Guldbollen skrev:080118: Ludicrous

Svenska betydelser: Löjlig, orimlig, skrattretande, befängd

Kanske konstig minnesregel men om du ändrar bokstäverna i ordet Ludicrous så får man "riduculos" vilket nästan stavas samma som ordet ridiculous som också betyder löjlig.

Sammanträffande? I think not, har förmodligen samma ursprung.

För mig räcker det med att komma att tänka på Ludacris. Bra minnesregel!

080119: Hue

Svenska översättningar: Kulör, färg, nyans, färgskiftning, ton

Engelska synonymer: Air, complexion, countenance, demeanor, embodiment, expression, face, cast, look, manner, mien, semblance, stamp, style, tinge, tint, tone, turn, visage

Förklaringar:
1. A gradation or variety of a color; tint: pale hues.
2. The property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.
3. Color: all the hues of the rainbow.
4. Form or appearance.

Exempel:

1. Governments, regardless of their political hue, have the right to develop their plans in private, and to determine when and how they will communicate those plans.

2. IRGC Deputy Commander in charge of Naval Forces Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said on Thursday that the US administration needs to make hue and cry to achieve its political goals and cover up the failed visit of the US president to the Middle East region.

Observera att hue även används i uttrycket "hue and cry" där det betyder följande:

Förklaringar:
1. A loud outcry formerly used in the pursuit of one who is suspected of a crime.
2. The pursuit of a suspect or a written proclamation for the capture of a suspect.
3. A clamor of alarm or protest.

Synonymer:
Brouhaha, bugle call, hullabaloo, outcry, protest, rallying cry, uproar, bedlam, big scene, chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, free-for-all, furor, fuss, hassle, hubbub, mayhem, melee, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, row, ruckus, to-do.

080120: Smear

Svenska: Bli suddig, smutsfläck, fettfläck, oljefläck, fläck, förtala, smutskasta, smeta av sig, smutsa ner, smörja in, breda på.

Förklaringar:
1. To overspread with something unctuous, viscous, or adhesive
2. To spread over a surface
3. To stain, smudge, or dirty by or as if by smearing
4. To vilify especially by secretly and maliciously spreading grave charges and imputations
5. To obliterate, obscure, blur, blend, wipe out, or defeat by or as if by smearing

6. A viscous or sticky substance
7. A spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance
8. Material smeared on a surface (as of a microscopic slide)
9. A preparation made by smearing material on a surface <a vaginal smear>
10. A usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or organization — often used attributively <a smear campaign><a smear job>

Synonymer: Apply, bedaub, besmirch, blur, coat, cover, dab, daub, defile, dirty, discolor, overlay, overspread, patch, plaster, slop, smudge, soil, spatter, spray, spread, sprinkle, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish

Asperse, bad-mouth, befoul, besmirch, blacken, blackguard, blister, calumniate, defame, defile, denigrate, discolor, hit, libel, malign, mud-sling, pan, pooh-pooh, poor-mouth, rap, rip up, scorch, slam, slander, slur, sully, taint, traduce, vilify

Exempel:

1. There are also allegations that his London Development Agency made grants to dubious businesses linked to Lee Jasper, a close adviser, a charge that Mr Livingstone dismisses as a smear.

2. "Stories like this," Wilson says, "are not intended to intimidate me, since I've already told my story. But it's pretty clear it is intended to intimidate others who might come forward. You need only look at the stories of intelligence analysts who say they have been pressured. They may have kids in college, they may be vulnerable to these types of smears."

3. The boy showed her how to smear lime juice and salt together on the crook of her hand and suck it off after the shot.

080121: Brandish

Svenska:
Svänga och svinga (ofta ett vapen och på ett hotfullt sätt)

Förklaringar:
1. To shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly
2. To exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner

Synonymer:
Display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, gesture, parade, raise, shake, show, show off, sport, swing, threaten, trot out, warn, wield

Exempel:

1. It's been my privilege to practice law for twenty-four years now, almost exclusively in a civil litigation practice that has always had me in the midst of disputes over facts and opinions, and frequently in courtrooms trying to resolve those disputes. In that time, I've yet to have a "Perry Mason moment" in which I've leapt to my feet, brandished my index finger at a witness, and shouted, "You're lying!" It's almost always a singularly stupid tactic for a lawyer and a disasterous example of overplaying one's hand.

