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término		definición
Buy into something empezar lección		To accept that an idea is right and allow it to influence you
to a fault empezar lección		Extremely generous, kind etc
grumpiness empezar lección		The state of being back tempered and easily annoyed
knock on effect empezar lección		To start the process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
reap benefits empezar lección		To get something, especially something good as a result of what you have done
shut something out empezar lección		To stop yourself from thinking about or noticing something so that you are not affected by it
downward spiral empezar lección		A process usually a harmful one in which something gradually but continuously gets worse or better
fabrication empezar lección		A piece of information or story that someone has invented in order to decieve people
pronouncement empezar lección		An official public statement
fallacy empezar lección		If those idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true
misconception empezar lección		An idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
perspective empezar lección		A way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences
jargon empezar lección		Words and expressions used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people which are difficult for other people to understand often used to show disapproval
prose empezar lección		Written language in its usual form as opposed to poetry
advocate empezar lección		To publicly support a particular way of doing something
solace empezar lección		A thing of emotional comfort at the time of great sadness or disappointment
premise empezar lección		A statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas
scrutiny empezar lección		Careful and thorough examination of someone or something
Objective empezar lección		Based on facts or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs
face-to-face empezar lección		A face-to-face meeting conversation is one where you are with another person and talking to them
altruism empezar lección		When you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself
paradox empezar lección		A situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities there are very different
phenomenon empezar lección		Something that happens or exist in society, science or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand
conscientious empezar lección		Careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do
confrontational empezar lección		Likely to cause arguments or make people angry
Peer group empezar lección		A group of people especially people who are the same age social class etc as yourself
practitioner empezar lección		Someone who works as a doctor or a lawyer
accessible empezar lección		Easy to obtain or use
intimidating empezar lección		Making you feel worried and not confident
dispel empezar lección		to make something go away, especially a belief idea or feeling
reticence empezar lección		an unwillingness to talk about what you feel or what you know
sufficient empezar lección		As much as is needed for a particular purpose
Detrimental empezar lección		Causing harm or damage
antisocial empezar lección		Antisocial behaviour is violent or harmful to other people or shows that you do not care about other people
tireless empezar lección		Working very hard in a determined way without stopping
chronic empezar lección		A chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
meditation empezar lección		The practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings in order to relax completely or for religious reasons
benefit empezar lección		If you benefit from something or it benefits you it gives you an advantage, improves your life or helps you in some way
contagious empezar lección		If a feeling attitude or action is contagious, other people are quickly affected by it and begin to have it or do it
essential oil empezar lección		An oil from a plant that has a strong smell and is used for making perfume or in aromatherapy
as stunbborn as mule empezar lección		obstinate
flog a dead horse empezar lección		waste energy
like water off duck’s back empezar lección		not listen, disobey
put a cat among the pigeons empezar lección		disturbance
take the bull by the horns empezar lección		deal decisively with a difficult situation
a wolf in sheep's clothing empezar lección		hostile
have kittens empezar lección		be nervous
let sleeping dogs lie empezar lección		to ignore a problem
have bee in one’s bonnet empezar lección		be obsessed with something
did me the world of good empezar lección		to make someone feel much healthier
should be seen as a last resort empezar lección		b

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