18 // The Senses Flashcards
pay attention!
լսի ստե լը
focus!
LISTEN UP
Listen up! You’re going to fail your exam unless you start working a bit harder.
secretly listen to someone
eavesdrop
ականջ դնել
LISTEN IN ON
Andy hid behind the curtain so he could listen in on Carmen and Simon’s conversation.
listen attentively to hear a noise you are expecting
LISTEN OUT FOR
Marion asked her son to listen out for the doorbell while she was in the garden.
receive information about something (through your ears)
ինչ-որ բանի մասին լսել
HEAR ABOUT
Have you heard about the new gym in town? It’s supposed to be great
listen to someone without interrupting
allow someone to make their point
HEAR SB OUT
Please hear me out! I don’t want to be a lawyer. I want to be an actor!
pay attention to someone talking or something making a sound
լսել
LISTEN TO
Dayita listened to the radio while she ate her breakfast.
have the odor of something
հոտ ունենալ
SMELL OF
Alex’s cookies smelled of cinnamon. I asked to try one.
cause somewhere to smell unpleasant (informal)
հոտ գցել (I’m not even sorry)
STINK OUT
Whatever Pablo has cooked is stinking the whole house out.
try to find information (the way a dog tried to find something)
SNIFF AROUND
That journalist’s been sniffing around again trying to find out what’s going on.
have the flavor of something
համը ունենալ
TASTE OF
This soup is delicious! It tastes of tomato and basil.
search for something
LOOK FOR
Robert has been looking for his glasses all afternoon. He can’t find them anywhere.
examine something
take a glance at sth to make sense of it
LOOK AT
The geologist looked at each of the rocks. they were unlike anything he’d seen before.
watch something without taking part or analysing
LOOK ON
We all looked on in silence as the magician seemed to cut the person in half.
pay attention to notice something (with your eyes)
LOOK OUT FOR
While you’re in the national park, look out for bald eagles near the rivers and lakes.
raise yourself to see past an obstacle
LOOK OVER
The children looked over the wall, trying to see where the ball had landed.
