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head
شنبه 4 آبان‌ماه سال 1387 22:27
turn your head shake your head =move it from side to side, especially to show disagreement nod your head =move it up and down, especially to show agreement raise/lift your head =look up bow/bend/lower your head =look downwards hang your head =look downwards, especially because you are ashamed cock your head =hold your...
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Idioms
شنبه 4 آبان‌ماه سال 1387 15:56
" get back on one's feet " = recover physically, emotionally, or financially " He lost everything in the accident, but he's slowly getting back on his feet." " hit the ceiling" = get very angry " My dad hit the ceiling when he found out I wrecked the car ." Many a little makes a...
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Expressions in conversations(2)
پنج‌شنبه 2 آبان‌ماه سال 1387 23:31
someone's favor or good opinion Example : She was always in the good graces of whoever happened to be in charge Run over - Knock down, pass over Example : The car ran over our dog. Out of line - behave in an unsuitable way Example : It was made quite clear to me that if I stepped out of line again I'd be out of a job...
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Expressions in conversations
پنج‌شنبه 2 آبان‌ماه سال 1387 22:43
Wake-up call - a sign or warning Example : The rise in unemployment has given a wake-up call to state governments Eat someone alive - to criticize someone very angrily Example : If we get our facts wrong we'll be eaten alive by the press Exciting as watching paint dry - used to refer to an activity that you consider...
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hold
پنج‌شنبه 2 آبان‌ماه سال 1387 19:54
tight/firm hold on something tighten your hold on something loosen/release your hold on something have/keep hold of something =be holding something get/take hold of something =start holding something catch/grab/seize hold of something =take hold of something quickly and firmly lose your hold on something =accidentally...
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proud, arrogant, conceited, big-headed, vain
پنج‌شنبه 2 آبان‌ماه سال 1387 18:52
Proud is a fairly general word used to say that someone is pleased with themselves, pleased with what they have achieved, or pleased with something or someone connected with them such as their school or their family • His proud parents watched the presentation. • I'm very proud of my students. • She was proud to be in...
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married
سه‌شنبه 30 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:38
single not married divorced if you are divorced, you have officially ended your marriage to someone engaged if you are engaged to be married, you have formally agreed to marry someone in the future widowed if you are widowed, your husband or wife has died be living together to be living as a couple in the same house...
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marriage
سه‌شنبه 30 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:29
happy/unhappy marriage mixed marriage =between people of different races or religions arranged marriage =your parents choose the person who you marry loveless marriage a marriage breaks down =it ends because of disagreements the breakdown/break-up of your marriage =the end of your marriage sex before marriage/outside...
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[ بدون عنوان ]
سه‌شنبه 30 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:11
very good: excellent, fantastic, wonderful, great, terrific, neat American English, superb, amazing, outstanding, brilliant, impressive, fine, first-class, out of this world of good quality: high quality, top quality, superior, deluxe, classy morally good: decent, virtuous, respectable, honourable British...
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Telephone English
سه‌شنبه 30 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:01
Telephone English - The Phrases There are a number of phrases and idioms that are only used when telephoning. Let's first take a look at an example dialogue: Here are the most common Operator: Hello, Frank and Brothers, How can I help you Peter: This is Peter Jackson. Can I have extension 3421 Operator: Certainly,...
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newspaper
سه‌شنبه 30 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 00:01
the press newspapers in general the media newspaper, TV, and radio tabloid a newspaper that does not contain much serious news, and mainly has short articles and photographs broadsheet British English/ quality paper American English a newspaper that mostly contains reports about serious news journalist/reporter...
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ask
دوشنبه 29 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 23:34
request to officially ask for something consult to ask someone for advice demand to ask for something very forcefully nag/pester to keep asking for something many times, in an annoying way beg/plead to ask for something in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very much question/interrogate to ask someone...
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یکشنبه 28 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:53
Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing 1. Bye 2. Goodbye 3. Bye for now 4. See you! / See ya 5. Be seeing you 6. See you soon 7. I'm off . 8. Cheerio 9. Catch you later Good night .10 How To Use These Phrases in Your English o Phrase 1 is the most common phrase that British people say. Note: we don't often say...
