Learning languages Flashcards by Nič NE

prirojeno

intrinsic (innate, inherent)

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narava proti vzgoji

nature vs nurture

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očarati

to beguile (fascinate)

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divji otrok

feral child

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not damaged by society

untainted by sth

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nič drugega kot senzacionalno

nothing short of sensational

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nem

mute

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not changed by people

a blank slate

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posvetiti se nečemu

to devote yourself to sth

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zadržati svoje nagone, želje

restrain your urges

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glasilke

vocal cords

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brbljati

babble

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clearly expressed or pronounced words

articulate sounds

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an ideal time to acquire a language

a window for language acquisition

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plastnost možganov

brain plasticity

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to gain something by your own efforts, ability or behaviour

to acquire sth

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psihološka travma

psychological trauma

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vedno, always

invariably

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pogajati, analizirati, predstavljati

negotiating, analysing, presenting

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skills that can be used in different jobs

transferable skills

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a person’s intelligence

grey matter (= the part of your brain responsible for processing information

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jezikoslovni …

linguistic …

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prestrašeni

daunted

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inside out

back to front

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psiha

psyche

različne ravni kompetenc

different levels of competence

slovnica, besedišče, izgovorjava, črkovanje

grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling

naglas - how you pronounce words

accent

narečje - geography linked

dialect

international language, intended as a universal second language

esperanto

izguba jezikov

language loss

natančnost

accuracy

izumrli jezik

extinct language

živi jezik

living language

obogatiti besedišče

enrich vocabulary

tekočnost

fluency

obvladati jezik

master a language

izumreti

to die out

jezik manjšine

minority language

mrtvi jezik

dead language

materni jezik

mother tongue

a shared language of communication used between people whose main languages are different

lingua franca

your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language, ability to use a language

a good command of sth/language

to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody

watch/mind your language

a breakdown in communication as a result of people not having a common language in which to communicate

language barrier

(not) to be able to say anything because somebody else is speaking too much

(not) get a word in edgeways

to talk about something for a long time without coming to the main point

beat about the bush

expressed in a simple, clear way without any extra information or feelings

to the point

if two people are at ________, they do not understand each other because they are talking about or aiming at different things, without realising it

cross purposes

an act of talking seriously to somebody to tell them they have done something wrong

talking-to

to show somebody something or tell somebody about an idea in order to see their reaction to it

run something by (someone) (again)

to understand something in the wrong way

get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

a person whose job is to take care of a group of animals

herder

reliable

trusty

doesn not have enough space

cramped

to cause sb problems or pain

play (sb) up

if sb has a ______ they become angry very easily

temper

to have an argument with sb

fall out

to start working on sth

go about

sensible and practical

down to earth

a written or spoken description of sth that has happened, izjava

account

hesitating to do sth because you do not want to do it

reluctant

to talk about what you feel

open up

a person from the countryside who seems stupid

country bumpkin

to dislike and have no respect for sb sth

despise

refusing to obey sometimes in an aggressive way, uporniški

defiant

to cut off some of the branches from a tree

prune

to make a bush

cut sth back

to complain about sth

moan

priliv

influx

pokupiti

to buy sth up

to sell your possessions because you are leaving country or retiring

sell sth up

possibility that sth will happen

prospect

to make sth different

to alter

otežiti

to hinder

to organise a business

to conduct a business

to talk about work all the time

talk shop

tending to show favour for personal reasons

biased

combining two different things so they work together

integration

zborni jezik - in public discourse 4x

standard language + PP + QUEEN + BBC language

uradni jezik

official language/tongue

lingua franca is ...

global language, most of the business, academic, scientific language

to convey the meaning

to get the message across