→ PNJA Unit 4 → Empezar lección / Descargar tarjetas en MP3

término		definición
a breath of fresh air empezar lección		someone or something that is new, interesting, and exciting
a grain of truth empezar lección		a small amount of truth
bouts of anxiety empezar lección		short periods when you feel very anxious
fit of anger empezar lección		a sudden strong feeling of anger that you cannot control
fits of laughter empezar lección		a sudden strong reaction of laughing
glimmer of hope empezar lección		a very small sign that something might improve or succeed
glimmer of light empezar lección		a soft weak light that is not steady
hint of bitterness empezar lección		a slight feeling of anger and unhappiness about something
hint of irony empezar lección		a small amount of irony
pang of regret empezar lección		a very strong, sudden feeling of regret
pang of guilt empezar lección		a very strong, sudden feeling of guilt
round of applause empezar lección		a period of time when an audience reacts by clapping their hands
school of thought empezar lección		a way of thinking about a particular subject or idea that is shared by a group of people
scrap of evidence empezar lección		a small amount of information that helps to prove something
stroke of genius empezar lección		a very intelligent act or idea
stroke of luck empezar lección		something that happens by chance and that helps you to achieve something
become a scapegoat empezar lección		to be blamed for something that is not your fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed
be on the same wavelength empezar lección		to understand the way that another person thinks because you often have the same ideas and opinions as they do
break the stalemate empezar lección		to stop or end a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree
cherished keepsake empezar lección		a small object that you like very much and keep in order to remind you of someone or something
employee turnover empezar lección		the rate at which employees leave an organization and new employees arrive
flaws and shortcomings empezar lección		faults and problems in something or someone that make them useless or less effective
proofread carefully empezar lección		to carefully read something written or printed and mark any mistakes so that they can be corrected
sheer willpower empezar lección		when you only use the ability to control your thoughts and behaviour in order to achieve something
spark a backlash empezar lección		to cause a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change
watershed moment empezar lección		a time when an event causes an important change to take place
agree to differ empezar lección		to accept that someone else does not have the same opinion as you and agree not to argue about it any more
clear the air empezar lección		to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better
draw the line at (something) empezar lección		to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
find common ground empezar lección		to find something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
get off on the wrong foot empezar lección		to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them
grey area empezar lección		a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong
meet (someone) halfway empezar lección		to agree to do something that someone wants, if they do something that you want
nail down the finer points empezar lección		to definitely decide the details of something
sticking point empezar lección		something that people cannot agree on and that stops them from continuing with a discussion
the bottom line empezar lección		the most basic fact or issue in a situation
forthcoming empezar lección		happening or coming soon
prospective empezar lección		expected or likely to happen or become something
imminent empezar lección		likely to happen very soon /neg
borne empezar lección		carried or transported by
grievance empezar lección		a real or imagined cause for complaint or protest
reproach empezar lección		criticism or disapproval for doing something wrong
a grain of rice/truth empezar lección		a very small amount of rice/truth
a speck of dirt empezar lección		a very small spot or particle of dirt
a drop of whisky empezar lección		a very small quantity of whisky
a hint of lemon empezar lección		a very slight amount or suggestion of lemon
scraps (of leftover food) empezar lección		small pieces of leftover food
a pang of anxiety empezar lección		a sudden sharp feeling of anxiety
a splinter of wood empezar lección		a small, thin, sharp piece of wood broken off from a larger piece
a gang of robbers empezar lección		a group of robbers acting together
a whiff/puff of smoke empezar lección		a small amount of smoke carried through the air
a suite of rooms empezar lección		a set of connected rooms
a feat of endurance empezar lección		an achievement requiring great effort and stamina
a clump of bushes empezar lección		a group of bushes growing closely together
a medley of tunes empezar lección		a mixture of different songs or musical pieces
a swarm of bees/gnats empezar lección		a large group of bees or gnats moving together
a spell of fine weather empezar lección		a short period of fine weather
a cluster of cottages empezar lección		a small group of cottages close together
a bundle of laundry/clothes empezar lección		a collection of clothes or laundry tied or wrapped together
a token of gratitude empezar lección		something that expresses thankfulness
a litter of puppies/kittens empezar lección		a group of puppies or kittens born at the same time to the same mother
a bevy of girls/lawyers empezar lección		a large group of girls or lawyers
a side of bacon/lamb empezar lección		a large portion or cut of bacon or lamb
a pat of butter empezar lección		a small, shaped piece of butter
a shoal of herring/mackerel empezar lección		a large group of herring or mackerel swimming together
a specimen of moon rock/handwriting empezar lección		an example or sample of moon rock or handwriting
an act of bravery empezar lección		an action showing great courage
a batch of samples/cupcakes empezar lección		a quantity of samples or cupcakes produced or handled at the same time
contemptuous empezar lección		showing strong dislike or disrespect
contemptible empezar lección		deserving contempt or hatred
definite empezar lección		clear and certain
definitive empezar lección		considered to be the best or most complete
liniment empezar lección		a liquid or lotion rubbed into the skin to relieve pain or stiffness
complacent empezar lección		showing uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements
luxuriant empezar lección		rich and abundant in growth
volatile empezar lección		likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
voluble empezar lección		speaking easily and at length
conclusive empezar lección		proving something and allowing no doubt
continually empezar lección		happening repeatedly, often in an annoying way
continuously empezar lección		happening without stopping
intensive empezar lección		involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time
intense empezar lección		very strong or extreme
distinctive empezar lección		having a quality that makes something clearly different and easy to recognize
urbane empezar lección		polite and sophisticated
credulous empezar lección		too ready to believe things
credible empezar lección		able to be believed or trusted
elicit empezar lección		to draw out a response or reaction
illicit empezar lección		forbidden by law or rules
infer empezar lección		to reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
practicable empezar lección		able to be done or put into practice successfully
appreciable empezar lección		large enough to be noticed or measured
appreciative empezar lección		feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure
edible empezar lección		safe to eat
eatable empezar lección		good enough to be eaten
deficient empezar lección		not having enough of something
defective empezar lección		imperfect or faulty
negligible empezar lección		so small as to be not worth considering
negligent empezar lección		failing to take proper care
officious empezar lección		offering help or advice when it is not wanted or needed
judicious empezar lección		showing good judgment or sense

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