Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

English > Questions > Flashcards

Questions Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
Q

Clime

A

What’s the weather supposed to be like today?

Do you know what the high is for today?

Do you know what the temperature is going to be today?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Finding your feet

A

To get familiar with something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

You are entitled to join

A

You have the right

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

I’d (would) be prepared to bet

A

You’ll put money on it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

A thriving group of mountaineers

A

Babies can thrive in specifics environments

  • to make population thrive
  • Prosperar: to thrive
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Both here are abroad

A

Both here are overseas
Both here are away
- a foreign student
-a student for a foreign (or abroad) country

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

The flourishing art scene

A

Thriving = flourishing (think about flower).

  • She is a flourishing ballerina
  • He is a flourishing cook (Or chef)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Books

“A prayer for owen Meany” - John Irving

A

Has there ever been a book you couldn’t put down?
Is there a book you have read more than once?
How often do you go to the library?
Has there been a book you couldn’t finish?
What is the funniest book you have read?
What is the longest book you have read?
Do you often read a book before going to bed?
What do you think of a e-books?
Have you ever been to a book signing or “meet the author event”?
Do you ever read a books based on reviews/recommendations?
What was the last book you have read?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Funny enough

A

Coincidently

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Literary nuance

A

Reading between the lines

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The source text

A

The original

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Outra pergunta,…

A

Another question I wanted to to raise

=propose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

The writers have an edge

A

Advanced

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Don’t know enough about

A

..the lack of knowledge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

It seems rather dated

A

Dated:old
Lots of “Romeo and Juliet” movies where they want to modernize the Shakespeare’s language.
You take the now a day’s context.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The chart SHOWS the amount of money per week spot on fast food in Britain. The graph shows the

A

The graphs ILLUSTRATE …

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Hamburgers

A

Fast food, junk food, processed food, unhealthy food/choices, these food, these types of meals.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Primeiro / último

A

First: former
Last: latter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

1: Go up
2: stay at the same
3: Go down

A

1: to raise(job), increase , jump, surge, advance, boom(population boom),go high, elevate, grow, dominate, expand, strengthen, leaving up, going up, to rise, a gradual increase explode, accelerate, level up, peak or to reach a peack, rocket, skyrocket, lift, go up, incline, maximize, triple, double, boast, enhance, surpass, exceed, amplify, enlarge, prolong, lengthen, step up, multiply, magnify, climb.
2: stay, to plateau, to level off, to remain stagnant,
3: decrease, leaving down, going down, reducing, to lower,

Sharply, dramatically,...
Power surge( it is so much)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Food, friend, and question

A

Food: cuisine … i love indian //cuzini//
Friends: acquaintance // aqueintence//
I like: I enjoy, I really love, I prefer,…
Do you like sports? Yes, there’re many sports I find funny and interesting! I really love…

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Have an edge on

A

Be better than

22
Q

Have a different agenda

A

See something in another way

23
Q

Cause a storm

A

Make people react strongly

- Hollywood: moviments//

24
Q

Have a false ring

A

Seem inauthentic

- in a relationship too! Your boyfriend tells you something that you think there is something wrong or missing

25
Q

Be a can of worms

A

-politics
Be complicated to deal with
-Quiet complicated
-not for person! (If something is not easy going)
-When couples go to therapy they open up a can of worms and never ends well

26
Q

Cutting edge

A

New, unique

-this new product, the first in its field, represents real cutting edge technology

27
Q

False start

A

Have to re-do it again cause you started in a wrong moment

28
Q

Hidden agenda

A

Journalists , policemen, sometimes they have a hidden agenda. Come to ask something and they are looking for more to point you

29
Q

If

A

Whether

30
Q

How and why

A

To explain

31
Q

Phrasal verb

A
  • Bear out:illustrate, demonstrate, confirm.
  • Enlarge on: expand
  • Find out: search, discover.
  • Weigh up: when you have prove//.conclude
  • Work out: figure out, calculate,

Weigh up x work out = probe// c non prouve//

32
Q

The idea is an illusion

A

Invalid

33
Q

This definition is untenable

A

This definition will not do
Not reliable
Non useful

34
Q

Opposite of organized

A

Disorganized: something that was already organized

Unorganized: was not even organized before

35
Q

Stud

A

The kind of guy who is popular and has a lots of girlfriends

36
Q

Amenities

A

Things wish make your life more conviniente.

Bank, grocery store, library, gas station

37
Q

Go down

A

Fall, drop, decrease, reduce, dip(go down and up - recovery), deteriorate, eliminate, decline, deccelerate, collapse, bomb, bottom out, lose, shut off/down, weaken, halve(cut in half), abate, condense, lessen, cut back, lower, dive,

Noun: advancement, elevation, growth, acceleration, enhancement, amplification, enlargement, prolonging, multiplication, magnification,

38
Q

Stay the same

A

To be uncharged/unaltered, to have no charge, to have no change, remain/stay the same/uncharged/unaltered, constant, stable, steady, neutral, consistent, level, static, flat, balance.

39
Q

Adverb

A

Dramatically, suddenly, significantly, substantially, considerably,

Gradually , Steadily, slightly, insignificantly, moderately, inconsiderably;

40
Q

Excerpt

A

Écsarp//

When you get some small piece of some text. “Citation//

41
Q

To get caught up

A

It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day.

-routine, automatic,..

42
Q

Job market

A

Market’s Economic (ex)

43
Q

Live of the grid

A

Not the part of mainstream (normal) society

44
Q

Generally

A

mainly, in most cases, largely, typically, usually, overall, principally, regularly, all in all, for the most part, on average, on the whole, predominantly.

45
Q

Specifically

A

seldom(raro), particularly, exactly

-This will seldom be the case (Raramente esse é o caso)

46
Q

Hydraulic system

A

De água

Efficient drainage system

47
Q

Fancy clothes

A

Black suits, long dresses, fancy clothes

48
Q

Tem fortalecido ou enfraquecido?

A

Do you think writing email has strengthened or weakened people’s writing skills?

49
Q

Ligar

A

The laptop doesn’t even switch on.

50
Q

Casos

A

Affairs

51
Q

Negligenciar, omitir, deixar passar.

A

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. Hebrews 6:10.

Overlook

English (13 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions