Insight Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary Unit 4

 0    114 fiche    fiszkinatalki
Télécharger mP3 Imprimer jouer consultez
 
question réponse
based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation
commencer à apprendre
abstract
to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time
commencer à apprendre
to accumulate
of, pertaining to, or containing aluminium
commencer à apprendre
aluminium
to colect sth, especially in large quantities
commencer à apprendre
to amass
old and often valuable
commencer à apprendre
antique
defeated
commencer à apprendre
defeatedbeaten
the things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings
commencer à apprendre
belongings
to throw away
commencer à apprendre
to bin
very exciting or impressive (usually in a pleasant way)
commencer à apprendre
breathtaking
wide
commencer à apprendre
broad
willing to listen to there people's opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own
commencer à apprendre
broad-minded
to be gold brown colour
commencer à apprendre
bronze
a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
chest of drawers
a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
dresser
a process of getting rid of things that you no longer want
commencer à apprendre
clear out
having too many things, so that is untidy
commencer à apprendre
clutter
a small flat piece of metal used as money
commencer à apprendre
coins
full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours
commencer à apprendre
colourful
belonging to the same time
commencer à apprendre
contemporary
causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
commencer à apprendre
controversial
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
cooker
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
stove
reddish-brown in colour
commencer à apprendre
copper
pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments
commencer à apprendre
crushed
a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
curtains
a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
drapes
old-fashioned; belonging to a time in the past
commencer à apprendre
dated
implies the deterioration from sound condition
commencer à apprendre
decaying
easily damaged or broken
commencer à apprendre
delicate
to no longer take part in or be part of sth
commencer à apprendre
drop out of
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
dustbin
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
trash can
based on new ideas, forms or methods that are used to find out what effect they have
commencer à apprendre
experimental
including a lot of things happening quickly
commencer à apprendre
fast-paced
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
flat
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
apartment
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc. (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
garden
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc. (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
yard
of or pertaining to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language
commencer à apprendre
German
to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away
commencer à apprendre
get rid of
made by hand, not by machine, and typically therefore of superior quality
commencer à apprendre
handmade
a lot of sth
commencer à apprendre
heap of
a strong feeling of sadness
commencer à apprendre
heart-breaking
a type of hard hat that protects the head, worn, for example, by a police officer, a soldier or a person playing some sports
commencer à apprendre
helmet
to help sb, especially in a difficult situation
commencer à apprendre
help out
admired by many people for their achievements or good qualities
commencer à apprendre
highly respected
to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place
commencer à apprendre
hoard
extremely large in size or amount
commencer à apprendre
huge
a type of cuisine, often eaten as a take away
commencer à apprendre
Indian
pieces of jewellery or decorative objects that contain precious stones
commencer à apprendre
jewels
things that are considered useless or of little value
commencer à apprendre
junk
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
lift
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
elevator
a large number or amount of sb/sth; plenty
commencer à apprendre
loads of
a covering for part or all of the face, worn to hide or protect it
commencer à apprendre
mask
very exciting, impressive or surprising
commencer à apprendre
mind-blowing
a very large amount or number of sth
commencer à apprendre
mountains of
to feel or realise beforehand
commencer à apprendre
much-anticipated
a body of a human or an animal that has been mummified
commencer à apprendre
mummy
seeming to last for ever
commencer à apprendre
never-ending
a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive
commencer à apprendre
object
the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement
commencer à apprendre
opt out
made of paper or paper like material
commencer à apprendre
paper
to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things
commencer à apprendre
pick out
a quantity of things heaped together
commencer à apprendre
piles of
made of plastic
commencer à apprendre
plastic
sth that you have or own
commencer à apprendre
possession
pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that is baked in an oven
commencer à apprendre
pottery
a thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale
commencer à apprendre
products
to be seen or heard by sb
commencer à apprendre
reach out
a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°
commencer à apprendre
rectangular
torn, either partly or into separate pieces
commencer à apprendre
ripped
things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
commencer à apprendre
rubbish
to use up or finish supply of sth
commencer à apprendre
run out (of)
covered with rust (rdza)
commencer à apprendre
rusty
a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.
commencer à apprendre
sculpture
causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect
commencer à apprendre
self-defeating
to be made from a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread
commencer à apprendre
silk
completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas
commencer à apprendre
smooth
an act of arranging or organizing the contents of sth in a tidy or neat way and removing things you do not want
commencer à apprendre
sort out
to fill a container and go over the edge
commencer à apprendre
spill out
to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area
commencer à apprendre
spread out
a large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth
commencer à apprendre
stacks of
a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger
commencer à apprendre
statue
interesting and unusual enough to attract attention
commencer à apprendre
striking
used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name
commencer à apprendre
stuff
extremely attractive or impressive
commencer à apprendre
stunning
a flat piece of stone that has writing on it
commencer à apprendre
tablet
to move st from one place to another
commencer à apprendre
take out
twisted together in an untidy way
commencer à apprendre
tangled
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
tap
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
faucet
an object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it
commencer à apprendre
thing
making people think seriously about a particular subject or issue
commencer à apprendre
thought provoking
to get rid of sth that you no longer want
commencer à apprendre
throw away
very small in size or amount
commencer à apprendre
tiny
an instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things
commencer à apprendre
tool
a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
torch
a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
flashlight
allowing you to see through it
commencer à apprendre
transparent
shaped like a triangle
commencer à apprendre
triangular
causing stress or anxiety
commencer à apprendre
troubling
a container made of glass etc, used for holding cut flowers or as a decorative object
commencer à apprendre
vase
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (BrE)
commencer à apprendre
wardrobe
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (NAmE)
commencer à apprendre
closet
an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking sb
commencer à apprendre
weapons
to become, or to make sth become, thin or unusable, usually because it has been used too much
commencer à apprendre
wear out
having a lot of written evidence to prove, support or explain it
commencer à apprendre
well documented
much deserved
commencer à apprendre
well earned
known about by a lot of people
commencer à apprendre
well known
including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas
commencer à apprendre
wide ranging
having a curving and twisting shape
commencer à apprendre
windling
able to say or write clever, amusing things
commencer à apprendre
witty
made of wood
commencer à apprendre
wooden

Vous devez vous connecter pour poster un commentaire.