Vocabulary In Use Flashcards
Bilingual
دو زبانه
Monolingual
تک زبانه
Vast
پهناور - وسیع
Arabic culture extends across a Vast region of North Africa
Dialect
لهجه گویش
People speaks dialects
Peninsula
شبه جزیره
Misty
مه آلود
The days are often misty
Damp
مرطوب - نم دار
Frost
یخبندان
Winter arrived with frost
Thaw
آب شدن یخ - گرم شدن
Grand starts to thaw
Tropical
استوایی
Equator
خط استوا
Stifling
خفه کننده
The weather is often stifling
Muggy
شرجی
The weather is muggy
Heatwave
موج گرما
Downpour
باران سنگین
There was a real downpour
Torrential rain
باران سیل آسا
There is usually torrential rain
Gentle breeze
نسیم ملایم
There was a gentle breeze on the beach
Gale
تندباد
Overcast
هوای ابری
Very cloudy
The sky is a bit overcast
Severe
شدید - طاقت فرسا
Severe weather
Sliding
سُر خوردن
Cars were sliding everywhere
He slides the bottle across the table
Curly
فرفری
She has curly hair
Crew-cut
موی خیلی کوتاه مردانه
He has crew cut
Freckles
کک و مک صورت
She has freckles
Chubby face
تپل / گوشتالو
Fair hair
موی بور
Auburn
قهوه ای مایل به قرمز
She has such a beautiful auburn hair
Complexion
رنگ چهره
She has the same fresh complexion as I have
Drinking water is good for the complexion
Exposing
در معرض دید قرار دادن - نمایان کردن
Exposing their skin to the sun
The truth will be exposed
Sunburnt
آفتاب سوختگی
Stocky
چهارشونه
Stout
چاق مودبانه
She is rather stout
Elegant
شیک و باوقار
She is a very smart and elegant woman
Scruffy
کثیف و ژولیده
He is very scruffy
Messy-looking
شلخته
Stunning
محشر فوق العاده جذاب
She looked stunning in her red dress
Solid
تو پر / سفت / محکم
Get a tan
برنزه شدن
I wish I could get a tan
Sparkly
براقی
Tinge
رنگ جزیی - سایه رنگ
Her hair is brown with just a tinge of red in it
Rather ordinary
Rather plain
نسبتا معمولی
نسبتا ساده
به جای استفاده از ugly که مودبانه نیست
Intellectual
فرهیخته خردمند
Mark is very intellectual
Bright
تیزهوش
He was a bright child
Bright idea
Shrewd
ناقلا - زیرک - زرنگ
He is a shrewd businessman
Daft
احمق اسکل
Don’t be daft
A daft idea
Dumb
What a dumb question
Dim
کند ذهن / تیره شدن / مبهم
You can be really dim sometimes
Trick
حقه ترفند حیله فریب
She thought they were trying to trick her
Deceive
گول زدن / فریب دادن/ اغفال
He had been deceived by a young man
Cunning
حیله گر مکار
باهوش در گول زدن ملت
A cunning opponent
Crafty
حیله کر زیرک
He is a crafty old devil
Sly
آب زیرکاه/ موزی
Sly smile
Pessimistic
بدبین
Optimistic
خوش بین
Extroverted
برونگرا
Introverted
درونگرا
Tense
تنش / عصبی
I feel tense after a busy day
Wound up
نگران / استرسی
I was too wound up to sleep
Stressed out
مضطرب
Sharp
با هوش تیز
A journalist with a sharp mind
Sensible
معقول فهمیده
Emma is a very sensible
Down to earth
واقع بین / عملگرا
A chef with a down to earth approach
He is very down to earth person
Sensitive
حساس با احساس
Worked up
خیلی غمگین
You shouldn’t get so worked up
Criticizing
انتقاد کردن
Argumentative
کسی که دنبال بحث کردنه
Gregarious
اجتماعی جمعیت دوست
She is highly gregarious
Quarrelsome
نزاع طلب دعوایی
He became quarrelsome after drinking too much
cruel
بی رحم
even-tempered
متین آرام
ill-mannered
بدرفتار
discourteous
بی نزاکت . بی ادبانه
it would be discourteous to Ignor his request
trustworthy
قابل اعتماد / امین
many people dont see politicans as trustworthy
envious
حسود
Colleagues were envious of her success
sincere
خالصانه / از صمیم قلب
please accept my sincere apologies
they were sincere in their beliefs
association
ارتباط انجمن اجتماع
Attitude
نگرش طرز فکر
Connotations
معنای ضمنی / دلالت
characteristics
ویژگی ها / مشخصات
