Unitatea 7 - Lecția 1

Short

[ adjectiv ]

/ʃɔ:rt/ or /shaawrt/

sh

ʃ

o

ɔ:

r

r

t

t

(de lungime scurtă)

scurt

having a below-average distance between two points

Long

[ adjectiv ]

/lɔ:ng/ or /laawng/

l

l

o

ɔ:

n

n

g

g

(îndelungat)

lung

(of two points) having an above-average distance between them

Scenic

[ adjectiv ]

/si:nɪk/ or /seenik/

s

s

c

e

i:

n

n

i

ɪ

c

k

(peisagistică)

pitorească

having a very beautiful view of nature

Boring

[ adjectiv ]

/bɔ:rɪng/ or /baawring/

b

b

o

ɔ:

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

(neinteresant)

plictisitor

making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

Very

[ adverb ]

/vɛri/ or /veri/

v

v

e

ɛ

r

r

y

i

(extrem de)

foarte

to a great extent or degree

Pretty

[ adverb ]

/prɪti/ or /priti/

p

p

r

r

e

ɪ

tt

t

y

i

(cam)

destul de

to a degree that is high but not very high

Quite

[ adverb ]

/kwaɪt/ or /kwait/

q

k

u

w

i

aɪ

t

t

e

(foarte)

destul de

to the highest degree

Kind of

[ frază ]

/kˈaɪnd ʌv/

N/A

in some ways or to some degree