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1
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Devote

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وقف کردن

فدا کردن

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Grip

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چنگ زدن
The dog gripped the bone and ran off

Figure out
To have a grip on a problem/story

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Debate

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بحث کردن
مناظره
مشاجره

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Decimate

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۱/۱۰ کردن

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Embrace

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پذیرفتن (و استفاده کردن)

احاطه کردن

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Glimpse

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نظر اجمالی

یه نظر نگاه کردن

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possess

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To have
دارا بودن
داشتن

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Drowning

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غرق شدن/کردن

خیس شدن

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Trace

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ردیابی کردن

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Scatter

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Spread
Broadcast
Distribute
Separate

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Interfere

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دخالت مردن
پا میون گذاشتن
مداخله کردن

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deceive

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فریب دادن
گول زدن
اغفال کردن

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Nod

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سر تکان دادن بالا و پایین به معنی تایید

اشاره با سر

Ive been nodding at u since u started the project

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Rot

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پوسیدن

ضایع کردن

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Soak

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خیساندن
خیس خوردن
در مایع غوطه ور شدن

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lament

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عزا گرفتن

سوگواری کردن

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Preach

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موعظه کردن

نصیحت کردن

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compromise

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توافق

مصالحه کردن

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Maceration

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خیس خوردن

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Cultivate

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ترویج کردن
کاشتن
Cultivate an interest for music

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Disguise

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تغییر قیافه دادن، جامه مبدل پوشیدن، نهان داشتن، پنهان کردن، لباس مبدل، تغییر قیافه. لفافه

He spoke with disguise.

A king in disguise

The mother was unhappy about the untimely marriage of her son, but she disguised her feelings.

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Glance at

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نگاه اجمالی کردن
برنداز کردن
نیم نگاه

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Rolling the eyes

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چرخاندن چشما

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Stare

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خیره شدن

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Blink

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پلک زدن

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Wink

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چشمک زدن

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Squint

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قایمکیوک نگاه کردن

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Devastate

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ویران کردن

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Persuade

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متقاعد کردن
وا داشتن
ترغیب کردن

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Evangelical

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  1. Whilst “evangelical” can describe people in a particular movement of Christianity
  2. it can otherwise be used to describe people who are so passionate or supportive of a particular cause that they want to promote it to others. Typically they would promote their cause to others.
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A lapse

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refers to a short period of time (“There was a lapse of time between the first and second film.”), or a momentary failure in judgement or concentration. (“A lapse in concentration cost her the competition.”)
To lapse means to pass into a worse state. (“I was raised a Catholic…but I lapsed as soon as / left home.”)

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Sceptical

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If someone is “sceptical” of something, they doubt its validity.
Ingrid doesn’t do any yoga, in fact she’s quite sceptical of it as a form of exercise.
She says it doesn’t make her tired enough!

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Shake head

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تکان دادن سر به چپ و راست جهت مخالفت
She just shook her head and didnt say anything

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Shrug

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شونه بالا انداختن

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Stomp

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گرپ گرپ راه رفتن
وقتی عصبانی هستی و پا زمین موکوبی

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He didn’t lift a finger

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تکون خودشم نمداد

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U cried ur eyes out!

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چشات از حدقه درومد اینقد گریه کردی!

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It catched my eye 🤩

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چشمو گرفت

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It happened in the blink of an eye.

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تو یک چشم ب هم زدن

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Keep an eye on him

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چار چشمی بپاش
حواست بش باشه

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Being black and white

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H a very clear and logical view of what is right and what is wrong in the world.

Ex. Susie is very black and white about everything. She doesn’t let her emotions get in the way of making decisions.

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Tie down

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محدود کردن، پابند کردن، گرفتار کردن

Ex. I don’t like to label myself or tie myself down to any belief systems.

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I do a lot of yoga and I try and meditate because these things “centre me”

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make me feel balanced and at peace.

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The thing is..

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We can use this expression to indicate that there is a problem with something good or satisfying that has just been discussed.

Ex: I would love to spend time with you this weekend, but, the thing is, I can’t spend too much money.

Ex: He’s a really great guy, but the thing is, there’s just no spark between us.

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45
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Put off

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Turn off as verb

A verb to know when you want to describe things which make something or someone seem unattractive.
Ex: I went on a date with someone yesterday. It was going great until I discovered they smoked and that put me off pursuing a relationship with them.
Ex: I wanted to adopt a pet, but after looking after my neighbour’s dog for a week / was put off - it’s a lot more hard work than I realised!

Ex: The job sounds good on paper, but what puts me off is the company culture - it feels very outdated.