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Idioms with 'shoulder'
یکشنبه 28 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 19:00
have a chip on your shoulder seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people He's got a real chip on his shoulder because he's so short. He thinks he always has to prove how strong manly he is. head and shoulders above a lot better than Of course...
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intelligent
یکشنبه 28 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 00:08
similar words: clever especially BrE/ smart especially AmE good at learning or understanding things quickly bright intelligent - used especially about young people brilliant a brilliant scientist, writer, student, historian etc is extremely intelligent and does very good work brainy informal very intelligent and good...
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colour
یکشنبه 28 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 00:01
a particular kind of colour: shade, hint, hue words for describing dark colours: dark, deep, rich words for describing light colours: light, pale, soft, pastel words for describing bright colours: bright, brilliant, vivid, garish disapproving, gaudy disapproving having a lot of colours: colourful, multicoloured...
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شنبه 27 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 23:46
Every successful person has a painful story. Every painful story has a successful ending. Accept the pain and get ready for success. If a problem can be solved, no need to worry about it If a problem cannot be solved what is the use of worrying Do you know where happiness lives It lives in the sky Where every thing is...
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Utensils and equipment
جمعه 26 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 23:36
a knife a basic, hand-held tool for cutting food a peeler a hand-held tool specially designed for removing the skin from vegetables such as potatoes a spatula a thin tool – sometimes made of wood – which is used to remove food from a pan a strainer / sieve a tool used to remove water from food. It's bowl-shaped, with...
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cut
جمعه 26 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:39
chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces dice to cut vegetables into small pieces peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool carve to cut pieces from a...
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give
جمعه 26 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:14
put something in someone's hand: hand, pass officially give something to someone: award, present, grant, confer, allocate give something to people in a group: hand out, pass around, distribute give to a charity: donate give something to people after you die: leave, pass on, bequeath
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run
جمعه 26 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:10
for exercise: jog very quickly because you are in a hurry: dash, tear, sprint
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break
جمعه 26 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:06
smash with a lot of force shatter into many pieces split into two pieces snap into two pieces, with a sudden loud noise tear paper/cloth burst pipe/tyre/balloon crumble break into a lot of small pieces disintegrate break into a lot of small pieces and be destroyed fracture if a bone fractures or you fracture it, it...
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جمعه 26 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:00
in tears =crying in floods of tears British English =crying a lot close to tears/on the verge of tears =almost crying burst into tears =suddenly start crying fight back (the) tears also choke back tears =try not to cry moved to tears =so upset that you cry bring tears to somebody's eyes =make someone cry shed tears/a...
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پنج‌شنبه 25 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 21:59
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labour
دوشنبه 22 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 23:29
skilled labour (=workers who have special skills) unskilled labour (=workers who have no special skills) casual labour =workers who do jobs that are not permanent cheap labour child labour slave labour labour costs labour shortage labour market =all the people available to work
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film
دوشنبه 22 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 23:07
types of film: comedy, romantic comedy, drama, thriller, western, action film, horror film, war film, art house film, silent film, feature film films that use drawings or models: cartoon, animation, animated film films in general: cinema where you go to see a film : cinema British English/movie theater American...
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pain
یکشنبه 21 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 23:09
have a pain in your stomach/leg/side etc be in pain chest pain/back pain/neck pain etc severe/terrible/chronic pain sharp pain =a short but severe pain excruciating pain =very severe pain dull pain =one that is not severe but continues for a long time nagging pain =one that continues for a long time and keeps...
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nose
جمعه 19 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 00:18
big/long nose a nose that curves out near the top) Roman nose / hooked nose (= snub nose (=a small nose that curves up at the end) blow your nose (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth) wipe your nose pick your nose (=remove dirt from your nose with your finger) punch somebody on the nose break...
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accident
سه‌شنبه 16 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 22:10
similar words : crash, wreck American English, pile-up, collision, disaster, catastrophe
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[ بدون عنوان ]
سه‌شنبه 16 مهر‌ماه سال 1387 00:21
A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor's office. After his checkup , the doctor called the wife into his office alone. He told her, "Your husband is suffering from a very severe disease, combined with horrible stress . If you don't do the following , your husband will surely die...Each morning, fix him a...