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a word to describe someone who notices things quickly and understands people's feelings. The perceptive person is one who can read the non-verbal sentences and accurately match them against the person's verbal sentences. začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who has an unreasonable dislike of a thing or a group of people. I thought diversity was supposed to be a good thing... Yellow snow is also snow. začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who is not interested or willing to make the effort to do anything. The apple was apathetic to the pathetic pear. Apathetic: not caring; uninterested začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who is determined not to change their ideas, behaviour or opinions. Obstinate: difficult to move or persuade začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who deliberately disobeys people in authority or rules of behaviour. I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive. Madonna začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who spends a lot of time alone because they like being alone. We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins for life. Tennessee Williams začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who is unreasonably anxious or afraid. Neurotics are torn by inner conflicts... Every neurotic... is at war with himself. Karen Horney. začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who is willing to consider or accept other people's ideas or opinions. začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who does things which encourage other people to have ideas. When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark look for stars. začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who tries to do too much začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who works hard začať sa učiť
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consciencioso, responsável
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a word to describe someone who doesn't notice or think about other people's feelings začať sa učiť
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a word to describe someone who behaves in a sensible, adult way Word Choice: sensible or sensitive? sensato ou sensível, suscetível, delicado začať sa učiť
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If someone is sensible, they behave in a way that seems reasonable and practical; If someone is sensitive, they are able to understand other people’s feelings and problems
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a word to describe someone who is curious to know more začať sa učiť
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What's the opposite of considerate? inconsiderate, thoughtless, heedless, careless, uncaring, selfish, incautious, inattentive, indiscreet, rash začať sa učiť
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What's the opposite of circumspect? začať sa učiť
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conservador, convencional začať sa učiť
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opposite of temperamental temperamental, instável, imprevisível začať sa učiť
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fácil, descontraído, tranquilo
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She expects everyone to help her, but she never does anything for anyone else! začať sa učiť
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My boss is happy one minute and screaming the next. začať sa učiť
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The manager doesn't like new ideas; he wants to do everything the old way. začať sa učiť
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That child talks to few people; he prefers to sit quietly and read or just think. začať sa učiť
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That girl is so relaxed that she never seems to worry about anything. začať sa učiť
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She's very cautious; she thinks very carefully before she decides to do something. začať sa učiť
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She's tolerant and she wants her employees to be free to do what they want. začať sa učiť
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That man makes too many instant decisions without thinking about the consequences. začať sa učiť
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When he sees me, he always brings a gift and asks about my family. začať sa učiť
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She loves socialising; she goes to parties every night. začať sa učiť
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He's a bit of a yes-man. He agrees with anything the boss says. začať sa učiť
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someone who always agrees with and obeys his/her employer, leader, wife, etc. pau-mandado; engraxador; a voz do dono
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The new engineer knows what he's doing. He's a real whizzkid. začať sa učiť
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a young person who is very skilled or sucessful at something
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She knows everything about everyone. She's the office busybody začať sa učiť
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someone who is too interested in other people's private activities
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There is never a quiet moment with Kate. She's a real chatterbox. začať sa učiť
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someone (especially a child) who talks too much
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It was very annoying of him. Sometimes Joe could be a real pain in the neck. začať sa učiť
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someone who or something which is very annoying estupor, chato como a potassa
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She is a dark horse. I didn't know she was rich. začať sa učiť
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someone who doesn't tell others very much about himself/herself, but has surprising qualities or abilities.
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He's had plenty of experience. He's an old hand at the job. začať sa učiť
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someone who has a lot of experience at something
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My grandmother has the same routine every day. She's very set in her ways. začať sa učiť
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someone who is unlikely to change his/her habits or opinions opiniões fixas, acomodada, apegada aos seus hábitos
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Jack is a rebel. He's the black sheep of the family. začať sa učiť
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someone who is regarded by other members of his/her family group as not fitting in or an embarrassment
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I'm glad we've invited Sinead. She's always the life and soul of the party. life and soul of the party začať sa učiť
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someone who enjoys social occasions and is fun to be with o rei da festa, a rainha da festa
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You have suggested a new way of working, but your colleague is reluctant to change the way he does things. začať sa učiť
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He is very set in his ways
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You feel sure that you can trust the person you have asked to do this particular task because he has done it many times before. začať sa učiť
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Your friend loves talking. začať sa učiť
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You discover that your colleague is the lead singer in a successful band. She has never mentioned it. začať sa učiť
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You have to complete your accounts by tomorrow. You hate doing it. začať sa učiť
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Your young nephew shows you how to play a new computer game. He has already applied to work as a games developer. začať sa učiť
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Your postman is always asking questions about your private life. začať sa učiť
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You always invite your sister when you're having a party, because she makes people laugh. začať sa učiť
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She's the life and soul of the party
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She has a lot of power. In that organisation she's a... an important, influential person začať sa učiť
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She has a lot of power. In that organisation she's a big cheese manda-chuva; DDT (dono disto tudo)
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He must be the laziest person I've met. He's a total... a person who lives a sedentary lifestyle, never doing any exercise začať sa učiť
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He must be the laziest person I've met. He's a total couch potato.