illusion
توهم / خیال
determined
مصمم
Alex is a very determined man
He was determined to win
she was determined that the same mistakes would not be repeated
Obstinate
کله شق / خودرای / خیره سر
Don’t be so Obstinate
He was the most Obstinate man I’ve ever met
Stubborn
لجوج / کله شق/ یک دنده
Paul can be Stubborn as a mule
pig-headed
کله شق / خود سر
I wish you’d stop being pig headed
She was too pic headed to listen
Thrifty
مقتصد / صرفه جو
thrifty people
Economical
اقتصادی / مقرون به صرفه
a small car is more economical to run
Good quality clothes at economical price
Stingy
خسیس
she is too stingy
Mean
خسیس
he is too mean to buy a present
tight fisted
خسیس
Miserly
خسیس
a Miserly Person
Self Assured
با اعتماد بنفس
she looked self assured
Confident
با اعتماد بنفس
Despite her disability, She is very Confident
Self Important
خود ستا / از خود راضی
he is very self important
Arrogant
مغرور
an arrogant attitude
full of yourself
از خود راضی/ منم منم کردن
I can’t Stand her , she is full of herself
He is a bit too full of himself
Unconventional
نامتعارف / غیرمعمول / خلاف عرف
Unconventional political views
He has an unconventional attitude
Eccentric
غیر عادی / نا متعارف/ بیرون از مرکز
his eccentric behavior lost him his job
odd
عجیب
Peciuliar
عجیب غریب
she is a very peculiar child
the problem of racism is not peculiar to this country
there was a peculiar smell in the kitchen
Weird
عجیب / مرموز
its a bit weird to me
Frank
رک / صریح
He was completely frank with me
she was quite frank about the whole thing
Blunt
بی پرده / رک
کند / بی نوک
Sharpen all your blunt knives
a blunt pencil
Julian’s blunt words hurt her
to be blunt , many of the candidates can not read or write
abrupt
گستاخانه / تند / غیر منتظره / ناگهانی
he is sometimes very abrupt with clients
an abrupt manner
we came to an abrupt carve in the road
Brusque
حاضر جواب بی ادب
a brusque manner
his secretary was a little brusque with me
Curt
کوتاه / مختصر/ اجمالی
جواب های تند و کوتاه که بی ادبانه تلقی بشود
a curt note
Andy was very curt with him
Broad minded
روشن فکر / آزاد اندیش
Unprincipled
بی قانون / هردمبیل / کسی که هیچ خط قرمزی نداره
an Unprincipled businessman who made a lot of money and didn’t care how he did it
Permissive
آسان گیر / اجازه دهنده
Parents who are so permissive
a permissive society
Enquiring
پرسیدن / تحقیق کردن / جویا شدن
you wish to speak with me ? he enquired coldly
Rose was enquiring after you
she enquired after my mother health
Inquisitive
فضول / کنجکاو
I’d have asked more questions but I don’t want to deem Inquisitive
Nosy
فضول
Don’t be nosy
Generous
سخاوتمند / بخشنده
she is always very generous
Extravagant
ولخرج
an extravagant lifestyle
Would it be too extravagant to buy both?
Innocent
بی گناه
Nobody would believe that I was Innocent
Naive
ساده لوح / بی تجربه/ خام
a naive young girl
ambitious
بلند پرواز
mothers who are highly ambitious for their child
pushy
سمج / تحمیل کننده
Assertive
قاطع و با اعتماد بنفس
her daughter is an assertive girl
you will need to learn to be more assertive
aggressive
پرخاشگر
Bossy
کسی که رئیس بازی در بیاره
She has a ‘‘Heart of Gold’’
خیلی مهربان
He is “ As Good As Gold”
خوش رفتار
her heart is in the right place
آدم خوبی و مهربان اگرچه اغلب اینجور به نظر نمیرسه
قلبش خوبه
he is such an awkward customer
آدم سخت معامله
She is a Pain in the Neck
آدم مزخرفیه
Nuisance
مزاحم / مایه رنجش / مصیبت
The dogs next door are a real nuisance
what a nuisance ! I’ve forgotten my ticket
I hate to be a nuisance , but could you move your car to the other side?
