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término		definición
schadenfreude empezar lección		the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword empezar lección		a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance empezar lección		a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice empezar lección		punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites empezar lección		people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate empezar lección		expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming empezar lección		describes the activity of listening or watching music, radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream
commercial success empezar lección		something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song
catchy empezar lección		something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist empezar lección		list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving empezar lección		(here) having a strong influence
register empezar lección		record, count or measure something – like the download of a file
down in the dumps empezar lección		(informal) feeling of unhappiness, sometimes with no hope
imperfection empezar lección		fault or weakness
gild empezar lección		cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly empezar lección		cheerful and happy
coping mechanism empezar lección		something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories empezar lección		things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic empezar lección		learning by 'doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual empezar lección		seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding empezar lección		changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense empezar lección		doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimer’s (disease) empezar lección		a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression empezar lección		being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour empezar lección		the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative empezar lección		great improvement or positive change
otherworldly empezar lección		belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination empezar lección		making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels empezar lección		to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant empezar lección		someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic empezar lección		belief that working hard is morally right
motives empezar lección		reasons for doing something
makes sense empezar lección		is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity empezar lección		for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned empezar lección		no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded empezar lección		a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous empezar lección		emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies empezar lección		medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies empezar lección		detailed, thorough and accurate research
prevalence empezar lección		a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema empezar lección		a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase empezar lección		a large, noticeable rise in the number of something
to put something down to something empezar lección		to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted empezar lección		with a magical atmosphere
a feat empezar lección		a difficult task, something that is hard to achieve
a panacea empezar lección		a cure
potent empezar lección		strong and powerful
to deploy empezar lección		to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees empezar lección		pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently empezar lección		e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore empezar lección		a boring, ordinary task you do regularly
admin empezar lección		short for 'administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business, organisation or just your life, run smoothly
aka empezar lección		also known as
utility company empezar lección		a company that supplies something such as electricity, gas, or water to the public
procrastinate empezar lección		delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them
super-doers empezar lección		an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad empezar lección		something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream empezar lección		something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised empezar lección		a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral empezar lección		something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral empezar lección		relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent empezar lección		good or good enough
extrovert empezar lección		someone who has a very outgoing personality, confident and socially comfortable.
introvert empezar lección		someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
findings empezar lección		the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained empezar lección		without control or restriction
gaze empezar lección		the way that someone looks at someone
figured out empezar lección		understood something after studying it
to make ends meet empezar lección		to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline empezar lección		an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing empezar lección		giving up or going without something
accustomed empezar lección		familiar with
creative balance empezar lección		a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind empezar lección		something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort
awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun) empezar lección		feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation
implicit empezar lección		not spoken or written down, but still understood
social rules empezar lección		the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern empezar lección		to rule, to control
to illuminate empezar lección		to make something easier to understand, to clarify
to breach (a rule) empezar lección		to break (a rule)
floordrobe empezar lección		collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter empezar lección		untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem) empezar lección		to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental empezar lección		with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift empezar lección		change
make do and mend empezar lección		an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something empezar lección		somebody who is keen on something
endemic empezar lección		very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren empezar lección		an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost
a predator empezar lección		an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical empezar lección		something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster empezar lección		someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal) empezar lección		comfortable
casualisation empezar lección		The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual
streetwear empezar lección		a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through empezar lección		appear or happen gradually over time
wellness empezar lección		the state of being healthy
knobbly empezar lección		lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety empezar lección		a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection empezar lección		a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape empezar lección		to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with empezar lección		to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening empezar lección		possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm) empezar lección		starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop empezar lección		secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug empezar lección		small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate empezar lección		private and personal
circumvent empezar lección		cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to empezar lección		accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off empezar lección		compromise
paunch empezar lección		fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny empezar lección		very thin
willpower empezar lección		controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something) empezar lección		start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental empezar lección		quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst empezar lección		sudden and short increase in something
insomnia empezar lección		the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning empezar lección		moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive empezar lección		the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct
decades empezar lección		(here) many years
diluted empezar lección		made weaker
chronic empezar lección		long-lasting (of a medical condition)

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