In Company Unit 14 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 14 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 14 - English Vocab
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| Cartes-fiches | 136 |
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Université |
| Crée / Actualisé | 09.10.2011 / 16.02.2013 |
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invariably (adv)
Dolores was invariably late.
justify (v)
Its difficult to justify such expenditure.
light (adv) - travel light
The secret to business trips is to travel light.
literally (adv)
Now there are literally thousands of companies using our software.
lucrative (adj)
Were on the point of signing a lucrative contract.
lunch (n) - out to lunch
Do you think Sashas well? She seems a bit out to lunch at the moment.
marvellous (adj)
Its been an absolutely marvellous day.
mature (adj) - (opposite = immature)
Hes more mature than the other boys in his class.
mildly (adv) - put sth mildly
The pay cut was unpopular, to put it mildly.
mind (n) - take your mind off something
A good night out will help you take your mind off exams.
necessity (n)
Just buy basic necessities like bread and milk.
nightmare (n)
The journey to work was a nightmare.
observation (n)
He made some sarcastic observations about marriage.
odd (adj)
Its very odd that he hasnt sent you a birthday present.
on (prep)
You paid last time. This ones on me, I insist.
outgoing (adj)
Norman is very shy but his wifes outgoing.
outrageously (adv)
That hotel is outrageously expensive.
overbook (v)
Our flight was overbooked. We had to wait three hours for the next one.
overestimate (v)
We overestimated how many people would attend.
paranoid (adj)
Theyre obviously paranoid about somebody copying their products.
point out (phr v)
He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner.
pointless (adj)
It would be pointless to try and stop him.
polish off (phr v)
He polished off the whole report in a morning.
prohibitively (adv)
Insurance for dangerous sports can be prohibitively expensive.
red-eye (n)
I took a red-eye from New York and arrived in time for the breakfast meeting.
rule (v)
The court still has not ruled on the Swift case.
ruling (n)
The Supreme Court will issue a clear ruling on the question.
runway (n)
They had to clear snow off the runway.
sarcastic (adj)
She made some sarcastic comment about my clothes.
self-appointed (adj)
We were interviewed by the groups self-appointed leader.
serious (adj)
You cant be serious about leaving your job!
set sb back (phr v)
Jims new car must have set him back 30,000.
snow (v) - be snowed under
Were snowed under with applications for the job.
sociable (adj) - (opposite = antisocial)
Im not feeling very sociable today.
soggy (adj)
All Ive had to eat today is a soggy sandwich.
spectacular (adj)
The show was a spectacular success.
staggering (adj)
Theres been a staggering 63 per cent increase in viewing figures.
story (n)
To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail.
stunningly (adv)
Enjoy the islands stunningly beautiful scenery.
talk (v)
Talking of money, have we paid our credit card bills yet?
