Vocabulary 4 Flashcards
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Chicken, turkey, and duck are types of POULTRY.
Volailles
The soup was UNDERSEASONED—it needed salt
Bland (fade)
I DOCTORED UP the sauce with garlic and herbs.
To improve
She packed her books in a TOTE BAG
Sac fourre-tout
The magazine’s LAYOUT makes it easy to read.
Disposition
The rules are SET BY the committee.
She SET BY some money for emergencies.
The tools were SET BY the workbench.
Determined by
Reserved
Positionned
After years of fan mail, I finally met my idol IN THE FLESH
In person
That cake was PROPER LUSH!
Really great
That was a PROPER HEARTY stew — just what I needed on a cold day.
That pie was PROPER FILLING.
Copieux
I’ll have a LAGER.
I’ll have a ALE.
Beer
I’m starving — fancy a proper FRY-UPS?
Bacon, sausage… (all cooked food for breakfast)
I’m feeling a bit PECKISH — might grab a snack
Un petit creux
Do you want SEMI-SKIMMED or WHOLE MILK in your tea?
Demi-écremé
Ecremé
That restaurant is A CUT ABOVE the others in town
Clearly better
I was going to go out, but getting the bus is such a FAFF
Annoying
That was a proper SAUCY curry.
Ooh, she’s a SAUCY LITTLE DISH, isn’t she?
With a lot of sauce
Attractive
The lawyer MADE HER CASE to the jury with clear proof.
Plead her cause
Stores closed IN THE WAKE of the economic crisis
After
Let’s get some GRUB, I’m starving.
Food
What’s your poison?
What would you like to drink ?
He NICKED IT OFF his brother when he wasn’t looking.
Steal
The underdog team really GAVE THEM A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY last night.
Rivaliser
That brownie’s lovely and SQUIDGY in the middle.
Soft
CHUCK us the remote, will you?
Throw
