Growing up Flashcards
Relationship, families and early Learning
establish
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ verb
- to start a company, organization, system, etc
- to begin a relationship with someone or a situation that will continue
establish relations/links/contact etc (with somebody)
I have established a close connection with an older member of my family.
break down
phrasal verb
The relationship between my parents and me has broken down.
rewarding
/rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ $ -ɔːr-/ adjective
making you feel happy and satisfied because you feel you are doing something useful or important.
Ex: Children who experience a rewarding friendship.
رضایت بخش
accommodating
/əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ $ əˈkɑː-/ adjective
helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
Agreeng to a demand
Ex: The hotel staff were very accommodating during our stay.
accommodate
ac‧com‧mo‧date /əˈkɒmədeɪt $ əˈkɑː-/ verb
- If a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them:
Ex: The ballroom can accommodate 400 people. - to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want
Ex: We’ve made every effort to accommodate your point of view.
accommodation
/əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən $ əˌkɑː-/ noun
- a place for someone to stay, live, or work:
EX: The price for the holiday includes flights and accommodation.
adolescence
/ˌædəˈlesəns/ noun
the time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult
interaction
/ˌɪntərˈækʃən/ noun
- a process by which two or more things affect each other
interaction of
Price is determined through the interaction of demand and supply.
interaction with/between
the complex interaction between mind and body - the activity of talking to other people, working together with them etc
interaction with/between
the degree of interaction between teacher and student
communication
/kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən, kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun
the process by which people exchange information or express their thoughts and feelings
Ex: Good communication is vital in a large organization.
nurture
/ˈnɜːtʃə $ ˈnɜːrtʃər/ verb
noun [uncountable]
- to help a plan, idea, feeling etc to develop:
EX: European union is an ideal that has been nurtured since the post-war years. - to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing:
EX: plants nurtured in the greenhouse
endure
/ɪnˈdjʊə $ ɪnˈdʊr/ verb
to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining:
In everyday English, people usually say stand rather than endure.
synonyms:
Tolerate (تحمل کردن)
Bear (تاب آوردن)
Persist (پایداری کردن)
Survive (زنده ماندن)
sophisticated
/səˈfɪstəkeɪtəd, səˈfɪstɪkeɪtəd/ adjective
- having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment
e.g. John is a sophisticated man who enjoys fine wine and opera. - a sophisticated machine, system, method etc is very well designed and very advanced
e.g. a sophisticated software
فرهیخته و امروزی
ultimately
/ˈʌltəmətli, ˈʌltɪmətli/ adverb
Finally
adopt
1.CHILD [I, T] to take someone else’s child into your home and legally become its parent ⇒ foster:
Sally was adopted when she was four
2. adopt an approach/policy/attitude etc
adopt
/əˈdɒpt $ əˈdɑːpt/ verb
- CHILD [I, T] to take someone else’s child into your home and legally become its parent ⇒ foster:
Sally was adopted when she was four.
The couple are unable to have children of their own, but hope to adopt. - adopt an approach/policy/attitude etc to start to deal with or think about something in a particular way:
The courts were asked to adopt a more flexible approach to young offenders.
conflict
con‧flict /ˈkɒnflɪkt $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun
con‧flict /kənˈflɪkt/ verb
Noun:
1. [uncountable and countable] a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries etc
conflict over,conflict between,..
2.verb/ if two ideas, beliefs, opinions etc conflict, they cannot exist together or both be true
conflict with
rivalry
/ˈraɪvəlri/ noun
رقابت، چشم و هم چشمی
Rivar/ verb/
Maternal
Adj
مادری
extended family
خانواده بزرگ
Immediate family
شامل پدر و مادر و فرزندان ممکنه پدربزرگ مادربزرگ هم شامل شن
Maternal instinct
غریزه مادری
Upbringing
Noun
تربیت
Striking resemblance
شباهت چشمگیر
Striking resemblance
شباهت چشمگیر
close-knit
Adj
a close-knit group of people is one in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support when they need it
Tie
noun
1.The emotional connection between people
2. کروات
alike
adj & adv
Similar
temperament
noun
خلق و خو، سرشت
stubborn
/ˈstʌbən $ -ərn/ adjective
کله شق، لجوج
determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable
inherit
/ɪnˈherət, ɪnˈherɪt/ verb
hand down through a family
به ارث بردن
same order as
به همون ترتیبی که
likely
adj & adv
something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true Antonym : unlikely:
Snow showers are likely tomorrow
Struggle
ˈstrʌɡəl/ verb & noun
. to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
chaotic
/keɪˈɒtɪk $ -ˈɑːtɪk/ adjective
a chaotic situation is one in which everything is happening in a confused way:
a chaotic mixture of images
بی نظم، به هم ریخته
guardian
/ˈɡɑːdiən $ ˈɡɑːr-/ noun
- someone who is legally responsible for looking after someone else’s child, especially after the child’s parents have died
parent
adults in charge
بزرگترهای مسیول
offspring
/ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ $ ˈɒːf-/ noun (plural offspring
children
minors
خردسالان
attempt
/əˈtempt/ noun & verb
an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult
resume
/rɪˈzjuːm $ rɪˈzuːm/ verb
/ˈrezjʊmeɪ, ˈreɪ- $ ˌrezʊˈmeɪ/ noun
- to start doing something again after stopping or being interrupted:
She hopes to resume work after the baby is born.
Tutor
Lecturer
Tutor
Lecturer
Grandpa shares my taste.
پدربزرگ با من هم سلیقه است
Work at the relationships
Strengthen the relationships
A lot of, some of, plenty of+ countable & uncountable
The number of + countable
hippopotamus
ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs $ -ˈpɑː-/ noun
اسب آبی
cautiously
‘kɔʃəslı/ adv
ترجمه: با احتیاط
مثال:
“She opened the door cautiously, not knowing what was on the other side.”
(او در حالی که نمیدانست در طرف دیگر در چه چیزی است، با احتیاط در را باز کرد.)
burglar
bɜːrɡlər/ noun
ترجمه: سارق (معمولاً کسی که به خانهها یا ساختمانها وارد میشود تا دزدی کند)
مثال:
“The burglar broke into the house at night and stole the valuables.”
(سارق شب وارد خانه شد و اشیای قیمتی را دزدید.)
escape
verb
ترجمه: فرار کردن
مثال:
“The prisoner managed to escape from the jail.”
(زندانی موفق شد از زندان فرار کند.)
wary
adj
بسیار محتاط، با ملاحظه
Everywhere in that park, a wary understanding exists between man and beast.
imitate
ˈɪmɪteɪt/ verb
تقلید کردن
imitation/noun/
We just don’t have much in common
anymore.
ما دیگر نقاط مشترک زیادی نداریم.
get together
دور هم جمع شدن
get on
سوار شدن، رابطه خوبی داشتن