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Copia de Palabras de Materia OTB Monyka
Copia de Palabras de Materia OTB Monyka
Eats/Come
A small amount of food.
Would you like some eats?
2. While/Mientras
During the time that, or at the same time as.
I read it while you were drying your hair.
3. Invalid/ Inválido
An invalid document, ticket, law, etc. is not legally or officially acceptable or
someone who is sick and unable to take care of himself or herself, especially for a
long time.
Is the invalid in bed?
I'm afraid your driving licence is invalid in Eastern Europe
4. Proper/Apropiado
Correct or appropriate
Try to use the proper scientific terms.
5. Keep/Mantener
To have or continue to have in your possession.
Do you want this photograph back or can I keep it?
6. Although/ Aunque
Despite the fact that
She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.
7. Metrics/Métricas
A set of numbers that give information about a particular process or activity.
Performance metrics need to align marketing activity with corporate goals.
8. Meal / Comida
An occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion.
How about coming over for a meal sometime?
9. Graveyard/Cementerio
A place where dead people are buried.
Funerary monuments require graveyards and graveyards may, or may not, require
churches.
10. Shift/Cambio
To (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction
to another, especially slightly.
In cars that are automatics, you don't have to bother with shifting gears.
11. Bonus/ Bono
An extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good work
as well as the money you were expecting.
A Christmas bonus
12. Allow/ Permitir
To give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from
happening.
You're not allowed to talk during the exam.
13. Stoplight/ Semáforo
One of a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control the movement of vehicles,
usually at a point where two or more roads join.
We were waiting at a stoplight when someone rear-ended us.
14. Recently/ Recientemente
Happening or starting from a short time ago.
We just recently moved to Texas.
15. Receding /Retroceso
To get lower in value, amount, or number.
Although oil prices receded somewhat in June, they rose again this week.
16. Redeem/Canjear
To make something or someone seem less bad.
He was an hour late, but he redeemed himself in her eyes by giving her a huge
bunch of flowers.
17. Mailman/Cartero
A man whose job is to deliver and collect letters, etc. that are sent by mail.
They were transmitted by mailmen, who could travel hundreds of kilometres to
deliver them.
18. Saleswoman/Vendedora