir expr ya se sabe expr no hace falta decir expr

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go without saying

It goes without saying that you can't leave your bike unlocked in the city.

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to not be able to say anything because someone else is talking all the time:

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not get a word in edgeways

UK informal (US not get a word in edgewise)

Rosa was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!

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v expr (fail to understand) no entender loc verb

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Miss the point You're missing the point: this isn't about pay - it's about conditions. No

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v expr (understand [sth]) entender

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make heads or tails of [sth] (US),make head or tail of [sth],make head nor tail of [sth] (UK)

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informalto not understand a situation correctly

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get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick "Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick."

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v expr slang (attack verbally) insultar a a vtr + prep (AR, coloquial) putear a vtr + prep meterse con v prnl + prep decirle de cosas a loc verb

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have a go at [sb] Elena had a go at her husband for being late.

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vi phrasal

(continue to do or say [sth]) seguir⇒ vtr

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go on Go on with your story!

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to say something that another person was just about to say or was thinking

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take the words out of sb's mouth

:"What a rude and obnoxious man!" "You took the words right out of my mouth!"

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(=state of affairs, thing) fastidio m, lata (familiar)

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nuisance[ˈnjuːsns]AN

what a nuisance!

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(attribute: [sth] to [sb]) atribuir, reconocer méritos, dar crédito

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credit[ˈkredɪt]

She credits her creativity to her mother, a renowned painter

The project manager gave his assistants credit for the work.

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ADJ

[substance, chemical] dañino, nocivo;

[effects, consequences] perjudicial, pernicioso; (to reputation) perjudicial (to para)

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harmful[ˈhɑːmfʊl]

tobacco is harmful to the health

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1(Naut) varada f2(in education) conocimientos mpl básicos

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grounding[ˈgraʊndɪŋ] N

to give sb a grounding in enseñar a algn los rudimentos de

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N consuelo m, confianza f

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reassurance[ˈriːəˈʃʊərəns]

sometimes we all need reassurance

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n ([sth]: not being available for use) indisponibilidad nf falta de disponibilidad

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unavailability

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ADJ controvertido, polémico

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controversial[ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl] euthanasia is a controversial subject

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ADJ[behaviour, person] desconsiderado

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inconsiderate[ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərIt] how inconsiderate of him!

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N desaprobación f

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disapproval[ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl] she pursed her lips in disapproval

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AVT exagerar

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exaggerate[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt]

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N oportunidad f, ocasión f

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opportunity[ˈɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ] at the earliest opportunity en la primera oportunidad, cuanto antes

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profesionalismo

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professionalism[prəˈfeʃnəlɪzəm] N

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1(US) (=flat) piso m, departamento m LAm2(Brit) (=room) cuarto m, aposento

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apartment[əˈpɑːtmənt]AN

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preferido

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preferred[prɪˈfɜːd]AADJ

his preferred method of travel

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(=occupation) profesión f; (=working life) carrera f profesional

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career[kəˈrɪər]

he made a career (for himself) in advertising

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Jefes

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Chiefs

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Viajes

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Journeys

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ayuda , auxilio

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assistance[əˈsɪstəns] to be of assistance togive assistance to

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AADJ (=apart) separado; (=different) distinto, diferente; (=distant) apartado, retirado

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separate[ˈseprɪt]

"with separate toilet" con inodoro separadocould we have separate bills?

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sobrina

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niece[niːs]

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(=get) [+ letter, gift, money, visit, salary, sacrament] recibir

[+ stolen goods] comerciar con;

(Tennis) [+ ball, service] recibir

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receive[rɪˈsiːv]AVT

all contributions will be gratefully received

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artículos de escritorio or de papelería

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stationery[ˈsteɪʃən&rI]

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ADJ inmóvil; (=not movable) parado, estacionario

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stationary[ˈsteɪʃən&rI] to remain stationary quedarse inmóvil

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VT [+ house, property] asegurar

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insure[ɪnˈʃʊər] to insure sb or sb's life hacer un seguro de vida a algn

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asegurar

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ensure[ɪnˈʃʊər] VT asegurar (that que)

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volver a formar, reconstituir

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re-form[ˈriːˈfɔːm]

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reforma [+ law, institution, person] reformar [+ conduct] corregir

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reform[rɪˈfɔːm]AN

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robo (con allanamiento de morada)

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break-in[ˈbreɪkˌɪn]

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cotidiano, diario

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day-to-day[ˈdeɪtəˈdeɪ]

the day-to-day running of the centre

la gestión cotidiana or diaria del centro

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(=natural)[person] natural, llano;

(=practical)[person, policy, outlook] práctico, realista

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down-to-earth[ˈdaʊntʊˈɜːθ]

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además de, así como también

conj (in addition to)

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as well as Our neighbor brought cake as well as juice for everyone.

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(in the unlikely case that)aunque

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even if

Even if we never see each other again, I'll always remember you. I'd still love chocolate even if everyone else hated it.

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conj (in order that)

para

prep y así

loc adv

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so,so that

Drive carefully so that you will arrive safely. The teacher spoke slowly so her students would understand her.