Lección 38

adjunct

Sustantivo

/æ.ʤənkt/ or /ā.jēnkt/

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æ

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j

ʤ

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ə

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k

t

t

(complemento)

apéndice

something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

to bestrew

Verbo

/bɪst.ru:/ or /bist.roo/

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b

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ɪ

s

s

t

t

r

r

e

u:

w

esparcir

cover by strewing

to compensate

Verbo

/kɑm.pən.seɪt/ or /kaam.pēn.seit/

c

k

o

ɑ

m

m

p

p

e

ə

n

n

s

s

a

eɪ

t

t

e

compensar

to pay someone for the work they have done

complaisant

Adjetivo

/kəmp.leɪ.sənt/ or /kēmp.lei.sēnt/

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k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

l

l

ai

eɪ

s

s

a

ə

n

n

t

t

complaciente

willing to please others without question

to betide

Verbo

/bɪ.taɪd/ or /bi.taid/

b

b

e

ɪ

t

t

i

aɪ

d

d

e

suceder a

to take place, especially in a way that seems inevitable

to bethink

Verbo

/bɪ.θɪnk/ or /bi.think/

b

b

e

ɪ

th

θ

i

ɪ

n

n

k

k

acordarse de

cause oneself to consider something

betimes

Adverbio

/bɪ.taɪmz/ or /bi.taimz/

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b

e

ɪ

t

t

i

aɪ

m

m

e

s

z

a tiempo

Old use

used to refer to something happening earlier than expected or before the usual time

to contend

Verbo

/kən.tɛnd/ or /kēn.tend/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

(sostener)

afirmar

to argue the truth of something

diplomacy

Sustantivo

/dɪp.loʊ.mə.si/ or /dip.looo.mē.si/

d

d

i

ɪ

p

p

l

l

o

oʊ

m

m

a

ə

c

s

y

i

diplomacia

subtly skillful handling of a situation

diplomat

Sustantivo

/dɪp.lə.mæt/ or /dip.lē.māt/

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d

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ɪ

p

p

l

l

o

ə

m

m

a

æ

t

t

diplomático

an official representing a country's government in foreign relations

diplomatic

Adjetivo

/dɪp.lə.mæ.tɪk/ or /dip.lē.mā.tik/

d

d

i

ɪ

p

p

l

l

o

ə

m

m

a

æ

t

t

i

ɪ

c

k

diplomático

related to the work of keeping or creating friendly relationships between countries

diplomatist

Sustantivo

/dɪp.lə.mæ.tɪst/ or /dip.lē.mā.tist/

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d

i

ɪ

p

p

l

l

o

ə

m

m

a

æ

t

t

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

diplomático

an official engaged in international negotiations

monetary

Adjetivo

/mɑ.nə.tɛ.ri/ or /maa.nē.te.ri/

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m

o

ɑ

n

n

e

ə

t

t

a

ɛ

r

r

y

i

monetario

relating to money or currency

monetarism

Sustantivo

/mɑ.nə.tɜ.rɪ.zəm/ or /maa.nē.tē.ri.zēm/

m

m

o

ɑ

n

n

e

ə

t

t

a

ɜ

r

r

i

ɪ

s

z

ə

m

m

monetarismo

the theory or policy of controlling the amount of money in circulation as the preferred method of stabilizing the economy