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BRIEF CONCEIT - Vocabulary

conceit /kənˈsiːt/ noun. engreimiento (m) presunción (f)


1 [mass noun] excessive pride in oneself:he was puffed up with conceit
2 an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor:the idea of the wind’s singing is a prime romantic
conceit
an artistic effect or device:the director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white
a fanciful notion:he is alarmed by the widespread conceit that he spent most of the 1980s drunk

intimate /ˈɪntɪmət/ adjective íntimo; de carácter íntimo


1 closely acquainted; familiar:intimate friends they are on intimate terms
(of a place or setting) having a cosy and private or relaxed atmosphere:an intimate little Italian restaurant
involving very close connection:their intimate involvement with their community
(of knowledge) detailed or thorough:an intimate knowledge of the software
2 private and personal:going into intimate details of his sexual encounters
[predic.] euphemistic having a sexual relationship:he was sickened by the thought of others having been
intimate with her

noun: a very close friend:his circle of intimates


adverb: intimately

drawback /ˈdrɔːbak/ noun inconveniente (m) desventaja (f)

1 a feature that renders something less acceptable; a disadvantage or problem:the main drawback of
fitting catalytic converters is the cost
2 (also duty drawback) an amount of excise or import duty remitted on goods exported: they had been
complaining of difficulties in getting quick reimbursement of duty drawback

bankruptcy /ˈbaŋkrʌptsi/ noun (plural bankruptcies) quiebra (f) bancarrota (f)

[mass noun]
1 the state of being bankrupt:many companies were facing bankruptcy [count noun]:a 7% increase in
bankruptcies
2 the state of being completely lacking in a particular good quality:the intellectual bankruptcy of the
corporate media

ravioli /ˌravɪˈəʊli/ noun


small pasta envelopes containing minced meat, fish, cheese, or vegetables, usually served with a sauce.

stride /strʌɪd/ verb (past strode /strəʊd/; p p stridden /ˈstrɪd(ə)n/)


1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction:he strode
across the road
figurative we are striding confidently towards the future
[with object] walk about or along (a street or other place) with long, decisive steps:a woman striding the
cobbled streets
2 [no object] (stride across/over) cross (an obstacle) with one long step.
[with object] literary bestride:new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more

throng /θrɒŋ/ noun muchedumbre (f)


a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals:he pushed his way through the throng. a throng of
birds

chubby /ˈtʃʌbi/ adjective (chubbier, chubbiest) regordete (fam); gordinflón


plump and rounded:a pretty child with chubby cheeks
adverb chubbily
noun chubbiness

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