chapter 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
sensation
لإحساس
auditions
short performances, usually by actors, musicians or dancers, to show that they are right for a particular play, film or show
contestants
people who take part in a competition
you’re here to audition
;
nippy
cold
warming up
الإحماء
feedback
تعليق رد الفعل لشئ ما
knock the judges’ socks off (idiom)
really impress the judges
I can’t back out now
لا أستطيع التراجع الآن
Or do you think they are a bit past it?
أم تعتقد أنهم تجاوزوا الأمر بعض الشيء؟
past it
(informal) too old or out-of-date to be interesting or useful
format
شكل the way something (for example, a TV show) is arranged
shake-up
هزة a complete reorganisation
hopefuls
people who are hoping to succeed
temperamental
having a mood that can change quickly and unreasonably
ear for (something)
able to recognise, appreciate and produce sounds, especially music
consistent
متناسق ثابت behaving in the same way over a period of time
versatile
able to change easily
متنوع القدرات
genres
types
pet hates
minor or small things or habits that a person finds particularly annoying, usually more than for other people
timbre
the quality of a musical sound
catchphrases
well-known sentences or phrases, usually associated with a particular famous person
on a par with (something)
at the same level as (something)
guilty pleasures
things that a person likes, even though that they are not considered to be very good or fashionable
