= to talk about how something is manufactured (the material is not recognisable anymore and has been completely changed)
Glass is made from sand.
Paper is made from trees.
= to talk about the material or quality of something (similar to "made from", but you can still recognise the material)
The necklace is made of silver.
The jacket is made of fur.
The door is made of metal.
= to talk about something that has been made into something else
The pillow was made out of an old tshirt.
The fort was made out of blankets.
= to talk about one or multiple things used in the creation of something (especially used in recipes)
Potato soup is made with potatoes and cream.
This cake is made with flour.
= to talk about the action used to create something or the creator of something
Origami is made by folding sheets of paper.
The movie was made by Taika Waititi.
放假 - (fang4 jia4) to go on vacation
假 - (jia4) vacation
护照 - (hu4 zhao4) passport
签证 - (qian1 zheng4) visa
打算 - (da3 suan4) to plan (verb) ; plan (noun)
旅行社 - (lü3 xing2 she4) travel agency
文化 - (wen2 hua4) culture
导游 - (dao3 you2) tour guide
有名 - (you3 ming2) famous; well-known
订 - (ding4) to reserve; to book (hotel, tickets, etc.)
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1. Physical appearance
aguichant- enticing, alluring avachi- limp, sloppy, baggy baraqué- well-built bizarre- strange boursouflé- bloated bronzé- tanned chétif,-ive- weak, sickly débraillé- untidy, sloppy dépenaillé- unkempt douteux, -euse- doubtful, dubious, questionable élancé- slim frêle- frail, fragile grand- tall grassouillet, ette- plump gros, grosse- fat hâlé- tanned insolite- unusual, quirky maigre- skinny mignon- nice, sweet mince- slender musclé - brawny, muscular nerveux- nervous, upset pâle- pale potelé- plump (like a baby) rabougri- wizened, shrivelled séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive
2. Character
abruti- idiotic acariâtre- sour, bad-tempered antipathique- unfriendly anodin- harmless astucieux, euse- clever, astute, shrewd atone- lifeless, expressionless avisé- sensible, wise borné- narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself) braillard- describes someone who complains a lot brave- good, honest, brave candide- naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting casanier,-iere- homebody, home lover compassé- starchy, stiff compliqué- complicated; fussy (e.g. about food) compréhensif,-ive- understanding dépravé- perverted dévoyé- perverted difficile- difficult distrait- absent-minded, distracted drôle- funny ennuyeux,-euse- boring évolué- broad-minded, independent, progressive exigeant- demanding extraverti- extrovert faiblard- weak, feeble fainéant- lazy, idle falot- dreary, bland farfelu- eccentric, bizarre franc- candid futé- cunning, smart guindé- stiff, awkward imprévisible- unforeseeable juste- fair lunatique- temperamental maladroit- clumsy mal commode- bad-tempered malicieux,-euse- mischievous, naughty malin- cunning malveillant- malicious, malevolent, spiteful maniaque- finicky, fussy marrant- funny; odd maussade- gloomy, sullen méchant- malicious, nasty méfiant- distrustful, suspicious méprisant- contemptuous, disdainful névrosé- neurotic perspicace- perceptive, insightful primesautier-iere- impulsive rébarbatif -ive- hostile, off-putting renfrogné- sullen replié sur soi-meme- introverted, withdrawn rusé- cunning sage - well-behaved, good saugrenu - absurd sensé- sensible sensible- sensitive sérieux,-euse- serious, responsible susceptible- touchy, sensitive, delicate sympathique- nice, friendly terre-á-terre- down-to-earth tordu- warped, twisted travailleur-euse- hard-working
3. Mood
accablé- distressed admiratif, -ive- admiring affolé- in a panic amer, -ere -bitter assoupi- drowsy béat- blissfully happy; smug, complacent cafardeux,-euse- in the dumps débordé (de travail)- snowed under (with work) décontracté- relaxed détendu- relaxed découragé- disheartened, discouraged dépité- vexed désemparé- distraught, at a loss effaré (de)- alarmed (at) énergique- energetic enthousiaste- enthusiastic gai- cheerful bien ententionné- well-intentioned lointain- distant mélancolique- gloomy navré- sorry, apologetic, upset paumé- lost, at sea ravi -delighted surpris- surprised tendu- tense vanné- exhausted vexé- annoyed
