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1 ramshackle house
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2 ramshackle
'ræmʃækl(badly made; likely to fall to pieces: a ramshackle car.) desvencijado, destartaladotr['ræmʃækəl]1 destartalado,-aramshackle ['ræm.ʃækəl] adj: destartaladoadj.• destartalado, -a adj.• desvencijado, -a adj.• ruinoso, -a adj.'ræmˌʃækəladjective destartalado['ræmˌʃækl]ADJ (=tumbledown) [house] destartalado; [car] desvencijado* * *['ræmˌʃækəl]adjective destartalado -
3 affair
ə'feə1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) caso2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) cosa3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) asunto4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) amorío, relaciónaffair n asuntotr[ə'feəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (matter) asunto2 (case) caso■ her dress was a wonderful affair with sequins and feathers su vestido era una cosa maravillosa con lentejuelas y plumas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaffairs of state asuntos nombre masculino plural de estadocurrent affairs actualidad f singstate of affairs situación nombre femeninoaffair [ə'fær] n1) matter: asunto m, cuestión f, caso m2) event: ocasión f, acontecimiento m3) liaison: amorío m, aventura f4)business affairs : negocios mpl5)current affairs : actualidades fpln.• negocio s.m. (Event)n.• evento s.m. (Issue)n.• asunto s.m.• cuestión s.f. (Love)n.• amorío s.m.• lío s.m.ə'fer, ə'feə(r)1)a) ( case) caso m, affaire mthe Watergate affair — el caso or affaire Watergate
b) ( event)the wedding was a small, family affair — la boda se celebró en la intimidad
c) (business, concern) asunto m2) ( liaison) affaire m, aventura f (amorosa), lío m (fam)they're having an affair — tienen relaciones, tienen un lío (fam)
3) ( thing) (colloq)[ǝ'fɛǝ(r)]N1) (=business) asunto m2) affairs (=matters) asuntos mplaffairs of the heart — asuntos mpl del corazón
affairs of state — asuntos mpl de estado
3) (=event) ocasión fit will be a big affair — será una ocasión importante, será todo un acontecimiento
the minister's visit will be a purely private affair — la visita del ministro tendrá un carácter puramente privado
4) (=case) caso m, asunto mthe Watergate affair — el caso Watergate, el asunto (de) Watergate
5) (=concern) asunto mthat's my affair — eso es asunto mío or cosa mía, eso solo me concierne a mí
if he wants to make a fool of himself, that's his affair — si quiere hacer el ridículo, es asunto suyo or allá él
6) (=love affair) aventura f (amorosa), affaire m, lío m (amoroso) *he had an affair with a French girl — tuvo una aventura or un affaire con una chica francesa, tuvo un lío or estuvo liado con una chica francesa *
7) * (=thing)the house was a ramshackle, wooden affair — la casa era un destartalado cobertizo de madera
* * *[ə'fer, ə'feə(r)]1)a) ( case) caso m, affaire mthe Watergate affair — el caso or affaire Watergate
b) ( event)the wedding was a small, family affair — la boda se celebró en la intimidad
c) (business, concern) asunto m2) ( liaison) affaire m, aventura f (amorosa), lío m (fam)they're having an affair — tienen relaciones, tienen un lío (fam)
3) ( thing) (colloq)
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