random words 2.0 Flashcards
mistaken
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən/
errado, enganado, equivocado
- If you think you can keep drinking so much without damaging your health, then you’re mistaken.
- Unfortunately I was mistaken about how much it would cost.
blow - go back to this word next saturday
/bloʊ/
blow someone a kiss (also blow a kiss to/at someone)
- to kiss your hand and blow on it in the direction of someone:
- As I finished my speech, she blew me a kiss from the audience.
chunk
/tʃʌŋk/
A piece sounds more formal than a chunk. A chunk also has a connotation of being larger than a piece.
‘Piece’ is smaller while ‘chunk’ in bigger
PIECE: You have a piece of lettuce stuck between your teeth.
CHUNK: He devoted a large chunk of time to the project
A piece might be more carefully cut out, whereas a chunk is usually just broken off. But they mean basically the same thing.
chunk
/tʃʌŋk/
a part of something, especially a large part
pedaço grande
- a chunk of text
A piece sounds more formal than a chunk. A chunk also has a connotation of being larger than a piece.
‘Piece’ is smaller while ‘chunk’ in bigger
PIECE: You have a piece of lettuce stuck between your teeth.
CHUNK: He devoted a large chunk of time to the project
A piece might be more carefully cut out, whereas a chunk is usually just broken off. But they mean basically the same thing.
shade
/ʃeɪd/ can also mean oculos de sol
It’s too hot to eat outside –
- let’s eat in the shade.
- We pitched our tent in the shade
- The children played in/under the shade of a large beach umbrella
a covering that is put over an electric light in order to make it less bright:
- The lamps all had matching purple shades.
beyond
/biˈjɑːnd/
outside or after
além de
- Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.
- Tonight’s performance has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control
later than
- beyond the end of the week
fora de
além de
- a situation beyond our control
