Lesson 1-Describing people Flashcards
- autonomous
ɔˈtɑnəməs
آتامِنِس
خودمختار، مستقل
ADJECTIVE An autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else.
■ They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
■ the liberal idea of the autonomous individual
rather
ˈræð.ər
رادِر
نسبتا، به بيان دقيق تر، به جای اینکه
2.consistent
کِنسيستنت
kənˈsɪstənt
ثابت قدم،ثبات داشتن، مداوم، سازگار
.
ADJECTIVE Someone who is consistent always behaves in the same way, has the same attitudes towards people or things, or achieves the same level of success in something.
■ Becker has never been the most consistent of players anyway.
■ his consistent support of free trade.
■ a consistent character with a major thematic function.
Trade
تجارت، داد و ستد، خرید و فروش
Major
ˈmeɪʤər
مِيجِر
رشته (اصلی)
سرگرد (درجه نظامی)
دانشجو (رشته به‌خصوصی)
عمده
بزرگ مهم، جدی
ماژور (نت موسیقی)
در رشته‌ای درسی تحصیل کردن رشته … خواندن
Function
عملكرد،كاركرد
3.conventional
كِن وَن شِنال
kənˈvɛnʃənəl
متداول،سنتی
.
ADJECTIVE Someone who is conventional has behaviour and opinions that are ordinary and normal.
■ a respectable married woman with conventional opinions
■ this close, fairly conventional English family
ordinary
ˈɔːrdneri
اُردِنِری
معمولی، عادی
respectable
ریسپَكتِبِل
rəˈspek.tə.bəl
محترم
fairly
ˈfer.li
فِرلی
نسبتا،منصفانه
- co-operative also cooperative
كُ آپرِتيو
koʊˈɑːpərətɪv
شرکت تعاونی، مشاركت كردن، همکاری
.
ADJECTIVE If you say that someone is co-operative, you mean that they do what you ask them without complaining or arguing.
■ The president said the visit would develop friendly and co-operative relations between the two countries.
■ a contented and co-operative workforce
complaining
كامپِلينينگ
شکایت
arguing
آرگیواِنگ
بحث کردن، جر و بحث کردن
contented
کِن تِندِد
kənˈtɛntəd
.
خشنود راضي
workforce
نيروی کار
6.efficient
اِفيشِنت
كارآمد، موثر
ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
ADJECTIVE If something or someone is efficient, they are able to do tasks successfully, without wasting time or energy.
■ With today’s more efficient contraception women can plan their families and careers.
■ Technological advances allow more efficient use of labour.
■ an efficient way of testing thousands of compounds
contraception
كانت رِسِپِشن
پیشگیری از بارداری
ˌkɑntrəˈsɛpʃən
careers
کِری اِر
kəˈrɪr
شغل، پیشه، حرفه
labour
ˈleɪˌbɑːwr
لِيبِر
حزب کارگر، درد زایمان، زحمت کشیدن، نیروی کار
7.flexible
ADJECTIVE Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances.
■ more flexible arrangements to allow access to services after normal working hours • We encourage flexible working.
circumstances
سِركُ مِستَنسِس
رويداد، شرايط
arrangements
تنظيمات، ترتيبات
access
دسترسي
- idealistic
ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even if this may be impractical.
■ Idealistic young people died for the cause.
■ an over-simplistic and idealistic vision of family dynamics
impractical
ˌɪmˈpræktəkl̩
ایمپِرَكتيكال
غير عملي، نشدني
over-simplistic
بيش از حد ساده انگارانه
vision
دیدگاه
9.tolerant
ˈtɑːlərənt
تالِرِنت
شكيبا، با مدارا
ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as tolerant, you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it.
■ [+of] They need to be tolerant of different points of view.
■ Other changes include more tolerant attitudes to unmarried couples having children
approve
موافقت كردن، تصويب كردن
- vulnerable
ˈvəlnərəbl̩
وِلنِرِبِل
آسيب پذیر
ADJECTIVE Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally.
■ Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.
particularly
به ويژه
declared
دیکِلِرد
dɪˈklerd
اعلان كردن، اظهار كردن
province
ˈprɑːvəns
پِراوِنس
ایالت، استان، ولایت
individual
ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl
اين دِ ويژوال
شخص، فرد، منحصر بفرد، فردی
achieve
əˈt͡ʃiːv
اِچیو
دست یافتن، رسیدن، انجام دادن
toward
به سمت، به طرف
