Languages and travel Flashcards
Bitterly
in an angry, hurt, or resentful way.
“passengers complained bitterly about grand promises made by the company”
Substantial
of considerable importance, size, or worth.
“a substantial amount of cash”
synonyms: tidy
قابل توجه
Monument
a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event.
“a simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site”
synonyms: memorial, statue, pillar, column, obelisk, cross, cairn, dolmen, cromlech
بنای تاریخی
Distinction
a difference or contrast between similar things or people.
“there is a sharp distinction between domestic politics and international politics”
synonyms: difference, contrast, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, variance, variation, division, separation
تمیز تشخیص
Desperately
in a way that shows despair.
“he looked around desperately”
synonyms: in desperation, in despair, despairingly, in anguish, in distress, miserably, wretchedly, hopelessly, desolately
ناامیدانه
Ease
سهولت
Controversial
giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement.
“years of wrangling over a controversial bypass”
synonyms: controvertible
بحث برانگیز
profitable
beneficial; useful.
“he’d had a profitable day”
synonyms: beneficial, useful, advantageous, helpful, of use, of service, valuable, productive, worthwhile
سودبخش
appalled
greatly dismayed or horrified.
“Alison looked at me, appalled”
وحشت زده
Condemn
express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.
“fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion”
synonyms: slash, reprobate
محکوم کردن
Tribute
an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
“the video is a tribute to the musicals of the 40s”
synonyms: praise, sing the praises of, speak highly of, express admiration of, commend, acclaim, take one’s hat off to, applaud, salute
باج تکریم احترام
Solitary
done or existing alone.
“I live a pretty solitary life”
synonyms: lonely, companionless, unaccompanied, by oneself/itself, on one’s/its own, (all) alone, friendless, antisocial, unsociable
منفرد
Trickle
(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
“a solitary tear trickled down her cheek”
synonyms: drip, dribble, drizzle, flow, run, spill, ooze, leak, seep
چکاندن
Stream
a small, narrow river.
“a perfect trout stream”
synonyms: bourn
(of liquid) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.
“she sat with tears streaming down her face”
synonyms: flow, pour, course, run, gush, surge, spurt, flood, cascade
جریان سیل
debate
a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
“last night’s debate on the Education Bill”
synonyms: velitation, contestation
مناظره
flared
شعله ور شدن
Arouse
evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).
“something about the man aroused the guard’s suspicions”
synonyms: cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, call/bring into being
برانگیختن
contradict
deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
“the survey appears to contradict the industry’s claims”
synonyms: deny, refute, rebut, dispute, counter, say the opposite of
متناقض
Adhere
stick fast to (a surface or substance).
“paint won’t adhere well to a greasy surface”
synonyms: stick, stick fast, cling, hold fast, cohere, bond, attach, be stuck, be fixed
پایبند بودن
Inclement
Unpleasant
Deliriously
Extremely
Adjourned
Have a pause or rest
Mitigating
having the effect of making something bad less severe, serious, or painful.
“it should have a mitigating effect on the frequency of minor flooding events”
تخفیف دهنده
Picturesque
visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style.
“the picturesque covered bridges of New England”
synonyms: attractive, pretty, beautiful, lovely, scenic, charming, quaint, pleasing, delightful
زیبا خوش منظره
Withstand
remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist.
“the structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph”
synonyms: go the distance against
مقاومت کردن
spate
a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession.
“a spate of attacks on travelers”
synonyms: series, succession, run, cluster, string, outbreak, rash, epidemic, explosion
Snippet
a small piece or brief extract.
“snippets of information about the war”
synonyms: piece, bit, scrap, fragment, morsel, particle, shred, snatch, excerpt
Simultaneous
occurring, operating, or done at the same time.
“a simultaneous withdrawal of all troops”
synonyms: concurrent, happening at the same time, done at the same time, contemporaneous, concomitant, coinciding, coincident, synchronous, synchronized
همزمان
Equation
a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
synonyms: mathematical problem, sum, calculation, question, equality
معادله برابری
divulge
make known (private or sensitive information). "I do not want to divulge my plans at the moment" synonyms: disclose, reveal, make known, tell, impart, communicate, pass on, publish, broadcast افشا کردن
Conveyed
transport or carry to a place.
“pipes were laid to convey water to the house”
synonyms: transport, carry, bring, take, fetch, bear, move, ferry, shuttle
منتقل کردن نقل کردن
Impart
make (information) known; communicate.
“teachers had a duty to impart strong morals to their students”
synonyms: communicate, pass on, convey, transmit, relay, relate, recount, set forth, present
ابلاغ کردن
Disseminating
spread (something, especially information) widely.
“health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information”
synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize
اشاره
Abide
accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
“I said I would abide by their decision”
synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep to, hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to
پایدار بودن
Intruder
a person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent.
