Work sth up: to develop or improve something with some effort. Estimular. I can't work up any enthusiasm for his idea. She went for a long walk to work up an appetite (abrir el apetito)
Pick at sth: to eat food slowly, taking small amounts or bites because you are not hungry. Comer sin ganas. E.g. she sat at the table in silence, picking at her dinner.
Close second: nearly won. E.g. he finished a close second: llegó en segundo lugar muy cerca del ganador.
Wholly: /ˈhəʊlli/ completely, totally. E.g. wholly inappropriate behaviour. The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.
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Ready for CAE p 176. History of Obesity. Extra Listening.
The Forum is one of my favourite BBC World Service programmes. They invite prominent international thinkers to debate big ideas. In this episode American cultural historian Sander Gilman, explores the battle between mind and body in overweight people which he says has been a problem in human society longer than most of us think.
Ready for CAE p 176. Film Version of Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire. Extra Listening
Michael Pollan’s best-selling book, Botany of Desire, is now a film. The film takes you inside our relationship with the plant world, and shows “how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, cannabis and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control.” The preview is above. You can watch Michael Pollan's interview with Bill Moyers about food (there is a transcript below the video).
Ready for CAE p 176. Listening: Vocabulary
Produce: /ˈprɒdjuːs/ things that have been made or grown, especially things connected with farming. Productos alimenticios. E.g. farm produce. The shop sells only fresh local produce. It says on the label ‘Produce of France’.
Crunch: a noise like the sound of something firm being crushed. Crujido. E.g. the crunch of feet on snow.
Bland: not having a strong or interesting taste. Soso, insípido. E.g. a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread.
Dry up: to become completely dry. E.g. during the drought (/draʊt/ a long period of time when there is little or no rain) the river dried up.
Fussy: too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones. Quisquilloso. E.g. she's such a fussy eater.‘Where do you want to go for lunch?’ ‘I'm not fussy (= I don't mind).’
Fizzy drink: a drink with bubbles. Refresco con gas.
Serve sth up: to put food onto plates and give it to people. Servir. E.g. he served up a delicious meal.
Outlet: a shop/store or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type. Punto de venta. E.g. the business has 34 retail outlets in this state alone.
Overhear: to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved. Oír por casualidad. E.g. we talked quietly so as not to be overheard. I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus.
Go about sth: to start working on something. Tackle. Emprender. E.g. how should I go about finding a job?
Put sth. together: to make or prepare something by fitting or collecting parts together. Montar, juntar. E.g. to put together a model plane/an essay/a meal.
Give in: to admit that you have been defeated by somebody/something. Ceder, darse por vencido. E.g. the rebels were forced to give in.
Pig out (on) sth: to eat too much food. Darse un atracón. E.g. they pigged out on pizza.
Crunch: a noise like the sound of something firm being crushed. Crujido. E.g. the crunch of feet on snow.
Bland: not having a strong or interesting taste. Soso, insípido. E.g. a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread.
Dry up: to become completely dry. E.g. during the drought (/draʊt/ a long period of time when there is little or no rain) the river dried up.
Fussy: too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones. Quisquilloso. E.g. she's such a fussy eater.‘Where do you want to go for lunch?’ ‘I'm not fussy (= I don't mind).’
Fizzy drink: a drink with bubbles. Refresco con gas.
Serve sth up: to put food onto plates and give it to people. Servir. E.g. he served up a delicious meal.
Outlet: a shop/store or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type. Punto de venta. E.g. the business has 34 retail outlets in this state alone.
Overhear: to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved. Oír por casualidad. E.g. we talked quietly so as not to be overheard. I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus.
Go about sth: to start working on something. Tackle. Emprender. E.g. how should I go about finding a job?
Put sth. together: to make or prepare something by fitting or collecting parts together. Montar, juntar. E.g. to put together a model plane/an essay/a meal.
Give in: to admit that you have been defeated by somebody/something. Ceder, darse por vencido. E.g. the rebels were forced to give in.
