Personality & Behavior Flashcards
astrology
طالع بینی
Assert
ادعا کردن
-Chinese astrology organises years into cycles of 12, and asserts that the year you are born in affects your character
imaginative
خیال پرداز
charming
جذاب
- a charming little Italian restaurant
- Harry can be very charming
generous
سخاوتمند، بخشنده
quick-tempered
زودرنج
SYN: bad-tempered OPP: easy-going
-At fifteen, Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around, but she was proud and quick-tempered.
opportunistic
فرصت طلب
-Voters dislike opportunists – politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls
conservative
محافظه کار
methodical
سیستماتیک، روشمند
systematic, careful
conscientious
با وجدان
chauvinistic
بسیار وطن پرست
too patriotic
born leader/musician/teacher etc
رهبر ذاتی
someone who has a strong natural ability to lead, play music etc
-Because Karajan was a born teacher, he was always interested in young musicians
tends to get carried away
become too excited and lose control
to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else
-He sometimes would get carried away and invite more than his allotted guests, which generated some irritation among members
stubborn
یک دنده، لجوج
rebellious
سرکش
deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
-rebellious teenagers
courageous
شجاع
affectionate
مهربان، خونگرم
obliging
آماده خدمت
willing and eager to help
-The shop assistants were very obliging, and brought me at least fifteen pairs of shoes to try on.
sentimental
احساساتی
someone who is sentimental is easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc, often in a way that seems silly to other people
-She said a sentimental goodbye
superficial
ظاهربین
not caring about serious things
someone who is superficial does not think about things that are serious or important – used to show disapproval
-All the other girls seemed silly and superficial to Darlene
insecure
بدون اعتماد به نفس، متزلزل
not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people
-She’s very insecure about her appearance
Fun-loving
عشق فان، عشق خنده
thinking that having fun is very important
perfectionist
کمالگرا
someone who is not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect
-Many top athletes are perfectionists who drive themselves to excel.
Gifted
با استعداد
tactless
بی تدبیر
likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to OPP tactful
-I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce.
intuitive
حس ششم قوی
someone who is intuitive is able to understand situations without being told or having any proof about them
-She had an intuitive ability to size up people and their capabilities.
stingy
خسیس
diligent
سخت کوش
-They have a powerful cultural drive to achieve, which makes them extremely diligent, effective and reliable workers
placid
آرام
calm, does not easily become excited or angry
a placid person does not often get angry or upset and does not usually mind doing what other people want them to
-She sat still, placid and waiting.
outgoing
برونگرا
-We’re looking for someone with an outgoing personality.
cunning
حیله گر
-a cunning opponent
elegant
خوشگل، زیبا، ظریف
beautiful, attractive, or graceful
- You can dine in elegant surroundings
- a tall, elegant young woman
Always ready to complain
شاکی
over-anxious
بیش از حد مضطرب
Witty
شوخ، بذله گو
-Sam is intelligent, witty, and great fun to be with
magnetic personality/charm
personality that attracts people to you
-Among them was Christopher Hitchens, the Washington-based writer, a figure of magnetic charm and great volubility.
be in good company
used to tell someone who has made a mistake that they should not be embarrassed because some important or respected people have made the same mistake
-If you can’t program the video recorder, you’re in good company
distrustful
بی اعتماد
not trusting, suspicious of others
industrious
سخت کوش
shrewd
زیرک
having good judgement
-Malcolm is a shrewd businessman
supportive
حامی
decisive
قاطع
someone who is decisive is good at making decisions quickly and with confidence OPP indecisive
- a talent for quick decisive action
- a decisive leader
extravagant
ولخرج
spends too much money or uses too much of something
down-to-earth
واقع بین
practical and direct in a sensible honest way
-What we want is down-to-earth accountability, not lots of incomprehensible grand ideas.
altruistic
نوع دوست، از خودگذشته
altruistic behaviour shows that you care about and will help other people, even though this brings no advantage for yourself OPP selfish
-Some, like dreams of providing a great service, are altruistic.
morose
عبوس- کج خلق
gloomy
bad-tempered, unhappy, and silent
sharp-tongued
بد زبان
saying things in a disapproving or unfriendly way which often upsets people
- In Kirk Askew, Margarett found a sharp-tongued companion and a compassionate friend
intellectual
روشن فکر
an intellectual person is well-educated and interested in serious ideas and subjects such as science, literature etc → academic
tolerant
صبور، بردبار
Naive
ساده لوح
not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen
-It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away.
materialistic
پولکی
-Western societies are becoming more materialistic as their wealth increases