He gets on my nerve
رو مخمه
Have your head Screwed on
مغزت خوب کار میکنه / هوشمندانه رفتار میکنی
she is young but its clear that she has her head screwed on
I always Knew you had your head screwed on
Have a head for Hights
عاشق ارتفاع
Vertigo
سرگیجه
have a head like a sieve
حافظه خیلی ضعیف داشتن
I’ve lost the Car keys again , my brain is like a sieve
John has a head like a sieve
Head and shoulders above Someone
یک سر و گردن بالاتر از کسی بودن
he is a really Over the Top
اغراق کردن در رفتار
The speech was a bit Over the top
her remarks were a bit over the top
That was so Over the Top
he is Round the bend
دیوانه
my politics are very middle of the road
بینا بین / نه اینوری نه اونوری / بی طرف
Sam is teacher’s pet
دانش آموز مورد علاقه معلم
Harry is a real Know all
کسی که فکر میکنه همه چیز را می داند / بیشتر از بقیه میدونه
Big headed
کسی که فکر میکنه از چیزی که هست خیلی بالاتره
he is such a big headed
Lazybones
تنبل
hey lazybones , get up from the sofa
Remark
اظهارنظر
he is a nasty piece of work
آدم نچسب / بدجنس/ انسان بد
You have your head in the clouds
تو باغ نیستی
he is quite out of touch with reality , he really has his head in the clouds
Casual Acquaintance
آشنایی خیلی معمولی
she is more than a casual acquaintance
Steady
ثابت / مداوم / پابرجا
she wasn’t in a steady relationship
Its hard to find a steady , well paying job
Acquire
بدست آوردن / گرفتن
adore
پرستش / ستودن
Betty adores her grandchildren
I simply adore Ice Cream
Interact
ارتباط برقرار کردن
Lucy interacts well with other children
Idolise
به حد پرستش کسی را دوست داشتن
she idolise him
can’t stand
غیر قابل تحمل
I can’t Stand him
loath
نفرت داشتن
I absolutely loath shopping
he loathes their politics
Look Up to
تحسین کردن / احترام قائل بودن
I always Look up to him for his Courage
admire
تحسین کردن
Look down on SB
از بالا به دیگران نگاه کردن / تحقیر کردن
he looks down on anyone who hasn’t a college education
despise
نفرت داشتن / حقیر شمردن
she despised her neighbour
be attracted to
جذب کسی شدن
I’m not usually attracted to blonds
leftover
باقی مانده غذا
use up
تمام کردن / تا آخر مصرف کردن
Fancy
به کسی علاقه داشتن / از کسی خوش اومدن
All the girls fancied him
Sorry but I don’t fancy going out tonight
I really fancy Charlote
Jack and Amelia Don’t see eye to eye
I don’t see eye to eye with my wife
we don’t see eye to eye on business
نظر مخالف باهم داشتن
I’ve Fallen Out with my parents again
جر و بحث کردن / مشاجره داشتن
Fall Out
Cary is always falling out with me
Carl is having an affair with his boss
رابطه نامشروع داشتن = be having an affair
she is having an affair with a married man
she was having an affair with someone at work
lets try and make it up
جبران کردن
we really need to make it up to your mother for missing her birthday
suffix
پسوند
Regularly
به طور منظم / مرتباً
nasty
تند و زننده / نامهربان / بدجنس
Nasty comments
Strict teacher
معلم سخت گیر
quarrel
دعوا کردن/ نزاع
Detached
جدا / منفصل
detached house (not joined to any other house)
terraced
ردیف خانه های به هم پیوسته
bungalow
خانه همکف = the house that is all on ground level
Self-contained
مستقل
does not share facilities with any other
Facilities
امکانات / وسایل/ تسهیلات
Cottage
کلبه
Studio Flat
آپارتمان فلت / سوئیت