Starter Flashcards
adjective
صفت
a word that describes a person or thing, for example big, red and clever in a big house, red wine and a clever idea
‘Reliable’ is not an adjective that could be applied to my car.
Extra Examples
‘My’ is a possessive adjective.
Adjectives qualify nouns.
Attributive adjectives precede the noun.
Predicative adjectives follow the noun.
adjectives describing texture
verb
فعل
Noun
grammar
a word or group of words that expresses an action (such as eat), an event (such as happen) or a state (such as exist)
•regular/irregular verbs
•transitive/intransitive verbs
SEE ALSOlinking verb, main verb, phrasal verb, pro-verb, reciprocal verb
−Extra Examples
•‘Government’ can take a singular or plural verb.
•Add an ending to make the verb agree with the subject.
•Adverbs modify verbs.
•Do you know how to conjugate the verb ‘seek’?
•In this essay he has used the same verbs over and over again.
•The subject doesn’t agree with the verb.
•Transitive verbs take a direct object.
•What’s the main verb of the sentence?
Pronoun
ضمیر
a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, for example
he, it, hers, me, them, etc.
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demonstrative/interrogative/possessive/relative pronouns
SEE ALSO
impersonal pronoun,
a pronoun (in English, the pronoun ‘it’) that does not refer to a person or thing or to any other part of the sentence, for example in ‘it was raining’
indefinite pronoun,
a pronoun that does not refer to any person or thing in particular, for example ‘anything’ and ‘everyone’
personal pronoun
any of the pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
pronounce
تلفظ
pronounce something to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way
•to pronounce a word/syllable/vowel/consonant
•Very few people can pronounce my name correctly.
•The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced.
•I found it difficult to pronounce the name of the port.
Word Family
pronounce verb
pronunciation noun
unpronounceable adjective
mispronounce verb
Gloves
دستکش ها
Noun
a piece of clothing for the hand, made of wool, leather, etc. with separate parts for each finger and the thumb
•a pair of gloves
•rubber/latex gloves
•gardening/boxing gloves
•The burglar must have been wearing gloves.
•She peeled off her glove to reveal a wedding ring
Id card
کارت شناسایی
Noun
iˈdentity card
North American English also
identification card
a card with a person’s name, date of birth, photograph, etc. on it that proves who they are
actor
Noun
person who performs on the stage, on television or in films, especially as a profession
•Both lead actors (= the ones who play the main parts) are outstanding.
•She is one of the country’s leading actors.
•a stage/film/movie actor
•a Hollywood actor
•The movie starred a bunch of relatively unknown young actors.
بازیگر مرد
هنرپیشه مرد
Singer
Noun
person who sings, or whose job is singing, especially in public
•She’s a wonderful singer.
•a pop/country/folk singer
•He trained as an opera singer.
•the band’s lead singer
•a singer in a German rock band
•a singer of classical Javanese songs
•She became a singer with various local bands.
• His main ambition is to become a singer songwriter.
خواننده
Actress
Noun
woman who performs on the stage, on television or in films, especially as a profession
We will hold auditions to find a talented young actor or actress for the role.
The Oscar-winning actress has taken a break from acting.
In 1940 he married actress Jane Wyman.
Many women now prefer to be called actors, although when the context is not clear, an actor is usually understood to refer to a man.
هنرپیشه زن
Famous
adjective
known about by many people
•a famous artist/actor
•The actor was one of many famous faces at the party.
•Loch Ness is probably the most famous lake in Scotland.
•Tiger Woods is one of the most famous names in golf.
•Many rich and famous people have stayed at the hotel.
•So this is the famous dress! (= the one we have heard a lot about but have not seen).
•The song was made famous by Frank Sinatra.
•This was the book that made her famous.
•famous for something He became internationally famous for his novels.
•famous as something She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.
معروف
Waiter
Noun
a person whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant, etc.
•
I’ll ask the waitress for the bill.
Waiter, could you bring me some water?
He was working as a waiter in a small restaurant in New York.
She complained to the head waiter.
A waiter serves them drinks.
He was trying to attract the waiter’s attention to get the bill.
پیشخدمت
Waitress
a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant, etc.
پیشخدمت زن
Whats up?
Not much
Nothing much.
چه خبر؟
خبری نیست
در جواب اینکه بگن چه خبر؟ میشه خبری نیست
until
conjunction, preposition
to the point in time or the event mentioned
•Let’s wait until the rain stops.
•Until she spoke I hadn’t realized she wasn’t English.
•You’re not going out until you’ve finished this.
•Until now I have always lived alone.
•They moved here in 2009. Until then they’d always been in the London area.
•He continued working up until his death.
•The street is full of traffic from morning till night.
•You can stay on the bus until London (= until you reach London).
Until page19
معنی تا میده
مثلا تا صفحه 19
Etc.
abbreviation
Et cetera
used after a list to show that there are other things that you could have mentioned (the abbreviation for ‘et cetera’)
•Remember to take some paper, a pen, etc.
•We talked about the contract, pay, etc.
و غیره..
