Unit 11, life erklärungen
Unit 11
Unit 11
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Cartes-fiches
if someone is content, they are reasonably happy
content
if you are cross, you are slightly angry about something
cross
if something evokes a particular emotion, feeling, or memory, it makes you experience it
evoke
someone who is livid is extremely angry
livid
if something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect on someone
pack a punch
if you are petrified you are extremely frightened
petrified
if you are taken aback, you are very surprised and slightly shocked by something
taken aback
if you feel a bit down, you feel sad and unhappy because something unpleasant has happened to you
a bit down
if you are all over the place, you cannot concentrate on anything and make mistakes in what you are trying to do
all over the place
if you are done in, you are exhausted after a lot of hard activity
done in
something that is gloomy makes you think that things are bad and that they are not going to improve
gloomy
your gut feeling is what you really feel about something without thinking or trying to use reason
gut feeling
if you do something momentarily, you do it for a very short time, literally just for a moment
momentarily
a nagging feeling or emotion is one that stays with you for a long time, especially one that slightly annoys you or makes you feel sad
nagging
if you feel on edge, you are anxious, and you worry that something bad might happen
on edge
if you pick up on something, you become aware of it and react to it
pick up on
to rub something means to press and move your hands or an object over its surface
rub
if you are speechless, you are so surprised by something that you do not know what to say
speechless
if you are thrilled to bits, you are extremely pleased about something
thrilled to bits
if you are upbeat, you have very positive thoughts and think good things are about to happen
upbeat
if something or someone vanishes, they suddenly disappear and you do not know where they are
vanish
if you articulate something, you express it in words in a way that can be easily understood
articulate
someone who is articulate is able to express themself in words very fluently and clearly
articulate
something that is blank has no writing or decoration on it
blank
something that is deliberate happens or is done on purpose and not by accident
deliberate
if you deliberate, you think hard about something or discuss it seriously with other people before making a final decision about it
deliberate
a dilemma is a difficult situation that forces you to make a decision that is not easy
dilemma
a duplicate copy or version of something is a second one that can be used if the first one is not available
duplicate
if you duplicate something, you do something that has already been done by you or by someone else
duplicate
if you elaborate on something, you say more about it and provide more details about it
elaborate
something that is elaborate is quite complicated and has a lot of detail
elaborate
a gamble is a risk that you take, knowing that it might not work for you but that it will give you some benefit if it does work
gamble
something that is imperfect has something wrong with it or is not complete
imperfect
if something is intuitive, you are able to handle it or do it straight away without having to read instructions or learn how to do it
intuitive
something that is plausible is reasonable and seems likely to be true
plausible
if you separate things, you move them or put them somewhere where they are not together
seperate
things that are separate are not connected to each other physically or in any other way
seperate
if you say that something is beyond a joke, you mean you do not approve of it because it is not fair or reasonable
beyond a joke
if something is beyond doubt, it is absolutely certain
beyond doubt
you use beyond me when you are describing something you think is bad, unacceptable, or impossible to understand
beyond me
