C1 Advanced Expressions

Vocabulary corresponding C1 advanced

off the beaten track

away from the popular areas

fleapit

a dirty, unconfortable and, usually, cheap hotel

Stone’s throw

very near to

Pretty route

a road that goes through an area of natural beauty, such as mountains

globe trotter

somebody that travels a lot

gone to the pigs

it was good, but now it’s bad

middle of beyond

very remote

Break the bank

spend a lot of money

Itchy- Feet

a desire to travel and see different places

pick holes

complain, usually about small, unimportant things

red tape

bureocracy

went around the houses

to go to a lot of places before reaching your destination

An unearthly hour

very late at night/ early in the morning

Pick-up JOINT

a place where men try to meet women

Paint the town red

go out and have a good time

Keep track of

continiue to know

spring from

saltar desde

blind drunk

estar borracho como una cuba

As stubborn as a mule

tozudo como una mula

Bored stiff

aburrido como una ostra

As fit as a fiadle/ Fitting fit

estar como una rosa

hopping mad

fuera de quicio

play down

restar importancia

lay in

almacenar/ guardae

come round

recobrar la conciencia

step down

ceder el puesto

break down

averirarse

look ahead

mirar al frente

hinge// hinges down

bisagra// depender de

Brighten up

despegarse

scenery

the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see

roots

your relation to a place because you were born there

if your mind/ thoughts to wander

you no longer pay attention, to something, especially, because you are bored or worried

take up

to fill or use an amount of space or time

main part/ vast

almost all of a group

to have a row

tener una discusion

to take turns

turnarse

Narrowly lost out

por poco perderlo todo

bound to be

destinado a

take up

to start a hobby

to evade

to avoid physically something/ somebody

Something prevent me/you/… from

to stop someone doing something or something happening

for the time being

por el momento

commit yourself to + geround

to say that someones will definetly do something or must do something

but for

used when you are saying that something would have happened if something or someone else had not prevented it

come as a surprise to somebody

an event, a piece of news, etc, that is unexpected or that happens suddendly

result in something

to make something happening

plausability

verosimil/ credibilidad

Insight into

percepción

they’re like

son como

* Historic
* Historical

* Means something important or influential in history
* refers to anything from the past, important or not

Come up to

estar a la altura de

stems from

be caused by

Resemblance

semejanza

to blend

mezcla/ combinación

the things mentioned before

typicall C1 expression

bike path

carril bici

looks as though

parece como

nutmeg

nuez moscada

look into

investigar/ evaluar

to launder money

lavado de dinero

Outcry

grito en el cielo

Summonded

citación/ ser citado

pursuit of

persecución de

called upon

acudir a

what is more

que da másmore

More formal settings

expression

thrives

grow healthy

sneer at

make sconrful face at (mirar con desagrado)

arise from/ out of

resultar a partir de

Overdraw

en descubierto

Acting with disbelief

actuar con recelo/ incredulidad

Upbringing

crianza/ educación

take up

to start somethingt

to let on

to reveal information

lose sight of

no longer be focused on

Scour

1. figurative, search all over

disclouse

to reveal, to make known

let it get you

passive sentence, to be depressed

To be make a recovery

estar en “recuperamiento”

Worseing

empeoramiento

To strike (somebody) as (something)

dar la impresión de que algo es

to not budge an inch

no dar el brazo a torcer

MUCH AS

Although

Put something down to something

to think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing

To take sb aback

tomar por sorpresa

Bound to happen (f.i. complains are bound to be)

To certain to happen