🌿 Describing ideas or events
1. Positive alléchant - tempting, mouth-watering attendrissant- touching bénéfique- beneficial commode- convenient cocasse- funny, comical conforme (á)- conforming (with) convenable- fitting, acceptable, respectable déroutant - disconcerting détaillé - comprehensive, detailed distinct - separate, distinct équitable - fair excellent - excellent, first-rate formidable - fantastic fulgurant - dazzling, thundery grave - serious honnête - decent hors pair - exceptional impeccable - great, without flaws important - important marrant - funny merveilleux - marvellous parfait - perfect passionnant - exciting percutant - powerful, striking, forceful primordial - of prime importance propice - favorable, suitable raisonnable - reasonable rarissime - extremely rare recherché - much sought-after, studied réconfortant - comforting réjouissant - delightful rentable - profitable, financially viable réussi - successful, well-done sagace - sagacious sage - wise sensationnel - sensational spontané - spontaneous subtil - subtle surprenant - surprising véridique - truthful
2. Negative aberrant - absurd, nonsensical abominable - abominable affreux - dreadful, ghastly agaçant - irritating aléatoire - uncertain, random ardu - arduous chimérique - fanciful, imaginary, idealistic, utopic complexe - complex courant - common, current déchirant - heart-breaking, gut wrenching dégoûtant - disgusting déprimant - depressing déraisonnable - unreasonable discutable - questionable, arguable écoeurant - sickening, nauseating ennuyeux,-euse - boring épouvantable - horrendous, ghastly, atrocious éprouvant - strenuous, punishing étrange - strange fastidieux,-euse - tedious, dull, tiresome frustrant - frustrating, irritating gênant - annoying immonde - filthy, vile impensable - unthinkable, unimaginable impossible - difficult; impossible improbable - unlikely inadmissible - intolerable inattendu - unexpected loufoque - crazy, over the top lourd - heavy/annoying malaisé - difficult malencontreux-euse - unfortunate médiocre - mediocre minable - seedy, hopeless, pathetic pénible - difficult, tiresome; painful pitoyable - pathetic prosaïque - prosaic quelconque - ordinary, mediocre rebutant - off-putting, unappealing répugnant - disgusting ridicule - ridiculous
Hi Essi! Could you make a list of some vocabulary list topics?
Greetings and basic phrases
Colours
Shapes
Numbers and counting
Measurements
Telling time
Question words
Basic adjectives/verbs
Personal pronouns
Family members and relatives
Daily routine
Weather
Seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn
Events of the year: new year, easter, birthday, halloween, christmas, etc.
Life events and stages of life
Food and beverages
Herbs and spices
Cooking and baking
Dietary requirements and allergies
Flavours
Asking for and giving directions
Physical appearance
Clothes and accessories
Makeup
Beauty and fashion
Fabrics and patterns
Materials
Body parts
Personality traits
Feelings and emotions
Places and buildings
Types of houses
Furniture and objects around the house
Containers
City
Countryside
Animals and insects
Hobbies
Arts and crafts
Tools
Music
TV and tv-shows
Movies
Books and literature
Popular movies/series/etc: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Twilight, Star Wars, Disney, Pokémon, Studio Ghibli, Moomin…
Sports
Games
Transportation
Cars and driving
Traveling
School, studying, and stationery
Work and occupations
Diary/bullet journal
Post and email
Culture
Science
Nature
Natural disasters
Environment
Elements
Countries and continents
Bodies of water
Space
Compass points
Languages and linguistics
Profanities and insults
Relationships
Friendship
Flirting
Love
Sex
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Religion
Fairytales and mythology
Zodiac signs
Computers and other electronic devices
Social media & different platforms (tumblr, facebook, twitter…)
Cleaning and hygiene
Health and illnesses
Money
Shopping
Camping
Names
Politics and elections
Royalty
Circus
Partying
Alcohol and drugs
Bullying
News
Terrorism
Refugees
Military, army & war
Synonyms and antonyms
Pairs and opposites
Idioms and proverbs
Tongue twisters
Loanwords
Abbreviations
Slang
Irregular verbs
False friends
Advanced vocabulary