Inglés Turístico II: Practice Flashcards

This set of flashcards covers essential vocabulary for the tourism industry including restaurant service, food terminology, kitchen staff hierarchy, airport operations, flight categories, and transport logistics based on the Inglés Turístico II notes.

Beverage

a drink of any type.

Cuisine

a style of cooking.

Spirits

strong alcoholic drink.

Aerated water

any water artificially impregnated with a large amount of gas.

Carvery

a restaurant where you eat meat cut for you from a large piece.

Licensed premises

an establishment in which alcoholic beverages and tobacco are permitted to be retailed and consumed.

Waiting staff

waiters and waitresses collectively.

Flambage

to pour alcohol over food and set fire to it during cooking.

Sour

having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet.

Bland

lacking a strong or particular flavor; not interesting.

Stale

not fresh.

Aubergine

an oval, purple vegetable that is white inside and is usually eaten cooked.

Lemon (Idiom)

es algo que compras pero tiene problemas.

A piece of cake (Idiom)

cuando algo es muy facil de hacer.

Bread and butter (Idiom)

cosas basicas que necesitas para sobrevivir.

Bring home the bacon (Idiom)

cuando ganas dinero para vivir.

Take with a pinch of salt (Idiom)

no creer completamente lo que te dicen.

Seasoning

a substance, especially salt or pepper, that is added to food to improve its flavor.

Automating retailing

the category of self-service, standalone kiosks that operate as fully automatic retail stores.

Hash browns

a dish of chopped cooked potatoes, typically with onions added, fried until brown.

Poultry

birds, such as chickens, that are bred for their eggs and meat.

Crayfish

a small animal that lives in rivers and is similar to a lobster.

Turmeric

a yellow powder, used as a spice to flavour particular foods, especially curry, and give them a yellow colour.

Star-fruit

a yellow tropical fruit with smooth skin and five pointed, curved parts, making a star shape when you cut through it.

Pig out

comer mucho.

Catering

the business or activity of providing food and drink at events, for organizations…

Continental breakfast

a simple morning meal consisting of fruit juice, coffee, and bread with butter and jam.

Rare

(of meat) not cooked for very long and still red.

Steaming

to cook food using steam.

Doggy bag

a bag or container to take home food that a customer could not finish at a restaurant.

Pet peeve

an annoyance; a particular thing that bothers someone more than the average person.

Stodgy

food is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way.

Done to a turn

cooked for exactly the right amount of time.

Moreish

(of food) having a very pleasant taste and making you want to eat more.

Airfare

cost of a plane ticket.

Head chef or chef de cuisine

kind of like a general manager in the kitchen.

Sous chef

the second chef; involved a lot more in the hands-on running off the kitchen so they will actually be doing some cooking and supervising other members of staff.

Short-haul

travelling a short distance.

Medium-haul

flight lasting between $3-6\,\text{hours}$.

Long-haul

flights are those that extend beyond $6\,\text{hours}$.

Carbon offset schemes

programs that allow individuals or companies to invest in carbon offset projects as a way of balancing their carbon footprint.

Jet lag

the feeling or tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place you left.

Low-cost carriers

an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing operating costs and without some of the traditional services and amenities provided in the fare.

Wait and see

habra que esperar y ver.

Turnaround times (TAT)

the time that passes from landing until take off for a new flight.

Motor home

a large motor vehicle that is designed to be lived in while travelling, containing cooking equipment, beds, and sometimes a toilet.

Fender bender

a road accident in which the vehicles involved are only slightly damaged.

Rubber necking

the activity of looking at something in a stupid way, especially when this involves driving more slowly to look at an accident.

Collision damage waiver

a type of protection that limits how much a car hire company will charge for repairs.

Third party cover

the minimum level of car insurance the law allows which covers damage to another person's car and compensation costs for injuries to other people.

Honeypot

something which attracts people in great numbers.

All-inclusive

it means you don't pay extra for things like specialty restaurants, tipping, drinks on board, and other amenities.

Atrium

center area of a cruise ship, usually rising through more than one story and often having a skylight or glass on one side and the roof.

Berth

a place to sleep in a cabin (i.e., a bed) or, by extension, the cabin/stateroom as a whole.

Booze cruise

a cruise that features free or low-cost alcohol and where the theme is partying and drinking both on the ship and in port.

Expedition cruise

cruises that cater to those seeking more adventure and/or off-the-beaten-path itineraries, with a focus on the experience at the destination.