Alternative words Flashcards
It is very important to speak flexibly, varied way
Alernative to common words
Good ~ Awesome, fantastic
Native speakers often exaggerate: Cold ~ Freezing
**Stress on the exaggerated part **
It’s absolutely freezing outside
Good
Alternative ways to say good:
Awsome(informal)
“I think the final season of that TV show was awesome”.
Excellent (formal):
“I think this is an excellent piece of work”, said the teacher.
Fantastic (formal):
The cheese cake at that restaurant was fantastic.
Bad
Dreadful:‘(1)
Barcelona were dreadful in the champions league final.
Awful:
“What awful weather we are having at the moment”.
Terrible:
“I’m afraid something terrible has happened.”
What good and bad moments do you remeber from the primary school?
1: خیلی بد ، افتضاح
Hot
Alternatives for “Hot”
Boiling /Roasting (same meaning) ~ really really hot:
“I won’t go out for lunch because it’s absolutely boiling outside”
Humid (hot & wet)
“My city is very humid in the summer, so it can get a bit uncomfortable”
Cold
Freezing
Meaning: Extremely cold
“My appartment doesn’t have central heating, so in winter it is absolutely freezing”
Chilly ~ A little cold ; less strong than cold. It’s not too cold
“It’s warm in the day here, but at night it gets a bit chilly”.
Q: How is the weather in your city?
Cold
Freezing
Meaning: Extremely cold
“My appartment doesn’t have central heating, so in winter it is absolutely freezing”
Chilly ~ A little cold ; less strong than cold. It’s not too cold
“It’s warm in the day here, but at night it gets a bit chilly”.
Q: How is the weather in your city?
Big
Huge ~ very very big
Stress on huge
“I saw a huge rat crossing the street last night”
Massive ~ very big
“Having a good night’s sleep makes a massive difference to my mood” ~ If you don’t sleep enough & well you feel tired or angry & maybe grumpy.
grumpy: ترشرو، بد خلق
Small
Tiny ~ very very small
“My brother was tiny when he was born”
Minuscule~ even smaller than tiny
“What’s the problem, I only ate a minuscule amount of your cake, why are you so angry?”
Q: Tell me about the last time you visited a restaurant?
Minuscule: کوچک، حرف کوچک، خرد
New
Brand-new~ For physical things
“I crashed my brand-new Mercedes yesterday”
Ground-breaking~ (New- Not used for physical things, instead for new inventions or new ideas)نوآورانه
“Apple success in 2000s was the result of a series of ground-breaking products”.
Thanks to the IPad, iPhone, pushed technology into the future.
Novel~ adj something that is new but in a different and creative way
“We need to take a novel approach to solving this problem”
Brand-new:
کاملا نو، استعمال نشده، نو نو، تازه خریداری شده،تر و تازه نونو،آکبند
Old
Ancient~ (used for products/civilization, much longer than 200-300 years, usually at least 1000 years ago but here for exaggerate)
زیرخاکی
“I need to buy a new phone because the one I have now is ancient”
Elderly~ polite way used for people
“Elderly people tend to wake up early in the morning”
Q: Talk about some of the changes that have happened in your country in the last 20 years?
Interesting
“Interesting” is very overused
“Fascinating” ~ very interesting
We want to find out more info about
I watched a fascinating docuemntary about the history of human language”
Riveting (something with lots of tension)
میخکوب کننده، جذب کننده، خیره کننده، ( محکم کننده )
is more of the feweling of something is very tense, we feel excited or nervous
“That was a riveting movie- I was glued to my seat!”
Boring
Tedious
“I think Danny’s stories about his new car is really tedious”
** (Mind-numbingly)Dull **~
with mind-numbingly make it stronger
“Danny’s stories about his car are really dull”
“I always found Chemistry class mind-numbingly dull”
Q: Tell me about something that you used to dislike but now you like.
~ Mind numbingly Dull :
بسیار خسته کننده
خسته کننده ذهنی
Important
Crucial ~ very important
“I think getting a lots of practice is crucial when learning a new language”
Essential
“It is essential to get a good score in this exam if you want to apply for that prestigious university”
Prestigious~ (Use for organizations or positions of responsibility)
Describe a role that someone has or some kind of organization
“I had an interview yesterday with a prestigious company but I’m not sure if I’ll get the job”
Q: What factors do you think can lead to a successful life?
Happy
delighted~ very very happy(a temporary situation)
“He was absolutely delighted to win that game”
He is a delighted person: doesn’t make sense این برای موقعیت موقت
cheerful~ describe someone’s persoanlity & is usually permanent: someone who is always happy even if they have some difficulties
“She’s always been cheerful even during difficult times”.
Delighted for a short time but cheerful is permanent
Sad
Devastated~ Really really sad
“She was devastated after losing in the llympic final”
Heartbroken
“He was heartbroken after his dog died.”
Q: “Tell me about a time that you received some bad news”
