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Potser hi ha hagut un malentès
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There may have been a misunderstanding.
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Vull que hi hagi una hostessa a la reunió
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I want there to be a hostess at the meeting.
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Quan hi haurà una reunió sobre això?
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When will there be a meeting on this?
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Hi haurà molts oradors a la conferència?
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Are there going to be many speakers at the conference?
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Per què no hi havia gent quan ella va arribar-hi?
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Why weren't there any people when she got there?
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No hi ha ni la meitat del que hi solia haver.
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There isn't even half of what there used to be.
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No hi hauria d'haver un índex?
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Shouldn't there be an index?
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Hi haurà algú esperant-me?
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Will there be anyone waiting for me?
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Hi ha hagut cap canvi després de l'operació?
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Has there been any change since the operation?
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Quina postura tens en l'actual debat sobre les descàrregues?
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Where do you stand on the current debate about downloading?
Where is your stand on...? |
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Tenen raó els artistes d'estar amoïnats?
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Are artists right to be worried?
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Com es diu el comerç electrònic mantingut entre empreses?
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What is e-commerce conducted between businesses called?
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Ha superat el comerç electrònic les formes tradicionals de comerç?
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Has e-commerce overtaken traditional forms of commerce?
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Quins són els inconvenients d'usar l'opció d'actualitzar?
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What are the drawbacks of using the refresh option?
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Has reenviat mai un missatge a tercers sense donar el remitent?
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Have you ever forwarded an e-mail to a third party without telling the sender?
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Quins productes que solies comprar en una botiga (de carrer) compres ara per internet?
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What products that you used to buy in a bricks and mortar store do you now shop for on-line?
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Porta encara la meitat de la descàrrega?
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Is it halfway through downloading yet?
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l'últim model
un model modern |
a state-of-the-art model
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Els darrers ordinadors que han sortit, descarreguen material en gairebé gens de temps?
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Do the latest computers to come out download material in next to no time?
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Quan triga aproximadament a descarregar un llargmetratge?
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How long does it roughly take to download a full length feature film?
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És possible que aconsegueixi la informació que està buscant?
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Is he likely to get hold of the information he's searching for?
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Quina història! = No me la crec!
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A llikely story!
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Pots imaginar-te com hauria haver estat buscar informació abans de l'era internet?
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Can you imagine what it must have been like searching for information before the age of the internet?
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Fa meravelles amb pocs recursos.
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He does wonders with few resources.
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Quan prendràs una decisió?
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When are you going to make a decision? [US]
When are you going to take a decision? [UK] |
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He d'escollir entre un o l'altre.
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I have to make a choice between one or the other.
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Has fet una bona obra [moral].
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You've done a good deed.
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Fer les feines de la llar.
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To do the housework.
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Qui rentarà els plats?
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Who's going to do the dishes?
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No hi poden assistir.
No poden assistir a la reunió. |
They can't make it.
The can't make the meeting. |
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Aprofita el temps tant com puguis.
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Make the most of your time.
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Hem disposat que et recullin a l'hotel.
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We've made arrangements for you to be picked up at the hotel.
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Ell sempre està posant excuses.
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He's alway making excuses.
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Quants venedors és necessari que hi hagi en una empresa per a justificar el terme "comercials"?
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How many sales people do there need to be in a company to warrant the term "sales force"?
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Té el coneixement publicitari alguna cosa a veure amb l'edat?
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Does brand awareness have anything to do with age?
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Quins llançaments de productes són prou rellevants per merèixer un comunicat de premsa?
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What product launches are newsworthy enough to merit a press release?
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Pot una campanya publicitària tenir mai un veritable valor artístic?
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Can an ad campaign ever have true artistic value?
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Quantes sintonies publicitàries podries cantar sense pensar-hi?
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How many jingles could you sing off the top of your head?
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Per a quin tipus de productes ets part del públic objectiu?
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What kind of products are you part of the target audience for?
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Has presenciat mai en directe una escena publicitària?
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Have you ever witnessed a publicity stunt live?
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Vol dirigir-se a gent d'entre 40 i 50 anys?
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Does she want to target forty yo fifty year olds?
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A qui van dirigits la major part dels anuncis mostrats a la tele durant la sobretaula?
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Who are most adverts shown on TV in the early afternoon targeted at?
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Algun cop t'atures a pensar qui és el destinatari per a certes campanyes publicitàries?
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Do you ever stop to think about who the target is for certain ad campaigns?
