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question		réponse
to be laid back I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back. commencer à apprendre		calmed and relaxed
tight fisted Don't wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted. commencer à apprendre		unwilling to spend money
a whinger His friend Jon is such a whinger. commencer à apprendre		a person who complains all the time
a party animal Sarah's a real party animal - she likes to dance all night. commencer à apprendre		someone who enjoys having fun
a macho He's too macho to admit he was hurt when his girlfriend left him. commencer à apprendre		man who consider himself a real man
a ladies' man John was always a bit of a ladies' man. commencer à apprendre		a man who gives women a lot of attention
hypochondriac She's a terrible hypochondriac - she's always at the doctor's. commencer à apprendre		a person who worries all the time that has every illness under the sun
a know-all commencer à apprendre		a person who thinks he knows everything
egomaniac Some celebs are just self-absorbed egomaniacs. commencer à apprendre		someone who considers themselves to be very important and able to do anything that they want
man-eater commencer à apprendre		a woman who involves with a lot of men
bully Teachers usually know who the bullies are in a class. commencer à apprendre		someone who hurts or frightens someone who is smaller or less powerful
weirdo commencer à apprendre		person who behaves strangely/ freak
to be a snob commencer à apprendre		a person with an exaggerated respect for high social position
to be cynical commencer à apprendre		believing that people have hidden interests
to be charming commencer à apprendre		pleasant and attractive
to be a really bitchy commencer à apprendre		someone who is gossiping about others
arrogance commencer à apprendre		noun of arrogant
to be incompetent commencer à apprendre		not having the ability to do something as it should be done
to have a stubborn streak commencer à apprendre		stubborn tendency
to be intense commencer à apprendre		extreme and forceful
to be willing to do sth commencer à apprendre		to be happy to do something if it is needed
to be a slacker commencer à apprendre		a laid-back in a negative way
to make up one's mind commencer à apprendre		to make a final decision
to back down She refused to back down on a point of principle. commencer à apprendre		not be willing to chage his mind
to go behind someone's back commencer à apprendre		to do something that is kept a secret form someone affected by it
to undermine commencer à apprendre		to make someone less confident, less powerful
to take no notice of sth commencer à apprendre		do not care
to stick to your principles commencer à apprendre		to stand up for what someone believe
to take everything in somebody's stride commencer à apprendre		to deal with a problem calmly
to be shy and retiring commencer à apprendre		not confident
to be the center of attention commencer à apprendre		everything is about this person
to lighten up commencer à apprendre		to become more relaxed and less serious
to be prone to doing something commencer à apprendre		to have tendency to doing something
to suck up to somebody commencer à apprendre		to be extremely nice to someone in order to get something
to get ahead It's tough for a woman to get ahead in politics./ She's the kind of person who's constantly sucking up to the boss in order to get ahead. commencer à apprendre		iść naprzód/to be successful in the work that you do
cheesy/tacky I really like the new car that I bought, and that car dealership is really great overall. But ugh ... the salesman that I got was so cheesy./ Ugh. My uncle Steve always tells cheesy jokes and embarrasses me in front of my friends. commencer à apprendre		cheap, unpleasant insincere
mesmerise commencer à apprendre		hypnotize/ to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else
relentless commencer à apprendre		very intense
silver fox commencer à apprendre		very attracirve elderly
self-deprecating commencer à apprendre		modest
modest He's very modest about his achievements. commencer à apprendre		not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements
crude commencer à apprendre		bright/ rude
happy-go-lucky commencer à apprendre		person does not plan much and accepts what happens without becoming worried
fake commencer à apprendre		not natural
full of himself commencer à apprendre		self-important
unapproachable person commencer à apprendre		not friendly
decent commencer à apprendre		polite or respectable
chatty commencer à apprendre		informal and friendly, gossipy
a coach potatoe commencer à apprendre		a snob

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