“the intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor”
synonyms: trespasser, interloper, invader, prowler, infiltrator, encroacher, violator, burglar, housebreaker
متجاوز فضول
Deprive
deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something.
“the city was deprived of its water supplies”
synonyms: dispossess, strip, divest, relieve, bereave, rob of, cheat out of, trick out of, do out of
محروم کردن
Dispose
get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
“people now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death”
synonyms: part with, give away, make over, hand over, deliver up, bestow, transfer, sell, auction
انتقال
Contend
struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger).
“she had to contend with his uncertain temper”
synonyms: cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against, resist, withstand
دعوا کردن
Impinge
have an effect or impact, especially a negative one.
“Nora was determined that the tragedy would impinge as little as possible on Constance’s life”
synonyms: affect, have an effect on, have a bearing on, touch, influence, exert influence on, make an impression on, make an impact on, leave a mark on
برخورد کردن
Dispense
distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people.
“he dispensed a gentle pat on Claude’s back”
synonyms: distribute, pass around, pass out, hand out, deal out, dole out, share out, divide out, parcel out
باطل کردن
Embark on
Start to do smth new
Allude
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.
“she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name”
synonyms: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention, touch on, mention in passing, mention en passant, speak briefly of
اشاره کردن کنایه
Discretion
the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.
“she knew she could rely on his discretion”
synonyms: circumspection, care, carefulness, caution, wariness, chariness, guardedness, tact, tactfulness
اختیار
Scrapheap
a pile of discarded materials or articles.
“cars on a scrapheap”
قراضه
Nick
a small cut or notch.
“a small nick on his wrist”
synonyms: cut, scratch, abrasion, incision, snick, scrape, notch, chip, score
Ventured
dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant.
“she ventured out into the blizzard”
synonyms: travel, journey, go, move, proceed, progress, set out, set forth, rove
جسارت
Vain
producing no result; useless.
“a vain attempt to tidy up the room”
synonyms: bootless
بیهوده
having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth.
“their flattery made him vain”
synonyms: peacockish
Flick
a sudden sharp movement.
“the flick of a switch”
synonyms: jerk, snap, flip, stroke, brush, sweep, swipe, whisk, dab
تلنگر
Queue
صف
Enormous
Very big
Major
Large and important
Inland
Far from sea
Borders
مرز
Cosmopolitan
including or containing people from many different countries.
“immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis”
synonyms: international, multiracial, worldwide, global, universal
Crop
a cultivated plant that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable.
“the main crops were oats and barley”
محصول
Delicatessen
a store selling cold cuts, cheeses, and a variety of salads, as well as a selection of unusual or foreign prepared foods.
تغذیه فروشی
Utility room
Room for ironing
Convenient
راحتی
Declare
اعلام
Departure
the action of leaving, especially to start a journey.
“the day of departure”
synonyms: leaving, going, going away, going off, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, quitting
خروج
Detest
dislike intensely.
“of all birds the carrion crow is the most detested by gamekeepers”
synonyms: abhor, hate, loathe, despise, abominate, execrate, regard with disgust, feel disgust for, feel repugnance toward
متنفر بودن
Apparently
ظاهرا
Reckon
consider or regard in a specified way.
“the event was reckoned a failure”
synonyms: regard as, consider, judge, hold to be, view, think of as, look on as, deem, rate
Opposed
Believe that something is wrong
Obligatory
required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.
“use of seat belts in cars is now obligatory”
synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, prescribed, required, demanded, statutory, enforced, binding, incumbent
Atrocious appalling dreadful
causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.
“there’s been a dreadful accident”
synonyms: terrific
Nuisance
a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
“I hope you’re not going to make a nuisance of yourself”
synonyms: infliction
مزاحمت
Swallow
cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
“she swallowed a mouthful slowly”
synonyms: swig, swill down, slug, down, toss off, neck, chug
بلع
Premises
a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.
“business premises”
synonyms: building(s), property, site, establishment, office, place
محل
Astonish
surprise or impress (someone) greatly.
“you never fail to astonish me”
synonyms: mind-boggling, mind-blowing, hard to swallow, amazeballs
متحیر کردن
Adequate
satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
“this office is perfectly adequate for my needs”
synonyms: up to scratch
کافی
Cramped
feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space.
“the staff had to work in cramped conditions”
synonyms: restricted, confined, constricted, small, tiny, narrow, compact, tight, poky
محدود کردن
Opp spacious
Rear
the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.
“the kitchen door at the rear of the house”
synonyms: back, back part, hind part, back end, other end, occiput, stern
عقب
Underneath beneath
situated directly below (something else).
“our bedroom is right underneath theirs”
در زیر
Throughout
From the beginning to the end
درکل
Interpretation
the action of explaining the meaning of something.
