D Flashcards

1
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derives from

A

1Stems from ,
2can be traced back to
3.hail from(heil)
I originally hail from Budapest.

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2
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disagreement

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dissent
-Fortunately my parents have not been in dissent for a long time.

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3
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Don’t feel like going/doing etc.

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not be in the mood to V/for Ving

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4
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Don’t realise something

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Fail to understand/realise
e.g. Up to his resignation, Mark’s colleagues failed to realise the significance of contribution to the company.

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5
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Don’t give up

A

Hang in there

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6
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Discourage(this is more about loosing confidence in the other person)

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Dishearten(it’s more about loosing hope in the other person)

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7
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dry, no longer fresh

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stale
e.g. the pastry, bread, cake goes stale
-the entrance room smelled of stale cigarette smoke
-stale jokes, news
-When you work with someone for over five years you are likely to stale if you don’t find new ways to work together.

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8
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C2
Discard (the synonym that doesn’t imply deliberate action, rather careless one)

(Discard doesn’t necesserally implies that the object being discarded is useless)

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Dump
e.g. I dumped Zsófi because she sooo boring and I couldn’t enjoy myself with her.
-As a child I would dump my bag on the table everytime time I got home.
-The government dumped it’s venture, which was too risky to maintain.

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Disappear(detergent)

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Vanish

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