Pig out (on) sth: to eat too much food. Darse un atracón. E.g. they pigged out on pizza.
Ready for CAE p 176. The End of Overeating. Extra Listening
Pediatrician and former head of the Food and Drug Administration David Kessler says the U.S. food industry has manipulated American consumers into unhealthy eating habits. In his book, "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite," Kessler describes how chronic overeaters might resist artificially induced food cravings. Listen to the interview on NPR The Forum.
Ready for CAE p 176. Obesity. Extra Listening
Here you have some videos from the ABC's Life at 3 about obesity.
Ready for CAE p 176. Jamie Oliver: Teach every Child about Food. Extra Listening
Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food
Ready for CAE p 176. Jamie Oliver wins the TED Prize for 2010.
From the New York Times:
"... this British celebrity chef has made it his mission in recent years to break people’s dependence on fast food, believing that if they can learn to cook just a handful of dishes, they’ll get hooked on eating healthfully. The joy of a home-cooked meal, rudimentary as it sounds, has been at the core of his career from the start, and as he has matured, it has turned into a platform."
To learn more go to TED blog
"... this British celebrity chef has made it his mission in recent years to break people’s dependence on fast food, believing that if they can learn to cook just a handful of dishes, they’ll get hooked on eating healthfully. The joy of a home-cooked meal, rudimentary as it sounds, has been at the core of his career from the start, and as he has matured, it has turned into a platform."
To learn more go to TED blog
Ready for CAE p 176. Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver is an English chef and media personality well known for his growing list of food-focused television shows, in his more recent roles he has been campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools, and he has recently campaigned to change unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits for the better across the United Kingdom. You can visit his website here: http://www.jamieoliver.com/
You can become a fan on facebook. And you can watch his videos on Youtube.
You can become a fan on facebook. And you can watch his videos on Youtube.
Ready for CAE p 176. Food Addiction. Extra Listening
New research shows certain foods can cause an addictive-like state in the brain. Researchers say food addiction is one of the rarely discussed culprits (people or things responsible for causing a problem) of the nation's obesity epidemic. What can we do to lessen our unhealthy food addictions?
Ready for CAE p 175. Deception. Vocabulary
Defraud: /dɪˈfrɔːd/ to get money illegally from a person or an organization by tricking them. Estafar. E.g. all three men were charged with conspiracy to defraud. Defraud somebody (of something): e.g. they were accused of defrauding the company of $14000.
Snout: /snaʊt/ the long nose and area around the mouth of some types of animal, such as a pig. Hocico.
Fruit bat: a bat that lives in hot countries and eats fruit. Murciélago de Samoa.
Snout: /snaʊt/ the long nose and area around the mouth of some types of animal, such as a pig. Hocico.
Fruit bat: a bat that lives in hot countries and eats fruit. Murciélago de Samoa.
Trick somebody out of something: to get something from somebody by means of a trick. Estafarle algo a alguien. E.g. she was tricked out of her life savings.
Bogus: /ˈbəʊɡəs/ pretending to be real or genuine. False. Falso. E.g. a bogus doctor/contract. Bogus claims of injury by workers.
Take sb in: to make somebody believe something that is not true. Deceive. E.g. she took me in completely with her story. Don't be taken in by his charm—he's ruthless (cruel).
Trickster: a person who tricks or cheats people. Estafador, embustero, embaucador. Confidence trickster: a person who defrauds someone after winning their confidence.
Fall for sth: to be tricked into believing something that is not true. E.g. I'm surprised you fell for that trick.
Con man: a man who tricks others into giving him money, etc. A con-man is short for confidence man, so named because one gives him money as a token of "confidence" in him. Estafador. E.g. I was tricked by a con man.
See through sb./sth.: to realize the truth about somebody/something. Calar. E.g we saw through him from the start. I can see through your little game (= I am aware of the trick you are trying to play on me).
