Lección 172/202 · 10 palabras · 0 aprendidas
B2 · People & family
B2 · Personas y familia
compañero
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
Reconocí a un compañero de sufrimiento, esperando nerviosamente fuera de la sala de examen.
fellow members/citizens/workers
SinónimosassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartnerAntónimosstrangerrivalenemyoutsideradoptar
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
una campaña para animar a las parejas sin hijos a adoptar
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
Sinónimostake infosterchooseselectembraceacceptAntónimosrejectabandondisownrenouncerefuseabandonar, desamparar
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
El bebé había sido abandonado por su madre a la puerta de un hospital.
SinónimosrelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaiveAntónimoskeepretaincontinuemaintainsupportsí mismo
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
Su yo privado/profesional (= cómo se comporta en casa/trabajo)
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
SinónimosindividualidentityegobeingpersonAntónimosotherexternalnon-selfbono
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
La empresa emitió bonos a cinco años para financiar su nueva fábrica.
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
Sinónimosdebenturesecurityfixed-income securityAntónimosstockequityencontrarse con, toparse con
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
Nos encontramos con varios problemas cuando nos mudamos a una casa nueva.
Sinónimosmeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-inAntónimosavoidanceescapedeparture
