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1-Understanding the Most Anxious Country in the World Flashcards

1-Understanding the Most Anxious Country in the World

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He ruled far longer than this guy,

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Oo hokoomat kard, besyar toolani rar az….

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controlled more territory than this guy,

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Ghalamrooye bishtar

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faced

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Means to confront or deal with something, usually a challenge or problem.
Example: “She faced many challenges during her career.”

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Way less

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Informal phrase meaning significantly or much less.

Example: “It costs way less to travel by train than by plane.”

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Political opposition

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Mokhalefat siyasi

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and faced way less political opposition than this guy.

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“And he dealt with much less resistance from political groups compared to the other leader.”

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Now, unlike the other fascist,

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Alan, bar خلاف fashiست dige.

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Came to power:

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Be ghodrat resid (به قدرت رسید)

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Reluctantly

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Ba akrah (با اکراه / بدون تمایل)

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Salazar came to power reluctantly.

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“Salazar became a leader, but he was hesitant or unwilling to take the position.”

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He was a boring bureaucrat.

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Burokrat (کارمند دولتی)

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No romantic visions:

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Hich didgah-e arman-garayane

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He sought

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Ow Talab Kard(Means he actively searched for, wanted, or pursued something.)

Example: “He sought a better life for his family.”

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No cult of personality:

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Hich shakhsiyat-parasti (هیچ شخصیت‌پرستی)

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He sought no cult of personality.

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“He didn’t want to be idolized or glorified by the public.”

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He refrained from grand public displays.

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He avoided making big public shows.

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He refrained from

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He chose not to do something or held back.

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Grand public displays

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Large, dramatic actions or shows in front of others.

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“He refrained from grand public displays”

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He didn’t want to do anything flashy or attention-grabbing in public.

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He avoided wars and violence whenever he possibly could.

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He stayed away from wars and violence whenever it was possible.

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Whenever

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Whenever is a word used to mean any time or every time something happens, without a specific time in mind.

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He encouraged

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He promoted, advised, or supported.

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A quiet, traditional lifestyle

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A calm and conventional way of living, following old customs and practices.

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No drama

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No excitement, trouble, or emotional situations; everything is calm and controlled.

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No striving

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No efforts to achieve or compete intensely; no pushing oneself or others to succeed-Bee koshesh

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No politicking

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Bee siasat-bazi

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and he reiterated them constantly,

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And he repeated them all the time.

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Reiterated

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Repeated, said again to emphasize( baraye ta’kid).

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Constantly

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All the time, without stopping or frequently.

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the first studies on generalized anxiety emerged

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The first research about generalized anxiety began.

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“And found that the Portuguese population was teeming with it.”

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And discovered that many people in Portugal had it.

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Teeming with it”

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Full of it; there is a large amount of something.

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They found that the class was teeming with excitement.

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(They discovered the class was full of excitement.)

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The city was teeming with tourists in the summer.

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(The city was crowded with tourists in the summer.)

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Teeming

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پُر از چیزی بودن (Filled with, overflowing with).

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“And numbers rarely seen elsewhere.”

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“Elsewhere” = در جای دیگر (In another place).

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The forest had numbers of animals rarely seen elsewhere.

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(The forest had many animals that are uncommon in other places.)

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The team’s success was in numbers rarely seen elsewhere in the league.

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(The team achieved a level of success uncommon in the league.)

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“In the first large international survey of generalized anxiety disorder in 1990,”

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“Survey” = Nazaaar Sanjii (A method of gathering information through questions).

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Struggling with

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دست و پنجه نرم کردن (Having difficulty or challenges).

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Diagnoses

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Tashkhis Haa (The identification of diseases or conditions).

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“I’ve come to Portugal to figure out what the hell is going on here.”

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I came to Portugal to understand what is happening here.

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To figure out

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To understand or solve something.

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She needs to figure out how to fix her car.

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It refers to finding an answer or understanding something.

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What the hell

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A casual or informal way to express confusion, surprise, or frustration.

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Going on

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Etefagh Oftadan (Happening, taking place).

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I mean, what the hell is everybody freaking out about?

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I want to know why everyone is so upset or worried.

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Freaking out

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Becoming very upset, worried, or panicked.وحشت زده شدن

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She’s freaking out about the exam tomorrow.

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It means to react with anxiety or extreme emotion.

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I mean

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Used to clarify or emphasize what the speaker is saying.

Example: “I mean, I didn’t expect this to happen.”

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And as it turns out

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This phrase means Hamoon tor ke ma’loom shod “and what I discovered was.” It introduces the result or discovery.

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the story of Portugal’s mental health crisis is far deeper

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“Crisis” = Bohraaan (A situation of great difficulty or danger).

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and more profound than I ever could have imagined.

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“Profound” =Amigh Very deep, serious, or significant.

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Will take us

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Means”Ma ra faratar khahad bord” the story will guide or lead us to something

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Example: “This journey will take us to new places.”

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It shows the direction or result of the story.

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Beyond

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“Beyond” = فراتر از (Further than or outside of).

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Consider

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To think about something carefully, often to make a decision or judgment.

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mass migrations,

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Large movements of people,

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Sightings

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Mosahedat (Acts of seeing something, especially unusual or notable)

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Conclusion

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Natije Giri (The final judgment or outcome).

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Obvious

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Vazeh (Clear and easy to see or understand)

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Example: “It was obvious that she was excited about the news.”

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It refers to something that is very clear and easy to recognize.