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Don’t get me wrong

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Common and useful expression in both work and social contexts

  1. We might say it when we want to be sure that someone doesn’t misunderstand or misinterpret something. This is how Sofia uses the phrase.
    2.Sometimes we might need to tell someone something that might be uncomfortable to hear or cause offence and using this phrase can soften the message.
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Suffocate

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خفه کردن
خاموش کردن

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To complement each other
=/ compliment

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همدیه را تکمیل کردن

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Squeeze

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فشردن
پرتقال مثلا

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Squash

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له کردن

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51
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Wring

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چلوندن
پارچه مثلا

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Crumple

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مجاله کردن

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53
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Crush

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خرد کردن
توی هاون مثلا

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54
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I need to channel my frustration into making a difference.

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Using the negative energy to a constructive task

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5 o’clock shadow

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ته ریش

I shave every morning, but by the end of the day, I get the five o’clock shadow. It’s tiresome.

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56
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Deck out

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ظاهر آراسته داشتن درحدی ک چشما بت خیره بشه

Look at Javier! He really decked out for this party!
Yeah, I didn’t know he could dress so well.
Hove his jacket! It looks very expensive though.

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57
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Not a hair out of place

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یجوری تیپ زده ک همه چیزش مرتب و آن کات. یتا مو هم ایرا اورا نی

How does Anthony always look so perfect?
I don’t know. I saw him at a grocery store the other day - even then he had not a hair out of place.
I really admire him for taking such good care of his appearance.

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58
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Dressed to kill

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بجوری تیپ زده ک مخاد همه را ب کشتن بده 😂

How do I look, honey? Be honest!
You are dressed to kill! I mean it almost literally. I’m such a lucky man, you are giving me a heart attack!
Ha-ha! Stop joking around. I am glad I’ve impressed you.

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59
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a love-hate relationship

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It’s very rare to like every single thing about the people close to you. You can appreciate some things about someone, but also be put off by others!

Don’t get me wrong we have great times together, but the thing is, he is too relaxed for me.

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60
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Wave at

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بای بای کردن

Look, she’ waving at us 😃

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Cross one’s finger

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دعای خیر کردن، آروزی موفقیت
I’ll cross my finger for u ☺️

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snap one’s fingers

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بشکن زدن

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63
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Clench one’s fist

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از خشم دست رو مشت کردن

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64
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Scratch

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خاروندن

Kate, stop scratching your wound. Look at your long nails!
Your wound will never heal.
I can’t! It’s so itchy.
Ok, then put on mittens and scratch all you want.

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Blow a kiss

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ماچ فرسیدن با پف 😂

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Give the thumbs up

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تایید با شست

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Put me off

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It’s such a turn off to me.
منصرف شدن
بیخیال شدن

The holiday sounded great but what put me off was the price.

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Outdated

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Outdated views/opinions
تاریخ گذشته و قدیمی

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Worked up

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Why are you getting so worked up?

ناراحت

70
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go over one’s head

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عقل من به این چیزا قد نمیده
من اینا راه نمبرم 😂

71
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off the top of one’s head

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بدون سبک سنگین کردن
تقریبا بخام بگم

How old are you, grandpa?
Off the top of my head, I am a hundred and two. I am not sure, though.
Let’s look at your passport!

72
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have one’s head in the clouds

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تو هپروت سر کردن

Danny? Dannyyyy! I asked you a question!
Sorry, I wasn’t listening.
You always have your head in the clouds. You need to start paying attention.

I often have my head in the clouds.

73
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Being head and shoulders above

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سروگردن بالاتر از بقیه هه

So, who’s your most valuable player on the team?
It’s Kareem, for sure. He’s head and shoulders above anyone else.

Araya will surely win this game. She’s head and shoulders above anyone here.

74
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Hiccup

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سکسکه کردن

75
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Sneeze

A

عطسه کردن

76
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Blow one’s nose

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فین کردن

77
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Sniff

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استشمام کردن

Smell: places the focus on the SENSE of smell (HOW something smells)
Sniff: places the focus on the ACTION of taking fragrance/air through your nose

78
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Yawn

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خمیازه کشیدن

79
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Giggle

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ریز خندیدن

80
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Reside in

A

مستقر شدن
It’s an amazing neighborhood to reside in.

81
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Anticipate

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پیشبینی کردن

82
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Assist

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کمک کردن

83
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Commence

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آغاز کردن

84
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Shun

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اجتناب کردن
پرهیز کردن

85
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Cancel culture

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The social rejection of people who voice unfavourable views, often online.

86
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Showcase

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Advertise, promote

87
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To weigh in

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to give an opinion on something

All of Twitter weighed in on the opinions expressed in her latest tweet, causing her to delete it.

