The Live and Speak Challenge

Here are the new words you have learnt! Keep in mind that the Spanish translations aren't always "faithful", but some give a general sense of the terms.

stick with

to continue doing or using something; not changing to something else (mantenerse en algo)

reluctant

unwilling or hesitant; showing hesitation or unwillingness (reacio/a)

hardwired

(in a figurative sense) inherently or permanently connected or programmed (conectado de forma innata)

shift

a change in position, direction, or focus (cambio)

pitfall

a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty (trampa, peligro oculto)

by and large

generally, on the whole (en general)

hack

a clever or quick solution to a problem (solución ingeniosa)

willpower

the ability to control one's impulses and actions (voluntad)

gargle

to rinse or clean one's throat and mouth with liquid, making a bubbling sound (hacer gárgaras)

groggy

feeling weak, tired, and disoriented, often after waking up from sleep or due to illness (aturdido/a)

rewire

to reorganize or reconfigure something, especially an electrical system (reconfigurar, reorganizar)

stakes

the potential risks or consequences involved in a situation (riesgos, consecuencias)

chunks

pieces or portions of something (trozos, fragmentos)

let's take it up a notch

let's increase the intensity or level of something (subamos un nivel)

mouthful

a large or difficult-to-pronounce word or a quantity of food that fills the mouth (bocado, palabra difícil)

jiggling

moving or shaking with quick, small movements (tambalearse)

long haul

a prolonged and challenging effort or task (esfuerzo a largo plazo)

palpable

easily noticeable, tangible, or perceptible (palpable)

run out of something

to deplete or exhaust the supply of something (quedarse sin algo)

rewiring

the act of reorganizing or altering the connections of a system (reconexión)

alluded to

indirectly referred to or suggested (alusión a)

bombarding

continuously attacking or overwhelming with a large amount of something (bombardear)

longevity

long duration or the length of time something exists or persists (longevidad)

Acquisition

the process of getting something (adquisición)

Above and beyond something

more than a particular amount or level (por encima de)

be/have nothing to do with someone/something

to be a matter or subject that someone has no good reason to know about or be involved with (No tener nada que ver con alguien o algo)

Be shy

nervous and uncomfortable with other people (ser tímido) → Ej.: Don’t be shy (no seas tímido)

By and large

when everything about a situation is considered together (en líneas generales)

Caption

a short piece of text under a picture in a book or article that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying (pie de foto)

Carve out -to successfully create or get something, especially a work or a position, by working for it (forjar, forjarse/hacerse)

Chunk

a roughly cut piece/ a part of something, especially a large part (trozo)

Come into play

If something comes into play, it starts to have a use or an effect in a particular situation, and if it is brought into play, it is given a use or an effect (Entrar en acción)

Conspicuous

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted (Algo llamativo, que llama la atención)

Crack open

Craving

a strong feeling of wanting something (antojo)

Cue

a signal for action. A signal to do or say something (señal)

Eager to learn

wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable (Con ganas de aprender)

Embed

to contain or implant as an essential part (Integrar)

Esteem

respect for or a good opinion of someone (Estima)

The extent to which

the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen (La medida en que)

Fail forward

the acceptance of failure as a stepping stone to future succes (fracasar en el intento).

Flaws

a feature that causes an imperfection in something (defectos)

Fall off the wagon

when someone stops doing something bad that this person was doing in the past. (to start drinking alcohol, after a period when you have drunk none).

Fuse

to join or blend to form a single entity (fundir)

fulfillment

a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction because you are happy with your life.

Gargle

to move a liquid around in your throat without swallowing, especially to clean it or stop it feeling painful (hacer gárgaras)

Get rid of something

to remove something that you do not want any longer (Deshacerse de algo)

Gets in the way

to be in the middle of someone's way. ( estorbar)

Grow mindset

To have an open mind to do something new(Crecer mentalmente, Mentalidad abierta)

Hence

that is the reason or explanation for (de ahí, por tanto)

Idioms

a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own (Expresión, frase hecha)