mink /mɪŋk/ UK US sustantivo
visón
brag /bræg/ UK US verbo [transitivo/intransitivo] (-gged,
-gging)
fanfarronear, alardear
He was bragging about his new car.
Estaba
fanfarroneando de coche nuevo.
ˌhard ˈup
adjective
1 if you are hard up, you do not have much money
- I’m a bit hard up at the moment.
earn‧ings /ˈɜːnɪŋz $ ˈɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [plural]
1 the money that you receive for the work that you do
→ salary, pay
- an employee’s average weekly
earnings
- He claimed compensation for loss of earnings.
in‧come /ˈɪŋkʌm, ˈɪn-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable, uncountable]
the money that you earn from your work or that you
receive from investments, the government etc → salary
on an income
- People on higher incomes should pay more tax.
income from
- income from savings and pensions
- low-income families
Average national income-> earn less than 60% = you’re
poor
ˌwell-ˈoff
adjective (comparative better-off, superlative best-off)
1 having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good
standard of living OPP badly-off
- children from well-off families
- Many pensioners are less well-off (=have less money)
than they used to be.
load‧ed /ˈləʊdɪd $ ˈloʊ-/ adjective
1 GUN/CAMERA containing bullets, film etc
a loaded pistol
2 FULL a loaded vehicle or container is full of things
a loaded
trailer
She came back
carrying a loaded tray.
loaded with
a truck loaded
with bananas
3 RICH [not before noun] informal very rich
- Giles can afford it – he’s loaded.
Basic necessities, good family life, work-life balance
Cost of living
1b, 2a, 3g, 4e, 5c, 6d, 7f
com‧fort‧a‧ble /ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfət- $ ˈkʌmfərt-, ˈkʌmft-/ ●●● S2 W3
adjective
1 FURNITURE/PLACES/CLOTHES ETC making you feel
physically relaxed, without any pain or without being too hot, cold etc →
comfort
comfortable chair/bed/sofa etc
The bed wasn’t
particularly comfortable.
comfortable room/lounge/hotel etc
Joyce has a
comfortable apartment in Portland.
comfortable clothes/shoes/boots etc
Wear loose
comfortable clothing.
comfortable to wear/use/sit on etc
Linen is very
comfortable to wear.
2 PHYSICALLY RELAXED feeling physically relaxed,
without any pain or without being too hot, cold etc → comfort
I was so
comfortable and warm in bed I didn’t want to get up.
Sit down and
make yourself comfortable.
With
difficulty, she rolled her body into a more comfortable position.
3 CONFIDENT [not before noun] confident, relaxed, and
not worried
comfortable with
She’s never
felt very comfortable with men.
In our
business, we need people who are comfortable in an unstructured environment.
4 MONEY
having enough money to buy the things you need or want, without having to worry
about how much they cost
comfortable life/retirement/existence etc
Jean’s looking
forward to a comfortable retirement.
pam‧per /ˈpæmpə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
to look after someone very kindly, for example by
giving them the things that they want and making them feel warm and comfortable
SYN spoil
She spent her
childhood as the pampered daughter of a wealthy family.
pamper yourself
Pamper yourself
with a stay in one of our luxury hotels.
Treat->BUY SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY
to buy or do something special for someone that you
know they will enjoy
treat somebody to something
- We treated Mom to lunch at the Savoy.
- I treated myself to a new dress.
whim /wɪm/ noun
[countable usually singular]
a sudden feeling that you would like to do or have
something, especially when there is no important or good reason
on a whim
I didn’t leave
just on a whim (=for no good reason).
at the whim of somebody
At work they
are at the whim of the boss.
somebody’s every whim
Their father
had always indulged her every whim.
at whim
He appeared and
disappeared at whim.
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