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término		definición
oral tradition empezar lección		spoken stories, about a community’s beliefs, customs, history etc that are passed on from person to person over many years
have good eye for sth empezar lección		to be good noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc
throw light on sth empezar lección		to provide new information that makes difficult subject or problem easier to understand
timeless classic empezar lección		a book, play, or film that is important and has been admired for a long time
turn-off empezar lección		something that makes you lose interest in something or someone
human endeavour empezar lección		effort by people in general to do something new or difficult
be captivated by sth empezar lección		to be very attracted to someone, so that you give them all your attention
surreptitiously empezar lección		secretly, without other people knowing or seeing
keep sb on tenterhooks empezar lección		to make someone feel nervous and excited waiting to find out something ot for something to happen
unfolding empezar lección		an unfolding event, situation etc is happening now
abound empezar lección		to exist in very large numbers
deploy empezar lección		to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc
ensue empezar lección		to happen after or as a result of something
speculation empezar lección		when you guess about possible causes or effects of something witout knowing all the facts, or the guesses that you make
stack empezar lección		to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile
deem empezar lección		to think of something in a particular way or as having a particular quality
kudos empezar lección		the state of being admired and respected for being important or for doing something important
tangible empezar lección		perceptible by touch
relegate empezar lección		to give someone or something a less important position than before
odds empezar lección		how likely it is that something will or will not happen
derived from empezar lección		to have developed or come from something else
ambiance empezar lección		the qualities and character of a particular place and the way these make you feel
lexicon empezar lección		all the words and phrases used in a language or that a particular person knows
good riddance empezar lección		a rude way of saying you are glad that someone has left
document empezar lección		to write about something, film it, or take photographs of it, in order to record information about it
principled empezar lección		based on clear and definite ideas
field empezar lección		a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
last-ditch empezar lección		a final attempt to achive something before it is too late
intricate empezar lección		containing many small parts or details that all work or fit together
quirky empezar lección		unusual, especially in an interesting way
daunting empezar lección		frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
insight empezar lección		a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea
browse empezar lección		to search for information on a comupter or on the Internet
eclectic empezar lección		including a mixture of many different things or people, especially so that you can use the best of all of them
eye-opener empezar lección		an experience from which you learn something surprising or new
perceptive empezar lección		someone who is (...) notices things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well-used to show approval
avid empezar lección		doing something as much as possible
fervent empezar lección		believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely
touch empezar lección		a particular way of doing something, or the ability to do it in a particular way
foresight empezar lección		the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to consider this when planning for the future
affinity empezar lección		a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics
cart empezar lección		carry (a heavy or cumbersome object) somewhere with difficulty.
in the heat of empezar lección		in the most intense or active stage of some activity or condition
equivalent empezar lección		equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
on display empezar lección		put somewhere for people to see
account for empezar lección		to form the total of something
misled into empezar lección		to lead into a mistaken action or belief
relegate to empezar lección		assign an inferior rank or position to
nosing around empezar lección		to search for something
draw attention to empezar lección		to make someone notice something or someone
put on the market empezar lección		to put up on a platform for sale
damaged in empezar lección		harmed or spoiled during something
it comes to the crunch empezar lección		when a situation reaches a very important or difficult point and you must make a decision on how to progress
destined for empezar lección		(of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan
abound in empezar lección		to be filled with (something)
take in haste empezar lección		you do it quickly and hurriedly, and sometimes carelessly
on the move empezar lección		in the process of moving from one place or job to another
strewn with empezar lección		to scatter things over a surface
prone to empezar lección		likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
say something off the top of your head empezar lección		you say it immediately, from memory
be a load off your mind empezar lección		it causes you to stop worrying
be at your wits’ end empezar lección		be overwhelmed with problems and at a loss as to what to do next
be the brains behind sth empezar lección		the person who has planned and organized something successful
come face to face with sb/sth empezar lección		directly, meeting someone in the same place
cross sb’s mind empezar lección		to come into someone's mind
give sb a piece of your mind empezar lección		tell them very clearly that you think they have behaved badly
go to sb’s head empezar lección		it makes that person think that they are very important and makes them a less pleasant person
have a good mind to do sth empezar lección		you are threatening or announcing that you have a strong desire to do it, although you probably will not do it
keep a straight face empezar lección		to manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
keep your wits about you empezar lección		to be ready to think quickly in a situation
bang your head against a brick wall empezar lección		you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something
lose/save face empezar lección		you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less
put your mind to sth empezar lección		to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it
rack your brains empezar lección		make a great effort to think of or remember something
cliché empezar lección		a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
pun empezar lección		a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meaning
simile empezar lección		a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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