C1 Flashcards
Overflow
Taşmak
Your inbox is an overflowing mountain of emails…
The restaurant was overflowing so we took bookings from the customers.
I could not stop overflowing of milk while I was boiling it.
Kitchen bin is about to overflow as we have not touched it for a while.
Modest
1) not large in size or amount, or not expensive:
They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth.
There has been a modest improvement/recovery in housing conditions for the poor.
2) tending not to talk about or make obvious your own abilities and achievements:
Although an outstanding scientist, he’s a modest man.
He’s very modest about his achievements.
She is just modest. Her project is great
…….
Modestly priced electronics attract consumers year-round.
Hortum
Hose
a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc.:
a garden/fire hose
The severe drought has led to a hosepipe ban in eastern England.
to direct water onto something using a hose:
He was covered in mud so we hosed him down.
İntimidate
Gözünü korkutmak
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do:
- Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them.
- The book claims to be aimed at a wide readership without an intimidating level of mathematics.
- Sometimes big books are intimidating to read and it can take long time…
- I find you intimidating.
- difficult job can be intimidating
- I feel intimidated by public speaking
- When he gets angry, he can be intimidating.
Brush up (on)
To revise and improve sth that you have previously learnt
If you want to brush up on your language, you can watch my youtube videos.
I’m trying to brush up on my French before I go to Paris.
I need to brush up on (my) math
Brush up typically refers to reviewing something. Polish up is more about making further improvements. I need to brush up on my French before heading out to Paris next month. We still need to polish up this report before sending it to our boss.
Constitute
1) To be part of a whole:
Single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor.
Although important, medications for heart failure constitute only half of the treatment program.
Women constitute about ten percent of Parliament.
2) to be or be considered as something:
This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the Democrats.
Compel
to force someone to do something:
- As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.
- The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.
- They compelled him to sign the document even though he wasn´t sure about doing so.
- I feel compelled to send you an e-mail as soon as possible when I get one from you.
If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong:
- compelling evidence
- It’s a fairly compelling argument for going.
- One of the things I find very compelling is people seem to make big changes in their lives after these experiences.
Indifferent
Adj. Kayıtsız (kalmak)
not thinking about or interested in someone or something:
- Why don’t you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)?
- He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
- Leaders must not be indifferent to this weakness
Lacking in interest or feeling:
- an indifferent student
- She was utterly indifferent to his irritation.
Disposal
the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away: imha etmek, atmak
- waste disposal
- Do you know what the regulations are for the disposal of pesticides and other chemicals?
- These bins should not be used for the disposal of kitchen waste.
- I wrapped the broken glass carefully in thick newspaper and took it outside for safe disposal.
- The brain’s disposal system is critical for preventing conditions like Alzheimer’s
boil down
to reduce information, usually so that it contains only its most important parts, condence, summarize
He had boiled down a lengthy report to just a few paragraphs.
But they boil down to two key issues.
Intriguingly, the question seemed to boil down to one of morality, even philosophy.
There are many diets out there to help, but they all boil down to five words: “Eat less and exercise more.”
But in essence, these all boil down to five key steps to overwintering success.
Impulsive
showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have/arising from an impulse:
Don’t be so impulsive - think before you act.
an impulsive man/decision/gesture
She’s an impulsive shopper and often buys things she doesn’t need.
An impulsive decision
Look for a way to be flexible without being impulsive.
Unleash
to free from or as if from a leash : let loose
unleash the dogs
unleashing his anger
Evolve our leadership to unleash each person’s potential everyday
2 Figuratively, you can unleash all kinds of emotions, forces, opinions, and actions.
Unhappy citizens might unleash a series of high-profile protests, or a barrage of shouted demands.
Unleashing my anger
The government’s proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press.
Envisage
Tasavvur etmek, öngörmek, kafasında canlandırmak
to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good:
Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.
[ + that ] It’s envisaged that building will start at the end of this year.
[ + -ing verb ] When do you envisage finishing the project?
[ + question word ] It’s hard to envisage how it might happen.
to form a mental picture of something or someone you have never seen:
He wasn’t what I’d expected - I’d envisaged someone much taller.
The date for completion is envisaged way into the future