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Com s'ho va fer per a fer-se amb el joc abans que fos tret a la venda?
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How did he get hold of the game before it was launched?
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Està entusiasmat de tenir el joc abans de la data de llançament?
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Is he chuffed about having the game before the launch date?
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Per què alguns productes són llançats en dates diferents a diferents països?
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Why are some products launched on different dates in different countries?
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Com ets? [caràcter]
Com ets? [físic] |
What are you like?
What do you look like? |
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Com és el gos ideal?
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What is the ideal dog like?
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Com sona?
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What does it sound like?
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Sembles enfadat...
a) d'aspecte b) pel to c) en general |
a) you look angry
b) yoy sound angry c) you seem angry |
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Us assembleu l'un a l'altre
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You look like each other.
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Us assembleu (físicament)
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You look alike.
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Parles com si fossis una estrella de cine.
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You talk as if you were a movie star.
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Parles com una estrella de cine.
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You talk like a movie star.
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A qui m'assemblo?
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Who do I look like?
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Com és la gent de Rússia?
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What are the people in Russia like?
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Els capellans, juguen un paper tan important a la societat com fa 50 anys?
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Do priests play as important a role in society as they did fifty years ago?
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Estan la majoria de religions formades per diverses creences diferents?
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Are most religions made up of many separate beliefs?
['sepärät] |
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Avui dia creu en l'infern més i més gent o menys?
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Do more and more or less and less people believe in hell nowadays?
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A quina part del dia és més habitual que els cristians resin?
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What time of day is it most common for Christians to pray?
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Està tenint problemes en Pau decidint en què ha de creure?
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Is Paul having trouble deciding what to believe in?
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Quan el CD és un altre verb, hi ha 2 opcions:
Verb + infinitiu Verb + gerundi |
És indiferent amb els verbs: like, start, try, love, continue
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No [et] recomano anar-hi
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I don't recommend [you] going there.
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Espero tornar-te a veure.
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I'm looking forward to seeing you again.
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Odio assistir a aquelles reunions.
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I hate attending those meetings.
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M'encanta passejar per la platja.
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1) I love taking walks along the beach.
2) I love to take walks along the beach. [like, start, try, love, continue] |
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Pot el teu possible futur amo formar-se una opinió vàlida sobre tu per la foto que vas posar al Curriculum?
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Can a potential employer form a valid opinion of you from the photo you put on your CV?
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La majoria de feines d'alt rang tenen horari partit o intensiu?
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Are most high-up jobs part-time or full-time?
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Quina és la duració mitjana d'un curs de llicenciatura a Catalunya?
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What's the average length of a degree course in Spain?
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Com són d'importants els sous a l'hora de considerar una feina?
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How important are the wages when considering a job?
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Consideres de mala educació fer preguntes sobre el sou d'algú?
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Do you consider it rude to ask questions about someone's wages?
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Com pot ajudar a algú que és a punt d'entrar al mercat laboral el fet d'anar a un saló d'ocupació?
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How can going to careers fair help someone who's about to enter the labour market?
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És a punt d'investigar sobre les maneres d'aconseguir la pau mundial?
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Is she going to research into ways of creating world peace?
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Quins altres mitjans pots emprar per trobar opcions laborals?
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What other mediums can you use to research job options?
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És vital tenir a mà una tarja professional quan fas contactes?
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Is it essential to have a business card handy when you network?
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Cal fer contactes per ascendir en la jerarquia empresarial?
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Is it necessary to network to climb the corporate ladder?
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La gent extrovertida fa millors contactes que la gent introvertida?
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Do outgoing people network better than shy people?
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**Expressions de desig i voluntat**
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(1) To wish + past = una cosa que voldries diferent en el present.
(2) To wish + past participle = una cosa que hauries volgut diferent en el passat. (3) To hope + present = que una cosa tingui lloc o no. |
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Tant de bo jo fos ric
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I wish I were rich.
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Tant de no hagués d'acompanyar-los.
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I wish I didn't have to go with them.
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Tant de bo no hagués menjat tant.
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I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
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Tant de bo no fos tan difícil trobar feina.
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I wish it weren't so difficult to find work.
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Tant de bo no tingués un nas tan gros.
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I wish I didn't have such a big nose.
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Tant de bo plogui demà.
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I hope it rains tomorrow.
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Tant de bo vinguin a la festa.
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I hope the come to the party.
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Quines parts de Catalunya són més propenses a patir sequeres?