Take sb for a ride: 1. Lit. to carry someone about, usually for recreation, in a car, plane, boat, etc. E.g would you take us for a ride in your boat? Please take me for a ride in your new car.
2. Fig. to deceive someone. E.g. you really took those people for a ride. They really believed you. I was taken for a ride on this matter.Mug: a person who is stupid and easy to trick. Ingenuo. E.g. They made me look a complete mug. He's no mug.
Yield: to produce or provide something, for example a profit, result or crop. Producir. High-yielding (de alto rendimiento).
Annuity: /əˈnjuːəti/
a type of insurance that pays a fixed amount of money to somebody each year. E.g. income from pensions, annuities and trusts
Scheme: a plan or system for doing or organizing something. E.g. a training scheme
Swindle:
Verb: to cheat somebody in order to get something, especially money, from them. Estafar, timar. Swindle sb out of sth: they swindled him out of hundreds of dollars. Swindle sth out of sb: they swindled hundreds of dollars out of him.
Noun: a situation in which somebody uses dishonest or illegal methods in order to get money from a company, another person, etc. A con (confidence trick). Timo, estafa.
Swindler: con man. Estafador
Ready for CAE p 172. Reading: Vocabulary
Yoghurts recalled after mould found
Recall something: to ask for something to be returned, often because there is something wrong with it. Retirar del mercado. E.g. the company has recalled all the faulty hairdryers.
Mould: /məʊld/ a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur (hair that grows on the body of some animals) that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air. Moho. E.g. there's mould on the cheese. Moulds and fungi (/ˈfʌŋɡiː/pl of fungus: hongo). The room smelled damp and there was mould on one wall.
Batch: an amount of food, medicine, etc. produced at one time. Hornada, tanda, lote. E.g. a batch of cookies. Loaves of bread baked in batches of 20. It is necessary to make new batches of flu vaccine whenever a different, virulent (/ˈvɪrʊlənt/ extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have an effect. Virulento) strain ( type of plant or animal, or of a disease) of flu makes an appearance.
Range: a set of products of a particular type. Línea, gama. E.g. our new range of hair products.
Liken something/somebody to something/somebody(formal): /ˈlaɪkən/ to compare one thing or person to another and say they are similar. Comparar. E.g. Life is often likened to a journey.
Pungent: /ˈpʌndʒənt/ having a strong taste or smell. Acre, penetrante. E.g. the pungent smell of burning rubber. The air was pungent with the smell of spices.
Odour: /ˈəʊdə/ a smell, especially one that is unpleasant. Olor. E.g. A pungent odour. A musty odour (smelling damp and unpleasant because of a lack of fresh air. Que huele a humedad). A foul odour (/faʊl/ dirty and smelling bad. Fétido, nauseabundo). The stale (no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant. No fresco) odour of cigarette smoke.
Go off: if food or drink goes off, it becomes bad and not fit to eat or drink. Estropearse, pasarse.
Withdraw: move away from a place. Pull out. Retirar. Government troops were forced to withdraw.
Precautionary: /priˈkɔːʃənər‿i / done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger. Preventivo. E.g. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a precautionary measure.
Claim: to ask for money because you have a right to it. Solicitar cobrar. E.g. he's going to claim compensation: va a reclamar una indemnización.
Dispose of somebody/something: to get rid of somebody/something that you do not want or cannot keep. Deshacerse de. E.g. the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste. To dispose of stolen property.
Forward: Send
Lid: a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it. Tapa. E.g. a dustbin lid. I can't get the lid off this jar.
Sell-by date: the date printed on food packages, etc. after which the food must not be sold. E.g. this milk is past its sell-by date. Fecha límite de venta.
Voucher: /ˈvaʊtʃə/ a printed piece of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for something, or that allows you to pay less than the usual price of something. Vale, cupón. E.g. a voucher for a free meal. A travel voucher. This discount voucher entitles you to 10% off your next purchase.
Extract from a novel
Get on: (also get along) used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing in a particular situation. E.g. he's getting on very well at school. How did you get on at the interview?Boldly: bravely and confidently. Con audacia, atrevimiento. E.g. he stepped boldly forward to speak.
