Lecciones
Busy bee 🐝
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Intro
Bees are famous for being industrious, and the comparison of busy people to bees goes back to the 16th century. All members of the BeeSpeaker App have been working like bees to deliver the best quality content of everyday English for you. And you, busy bees, are working hard to improve your speaking skills, aren’t you?
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Mów teraz
a busy bee
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Mów teraz
A busy bee is a very busy person.
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Mów teraz
We’ve been working like busy bees to deliver you this app.
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Powtórz ze słuchu
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Powtórz ze słuchu
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Powtórz ze słuchu
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Przetłumacz teraz
una abejita
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Przetłumacz teraz
Una abejita es una persona muy ocupada
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Przetłumacz teraz
Hemos trabajado como abejitas para ofrecerte esta aplicación
Frases clave
to hit the nail on the head
dar en el clavo
to let the cat out of the bag
dejar escapar un secreto
to bite the bullet
hacer frente a la situación
Vocabulario
Frases clave
Idioms can be fun and interesting to learn.
Los modismos pueden ser divertidos e interesantes de aprender.
Many expressions have a deeper meaning.
Muchas expresiones tienen un significado más profundo.
Understanding idioms helps with language fluency.
Entender los modismos ayuda con la fluidez del idioma.
Using a metaphor can enhance your writing.
Usar una metáfora puede mejorar tu escritura.
An expression often has a unique cultural significance.
Una expresión a menudo tiene un significado cultural único.
Context is important to understand idiomatic phrases.
El contexto es importante para entender las frases idiomáticas.
Diálogo práctico
I think you hit the nail on the head with your analysis.
Creo que diste en el clavo con tu análisis.
Thank you! I tried to let the cat out of the bag about our plans.
¡Gracias! Intenté dejar escapar un secreto sobre nuestros planes.
Sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet and accept the changes.
A veces, simplemente tienes que hacer frente a la situación y aceptar los cambios.
I agree. It is not easy, but necessary.
Estoy de acuerdo. No es fácil, pero es necesario.
Preguntas frecuentes
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Test
Answer the questions
Dev mode: Node detail (NodeDetailResponseDto)
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