Character Flashcards

(52 cards)

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Clumsy

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Awkward customer = difficult person to deal with

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Bold (3)

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Brave, decisive, courageous

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Faithful - синонимы (6)

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Loyal, reliable, honest, trustworthy, sincere, frank

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Industrious

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Hard-working

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Modest - синонимы

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Shy, closed

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Resolute [‘rezelu:t] - синонимы (5+/3-)

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+Determined, certain, decisive, firm, persistent
-obstinate, stubborn, pig-headed

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Irritable - синонимы (5)

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Hot-tempered, quarrelsome, argumentative, stubborn, obstinate

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Good-natured - синонимы

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Kind-hearted, have a heart of gold

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ill-mannered - синонимы (4)

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Impolite, ill-bred, discourteous, rude

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Reserved - антонимы (6) + idiom (1)

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≠easygoing, communicative, sociable, gregarious (общительный), out-going, a chatter-box
= he is rather a cold fish (distant, unfriendly)

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Lazy (antonyms 2 + idiom 1)

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≠hard-working, industrious
=lazy-bones

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Double-faced (antonyms 1)

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≠sincere

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Strong-willed (2 antonyms)

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≠weak-willed, pathetic

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Generous - антонимы (5 ant, 2 syn)

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-Mean, greedy, tight-fisted, misery, stingy
+economical , thrifty (бережливый)

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Open-hearted (2 ant)

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≠reserved, haughty (надменный, надутый)

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Light-minded

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=absent-minded (легкомысленный, рассеянный), silly (нелепый, легкомысленный)

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Envious

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Завистливый

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18
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Jealous

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Ревнивый

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19
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Touchy

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Обидчивый

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20
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Touching

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Чувствительный = sensitive

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Sensible - синонимы (2)

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=down-to-earth, realistic

22
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Witty

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Остроумный

23
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A block-head (10 synonyms)

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Тупица
= dull, stupid, dumb, foolish, blunt, half-witted, simple, lunatic, brainless, daft(безрассудный)

24
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Coward

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Dawdler (1 s)
Капуша Slow-coach
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Nuisance (1 idiom)
She’s a pain in the neck
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Lier - антонимы (4)
≠honest, sincere, frank, fair
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A sleepy-head
Соня
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Sweet-tooth
Сладкоежка
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Sadistic - синонимы (4)
Rude, cruel, evil, violent
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Assertive - negative connotations (2)
Напористый Aggressive, bossy
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Confident, self assured - negative con (4+ 2 idiom)
Self-important, arrogant, full of oneself, haughty, he’s over the top (very exaggerated in behaviour), big-head
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Weird - синонимы (4+ 2 idioms)
An odd-ball, odd, eccentric, nerd, queer, he’s round the bend
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Innocent- negative c.
Naive, childish
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Ambitious - negative con (1)
Pushy (кто пойдёт по головам)
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Curious, inquiring- negative c.
Nosy, inquisitive
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Smart - синонимы (13)+ negative c. (3)
Wise, genius, intelligent, clever, bright, shrewd, brilliant, rational, able, gifted, talented, brainy, sanity ≈cunning (хитрый без интеллекта), crafty (хитрый с интеллектом), sly (врождённая черта хитрости и коварства)
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As hard as nails
No sympathy for others
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He gets on everyone nerves
Irritable
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“Fast” (2) + “Slow” (2)
1. Be quick off the mark, fast worker 2. Slow off the mark, slow-coach
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Very normal
Middle-of-the-road
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People in the classroom (4)
1. Teacher’s pet 2. Top of the class 3. Know-all 4. Big-head (высокомерный) 5. Lazy-bones
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Positive feelings, moods (4)
1. As happy as the day is long (очень довольный (content)) 2. Be on cloud nine 3. To be in high spirit (lively) 4. Chin up (happy despite bad things)
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Negative feelings, moods (4)
1. Have a face as long as a fiddle (look very sad) 2. Look down in the dumps (looked depressed) 3. In a (black) mood 4. Be like a bear with a sore head (irritable)
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Very hungry (idiom)
I could eat a horse!
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Exhausted
I’m feeling all in
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Not very well/ill
A bit under the weather
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In good physical condition
On top form
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Dizzy - головокружение
As if my head was going round
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Very sick/ill
Be at death’s door
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Very fit indeed - очень подтянутый
As fit as a fiddle
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Fear/fright (5)
1. Be scared stiff 2. She frighten the life out of him 3. Be all shaking in our shoes (трястись от страха) 4. Be scared out of his wits 5. Jump out of skin