Collocations Flashcards
[adj] food (McDonalds)
fast food
a [adj] glance
a quick glance
a [adj] meal
a quick meal
[verb] an effort
make an effort
[verb] TV
watch TV
a very [adj] engine (1000hp)
a very powerful engine
an [adj] monument
very old
an ancient monument
[verb] mistakes
make mistakes
narrow-minded
недалёкий
[adj] car (hi speed)
fast car
Attention! Smoking is [adv] forbidden
Attention! Smoking is strictly forbidden
It was very cold (paraphrased)
It was bitterly cold
It was very dark (paraphrased)
it was pitch dark
poverty causes crime (paraphrased)
poverty breeds crime
a big meal (paraphrased)
a substantial meal
[verb] university
give up
left university
I [verb] a decision to move abroad last year
I made a decision to move abroad last year
when I changed my position in the company I [verb] a new profession
when I changed my position in the company I took up a new profession
I always want to [verb] the guitar
I always want to play the guitar
I’m not a composer, so I [verb] any songs
I’m not a composer, so I haven’t written any songs