“the interpretation of data”
synonyms: analysis, reading, evaluation, review, study, examination, diagnosis, decoding, deciphering
تفسیر
Accuse
charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
“he was accused of murdering his wife’s lover”
synonyms: inculpate
Omit
leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.
“a significant detail was omitted from your story”
synonyms: overleap, pretermit
Leave out حذف کردن
Give out hand out
پخش کردن
Commence
Begin
Vague
Not clear or definite
Abbreviation
a shortened form of a word or phrase.
“SKU is the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit”
synonyms: shortened form, short form, contraction, elision, acronym, initialism, symbol, diminutive
مخفف
Billfold
Wallet
Faucet
Tap
Attorney
Barrister
Dustbin
Rubbish
Lousy
Bad unpleasant vile disgusting
Bloke
A man
Pinch sth
Steal something
Kip
Short slip
Posh
Elegant and expensive
Hammered
Defeat thrash
Conned
Trick smb to get money
Flak
Stick criticism
Daft
Silly
Dodgy
Causing suspicion possibly dishonest
Foregone
past.
“poets dream of lives foregone in worlds fantastical”
synonyms: forepassed
Tackle
make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).
“police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime”
synonyms: get to grips with, apply oneself to, address oneself to, address, set about, go about, get to work at, take forward, busy oneself with
برخورد کردن
Frown
اخم
Nod
سر تکان دادن
Nudge
تکان دادن
Shrug
شانه بالا انداختن
Compensation
جبران خسارت
Rapport
رابطه
Profound
عمیق
Staccato
بریده بریده
Peer
هم سال
به نظر رسیدن
Herald
اعلام کردن
Merely
just; only.
“she seemed to him not merely an intelligent woman, but a kind of soul mate”
synonyms: only, purely, solely, simply, entirely, just, but
synthesis
the combination of ideas to form a theory or system.
“the synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work”
synonyms: combination, union, amalgam, blend, mixture, compound, fusion, coalescence, composite
Sequence
a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
“the content of the program should follow a logical sequence”
synonyms: succession, order, course, series, chain, concatenation, train, string, cycle
توالی
Crucially
with decisive or vital importance.
“a question that may have crucially influenced the decision”
بسیار مهم حیاتی
Sentient
able to perceive or feel things.
“she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms”
synonyms: feeling, capable of feeling, living, live, conscious, aware, responsive, reactive
حساس
Clientele
ارباب رجوع
Staycation
a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions.
اقامت
Commuter
a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.
“the company provides showers and lockers for bicycle commuters”
synonyms: daily traveler, traveler, passenger
رفت و آمد
Casualties
a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
“the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties”
synonyms: victim, fatality, mortality, loss, MIA, dead and injured/wounded, missing in action, missing
تلفات
Collide
hit with force when moving.
“she collided with someone”
synonyms: crash (into), come into collision (with), bang (into), slam (into), impact (with), hit, strike, run into, meet head-on
برخورد کردن
Tariffs
a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. "the reduction of trade barriers and import tariffs" synonyms: tax, duty, toll, excise, levy, assessment, imposition, impost, charge تعرفه
Refurbishment
the renovation and redecoration of something, especially a building.
“the theater reopened following major refurbishment”
نوسازی
Infuriating
making one extremely angry and impatient; very annoying.
“that infuriating half-smile on his face”
خشمگین
Myth
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
“ancient Celtic myths”
synonyms: mythos, mythus
اسطوره
Infuriating
make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
“her silences infuriated him”
synonyms: aggravating, pesky, cussed, confounded, infernal, pestiferous, plaguy, pestilent
بسیارخشمگین
Continent
any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
synonyms: mainland
قاره
Steep
(of a slope, flight of stairs, angle, ascent, etc.) rising or falling sharply; nearly perpendicular.
“she pushed the bike up the steep hill”
synonyms: precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous, dizzy
تند گزاف
Plump
having a full rounded shape.
“the berries were plump and sweet”
synonyms: pursy
set (something) down heavily or unceremoniously.
“she plumped her bag on the table”
synonyms: put, put down, set, set down, deposit, dump, stick, place
چاق شدن
Transmission
the action or process of transmitting something, or the state of being transmitted.
“the transmission of the virus”
synonyms: transference, transferral, passing on, communication, conveyance, imparting, channeling, carrying, relaying
انتقال
Impeccable
(of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless.
“a man of impeccable character”
synonyms: squeaky clean, whiter than white, lily white, as pure as the driven snow
بی عیب و نقص
Enthralling
capturing and holding one’s attention; fascinating.
“an enthralling bestseller”
محسور کننده
Indicate
point out; show.
“dotted lines indicate the text’s margins”
synonyms: designate, specify, stipulate, show
نشان دادن
Broadcast
transmit (a program or some information) by radio or television.
“the announcement was broadcast live”
synonyms: transmit, relay, air, beam, send/put out, put on the air/airwaves, show, screen, televise
پخش داده پراکنی