Week 3 - Collocation advanced - Quebec Referendum

Question 1

deeply offensive

Answer 1

xúc phạm sâu sắc

Question 2

slightly offensive

Answer 2

hơi xúc phạm

Question 3

spotless clean

Answer 3

sạch sẽ không tì vết
I’ve been hoovering and dusting all day, so now my flat is spotlessly clean

Question 4

downright rude

Answer 4

hết sức thô lỗ
It was downright rude of him not to say hello to the secretary

Question 5

thoroughly ashamed

Answer 5

hoàn toàn xấu hổ
You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself. Your behaviour was appalling!
**appaling = kinh khủng = unacceptable

Question 6

blatantly obvious

Answer 6

rõ ràng một cách trắng trợn
I’m amazed you didn’t realize she was lying! It was blatantly obvious to me!

Question 7

wildly exaggerated

Answer 7

phóng đại quá mức
his death had been wildly-exaggerated

Question 8

wildly inaccurate

Answer 8

cực kỳ không chính xác
Most of the facts were wrong in that news report. It was wildly inaccurate.

Question 9

dead easy

Answer 9

quá dễ dàng
- extremly easy -
I don’t know what I was worrying about! The exam turned out to be dead easy!

Question 10

slightly different

Answer 10

hơi khác

Question 11

mildly surprised

Answer 11

hơi ngạc nhiên

Question 12

mildly amusing

Answer 12

vui vẻ nhẹ nhàng

Question 13

mildly irritating

Answer 13

khó chịu nhẹ

Question 14

stinking rich

Answer 14

giàu bẩn
= filthy rich
= dirt rich
Chết mang theo tiền :)) nên tiền thơm
only the rich can afford to bury in the tomb, the ordinary usually buries on the ground

Question 15

mildly offensive

Answer 15

xúc phạm nhẹ

Question 16

loosely based on

Answer 16

lỏng lẻo dựa trên

Question 17

loosely centred

Answer 17

trung tâm lỏng lẻo

Question 18

loosely structured

Answer 18

cấu trúc lỏng lẻo

Question 19

loosely related

Answer 19

ít liên quan

Question 20

loosely connected

Answer 20

kết nối lỏng lẻo

Question 21

faintly ridiculous

Answer 21

hơi lố bịch
The idea of the boss singing Happy birthday to me stuck me as faintly/mildly ridiculous

Question 22

faintly amused

Answer 22

hơi thích thú

Question 23

faintly surprised

Answer 23

hơi ngạc nhiên

Question 24

faintly patronising

Answer 24

yếu ớt bảo trợ

Question 25

faintly absurd

Answer 25

hơi vô lý

Question 26

highly unlikely

Answer 26

bất thường

Question 27

highly educated

Answer 27

có trình độ học vấn cao

Question 28

highly recommend

Answer 28

rất khuyến khích
This restaurant is highly recommend

Question 29

strongly influence

Answer 29

ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ

Question 30

greatly appreciated

Answer 30

đánh giá rất cao
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
I greatly appreciate the fact that you have given me so much.

Question 31

greatly influence

Answer 31

ảnh hưởng lớn

Question 32

utterly absurd

Answer 32

hoàn toàn vô lý
I find the situation utterly absurd.

Question 33

utterly ridiculous

Answer 33

hoàn toàn vô lý

Question 34

thoroughly enjoy

Answer 34

tận hưởng triệt để
- really enjoyed -
I thoroughly enjoyed the film
I thoroughly enjoyed the days I spent at your lovely house in the country

Question 35

absolutely delighted

Answer 35

Hoàn toàn vui mừng

Question 36

very happy

Answer 36

rất vui

Question 37

grit

Answer 37

sạn, bụi bậm

Question 38

A pick me up

Answer 38

give you energy
Ex: Coffee is definitely a pick-me-up to start a day

Question 39

well-known

Answer 39

This doctor in NY is very well-known
**famous is for celebrities

Question 40

confident

Answer 40

having a strong belief in something

Question 41

put on the back burner

Answer 41

tạm gác, để sau, để qua 1 bên
to set aside, to not consider a priority for a while

Question 42

poll station

Answer 42

trạm thăm dò ý dân
the place where you go to vote

Question 43

sovereign

Answer 43

tối cao
with supreme power, independent

Question 44

referendum

Answer 44

trưng cầu ý dân
a vote about a single question or issue
= vote

Question 45

momentum

Answer 45

quán tính
forward movement, force

Question 46

ethnic

Answer 46

dân tộc
having a specific cultural identity that is different from the main culture of an area
= non-native

Question 47

slim margin

Answer 47

chênh lệch nhỏ
a very small difference

Question 48

eligible

Answer 48

allowed, able to do because you have the right= allowed

Question 49

rally

Answer 49

tập hợp
a large gathering to show support for a cause

Question 50

preserve

Answer 50

to keep in its original state
= keep

Question 51

reject

Answer 51

to say no, to decline
= disagreed with

Question 52

cast a line

Answer 52

bẫy ai đó (như câu cá)
to throw a fishing line into the water

Question 53

cast new light

Answer 53

khai sáng
to bring new information to something

Question 54

cast doubt

Answer 54

dấy lên nghi ngờ
to cause people to not believe something

Question 55

cast a shadow

Answer 55

làm tệ hơn, lo lắng hơn, bi quan
to bring darkness or sadness to a situation

Question 56

cast an eye over

Answer 56

nhìn thoáng qua
to look quickly at something

Question 57

cast a spell

Answer 57

đọc thần chú

to use a potion or power to cause a person or animal to act in a new way (by a witch or wizard)

Question 58

cast a vote

Answer 58

bỏ phiếu

to make a decision in an election or poll