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11/09/2020
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09/09/2020
PHRASAL VERB
Make up
Meaning: invent (excuse, story)
Pronunciation: /meɪk ʌp/
Example: Some employees make up excuses when they arrive late for work.
Spanish: inventar algo
09/09/2020
WORD OF THE DAY
Irate
Meaning: Feeling or showing extreme anger
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪreɪt/ or /aɪˈreɪt/
Example: Irate protesters came onto the streets against corruption.
Spanish: iracundo, furioso.
08/09/2020
PHRASAL VERB
Let down
Meaning: disappoint
Pronunciation: /let daʊn/
Example: You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down!
Spanish: defraudar, decepcionar.
08/09/2020
WORD OF THE DAY
Hapless
Meaning: Deserving or inciting pity
Pronunciation: /ˈhæpləs/
Example: The poor became hapless victims of a ruthless society.
Spanish: desventurado, desafortunado.
07/09/2020
PHRASAL VERB
Keep up with
Meaning: stay at the same level as someone or something
Pronunciation: /kiːp ʌp wɪθ/
Example: Karan walks so fast it's difficult to keep up with him.
Spanish: mantenerse al corriente (de algo), seguir el ritmo (a algo o a alguien)
07/09/2020
WORD OF THE DAY
Laconic
Meaning: Brief and to the point
Pronunciation: /ləˈkɑːnɪk/
Example: Whenever you ask him a tricky question, he gives a laconic reply.
Spanish: lacónico, breve, conciso.
TONGUE TWISTER
I HAVE GOT A DATE
I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I’ll see you at the gate, so don’t be late.
05/09/2020
SLANG
Ginormous
Pronunciation: /dʒaɪˈnɔːrməs/
Meaning: This combination of "gigantic" and "enormous" means something very large.
Example: "You could find a parking space more easily is your car wasn't so ginormous."
Spanish: Muy grande, gigante, enorme.
04/09/2020
PHRASAL VERB
Hit back
Meaning: retaliate; reply to an attack
Pronunciation: /hɪt bæk/
Example: When he was attacked by the others, the boy hit back.
Spanish: responder un ataque.
04/09/2020
PROVERB
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones
MEANING
Don’t criticize someone if you’re not perfect either; don’t be a hyprocrite
EXAMPLE
“Why are you always bothering her about being addicted to her phone? You’ve been smoking for 20 years and haven’t been able to give it up. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”