Chapter 1 - The Door Flashcards
narrow a.
measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length / estreito a.
Ex.: Stray dogs wander the steep narrow lanes of the old town.
Ex.2: The road soon became narrower and steeper.
Ex.3: a narrow bed/doorway/shelf
Ex.4: Tall narrow windows admit only slivers of light.
Ex.5: narrow shoulders/hips
Ex.6: There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.
Ex.7: Farming is confined to a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea.
Ex.8: (figurative) the narrow confines of prison life
measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length / estreito a.
narrow a.
Ex.: Stray dogs wander the steep narrow lanes of the old town.
Ex.2: The road soon became narrower and steeper.
Ex.3: a narrow bed/doorway/shelf
Ex.4: Tall narrow windows admit only slivers of light.
Ex.5: narrow shoulders/hips
Ex.6: There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.
Ex.7: Farming is confined to a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea.
Ex.8: (figurative) the narrow confines of prison life
along p.
from one end to or towards the other end of st p.
Ex.: They walked slowly along the road.
Ex.2: I looked along the shelves for the book I needed.
from one end to or towards the other end of st p.
along p.
Ex.: They walked slowly along the road.
Ex.2: I looked along the shelves for the book I needed.
entrance pron.
/ˈentrəns/
courtyard n. /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
(also court)
an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc. / pátio, jardim n.
Ex.: the central/inner courtyard
an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc. / pátio, jardim n.
courtyard n. /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
(also court)
Ex.: the central/inner courtyard
doorway n. /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
an opening into a building or a room, where the door is n.
Ex.: She stood in the doorway for a moment before going in.
Ex.2: Rubbish was piled up in the shop doorway.
an opening into a building or a room, where the door is n.
doorway n. /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
Ex.: She stood in the doorway for a moment before going in.
Ex.2: Rubbish was piled up in the shop doorway.
pocketknife n.
a small knife with one or more metal blades that fold down into the handle / canivete n.
a small knife with one or more metal blades that fold down into the handle / canivete n.
pocketknife n.
(Am., Br.) walking stick n.
(esp. Br.) stick n.
a stick that you carry and use as a support when you are walking / bengala n.
a stick that you carry and use as a support when you are walking / bengala n.
(Am., Br.) walking stick n.
(esp. Br.) stick n.
