Vocabulary from Unit 2

VOCABULARY UNIT 2

As always, there are many words, or so it seems. Many of them should be already learnt, but just in case (Justin Biber) IT IS NOT THE CASE, I have written what I consider may cause anyone some trouble. It is always for your benefit. Do take note of those that you don’t know yet, and use the rest as a review (me ha quedado bonito, ¿sí? Pues hala, ¡a traballar!)

PG.21

Milky Way: 

“Once in a blue moon”: de Pascuas a Ramos, de higos a peras… “muy de vez en nunca” (Méjico lindo y querido), “cada muerte de obispo” (Argentina)

“the sky’s the limit”: no hay límites

“to be chasing rainbows”: estar en Babia, en la inopia, en la luna de Valencia…

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underneath

blast

knock

ground

tiny

shown

to go undetected

giant

collide (with), collision

unmanned

eventually (¡no es EVENTUALMENTE!)

foil

exert, exertion

drawback

advance notice

launch

blow up

As for… con respecto a.
As for me: por mi parte

actually!!!

likely, likelihood: ex.: “the likelihood is that it rains”

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crash into

capable of

witness

WATCH OUT: put off / call off / pick up / take off / catch on / carry out / work out/ wrap up (something) / put on / use up / try out/ ADD ONE EXAMPLE FOR EACH

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Last: durar

data: datos; date, fecha / cita

beyond: más allá de 

extensive

state of the art:

hostile: hostil/es

alien: alienígena “I am a legal alien, I’m an Englishman in NY” (Sting)

go ON the internet; go and find: ve A buscar

“it would take them a long time to return”

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Provide somebody/something WITH something/somebody

He provided him with an ideal companion

dissappointed

to have a role

isolated

container

Don’t mind: no te importe que (si)…

Engenieering:

Reliable:

accurate

voyage

crew

far-fetched (yo no me la aprendería): inverosímil

overcome

weird

break down:

well-deserved: bien merecido

long-awaited

worlwide

widespread

last-minute

float/ing

prove something to somebody:

spacecraft

frighten

former

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does the summary read smoothly?

The fact that…: el hecho de que…

Goal:

The race is ON:

Start-up company: de reciente creación

Announce:

As well: también, además.

As well as ( +  substantive): además de + sustantivos. NUNCA de otra frase!!!!!

Drag:

drawback

wether:

claim:

ordinary:

entrepreneurs:

obligated:

riches: riquezas

But then again: pero claro / entonces

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Skill

Probe:

On cords:

Signs:

Once zero gravity is reached: una vez que se alcance la gravedad cero

spine

lead to something: conducir, guiar a (alguna parte/conclusión/ a algo)

hight

inches

eventually

conciseness:

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Dreadful:

Smashing:

dull

outstanding

I guess…

It’s hard to tell

It looks like

You can tell that

Apparently

As well as

Consequently

In short

AS WELL AS THAT OF PAGE 161:

Unanimous

Purchase/d

Currently

To make a comeback: 

Basements:

Obsolete:

Contrary to expections:

Dissatisfied:

several years in a row

gain

electronics: electrodomésticos

rise:

superior:

provide:

consequently:

increase: