16.08.2020 Flashcards
intangible
elle tutulamaz
subsidize
’‘£50 would help to subsidize the training of an unemployed teenager.’’
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para yardımı yapmak
'’The refugees live in subsidized housing provided by the authorities.’’
make inroads into
'’The government is definitely making inroads into the problem of unemployment.’’
to start to have a direct and noticeable effect (on something):
inquisitiveness
inquisitive
tecessüs, çok meraklı olma.
the quality of wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people:
Children have an inquisitiveness about the world.
meddlesome
işgüzar, her işe burnunu sokan.
often getting involved in situations where you are not wanted, especially by criticizing in a damaging or annoying way
quizzically
in a way that seems to ask a question:
They looked at me quizzically.
“America?” he answered quizzically.
vice
kötü alışkanlık
a moral fault or weakness in someone’s character:
Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices.
repressed
baskı altında olan
cripple(d)
a person who cannot use their arms or legs in a normal way
to cause serious damage to someone or something, making him, her, or it weak and not effective:
a country crippled by war
crippling
causing serious injuries or harm
attire
kıyafet
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type:
I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding.
endorse
tasdik etmek, onaylamak
-to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone:
The Council is expected to endorse the committee’s recommendations.
(formal) I fully endorse (= agree with) everything the Chairperson has said.
- to appear in an advertisement, saying that you use and like a particular product:
They paid $2 million to the world champion to endorse their new aftershave.
The president doesn’t endorse products himself regardless of their merits.
advocacy
avukatlık, fikir savunuculuğu,
-public support for an idea, plan or a way of doing sth:
They have an excellent reputation for advocacy on behalf of rivers and freshwater resources.
collocation
kalıplaşmış söz öbekleri
the regular use of some words and phrases with others, especially in a way that is difficult to guess
agree
If two sets of information agree, they are generally the same:
[ I ] Since their stories did not agree at all, he knew one of them was lying.