Барановська т.В. Граматика англійської мови. Збірник вправ: Навч. Посібник. Видання друге, виправлене та доповнене – Мова англ., укр. – Київ: тов “вп Логос-м», 2007. – 384 с.

Word

Explanatory note

active

doing a lot of things; always busy - активний

energetic

full of energy - енергійний

lively

full of life and energy - сповнений життя; веселий

dynamic

full of energy and ideas; a powerful personality - динамічний; енергійний

sociable, outgoing

friendly; enjoying the company of other people - товариський; компанійський

talkative

liking or willing to talk - балакучий

decisive

able to make decisions quickly - рішучий

an extrovert

sociable person who finds it easy to talk to people and likes to attract attention - комунікабельний; той, який любить бути в центрі уваги

careful

taking care to avoid mistakes, danger - обережний

cautious

very careful; not wanting to act quickly - обачний; передбачливий

wary

very cautious because he is not sure about smth. - насторожений; обачний

efficient

working well and quickly - знаючий; спритний

competent

able to do a job well - компетентний; досвідчений

particular

not easily satisfied; choosing very carefully - старанний; акуратний, (as a noun - близький приятель)

fussy

very particular - метушливий

conservative

not wanting to do or try anything new — консервативний; поміркований

honest

able to be trusted - чесний

trustworthy

able to be trusted - надійний; той, якому можна довірити

reliable

able to be relied on - певний; надійний

sincere

believing or meaning what you say - щирий

genuine

sincere - справжній; щирий

frank

honest and open in expressing one’s real thoughts - відвертий; відкритий

direct

honest and going straight to the point without hesitation - прямий;

blunt

speaking directly, without trying to be polite - різкий

considerate

kind; thoughtful - тактовний; делікатний

sympathetic (to)

kind and understanding the feelings and problems of other people - співчутливий

generous (to)

happy to give money, help - щедрий

polite (to)

having good manners and consideration for other people - ввічливий

well-mannered

polite - вихований; ґречний

pleasant

friendly and polite - привітний

civil

polite, without being friendly - коректний

tactful

careful not to upset someone - тактовний

diplomatic

showing skill in dealing with people - дипломатичний; тактовний

modest

not wanting to be admired - скромний

confident

sure of himself and his abilities - впевнений у собі

bossy

fond of giving other people orders (not being a boss) - той, що верховодить

persistent

continuing to do smth. inspite of difficulty - напористий

tolerant

able to accept or allow the opinions of other people even if one doesn’t agree - толерантний

patient

able to wait for smth. without becoming annoyed – терпеливий

easygoing

not easily worried or annoyed and thus tolerant – безтурботний; доб­родушно-веселий

open-minded

willing to listen to new ideas - неупереджений; з широким сві­тоглядом

Negative

Word

Explanatory note

lazy

disliking activity - ледачий; лінивий

A pathetic

having no desire to change a bad situation - байдужий

quiet

not saying very much - спокійний

reserved

not saying what he thinks or feels - потайливий; скритний

an introvert

who is more interested in his own thoughts and feelings than in the world around him - людина, зосереджена на своїх переживаннях

to hang about/around

to stay in a place doing nothing - байдикувати; вештатися

careless

not careful - необережний

sloppy

doing work in a careless way - неохайний; недбалий

inefficient

not efficient - неспритний; незнаючий

incompetent

not competent - некомпетентний; недосвідчений

rash

impulsive; doing foolish or dangerous things - нерозважливий; нерозсудливий

dishonest

not honest - нечесний

untrustworthy

not trustworthy - ненадійний

unreliable

not reliable - непевний; ненадійний

insincere

not sincere - несправжній (друг); нещирий

two-faced

saying one thing at one time or to one person and the opposite thing at another time - дволичний; лукавий

cunning

clever in using people and situations in order to get what he wants - хитрий

inconsiderate

thoughtless - нетактовний; неделікатний

selfish

caring only about himself- егоїстичний

mean

not generous - нещедрий; скнарий

greedy

always wanting more - ненажерливий; пожадливий

rude (to)

not polite (often intentionally) - грубий

bad/ill-mannered

having bad manners; impolite - погано вихований

cheeky

lacking respect and politeness - зухвалий; нахабний

tactless

without tact - нетактовний

shy

not confident; nervous in the company - сором ‘язливий

self-conscious

feeling that everybody is looking at you - самовпевнений

arrogant

behaving as if you are better than everyone else - зарозумілий; гордовитий

big-headed

not modest - нескромний

vain

full of love for one’s own appearance - самозакоханий

smug

too satisfied with oneself- самовдоволений

pushy

always demanding things from other people and trying to get them - напористий

stubborn

refusing to move, change one’s mind - впертий

pig-headed

stubborn and very angry - впертий; тупий

awkward

difficult to deal with - той, з ким важко ладити

petty

small-minded - обмежений; недалекий