Tuesday, May 07, 2013

ni2 7/5/13




onward /ˈɒnwəd/ UK  US  adjetivo &  adverbio
  adjetivo
 hacia delante
the onward march of scientific progress
el avance del progreso científico
 •  adverbio (también onwards)
1 from two o'clock/1998 etc onward de las dos/de 1998 etc en adelante
2 adelante, hacia delante

canal /kəˈnæl/ UK  US  sustantivo
canal
the Suez Canal
el canal de Suez

thus /ðʌs/ UK  US  adverbio (formal)
1 por tanto, por consiguiente

2  (también thusly AmE) así, de esta manera

debatable /dɪˈbeɪtəbəl/ UK  US  adjetivo
discutible, cuestionable

wrong with
There's nothing wrong with making a profit, provided you don't cheat anyone.

apologize for (doing) something
He later apologized for his behaviour.
I apologize for losing my temper.

ca‧pa‧ble
1
 capable of (doing) something
having the qualities or ability needed to do something:
I don't think he's capable of murder.
The company isn't capable of handling an order that large.

blame somebody/something for something
Marie still blames herself for Patrick's death.
The report blames poor safety standards for the accident.

I'm useless at playing sports

involve doing something
Running your own business usually involves working long hours.

fancy doing something
Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight.

arrange to do something
Have you arranged to meet Mark this weekend?

 feel like (doing) something
spoken to want to have something or do something:
He didn't feel like going to work.

agree to do something
No one really knows why he agreed to do the film.

deserve to do something
We didn't deserve to win.

ask to do something
Karen asked to see the doctor.

avoid doing something
The refugees left to avoid getting bombed.

risk doing something
They may even risk losing their homes.

threaten to do something
He threatened to take them to court.

draw with
Liverpool drew with Juventus.
They drew 3-3.

sack somebody from something
He was sacked from every other job he had.
sack somebody for (doing) something
He was sacked for being drunk.

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