5th box -Flashcards

Multiple choice questions

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1. to swipe

– to not meet expectations; to disappoint * That new employee seemed so well qualified, but her job performance really came up short.
stale کهنه– not fresh; old and used * The bread won’t become stale as quickly if we keep it in a closed plastic bag. musty پوسیده– slightly wet and bad-smelling because something hasn’t had enough air moving around it * The basement is really musty. Would it help to put a fan down there? putrid متعفن – dead and decaying, with a very bad smell * They couldn’t understand why their entryway had such a putrid smell until they found the dead rat under their front porch. nasty تند و زننده – very unpleasant and disgusting; gross * Why would anyone want to live in such a nasty apartment building? burnt – damaged by fire; damaged by being burned * After the fire, a few pieces of burnt wood were all that was left of the building. smoky – with a lot of the smelly, hot, grey air that is produced by a fire * Let’s open the flue in the chimney before we start the fire, or else the whole room will get smoky. scented – with a pleasant smell * Do you like to use scented soap when you take a bath? to stink – to have a very bad smell * That blue cheese stinks! I don’t know how you can eat it.
" – to quickly move one’s card through an electronic machine that gets information from the card about the cards’ owners and their accounts * I swiped my credit card four times, but the machine couldn’t read it, so the cashier had to type in the account number by hand. to steal(inf) ==> دزدیدن, پیچوندن, کش رفتن "
the same time of year when there are very high or low sales * Most types of products have predictable sales cycles. For example, sales of school supplies and children’s clothing are highest right before the school year begins.

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