Translations Flashcards

1
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a cowshed

A

byre

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2
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(of a young person) thin and looking unhealthy or uncared for.

A

waiflike

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3
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  • (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
  • fall into decay or decline.
A

(to) wither

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4
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bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.

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supple

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5
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  • made of flax.
  • LITERARY (especially of hair) of the pale yellow colour of dressed flax.
A

flaxen

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6
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turf-smoke

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7
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play by George Moore and W. B. Yeats in 1901

A

Diarmuid‘s Grania

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8
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to move or to make somebody/something move up and down with short quick movements.

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jigged up

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9
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archaic past of speak.

A

spake

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10
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a tall flower-wreathed pole forming a center for May Day sports and dances.

A

maypole

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11
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to amuse (oneself

A

(to) besport

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12
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footering

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13
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lame

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14
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hornpipe

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15
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A

reel

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16
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sapper

17
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A

vesperal

18
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crabbed about sth