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Flashcards by Andrea Lladro, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Andrea Lladro
almost 5 years ago
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| Last winter was one of the coldest ever recorded, which nobody has expected | Last winter was one of the coldest ever recorded, unexpectedly. (without warning) surprisingly, suddenly, startlingly, without warning, all of a sudden, astonishingly, unpredictably, out of nowhere, out of the blue |
| When people are asked where they want to live, in most cases they say "in the countryside" | When people are asked where they want to live, generally they say "in the countryside". usually, commonly, ordinarily, customarily (typically), frequently, regularly, as a rule, broadly (in general), broadly speaking, by and large (in general), generally speaking, in general, in the main, normally, on the whole, predominantly, primarily, principally |
| From what I have read, they are going to build a dam (a water barrier) across the river | Apparently, they are going to build a dam (a water barrier) across the river seemingly , conspicuously, evidently, obviously , at first sight, at first view, in plain sight, at a glance, transparently, perceptibly, plainly, patently, clearly , openly, overtly, palpably, tangibly, presumably, possibly , supposedly , ostensibly, assumably, reputedly, if one may judge, to all appearances, allegedly, as far as it is possible to assume, in all likelihood, as it seems, on the face of it, to the eye, so it appears, noticeably |
| Part of the forest was destroyed by fire, which was a pity | Part of the forest was destroyed by fire, unfortunately, sadly, unluckily, regrettably, lamentably, unhappily, disastrously, catastrophically |
| A bridge collapsed during the storm. It was lucky that nobody was injured. | A bridge collapsed during the storm. Luckily, opportunely, happily, fortunately, by a stroke of luck nobody was injured. |
| It came as no surprise that the company said it was not to blame for the oil slick | Unsurprisingly, predictably, expectedly, obviously, evidently, the company said it was not to blame for the oil slick |
| Two children went missing during the flood, but the good news is they are now safe | Two children went missing during the flood, fortunately, luckily, happily, successfully, gracefully, they are now safe |
| I don't know if there's a Recycling Centre but I'm afraid it's true I haven't tried very hard to find out | I don't know if there's a Recycling Centre but admittedly, unfortunately, regrettably, lamentably, sadly, badly, unluckily, unhappily, ungracefully, I haven't tried very hard to find out |
| There's a real crisis in fishing. It is clear that too many boats are chasing too few fish. | There's a real crisis in fishing. Obviously, conspicuously, certainty, surely, evidently, apparently, seemingly, precisely, undoubtedly, unmisgiving, too many boats are chasing too few fish. |
| I don't know why but all the apples have disappeared from the tree in my garden | Unexpectedly, surprisingly, all of a sudden, suddenly, startlingly (in a surprising way) without warning, all of a sudden, astonishingly (astonished: pasmado) unpredictably, out of nowhere, out of the blue |
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