Vocabulary Practice Flashcards
(46 cards)
wrinkle /rinkel/ (n) =
lines which form on sb’s face as they grow older / rid
e.g. The old farmer had lots of wrinkles on his face.
freckle /frek 1/ (n) =
small brown spot on sb’s face, especially on their nose / pistrui
e.g. The little boy had some freckles across his nose from the sun.
spiky /sparki/ (adj) = (
of hair) having sharp points/țepi
e.g. Dan’s hair is so spiky because he uses lots of gel!
dimple /dımpl/ (n) =
a small hollow in sb’s cheek or chin/ gropiță
e.g. A dimple formed in her cheek every time she smiled.
centre parting (phr) =
the line running from the front to the back of sb’s head (in the middle) where the hair lies in different directions/cărare pe mijloc
e.g. She always wore her hair with a centre parting so that she had hair hanging down either side of her face. Opp.: side parting
crooked /krokid/ (adj) =
not straight/ strâmb
e.g. The village had many crooked and winding little streets. Opp.: straight
bushy /bufi/ (adj) =
very thick /stufouase
e.g. The students laughed at their teacher’s bushy eyebrows.
Opp.: thin, sparse
frizzy /frizi/ (adj) = (
of hair) very tightly curled/parul creț ce este necontrolat și are un aspect răvășit
e.g. The rain made his curly hair very frizzy. Opp.: straight
sideburns /saidb3nz/ (n pl) =
strips of hair growing down the sides of the cheeks/perciuni
e.g. The man decided to grow sideburns along the sides of his face.
pointed chin (phr) =
the part of sb’s face that is below the mouth and above the neck/Bărbie ascuțită
.g. Peter had such a pointed chin that everyone said he looked like Peter Pan!
build/bild/ (n) =
the shape that bones and muscles give to a body/constituție
e.g. The runner had a very athletic build.
broad-shouldered /(adj)
having wide shoulders (the parts of the body between the neck. and the top of the arms)/ lat în umeri.
eg. She is so broad-shouldered that she has to get jackets in a bigger size than her trousers.
cheek /tʃiːk/ (n)
the side of the face below the eye /** obraz**/
eg. She is shy and her cheeks often go red.
arched /ɑːrtʃt/ (adj)
curved like an arch /arcuit/
eg. The model had beautiful arched eyebrows.
arched /ɑːrtʃt/ (adj)
curved like an arch /arcuit/
eg. The model had beautiful arched eyebrows.
snub /snʌb/ (adj)
short and pointing upwards (for nose) /nas scurt/
eg. Both of her parents had quite long noses but hers was snub.
toddler /ˈtɒd.lər/ (n)
young child who has just started to walk /copil mic/
eg. The toddler took a few uneasy steps towards his mother.
senior citizen (phr)
pensioner /vârstnic/
eg. The senior citizens went on an outing where they met other elderly people.
crawl /krɔːl/ (v)
move forward on your hands and knees /a se târî/
eg. The baby crawled towards the bag on the floor and began playing with it.
delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ (adj)
extremely pleased and excited about sth /încântat/
eg. I was delighted when I found out I had passed my exams.
cheerful /ˈtʃɪr.fəl/ (adj)
happy and showing it /vesel/
eg. Hillary was always cheerful, even when things went wrong..
Der: cheerfully (adv), cheerfulness (n)
ecstatic /ɪkˈstætɪk/ (adj)
very happy and full of excitement /extaziat/
eg. When he got a new sports car for his birthday he was ecstatic
siren wailing (phr)
the long and loud sound of a siren (warning device) /strigătul sirenei/
eg. The car drivers quickly pulled over when they heard the siren wailing.
bark /bark/ (v)
: (of dogs) make a short, loud noise / a latra
e.g. My dog Rex barks whenever he hears anyone outside.
