If you go to England and speak correct English, people will be impressed. If you speak correct English AND use a few common slang words, people will be VERY impressed. A couple of words will be enough. They will think that you have hundreds more ready to use, even if you don’t. If you memorize the following expressions, success will be yours. They are only used in Britain, not in America – if you use them, you will please the British and confuse the Americans, which means a double success.
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expression - izraz slang - sleng, žargon success - uspeh phrase - fraza fun - zabava drive - vožnja nerve - nerv, hrabrost courage - hrabrost luck - sreća toe - prst na nozi |
memorize - zapamtiti, memorisati use - koristiti please - udovoljiti confuse - zbuniti mean - značiti dare - usuditi se fail - ne uspeti, omanuti take care - voditi računa tend - imati tendeciju apologise - izviniti se swear (at) - psovati step - stati, nagaziti get something wrong - uraditi pogrešno, pogrešiti make a mistake - pogrešiti |
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impressed - impresioniran correct - tačan common - čest, uobičajen enough - dovoljno ready - spreman following - sledeći double - dvostruki, dupli brave - hrabar expected - očekivano |
even if - čak iako |
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expression – statement
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memorize - remember
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correct – right, accurate
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expression - question slang - standard success - defeat, failure, unhappiness fun - unhappiness nerve - weakness, cowardice courage - cowardice, fear luck - misfortune, bad fortune |
memorize - forget use - cease please - displease, upset confuse - clear up, organize mean - ignore dare - be careful, ignore fail - achieve, accomplish take care - ignore, neglect tend - ignore apologise - defy |
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correct - incorrect, inaccurate common - uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual enough - insufficient ready - unready, unprepared following - preceding double - singular, single brave - afraid, shy expected - unexpected |
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