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término		definición
anxious empezar lección		worried about something
face-to-face empezar lección		a face-to-face meeting, conversation etc is one where you are with another person and talking to them
addicted empezar lección		liking something so much that you do not want to stop doing it or having it
dump empezar lección		to end a relationship with someone
insensitive empezar lección		not noticing, or not taking the care to notice, other people’s feelings, and not realizing when they are upset or when something that you do will upset them
factual empezar lección		based on facts or relating to facts
characteristic empezar lección		a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize
narrowly empezar lección		by only a small amount
defeat empezar lección		to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc
bizarre empezar lección		very unusual or strange
blindfolded empezar lección		with your eyes covered by a piece of cloth
negotiate empezar lección		to succeed in getting past or over a difficult place on a path, road etc
obstacle course empezar lección		a line of objects which people have to jump over, climb through etc in a race
showdown empezar lección		a meeting, argument, fight etc that will settle a disagreement or competition that has continued for a long time
abbreviation empezar lección		a short form of a word or expression
capitalisation empezar lección		to write a letter of the alphabet using a capital letter
virtual empezar lección		made, done, seen etc on the internet or on a computer, rather than in the real world
via empezar lección		using a particular person, machine etc to send something
dismiss empezar lección		to refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important
astonish empezar lección		to surprise someone very much
introvert empezar lección		someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people
dread empezar lección		to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
unbalanced empezar lección		a report, argument etc that is unbalanced is unfair because it emphasizes one opinion too much
privacy empezar lección		the state of being free from public attention
sensitivity empezar lección		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
concerned empezar lección		worried about something
disturbed empezar lección		worried or upset
isolation empezar lección		when someone feels alone and unable to meet or speak to other people
self-discipline empezar lección		the ability to make yourself do the things you know you ought to do, without someone making you do them
reassuring empezar lección		making you feel less worried or frightened
extrovert empezar lección		someone who is active and confident, and who enjoys spending time with other people
slog empezar lección		a piece of work that takes a lot of time and effort and is usually boring
sceptical empezar lección		tending to disagree with what other people tell you
shameless empezar lección		not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behaviour although other people think you should be ashamed
distract empezar lección		to take someone’s attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else
weird empezar lección		very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
cultivated empezar lección		a cultivated image is one which has been carefully improved or developed
image empezar lección		the opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc, or the way a person, organization etc seems to be to the public
invisible empezar lección		something that is invisible cannot be seen
fulfil empezar lección		to do or provide what is necessary or needed
endeavour empezar lección		an attempt to do something new or difficult
sacrifice empezar lección		to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important
ultimately empezar lección		finally, after everything else has been done or considered
harmony empezar lección		notes of music combined together in a pleasant way
rhythm empezar lección		a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
sour empezar lección		bad, unpleasant etc
subtle empezar lección		not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
tactic empezar lección		a method that you use to achieve something
response empezar lección		something that is done as a reaction to something that has happened or been said
awesome empezar lección		very good
participant empezar lección		someone who is taking part in an activity or event
unambitious empezar lección		feeling or showing lack of ambition
witty empezar lección		using words in a clever and amusing way
curious empezar lección		wanting to know about something
mask empezar lección		an expression or way of behaving that hides your real emotions or character
empathise empezar lección		to be able to understand someone else’s feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences
courage empezar lección		the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill
go on empezar lección		to continue doing something or being in a situation
eloquence empezar lección		ability to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people
banter empezar lección		friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other
sarcastic empezar lección		saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed
sporadic empezar lección		happening fairly often, but not regularly
unease empezar lección		a feeling of worry or slight fear about something
burst empezar lección		a short sudden effort or increase in activity
slide empezar lección		small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall
dismantled empezar lección		to gradually get rid of a system or organization
dwindle empezar lección		to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller
courteous empezar lección		polite and showing respect for other people
be struck down by empezar lección		to kill someone or make them extremely ill
acquaintance empezar lección		someone you know, but who is not a close friend
block off empezar lección		to completely close something such as a road or an opening
wander empezar lección		if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried
flick empezar lección		to move with a sudden quick movement, or to make something move in this way
motive empezar lección		the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden
stereotyping empezar lección		the action of deciding unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class
chat-up line empezar lección		something that someone says in order to start a conversation with someone they think is sexually attractive
abstract empezar lección		existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch
touching empezar lección		making you feel pity, sympathy, sadness etc
eagerness empezar lección		the state of being very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do
gossip empezar lección		information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
harmless empezar lección		unable or unlikely to hurt anyone or cause damage
chat empezar lección		an informal friendly conversation
conversation empezar lección		an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts
debate empezar lección		a formal discussion of a particular problem, subject etc in which people express different opinions, and sometimes vote on them
discussion empezar lección		when you discuss something
presentation empezar lección		an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea
speech empezar lección		a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people
statement empezar lección		something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts
trustworthy empezar lección		able to be trusted and depended on
authoritative empezar lección		behaving or speaking in a confident determined way that makes people respect and obey you
deep empezar lección		a deep sound or voice is very low
flat empezar lección		not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak
harsh empezar lección		unpleasantly loud and rough
high-pitched empezar lección		a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
husky empezar lección		a husky voice is deep, quiet, and attractive
lively empezar lección		very quick and exciting
mellow empezar lección		a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth
monotonous empezar lección		boring because of always being the same
nasal empezar lección		a sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose
soft empezar lección		a soft sound or voice, or soft music, is quiet and pleasant to listen to
soothing empezar lección		a soothing sound makes someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset or angry
squeaky empezar lección		making very high noises that are not loud
warm empezar lección		friendly or making someone feel comfortable and relaxed
wobbly empezar lección		a wobbly voice is weak and shakes, especially because you feel frightened or upset
celebrity empezar lección		a famous living person
visual empezar lección		relating to seeing
vocal empezar lección		relating to the voice or to singing
speaks volumes empezar lección		if something speaks volumes, it clearly shows the nature of something or the feelings of a person
breathy empezar lección		if someone’s voice is breathy, you can hear their breath when they speak
crude empezar lección		offensive or rude, especially in a sexual way
let oneself down empezar lección		to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do
budget empezar lección		the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent
address empezar lección		if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
feedback empezar lección		advice, criticism etc about how successful or useful something is
offence empezar lección		when you offend or upset someone by something you do or say
disinclined empezar lección		to be unwilling to do something
gadgets empezar lección		a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool
struggle empezar lección		to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
offensive empezar lección		very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
heavy-going empezar lección		difficult to understand or deal with
justify empezar lección		to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable
convention empezar lección		behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right
cognitive empezar lección		related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something
bears ... out empezar lección		if facts or information bear out a claim, story, opinion etc, they help to prove that it is true

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