English Flashcards
Vie
to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority:
Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
Compete and vie
Unconsciousness
Unconsciousness is a state which occurs when the ability to maintain an awareness of self and environment is lost. It involves a complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli.[2]
Overarching
Övergripande
comprehensive or all-embracing.
“a single overarching principle”
Attentive
”I try to be attentive when Otter people talk”
Uppmärksam
erroneous
Wrong incorrect
Felaktigt, oriktig
Liberal,
”well I am a liberal, I am more to the right of politics for sure”
Liberal (as opposed to social or socialist) means believing in a relatively free and open market for goods and services, with real prices and little restraint on foreign investment and international trade. This is the sense in which, for instance, the Liberal Party of Australia uses, despite its name, which might sound ironic to Americans.
Coercing
To coerce(att tvinga fram)
Coercing (tvång)
He refused to join Napoleon in any proposal for the coercion of Austria or the limitation of her
She threw herself heart and soul into the schemes for rescuing Strafford and coercing the parliament.
Remiss
”I’d be remiss if I didn’t ask you this”
: negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
2 : showing neglect or inattention
If someone is remiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.
FORMAL adj v-link ADJ, oft ADJ in n/-ing
I would be remiss if I did not do something about it.
A watershed moment
Figurative meaning] A critical turning point in time where everything changes that will never be the same as before
Additional Information
A figurative meaning comes from the literal meaning of a point-or division in a river or a stream where the river is split into two paths that will never intersect again
Pivot point
”The runnerback in this game is the pivot point for the teams success for sure
Pivot point, the center point of any rotational system
such as a lever system
the center of percussion of a rigid body
or pivot in ice skating or a pivot turn in dancing
Pivot point (technical analysis), a time when a market price trend changes direction
Garrulous
“a garrulous cab driver”
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
“a garrulous cab driver”
Babblande
Serenity
”The only path to serenity”- Tao te ching
serenity {substantiv}
lugn ro frid ljung stillhet serenitet
Differentiate
”I differentiate between apples and pears, they are 2 different classes of fruit”
Skilja
Att skilja mellan
Åtskilja
Advocate (advocating)
a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
2.
a person who puts a case on someone else’s behalf.
Förespråka, förespråkare, stödja, rekommendera
Differ
be unlike or dissimilar.
“the second set of data differed from the first”
synonymer: vary, be different, be unlike, be dissimilar, be distinguishable, diverge Mer
disagree.
“he differed from his contemporaries in ethical matters”