Active vocabulary | Unit 1 Flashcards
face to face
looking at another person
LV: aci pret aci, tiešā klātienē
≠ remotely, virtually
cause offence
to upset or embarrass smb
by being rude or tactless
LV: aizvainot
≠ please, compliment
get away with
not be caught or punished
when you have done smth wrong
LV: izvairīties no soda, tikt sveikā cauri
≠ be caught, punished
make things up
pretend smth is true
in order to deceive people
LV: izdomāt atrunas/ko nepatiesu, lai maldinātu
≠ be honest, tell the truth
keep in touch with
to keep writing or talking to smb,
even though you do not see them often
LV: uzturēt sakarus
≠ lose touch with
pitch to someone
to present an idea, product, or proposal
with the goal of persuading smb to support or buy it
LV: piedāvāt ar domu pārdot/pārliecināt
≠ refuse, decline, reject
bizarre
very strange, unusual, weird, odd
LV: dīvains, savāds
≠ normal, ordinary
impetuous
acting quickly without thinking,
rash, hasty, impulsive
LV: pārsteidzīgs, neapdomāts
≠ cautious, careful
tough
not kind or pleasant, difficult
LV: stingrs, nepieklājīgs
≠ friendly, pleasant
uncivil
lacking good manners, rude, impolite
LV: rupjš, nepieklājīgs
≠ civilised, polite
gross
extremely unpleasant, awful, disgusting, nasty
LV: pretīgs, riebīgs
≠ pleasant, nice, delightful
mad
very foolish, irrational, stupid, absurd, ridiculous
LV: muļķīgs
≠ smart, rational, clever
reprimand smb for smth
to express to smb strong official
disapproval of them, scold, rebuke
LV: pārmest, izteikt rājienu
≠ praise, approve
fester smb
to be or become an increasing source of
irritation or poisoning
LV: mocīt, tirdīt, aizkaitināt
≠ heal, resolve
irritable response
a quick, snappy, angry reply
LV: ātra, dusmīga, aizkaitināta atbilde
≠ calm, friendly reply or answer
distraction
smth that takes attention away, disturbance
LV: traucēklis, kas novērš uzmanību
≠ focus, concentration
hypocrisy
pretending to have beliefs that one does not actually have, insincerity
LV: liekulība, izlikšanās
≠ honesty, openness
engaged phone
a phone line that is already in use, busy, occupied line
LV: aizņemts telefons
≠ free, available line
inbox swamped with spam
mailbox flooded, full with unwanted emails
LV: iesūtne pārpludināta ar mēstulēm
≠ organized, clean, well-managed inbox
reach smb on the phone
to successfully contact smb by phone,
get in touch via phone
LV: sazvanīt
≠ miss, fail to contact
reply swiftly
to answer quickly, respond promptly
LV: ātri atbildēt
≠ delay, ignore
maintain (eye contact)
to keep looking directly at someone,
sustain, hold eye contact
LV: uzturēt acu kontaktu
≠ avoid, break eye contact
peek at (your phone)
to quickly look at something secretly, glimpse, glance
LV: slepus uzmest skatienu, palūrēt
≠ stare, examine
productivity increase
growth in the amount of work done,
efficiency boost
LV: produktivitātes pieaugums
≠ productivity decline, decrease
rising prosperity
increasing wealth and success,
economic growth, affluence
LV: pieaugoša labklājība
≠ declining prosperity
fade
to gradually disappear,
vanish, diminish
LV: izgaist, izbalēt
≠ appear, strengthen
far-flung commercial contacts
business connections in distant places,
remote contacts
LV: tālu izvietoti komerciālie kontakti
≠ local, nearby contacts
chair a meeting
to be the person in charge of a meeting,
lead, moderate
LV: vadīt sapulci
≠ attend, participate
vow/give a vow
to make a serious promise,
swear, pledge
LV: zvērēt, svinīgi solīt
≠ break a promise
terrific
excellent, fabulous, awesome,
superb, marvellous, great
LV: kolosāls, fantastisks
≠ terrible, awful, horrible
marvellously
in a wonderful or excellent way,
wonderfully, splendidly, superbly
LV: brīnišķīgi
≠ badly, poorly, imperfectly
invariably
always happening in the same way, constantly, consistently
LV: nemainīgi, pastāvīgi, vienmēr
≠ occasionally, rarely, seldom