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Which parts of Catalonia are most prone to suffering droughts?
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Hi ha evidències d'una tendència a llarg termini a augmentar les precipitacions i les inundacions?
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Is there evicence of a long term trend in increasing rainfall and floods?
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A quina velocitat viatja un tornado?
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What speed do tornados travel at?
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Quina és la conseqüència més perillosa d'una erupció volcànica?
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What is the most dangerous by-product of a volcanic eruption?
['baiprädäkt] |
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Quins són els senyals de perill a vigilar pel que fa a les esllavissades?
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What are the danger signs to look out for with regards to avalanches?
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Per què els huracans reben noms de persona?
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Why are hurricanes given human names'
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Quines activitats humanes s'ha demostrat que exacerben el procés de desertificació causat per un sequera severa?
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What human activities have been shown to exasperate the process of desertification caused by severe drought?
[exasperate = aggravate? exacerbate?] |
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Quan gent es calcula que van morir a la fam de 1811?
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How many people are estimated to have died in the famine of 1811?
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Seria la pluja capaç de destruir una casa d'aquella manera?
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Would the rain be capable of destroying a house like that?
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Què creus que va destruir la casa?
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What do you think destroyed the house?
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Per què es va destruir tan tros de la costa japonesa al març de 2011?
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Why was so much of the Japanese coast destroyed in March 2011?
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1. trencar una amistat
2. fer perdre a algú la confiança 3. malmetre la reputació |
1. to destroy a friendship
2. to destroy sb's confidence 3. to destroy sb's reputation |
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Derruir (aterrar) una casa.
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To knock down a house.
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Algun cop se t'ha inundat la cuina per una canonada que rebentat?
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Has your kitchen ever flooded because of a burst pipe?
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Algun cop s'ha desbordat el Besòs i ha inundat els pobles del voltant?
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Has the Besòs ever burst its banks and flooded nearby villages?
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Van haver de ser inundats alguns pobles per a crear embassaments?
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Have many villages had to be flooded to create reservoirs?
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Quan penses fer-ho?
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When are you planning to do it?
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Tinc intenció de fer-ho demà.
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I intend to do it tomorrow.
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Se m'ha acudit una manera de fer-ho.
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I've thought of a way to solve it.
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Pensa-t'ho.
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Think it over.
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Ho intentaré.
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(1) I'll try.
(2) I'll try to. **ÉS INCORRECTE "I'll try it" |
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A qui se li va acudir aquesta gran idea?
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Who thought of this great idea?
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Quins plans tens per aquest cap de setmana?
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What plans do you have for this weekend?
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Per què no proves de descansar una mica?
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Why don't you try to get some rest?
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Quan s'espera que s'acabin del tot els combustibles fòssils?
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When are fossil fuels expected to run out completely?
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El fet de baixar el preu del transport públic, encoratjaria la fent a usar menys els seus cotxes i ajudar a reduir la contaminació?
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Would lowering the price of public transport encourage people to use their cars less and help reduce pollution?
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No confonguem el tema.
No desviem el tema. No ens sortim per la tangent. |
1. let's not cloud the issue
2. let's not confuse the issue 3. let's not fog the issue |
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Quines són les qüestions energètiques en relació a l'energia nuclear?
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What are the safety issues with regards to nuclear power?
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Saps d'algú que treballi en una plataforma petroliera?
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Do you know anyone who works on an oil rig?
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És probable que la gent que utilitza el cotxe per desplaçar-se deixi una petja de carboni més gran que la gent que usa el transport públic?
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Are people that use cars to get around likely to leave a larger carbon footprint than people that use public transport?
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Per què solien portar canaris vius en gàbies davall les mines?
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Why did they use to take live canaries in cages down into the mines?
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Es pot permetre un miner patir claustrofòbia mentre treballa en una mina?
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Can a miner afford to suffer from claustrophobia while at work in a mine?
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Com et fa sentir la visió de molins de vent al camp?
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How does the sight of wind turbines in the countryside make you feel?
['të:bains] |
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Quan es va introduir per primera vegada la idea de reciclatge a la consciència col·lectiva?
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When did the idea of recycling first enter the collective consciousness?
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Quantes ampolles és a punt de reciclar?
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How many bottles is she about to recycle?
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Al contenidor de quin color ha de llançar qualsevol paper que vulgui reciclar?
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What colour container should she put any paper she wants to recycle in?
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Vindrà una època quan els governs multin la població per no reciclar certs materials?
