Snow Queen - A Hoax (p. 358) Flashcards
hoax n. /həʊks/
an act intended to make sb believe st that is not true, especially st unpleasant / farsa, fingimento n.
Ex.: He was accused of using a bomb hoax to empty a rival restaurant.
Ex.2: Detectives are still investigating the hoax calls.
Ex.3: The emergency call turned out to be a hoax.
an act intended to make sb believe st that is not true, especially st unpleasant / farsa, fingimento n.
hoax n. /həʊks/
Ex.: He was accused of using a bomb hoax to empty a rival restaurant.
Ex.2: Detectives are still investigating the hoax calls.
Ex.3: The emergency call turned out to be a hoax.
hut n. /hʌt/
a small, simply built house or shelter / cabana, choupana, bangalô, casebre n.
Ex.: You can rent a beach hut for about $10 a night.
Ex.2: The wooden hut stood on a lonely stretch of beach.
Ex.3: Traditional mud huts gave way to concrete houses.
a small, simply built house or shelter / cabana, choupana, bangalô, casebre n.
hut n. /hʌt/
Ex.: You can rent a beach hut for about $10 a night.
Ex.2: The wooden hut stood on a lonely stretch of beach.
Ex.3: Traditional mud huts gave way to concrete houses.
lodging n.
- [unc.] temporary accommodation n.
Ex.1: full board and lodging (= a room to stay in and all meals provided) - [count., usually pl.] (old-fashioned) a room or rooms in sb else’s house that you rent to live in n.
Ex.2: It was cheaper to live in lodgings than in a hotel.
- [unc.] temporary accommodation n.
- [count., usually pl.] (old-fashioned) a room or rooms in sb else’s house that you rent to live in n.
lodging n.
Ex.1: full board and lodging (= a room to stay in and all meals provided)
Ex.2: It was cheaper to live in lodgings than in a hotel.
away ad.
used after verbs to say that st is done continuously or with a lot of energy ad.
Ex.: She was still writing away furiously when the bell went.
Ex.2: They were soon chatting away like old friends.
used after verbs to say that st is done continuously or with a lot of energy ad.
away ad.
Ex.: She was still writing away furiously when the bell went.
Ex.2: They were soon chatting away like old friends.
strike v.
[trans.] (of a thought or an idea) to come into sb’s mind suddenly v.
Ex.: An awful thought has just struck me.
Ex.2: I was struck by her resemblance to my aunt.
Ex.3: One thing that really struck me was how calm he appeared.
Ex.4: It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.
[trans.] (of a thought or an idea) to come into sb’s mind suddenly v.
strike v.
Ex.: An awful thought has just struck me.
Ex.2: I was struck by her resemblance to my aunt.
Ex.3: One thing that really struck me was how calm he appeared.
Ex.4: It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.
deceive v. /dɪˈsiːv/
[trans.] to make sb believe st that is not true / enganar, iludir, ludibriar v.
Ex.: Her husband had been deceiving her for years.
Ex.2: She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
[trans.] to make sb believe st that is not true / enganar, iludir, ludibriar v.
deceive v. /dɪˈsiːv/
Ex.: Her husband had been deceiving her for years.
Ex.2: She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
loft n. /lɔːft/
(especially Br.) a space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things and sometimes made into a room n.
Ex.: a loft conversion (= one that has been made into a room or rooms for living in)
(especially Br.) a space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things and sometimes made into a room n.
loft n. /lɔːft/
Ex.: a loft conversion (= one that has been made into a room or rooms for living in)
obey pron.
/əˈbeɪ/
have no business doing st; have no business to do st i.
to have no right to do st i.
Ex.: You have no business being here.
to have no right to do st i.
have no business doing st; have no business to do st i.
Ex.: You have no business being here.
off ad.
away from a place; at a distance in space or time ad.
Ex.: I called him but he ran off.
Ex.2: He fell off a ladder and broke his arm.
Ex.3: Sarah’s off in India somewhere.
Ex.4: I must be off (= I must leave) soon.
Ex.5: Summer’s not far off now.
Ex.6: A solution is still some way off.
Ex.7: Off you go! Enjoy yourselves!
away from a place; at a distance in space or time ad.
off ad.
Ex.: I called him but he ran off.
Ex.2: He fell off a ladder and broke his arm.
Ex.3: Sarah’s off in India somewhere.
Ex.4: I must be off (= I must leave) soon.
Ex.5: Summer’s not far off now.
Ex.6: A solution is still some way off.
Ex.7: Off you go! Enjoy yourselves!
eat up v.
to eat all of st v.
Ex.: Eat up! We’ve got to go out soon.
Ex.2: Come on. Eat up your potatoes.
to eat all of st v.
eat up v.
Ex.: Eat up! We’ve got to go out soon.
Ex.2: Come on. Eat up your potatoes.
what of it? i.
(informal) used when admitting that st is true, to ask why it should be considered important / E daí? i.
Ex.: Yes, I wrote the article. What of it?
(informal) used when admitting that st is true, to ask why it should be considered important / E daí? i.
what of it? i.
Ex.: Yes, I wrote the article. What of it?
come along v.
to arrive; to appear v.
Ex.: When the right opportunity comes along, she’ll take it.
