13. Emotions and reactions

 0    16 cartonașe    nataliakrakowiak
descarcă mp3 printează joacă Testează-te
 
Întrebare Răspuns
want very strongly
începe să înveți
crave, have a craving for
Pregrant women crave / have a craving for strange things like tuna and banana pizza!
feel very strongly that you want
pragnąć
începe să înveți
thirst, have a thirst for
Young children often seem to thirst / have a thirst for knowledge.
when you want something that you do not have and, often, can never have
bardzo pragnąć
începe să înveți
yearn to, yearn for, have a yearing for
Sometimes my cousin just yearns to be on her own with no familiy responsibilities.
to want to posses something very much
pragnąć
începe să înveți
covet
An Olympic gold medal is probably the most coveted sporting prize.
make a dangerous or tense situation calmer
rozładować sytuację, napięcie
începe să înveți
defuse
Lottie tried to defuse the tension by changing the subject.
stop someone feeling angry
udobruchać, uspokajać
începe să înveți
placate
Tim was very angry with his daughter and it took her a long tone to placate him.
end a disagreement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides
formal
mediować
începe să înveți
conciliate
An independent advisor has been brought in to conciliate between the unions and the employer.
end a disagreement by giving the other side an advantage that they are demanding
formal, disapproving
łagodzić, uspokoić
începe să înveți
appease
Although appeasing the enemy postponed the war for another year, it did not ultimately prevent it from happening.
when someone’s opinions and feelings cannot be changed
începe să înveți
implacable
I cannot understand the implacable hatred that he still feels for his old rival.
feeling great pleasure and happiness, usually because of a success
formal
rozradowany
începe să înveți
exultant
zachwycony
începe să înveți
ecstatic
be extremely happy
formal
radować się
începe să înveți
rejoice
Everyone rejoiced at the news of her recovery.
expressing great happiness, especially at a victory
formal
rozentuzjazmowany
începe să înveți
jubilant
There were jubilant shouts as the results of the referendum were announced.
perfect happiness
rozkosz
începe să înveți
bliss
utter bliss, sheer bliss
We had a fabulous holiday on a beautiful island - seven days of utter / sheer bliss.
rozkoszny
începe să înveți
blissful
be very happy
informal expressions
începe să înveți
full of the joys of spring / be thirlled to bits / feel on top of the world / float, walk on air / be over the moon

Trebuie să te autentifici pentru a posta un comentariu.