Snow Queen - The Forest Trees (p. 637) Flashcards
marsh n. /mɑːrʃ/
[count, unc] an area of low land that is always soft and wet because there is nowhere for the water to flow away to / pântano n.
Ex.: Cows were grazing on the marshes.
Ex.2: After so much rain, the field had become a marsh (= a very wet area).
Ex.3: The land is colonized by various types of marsh vegetation.
[count, unc] an area of low land that is always soft and wet because there is nowhere for the water to flow away to / pântano n.
marsh n. /mɑːrʃ/
Ex.: Cows were grazing on the marshes.
Ex.2: After so much rain, the field had become a marsh (= a very wet area).
Ex.3: The land is colonized by various types of marsh vegetation.
sweep v. /swiːp/
[trans, int] to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle) / varrer v.
Ex.: to sweep the floor
Ex.2: Chimneys should be swept regularly.
Ex.3: I don’t have to sweep and mop every day.
Ex.4: Don’t just stand around—grab a broom and sweep up.
Ex.5: The showroom had been emptied and swept clean.
[trans, int] to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle) / varrer v.
sweep v. /swiːp/
Ex.: to sweep the floor
Ex.2: Chimneys should be swept regularly.
Ex.3: I don’t have to sweep and mop every day.
Ex.4: Don’t just stand around—grab a broom and sweep up.
Ex.5: The showroom had been emptied and swept clean.
seek v.
(formal) [trans, int] to look for st/sb v.
Ex.: Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
Ex.2: Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Ex.3: (Br) They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
(formal) [trans, int] to look for st/sb v.
seek v.
Ex.: Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.
Ex.2: Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Ex.3: (Br) They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
beseech v. /bɪˈsiːtʃ/
(formal) to ask sb for st in an anxious way because you want or need it very much; implore, beg v.
Ex.: Let him go, I beseech you!
(formal) to ask sb for st in an anxious way because you want or need it very much; implore, beg v.
beseech v. /bɪˈsiːtʃ/
Ex.: Let him go, I beseech you!
birch n. /bɜːrtʃ/
(also birch tree) [count, unc] a tree with smooth bark and thin branches that grows in northern countries / bétula n.
[count, unc] a tree with smooth bark and thin branches that grows in northern countries / bétula n.
birch n. /bɜːrtʃ/
injure v. /ˈɪndʒər/
to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident / machucar, ferir, prejudicar v.
Ex.: He injured his knee playing hockey.
Ex.2: Three people were killed and five injured in the crash.
Ex.3: She injured herself during training.
Ex.4: She was seriously injured in a riding accident.
Ex.5: During the Second World War he was badly injured by a bomb.
Ex.6: He was hit by an unmarked police car and severely injured.
Ex.7: The man was critically injured after falling from a ladder.
to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident / machucar, ferir, prejudicar v.
injure v. /ˈɪndʒər/
Ex.: He injured his knee playing hockey.
Ex.2: Three people were killed and five injured in the crash.
Ex.3: She injured herself during training.
Ex.4: She was seriously injured in a riding accident.
Ex.5: During the Second World War he was badly injured by a bomb.
Ex.6: He was hit by an unmarked police car and severely injured.
Ex.7: The man was critically injured after falling from a ladder.
attire n. /əˈtaɪər/
[unc] (formal) clothes, especially fine or formal ones / traje, vestuário n.
Ex.: dressed in formal evening attire
[unc] (formal) clothes, especially fine or formal ones / traje, vestuário n.
attire n. /əˈtaɪər/
Ex.: dressed in formal evening attire
shiver v. /ˈʃɪvər/
[int] (of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc. v.
Ex.: Don’t stand outside shivering—come inside and get warm!
Ex.2: He shivered at the thought of the cold, dark sea.
Ex.3: to shiver with cold/fear/excitement/pleasure
[int] (of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc. v.
shiver v. /ˈʃɪvər/
Ex.: Don’t stand outside shivering—come inside and get warm!
Ex.2: He shivered at the thought of the cold, dark sea.
Ex.3: to shiver with cold/fear/excitement/pleasure
acorn n. /ˈeɪkɔːrn/
the small brown nut of the oak tree, that grows in a base that is like a cup / bolota n.
