26 Kuzmina 14 Flashcards by Aleksandr Danilov

post office

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police station

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corner shop

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department store

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consulate

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embassy

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pharmacy
ˈfɑːrməsi

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chemist’s

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drugstore

/ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/

a shop that sells medicines and also other types of goods, for example cosmetics

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a shop that sells medicines and also other types of goods, for example cosmetics

drugstore

/ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/

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dry-cleaner’s

/ˌdraɪ ˈkliːnərz/

a shop where clothes, curtains, etc. are cleaned, especially with chemicals

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a shop where clothes, curtains, etc. are cleaned, especially with chemicals

dry-cleaner’s

/ˌdraɪ ˈkliːnərz/

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florist

/ˈflɔːrɪst/

a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plants

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a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plants

florist

/ˈflɔːrɪst/

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beauty salon

/ˈbjuːti səlɑːn/

a place where you can pay for treatment to your face, hair, nails, etc., which is intended to make you more beautiful

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a place where you can pay for treatment to your face, hair, nails, etc., which is intended to make you more beautiful

beauty salon

/ˈbjuːti səlɑːn/

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along

əˈlɔːŋ

Along means down the length of a road, river, etc.

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from one end to or towards the other end of something

along

əˈlɔːŋ

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towards
/tɔːrdz/

They were heading towards the German border.
She had her back towards me.

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in the direction of somebody/something

towards
/tɔːrdz/

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past

/pæst/

We live in the house just past the church.

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to the other side of somebody/something

past

/pæst/

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ahead

əˈhed

The blue car drove on ahead of us.

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further forward in space or time; in front

ahead

əˈhed

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further ˈfɜːrðər

The escalator is further than I thought.

a longer way in the past or the future

further ˈfɜːrðər

straight ahead

straight on

opposite ˈɑːpəzɪt

If A is the opposite of B, A is completely different from B. The opposite of black is white.

as different as possible from something

opposite ˈɑːpəzɪt

in front of

behind bɪˈhaɪnd

Behind means to be at the back of something. The little girl was hiding behind a tree.

at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them

behind bɪˈhaɪnd

on the left of

on the right of

through

hire ˈhaɪər

To hire someone is to pay that person money to work for you. We hired a man to paint our house.

to give somebody a job (especially British English) to pay money to borrow something for a short time

hire ˈhaɪər

gas

petrol station

automatic

manual

pick up date

return date

full tank

road sign

speed camera

speed limit

flat tyre

flat battery

No passage

detour /ˈdiːtʊr/

We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.

a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place

detour /ˈdiːtʊr/

in order to

dead end /ˌded ˈend/

The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.

a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end

dead end /ˌded ˈend/

Parking prohibited

curl /kɜːrl/

Her hair was a mass of curls. The baby had dark eyes and dark curls.

a small bunch of hair that forms a curved or round shape

curl /kɜːrl/

confident ˈkɑːnfɪdənt

Confident people believe that they can do something without failing. She was confident she could climb the mountain due to her training.

feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful

confident ˈkɑːnfɪdənt

allergic /əˈlɜːrdʒɪk/

appear əˈpɪr

To appear is to seem. She appeared to be sad. She was crying.

to start to be seen

appear əˈpɪr

convince kənˈvɪns

To convince someone means to make that person sure of something. She convinced me to buy the house.

to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true

convince kənˈvɪns

appeared at once

Something happened to the traffic lights and traffic jams appeared at once.

get off

you get off the bus

go round

you need to go round the corner and walk one block straight ahead

move on

it will be easier for you to move on

happen to know

Do you happen to know how far it is from here?

never mind

curious ˈkjʊriəs

A curious person or animals wants to know about something. I opened up the clock because I was curious about how it worked.

having a strong desire to know about something

curious ˈkjʊriəs

desire dɪˈzaɪər

To desire is to want something. My sister desires a big house and lots of money.

a strong wish to have or do something

desire dɪˈzaɪər

toward təwɔ́ːrd

If you go toward something, you go closer to it. Santa walked toward my house with a bag of gifts.

in the direction of somebody/something

toward təwɔ́ːrd

staff stæf

A staff is a group of people working together in a company. My dad has a staff of four people to help him at the office.

all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group

staff stæf

mention ˈmenʃn

To mention something is to talk about it. The doctors mentioned the problems that the patient was having.

to write or speak about something/somebody, especially without giving much information

mention ˈmenʃn