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Living alone & shari
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| home bird (n) | a person who is reluctant to leave their hometown or their childhood home, or who return after a period of living away eg: I'm a bit of a home bird, but I must change myself |
| relocate (v) | (especially of a company or workers) to move or to move somebody or something to a new place to work or operate eg: the residents were relocated to temporary accommodation while the work was being done. |
| teeming with (ph. v) | (usually be teeming with something) to be full of people, animals, etc. moving around eg: the streets were teeming with tourists |
| handle(v) | -to deal with or be in charge of something(ocuparse de, manejar) -to touch, hold, or pick up something(tocar) eg: - Who handles the marketing in your company? - You must wash your hands before handling food. |
| fallout (n) | -the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion(lluvia radio activa) - the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event (secuelas) |
| think back(ph. v) | to think about what happened in the past eg: I keep thinking back TO the day I arrived here |
| hindsight (n) | the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened (sabiduría que da la experiencia, retrospección) With (the benefit/wisdom of) hindsight, I should have taken the job. In hindsight, it would have been better to wait |
| stand for (ph. v) | -to represent - The ’S’ stands for “simple.” -(of a person or group) to support an idea - A leader who stood for justice - |
| look forward to (ph. v) | to feel excited about somethink that is going to happen (tener muchas ganas de) eg: I’m really looking forward to seeing you again. |
| look for (ph. v) | to search for eg: I’ve been looking for that book everywhere. |
| rent out (ph. v) | to allow people to use (a house etc which one owns) in exchange for money (alquilar) eg: How much do they rent out the cottage for? |
| struggle (n or v) | -to try very hard to do something difficult (esforzarse) -He’s struggling to pay his bills. - to fight someone when they are holding you (pelear)-She struggled but couldn’t break free |
| land a job (expression) | - to find a job and be hired eg: As soon as I land a job and start to bring in some money, I'm going to get a stereo |
| pick up the tab (for something)(idiom) | to pay for sth, especially for what someone else has bought or used eg: The company will pick up the tab for this trip |
| on a budget (idiom) | if you are on a budget, you do not have much money to spend eg: we're a family on a tight budget |
| prohibitive (adj) | If the cost of something is prohibitive, it is too expensive for most people (prohibitivo) eg: Hotel prices in the major cities are high but not prohibitive |
| amenity, amenities (noun) | something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place (servicio) eg: The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public ameniti |
| security blanket | - something that makes you feel safe or confident - a soft object such as a small piece of cloth or a toy that is very familiar to a baby or young child and makes him or her feel safe |
| stark (adj) | empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary eg: It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture |
| resilience (n) | the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened -Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche |
| round up something/someone(ph. v) | to gather people, animals, or things into one place eg: The brothers set about rounding up the horses |
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