Septic: infected with harmful bacteria. Séptico, infectado. E.g. a septic finger. A dirty cut may go septic.
Outbreak: the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease. Comienzo, estallido, brote. E.g. the outbreak of war. An outbreak of typhoid (/ˈtaɪfɔɪd/fiebre tifoidea).
Food-poisoning: an illness of the stomach caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria. Intoxicación alimentaria.
Trace sth back to sth: to find the origin or cause of something. Seguirle la pista/el rastro. She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal (a substance, strip of material, etc. used to fill a crack so that air, liquid, etc. cannot get in or out. Precinto, cierre. E.g. only drink bottled water and check the seal isn't broken.)
The police traced the call (= used special electronic equipment to find out who made the telephone call) to her ex-husband's number.
Note: an official document with a particular purpose. E.g. a sick note from your doctor. A doctor's note (baja médica)
Lay sb off: to stop employing somebody because there is not enough work for them to do. Make somebody redundant. Despedir. E.g. 200 workers at the factory have been laid off.
Scare: a situation in which a lot of people are anxious or frightened about something. Pánico. E.g. a bomb/health scare. Recent scares about pesticides in food.
Scapegoat: a person who is blamed for something bad that somebody else has done or for some failure. Synonym: fall guy. Chivo expiatorio. Cabeza de turco. E.g. She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence.
Appearances can be deceptive
Under cover: pretending to be somebody else in order to do something secretly. E.g. a police officer working under cover.
Trawl: /trɔːl/ to search through a large amount of information or a large number of people, places, etc. looking for a particular thing or person. E.g. she trawled the shops for bargains.
Retailer: /ˈriːteɪələ/ a person or business that sells goods to the public. Minorista. E.g. one of the country's largest food retailers.
Track sth/sb down: to find somebody/something after searching in several different places. Synonym: trace. Localizar. E.g. the police have so far failed to track down the attacker.I finally tracked the reference down in a book of quotations.
Enticing: /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ something that is enticing is so attractive and interesting that you want to have it or know more about it. Tetador, apetecible, atractivo. E.g. the offer was too enticing to refuse.An enticing smell came from the kitchen.The idea of two weeks in the sun sounds very enticing.
Mislead: misled, misled. To give somebody the wrong idea or impression and make them believe something that is not true. Engañar. E.g. he deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship.
Culprit: /ˈkʌlprɪt/ a person who has done something wrong or against the law. Culpable. E.g. the police quickly identified the real culprits.
Maple syrup: a sweet sticky sauce made with liquid obtained from some types of maple tree, often eaten with pancakes. Jarabe de arce.
Reliant on: needing somebody/something in order to survive, be successful, etc. Dependent. E.g. Businesses have become increasingly reliant on complicated computing systems.
Distort: to twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true. Deformar, distorsionar, tergiversar. E.g. newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth. The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood.
Claim: a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it Afirmación, alegación. E.g. the singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band. A report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians.
Acknowledge: /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ to accept that something is true. Admitir, reconocer. E.g. acknowledge something. She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. Are you prepared to acknowledge your responsibility?
Ammunition: /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ information that can be used against another person in an argument. Munición, argumentos. E.g. the letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.
Home in on sth:
1 to aim at something and move straight towards it. Dirigirse a. E.g. the missile homed in on the target. A shark homing in on its victim.
2 to direct your thoughts or attention towards something. I began to feel I was really homing in on the answer. The investigation homed in on the town of Carlton.
Boost: to make something increase, or become better or more successful. Aumentar, incrementar. E.g. to boost exports/profits. The movie helped boost her screen career. To boost somebody's confidence/morale.
Flout: /flaʊt/ to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it. Defy. Desobedecer. Saltarse algo a la torera. E.g. motorists regularly flout the law.
Make your blood boil: make you very angry.
