TAILIEUCHUNG - British english a to z_4

Tham khảo tài liệu 'british english a to z_4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | flatmate 133 fixture n. scheduled sporting event In the British sports world what the Americans call an event is called a fixture. fizz n. Inf. sparkling wine Including Champagne though not confined to it. Flag Day Tag Day The day on which people solicit you for contributions to a cause and give you something to put on your lapel to prove you ve come through. In Britain you get little flags in America you may get paper poppies on the end of a pin. Obsolete but see Poppy Day. flake out Inf. pass out Inf. Faint collapse from exhaustion. flaming adj. adv. Slang. damned Inf. Synonymous with flipping ruddy bloody. flan n. see comment Sponge cake or pastry with fruit filling usually with a layer of whipped cream as well. Flan in America is caramel custard. flannel n. face cloth Also known in America as washcloth or washrag. But when the British talk of a wash-cloth they mean what is known in America as a dishcloth. flannel n. . . Slang. 1. n. Slang. soft soap flattery 2. . Slang. soft-soap flatter 3. . Slang. talk one s way out 4. n. Slang. nonsense flapjack n. 1. see comment 2. lady s flat compact 1. Type of cookie. Flapjack now also means pancake in Britain. 2. A portable container for face powder. flares n. pl. bell-bottoms flash adj. flashy flash Harry see comment Someone who is flash in his manner or habits . ostentatiously and obnoxiously displaying the evidence of his wealth. flat n. apartment A block of flats is an apartment house. See block apartment. flat adj. dead Describing batteries that have come to the end of their useful lives. flatmate n. roommate More precisely someone with whom one shares an apartment without sharing a bed. 134 flat out flat out at full speed Inf. Flat out to a Briton suggests a race particularly a horse race with the winner by a nose going all out using every ounce of power. In Britain it does not have the sense of plainly or directly as in American I told him flat-out what I thought of him. flat spin. See in a flat .

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