appetite /'aep^tait/ [n C/U] the normal feeling of wanting to eat when you have not eaten for some time: The medicine might affect your appetite. give sb an appetite (=make them feel hungry) All that exercise has given me an
appetite.
have a good/big/healthy appetite (-want to eat a lot and enjoy eating) He certainly has a healthy appetite. He ate two plates of pasta in about 10 minutes.
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hunger Ълг^эГ1 [n UJ the feeling you have when you have eaten very little food: By the end of the day, I was feeling weak with hunger.
czistarving/ravenous /sta:rvirj, taev-
эпэs/ [adj not before nounj spoken very hungry: Can we stop for lunch now? I'm absolutely starving. 1 Vou haven't had dinner? Vou must be ravenous.
Д. Don't say Very starving' or 'very ravenous'. Say absolutely starving/ ravenous or just say starving or ravenous.
peckish /'pekij/ [ad; not before nounj British if you feel peckish, you feel a little hungry: I'm feeling a bit peckish. Is there anything in the fridge?
when people are ill or dying because they do not have enough to eat
Starving /'sta'/vii]/ [adj] someone who is starving has not had enough food for a long time and will die soon if they do not eat: TV pictures of starving children in Africa I People in western countries waste food while millions are starving.
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Here are some words to help you describe the place where you live.
Is it a HOUSE,
or an
APARTMENT
HOUSES/WHERE PEOPLE LIVE
WORD 8*NK
in a large building?
What type of apartment do you live in?
apartment /э'рагЧтэт/ {also /lat
/flaet/ British) [n C] a set of rooms that are usually all on the same level and are part of a larger building
block of /lats British apartment building /blok av 'flats, э'раЧтэт
,blDk|,bla:k-/ american [n C] a building that consists of different levels and has several apartments on each level
condominium /.kDnda'miniamlkain-/ [n C] in the US, an apartment in a build ing that consists of several apartments, all of which are owned by the people who live in them
hail of residence (also hall) BRmsn dormitory (also dorm) american /,ho:l
9v rezi^ns, Hd:I. do:rm^ri. d;>:rm||-t3:ri-/ n Cj a large building at a college or university that consists of separate rooms where students live
studio apartment american bedsit
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British Studio /lat British /'stjuidiau 3,pa:rfm3nt, 'bedsit, 'stju:dbo (fl;et|j'stu:-/ (n C) a small apartment with one main room, usually for only one person to live in
What type of house do you live in?
bungalow /'ЬлцдэЫ/ [n C] a small
house in which all the rooms are on the same level
detached house /di.uetft haos/ [n CI
British a house that is not joined to another house
house /haos/ [n C] a building that people live in, especially a building on more than one level that is used by one family or group of people: Are you coming to Sophie's house tonight? I There are some very old houses in this part of town. I He has an apartment in
London as well as a country house. (=a house in the country)
ranch house/ra:ntj\haos||'ra;ntjy [n Cj a house in the US in which all the rooms are on the same level, with a roof that does not slope much
semi-detached house /semi ditcetjt
haus/ [n C] British a house that is joined to another house on one side
terraced house brftish row house
I,ter^st haos, 'гэи haos/ american (n Cj a house that is in a row of houses that are all joined together
Which floor is your
apartment on?
basement/'beismant/ [n C] the level of a building that is below the level of the ground: Is anyone living in the basement?
a basement flat!apartment Carlo had a basement apartment in Grant St.
_floor /fb:r/ In С] first/second/third etc floor the first, second etc level in a building
on the /irst/secoad etc floor Her apartment is on the third floor, a flrstfloorl second-floor etc apartment/ jlat an eighth-floor apartment with a view of the ocean
A In American English, the first floor is on the same level as the ground, and the second floor is the next level above this. In British English, the part on the same level as the ground is called the ground floor, and the first floor is the next level above this.
ground jloor/graond 'tb:rV [n C] especially 3ridsh the part of a building that is on the same level as the ground on the ground .floor They live in a small flat on the ground floor a ground-floor flat/apartment The ground-floor apartment is empty at the moment.
is it owned by someone
else?
landlord/landlady / iiendb:rd, land
Jeidi/ [n C] the man or woman that you rent a house or apartment from
rent/rent/ [u I/T] to pay money regularly to live in a house or apartment that someone else owns: Hal's rented an apartment downtown. I We rented for a while before buying a place of our own.
rent sth from sb They rent the house from a retired businessman.
rent /rent/ [n C/U) the money that you pay to live in a house or apartment that someone else owns: The rent's pretty high - about $800 a month. pay the rent We hardly earn enough money to pay the rent.
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rented/rented/ lad; usually before nounj
rented house/apartment!accommodation a house, apartment etc that you pay money to someone else to live in and do not own yourself
В Who lives with you?
go to live
Ui What can you see from
overlook /,3ovar'U>k/ [v T] if a building or room overlooks a place that is on a lower level, you see that place from it when you look out of the window: Our apartment overlooked a small courtyard.