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She sometimes gets out of control. She's a bit of a... an unpredictable person who may cause damage if he/she is not controlled začať sa učiť
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She sometimes gets out of control. She's a bit of a loose canon
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He ruined the company's reputation. He was a... one bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group začať sa učiť
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He ruined the company's reputation. He was a rotten apple.
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She broke her arm and still refused to give up. She's a... someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations začať sa učiť
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She broke her arm and still refused to give up. She's a tough cookie.
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He complains whenever we try to have fun. He's a bit of a... a negative person who ruins other people's good times začať sa učiť
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He complains whenever we try to have fun. He's a bit of a wet blanket.
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What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator do? začať sa učiť
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It is a test of your personality.
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Anybody can use it, but it is widely used by companies for their workers.
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According to the programme, what causes a lot of stress at work? začať sa učiť
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What kinds of people does the MBTI test? začať sa učiť
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all kinds of people, often office workers
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What kinds of questions does the interviewer ask Mariella? začať sa učiť
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The interviewer asks questions about Mariella's lifestyle, what she does at the end of the day, whether she can put together flat-pack furniture, how she would react in certain situations and how she does her shopping
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What do the following expressions from the programme mean: sweeping-generalisers začať sa učiť
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people who make statements that are too general and do not consider all the facts
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What do the following expressions from the programme mean: detail-obsessed nit-pickers začať sa učiť
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people who argue about small, unimportant details
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What do the following expressions from the programme mean: obsessive planners začať sa učiť
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people who worry excessively about plans
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What do the following expressions from the programme mean: last-minute deadline junkies začať sa učiť
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people who leave doing their work until the last minute before it needs to be finished
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What do the following expressions from the programme mean: recharge your batteries začať sa učiť
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regain your energy/strength
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What do the following expressions from the programme mean: flat-pack furniture začať sa učiť
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furniture that you can buy in warehouses which you unpack and assemble yourself at home
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which best describes Mariella's answers
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How do you like to recharge your batteries at the end of the day? začať sa učiť
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She stays at home and reads a book.
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If you have ever had the opportunity to put together any flat-pack furniture, how did you go about it? začať sa učiť
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She tends to lose the instructions and the parts.
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If you imagine that a friend of yours gives you a call and says, "I've just been burgled.", what would you do? What would your reaction be? začať sa učiť
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First, she would be concerned about the practicalities, then she would ask about feelings.
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How do you go about doing the food shopping? začať sa učiť
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She buys most of her food on the internet, but she doesn't use a list so she forgets things.
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enjoys spending time alone. Tend to think first, act later. začať sa učiť
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someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people OPP extrovert
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finds being with others relaxing. tends to act first, think later začať sa učiť
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someone who is confident and likes being with people OPP introvert
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likes to change things and find their own solutions to problems. looks to the future and tends towards idealism začať sa učiť
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the feeling that you know something is correct or true, although you do not know why
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uses the practical information around them to solve problems. enjoys the present and tends towards realism. začať sa učiť
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to feel or know something without being told
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makes decisions using objectivity and logic. začať sa učiť
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a person who has a well-developed faculty for thinking
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decides by listening to their own and other's feelings začať sa učiť
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a person or thing that feels.
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approaches life in a structured way, making plans and organising things začať sa učiť
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They are self-disciplined and decisive, and seek closure in decisions. When they ask for things they are specific and expect others to do as they say. They enjoy being experts.
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finds structure limiting, likes to keep their options open and go with the flows začať sa učiť
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They are generally curious and like to expand their knowledge, which they will freely acknowledge as being incomplete. They are tolerant of other people's differences and will adapt to fit into whatever the situation requires.
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We're (?) enough to disagree but still respect each other. začať sa učiť
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We're mature enough to disagree but still respect each other.
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You're right. I hadn't noticed. That's very (?) of you. začať sa učiť
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You're right. I hadn't noticed. That's very perceptive of you.
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He was a very (?) man. He refused to do what I asked. začať sa učiť
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He was a very obstinate man. He refused to do what I asked.
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She is a (?) teacher. She prepares her lessons carefully. začať sa učiť
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She is a conscientious teacher. She prepares her lessons carefully.
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It's important to remain (?)-(?) and consider all options. začať sa učiť
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It's important to remain open-minded and consider all options.
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I'd have asked more questions, but I didn't want to seem too (?). začať sa učiť
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I'd have asked more questions, but I didn't want to seem too inquisitive.
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