NI2 31/10/17

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ˌfed ˈup UK  US  adjetivo (informal)

harto -a

I'm  fed up with  being treated like a servant.

Estoy harta de que me traten como a una sirvienta.

to get fed up with sth hartarse/aburrirse de algo

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nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeə/ UK  US  sustantivo

pesadilla

like¹ /laɪk/ ●●● S1 W1 preposition  

1 SIMILAR similar to something else, or happening in the same way 

Her hair is dark brown like mine. 

A club should be like a big family. 

He eats like a pig!

look/sound/feel/taste/seem like 

The garden looked like a jungle. 

At last he felt like a real soldier. 

My experience is very much like that described in the book. 

He’s very like his brother. 

Sometimes you sound just like (=exactly like) my mum! 

He’s growing more like his father every day. 

He looked nothing like (=not at all like) the man in the police photograph.

2 → what is somebody/something like?

Linking verbs

Look + adj

Seem + adj

Sound + as if + clause

Sound + a noun

Look + like + clause

- She grew some vegetables in her garden.

- She grew stronger every day after the break up.

En la primera frase, "grew some veggies" expresa una acción, mientras que la segunda "grew stronger" da información sobre el sujeto.

- I smell the flowers.

- The flowers smell lovely.

En la primera yo realizo la acción de oler las flores, y en la segunda, se indica una cualidad de las flores.

linking verbs show a relationship between the subject of the sentence and a noun or adjective being linked to it.

To check if these are being used as linking verbs, try replacing them with the correct form of to be. If they make sense and have almost the same meaning, they are linking verbs.

Laurie appears tired.
Laurie  is tired.

how come?

used to ask someone why or how something happened

How come you’ve ended up here?

‘Last I heard, she was teaching in Mexico.’ ‘How come?’

How come Mrs Wall-Eye know my name? (=why does Mrs Wall know my name?)

How come the sky is blue? (Why is the sky blue?)

Slave

I work as a slave

I work like a slave (very hard)

He eats like a pig

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run over phrasal verb

1 run somebody/something ↔ over to hit someone or something with a vehicle, and drive over them

 He was run over and killed by a bus.

 She got run over outside the school.

split up phrasal verb

1 if people split up, or if someone splits them up, they end a marriage or relationship with each other

 Steve’s parents split up when he was four.

with

 I thought she’d split up with her boyfriend

influenza /ˌɪnfluˈenzə/ noun [uncountable] medical 

an infectious disease that is like a very bad cold

SYN flu

shame /ʆeɪm/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo

 •  sustantivo

1 what a shame! ¡qué lástima!

it's a shame (that) es una lástima que

2 vergüenza

I thought I would die of shame.

Creí que me moría de vergüenza.

3 shame on you! ¡debería darte vergüenza!

relief /rɪˈliːf/ UK  US  sustantivo

1 alivio

to my/our etc great relief

por suerte, para mi/nuestro etc gran alivio

be a pain (in the neck)

(also be a pain in the ass/arse/backside/butt not polite) spoken

to be very annoying

 There were times when Joe could be a real pain in the neck.

 It’s a pain, having to go upstairs to make the coffee every time.

due /djuː $ duː/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 

1 EXPECTED [not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular time

due to do something

 The team are due to fly to Italy next month.

 His new book is due to be published next year.

due in/on/at

 She’s pregnant and the baby’s due in April.

 The final results of the experiment are due on December 9.

I’ve sold that house at a very low price.