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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.

schol‧ar‧ship /ˈskɒləʃɪp $ 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.