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an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:
Acronyms
abbreviation for as soon as possible:
ASAP
el centro de atención.
To attract attention ( to yourself)
an accepted or official position, especially in a social group:
on a social media website, especially Facebook™, a piece of information that you publish about yourself telling people what you are doing, thinking, etc. at a particular time
Status
Ser notado (te notan)
To get noticed
to be very confident and proud:
To hold your head high
hacer una entrada
To make an entrance
Hacer contacto visual
To make eye contact
the act of talking about famous people that you have met, often pretending that you know them better than you really do, in order to appear more important and special:
Name-dropping
someone who has too much admiration for himself or herself
A Narcissist
to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game:
To pretend
establecer metas
To seat goals
​to admire and respect someone:
To look up someone
Looked up someone
​to do something good for someone because the person has been good to you, or because you have been bad to the person:
To make something up
to become unconscious for a short time, for example when ill, badly hurt, or drunk:
To pass out
to support someone during a difficult time:
To see through someone
Saw through
To stand for
an idea
to be very noticeable:
To stand out (from the crowd)
to continue to be strong even after receiving severe treatment:
To stand up for what you believe in
a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college or university
An Applicant
Mejor pagado
Better-paid
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
A candidate
a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it:
Enthusiastic
someone who is trying to find a job:
A job seeker
Buenas habilidades interpersonales
Good people / IT skills
To have
lots of drive
cualidades personales
personal qualities
The right
qualifications
(of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others:
Outgoing
(someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught:
Talented
A job in which you don't work on weekdays
A weekend job
a short form of a word or phrase:
Abbreviation
a symbol, often a small, black circle, used in text to show separate things in a list
Bullet point
to attract attention to or emphasize something important
Highlighting
und
Main heading
a word, phrase, or sentence that is used to introduce part of a text
Subheading
to draw a line under a word, especially in order to show its importance
Underlining
Und
Everything's gone wrong
Und
I'll be right back
und
It looks about right
und
It's the wrong way around
und
Right here, right now
und
That serves you right
und
That's all right by me
und
There's something/nothing wrong with it
und
What's wrong
phrasall
You were completely right/wrong about here
the act of saying that something or someone is bad
Criticism
(an expression of) understanding and care for someone else's suffering:
Sympathy
To symphatise
To symphatise
to pause
Take deep breaths
used for showing surprise:
What on earth..?
What on earth is going on in there?
a person who is not strong, brave, or confident:
A wimp
A newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, usually serious in style
broadsheet
the process in which something such as information, money, or goods passes from one person to another
circulation
Controlar lo que piensa la gente.
To control what people think
The amount of space a newspaper devotes to a topic
Coverage
A fictional, serious story shown on TV in episodes
A drama series
a single event or group of related events
An episode
Un corresponsal extranjero
Journalists who report news from abroad.
A foreign correspondent
A type of media that you can communicate with
Interactive
Media which reach large numbers of people
Mass media
Una corporación de medios
A media corporation
the activity of writing microblogs
Microblogging
To transfer a file from your computer to the internet
To upload
retratar (hombres / mujeres, etc.) de manera negativa / positiva
To portray ( men/women etc) in a negative/ positive way
proteger tu privacidad
To protect your privacy
the group of people who regularly read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.:
The numer of people who read a newspaper
readership
a television programme about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations:
reality TV show
The amount of time people spend in front of a TV computer or Tablet
Screentime
A tv programme about the daily lives of a group of people which is shown regularly
A soap opera
websites and computer programs that allow people to communicate and share information on the internet using a computer or mobile phone:
Social media
A newspaper which isn't serious and has lots of photos and stories about celebrities
A tabloid
a competition to find the best singer, dancer, or other entertainer that is performed as a show on a stage:
A talent show
The group of people a tv programme is aimed at
A target audience
very popular or successful:
top-rated
to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind:
To accuse
to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly
To admit
​to accept something:
To agree
to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness for them:
To apologise
to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening
To blame
to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:
To confess
to say that something is not true:
To deny
to ask or request someone to go to an event:
To invite
to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something:
To offer
to say that you will not do or accept something
To refuse
to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done
To recommend
to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider
To suggest
to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future:
To warn
Las acciones hablan más que las palabras
Actions speak louder than words
Estar hablando términos
To be on speaking terms
Saber de qué estás hablando.
To know what you are talking about
Conversaciones de paz
Peace talks
Charla
Small talk
Hablar alto de alguien
To speak highly of someone
to say what you think about something very directly:
To speak your mind
to speak in a louder voice so that people can hear you:
To speak up
Un punto de conversación
A talking point
a type of radio programme on which events and people in the news are discussed and listeners call to talk
Talk radio
hablar de la tienda
To talk shop
a radio or television programme on which famous guests are asked questions about themselves, or members of the public discuss a particular subject
A talk show
Hablando contigo mismo
Talking to yourself
Un investigador forense
A forensic investigator
Violencia gráfica
Graphic violence
a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is:
Ratings
Para socavar la autoridad paterna.
