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VOCABULARY 2ND TERM 3. BUY, SELL, WASTE Try things on

test clothes to see how they prove

provar-se roba

try things out

test things to see how they work

proval qualsevol cosa

To Order

a command or instruction to do something, given by someone in authority

demanar

To Deliver

when a product is brought to our house

entregar

Brands

a group of things created for the same shop

marques

Sweatshops

clothes factories where there are very bad conditions and lower prices

fàbriques explotadores

To rip of

when someone has made you pay too much for something

estafar

take something back

returning a product

tornar un producte

To exchange

something given or received as a replacement or substitution for something else

canviar

refund

money which is returned when a customer isn’t happy

tornar diners, reembolso

personal shopper

someone who helps you to try clothes

ajudant de compres

second-hand

something that it has been used before

segona mà

charity shops

shops that the money goes for a good cause

botigues solidàries

bargains

things which are sold at a very good price

xollos

sales

period when a shop sells things at lower prices

rebaixes

browse

go into a shop and look at things

navegar, passejar

window-shopping

when you go from shop to shop buying things

mirar però no comprar

shopping trip

when you go to another country exclusive for shopping

viatge per comprar

aford

have enough money for something

permetre

auction

where something is sold to the person who ofers the most

subhastes

save up

when someone didn’t spend his money and he keep it.

estalviar

cautious

be coherent of what are you doing and prudent the consequences that it will made.

cheeky

rude or disrespectful; insolent

descarat

choosy

hard to please

exigent

fussy

hard to satisfy or please

meticulós “tiquismiquis”

impulsive

acting momentarily; not continuous.

impulsiu

lazy

unwilling to work or perform efort, activity, or exertion

vago

mean

to have the value of

voler

organized

to make (something that lacks order) into something with a system or logical structure

organitzat

relaxed

to diminish the force of.

relaxat

sensible

having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment

sensible

retail therapy

when you feel bad and going shopping make you happy

teràpia de compres

to be on a high

efects of happy, euforic

estar eufòric

to feel down

to feel bad

sentir-se malament

up to their eyeballs in

used to emphasize the extreme degree estar fins els cullons of an undesirable situation

Debt

something that is owed or that one should pay to another

deuda

The latest

most recent

més recent

To get out of hand

out of control

fora de control

to be bitten by the

ser mossegat per

bug

type of insect

insecte

hooked on

addictive

addicte

costs an arm and a leg

when something is very expensive

molt card

Fiancé

a man who is engaged to be married

promés

Grocery Store

where you buy things to eat

supermercat

Groceries

food and other commodities sold by a grocer.

provisions, menjar

Wounds

an injury, usually involving the cutting or tearing of skin or tissue.

ferida

trenches

a long, narrow area dug out of the ground as a defense against the enemy.

tanca (zanja)

housekeeper

a person, often hired, who does housekeeping for a home

amo de claus

Fade

to (cause to) lose brightness or vividness of color

destenyir

Handcufs

a metal ring that can be locked around a prisoner's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a chain or bar

esposes, manilles

frenzy

craziners

exaltat

Purchase

to buy

comprar

receipts

mark (a bill) as paid

rebut

Colloquial

characteristic of or suitable to familiar conversation, rather than formal writing;

coloquial

biodegradable

capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution.

biodegradable

compost

decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants

compost

consumption

act of consuming

consumir

dumped

rubbish

brosa

emissions

the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation

emissions

landfill sites

is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial

abocador de brossa

pollute

contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with

contaminar

harmful or poisonous substances. recycled

convert (waste) into reusable material.

reciclar

reuse

use again or more than once

reutilitzar

sustainability

the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

sostenibilitat

toxic

denoting or relating to debt which has a high risk of default.

tòxic

waste

eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

brossa

emit

to send forth (liquid, light, particles, etc.); discharge

emitir

recycle

to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse:

reciclar

incinerate

destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning

incinerar

environment

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

medi ambient

dispose

get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else

disposar

manufacture

the making of articles on a large scale using machinery.

manufactura

Consume

to use up; expend

consumir

albatrosses

a type of a bird

ancestors

a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

avantpassat

beach

where you go to get tan

platja

debris

rubbish

brossa

ecological

relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

ecològic

islands

a piece of land surrounded by water

illa

lifeline

a thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a means of escape from a difficult situation.

línea de vida

peril

serious and immediate danger.

perill

4.SOCIETY Utopia

a perfect place to live for you utopia that isn’t possible because nothing is perfect. If it was real, it wouldn’t be an utopia

Society

the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

societat

Neighbourhood

a district or community within a town or city

barri

Colonies

a country or area under the full colònies or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

Socialism

political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole

socialisme

welfare state

a country that has a welfare state system.

estat del benestar

ownership

the act, state, or right of possessing something.

propietat

taxation

the levying of tax.

impostos

poverty

the state of being extremely poor

pobresa

authorities

the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience

autoritats

laws

the system of rules which a particular country or

lleis

community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. tolerance

the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with.

tolerància

community

a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

comunitat

customs

the official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.

aduana

freedom

the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

llibertat

households

a group of people that lives in the same house. Normally a family.

llar

Population

people that lives in the same country or place

població

Slavery

people who work without being pay and they are forced

esclavitud

citizen

a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.

ciutadans

Civil servants

a person who works for the state and that pays them

funcionari

Employment

an act or instance of employing treball a person or thing:

healthcare

the organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.

sanitat

monarchy

King and Queen. Decided by money, land and war

monarquia

wealth

noun of rich

riquesa

Parliamentary democracy

monarchy that dictates police

democràcia parlamentària

Republic democracy

no king or queen

república democràtica

Democracy

one type of government where democràcia everyone can vote

Capitalism

where free markets and business can do more or less what they want. No government control on making money and letting train.

capitalisme...