The Mail's Inspirational WOman of Year (16)

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término English definición English
pay tribute to
x3 the Daily Mail paid tribute to her
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to praise sb and admire publicly
luminary
an audience included luminaries from the world of business,
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someone who is very famous or highly respected for their skill at doing something or their knowledge of a particular subject
nurture
centres are specialising in teaching and nurturing troubled youngsters.
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to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing
patron
supporter She is a Patron of women's health charity
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a famous person who is officially involved with an organization, such as a charity, and whose name is used to help advertise it
gaunt
two parents were white-faced and gaunt
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very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry [drawn]
sob
both mother and father started sobbing.
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Pol. szlochać
hangs in the balance
x4 The boarding school she attended had declined to take her back and her education, and whole life, now hung in the balance.
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if something ______, it is not certain what will happen to it
out of the blue
they had contacted me out of the blue
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if something happens____, it is very unexpected
consultancy
Carrie was running her own private education consultancy,
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a company that gives advice on a particular subject
utter
the look of utter desperation in Jenny's eyes
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complete - used to emphasize that sth was very bad, or that a feeling was very strong
in a flash
x3 The idea of turning the house into a school came in a flash
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very quickly
mahogany
Pol. mahoń old mahogany table
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a type of hard reddish brown wood used for making furniture, or the tree that produces this wood
tentative
the first ever pupil knocked tentatively at the front door
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done without confidence [hesitant]
shatter
Carrie started the long process of piecing back together the girl's shattered life.
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to completely destroy someone's hopes, beliefs, or confidence
appalling
I realised just how appalling the problem of bullying had become.
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very unpleasant and shocking [terrible]
fragile
their fragile lives were slowly mended.
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easily broken or damaged [delicate ≠ strong]
contemplate
they attempted or contemplated suicide.
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to think about something that you might do in the future [consider]
mainstream
mainstream school
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accepted by or involving most people in a society
palsy
she had partial facial palsy
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an illness that makes your arms and legs shake because you cannot control your muscles
droop
her mouth and cheek was drooping.
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Pol. opuszczać, opadać, zwiędnąć, oklapnąć
stoop
Pol. gardić się, nachylić się Her shoulders stooped
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to bend your body forward and down
recoil
Pol. cofnąć się, wzdrygnąć się Charlotte recoiled in horror
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to move back suddenly and quickly from something you do not like or are afraid of
lump in your throat
x4 I felt a lump in my throat,
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If you have ____ you have a feeling that you want to cry
scrape your hair back
x 4 (... your...) she found the confidence to scrape back her hair and show her face.
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if you ______, you pull it away from your face and tie it at the back
black-tie event
x3 we held our black tie anniversary dinner
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a _____ is one at which people wear special formal clothes, such as tuxedos for men
lilt
Pol. śpiewna intonacja she sang classical solos in her wonderful, lilting voice.
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a pleasant pattern of rising and falling sound in sb's voice or in music
lilting
lilting voice.
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(of a voice) śpiewny, melodyjny
washed out
x2 she looked utterly washed out and could hardly speak.
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feeling weak and looking unhealthy because you are very tired
scramble
her brain was so scrambled
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to mix words, ideas, sentences etc so that they are not in the right order and do not make sense
answer back
x2 her pupils start to answer back or show attitude
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to reply in a rude way to someone that you are supposed to obey
discard
we are actually allowing extremely valuable young people to be discarded.
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to get rid of something [throw away]
amount to nothing
x3 Their lives will amount to nothing
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if you are not important, valued or successful, you life will ______.
endure
they endure unfulfilling relationships
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Pol. znosić, cierpieć
squander
It's a shocking way for young lives to be squandered.
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to waste
loo
he was attacked in the boy's loos,
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British English informal a toilet
taunt
Pol. szydzić, drwić she was extremely bright at school, but was taunted by other girls
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to try to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them
cajole
She would go to their house and cajole, encourage and persuade them to come out.
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to gradually persuade sb to do sth by being nice to them, or making promises to them
lash out
x2 Bullied at school, he would react by lashing out
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to suddenly speak angrily to someone or criticize someone angrily
thug
Pol. zbir, oprych He threw a chair back at a group of thugs who had cornered him.
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a violent man
corner
a group of thugs who had cornered him.
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to force a person or animal into a position from which they cannot easily escape
snap
at home his younger siblings still managed to provoke him, and this time he had snapped.
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to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, etc. in a difficult situation
wield
Terry was wielding the cricket bat around his head.
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to hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use
meek
He meekly handed it over.
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very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people
saviour
Pol. zbawca she offered herself as teacher, saviour and mother to many shattered teenagers.
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someone who saves you from a difficult or dangerous situation
for keeps
Did Carrie Herbert actually receive the award for keeps? Do you want it back?" "No it's yours, for keeps."
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for ever:
dilly-dally
When Carrie knew she had to convert her house into a school, did she make short work of it or did she dilly-dally?
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to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision:
old hand
As a teacher, was she new to the game or was she an old hand?
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someone who is very experienced and skilled in a particular area of activity:
hot under the collar
When Jenny came on Monday morning, Carrie did not get hot under the collar
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embarrassed or angry about something:
take up
p. verb When Jenny came on Monday morning, Carrie took up the challenge
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To accept or attempt some particular test, fight, contest, etc., or answer an invitation or call to such.
bring to book
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to punish someone and make that person explain their behaviour
take for a ride
I think we've been taken for a ride.
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to deceive or cheat someone:
turn away
p. verb Carrie discovered that bullied child were by and large turned away by their schools
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to move your face so you are not looking at something:
just the thing
Carrie's initiative turned out to be just the thing for the local education authority. the very thing
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exactly what is needed:
impertinence
Carrie tolerated impertinence on the part of the pupils.
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behaviour that is rude and does not show respect, especially someone older or in a higher position than you:

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