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Describing people - personality Flashcards

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družaben

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outgoing
Her outgoing personality is the reason why she has so many friends. She likes hanging out with them.

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brezskrben

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carefree
He never worries about a thing. I would also like to be as carefree as him.

light-hearted
The children are lighthearted now that the final exams are over.

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resnicoljuben

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truthful
The company’s commitment to being truthful in their advertising helped to build trust with their customers.

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odkrit

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frank
I like that he is frank and always talks about the situation honestly.

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sproščen

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easygoing
He is easygoing - he is always relaxed and friendly.

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odločen

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determined
Despite facing numerous setbacks, Sarah remained determined to achieve her goals.

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prepričan vase

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self-assured
Despite her lack of experience, Lisa tackled the new challenge with self-assured confidence.

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samozavesten

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(self-)confident
Her confident nature allows her to always do things her way despite what others might think of her.

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ambiciozen

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ambitious
He is ambitious and always wants to achieve the best possible results.

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tekmovalen

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competitive
Neurosurgery is a competitive field, since only the smartest and most hardworking medical students apply to it.

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aroganten

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arrogant
When the arrogant actress arrived at the hotel, she insisted upon jumping to the front of the line.

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domišljav

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pompous
Although my family is very wealthy, I am not pompous and do not consider myself better than anyone.

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bahav

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boastful
In order not to be boastful, I didn’t tell my friend that I was cast in the role she wanted in the school musical.

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nadut

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vain
He was the most humble person but then their flattery made him vain.

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snobovski

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snobbish
The snobbish woman is in desperate need for a job but still refuses to work in a fast food restaurant.

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kritičen

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critical
The coach is always critical of our work, setting us up for success.

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ne razume širšega smisla

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narrow-minded
Their narrow-minded approach to solving the problem did not succeed, since they ignored every advice given to them.

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trmast

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stubborn
She’s wrong, but she’s too stubborn to admit it.

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materialističen

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materialistic
Christmas has become materialistic, because we rather obsess over gifts than cherish family time.

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posesiven

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possesive
She left her possessive boyfriend, who did not let her be with anyone else but him.

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nepredvidljiv

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unpredictable
The weather there can be unpredictable - one minute it’s blue skies and the next minute it’s pouring rain.

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neodkrit, neiskren

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dishonest
The dishonest salesman misled the customers with false promises.

insincere
He said he was sorry, but I could tell that he was being insincere. He was even smiling a bit as he said it!

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temparamenten, muhast

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temperamental
The weather in this region is quite temperamental, one minute it rains, the other there is sun shining.

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pregovorno

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proverbial
The rest, as the proverbial saying goes, is history.

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nezanesljiv

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unreliable
The car is unreliable and often breaks down.

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dovzeten = easily influenced

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impressionable
You should not smoke in front of children, they are very impressionable and will think that smoking is okay.

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lahkoveren, zaupljiv

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gullible
He was so gullible that he believed everything his friends told him.

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strahopeten

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cowardly
She knew he loved her, but he was too cowardly to admit it, because he thought she would deny him.

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ubogljiv

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obedient
The dog is very obedient and follows all of its owner’s commands.

30
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skromen

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modest, humble
Even though his performance was the best, he stayed humble and did not brag about it.

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praktičen

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practical
Since you recently lost your job, it is not practical for you to buy a car.

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miren

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calm
She was calm and didn’t seem upset at all.

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nepristranski

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unbiased
To make things as unbiased as possible, the judges were not able to see the contestants’ names.

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realističen

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realistic
The actress gave such a realistic performance that it was hard to believe she wasn’t the actual character from the book.

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racionalen

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rational
She is a very rational person and doesn’t make decisions based on her emotions but rather thinks logically about the situation.

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logično razmišlja

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logical
If you lost your job, it would be logical to save money instead of purchasing new things.

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agresiven

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aggressive
Her aggressive dog almost bit me yesterday.

38
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nasilen

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violent
Victims of violent crimes are often scared that someone will hurt them again.

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neusmiljen

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ruthless
A ruthless man punched an old woman who was in a wheelchair, because she accidentally ran over his feet.

40
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nameroma zloben

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malicious
The malicious bully ruined her career by spreading rumors. He enjoyed watching her fail and never felt bad.

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strasten

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passionate
He is a chef, that is why he is very passionate about food.

42
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hitre jeze

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hot-blooded
Her hot-blooded temperament sometimes gets her in trouble. She gets angry very quickly.

43
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pogumen

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brave
It was very brave of her to climb Mount Everest alone.

44
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hraber

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courageous
He was one of the most courageous men to have fought in World War 2. He was always in the front line.

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zvest

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loyal
He is a loyal Ferrari fan since he got into watching Formula 1. He only ever roots for Ferrari.

46
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živahen

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lively
She has a very lively personality to say the least. She is always enthusiastic and excited.

47
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predan

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dedicated
She is very dedicated to her school work, so she always does homework on time.

48
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uvideven; skrbi za čustva drugih

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considerate
He is very considerate, he remembers all the small details about me.

49
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radodaren

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generous
You bought me so many gifts, you are too generous.

50
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strpen

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tolerant
You must be very tolerant to work with kids. I’m sure you need a lot of patience as a teacher.

51
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zaščitniški

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protective
Mothers are usually very protective of their children, so nothing bad happens to them.

52
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pozoren

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thoughtful
It was very thoughtful of you to send the flowers.

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impulziven; ne razmišlja o posledicah dejanj

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impulsive
He needs to learn to control his impulsive behavior. He can’t just react without thinking.

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uporniški

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rebellious
They were both known for their rebellious youth and resistance to royal life.

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revolucionaren

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revolutionary
He is a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to support. He just wants to change everything and people won’t accept that.

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neodgovoren

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irresponsible
You can’t give the baby alcohol. That’s irresponsible.

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pozabljiv

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forgetful
We become more forgetful as we get older and can’t remember things anymore.

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plašen

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shy
She was too shy to ask for help so she just kept quiet

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nesproščen; intense awarness of oneself

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self-conscious
They made fun of her ears, so she became very self-conscious of her appearance.

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zadržan

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reserved
Neighbours described him as a reserved man who didn’t mix much.

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iznajdljiv

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imaginative
You’ll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention. Try to find a creative way to present your topic.

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kreativen

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creative
Most of his creative work has been done in the theatre.

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čustven

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emotional
He clearly feels an emotional connection to the place. Every time he walks in, he feels very nostalgic and a bit sad.

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