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Traducción & Definición
a touchy (or sticky) subject: un tema delicado
Ejemplos
- "It's a touchy subject."
- "Politics is always a sticky subject."
Ejercicio 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the dialogue
Dr. Donna tells Susie to make herself comfortable on the sofa. She says "Get on the sofa over there".
Later, she tells Susie that finding a boyfriend is a delicate, or sensitive topic.
Donna says that finding a boyfriend "is a subject".
Dr. Donna tells Susie to make herself comfortable on the sofa. She says "Get on the sofa over there".
Later, she tells Susie that finding a boyfriend is a delicate, or sensitive topic.
Donna says that finding a boyfriend "is a subject".
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the dialogue
Dr. Donna tells Susie to make herself comfortable on the sofa. She says "Get cosy 1 on the sofa over there".
Later, she tells Susie that finding a boyfriend is a delicate, or sensitive topic.
Donna says that finding a boyfriend "is a touchy 2 subject".
Dr. Donna tells Susie to make herself comfortable on the sofa. She says "Get cosy 1 on the sofa over there".
Later, she tells Susie that finding a boyfriend is a delicate, or sensitive topic.
Donna says that finding a boyfriend "is a touchy 2 subject".
1 cosy: The term "cosy" (UK) or "cozy" (US) means "comfortable" or "at ease". When Dr. Donna tells Susie to get "cosy" on the sofa she wants Susie to make herself comfortable or at ease by sitting down on the sofa.
2 touchy: A "touchy" subject is one which is "delicate" or "sensitive". Touchy subjects are often personal. In this dialogue, Dr. Donna suggests that Susie's difficulties finding a boyfriend is a "touchy" subject.
Ejercicio 2
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
Politics is always a . Quite Jean, if I told you about my political , I'm afraid I would have to kill you.
Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.
Politics is always a sticky subject . Quite frankly Jean, if I told you about my political views , I'm afraid I would have to kill you.
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