go to the shops bruish go to the
Store AMERICAN /,g90 t9 бЭ 'jDpS, ,g3U t3 'sto:r||-'Ja:ps/ to go to the shops near your house in order to buy food or to buy one or two other small things that you need: I'm just going to the shops for a newspaper - do you want anything? I If you go to the store could you get me some milk?
shop /Ji>p||Ja:p/ [о 1] if you shop at a particular shop, you go there regularly to buy things
+ at one of those rich women who always shop at Harrods
shopping - shopped - have shopped
shop around /,Jbp 9'raond||Ja:p-/ [phrasal verb I] to compare the price of something in several shops, before deciding where to buy it: You could probably get the same camera cheaper if you shop around.
window shopping /'wmdau Jopiql
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-Ja:p-/ [n U] when you look at things in shop windows without intending to buy anything: We spent the morning window shopping in all the antique stores.
В someone who buys something
customer /'kAstams1"/ [n C] someone who buys things from a shop or company, or who uses a restaurant, bar etc: Several customers complained about how rude the waiters were. I We offer a 10% dis-
count to regular customers. best/biggest customer (=someone who buys the most goods or services from a shop or company)
shoppers / jDporz||'Jaip-/ [n plural] the people in a shop or town who are buying things: streets crowded with Christmas shoppers
buyer /Ъа1эг/ [n C] someone who buys something expensive such as a house or car: Have you found a buyer for your house yet? I The odvertisement is aimed at women car buyers.
^^ Don't use buyer about people buying things in shops.
BUY
consumers/the consumer /kan'sjin-
Consumers/the consumer is used especially by people who write about business.
morz, бэ kan sjuima^-'su:-/ (n) all the people who buy and use goods and services: Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly products. I The consumer is interested in high quality goods, not just low prices.
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CALM
laid-back ;,leid 'Ьжк«/ [adj) imokmai
someone who is laid-back is always
relaxed and never seems to worry about
CALM
things that other people worry about: Sue's always had a laid-back attitude to life.
relax
not angry or upset, even in a difficult situation
ANGRY
\
see also
ннсипимс/
to become calm, or to make someone calm
calm down 'ku:m daon||,ku'.nv, rku:!m-
[phrasal verb I/T] to become calm again after you have been angry or upset, or to make someone do this: Once I'd calmed down, / realized he might be right. calm sb down He put his arms aroi^nd Christine and tried to calm her down.
calm
calm /ka:m||ka:m, ku:lm; [adj] not getting angry or upset, even in a difficult situation: Eoeryone praised Doug/as for the calm way in which he handled the situation, I We'll talk about this when you're feeling calmer.
keep calm Keep calm and try not to panic.
calmly Iacfu] The other kids were screaming. but El lie calmly picked up the snake and threw it out of the window.
relaxed n ht'ksr [adj] someone who is relaxed is very calm and does not seem to be worried about anything, and it is pleasant ior other people to be with them: George greeted us in his friendly relaxed wa у. I You see1 m m и с h rn о re re !a x ed
since you changed jobs.
Stay COOI/keep cool stei ku:l. к up
кli:I; to stay calm and not show your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry: Sampras is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure. keep your cool (=not become angry) He managed to keep his cool and ignore her last comments. coolly (adu| She walked coolly to the front of the hall and picked up the microphone
keep your head knp \xr hcd to
manage to stay caln and to behave in a sensible way when something is likely to make you feel frightened or worried: Paul's good at keeping his head in a crisis.
what you say to someone when you want them to be calm
Qcalm down
ku:lm- spoKf.N say this when someone is angry, upset, or excited and you want
them to think calmly or speak calmly
again: Calm down! There's nothing whatever to worry about.
Qrelax ri Utks spgki'.n say this to someone who is worried or frightened about something, in order to stop them worrying: Relax! The injection won't hurt
Qtake it easy ink n ivi/ spoki n imoh
m,m say this when someone is angrv or upset, and you want to stop them saying or doing anything stupid: Hey. take it easy'. Nobody's saying you're not good at your job.
exit's okay/it's all right us л-ка
its rait/ sf4)k-\ say this to someone to make them stop being worried: It's okay, she's just phoning to say she'll be late. 1 It s alright, don't cry. Mummy's here.
CAN/CAN'T
look here for . . .
be able to do something
be allowed to do something
^ if you want to know about modal
verbs, go to the essential gramma*
section 7
see also erequests
Don't say 'I can to come'. Say I can
come
/К Past tense: It you just want to say that someone had the ability, money etc to do something at some time in the past, use could: He could read by the time he was four. I He was a rich man who could afford to buy anything he wanted, If you want to say that someone succeeded in doing something because they had the opportunity, ability, money etc, use was able to do sth: When the ram stopped v/e were able to finish the game.