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Will there come a time when governments fine the public for not recycling certain materials?
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Quina és l'excusa més habitual que la gent fa servir per no reciclar?
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What is the most common excuse people use for not recycling?
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Estaria en George tan preocupat si fos una casa el que s'està cremant?
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Would George be so worried if it were a house that was burning down?
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Quins tipus de material cremen fàcilment?
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What types of material burn easily?
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Com se'n diu de la gent a qui agrada cremar coses?
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What are people who like to burn things called?
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Ser reduït a cendres.
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To be burned down to the ground.
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** PER A **
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1) Expressar un propòsit: "I wear a watch TO KNOW the time".
2) Expressar funcionalitat: "A watch is FOR TELLING the time". |
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Vaig comprar aquest obrellaunes per obrir llaunes.
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I bought this can opener to open cans.
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Aquestes llistes són per a millorar el teu anglès.
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These lists are for improving your English.
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Per tal de millorar la productivitat, hem decidit implantar un nou sistema.
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In order to improve productivity, we've decided to implement a new system.
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Aquesta màquina és per a controlar el procés.
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This machine is for monitoring the process.
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Van venir per a parlar-nos del projecte.
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They came here to speak to us about the project.
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No sé per a què és.
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I don't know what it's for.
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Revisa-ho per assegurar-nos que no hi hagi errors.
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Look it over to make sure there aren't any mistakes.
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Per a fer-ho, necessito l'informe.
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In order to do it, I need the report.
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Quina carretera he de prendre per anar a Girona?
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What highway should I take to go to Girona?
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Aquests diners són per ser un bon noi i per ajudar la teva germana.
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This money is for being a good boy and for helping your sister.
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Com diferenciaries una cimera d'una reunió normal o una conferència?
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How would you differentiate a summit from a normal meeting or conference?
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Algú de la teva família ha estat mai a la Marina?
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Has anyone in your family ever been in the navy?
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Saps on hi ha alguna ambaixada a Paris?
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Do you know the location of any embassies in Madrid?
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Hi ha generalment més o menys baixes a les guerres modernes que a les antics tipus de guerra?
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Are there generally more or less casualties in modern warfare than in older forms of warfare?
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Els ambaixadors són portats en cotxes cridaners?
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Do ambassadors get driven around in flashy cars?
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Quants alto-el-foc hi ha hagut a la història d'ETA?
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How many ceasefires have there been in ETA's history?
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Quines armes són conegudes col·lectivament com a armes de destrucció massiva o ADM?
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Which weapons are known collectivelly as weapons of mass destruction or WMDs?
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Saps d'algú que tingui algun tipus d'arma de foc a casa?
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Do you anyone who keeps some kind of fire weapon in their house?
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S'ha celebrat mai una reunió important sota l'aigua?
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Has an important meeting ever been held under water?
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Just després de dinar és una bona hora per a celebrar una reunió?
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Is straight after lunch a good time to hold a meeting?
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Quin és el millor moment del dia per a celebrar una reunió?
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Which is the best time of day to hold a meeting?
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Quina és la millor manera de resoldre una disputa?
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What is the best way of solving a dispute?
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Què sol passar quan és impossible de resoldre una disputa diplomàtica?
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What normally happens when a diplomatic dispute is impossible to solve?
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Les habilitats per a resoldre problemes són essencials per a un càrrec directiu?
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Are problem solving skills essential for a managerial post?
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Com abordaries la resolució de l'actual crisi energètica?
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How would you go about solving the current energy crisis?
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to go about doing sth
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abordar fer alguna cosa
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** ESPERAR **
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1. EXPECT: quan hi ha una raó lògica o n'estàs molt segur.
2. HOPE: quan ho vols. 3. WAIT (FOR): quan implica una espera física. |
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A qui esperes?
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Who are you waiting for?
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Estic esperant una trucada en uns 20 minuts.
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I'm expecting a call in about 20 minutes.
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Espero que tot surti bé.
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I hope everything turns out okay.
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Ens vam cansar d'esperar-los.
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We got tired of waiting them.
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Espero que no esperis que et cregui!
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I hope you're not expecting me to believe you!
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Quan creus que arribarà l'informe?
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When do you expect the report to come?
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Hi esperàvem molta més gent.
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We were expecting a lot more people.
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Esperem conèixer-te!
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We're looking forward to meeting you!
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Espero que en Joan no s'oblidi de la cita!
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I hope John doesn't forget the appointment.
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