Foreword Flashcards
Foreword n.
a short introduction at the beginning of a book, usually by a person other than the author / prefácio n.
Ex.: He was asked if he would consider writing a foreword for her book.
mend v. /mend/
[trans] (Br.) to repair st that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again / corrigir, consertar, remendar v.
Ex.: Could you mend my bike for me?
[trans] (Br.) to repair st that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again / corrigir, consertar, remendar v.
mend v. /mend/
Ex.: Could you mend my bike for me?
a short introduction at the beginning of a book, usually by a person other than the author / prefácio n.
Foreword n.
Ex.: He was asked if he would consider writing a foreword for her book.
inescapable pron.
/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/
Chain n.
[count] a series of connected things or people n.
Ex.: mountain/island chains
Ex.2: Volunteers formed a human chain (= line of people) to rescue precious items from the burning house.
Ex.3: to set in motion a chain of events
Ex.4: Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.
[count] a series of connected things or people n.
Chain n.
Ex.: mountain/island chains
Ex.2: Volunteers formed a human chain (= line of people) to rescue precious items from the burning house.
Ex.3: to set in motion a chain of events
Ex.4: Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.
Stretch v.
[int] to continue over a period of time v.
Ex.: The town’s history stretches back to before 1500.
Ex.2: to stretch back years/decades/generations/centuries
Ex.3: The training stretches over a period of 16 months.
Ex.4: Endless summer days stretched out before us.
Ex.5: The talks look set to stretch into a second week.
Ex.6: The future stretched out endlessly in front of me.
[int] to continue over a period of time v.
Stretch v.
Ex.: The town’s history stretches back to before 1500.
Ex.2: to stretch back years/decades/generations/centuries
Ex.3: The training stretches over a period of 16 months.
Ex.4: Endless summer days stretched out before us.
Ex.5: The talks look set to stretch into a second week.
Ex.6: The future stretched out endlessly in front of me.
remote pron.
/rɪˈməʊt/
pindown v.
to explain or understand st exactly v.
Ex.: The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.
Ex.2: The difference between the two approaches is hard to pin down precisely.
to explain or understand st exactly v.
pindown v.
Ex.: The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely.
Ex.2: The difference between the two approaches is hard to pin down precisely.
neatness n. /ˈniːtnəs/
[unc] the quality of being tidy and in order or of being carefully done or arranged / pureza, limpeza, organização n.
Ex.: She has an obsession with neatness.
[unc] the quality of being tidy and in order or of being carefully done or arranged / pureza, limpeza, organização n.
neatness n. /ˈniːtnəs/
Ex.: She has an obsession with neatness.
fall away v.
to become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear v.
Ex.: His supporters fell away as his popularity declined.
Ex.2: The market for their products fell away to almost nothing.
Ex.3: All our doubts fell away.
Ex.4: The houses fell away as we left the city.
to become gradually fewer or smaller; to disappear v.
fall away v.
Ex.: His supporters fell away as his popularity declined.
Ex.2: The market for their products fell away to almost nothing.
Ex.3: All our doubts fell away.
Ex.4: The houses fell away as we left the city.
Complex pron.
/ˈkɑːmpleks/
cry out for v.
(usually used in the progressive tenses) to need st very much v.
Ex.: The company is crying out for fresh new talent.
(usually used in the progressive tenses) to need st very much v.
cry out for v.
Ex.: The company is crying out for fresh new talent.
scores n.
[plural] very many n.
Ex.: There were scores of boxes and crates, all waiting to be checked and loaded.
[plural] very many n.
scores n.
Ex.: There were scores of boxes and crates, all waiting to be checked and loaded.
put forward v.
to suggest st for discussion v.
Ex.: to put forward a suggestion
to suggest st for discussion v.
put forward v.
Ex.: to put forward a suggestion
other-worldlinessn. /ˌʌðər ˈwɜːrldlinəs/
[unc] the quality of being connected with spiritual thoughts and ideas rather than with ordinary life n.
[unc] the quality of being connected with spiritual thoughts and ideas rather than with ordinary life n.
other-worldlinessn. /ˌʌðər ˈwɜːrldlinəs/
worldliness n. /ˈwɜːrldlinəs/
the fact of being concerned with the world in which we live rather than with spiritual things / mundanismo n.
Ex.: She became dissatisfied with the vanity and worldliness of upper-class society.
the fact of being concerned with the world in which we live rather than with spiritual things / mundanismo n.
worldliness n. /ˈwɜːrldlinəs/
Ex.: She became dissatisfied with the vanity and worldliness of upper-class society.
Christianity pron.
/ˌkrɪstiˈænəti/
import n. /ˈɪmpɔːrt/
[count, usually pl.] a product or service that is brought into one country from another n.
Ex.: food imports from abroad
Ex.2: cheap imports into the United States
[count, usually pl.] a product or service that is brought into one country from another n.
import n. /ˈɪmpɔːrt/
Ex.: food imports from abroad
Ex.2: cheap imports into the United States
resonance n. /ˈrezənəns/
[unc] (formal) (of sound) ressonância, repercussão, sonoridaden.
Ex.: Her voice had a strange and thrilling resonance.
[unc] (formal) (of sound) ressonância, repercussão, sonoridaden.
resonance n. /ˈrezənəns/
Ex.: Her voice had a strange and thrilling resonance.
continuity n. /ˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti/
[unc, count] a logical connection between the parts of st, or between two things n.
Ex.: The novel fails to achieve narrative continuity.
Ex.2: There are obvious continuities between diet and health.
[unc, count] a logical connection between the parts of st, or between two things n.
continuity n. /ˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti/
Ex.: The novel fails to achieve narrative continuity.
Ex.2: There are obvious continuities between diet and health.
Germanic pron.
/dʒɜːrˈmænɪk/
successor n. /səkˈsesər/
a person or thing that comes after sb/st else and takes their/its place n.
Ex.: Who’s the likely successor to him as party leader?
Ex.2: Their latest release is a worthy successor to their popular debut album.
Ex.3: He chose as his successor a relative newcomer to the organization.
a person or thing that comes after sb/st else and takes their/its place n.
successor n. /səkˈsesər/
Ex.: Who’s the likely successor to him as party leader?
Ex.2: Their latest release is a worthy successor to their popular debut album.
Ex.3: He chose as his successor a relative newcomer to the organization.
merit n. /ˈmerɪt/
[unc.] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise or reward n.
Ex.: a work of outstanding artistic merit
Ex.2: The plan is entirely without merit.
Ex.3: I want to get the job on merit.
Ex4.: He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing.
[unc.] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise or reward n.
merit n. /ˈmerɪt/
Ex.: a work of outstanding artistic merit
Ex.2: The plan is entirely without merit.
Ex.3: I want to get the job on merit.
Ex4.: He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing.