Literally anyone can weigh in on the topic.
Continue

88
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Boast

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خودستایی کردن
چیزی ک براش ب خودت میبالی
به رخ کشیدن

89
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Happy synonyms

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Walking in air
On cloud nine

90
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Interesting
#alternative

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Fascinating
Captivating
Griping
Engaging

91
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To be on the same page

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means agreeing about something

I’m just reassuring to be on the same page

92
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Hit it off

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بلافاصله با هم دوست شدن

We hit it off the second we find out we were both marine biologists.

93
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bury the hatchet

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آشتی کردن

I don’t want to fight anymore. I miss you.
lagree. We should bury the hatchet.
Hug?

94
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meet halfway

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باهم کنار اومدن
سازش

Listen, we will never agree on who’s better - Batman or Superman. Let’s just meet halfway and say that they are both cool.

Can we meet halfway on this problem?

95
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have a soft spot

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علایه قلبی داشتن

Thave never seen a more affectionate couple than you.
The trick is to have a soft spot for each other — we care deeply and forgive each other’s flaws.

Annie has a soft spot for her husband. She loves him so much.

96
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Head over in love

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خیلی عاشق همن

He’s probably head over heels in love with someone again. Literally.

97
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It makes you stand out from the others

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از بقیه مجرا بشی

98
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gives you the upper hand

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باعث میشه دست بالا رو داشته باشی

99
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I Make no head or tail of anything

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هیچ سررشته‌ای نداشتن

100
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It’s like a rocket science to me

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خیلی سخت و پیچیده‌ست برام

101
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They think you speak twaddle and Balderdash
To speak gibberish

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چرت و پرت گفتن

102
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I want to get the message across

A

منظور رو رسوندن

103
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You should swallow your pride

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غرورتو زیر پا بذاری

104
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The business is booming

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It’s progressing and successful 

105
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Plot twist

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یهو یجوری میشه ک اصن توقعشو‌ نداشتی
مث آخر ی فیلم ک جنجالی تموم مشه

106
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Can she twist his arm?

A

Persuade him
میتونه راضیش کنه ؟

107
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Infer

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To make a conclusion through the evidence
برداشت کردن براساس شواهد
ک بفمیم طرف چی میخاد بگه در لفافه
This is a smoke and we infer fire.

108
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Stutter

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لکنت داشتن

109
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Establish

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بنا نهادن
ایجاد کردن
To establish a habit

110
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Downplay

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کم‌ جلوه دادن
some parents downplay their children’s accomplishments

111
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Shed

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افشاندن
افکندن
پوست انداختن
پشم ریختن

112
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Swat

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با مگس‌کش زدن
کلا مگس کشتن
ضربه‌ی محکم زدن

113
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Skim

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سرسری و روزنامه‌ای خوندن

He skimmed over the list looking for his own name

He skimmed through the book in half an hour

114
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Own up

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Own up to ur mistake
اعتراف کردن ب اشتباه

115
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To sprint

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Run as fast as possible

When a cheetah sprints it can reach speeds of 100kilometr es per hour.

116
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to twist and turn

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to curve and change direction often

Roads tend to twist and turn to curve and change direction often.

117
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to swing

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تاب خوردن

Monkeys swing from branch to branch using their arms.

118
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To race

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To move quickly around sth

The dog raced around the sheep, trying to keep them

119
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To swish

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to cause to move quickly through the air and make a soft sound
همون صدایی ک یچیز رو سریع توی هوا حرکت میدیم

Horses often swish their tails to keep flies away.

120
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To slap

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تس زدن

121
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To tidy
Tidy

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=/ untidy (not neat or well arranged / not in order)

To clean and organize
مرتب کردن اتاق مثلا

Having everything ordered and arranged in the right place
مرتب

122
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Mitigate

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to make something less severe

ملایم کردن
تسکین دادن
سبک کردن

a cool breeze that mitigated the heat

123
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immersed

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غوطه ور

She is happiest when she is immersed in a good book 

124
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Interfere

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دخالت کردن
پا به میان گذاردن
مداخله کردن

125
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Indulge

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لوس کردن
مخالفت نکردن

126
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Displace

A

جابجا کردن

Huge rocks that were displaced by the earthquake.

جایگزین شدن

workers that have been displaced by
computers

127
Q

Proscribe

A

ممنوع کردن
بازداشتن

In 2007, smoking in enclosed public spaces was banned by the UK government. They also proscribed selling tobacco products to under 18s.

