NA2 21/5/18

NA2

p. 145

to do, help, done, cleaned, to do, fix, organise, looked.

Last week I had a cleaner clean the house.

Last week I had the house cleaned

Last week I got a cleaner to clean the house.

Last week I got the house cleaned

Ex. 9

Got someone to organise...

Have a personal trainer take...

Have a driver pick...

Have a travel consultant choose their...

Get their children looked after...

Got someone to pack their bags for them...

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strive /straɪv/ UK  US  verbo [intransitivo] (pasado strove, participio striven) (formal)

to strive for sth- esforzarse por lograr algo

to strive to do sth- esforzarse por hacer algo

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

want ●○○ noun 

1 → for (the) want of something

2 → for want of a better word/phrase etc

3 → not for want of (doing) something

4 → for want of anything better (to do)

5 LACK [countable, uncountable] formal something that you need but do not have

 a disgraceful want of proper care

pursue /pəˈsjuː/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo] (formal)

1  dedicarse a, forjarse [una carrera profesional]

2  adoptar [una política]

3  perseguir, tratar de alcanzar [una meta]

recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo

 •  verbo [transitivo/intransitivo]

1 contratar, seleccionar [personal]

I was  recruited as  Tom's replacement.

Me contrataron para reemplazar a Tom.

They are  recruiting for  salespeople at the moment.

Ahora mismo están buscando vendedores.

2 reclutar [soldados]

 •  sustantivo

1 (en el ejército) recluta

2 (de una organización) miembro