07 Flashcards
Abscond
= To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
Snap at
Çemkirmek
Patmalamak
= Speak irritably or abruptly to someone, as in “This teacher was always snapping at the children.” This use of snap transfers an animal’s sudden bite at something to a verbal attack
Zebra crossing
Yaya geçidi
Roundabout
Döner kavşak
My stomach feels funny
Midemde garip bir his var
Feel funny = Kendinde bir tuhaflık, acayiplik, anormallik hissetmek
As Cool as a Cucumber
= to be very calm, with no worries. Someone who is not affected by pressure.
Vanilla
“Vanilla? I’m not vanilla. I do lots of crazy things.”
= Relating to or engaging in sexual activity that is regarded as conventional or unadventurous; not kinky, sadomasochistic,
Erotik fantezilere ya da alternatif cinsel uygulamalara ilgi duymayan
put someone/something on a pedestal
= to behave as if one person is more important than others:
“We put athletes and movie stars on a pedestal.”
Talk shop
İşten konuşmak
= to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work:
“Even at a party they have to talk shop!”
= discuss matters concerning one’s work, especially at a social occasion when this is inappropriate.
“he and his fellow workers would incessantly talk shop in the village pub”
Reckon
Think, believe
- Chiefly Southern & South Midland
a. To think or conclude: I reckon what you say is true.
b. To expect or intend (to do something): “You reckon to call the sheriff?” (Cormac McCarthy).
v.intr.
1. To make a calculation; figure.
2. Chiefly South & South Midland To think or believe: I reckon so.
gabble
= To utter rapidly or incoherently.
gaslight
To manipulate someone’s memory of an event
finicky
“If they change their product too much they may annoy finicky consumers.”
Müşkülpesent
= Hard to please
= Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.
= not easily satisfied or pleased, and only liking or accepting particular things:
“a finicky eater”
“finicky about” “He’s terribly finicky about his food.”
Synonym
fussy
stifling
really hot
- Very hot or stuffy:
“The air was stifling in the closed room.” - Inhibiting, stultifying, or oppressive:
“The scholarly correctness of our age can be stifling” (Annalyn Swan).
Slammed
Very busy