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1
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Nature

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ذات،طبیعت

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Nurture

Nurture sb

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تربیت،توجه (برای پیشرفت کردن کسی)

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Peer pressure

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Behavioural influence on you from same age people around you

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Incentive

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انگیزه، چیزی که باعث میشه کار رو محکم تر انجام بدی

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Deterrent

Deter sb

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چیزی که باعث میشه کار رو شل تر بگیری

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Broken home (adj)

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خانواده ای که توش پدرومادر جدا یا از هم طلاق گرفته اند

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Deprived

Deprivation

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سطح زندگی ضعیف (مالی/تحصیل/خوراک و..)

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Detrimental

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تاثیر منفی بسیار

~ beneficial effect

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Messy
Make a mess
Be in a mess

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Dirty, untidy

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Pull his weight

Do your fair job

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وظیفه خودش رو انجام بده، سهم کاری خودش رو ادا کنه

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Make a fuss

Keep up a fuss

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راجع به چیز کم اهمیت (غیر مهم) عصبانی شدن/برآشفتن از چیز نامهم

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Lay down rules

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قوانین پیاده سازی و اعلام کردن

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Set an example

Set a good/bad example

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نمونه شدن در چیزی برای تقلید کردن بقیه

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Give in to sb/sth

Capitulate to sb/sth

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تسلیم کسی/چیزی شدن

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Stunning

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زیبا

دلچسب

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Thriving
Flourishing
Prosperity

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در حال توسعه و پیشرفت/موفق

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Vibrant

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زنده

پر از انرژی

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Cobbled streets

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خیابان های سنگ فرش شده (قدیمی)

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Remarkably

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۱-قابل توجهانه!

۲-در مواقعی که غافلگیرانه چیزی میبینیم یا برداشت میکنیم برای بیان آنچه دیدیم یا برداشت کردیم قبلش استفاده میکنیم

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Diverse

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از همه نوع/گونه

جورواجور

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21
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Undergo sth

Ex: Undego restoration

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در حال تغییر

Ex: داره میره که تعمیر بشه

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22
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Restoration

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تعمیر

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1-Laze around
2-Unwind (on) : verb
3-Take it easy
4-Chill out
5-Recharge your batteries
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۱- هوا کنی ! (استراحت)
۲،۳،۴- ریلکس کردن
۳- انرژی دوباره بگیری (مثلا با مسافرت رفتن)

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Soak (sth) up

Ex: Soak up the atmosphere

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با وجود چیزی رو حس کردن/درگیر شدن باهاش

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Go for a wander (around/in)

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بی هدف و آرام راه رفتن/قدم زدن

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26
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Retain sth

Retention : noun

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Keep sth

نگهداشتن/ویژگی ای را همراه خود نگه داشتن

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27
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Charm

Charming : adj

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صفت خوب بودن/دل چسب بودن

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Get away from it all

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جای جدید رفتن برای مسافرت/تجربه کردن استراحت در جای جدید/مسافرت

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29
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Remote

Ex: Remote village

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دور/پرت

Isolated

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Unsploit

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اسپویل نشده!/زیبا/دست نخورده (ساخت و ساز نشده)/بِکر

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Mediocre

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Of average quality
حد متوسط
He is a mediocre programmer

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Atrocious

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Very bad, unpleasant, dire, terrible, poor quality
خیلی بد/ناخوشایند
It used to be a fabulous phone; However, after being dropped from table it changed to an atrocious phone

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Tedious

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Boring

34
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Deadly dull

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Very boring

35
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Bored to tears
Bored to death
Bored stiff
Bored out of my mind

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Very bored

36
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Shallow

Superficial

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Not showing serious thought, feeling
سطحی/بدون به نمایش گذاشتن واقعیات
I think he was really shallow when I asked him some questions

37
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Socialize
Socializing
Sociable

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Verb: spend time with other people in a friendly way
Noun
Adjective: a person who …

38
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Lay sth on, lay on sth

A

(Informal) provide sth for sb, especially food and drink
جور کردن، آماده کردن چیزی
I’ll lay on 100 pizzas for tonight!

39
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Make a contribution

A

Help, give things to help sth/sb
کمک
My friend didn’t make a contribution and left me with a lot of math problems the night before final exam

40
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Disposable

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دور ریختنی و یکبار‌مصرف

I think it’s better to provide disposable plates for this big amount of food for the party

41
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Gatecrasher

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I really don’t welcome gatecrashers at my house because they invited themselves not me

42
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Warm up

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The party will soon warm up while playing the music

43
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Deafening

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So loud
(صدا) خیلی بلند
The tv sound is so deafening so it drowns out the phone calls

44
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Drown out

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So loud that it makes other thing not to be heard
صداهای دیگه رو محو کردن/پوشاندن صدا/خفه کردن صدا
This deafening music will drown out all the conversations in the room!

