Unit 7 List reči Leisure and Entertainment
Exersice 2 p. 69
Speaker 1
gath‧er‧ing skup
1 a meeting of a group of people:
a select gathering of 20 or 30 people
2 intelligence/information etc gathering
the process of collecting information from many different places
3 a fold or group of folds in cloth
gen‧u‧ine pravi, iskren, originalni
1 a genuine feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel [= sincere]
genuine interest/concern/desire etc
The reforms are motivated by a genuine concern for the disabled.
2 something genuine really is what it seems to be [= real]:
We need laws that will protect genuine refugees.
3 someone who is genuine is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust them [≠ false]:
She is the most genuine person I've ever met.
re‧ly osloniti se
rely on/upon somebody/something
phrasal verb
1 to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do
I knew I could rely on David.
2 to depend on something in order to continue to live or exist:
For its income, the company relies heavily on only a few contracts.
rely on/upon somebody/something for They have to rely on the river for their water.
au‧di‧ence publika
1 British English a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in
public:
The audience began clapping and cheering.
audience of an audience of 250 business people
2 British English the people who watch or listen to a particular programme, or who see or hear a particular
artist's, writer's etc work:
The show attracts a regular audience of about 20 million.
target audience (=the type of people that a programme, advertisement etc is supposed to attract)
Goya was one of the first painters to look for a wider audience for his work.
The book is not intended for a purely academic audience.
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Speaker 2
bandoneon
sam‧ple uzorak, primer, proba, mustra
1 a small part or amount of something that is examined in order to find out something about the whole
sample of I'd like to see some samples of your work.
They took a blood sample to test for hepatitis.
2 a small amount of a product that people can try in order to find out what it is like
sample of samples of a new shampoo
3 a small group of people who have been chosen from a larger group to give information or answers to
questions: The sample consisted of 98 secondary school teachers.
4 a small part of a song from a CD or record that is used in a new song:
Her latest album makes extensive use of samples from a wide range of acid jazz tracks.
bop lagano udariti, đuskati, skakati
1 to hit someone, especially gently: Tom bopped him on the nose.
2 to dance to popular music: kids happily bopping on the dance floor
3 to go somewhere or to several different places, especially to enjoy yourself:
We spent the afternoon just bopping around town.
beat otkucaj, udarac, takt
1 one of a series of regular movements or hitting actions:
a heart rate of 80 beats a minute
the steady beat of the drum
2 a regular repeated noise [= rhythm]
beat of the beat of marching feet
3 the main RHYTHM that a piece of music or a poem has:
a song with a beat you can dance to
4 a subject or area of a city that someone is responsible for as their job:
journalists covering the Washington beat
on the beat People like to see police officers on the beat.
5 one of the notes in a piece of music that sounds stronger than the other notes
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Speaker 3
frank‧ly iskreno
1 used to show that you are saying what you really think about something:
Frankly, I think the Internet is overrated.
His behaviour was frankly disgraceful.
2 honestly and directly:
She answered all our questions frankly.
Nicholas frankly admitted that the report was a pack of lies.
com‧mute putovati na posao, ublažiti kaznu,
1 to regularly travel a long distance to get to work
commute to/from/between Jim commutes to Manhattan every day.
2 commute a sentence (to something)
technical to change the punishment given to a criminal to one that is less severe:
Baldry's 20-year prison sentence was commuted to three years.
drown udaviti (se), tonuti, ugušiti (buku)
1 to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way:
Many people drowned when the boat overturned.
Jane was drowned in the river.
drown yourself Depressed, Peter tried to drown himself.
2 also drown out if a loud noise drowns out another sound, it prevents it from being heard:
A train blew its whistle and drowned his voice.
The noise of the battle was drowned out by his aircraft's engine.
3 to cover something, especially food, with more liquid than is necessary or nice
drown something in something The fish was drowned in a rich sauce.
4 to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with
drown in Relief agencies are drowning in frustration.
