Ratatouille Flashcards
Dazzling
Something extremely impressive or brilliant, often in a visual captivating way
Picky
Someone excessive selective about something, when it comes to choices and preferences.
To Savor
To fully enjoy or appreciate something, often by taking the time to enjoy his taste, aroma or other qualities.
Beyond just food or sensory experience, you can also save moments of success, love or accomplishment by fully immersing yourself in the joy they bring.
Savor
To fully enjoy or appreciate something, often by taking the time to enjoy his taste, aroma or other qualities.
Beyond just food or sensory experience, you can also save moments of success, love or accomplishment by fully immersing yourself in the joy they bring.
To be “not for the faint of heart”
Experiences, activities or situations that are challenging, demanding or intense and require courage, resilience and strong nerves to do.
E.g. Skydiving is not for the faint of heart.
Scathing
Something that is severely critical or harsh, often in terms of language or criticism.
E.g. The film received scathing reviews from critics
To mope?
To be sad, disinterested or lacking in energy. Or the act of being in the state of melancholy.
E.g. she couldn’t overcome her mopey mood after the breakup
To uphold?
To support, maintain or defend a principle, belief or value.
Bold?
Can be defined by showing a willgness to take risks,to be daring, confident and not afraid to stand out or make a statement.
E.g. She made a bold move by quitting her job to start her own business.
Overreaching?
They are trying to do too much or are extending themselves beyond reasonable limits.
It has a negative connotation!
To be “hang by a thread”?
Something in a very fragile or unstable situation, failure could happen at any moment.
E.g. The company’s financial situation was hanging by a thread when they found a rich investor to back the project.
To “hit the road”
To leave or depart on a journey or trip or to say that somebody has gone away.
To pull something off
To succeed at doing something which seems too difficult to be achieved.
You manage to do something well, even if the situation might not be so favorable.
To jeopardize sth
To put sth at risk or in danger of being harmed or lost. When you do sth that caould make a situation worse or cause a problem.
E.g. Leaving your homework until the last minute might jeopardize your chances of getting a good grade.
To be decesead
Adjective to refer to someone who has passed away.
Formal contest!