TONES OF SPEAKING Flashcards
mentegetőző
apologetic
insicuro
unsure
robotico
robotic
amaro
bitter
deluso
disappointed
Caring
Cold
Confident
Curious
Critical
Cynical
premuroso (gondoskodó), freddo, sicuro di se, curioso, critico, cinico)
Diplomatic
Dismissive
Disappointed
Dubious
diplomatico, sbrigativo, deluso, dubbioso
Earnest
Encouraging
Enthusiastic
Serio
Incoraggiante
Entusiasta
Grateful
Indifferent
Indignant
grato, indiferente, indignato (felháborodott)
pleased, Remorseful, respectful
lieto, lelkiismeretfurdalással, tiszteletteljes
Submissive
alázatos
Suspicious
gyanakvó (sospettoso, diffidente)
awkward, embarassing, sensitive, unconfortable
cringeworthy
reduce the price
cut back on
átverés to cheat somebody by making them pay too much for something. Often used in the passive voice: ‘to be/get ripped off’
ripoff
it costs too much
to break the bank, It only costs a few pounds. It’s hardly going to break the bank!
to have rich parents and to have been rich from birth
was born with a silver spoon in the mouth
to spend a lot of money on something, especially something you don’t really want to pay for
to fork out
to go from being very poor to being rich. Used as an adjective with hyphens: ‘rags-to-riches’.
Aladdin is a classic rags-to-riches story.
rags-to-riches story