To undermine parental authority
defender una queja
To uphold a complaint
Un ataque de asteroides
An asteroid strike
a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction:
A Catastrophe
changes in the world's weather, in particular the fact that it is believed to be getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere:
climate change
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage:
An earthquake
fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago
Fossil fuels
a piece of curved glass that makes objects look larger than they are:
A magnifying glass
Una bomba nuclear
A nuclear bomb
energy that uses the power of the sun to produce electricity
Solar Energy
the outer or top part or layer of something:
the top layer of a field or track on which sports are played:
the flat top part of a table, cupboard, etc.:
A surface
Un quimico toxico
A toxic chemical
electricity produced using wind turbines:
Wind power
Una erupción volcanica
A volcanic eruption
to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something:
To affect
to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force:
to succeed in getting something when you are competing with other people:
To capture
Causar un aumento
To cause an increase
a fight, especially during a war:
To combat
to help to cause an event or situation:
To contribute to
Tener un impacto en
to have an impact on
Para prevenir
To prevent
Bombear
To pump
If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it:
To reflect
Batir
To stir
Convertir algo en otra cosa.
To turn something into something else
La oportunidad de tu vida.
The chance of a lifetime
the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live:
Life expectancy
used to describe something that appears real or very similar to what is real:
lifelike
life the punishment of being put in prison for a very long time, or, in the US, until death

something that will make a person suffer for the rest of their life:
A life sentence
A lo largo de la vida (fumador, ambición, etc).
A lifelong (smoker, ambition, etc)
a person on a beach or at a swimming pool whose job is to make certain that the swimmers are safe and save them if they are in danger
A life guard
a piece of equipment, like a jacket without sleeves, that is filled with air or light material and is designed to help you float if you fall into water
A life jacket
una enfermedad que amenaza la vida
a life-threatening disease
hacer la vida dificil
to make life difficult
what happens in human situations rather than in a story, film, etc.:
In real life
tu vida privada
your private life
El envejecimiento de la población.
The aging population
Los efectos a largo plazo de algo.
The long-term affects of something
the strong influence of a group, especially of children, on members of that group to behave as everyone else does:
Peer pressure
belief and confidence in your own ability and value:
Self esteem
a person who pays tax
the taxpayer
an examination of the accounts of a charity or business, activity, etc. that is not organized to make a profit, in order to check that it is providing value, in relation to the amount of money being put into it:
value for money
Lograr la inmortalidad
Achieve immortality
su carrera esta en decadencia
his/her career is in decline
obsesionada con las celebridades
celebrity-obssesed
Cambiar la cara de la música popular.
To change the face of (popular music)
a series of pleasant thoughts about something you would prefer to be doing or something you would like to achieve in the future:
Daydream (about..)
a very successful and famous female singer or actor:
a diva
atraer grandes multitudes
to draw huge crowds
un nombre transcendental
a household name
Mal equipado para lidiar con
Ill-equipped to deal with
very famous and admired or spoken about:
Legendary
una leyenda viviente
a living legend
Para hacer una reaparición
To make a comeback
Hacer tu debut
The occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time:
To make your debut (at the age of)
El foco de los medios
The media spotlight
Cartas amenazantes
Threatening letters
una sensación nocturna
an overnight sensation
la presión de la fama
the pressure of fame
un contrato de grabación
a record deal
una reputación para
a reputation for...
salpicado en los periódicos
splashed across the newspapers
to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way:
to start out as
estar cómodo en tu propia piel.
To be comfortable in your own skin
Creer en ti mismo
To believe in yourself
esconderse detrás de otras personas
To hide behind other people
Carecer de confianza
To lack confidence
No perder el sueño por algo.
To not lose sleep over something
seguro de si mismo
self-confident
Supremamente confiado
Supremely confident
Acusar a alguien erróneamente
To accuse someone wrongly
Presentarse en la corte
To appear in court
Ser hipócrita
To be hypocrite/hypocritical
Experimentar la paranoia
To experience paranoia
Tener una imagen familiar fuerte.
To have a strong family image
Acosar y molestar a alguien
To bully and tease someone
Hackear el teléfono de alguien
To hack into someone's phone
Tener derecho a la privacidad
To have a right to privacy
Tener una relación extra matrimonial.
To have an extra-marital affair
Posar para una foto
To pose for a photo
recibir compensación
To recieve compensation
Un periódico sensacionalista
A tabloid newspaper
emprender acciones legales
To take legal action
ser presentado a alguien
To be introduced to someone
in ancient Rome, a man who fought another man or an animal, usually until one of them died, for public entertainment
A gladiator
a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity:
An outfit
Hacer la impresión correcta
Make the right impression
Look carefully
peer out/round (peered out/round)
moviendose
moving about
Hacerle (algo a) dos personas
To (verb) them both
Stop suddenly with a terrible noise
Screech to a halt
The act of committing a crime
red-handed
Jefe de camareros
head waiter
Very Rich
Wealthy
Hardly have any money left
To be down to my/you last cent
Steadly collect
Acumulate
Put the phone down
Hunged up
Short silence
Brief pause
to forgive someone and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement:
make up
making up
made up
Websites where you can share links and files with Friends and communicate with them
Social media
A type of advertising where a company arranges for its product to be placed in a Tv programme or film
Product placement
A way of sharing your experiences with other on the internet in a limited space
Microblogging