4. Lifestyles: Life, leisure Flashcards
Pessimist
Noun:
someone who always expects that bad things will happen OPP optimist - بدبین
- Don’t be such a pessimist!
Fulfillment
Noun:
the feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life because you are doing interesting, useful, or important things - رضایت انجام کار
- Are you looking for greater fulfillment and satisfaction in your work?
Insight
Noun:
a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea - بینش - بصیرت - درون بینی
- The article gives us a real insight into the causes of the present economic crisis.
Arcade game (video arcade)
a place where you play games on machines by putting coins into them
Quilt
Noun:
لحاف
Verb:
لحاف دوختن
Optimist
Noun:
someone who believes that good things will happen OPP pessimist - خوش بین
- He’s an eternal optimist (=he always believes that good things will happen).
Appeal
Noun:
an urgent request for something important - request - درخواست - التماس - خواهش
- The girl’s family have made a public appeal for help to try and catch her killer.
Verb:
to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc - ask
- Farmers have appealed to the government for help.
Ambition
Noun:
a strong desire to achieve something - هدف و آرزو
- She had always had an ambition to be a pilot.
Expense
Noun:
the amount of money that you spend on something - هزینه - خرج
- Conference rooms were equipped at great expense.