CAE week 7 Flashcards
1
Q
to be hounded by sb. to do sth
A
sb who keeps asking/pushing until you do it
2
Q
to be coaxed … doing sth
A
into
3
Q
to be sweet-talked … doing sth
A
into
persuaded by eloquence/and beauty
4
Q
to win sb. … by
A
over
5
Q
retail sales
A
direct to privat/public customers
6
Q
wholesales
A
sell to companies
business - business
7
Q
inexblicably
unexplainable
A
- behaviour
2. mystery
8
Q
to quench one’s thirst
A
durst löschen
unquenchable
9
Q
overblown
A
made to seem more important than it actually is
10
Q
pre-ordained
A
decided or determined beforehand
11
Q
irrefutable
A
impossible to deny
12
Q
to be on the verge .. doing sth
A
of
be close
13
Q
plaster
A
gips
14
Q
omnipresent
A
existing everywhere
only for powers over you
15
Q
counter measures
A
used to combat a problem
