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a deadlock
punto muerto: There was a deadlock in the dispute between management and workers over pay.
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to object
- oponerse: Some objected to fighting for moral reasons. Would you object if I open the window?
- objetar: He objected that it was too expensive.
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a sticky situation
una situación difícil, peliaguda
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oblivious
inconsciente, ajeno: He's totally oblivious of the risks. She went on, oblivious to what was happening.
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never-ending
eterno, interminable
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struggle for supremacy
la lucha por la supremacía
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to clear up
- ordenar, limpiar, recoger: Mom wnats you to clear up your room.
- desaparecer: Your cold seems to have cleared up.
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a takeover
toma de poder (país); absorción (empresa)
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a turnover
- facturación: Annual turnover exceeds five million pounds.
- movimiento, rotación (plantilla)
- empanadilla
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to flog
hostigar, espolear
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a trough /trÉ’f/
depresión, punto más bajo
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well-meaning
bienintencionado
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to mean well
tener buenas intenciones
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to be cross
estar enfadado
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to diminish
- disminuir: The measures were designed to diminish the threat of war.
- degradar: It would diminish my son to say that I understood him.
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pap
tonterías: TV shows offer nothing but pap nowadays.
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pappy
tonto, insulso, intrascendente
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upbringing
educación: The godparents take responsibility for the child religious or moral upbringing.
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to assess
evaluar: Teachers have to assess their pupils' level.
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owing to
debido a: Some pupils pass out during an examen owing to stress and anxiety.
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to bequeath
legar: He bequethed his violin to his best pupil.
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hitherto
hasta ahora, hasta la fecha: Hitherto unknown techniques.
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an extent
extensión, alcance: The extent of alcohol addiction among young drinkers has increased in the last years.
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to steer
conducir, manejar
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to fidget
moverse con impaciencia: The audience began to cough and fidget.
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to rivet
fascinar, enganchar: The plot ot the play held the audience riveted.
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to come across
encontrarse con
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to stick out
sacar, asomarse: He stuck his head out of the window.
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to loom
surgir, acercarse amenazadoramente, cernirse: The day of the interviw was looming. The threat of plague loomed over the city.
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in the nick of time
justo a tiempo: I arrived (just) in the nick of time.
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to shrink (shrink, shrank, shrunk)
encogerse, hacerse pequeño
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