Character Flashcards
Obnoxious
Zopern
Very unpleasant or rude
Burn the candle at both ends
To work from early in the morning until late at night and get very little rest
Blow your own trumpet
To tell everyone proudly about your achivemenents
Keep your nose to the grindstone
To work very hard for
Luddite
Someone who is opposed to trying new things, very conservative
Thorough
Natančen
/turow/
Someone who is very careful in their work and cares about every detail
Erratic
Nepredvidljiv
Behaving in a way that is not regular , widly unpredictable
Self-motivated
Takes the initiative and gets ob with things
Unconventional
Neobicajen
He does not behave un the same way as most of people do
Distraught
Pretresen
Incredibly worried or nervous or upset
Agreeable manner
He gives a positive impression
Versatile
Vrsitl
Ability to do many things
Vsestranski
Good-natured
Friendly
Moody
Someone whose mood changes quicky
Sentimental
giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness:
Custven
Self-conScious
nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions:
Neaproscen
Conservative
not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change:
Relaxed
feeling happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you:
Sensible
able to make good decisions and judgements based on reason
Razumen
Gullible
easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:
Lahkoveren
Emotional
Relating to the emotions
Perfectionist
a person who wants everything to be perfect and demands the highest standards possible:
Narrow-minded
not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own:
Easy-going
relaxed and not easily upset or worried:
Cold-hearted
showing no understanding for or not feeling sorry about another person’s suffering:
Soft-spoken
having a quiet, pleasant voice
Quick-tempered
likely to become angry very easily:
Bigheaded
thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are:
Thick-skinned
Someone who is thick-skinned does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism:
Pain in the neck
someone or something that is very annoying
Hart of gold
Very kind
As hard as nails
Very tough
Behind the times
Old-fashioned
Couch potato
Lazy