Thursday, December 12, 2013

ni2 12/12/13

Juicy /ˈdʒuːsi/ adjective
1 FOOD [ FOOD ] full of juice
juicy apples
2 EXCITING interesting because of shocking or personal information
juicy gossip

Be fond of sb/sth
To like someone or something
To be fond of animals/music [+ doing sth]
He's not very fond of dancing.

You’re off to a very good start.

Off on the right foot (with someone or something) and *off to a good start (with someone or something)
Fig. starting out correctly; beginning something carefully and cautiously. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) This time, I want to get off on the right foot with him. I tried to get off to a good start with my new job.

sintético adj      (de la síntesis) 
concise adj
      formal  synthetic adj

Get a life, tried, got two.

Get a life!
Informal
Something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things
Surely you're not cleaning the house on Saturday night? Get a life!
dress up phrasal verb1 FORMAL to put on formal clothes for a special occasion
Weddings are a great opportunity to dress up.

asap , ASAP
the abbreviation of
as soon as possible


settle down phrasal verb1
STAY to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with a partner
Do you think he'll ever settle down and have a family?Living or sleeping somewhere
settle down FEEL HAPPY settle down phrasal verb2 FEEL HAPPY
to start to feel happy and confident with a new situation
Has she settled down in her new job?

mature 1 /məˈtjʊə r / adjective
1 AGE completely grown or developed
sexually mature
mature trees
2 BEHAVIOUR Mature people behave like adults in a way which shows they are well developed emotionally.
She seems very mature for thirteen.
The opposite is immature

Make up for sth phrasal verb
To reduce the bad effect of something, or make something bad become something good

I hope this money will make up for the inconvenience.

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