Recall something: to ask for something to be returned, often because there is something wrong with it. Retirar del mercado. E.g. the company has recalled all the faulty hairdryers.
Mould: /məʊld/ a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur (hair that grows on the body of some animals) that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air. Moho. E.g. there's mould on the cheese. Moulds and fungi (/ˈfʌŋɡiː/pl of fungus: hongo). The room smelled damp and there was mould on one wall.
Batch: an amount of food, medicine, etc. produced at one time. Hornada, tanda, lote. E.g. a batch of cookies. Loaves of bread baked in batches of 20. It is necessary to make new batches of flu vaccine whenever a different, virulent (/ˈvɪrʊlənt/ extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have an effect. Virulento) strain ( type of plant or animal, or of a disease) of flu makes an appearance.
Range: a set of products of a particular type. Línea, gama. E.g. our new range of hair products.
Liken something/somebody to something/somebody(formal): /ˈlaɪkən/ to compare one thing or person to another and say they are similar. Comparar. E.g. Life is often likened to a journey.
Pungent: /ˈpʌndʒənt/ having a strong taste or smell. Acre, penetrante. E.g. the pungent smell of burning rubber. The air was pungent with the smell of spices.
Odour: /ˈəʊdə/ a smell, especially one that is unpleasant. Olor. E.g. A pungent odour. A musty odour (smelling damp and unpleasant because of a lack of fresh air. Que huele a humedad). A foul odour (/faʊl/ dirty and smelling bad. Fétido, nauseabundo). The stale (no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant. No fresco) odour of cigarette smoke.
Go off: if food or drink goes off, it becomes bad and not fit to eat or drink. Estropearse, pasarse.
Withdraw: move away from a place. Pull out. Retirar. Government troops were forced to withdraw.
Precautionary: /priˈkɔːʃənər‿i / done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger. Preventivo. E.g. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a precautionary measure.
Claim: to ask for money because you have a right to it. Solicitar cobrar. E.g. he's going to claim compensation: va a reclamar una indemnización.
Dispose of somebody/something: to get rid of somebody/something that you do not want or cannot keep. Deshacerse de. E.g. the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste. To dispose of stolen property.
Forward: Send
Lid: a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it. Tapa. E.g. a dustbin lid. I can't get the lid off this jar.
Sell-by date: the date printed on food packages, etc. after which the food must not be sold. E.g. this milk is past its sell-by date. Fecha límite de venta.
Voucher: /ˈvaʊtʃə/ a printed piece of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for something, or that allows you to pay less than the usual price of something. Vale, cupón. E.g. a voucher for a free meal. A travel voucher. This discount voucher entitles you to 10% off your next purchase.
Extract from a novel
Get on: (also get along) used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing in a particular situation. E.g. he's getting on very well at school. How did you get on at the interview?Boldly: bravely and confidently. Con audacia, atrevimiento. E.g. he stepped boldly forward to speak.
Septic: infected with harmful bacteria. Séptico, infectado. E.g. a septic finger. A dirty cut may go septic.
Outbreak: the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease. Comienzo, estallido, brote. E.g. the outbreak of war. An outbreak of typhoid (/ˈtaɪfɔɪd/fiebre tifoidea).
Food-poisoning: an illness of the stomach caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria. Intoxicación alimentaria.
Trace sth back to sth: to find the origin or cause of something. Seguirle la pista/el rastro. She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal (a substance, strip of material, etc. used to fill a crack so that air, liquid, etc. cannot get in or out. Precinto, cierre. E.g. only drink bottled water and check the seal isn't broken.)
The police traced the call (= used special electronic equipment to find out who made the telephone call) to her ex-husband's number.
Note: an official document with a particular purpose. E.g. a sick note from your doctor. A doctor's note (baja médica)
Lay sb off: to stop employing somebody because there is not enough work for them to do. Make somebody redundant. Despedir. E.g. 200 workers at the factory have been laid off.
