C1 Some -hopefully- Helpful Vocabulary

“USEFUL” VOCABULARY

I use inverted commas on the title since it is almost impossible to know which vocabulary will be of higher utility in order to produce a written text or to make a good impression when it comes to speak. You can omit any that you don’t feel like learning or that you consider you can leave out.

 

This would be an example of how we should learn our vocabulary (with pronunciation, in context, in English -and in Spanish if necessary; it takes longer, but chances are that you won’t that easily forget):

 

hindsight: noun [ no plural ] /ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/

the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened.

(sabiduría que da la experiencia, retrospección); With (the benefit/wisdom of) hindsight, I should have taken the job. In hindsight, it would have been better to wait.

Oversight: neglect, carelessness

To furnish sbdy with sth [formal]: to provide somebody with something.

Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day’s hiking.

be sold on (the idea): to be enthusiastic about [estar entusiasmado (por)]

Ex. I’m sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada.

 to provide someone with something: Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day's hiking.to provide someone with something: Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day's hikingit leaves a lot to be desired:

(to be) fed up to the teeth:

To the core: hasta la médula

To get round/around to something

Notwithstanding the fact that…

Drawbacks, downsides

To fall pray to something (ser presa de)

To a large extent

To come to terms with sth: accept

It has really grown on me/us: I/we got used to

Every citizen will be taken into account (passive)

Everybody will be frowned upon

To con sbdy into believing sth.

Especially 1. (for one particular person, purpose, or reason; EXPRESAMENTE) Ex.: I cooked this meal especially for you.

2. more than other things or people (sobre todo) : I liked all the food, but I especially liked the dessert.

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Specially (› for one particular person, purpose, or reason (EXPRESAMEN-TE)  Ex.: I made this specially for you.

By virtue of the fact that…

Have to be builp up from scratch

As opposed to sth/sbdy

Needless to mention

A tit for tat: un toma y daca

To put it briefly: to sum up, in a nutshell,...

As far as... (I can remember, something is concerned)

Not least

Whatsoever

In mint condition: like new

Run short of

Run out of

Cut down on spending/spam mail

Make up for (compensate)

Convict: acusar

To splash out: spend an awful amount of money

Facetious: false

Linking devices: To be precise, likewise, at any rate, under no circumstances

To refuse something point blanck

The bottom line:  the most important fact in a situation (lo esencial); conclusión result.

                                               

The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the Project.

 

 

to provide someone with something:

Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day's hiking.

to provide someone with something:

Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day's hiking.