Perfume Flashcards
Scent (n)
The smell
Fragrant (adj)
- Having a pleasant smell
- Fragrant herbs, fragrant flowers, fragrant oils.
Fragrance = scent = perfume
- A pleasant smell
Ex: The flowers are chosen thanks to their delicate fragrance - a liquid that you put on your skin in order to make yourself smell nice
Ex: an exciting fragrance from Dior
Aromatic = fragrant (adj)
Having an extremely pleasant smell
Ex: an aromatic room, aromatic herbs, aromatic flowers.
- The plant is strongly aromatic.
Put somebody on the spot (idiom)
-To make somebody feel uncomfortable or embarrassed by asking them a difficult question.
Ex: the interviewer’s questions really put him on the spot.
On the spot (idiom)
immediately
Ex: he answered the question on the spot
Long-lasting (adj)
That can or does last for a long time
Ex: long-lasting effects
A long-lasting agreement
Wear off ( pheasal verb)
To gradually disappear or stop
Ex: the effect of the drug will soon wear off.
The fragrant perfume will soon wear off.
Subtle (adj)
Not very obvious or easy to notice
subtle colours, subtle flavours, smells…
Ex: there are subtle differences between the two versions.
Waft ( v)
To move, or make something move, gently through the air.
Waft + something + adv/prep
Ex: the scent of flowers was wafted along by the breeze.
Whiff (n)
[Usually singular]
Whiff (of something) a smell, especially one that you only smell for a short time
Ex: a whiff of wood scent.
He caught a whiff of perfume.
Deodorant = antipersirant
/diːˈəʊdərənt/ = /ˌæntiˈpɜːrspərənt/
[Coutable -uncoutable]
A substance that people put on their bodies or under their arms to prevent or hide unpleasant smells.
Pricey ( adj)
Expensive
Extortionate = excessive (adj)
/ɪkˈstɔːrʃənət/
( of prices) much too high
Ex: they are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.
Exorbitant (adj)
-Price too much high
-Exorbitant costs, fares, fees, prices, rents.