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Liven sth up

Liven up

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Make sth more exciting
Become more exciting
باحال تر کردن چیزی/ باحال شدن/جذاب کردن …
Saying some jokes, he liven the conversation up
The job would be really livened up when he focus on it

46
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Get carried away

Be carried away

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Lose control over your feelings/become very excited
جو گیر شدن/خر ذوق شدن/خر‌کیف شدن
I got carried away when the celebrated my birthday in the office

47
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Pop round

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چرخ زدن/رفتن به جایی برای زمان کم/جنگی رفتن!

I’ll pop round to see her in person

48
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Fancy sth

A

مایل بودن به انجام کاری/خواستن چیزی

Do you fancy a burger?

49
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Awkward

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جلوی جمعی راحت نبودن/طبیعی برخورد نکردن جلوی جمعی

Having a bit awkward behaviour, he missed all his friends after highschool

50
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Loner

A

تنها/کسی که تنهایی رو ترجیح میده

I used to be a bit of a loner in school and took refuge in the it’s events

51
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Get together

Do

A

دورهمی/جمع/مهمانی
Catching a bit cold, I may not join in your get-together tonight
I’ll join in your do tonight!
Let’s have a do tonight

52
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Make sb feel welcome

Get a warm welcome

A

Not getting a warm welcome at my new friend’s, I tried to not respond to his messages on the mobile phone after

53
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Cliquey

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تعلق به گروهی داشتن و مایل نبودن به راه دادن بقیه توی گروه خود/خودخواهی
After moving to that city last year, I felt that almost all it’s schools are a bit cliquey. Bad for my son! 😁

54
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ℹ️ I fancy some sort of company

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.. being with other people

55
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ℹ️ I have a good company

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Other people enjoy to be with me

56
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ℹ️ Some may enjoy their own company

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… being by themselves

57
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ℹ️ he acts a bit awkward when he is in company

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… with other people

58
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ℹ️ you’ll be accompanied by your brother

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My brother will go with you

59
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Utter

A

Absolute, complete
کاملا/به غایت/با ته یه چیزی!
I used to think how perfect the first generation phones are, but they are utter rubbish by now!
By downloding every movie for free without copyright, buying them is considered a waste of money in Iran!

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Wooden dialogue

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غیر طبیعی/مصنوعی/خشک/ثابت

The audience considered a lot of wooden dialogues in the movie between the mother and son 😕

61
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Feeble

A

Very weak/physically weak (of a sound)
ضعیف/کم صدا
That guy told us a feeble joke
Sitting far away from the man, we found his voice feeble

62
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Sentimental

A

Making other people sad
چیزی که باعث احساس ناراحتی توی بقیه بشه
I disliked that sentimental movie

63
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Dire

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Atrocious, very bad and unpleasant

64
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Unconvincing

A

No seeming true or real
الکی/غیرواقعی
His excuse for not attending to the party which was held last night was unconvincing to his girlfriend

65
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Miscast (verb)

A

مناسب نبودن برای شخصیتی در تئاتر، فیلم و ..

Always forgetting his jokes, he is a miscast as a comedian

66
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Spine-tingling

A

Very frightening or exciting in a way you enjoy
پشم‌ریزان!/ترسناک
We watched a top spine-tingling movie together at that rainy night which we’d heard distant rumbles of thunder in between!😱

67
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Nail-biting

Gripping

A

Making you very excited or worried
هیجان برانگیز
I could remeber that nail-biting final match between Perspolis and Kashima on 2018

68
Q

Scare you out of your wits

A

ترسیدن بسیار زیاد/خایه چسباندن! 🤭
That ghost story movie was scared me out of my wits.
The deafening sound of car horns make the baby sacred of her wits.

69
Q

Have you on edge of your seat

A

Very excited and interested in
بسیار مشتاق چیزی‌بودن/میل فراوان به چیزی
That innovating new iPhone will have on edge of your seat throughout the introduction.

70
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Adaption

A

A book or play that has been made into a film or a TV programme , …
بازگردانی
There are many adaptions of famous novels nowadays. Therefore, you might watch those movies instead of reading! 👽

71
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Sensational

A

Fabulous, brilliant, wonderful, extremely good

She always reminds us her sensational memories of childhood! How poor are we 😕

72
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Phenomenally

A

In a remarkable, great and impressive way

I think that book is phonomenally great and I advive you to read it once

73
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Unanimously

A

In a way that sth is accepted by everyone
پذیرفته شده توسط همه/مقبول همه
The book was unanimously liked by everyone

74
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Acclaimed

A

Talk or write about sth in an admiring way
وصف کردن/تعریف کردن/نوشتن/پرداختن به
That phenomenally successful book was acclaimed by all critics

75
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Enterprise

A

Large new project

76
Q

Food miles

A

رفت و امد مواد اولیه برای تهیه غذا

77
Q

In season

A

میوه فصل/مواد اولیه موجود در فصل

78
Q

Sustainable

A

استفاده از متد هایی که باعث اسیب رساندن به محیط زیست نشود

79
Q

Carbon footprint

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گاز co2 یی که یک نفر تولید میکند

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