5 drown your sorrows to drink a lot of alcohol in order to forget your problems
traffic jam gužva u saobraćaju
a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly:
We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours.
in‧ven‧tion izum, izmišljotina
1 a useful machine, tool, instrument etc that has been invented: The dishwasher is a wonderful invention.
2 the act of inventing something: The invention of the computer has revolutionized the business world.
3 a story, explanation etc that is not true: They subsequently admitted that the story was pure invention.
4 the ability to think of new and clever ideas: With such powers of invention he should get a job easily.
Speaker 4
per‧cus‧sion udarački instrumenti
1 musical instruments such as drums, bells etc which you play by hitting them:
Tonight we have Paul Duke on percussion (=playing a percussion instrument).
a range of percussion instruments
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com‧pose komponovati, sastaviti
2 to write a piece of music [↪ composer, composition]:
Barrington has composed the music for a new production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
3 compose a letter/poem/speech etc
to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it:
Compose a letter to your local paper stating your views on an issue of your choice.
lo‧gis‧tics logistika
the practical arrangements that are needed in order to make a plan that involves a lot of people and
equipment successful:
the day-to-day logistics involved with mining
logistics of
the logistics of travelling with small children
re‧hears‧al proba
1 a time when all the people in a play, concert etc practise before a public performance
rehearsal for/of a rehearsal for 'Romeo and Juliet'
in rehearsal The dialogue was worked out by actors in rehearsal.
2 a time when all the people involved in a big event practise it together before it happens:
a wedding rehearsal
trick‧y lukav, prepreden, težak za organizovanje rad
1 something that is difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems:
I can get you tickets for the show but it'll be tricky.
2 a tricky person is clever and likely to deceive you [= crafty]
WORD FOCUS: difficult
difficult to do: hard, tough, challenging, daunting
difficult and needing a lot of physical effort: tough, strenuous, back-breaking, gruelling, arduous,
punishing
difficult to deal with or talk about: tricky, awkward, delicate, sensitive, touchy
words for describing a difficult person: awkward, trying
words for describing difficult conditions: adverse, hostile
Speaker 5
awe‧some fenomenalan
1 extremely impressive, serious, or difficult so that you feel great respect, worry, or fear:
an awesome responsibility
the awesome sweep of the scenery
2 especially American English informal very good:
Their last concert was really awesome.
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hos‧pi‧tal‧i‧ty gostoprimstvo
1 friendly behaviour towards visitors:
Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks.
2 services such as food and drink that an organization provides for guests at a special event:
the use of a yacht for corporate hospitality
There was a reception in the hospitality suite before the game.
crew posada, ekipa, bend
1 all the people who work on a ship or plane:
The plane crashed, killing two of the crew and four passengers.
crew of
He joined the crew of a large fishing boat.
a crew member
2 a group of people working together with special skills:
a TV camera crew
3 a group of people or friends - often used to show disapproval:
a motley crew of students
Do you still hang out with the same crew?
4 a team of people who compete in ROWING races:
Who will be on the college crew?
5 informal a group of musicians, especially in GARAGE music
sig‧na‧ture potpis
1 your name written in the way you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter, or on a cheque etc to
show that you have written it: Her signature is totally illegible (=cannot be read).
line-up učesnici
1 the players in a sports team who play in a particular game:
This was his first match in the starting line-up (=the players who begin the game).
2 a group of people, especially performers, who have agreed to be involved in an event:
The line-up included top bands Prodigy and Radiohead.
3 a number of events or programmes arranged to follow each other:
a wonderful line-up of programmes for Christmas and the New Year
4 especially American English a row of people who stand in front of a WITNESS to a crime, who is then
asked if he or she recognizes any of them as the criminal [= identification parade British English]
fes‧ti‧val
1 an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in
the same place every year:
the Newport Jazz festival
festival of
the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts
2 a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event, and there is often a public
holiday:
Christmas is one of the main festivals in the Christian Calendar.
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