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Character Flashcards

1
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If you are … to other people’s needs, problems, or feelings, you show understanding and awareness of them.

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sensitive

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… actions or decisions are good because they are based on reasons rather than emotions.

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sensible

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easy to understand; clear: The doctor explained the operation in … English.

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straightforward

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able to be calm in difficult situations

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level-headed

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If you … someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly.

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rely on sb

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مثبت - منفی

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positive-negative

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willing to try new, unusual, and exciting things: ماجراجو

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adventurous

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Naturally; inherently.

I don’t think she is a vicious person … .

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by nature

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9
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If you… offer or a challenge, you accept it.

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take sth up

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10
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If you are … , you know about it.

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aware of sth

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11
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نقاط قوت و ضعف

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strength - weakness

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12
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پویا - خلاق

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dynamic - creative

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13
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To have a …. for something means to be known or remembered for it.

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reputation

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14
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excessively enthusiastic

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over-enthusiastic

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15
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با انگیزه

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motivated

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16
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جدیش بگیر

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take sth seriously

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17
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You use … to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.

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dedicated

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18
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having a strong commitment to an ideology, religion, etc

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committed

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19
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A … is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.

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dedication

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20
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… is the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for someone or something. وفاداری

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loyalty

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21
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If you are … to do or have something, you want to do or have it very much.

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keen = eager (to do sth)

eagerness اشتیاق

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22
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If you are … to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm.

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reluctant

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23
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… is a desire to know about something:

کنجکاوی

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curiosity

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24
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به هم ریخته

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disorganised =/ organised

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25
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If a person or thing is … of doing something, they have the ability to do it.

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capable

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26
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If you are …, you are not concentrating on something because you are worried or are thinking about something else: پریشان

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distracted

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27
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If you are … to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.

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determined

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28
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If you have a … for a particular thing, you have a natural ability to do it well: talent

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flair

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29
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بی دقتی

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carelessness - careless

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30
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If you .. someone .., you disappoint them, by not doing something that you have said you will do or that they expected you to do:
Claire .. me … . We agreed to meet at eight o’clock but she didn’t come.

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let sb down

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31
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To achieve more of some thing or attribute:

Even just working there a year, I gained in knowledge of how the industry really works.

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gain in sth

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32
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If you have … in someone, you feel that you can trust them.

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confidence - confident

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33
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… is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.

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competitive

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34
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You use … to say that someone or something is capable of developing into the particular kind of person or thing mentioned.

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potential

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35
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انرژی به خرج دادن

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make no/little effort

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36
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If you … something that you have, you show it to a lot of people or make it obvious that you have it, because you are proud of it.

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show off

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37
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When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult.

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mature

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38
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Someone or something that is … is pleasant and easy to like. دوست داشتنی

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likeable

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39
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Someone who is … is very careful to do their work properly.

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conscientious

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40
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Someone who is … always behaves in the same way, has the same attitudes towards people or things, or achieves the same level of success in something.

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consistent

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41
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If you describe someone, especially a child, as … , you mean that they behave in a way that adults generally like and think is correct = polite

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well-behaved =/ badly behaved

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42
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If someone, especially a child, … , they behave in a way that is not acceptable to other people.

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misbehaves

43
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If you say that a child is …, you mean that they behave badly or do not do what they are told.

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naughty

44
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If you are …, you deliberately do not do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a rule or law says that you should do.سرکش

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disobedient=/obedient

45
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If you … a person, a command, or an instruction, you do what you are told to do.

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obey

46
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Someone who is … spends a lot of time reading and studying books.

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studious

47
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A … rule or order is very clear and precise or severe and must always be obeyed completely.

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strict=/lenient

48
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A … person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people.

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shy

49
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When you …, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed.

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blush

50
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If you describe someone as …, you mean that they are quick at learning things.

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bright (= intelligent)

51
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If someone is … … something, they are very bad at it.

I’d be … working for somebody else

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hopeless at

52
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A … person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken. دست و پا چلفتی

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clumsy

53
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Your … is the way that your parents or carers treat you and the things that they teach you when you are growing up. تربیت
Martin’s upbringing shaped his whole life.

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upbringing

54
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If you say that a girl is a …, you mean that she likes doing things that are traditionally considered to be things that boys enjoy.

