Wednesday, January 22, 2020

C2 22/1/20

No class next Monday

Houses
all over the place    informal
a) everywhere 
- There was blood all over the place.
b) in a very untidy state 
- She came in with her hair all over the place.

1) Ugly Houses

fa‧cade, façade /fəˈsɑːd, fæ-/ noun [countable]   
1 the front of a building, especially a large and important one
facade of

be to somebody’s liking
formal if something is to someone’s liking, they like it or think it is satisfactory
- I hope everything was to your liking, sir.

o‧ver‧bear‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ $ ˌoʊvərˈber-/ adjective   
always trying to control other people without considering their wishes or feelings SYN domineering
- a bossy overbearing wife

re‧fur‧bish /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] especially British English   
1 to decorate and repair something such as a building or office in order to improve its appearance → renovate

war‧ren /ˈwɒrən $ ˈwɔː-, ˈwɑː-/ noun [countable]   
1 the underground home of rabbits

stilt /stɪlt/ noun [countable usually plural]   
1 one of a set of poles that support a building above the ground or above water
on stilts
- a house built on stilts

dis‧mal /ˈdɪzməl/ ●○○ adjective   
1 if a situation or a place is dismal, it is so bad that it makes you feel very unhappy and hopeless
- The future looks pretty dismal right now.

raze /reɪz/ verb [transitive]   
to completely destroy a town or building
- In 1162 Milan was razed to the ground by imperial troops.

as‧phalt /ˈæsfælt $ ˈæsfɒːlt/ noun [uncountable]   
a black sticky substance that becomes hard when it dries, used for making the surface of roads
—asphalt verb [transitive]

pu‧ni‧tive /ˈpjuːnətɪv/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun]   
1 intended to punish someone
punitive action/measures etc
- The agency sent a letter, but took no punitive action.

2) Love or list it

recargado
ADJECTIVE
(= sobrecargado) overloaded
[estilo, diseño] overelaborate


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