Scare: a situation in which a lot of people are anxious or frightened about something. Pánico. E.g. a bomb/health scare. Recent scares about pesticides in food.
Scapegoat: a person who is blamed for something bad that somebody else has done or for some failure. Synonym: fall guy. Chivo expiatorio. Cabeza de turco. E.g. She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence.
Appearances can be deceptive
Under cover: pretending to be somebody else in order to do something secretly. E.g. a police officer working under cover.
Trawl: /trɔːl/ to search through a large amount of information or a large number of people, places, etc. looking for a particular thing or person. E.g. she trawled the shops for bargains.
Retailer: /ˈriːteɪələ/ a person or business that sells goods to the public. Minorista. E.g. one of the country's largest food retailers.
Track sth/sb down: to find somebody/something after searching in several different places. Synonym: trace. Localizar. E.g. the police have so far failed to track down the attacker.I finally tracked the reference down in a book of quotations.
Enticing: /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ something that is enticing is so attractive and interesting that you want to have it or know more about it. Tetador, apetecible, atractivo. E.g. the offer was too enticing to refuse.An enticing smell came from the kitchen.The idea of two weeks in the sun sounds very enticing.
Mislead: misled, misled. To give somebody the wrong idea or impression and make them believe something that is not true. Engañar. E.g. he deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship.
Culprit: /ˈkʌlprɪt/ a person who has done something wrong or against the law. Culpable. E.g. the police quickly identified the real culprits.
Maple syrup: a sweet sticky sauce made with liquid obtained from some types of maple tree, often eaten with pancakes. Jarabe de arce.
Distort: to twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true. Deformar, distorsionar, tergiversar. E.g. newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth. The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood.
Claim: a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it Afirmación, alegación. E.g. the singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band. A report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians.
Acknowledge: /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ to accept that something is true. Admitir, reconocer. E.g. acknowledge something. She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. Are you prepared to acknowledge your responsibility?
Ammunition: /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ information that can be used against another person in an argument. Munición, argumentos. E.g. the letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.
Home in on sth:
1 to aim at something and move straight towards it. Dirigirse a. E.g. the missile homed in on the target. A shark homing in on its victim.
2 to direct your thoughts or attention towards something. I began to feel I was really homing in on the answer. The investigation homed in on the town of Carlton.
Boost: to make something increase, or become better or more successful. Aumentar, incrementar. E.g. to boost exports/profits. The movie helped boost her screen career. To boost somebody's confidence/morale.
Flout: /flaʊt/ to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it. Defy. Desobedecer. Saltarse algo a la torera. E.g. motorists regularly flout the law.
Make your blood boil: make you very angry.
Ready for CAE p 172. The Foods that Make Billions. Extra Listening
In the series The Food that Make Billions, the BBC looks at how branding and marketing turn relatively cheap commodities into high value products.
Ready for CAE p 170. Eating in the Right Places. Vocabulary
Lie in sth: to exist or be found. E.g. the problem lies in deciding when to intervene.
Serve something up: to put food onto plates and give it to people. E.g. he served up a delicious meal.
Flock: a group of sheep, goats or birds of the same type. Rebaño, bandada. E.g.a flock of birds.
Unwelcome: (adj) not wanted. Desagradable, poco grato E.g. an unwelcome visitor. To avoid attracting unwelcome attention he kept his voice down. Unwelcome news.
Snob: (disapproving) a person who thinks they are much better than other people because they are intelligent or like things that many people do not like. Entendido. An intellectual snob. A food/wine, etc. snob.
Overrate somebody/something: to have too high an opinion of somebody/something; to put too high a value on somebody/something. Sobreestimar. E.g. in my opinion, Hirst's work has been vastly overrated. Opposite: underrate: menospreciar.
A good/great deal: much; a lot. E.g. they spent a great deal of money. It took a great deal of time. I'm feeling a good deal better. We see them a great deal (= often).
Enjoyable: giving pleasure. Agradable, placentero. E.g. an enjoyable weekend/experience. Highly/really/thoroughly/very enjoyable.
