Unit 4

Palabra

Ejemplo

cheap

A good education is not cheap. You need to pay a lot

chunky

She was about my height, but chunky

decorative

The walls are covered in large decorative golden mirrors

designer

A designer is a very creative profession

elegant

Ann wears elegant clothes

flimsy

She wore a flimsy cotton dress

identical

Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk

oval

She saw a big oval mirror on a wall.

priceless

A trip around the world is a priceless opportunity

rectangular

A tablet computer is rectangular

sparkly

Her eyes were sparkly

have a background in

Students with a background in chemistry will probably find the course easier

have a flair for

Jo has a flair for languages

be willing to

How much are they willing to pay?

be fluent in

She was fluent in English, French, and German

be able to cope with

She feared she wouldn't be able to cope with two new babies

not be too bothered about

He doesn't seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers

have passion for

She had a passion for music

have a degree in

Applicants must have a degree in Engineering

have experience in

I had some experience in fashion design

have strong skills

He was valued for his strong skill in raising money for the company

animated gif

She likes to send animated gifs to her friends

binge-watch

In a recent survey, 91% of people said they regularly binge-watched

contactless

I asked if I could pay by contactless

crowdsource

Their aim was to crowdsource the development of the game

emoji

I love that emojis are so inclusive nowadays

to google

He googles his name online all the time

hashtag

the athlete hashtagged his post #luckyman

meme

Richard Dawkins was the first person to use the word meme

paywall

Most of their data is behind the paywall

selfie

He took a selfie in front of the Taj Mahal

tech-savvy

Members of Generation Net are very tech-savvy, as they never experienced a world without the internet

time-poor

Time-poor parents give their children money instead of attention

to unfriend

My 16-year-old has now unfriended me

virtual assistant

The voice-controlled virtual assistant makes searching easier

virtual tour

You can do a virtual tour of your house to allow for an estimate

social media

Companies are increasingly making use of social media in order to market their goods

shorten

Smoking shortens your life

worsen

Her condition continued to worsen

sweeten

Many Australians fry their bananas and sweeten them with honey

weaken

A number of factors have weakened the economy

sadden

He was disappointed and saddened that legal argument had stopped the trial.

enlarge

Can I have these photos enlarged?