American English with Aliona 🇺🇸

2022-01-18 23:53:45 coolest adjectives to use:

corny - basic, conventional / такий простий, шо аж тошно
quirky - weird, unusual (mostly used as a joke at someone) / незвичайний в позитивному значенні, але часто вживається, як насмішка (я Не ТаКаЯ кАк ВсЕ)
shallow - simplistic, facile (can be used toward a person) / поверхневий, порожній (про людину також)
tricky - slippery, problematic / каверзний, непростий
tense - rigid, stretched / напружений
basic - standard, simple (can be used negatively as uninteresting, not unique) / простий, базовий, часто вживається у значенні не унікальний, нецікавий
creepy - hair-raising, spine-chilling, scaring / моторошний, страшний

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2022-01-17 17:13:08 lol how’s your Monday going? Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-01-15 20:53:46 count out = NOT include someone in an activity

e.g. Count me out, I don’t want to participate in a meeting. Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-01-15 17:02:29 count in = include someone in an activity

synonyms: include, involve, take in, bring in, add, take into account, take note of

e.g. if the project gets started, count me in. Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-01-15 11:49:49 Mother / Android - 7/10

Is it worth watching? Yes, at least cause I TRULY believe that’s gonna happen with us in the near/far future
Drama, a truly emotional one.

Who watched with me? Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-01-15 09:03:12 hindsight = the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened

synonyms: recollection of the past, retrospect, remembrance

e.g. In hindsight, it would have been better to wait. Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-01-15 00:34:30 fuss = unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest

e.g. I don't know what all the fuss is about. Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-01-14 23:14:40 bait = food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey

e.g. We put down some poisoned bait to kill the rats. Відкрити / Коментувати