L-11 Flashcards
an‧noy
əˈnɔɪ
SYN irritate
to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something
get through to
by telephone
to succeed in speaking to someone on the telephone:
mind
feel annoyed
to feel annoyed or upset about something➔ object
hang up
to finish a telephone conversation
re‧cep‧tion
rɪˈsepʃən
signals
BROADCASTING
the act of receiving radio, television, or other signals, or the quality of signals you receive
break up
if something breaks up, or if you break it up, it breaks into a lot of small pieces
char‧lie
ˈtʃɑːli $ ˈtʃɑːr-
a stupid person
fox‧trot
ˈfɒkstrɒt $ ˈfɑːkstrɑːt
DANCE
a formal dance which combines short quick steps with long slow steps, or a piece of music for this dance
si‧er‧ra
siˈerə
GOVERNMENT
a row or area of sharply pointed mountains
ˈpay phone
TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH
a public telephone that you can use when you put in a coin or a credit card
in‧quir‧y , enquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri
a question you ask in order to get information
ˌlost ˈproperty
DAILY LIFE
things that people have lost or accidentally left in a public place, which are kept until someone collects them
i‧den‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion AC
aɪˌdentɪəfɪəˈkeɪʃən
CITIZENSHIP
(abbreviation ID) official papers or cards, such as your passport , that prove who you are
tag1
tæg
DAILY LIFE
a small piece of paper, plastic etc attached to something to show what it is, who owns it, what it costs etc
