Expressions IV Flashcards
(43 cards)
Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations
Smooth (smuð)
- The paper is not smooth enough
- Are the walls rough or smooth? (rʌf)
- The engine was running smoothly
Your meeting was 3 hours long, you don’t know why
I don’t know why that meeting lasted so long
Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
Reliable
- I just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.
- It’s an old car, but it’s very reliable.
- He has a well-deserved reputation as a reliable worker.
- Judged by the ordinary standards,he was reliable.
- It has a highly reliable control system.
- My memory’s not very reliable these days.
A postulated sequence or development of events.
Scenario (sɪˈnɛrioʊ )
- Imagine a scenario where only 20% of people have a job.
Cause to participate in an activity or situation.
Involved (ɪnˈvɑlvd)
- I don’t want to get involved.
in the same way; also.
Likewase
- He is our friend and likewise our leader.
- The food was excellent, likewise the wine.
- Her second marriage was likewise unhappy.
In contrast or comparison with the fact that.. (While, when in fact)
Whereas (wɛˈræz)
- So, Whereas agile was primarily… (ˈæʤəl)
- Some people like fat meat, whereas others hate it
Painful or aching (Part of a body)
(ˈeɪkɪŋ)
My leg is still very…
Aching: having an ache in a part of one’s body
My leg is still very sore
In the interests of a person, group, or principle
___ ___ of the company, I welcome you
- Behalf (bɪˈhæf)
On behalf of the company, I welcome you
To do a particular piece of work, research etc
Carried out (ˈkærid) (aʊt)
- They carried out an in-depth analysis of the results.
- The doctor’s instructions must be carried out strictly
To wash plates, glasses, bowls, silverware etc. with soap and water
- Do the dishes
- She is doing the dishes
(idiomatic) Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
- and so on
- etc (ˈɛtˈsɛtərə)
- ?
… And so forth
Used to express certainty.
___ you’re not gonna go
I bet that you’not gonna go
Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
- ___ hours fly past
- Her voice has a ___ tone
(ˈplɛzənt)
- Pleasant hours fly past
- Her voice has a pleasant tone
What is laverage?
The team wants to leverage Amazon CloudWatch to monitor and troubleshoot the on-premises application
Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
Willing
Willing
Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
Use the word to add emphasis to a statement
- it is very cold ___
- ___, we have seen this happen over and over again.Indeed
Indeed (ɪnˈdid)
Use:
- Indeed
- In Fact
- Actually
- Indeed, the instruments are there but they are utilised particularly badly.
- They tried, in fact, to disrupt a national ceremony using violence.
- This issue was actually the subject of several international disputes recently.
Get up
She…
I…
Yesterday we…
- She usually gets up at 7:30
(gɛt sʌ pæt) - I get up at 7:30
(gɛtʌ pæt) - Yesterday we got up at 6:00
(gɑtʌ pæt)
Go to bed
She usually…
I…
Yesterday we…
- She usually goes to bed at 9:00
- I go to bed at 9:00
- Yesterday we went to bed at 9:00
Say
- Turn it off
- I turned it off already
- tɜrn ɪt ɔf (tɜrNɪ tɔf)
- tɜrnd ɪt ɔf (tɜrnDɪ tɔf)
- My alarm clock ___ at 9
- Yesterday, my alarm clock ___ at 9
- Rings, Goes off
- Went off , Rang (ræŋ)
I’ve ever:
- Seen
- Had
aɪv ˈɛvər
→ aɪ vɛvər
