chapter-8 Flashcards
elsewhere adv
başka bi yer
at, in, from, or to another place or other places; anywhere or somewhere else:
The report looks at economic growth in Europe and elsewhere.
They couldn’t find what they wanted and decided to look elsewhere.
entirely adv
tamamen
completely:
I admit it was entirely my fault.
The company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men.
underneath adv
altında
under or below:
The tunnel goes right underneath the city.
They found a bomb underneath the car.
Underneath that shy exterior, she’s actually a very warm person.
minority n
azınlık
a smaller number or part:
It’s only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem.
Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority (= there were very few).
This section of the bookstore caters for minority interests (= subjects that interest only a few people).
ignorant adj
cahil
not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something:
Many teenagers are surprisingly ignorant about current politics.
We remained blissfully ignorant of the troubles that lay ahead.
tender adj
yumuşak
disorder adj
kargaşa
a state of untidiness or lack of organization:
The whole office was in a state of disorder.
The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.
passion
pension
tutku
emeklilik
damp adj
nemli
dense adj
yoğun
having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through:
dense fog
a dense forest
The body was found hidden in dense undergrowth.
fatal adj
ölümcül
A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death:
This illness is fatal in almost all cases.
the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old
ripe adj
olgun
(of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten:
Those bananas aren’t ripe yet - they’re still green.
rotten
çürümüş
decayed:
The room smelled of rotten vegetables.
very bad:
rotten weather
old-fashioned It was rotten of you to leave without saying goodbye.
