Thursday, 10 February 2022

Session 19

 

BLURT 1 

A fabric that is looped around your neck and used tto support your injured arm = sling

sling=  ( chinga/ orteza) 

fabric / cloth = panza / material 

A system that connects all the computers in the world = Internet 

hoof - hooves 

( copita ) 

mane = coama

silver = argint

A metal tool used to beat eggs or cream = whisk 

 whisk (tel )

A soft shoe with no heel used by Native Americans -mocasin 

die ...dice

( zar ) 

to loose blood = to bleed 

pit = sambure mare 

seed = sambure mic / samanta

the tool used for climbing = ladder 

a tool with sharp teeth on one side used for cutting hard material = saw 

a fungus shaped as an umbrella , edible = mushroom 

to tap with the knuckles = to knock 

a small glass ball used as a toy = marbles 

 a deck of cards = un pachet de carti de joc 

a deep sound made by an angry animal = to growl 

a dry plum = prune 

to raise or push up from below = to boost 

a strong snow storm = blizzard 

to grind with your teeth = to chew 

a routine task around the house = chore

grasshopper = lacusta 

cricket = greiere 

an electrical device with blades that turns fast and blows air = ceiling fan 

to force air out of the lungs in a sudden , noisy way = to cough 

plum = pruna 

prune= pruna uscata 

a thin layer of liquid shaped like a ball and filled with air = bubble 

a very tiny piece of bread = crumb (firmitura) 

a box where a colony of bees are kept = hive (stup)

to blow air violently out of your mouth and nose = to sneeze 

cane = toiag / baston 

to make noise with your lips closed= to hum ( a ingana/ 

a short narrow board mounted on rollerskates wheels = skateboard 

something / someone which is irritating or troublesome = pest ( daunator : tantari / soareci ) 

 the title of an article in a newspapaer = headline

very tall and slim = lanky 

a long pointed tooth of a walrus or an elephant = tusk ( fildes) 

baker = brutar 

a playing card with one in the middle = ace 

to hatch = a ecloza 

to row = a vasli 

cox = carmaci 

BLURT 2 

Easily tricked or misled = gullible ( credul/ naiv)

A shallow drum with small metal disks in slots around the edge = tambourine

A fastening device attached to one end of a belt or strap = buckle (catarama)

to squeeze someone's skin with your fingers = to pinch 

A person who fishes with a rod and line for pleasure = angler ( pescar amator)

A large wasp that can give a severe sting = hornet 

A small, simply built house located in a remote area -= cabin 

To remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable = to peel 

The cry of a goose - honk ( ca " claxon")

A sauce made from the juice of cooked meat = gravy 

A glowing light across agap in an electric circuit = arc 

A person who rules on the plays in a sport such as baseball and cricket = umpire ( arbitru)

A drink made by mixing fruit juices with other ingredients = punch 

the long chimney of a factory = smokestack

a small stream = brook ( parau)

a formal school dance = prom (bal)

a short, sharp sound made by crickets or small birds = chirp ( tarait/ ciripit)

the characteristic of being very well - known by many people = famous 

easily broken or damaged = fragile 

to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a country= to deport 

a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers = barge (barja)

a violin used to play folk music = fiddle ( scipca)

a glove made of metal plates and worn by knights =gauntlet ( manusa armura / a portarului de fotbal)

heavy material used to make a ship steady or to control the rising of a ballon = ballast 

the hard black or dark brown wood of a tropical tree = ebony (lemn de abanos)

a long constrictor snake that coils around and crushes its prey = python 

a soft material that is inside the hollow part of most bones in which blood celss are produced = marrow (maduva)

to shred something such as cheese by rubbing it against a rough , sharp surface = to grate ( a da pe razatoare ) 

to touch or prod someone in a way that causes them to laugh = to tickle ( a gadila)

a trail of waves left by something moving in water = wake (fagas/ urma/ siaj )

 a movable joint on which a door swings as it opens and closes = hinge ( balama)

 a small amount of snow that appears for a short time = flurry ( rafala )

to raise or push someone from below = to boost ( a da un impuls / a rdica)

a very informal language that is typically restricted to a particular group of people = slang ( jargon )

a kind of grasshopper that occasionally flies in swarms and does damage in crops = locust (lacusta )

the money charged for sending something by mail = postage ( taxa postala)

a glass building in which plants that need protection from the cold are grown = greenhouse ( sera) 

 a necklace made by flowers = lei ( cununa de flori purtata in jurul gatului in Hawaii)

a person employed to patrol and guard a forest or park =ranger (padurar/ jandarm)

idle talk about other people that is often not true = gossip (barfa)

to slightly pierce something with a sharp point = to prick ( a intepa/ strapunge)

the process of gathering crops = to harvest ( a strange recolta)

a person who makes , mends and alters men's clothing = tailor ( croitor) 

to spend the winter in a dormant state resembling deep sleep = to hibernate 

to eat smth by taking tiny bites = to nibble ( a ciuguli) 

to crush or grind with teeth = to chew 

a TV show on which contestants compete for prizes = game show 

food remaining after the rest has been used or consumed = leftovers

neither hot nor cold = lukewarm ( moderat caldut) 

the level part of a staircase between one flight of stairs and another = landing ( palier ) 


10th February 2022 

Teo's birthday 

sunny, cool

Thursday 


Passive Voice 

The passive voice in English is composed of two elements:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle ( v3)

To clean, passive voice

Subject+ to be (conjugated)+ past participle+ rest of sentence
Simple present
The houseiscleanedevery day.
Present continuous
The houseis beingcleanedat the moment.
Simple past
The housewascleanedyesterday.
Past continuous
The housewas beingcleanedlast week.
Present perfect
The househas beencleanedsince you left.
Past perfect
The househad beencleanedbefore they arrived.
Future
The housewill becleanednext week.
Future continuous
The housewill be beingcleanedtomorrow.
Present conditional
The housewould becleanedif they had visitors.
Past conditional
The housewould have beencleanedif it had been dirty.
Inifinitive
The housemust becleanedbefore we arrive.




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