Amos Oz Flashcards
רזֶה
thin, skinny
מְמוּשׁקָף
bespectacled
גבוה
tall
מְחַנֵך
home-room teacher, early childhood teacher
רשׁוּת
permission, authorization
התכּוון
plan, to mean, to intend
ללון
to lodge, to stay overnight
מאת מאתנו
from, by (from us)
להשכים
to get up early, wake early (הפעיל)
למָחֳרה
the following day, day after
הַנִיחַ
leave alone, to desist (הפעיל)
שכמו
that was like, while, as if, like, as
ליטֵף
to stroke, pet, caress (פיעל)
חֲמימוּת
warmth, friendliness
נְסיעַה
trip, journey
ישר
straightforward, honestly
הֵרְחיק
to distance, move something away
הלוֹא
was it not, did not
להרהר
to ponder
הֵניד
to shake one’s head (הפעיל)
הסכּים
to agree, consent
לשחות
to swim
מוּשׁפָּל
humiliated, shamed, embarassed
השיב
reply, answer
מַבַט
glance
לסתפּר
to get one’s hair cut
זיפים
bristles
פָּלִיט
refugee
בּלוֹרית
forelock
היסוּס
hesitation, doubt
חיב
to force someone, coerce, require
מוּסד
institution
חינוכי
educational
פּנימייה
dormitory, boarding school
פּקיד
clerk
סעד
support
נפטר
to die, pass away
יִקְהָה
obedience (bib. or lit.)
לפזר
to scatter, distribute
חולצה
blouse, shirt
מְכופְתָר כּפְתור
buttoned button
כּובע
hat
חיזר
alien
בֶּרֶט
beret
לְטִפֵּל
to take care of, to look after
גוּפייה
undershirt, vest
גמיש
flexible, elastic
צרף
to add, join, connect
לחוז
to agree, treat, contract (?)
אַקְטוּאָליוּת
actuality
מִגְרַשׁ
plot of land, empty lot, yard
גרוּת
alienage, strangeness, foreignness
מַחְסן
storeroom, shed, warehouse
מִצְרָך
consumer good, necessity
שוקד
to work diligently, labor, strive
מוֹעֲדון
club, clubhouse culture hall
גולֵש גלש
skater, skier v. to boil over, ski, skate
הֶסְדָר
agreement, settlement, arrangement
דשא
grass
געגוּעַ
yearning, longing
לועג
to ridicule, to make fun of
בּיישנוּת
shyness, bashfulness
מְאוּפָּה
restrained, self-controlled, reserved
נותַר נותָר
to be left, remain; remaining (נפעל)
השתרך
to lumber, to trudge, to be dragged
סִמטָה
narrow passageway, lane, alley
תַּחֲנָה
stop, station
פּנימה פְּנים
inside, interior
רֵיחַ
smell, fragrance, odor
טִגּוּן טַיְגון
frying; Tigon (Liger)
שֹרוּף שׂרַף
burnt, scorched; sunburned to burn, to incinerate, to scorch; (sports) to disqualify
לַמְרוֹת
despite; (colloquial) even though, although
הֲצָקָה
bothering, annoying
הִתְוַכַּחַ
to argue, to debate
גינוּנים
manners, etiquette, habits
שְׂרָרָה שָׂרַה
authority, rulership; (v) to exist, to prevail (an atmosphere, feeling, state of affairs); (bib) to rule, to reign, to dominate
כּפיפָה כְּפיפוּת
bending; subordination, subjugation, subservience, dependence
הַקְדָמָה
introduction, preface, foreword; bringing forward (an appointment)
הֶאֶזין
to listen attentively; to eavesdrop, to listen to, to bug (הפעיל)
פְּנַאי
leisure
נוּסְחָה
formula, equation
הסתגל
to adapt, to acclimatize
הִפְציר
to plead persistently, to implore, to entreat (הפעיל)
קִנֵּא
to envy, covet, be jealous of someone; פּיעל
הֵניחַ
to leave alone, to desist; to allow, to let, to facilitate; (literary) to allow to rest הפיעל
קלילוּת
nimbleness, light-footedness; lightheartedness; simplicity
חֵיק
bosom, lap
רָבַץ
to lie down, to crouch; to rest on; (colloquial) to lie around, to hang around, to loiter, to stay
התקלח
to take a shower
עֵירום
nakedness, nudity; nude, naked; devoid of
צְמַרמֹרֶת
shivering, shuddering, trembling
התלַהֲבוּת
enthusiasm
חָרַד חָרֵד
(literary) to fear, to be startled, to tremble; to fear for (literary) scared, terrified, anxious; ultra-orthodox person
דרוֹר
(flowery) freedom, liberty; sparrow; Dror, Heb. name
קִמּוּר
curvature; curve
צַוָּאר
neck
פְּלוּמָה
down
עֹרֶף
nape; home front; (military) rear
רָעַד
to shiver, to shake, to tremble; to quiver, to shudder
הַאֻמְנָם
is that so? really? is it true that…?
הָפַך
to turn over; to turn into; to become; (colloquial) to turn upside down, to make a thorough search
נִכְסָף
(literary) to long for, to yearn for; longed for, yearned for
קִרְטֵע
to move spasmodically, to falter, to fidget פּיעל
פַּרְוָר פִּרְווּר
suburb suburbanization
עצר
to stop; to halt; to imprison, to detain
רומנית
Romanian
יידיש
Yiddish
עִמֵּם
to dim (a light)
תִרְגֹּלֶת
exercises, repetitive practice, drill
צְרור צרוּר
package; bundle, bunch; burst (of gunfire) bound, wrapped up; buried (emotion, memory)
עָטוּף עִטּוּף
wrapped, covered; wrapping, covering
שׂמִיכָה
blanket
לְוָיָה
funeral; accompaniment, escort
מִזְוָדָה
suitcase
חֻזֵּק
to be strengthened, to be reinforced, to be tightened פּועל
חֶבֶל
rope
דְחִיפוּת
urgency, immediacy
התניע
to start (an engine) הפעיל
עכוּר
murky, cloudy, dirty
דיזֶל
diesel