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In the basis of

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Bar asas-e

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Human nature

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Tabi’at-e ensan

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Other sports are built around the spectacle of scoring,

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Other sports focus on the excitement of scoring points.

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The spectacle of scoring:

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Namayesh-e emtiyazgiri-
Refers to the exciting or entertaining display of points being scored.

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Are built around

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Bar asas-e sakhte shodeh-and
Indicates that the foundation or focus is on a particular aspect.

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Whereas

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A word used to contrast two ideas, meaning “while” or “in comparison.

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Example: “I like tea, whereas he prefers coffee.”

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It shows how two things are different.

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Whereas

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Dar Hali ke

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“Whereas football is about the agonizing anticipation of scoring.”

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But football focuses on the painful excitement of waiting to score.

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Agonizing

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Something very painful or distressing, either physically or emotionally.

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Example: “The wait for the test results was agonizing.”

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In this context, it refers to an intense or difficult feeling.

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Anticipation

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The feeling of looking forward to something, often with excitement or nervousness. انتظار با هیجان

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Goals are so scarce, so special that every pass,

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“Scarce” = Kamyab (Rare or not abundant).

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is imbued with an overwhelming significance.

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Has a deep and powerful meaning.

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Imbued

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Filled with or influenced by a particular quality or feeling. Agheste Shode

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Example: “The song was imbued with sadness.”

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It means something has been deeply influenced or filled with a particular emotion or characteristic.

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Overwhelming

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غیرقابل تحمل (So strong or intense that it is hard to deal with).

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Significance

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اهمیت (The importance or meaning of something).

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Cathartic

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Taskin Dahandeh (Helping to release strong emotions).

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“And a cathartic release of the game stress.”

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A way to let go of the stress from the game and feel better.

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Watching a funny movie after a tough day can feel cathartic.

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Watching something funny helps you feel better after a hard day.

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Exercising is sometimes a cathartic way to release stress.

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Meaning: Doing exercise can help you feel better by getting rid of stress.

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His emotions started pouring out when he talked about his childhood.

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Foraan kardan

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In case you’re wondering, football fandom does not correlate to anxiety.

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This sentence explains that being a football fan doesn’t cause anxiety, so there is no direct link between supporting football and feeling anxious.

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Correlate

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Rabeteye

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Example: “His football fandom is obvious; he watches every game and wears his team’s jersey.”

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(His love for football is clear; he watches all the matches and supports his team by wearing their shirt.)

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“But Portugal’s obsession with the sport is actually interesting, because Portuguese football is in many ways, a microcosm of the problems that Portugal faces as a whole.”

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Portugal’s love for football is surprising because the problems in football are like a smaller version of the problems in the whole country.

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Obsession

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Vasvass

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Trails far behind

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Meaning: This phrase means it is much less successful, important, or popular compared to others.

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the Portuguese football league trails far behind the other European leagues in popularity

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The Portuguese football league is much less popular than other European football leagues.

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Trails far behind

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Aghab Mondan

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partly because it is rife with corruption and financial mismanagement.

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One reason is that there is a lot of dishonesty and poor handling of money.

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Example: “The internet is rife with misinformation.”

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“Rife with” = Por az (پر از).

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Example: “Corruption in politics is a serious problem.”

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“Corruption” = Fesad (فساد).

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And this brings us to

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This leads us to.(ما را به این می‌رساند

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And this brings us to

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Meaning: This phrase is used to connect ideas. It means the previous topic is leading to a new topic.(ما را به این می‌رساند

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“And this brings us to our first theory to explain Portugal’s anxiety, rampant economic insecurity.

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رمپ کردن حیوانات مثلا، بیثباتی اقتصادی

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Its poverty rate is below average.

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The percentage of poor people.

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reasonable

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Fair

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end to be

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Usually are

102
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People who exercise regularly tend to be healthier.

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Those who exercise Usually are stay healthier.

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which raises the question,

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This brings up the question
(ke in soal ro be vojood miavare)

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We’ll be using this list as our guide to try

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We’ll follow this list to try

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And we can already cross off a couple of items from this list.

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And we can already remove a few things from this list.
(Khat zadan Item ha az List ke darim,Mesle List Kharid)

106
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We started working on the tasks, and we can already cross off a couple of items from this list.

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Ma kar ro shoru’ kardim, va mitonim chand ta az items ro az in list khali konim.

107
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And while we’re here, the fact that Portugal has not experienced any major wars in a hundred years

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And since we’re talking about this, the fact that Portugal hasn’t had any big wars in 100 years

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domestic violence

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Khoshonat Khanevadegi

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means that we can probably rule out trauma and abuse from this list as well.

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This suggests we can remove trauma and abuse from this list too.

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According to Sara, there seems to be a disproportionate amount of expectation on people

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Bebin, be gofte Sara, be nazar mirese ke entezaar-haa az mardom bishtar az hado khodesh hast.

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proportionate

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Balanced, Fair

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came across

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Saw ,,noticed, Found

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observation

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مشاهده

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by the celebrated social psychologist, Geert Hofstede.

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By the well-known or Famous

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uncertainty avoidance

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Discomfort with unclear situations

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hate ambiguity and they’re highly conformist.

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They avoid uncertainty and prefer to stick to traditions.

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tend to be

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Tamayol Dashtan

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perpetual

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Daeemiii

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Shepherd

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Chopan

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Crowds

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Jame’at

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all claimed to have seen

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Hame Edda Kardand ke didand

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the pilgrimage

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Ziarat

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