2. Hot-heads spoke of taking their fight against Mr Kibaki to the bush in a war of liberation. “Have you ever seen someone cut up, the legs here, the head over there?” asked a youth brandishing a rusty spanner. “That's what we'll do to the Kikuyus.” Just as gunfire threatened to break out, William Ruto, an Orange leader, persuaded the mob to back down.

3. Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.

080122: Plaintiff

Svenska: Kärande, målsägare

Synonymer: Actor, agent, cojuror, compurgator, confederate, contractor, defendant, litigant, partaker, participant, participator, plotter, sharer

Exempel:

The tribunals can only levy small fines and give an order to desist. But the proceedings involve steep costs for defendants, whereas plaintiffs pay nothing if the commission decides there are grounds to proceed.

Observera alltså att synonymen defendants kan avse båda parterna (och alltså även fungera som antonym) beroende på hur det används...

Det ser mkt. bra ut GB.
Om man läser detta varje dag så blir man definitivt lite mer allmänbildad

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet (shakespeare for the win!)

lunatic = galning, dåre

burberry skrev:Det ser mkt. bra ut GB.
Om man läser detta varje dag så blir man definitivt lite mer allmänbildad

Om fler skulle presentera ett ord om dagen i lika seriös (vilket jag vågar kalla det) tappning så skulle vi få en imponerande samling ganska snabbt.

Pious=

1. religious: devoutly religious
2. religiously reverent: characterized by religious reverence
3. acting in falsely moralizing way: talking or acting in a falsely, hypocritically, or affectedly moralizing way
4. holy or sacred: holy or sacred, especially as distinct from worldly
5. praiseworthy: deserving to be praised
6. virtuous and moral: professing or showing great virtue and morality in the strict, traditional sense of it
7. showing due respect: showing appropriate respect, especially toward parents (archaic)

Abolish (verb)
Cancel; Put and end to.
“The president of the college refused to abolish the physical education requirement.”
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Jag skall köpa en pocketbok som heter Basic Word List som går på rea för 49 kr på adlibris. Tänkte den kan öka orddelen inför ELF. Det ni såg innan var ett utdrag från exempeltexten.

Här står lite om boken (obs missa inte sista meningen ):
"
Herein are more than 2,000 ought-to-know words for students preparing for college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT, and for adults who wish to regain their vocabularies of yore. Each word, from "abase" to "zephyr," is defined and presented in a sentence, a short review of word roots and prefixes is included in the back, the book is easily portable, and the font won't cause eye strain. In addition, the words are separated into manageable word lists to study from (with comprehensive practice tests), providing a pulchritudinous amalgamation of erudition to augment one's sagacious eloquence."

Det låter som en väldigt bra bok faktiskt, Niveus. Kör på den!

Guldbollen skrev:Det låter som en väldigt bra bok faktiskt, Niveus. Kör på den!

Jag skall göra det, tänkte bara om någon annan ville hänga på . 2000 ord är inte mycket och det låter mycket lämpligt inför HP och från vad jag har sett från exemplen så är det inga bebisord.

En sak som jag undrar. Varför finns det inte liknande böcker på svenska med exempelmeningar? Jag hade gärna sett orden från "ordprov.se" med exempel, hur är det med hpguiden- finns det exempelmeningar?

Jag finner det mycket lättare att lära sig när man får se ordet i ett sammanhang. Jag är rent av usel på att applicera nytt vokabulär jag har lärt mig i ett egnet sammanhang utan att ha sett dess korrekta användningsområde först.

Jag kommer själv ha samlat ihop 3000 engelska ord som jag kommer försöka repetera sista månaden. 1000 av dessa repeterade jag redan inför senaste provet då jag höjde mig till 17 rätt (fick 12 gången innan, vilket för mig bevisar ordkunskapens importans). Dock inte omöjligt att jag kollar igenom din föreslagna bok i sommar eller något om provet nu skiter sig. Men troligtvis inte.

På hpguiden finns det exempelmeningar, och det är enbart därför jag skulle rekommendera dessa ordlistor framför de andra som finns på nätet om man vill höja sig ordentligt från omkring 20 rätt. Exempelmeningar gör det så himla mycket enklare att utveckla grundvalen för ett större ordförråd.

Edit: Hmm, importans var nytt va?