Stuffy: warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air. Mal ventilado, cargado. A stuffy room. It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer.
Overall: general. Total. Overall marks. There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner.
Serve something up: to put food onto plates and give it to people. E.g. he served up a delicious meal.
Flock: a group of sheep, goats or birds of the same type. Rebaño, bandada. E.g.a flock of birds.
Unwelcome: (adj) not wanted. Desagradable, poco grato E.g. an unwelcome visitor. To avoid attracting unwelcome attention he kept his voice down. Unwelcome news.
Snob: (disapproving) a person who thinks they are much better than other people because they are intelligent or like things that many people do not like. Entendido. An intellectual snob. A food/wine, etc. snob.
Overrate somebody/something: to have too high an opinion of somebody/something; to put too high a value on somebody/something. Sobreestimar. E.g. in my opinion, Hirst's work has been vastly overrated. Opposite: underrate: menospreciar.
A good/great deal: much; a lot. E.g. they spent a great deal of money. It took a great deal of time. I'm feeling a good deal better. We see them a great deal (= often).
Enjoyable: giving pleasure. Agradable, placentero. E.g. an enjoyable weekend/experience. Highly/really/thoroughly/very enjoyable.
Stuffy: warm in an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air. Mal ventilado, cargado. A stuffy room. It gets very hot and stuffy in here in summer.
Overall: general. Total. Overall marks. There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner.
Ready for CAE p 169. Supercook. Extra Website
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Ready for CAE p 168. Eating and Drinking. Vocabulary
Side dish: a small amount of food, for example a salad, served with the main course of a meal. Synonym: side order. E.g. a side dish of fresh vegetables.
Raging: /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ very strong. E.g. a raging appetite/thirst. Raging jealousy.Raging hunger: hambre atroz.
Quench: /kwentʃ/ quench your thirst: to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty. Saciar la sed.
Quench something (formal): to stop a fire from burning. Synonym: extinguish. E.g. firemen tried to quench the flames raging (spreading very quickly) through the building.
Faint: feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious.Débil, mareado. E.g. she suddenly felt faint. The walkers were faint from hunger. Feel faint with hunger (estar desfallecido de hambre).
Pick at something: to eat food slowly, taking small amounts or bites because you are not hungry. E.g. she sat at the table in silence, picking at her dinner. Pick at food. To pick at one's food: picar, comer sin ganas.
Gulp something down: to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly. Engullir, tomarse de un trago. E.g. he gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. Gulp down food.
A soft drink: a cold drink that does not contain alcohol. Refresco.
Celebratory: /ˌseləˈbreɪtəri/ celebrating something or marking a special occasion.E.g. a celebratory drink/dinner. We had a celebratory drink: nos tomamos una copa para celebrarlo.
Work sth up: to develop or improve something with some effort. E.g. I can't work up any enthusiasm for his idea. She went for a long walk to work up an appetite (abrir el apetito).
Fussy: too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones. E.g. fussy parents. Fussy (about something): Our teacher is very fussy about punctuation.
She's such a fussy eater (tiquismiquis).‘Where do you want to go for lunch?’ ‘I'm not fussy (= I don't mind: me da lo mismo).
Eater: (usually after an adjective or a noun) a person or an animal that eats a particular thing or in a particular way. E.g. we're not great meat eaters.He's a big eater (= he eats a lot).
Stomach: /ˈstʌmək/ E.g. it's not a good idea to drink (= alcohol) on an empty stomach (= without having eaten anything).You shouldn't exercise on a full stomach.
Meal: E.g. Try not to eat between meals.Lunch is his main meal of the day. To go out for a meal (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal). What time would you like your evening meal? Enjoy your meal. A three-course meal.
A ready meal: a meal that you buy already prepared and which only needs to be heated before you eat it. Comida preparada. E.g. Heat up a ready meal.
A square meal: a good, satisfying meal. Comida completa, decente. E.g. he looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks.
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