128
Q

Condemn

A

محکوم کردن

129
Q

to compel someone to do something

A

to force someone to do something

130
Q

To Disrupt

A

to prevent something from working as it normally would

Interrupt means preventing someone from talking 

131
Q

Confront

A

Face
روبرو شدن

132
Q

Patronize

A

رئیس‌وار رفتار کردن

133
Q

Intimidate

A

تشر زدن
ترساندن (تهدید)

134
Q

Prosecute

A

تعقیب قانونی کردن
دنبال کردن پیگرد کردن

Prosecuting someone for rape is quite difficult, cause it can be harder to prove guilt 

135
Q

Plead guilty

A

اتهام وارده را پذیرفتن
ادعا کردن، قبول کردن

136
Q

Lure

A

فریفتن
گول زدن
تطمیع

I was lured on by her beauty

137
Q

Appeal

A

جذب کردن
درخواست، التماس، متوسل شدن

138
Q

Determine

A

تصمیم گرفتن
مصمم شدن

139
Q

Howl

A

زوزه کشیدن (گرگ یا باد)

140
Q

Creep

A

move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
خزیدن
چاردست و پا رفتن

141
Q

Convince

A

متقاعد کردن
قانع کردن

142
Q

Mop up

A

Wipe liquid away from a surface with something absorbent.

تو فیلم برای جمع کردن گندکاری استفاده کرد

143
Q

Attribute (v.)

A

منتسب دونستن

This play is attributed to Shakespeare

144
Q

Muse

A

به فکر فرو رفتن
اندیشیدن
تعمق

What you said set me musing

145
Q

Bask in

A

حمام آفتاب گرفتن

All day he basked in the sun.

to bask in someone’s favor
- از توجه کسی بهره‌مند شدن

146
Q

Snap at

A

تشر زدن
به کسی پریدن
سخن نیشدار گفتن

There’s no need to snap at me! Did you get up on the wrong side of bed
this morning?

147
Q

Decompose

A

تجزیه شدن
متلاشی شدن

148
Q

Strew

A

پخش کردن کف زمین

The floor was strewn with flowers

149
Q

Cry out

A

فریاد زدن
Literally and metaphorically

150
Q

Defy

A

نقض کردن
به چالش کشیدن

It is wrong to defy the orders of a superior officer.

I defy you to come forward!

151
Q

Constrain

A

تحمیل کردن
به زور و فشار وادار کردن

152
Q

Lure

A

گیرایی
جذبه
جذب کردن
افوا کردن

Big companies often misuse their financial muscle power and offer competitive salaries to lure talent from other firms.

153
Q

Conceive

A

Understand
فهمیدن
برداشت‌کردن

تصور/تخیل کردن

اندیشیدن، به فکرخطور دادن

154
Q

Delegate

A

نماینده
به نمایندگی فرستادن
مامور کردن
محول کردن

It means to entrust or assign a task, responsibility, or authority to another person

Sarah delegated the project management tasks to her colleague while she focused on the creative aspects of the campaign

155
Q

Halt

A

Stop
ایست

The car suddenly halted

156
Q

Detonate

A

منفجر شدن
ترکیدن

One of the grenades failed to detonate.

157
Q

Detest

A

Hate
تنفر داشتن
بیزار بودن

I detest doing house chores.

158
Q

Loathe

A

Hate
Detest

تنفر داشتن
بیزار بودن
بیزار کردن

I loathe getting stuck in traffic.

159
Q

Commence

A

Start
آغاز کردن، شرپع کردن

The academic year commences in September.

160
Q

Sob

A

هق هق کردن
زاری کردن

He sobbed to death when his father’s body was arrived.

161
Q

آژیر صدا(ناله) میکنه

A

The siren wails

162
Q

آتیش صدا میکنه

A

The fire crackles

163
Q

زنبورها وزوز میکنن

A

The bees buzz.

164
Q

موتور ماشین صدا میکنه
به صداکردنش چی میگن

A

The engine roars.

165
Q

Chirp

A

جیرجیر کردن

I can hear the sound of birds chirping outside my window

Nothing could be heard but the chirps of insects.

She chirped, “come on in!”

166
Q

Sigh

A

آه کشیدن
افسوس خوردن

167
Q

غرغره کردن

A

Gargle

168
Q

صدای لولا در

لولای در صدا میده

A

Creak

The door hinge is creaking.

169
Q

لق بودن

مث میز یا صندلی یا هرچی

A

The table/chair is wobbling.

170
Q

صدای جیرجیر کارپت یا کف چوبی

A

Squeak

The flour squeaks by walking on it.

171
Q

رنگ دیوار داره بلند میشه

A

The wall-paint is peeling off.

Eng Vocabulary (11 decks)

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