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EXPRESSIONS FOR HOLIDAYS AND PLACES
GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: get of a place not known or populated
with many people
We wanted to fnd a camping site that was a little bit o the beaten track
CHILL OUT: to relax
TO HAVE TO ROUGH IT: do without basic comorts, live without comorts
like running water, heat, etc.
We roughed it until our house was repaired
SPENDING A FORTUNE: wasting lot o money
GET BY ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET: to have a reduced budget, low one.
We spent our holidays on a shoestring budget
CULTURE VULTURE: someone who is interested in music, art, theatre
He s a bit o a culture-vulture-always out at galleries and theatres
GET BACK TO NATURE: to start living a more simply lie, oten in the
country
BE IN THE LAP OF LUXURY: living in very comortable conditions because
you have lot o money
Vocabulary
DOWNCAST Abatido, desconsolado, apesumbrado
CONSTRAINT: bligaci!n , limitaci!n "he constraints o work#
E!BODY: $ncarnar, personi%car
SAVOUR: &aborear
ROW: 'iscusi!n, pelea.
DREARY: 'eprimente, gris, triste, sombr(o
AESTHETIC: $st)tico
SEASONED: $xperto, veterano, conocedor
WEARY Agotado, cansado
DISCERNING *erspica+, sag+
AR!CHAIR TRAVELLER: -iaero imaginario /meor en el so0
INVETERATE TRAVELLER Arraigado, habituado a algo
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COLLOCATIONS WITH TRAVELLER
FRE"UENT: 'r *arr was a #r$%u$&' 'ra($l$rto 'ublin
INDEPENDENT: "here has been a rise in the numbers o )&*$+$&*$&'
'ra($l$r,as opposed o those on packages
SEASONED: S$a,o&$* 'ra($l$r,know exactly how to get an upgrade on
their bookings
INTREPID: 12m ed up with reading about all these )&'r$+)* 'ra($l$r,
going up the Ama+onas river in canoe.
WEARY: "he hotel ofers -$ary 'ra($l$r,an excellent opportunity to
recharge their batteries.
DISCERNING: 3ux -ac is the resort or *),c$r&)&. 'ra($l$r,4ones who
know how to appreciate the good things in lie.
AN AR!CHAIR: 5y ather has always been more o a& ar/c0a)r 'ra($l$r,
much to my mother2s disgust6
INVETERATE: &usie is the kind o )&($'$ra'$ 'ra($l$rwho will probably
never settle down in one place.
UNWARY: "he hotel lie in wait #or u&-ary 'ra($l$r,and then take them
to unsuitable lodgings.
/$l hotel est al acecho de incautos viaeros para colocarlos en inadecuadosaloamientos0
7ell and truly HOOKED ON: strongly attracted to sthg or sb.
was well and truly hooked on travel
SECOND NATURE: sthg that is so amiliar that is done without having to
think about it
!peaking "rench is second nature to me as my dad is rom #aris
SINK OR SWI!: A situation in which you will ail i you don2t make a lot o
efort
took the challenge$ it was a case o sink or swim$ really
EYE OPENER: &thg that is surprising and that teaches you something new
%y trip to ndia was a great eye opener situation
SOAKED UP THE AT!OSPHERE: $mpaparse de la atm!sera
When travelling you are able to soak up the atmosphere o new places
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PUT STH TO THE TEST: to %nd out how good sth is
Her &uestions really put my patience to the test
OTHER WAYS TO SAY FOR EXAMPLE
's seen in( "or instance(
)his is illustrated( )hese include(
e*g* )his can be seen when(
such as( #articularly(
+ote well(
ASPECTS OF THE FUTURE
E1+r$,,)o&, 'o $1+r$,, +robab)l)'y:
TO BE BOUND TO 2 INFINITIVE: totally certain /8990
He is reckless$ bound to have an accident one day
TO BE CERTAIN TO 2 INFINITIVE high probability /;90
3He is certain to miss the opportunity o his lie
TO BE LIKELY TO 2 4INFINITIVE small probability, but probable
He is likely to get bored at the meeting
TO BE UNLIKELY TO 2 INFINITIVE : not expected to happen
)he new law is unlikely to success
E1+r$,,)o&, #or '0$ VERY NEAR FUTURE
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had no #ualms about lying to the police 3escr4pulo$
remordimiento5
have no chance offnishing the e,am
6oing to the cinema had no aeal ater what they told me aboutthe flm
GET SB;S GOAT To a&&oy ,o/$o&$ ($ry /uc0 )hat sort o
attitude really gets my goat 7onservative ideas about women
really get my goat
CARRIED AWAY To b$co/$ ,o $1c)'$* abou' ,'0. '0a' you *o
&o' co&'rol -0a' you ,ay or *o< 3)heres ar too much ood$ m
araid got a bit carried away got a bit carried away when was
shopping and spent to much money
FORK OUT To +ay: $,+$c)ally u&-)ll)&.ly orked out ten bucks
or the ticket How much did you ork out or the shoes
HEFTY Lar.$ )& a/ou&': ,)=$: #orc$> ' hety fne ' hety bill
%y salary increased by a hety 89 :
TIGHT BUDGET L)/)'$* 7ant aord an e,pensive trip$ m on a
tight budget
RUN WILD B$ u&co&'roll$* !he let her imagination run wild
when she painted the room
DEAD SET ON 7)&.9 To b$ *$'$r/)&$* m dead set on going
to university
IN LINE WITH STH S)/)lar 'o: a' '0$ ,a/$ l$($l a, ,'0. His
ideas or e,panding the company are very much in line with mine
THU!B A LIFT To ,'a&* &$ar '0$ $*.$ o# a roa* a&* 0ol* ou'
your 0a&* -)'0 '0$ '0u/b ra),$* a, ,).&al #or a ($0)cl$ 'o
,'o+ a&* 'a?$ you ,o/$-0$r$ 3We thumbed a lit to 0ondon
FACE THE !USIC To acc$+' cr)')c),/ or +u&),0/$&' #or ,'0.
you 0a($ *o&$ ;n his return to 7anada he fnally aced the music
and told his wie about his debts
ELBOW SB ASIDE To #orc$ ,'0. or ,b ou' o# a +o,)')o& or 8ob
)he woman elbowed people aside in the &ueue so she could get on
the plane frst
FOOT THE BILL To +ay a b)ll 2ont worry about paying or your
hotel- m happy to oot the bill
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SHOULDER THE BURDEN6BLA!E6RESPONSIBILITY6COST To
acc$+' '0a' you ar$ r$,+o&,)bl$ #or ,'0. ba* or *)@cul' ts
part o a managers