Monday, January 08, 2018

NA2 8/1/18


p. 46

Melbourne /ˈmelbən $ -ərn/ 
the second largest city in Australia, which is the capital of the state of Victoria in the southeast of the country. It is an important business, industrial, and cultural centre.

for the sake of it
if you do something for the sake of it, you do it because you want to and not for any particular reason
 She likes spending money just for the sake of it.

doodle /ˈduːdl/ verb [intransitive] 
to draw shapes, lines, or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing
- Brad was doodling on a sheet of paper.


offer /ˈɒfə/ UK  US  
 •  verbo
1 to offer sb sth, to offer sth to sb ofrecerle algo a alguien
2 to offer (to do sth) ofrecerse (a hacer algo)
It was nice of her to offer.

Herein lies the essential difference...
herein /ˌhɪərˈɪn $ ˌhɪr-/ adverb formal 
in this place, situation, document etc
 the conditions stated herein
 Herein lies a problem.
A buzzing art scene
EXCITEMENT [intransitive] if a group of people or a place is buzzing, there is a lot of activity or excitement
buzz with
 a classroom buzzing with activity
The lack of
And in doing so...

venue /ˈvenjuː/ UK  US  sustantivo
lugar, local [en que se lleva a cabo una reunión, un acontecimiento, etc.]

cater /ˈkeɪtə/ UK  US  verbo [intransitivo]
hacer el servicio de catering
cater for sth phrasal verb BrE, cater to sth AmE
  satisfacer algo [una necesidad, la demanda de algo]
London has shops to cater for every need.
En Londres hay tiendas para satisfacer todas las necesidades.
 cater for sb phrasal verb BrE, cater to sb AmE
  ofrecer servicios dirigidos a cierto sector de la población
a travel company catering more for older people
una compañía de viajes que ofrece servicios dirigidos más bien a la gente mayor

Melburnians
A visit is well worth it
Try a little bit of


thrive /θraɪv/ UK  US  verbo [intransitivo] (pasado thrived o throve, participio thrived)
1  prosperar, salir adelante [empresa, economía]
2  crecer bien [planta]

3 she thrives on pressure/hard work etc rinde más bajo presión/cuando tiene mucho trabajo etc

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