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.