Tuesday, November 14, 2017

NI1 14/11/17

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chocolate /ˈtʆɒklət/ UK  US  sustantivo &  adjetivo
 •  sustantivo
1 chocolate
a bar of chocolate
una tableta de chocolate
a chocolate cake/biscuit etc un pastel/una galleta etc de chocolate

2 bombón
a box of chocolates
una caja de bombones
3 (bebida) chocolate

Oh no!!!
I don’t believe it
You’re kidding
What a pity!
Never mind!
Really?
How fantastic!
That’s great news!!!
What a great idea!

no kidding?/are you kidding?/you’re kidding
spoken used when you are so surprised by what someone has told you that you do not completely believe them
-Carlotta’s 39? No kidding?


news /njuːz/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 noticia(s)
the news of their accident
la noticia de su accidente
I have some bad news for you.
Tengo malas noticias para ti.
a piece of news una noticia
2 the news las noticias, el telediario, el informativo
3 that's news to me! ¡Ahora me entero!


wallet /ˈwɒlɪt/ UK  US  sustantivo
cartera, billetera

Harvard, writer, being creative doesn’t pay the bills, a keen photographer, Jenny, jazz musicians, interviewed Wynton Marsalis.

See, really, things, mean, because, incredible, guy, ahead.


management /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 (actividad) administración, gestión
2 (colectivo de dirección) directivos
3 (campo de estudio) administración de empresas


fee /fiː/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 honorarios
They paid all my medical fees.
Pagaron todos los honorarios de los médicos./ Cargaron con todos mis gastos médicos.

2  dinero que se paga para ser miembro de una institución, etc.
school fees
(gastos de) matrícula del colegio

foot the bill
to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for 
He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill!


spree /spriː/ UK  US  sustantivo
to go on a shopping/spending etc spree gastar a lo loco, tener un arrebato consumista

ˈretail ˌtherapy noun [uncountable] 
the act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better – often used humorously → shopaholic
 What you need is a bit of retail therapy!

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save, lend, borrow, waste, can’t afford, charged, cost, owe, invest, earn, is worth, raise.


mortgage /ˈmɔːgɪdʒ/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo
 •  sustantivo
hipoteca
 •  verbo [transitivo]
 hipotecar
debt /det/ 

exercise 3: homework

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