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UNIT 1 - Coggle Diagram
UNIT 1
PHRASAL VERBS
associated with: to spend time with a group of people, especially people who are disapproved of: juntarse con, ir con, tratar con
I don't want my children associating with drugs addicts and alcoholics
back down: to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated: retroceder, echarse atrás, recular, dar el brazo a torcer
Despite the evidence, he refused to back down
catch on: understand, especially after a long time: captar, comprender, entender
He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll catch on eventually
come out with sth: to say something suddenly and unexpectedly: venir con, salir con
He comes out with some good ideas thought
devote yourself to sth/sb or devote yourself to doing sth: dedicate yourself - dedicarse a algo, entregarse a algo
My mother devoted herself to her children
fall for (nonsense): to suddenly have strong romantic feelings about someone
She always falls for older men
follow through on / with sth: to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development
Given the success of our initiative, we decided to follow it through with further investment
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pay someone back for: to pay someone the money that you owe them - devolverle algo a alguien, pagarle algo a alguien
Can you lend me a fiver? I'll pay you back tomorrow
put yourself forward to: ofrecerse
The responsibilities were so overwhelming that no-one wanted to put himself forward
put forward: to suggest an idea for consideration
None of the ideas that I put forward have been accepted
read up on: to spend time reading in order to find out information about something - investigar, documentarse o informarse sobre
It's a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview
spring up: start to grow - brotar, surgir, pegar el estirón
Seedling spirng up at the beginnin of the growing season
take someone in: to take care of someone and provide a place in your home for them - acoger, albergar, hospedar
Several families took in foreing students
throw yourself into: work on sth with great energy - dedicarse de lleno a
She's thrown herself into this new job
NOUNS
bravado: courage that you show, especially by doing something unnecesary and dangerous, to make people admire you - fanfarronada
act of bravado: It was an act of bravado to tell his boss to resign
camouflage: to use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes for hiding soldiers or military equipment so that they cannot be seen against the area around them
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leap: a big chane, increase, or improvement
a leap in profits
It takes quite a leap of the imagination to believe that it's the same person
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ridge: cresta, cadena, rugosidad
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ADJECTIVES
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daunting: abrumador, sobrecogedor, desalentador, desmoralizante
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makeshift: improvisado, provisional, temporal
misleading: erróneo, engañoso, desorientador
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