Tuesday, December 12, 2017

NI2 12/12/17

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lute  /luːt/ n  (music: string instrument) laúd nm
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listening:

brother’s birthday
talkative
clever, bright, not intense, funny and good with people
different, artist, not ambitious, he doesn’t do the job,

go and call, going to be, I’m exagerating, won a scholarship, you’ve told me, to upset him, push yourself more, plenty of criticism.


plenty /ˈplenti/ UK  US  pronombre &  adverbio
 •  pronombre
1 mucho -a
There's plenty to do in the city.
Hay mucho que hacer en la ciudad.
We have  plenty of  time.
Tenemos tiempo de sobra.
2 suficiente
No, thank you. I've had plenty.
No gracias. He comido suficiente.
 •  adverbio
plenty more mucho -a más, muchos -as más
There's plenty more space upstairs.

grant ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countable] 
an amount of money given to someone, especially by the government, for a particular purpose
- The university gets a government grant.
- Anyone wishing to apply for a grant should write to the Treasurer.
grant of
- a grant of £50,000
grant from
- These studios are funded by a grant from the Kress Foundation.

scholarship /ˈskɒʃɪp $ ˈskɑːlər-/ ●○○ noun 
1 [countable] an amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization to help pay for their education
scholarship to
- She won a scholarship to Iowa State University.
on a scholarship
- He attended college on a drama scholarship.

She’s hard on her brother


sensitive /ˈsensɪtɪv/ UK  US  adjetivo
1 sensible [a los sentimientos de los demás, al frío, a la luz, etc.]
2 susceptible
Lara's very  sensitive about  her nose.
Lara es muy susceptible en lo que se refiere a su nariz.

spoiled /spɔɪld/, también spoilt BrE UK  US  adjetivo
 mimado -a, consentido -a
si-language: EN-US'>(para dar calor) estufa


take account of something
(also take something into account) to consider or include particular facts or details when making a decision or judgment about something
- These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation.


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