Английские слова, начинающиеся на a - страница 2

idiom

To earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort

Примеры использования:

They made a killing with the sale of their london house.

adjective

Served with ice cream

Примеры использования:

Pie à la mode

noun

An ineffectual or unsuccessful person or thing.

Примеры использования:

Not that long ago, the bank was regarded as a lame duck

idiom

If you do something for a laugh, you do it for enjoyment

Примеры использования:

Just for a laugh, i pretended that i'd forgotten it was his birthday.

idiom

To help someone to climb over something

idiom

Something you say that means a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend that it will

noun

A group of the most successful or famous people, companies, or organizations

Примеры использования:

The chain of stores is definitely on every developer's a-list., a-list restaurants

phrase

Slightly

Примеры использования:

I was a little bit worried by what she said., we'll wait a little longer and then i'll phone them.,…

phrase

Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.

Примеры использования:

A little bird told me it was your birthday

idiom

Used to say that you have heard a piece of information about someone from someone else

Примеры использования:

"how did you know it was my birthday?" "α little bird told me.", a little bird told me that they us…

phrase

Slightly

Примеры использования:

I was a little bit worried by what she said., we'll wait a little longer and then i'll phone them.,…

noun

The amount or weight of something carried by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or a person or animal

Примеры использования:

The truck had a load of bricks., the maximum load for this elevator is eight persons., the normal t…

suffix

Used with other nouns to refer to a vehicle, large container, etc. that is completely full

Примеры использования:

Truckload/planeload/busload planeloads of aid sent to the disaster region remain undistributed., th…

noun

A very independent or solitary person.

Примеры использования:

He's a lone wolf; that's what made him a successful foreign correspondent

idiom

If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful.

phrase

Lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things

Примеры использования:

She eats lots of fruit., there were a lot of people there., he does a lot of travelling in his job.…

collocation

To expect or demand more than is usual, reasonable, or fair

Примеры использования:

It's asking a lot when your boss wants you to work weekends as well as evenings., it is asking a lo…

phrase

Lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things

Примеры использования:

She eats lots of fruit., there were a lot of people there., he does a lot of travelling in his job.…

idiom

Someone who keeps their promises

Примеры использования:

You can trust him - he's a man of his word.

idiom

A situation that is extremely serious

Примеры использования:

Don’t worry about missing your bus – it’s not a matter of life and death.

idiom

At a time before someone was born

noun

A condition of disorder and confusion, or something in that condition

Примеры использования:

They left the kitchen a mess., we sat in traffic for two hours while they cleaned up the mess from …

idiom

Very many

Примеры использования:

I can't talk right now - i have a hundred and one things to do this morning.

phrase

A large number of people or things

Примеры использования:

The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder., this case has raised …

idiom

If a person or animal wins a race or competition by a nose, he, she, or it wins it by very little

Примеры использования:

It was a very exciting race. my horse won but only by a nose.

phrase

To cause trouble or to annoy other people

Примеры использования:

The officer reported that he was obviously very drunk and making a nuisance of himself., he was get…

noun

A unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series

Примеры использования:

You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8…

noun

A small package or envelope, or a collection of things in it

Примеры использования:

A packet of stamps, the device converts speech into digital packets that scatter and reassemble at …