El libro English File - Avanzado - Lección 7A

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

acordar

suitable or acceptable for a given situation or purpose

adecuado, apropiado

having features or characteristics that are pleasing

atractivo, hermoso

having the required quality or ability for doing something

capaz, competente

logical, consistent, and meaningfully connected, making sense as a whole

coherente, lógico

possessing the needed skills or knowledge to do something well

competente, capaz

to not stop something, such as a task or activity, and keep doing it

continuar

to perform an action that is not mentioned by name

hacer

to start or initiate something, such as a new project or venture

embarcarse

offering assistance or support, making tasks easier or problems more manageable for others

útil

telling the truth and having no intention of cheating or stealing

sincero, honesto, franco

treating guests or visitors with friendliness, warmth, and generosity

hospitalario

justified or valid according to the commonly accepted norms, practices, or ideological framework

legítimo, justificado

having the skills to read and write

alfabetizado, que sabe leer y escribir

capable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true

lógico

not fixed and able to move or be moved easily or quickly

móvil

concerned with right and wrong behavior

moral

holding a position of authority or responsibility within an organization or government

oficial

only relating or belonging to one person

personal

based on real-world experience and observation rather than theoretical knowledge

práctico

(of a person) avoiding emotions and taking logic into account when making decisions

racional, cuerdo

following a pattern, especially one with fixed or uniform intervals

regular

having a close connection with the situation or subject at hand

pertinente, relevante

capable of being exchanged or substituted

reemplazable, sustituible

to become too large, mature, or experienced for something

superar, crecer demasiado

consisting of only one sound unit of speech

monosilábico

a patient who receives treatment in a hospital but does not remain there afterward

paciente externo

to build something once again, after it has been destroyed or severely damaged

reconstruir

having been mistreated or abused, either physically, emotionally, or psychologically

maltratado, mal concebido

a dietary supplement that contains a combination of essential vitamins and minerals, commonly taken orally in the form of tablets, capsules, or gummies

multivitamínico, suplemento multivitamínico

perceived or interpreted incorrectly or incompletely, often leading to confusion, mistakes, or misinterpretation

malinterpretado, malentendido

having the ability to protect a system from viruses by finding and destroying them

antivirus

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

deforestación

to improve a machine, computer system, etc. in terms of efficiency, standards, etc.

actualizar

a graduate student who is studying at a university to get a more advanced degree

estudiante de posgrado, posgraduado

to establish a necessary requirement or condition that must be met before something else can happen

precondicionar, condicionar

to wake up later than one intended to

quedarse dormido, no despertarse a tiempo

taking place twice a year

bianual

to live or exist together peacefully despite differences in beliefs or interests

coexistir, vivir juntos

having a quality or level below what is considered acceptable

de calidad inferior, subestándar

involving or relating to two or more governments or governmental agencies, especially those of different countries

intergubernamental, intergubernamental

not having enough employees to adequately perform the necessary tasks or services

bajo de personal, insuficientemente dotado de personal

having abilities or qualities that go beyond what is considered normal or humanly possible

sobrehumano, superhumano

the technology or mechanism in a camera or other optical device that automatically focuses on the subject being photographed or viewed

autofoco, enfoque automático

a tiny living organism that can only be seen under a microscope, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa

microorganismo

used to indicate a quantity or degree that exceeds or is greater than a certain amount or level

más de, mayor que

more suitable or effective compared to other available options

mejor

above average in size or extent

grande

to a degree or extent that is sufficient or necessary

lo suficiente, bastante

beyond the appropriate or necessary amount, often to a point that is undesirable or harmful

demasiado, excesivamente

used to indicate a large number of people or things

muchos

in a mistaken or incorrect way

erróneamente, incorrectamente

in a lower level, position, or place

abajo

the number 2

dos

for two instances

dos veces

in opposition to someone or something

contra

the number 1

uno

used to indicate the means of doing or achieving something

por

at a later time

después de

in an open area surrounding a building

fuera

in or into a room, building, etc.

dentro

at an earlier time

antes

to take off an item of clothing, glasses, etc.

quitarse

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

reducir

having a greater level or degree in position, value, rank, importance, or quality.

superior, más alto

in the direction of a particular person or thing

hacia, a

the point or part of something that is the highest

parte de arriba

with something or someone else

juntos

to a great or serious degree or extent

gravemente

in, into, or at the space that is separating two things, places, or people

entre

in, at, or to a higher position

arriba

calculated by adding a set of numbers together and dividing this amount by the total number of amounts in that set

medio, promedio

to a very great amount or degree

extremadamente

below average in physical size

pequeño

for one more instance

otra vez