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tomboy

55
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به دردسر افتادن

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be in/get into trouble

56
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If you describe a person or their behaviour as …, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way. گستاخ

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cheeky

57
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To … someone means to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant, usually when this is not true.
با تحقیر (به کسی) نگاه کردن

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look down on

58
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Something that is … keeps annoying you.

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irritating

59
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If you describe someone as …, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do.

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bossy

60
Q

If you are …, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something.

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impatient

61
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The … of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.

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character

62
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سریال آبکی (تلویزیون و رادیو) سریال زرد، مجموعه احساسی

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soap opera

63
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Someone or something that is … is admired and considered important by many people.

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respected

64
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… is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or judgments.

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Wisdom

65
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A … is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.

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villain

66
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Someone who is … behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.

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arrogant

67
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If you say that someone is a …, you mean that they tell lies

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liar

68
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If you say that someone … people, you disapprove of them because they skilfully force or persuade people to do what they want.

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manipulates

69
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Someone who is … has a lot of determination and always tries to do what they want, even though other people may advise them not to.

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strong-willed

70
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If one thing or person is … another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second.

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independent of (independence)

71
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Someone who is … is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.

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argumentative

72
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Someone who is … is not very cheerful and gets angry easily. تندخو و کج خلق

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bad-tempered

73
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If you say that someone … a situation, you mean they get involved in it although it does not concern them and their involvement is not wanted. دخالت کردن مداخله کردن
:I know he’s worried about us, but I wish he wouldn’t interfere.

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interferes in sth

74
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to interfere in something that does not concern you

:If anyone should be apologising, it should be me for poking my nose into other people’s business.

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poke your nose into something

75
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to not have any or enough of something, esp. something necessary or wanted:
What we … in this house is space to store things.

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lack sth

76
Q

to not have a quality:

He’s totally … in charm.

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be lacking in sth

77
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a condition of not having any or enough of something, esp. something necessary or wanted:
a lack of money

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a lack of sth

78
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A … person gives more of something, especially money, than is usual or expected.

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generous

79
Q

بدجنس پست‌فطرت

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mean

80
Q

If you describe someone as …, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.

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stingy

81
Q

Someone who is … is efficient and effective. شایسته، لایق

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competent=/incompetent

82
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Someone who is … shows courage.

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courageous=brave

83
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If you describe someone as …, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.بزدل

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cowardly

84
Q

If you say that someone is …, you mean that they act in a way which shows that they do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people. بی احتیاط

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reckless

85
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If someone is … or does … things, they act without thinking carefully first, and therefore make mistakes or behave foolishly.

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rash

86
Q

Someone who is … acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger

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cautious

87
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If you accuse someone of being …, you mean that they do not take enough care over how their words or actions will affect other people:
Motorists were criticised for being inconsiderate to pedestrians. بی ملاحظه

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inconsiderate

88
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If you describe someone as …, you are critical of them because they forget or ignore other people’s wants, needs, or feelings.

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thoughtless

89
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Someone who is … pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.

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considerate

90
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If a fact, action, or event is …, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
The election campaign has now entered its final, … phase.

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decisive=/indecisive

91
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Someone who is … is very friendly and likes meeting and talking to people.

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outgoing=/shy

92
Q

Someone who is … is very active, lively, and friendly.

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extrovert

93
Q

Someone who is … is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people
خجالتی (به علت کمبود اعتماد به نفس)

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diffident

94
Q

If you describe someone as …, you mean that they are not easily annoyed, worried, or upset, and you think this is a good quality

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easy-going

95
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If you describe someone as …, you mean that they behave in a calm relaxed way as if nothing will ever worry them.

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laid-back

96
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If people are …, they are unhappy and have no hope.

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gloomy=/cheerful

97
Q

If you describe someone as …, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.خوش برخورد

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approachable=/unapproachable

98
Q

If you say that someone is …, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people. خودخواه

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selfish

99
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If you say that someone is, you approve of them because they care about other people more than themselves.فداکار

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selfless

100
Q

If you say that someone is …, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

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modest

101
Q

If you say that someone is …, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements. متکبر از خودراضی

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conceited

102
Q

If an object is …, it is fixed firmly in position

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secure=/insecure

103
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have no confidence

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lacking in confidence

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