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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. 开始学习		perceptive perspicaz
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. 开始学习		prejudiced preconceituoso
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 开始学习		apathetic apático
a word to describe someone who is determined not to change their ideas, behaviour or opinions. Obstinate: difficult to move or persuade 开始学习		obstinate obstinado
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 开始学习		rebellious rebelde
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 开始学习		solitary solitário
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. 开始学习		neurotic neurótico
a word to describe someone who is willing to consider or accept other people's ideas or opinions. New ideas 开始学习		open-minded mente aberta, liberal
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. 开始学习		inspirational inspirador
a word to describe someone who tries to do too much 开始学习		over-ambitious demasiado ambicioso
a word to describe someone who works hard 开始学习		conscientious consciencioso, responsável
a word to describe someone who doesn't notice or think about other people's feelings 开始学习		insensitive insensível, inapropriado
a word to describe someone who behaves in a sensible, adult way Word Choice: sensible or sensitive? sensato ou sensível, suscetível, delicado 开始学习		mature 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
a word to describe someone who is curious to know more 开始学习		inquisitive inquisitivo, curioso
opposite of considerate What's the opposite of considerate? inconsiderate, thoughtless, heedless, careless, uncaring, selfish, incautious, inattentive, indiscreet, rash 开始学习		selfish egoísta
opposite of circumspect What's the opposite of circumspect? 开始学习		impetuous impetuoso
opposite of conservative conservador, convencional 开始学习		liberal liberal, generoso
opposite of temperamental temperamental, instável, imprevisível 开始学习		easy-going fácil, descontraído, tranquilo
opposite of gregarious gregário 开始学习		introverted introvertido
She expects everyone to help her, but she never does anything for anyone else! 开始学习		selfish
My boss is happy one minute and screaming the next. 开始学习		temperamental
The manager doesn't like new ideas; he wants to do everything the old way. 开始学习		conservative
That child talks to few people; he prefers to sit quietly and read or just think. 开始学习		introverted
That girl is so relaxed that she never seems to worry about anything. 开始学习		easy-going
She's very cautious; she thinks very carefully before she decides to do something. 开始学习		circumspect
She's tolerant and she wants her employees to be free to do what they want. 开始学习		liberal
That man makes too many instant decisions without thinking about the consequences. 开始学习		impetuous
When he sees me, he always brings a gift and asks about my family. 开始学习		considerate
She loves socialising; she goes to parties every night. 开始学习		gregarious
He's a bit of a yes-man. He agrees with anything the boss says. yes-man 开始学习		someone who always agrees with and obeys his/her employer, leader, wife, etc. pau-mandado; engraxador; a voz do dono
The new engineer knows what he's doing. He's a real whizzkid. whizzkid 开始学习		a young person who is very skilled or sucessful at something génio, menino-prodígio
She knows everything about everyone. She's the office busybody busybody 开始学习		someone who is too interested in other people's private activities intrometido, metediço
There is never a quiet moment with Kate. She's a real chatterbox. chatterbox 开始学习		someone (especially a child) who talks too much tagarela
It was very annoying of him. Sometimes Joe could be a real pain in the neck. pain in the neck 开始学习		someone who or something which is very annoying estupor, chato como a potassa
She is a dark horse. I didn't know she was rich. dark horse 开始学习		someone who doesn't tell others very much about himself/herself, but has surprising qualities or abilities.
He's had plenty of experience. He's an old hand at the job. old hand 开始学习		someone who has a lot of experience at something veterano
My grandmother has the same routine every day. She's very set in her ways. set in her ways 开始学习		someone who is unlikely to change his/her habits or opinions opiniões fixas, acomodada, apegada aos seus hábitos
Jack is a rebel. He's the black sheep of the family. black sheep 开始学习		someone who is regarded by other members of his/her family group as not fitting in or an embarrassment ovelha negra
I'm glad we've invited Sinead. She's always the life and soul of the party. life and soul of the party 开始学习		someone who enjoys social occasions and is fun to be with o rei da festa, a rainha da festa
You have suggested a new way of working, but your colleague is reluctant to change the way he does things. 开始学习		He is very set in his ways
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. 开始学习		He's an old hand
Your friend loves talking. 开始学习		He's/she's a chatterbox
You discover that your colleague is the lead singer in a successful band. She has never mentioned it. 开始学习		She's a dark horse
You have to complete your accounts by tomorrow. You hate doing it. 开始学习		It's a pain in the neck
Your young nephew shows you how to play a new computer game. He has already applied to work as a games developer. 开始学习		He's a whizzkid
Your postman is always asking questions about your private life. 开始学习		He's a busybody
You always invite your sister when you're having a party, because she makes people laugh. 开始学习		She's the life and soul of the party
She has a lot of power. In that organisation she's a... an important, influential person 开始学习		She has a lot of power. In that organisation she's a big cheese manda-chuva; DDT (dono disto tudo)
He must be the laziest person I've met. He's a total... a person who lives a sedentary lifestyle, never doing any exercise 开始学习		He must be the laziest person I've met. He's a total couch potato.
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 开始学习		She sometimes gets out of control. She's a bit of a loose canon pavio curto
He ruined the company's reputation. He was a... one bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group 开始学习		He ruined the company's reputation. He was a rotten apple. maçã podre
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 开始学习		She broke her arm and still refused to give up. She's a tough cookie. duro de roer
He complains whenever we try to have fun. He's a bit of a... a negative person who ruins other people's good times 开始学习		He complains whenever we try to have fun. He's a bit of a wet blanket. desmancha-prazeres
What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator do? 开始学习		It is a test of your personality.
Who uses it? 开始学习		Anybody can use it, but it is widely used by companies for their workers.
According to the programme, what causes a lot of stress at work? 开始学习		The people we work with
What kinds of people does the MBTI test? 开始学习		all kinds of people, often office workers
What kinds of questions does the interviewer ask Mariella? 开始学习		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
What do the following expressions from the programme mean: sweeping-generalisers 开始学习		people who make statements that are too general and do not consider all the facts
What do the following expressions from the programme mean: detail-obsessed nit-pickers 开始学习		people who argue about small, unimportant details
What do the following expressions from the programme mean: obsessive planners 开始学习		people who worry excessively about plans
What do the following expressions from the programme mean: last-minute deadline junkies 开始学习		people who leave doing their work until the last minute before it needs to be finished
What do the following expressions from the programme mean: recharge your batteries 开始学习		regain your energy/strength
What do the following expressions from the programme mean: flat-pack furniture 开始学习		furniture that you can buy in warehouses which you unpack and assemble yourself at home
Choose the option 开始学习		which best describes Mariella's answers
How do you like to recharge your batteries at the end of the day? 开始学习		She stays at home and reads a book.
If you have ever had the opportunity to put together any flat-pack furniture, how did you go about it? 开始学习		She tends to lose the instructions and the parts.
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? 开始学习		First, she would be concerned about the practicalities, then she would ask about feelings.
How do you go about doing the food shopping? 开始学习		She buys most of her food on the internet, but she doesn't use a list so she forgets things.
introvert enjoys spending time alone. Tend to think first, act later. 开始学习		someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people OPP extrovert
extrovert finds being with others relaxing. tends to act first, think later 开始学习		someone who is confident and likes being with people OPP introvert
intuition likes to change things and find their own solutions to problems. looks to the future and tends towards idealism 开始学习		the feeling that you know something is correct or true, although you do not know why
sensing uses the practical information around them to solve problems. enjoys the present and tends towards realism. 开始学习		to feel or know something without being told
thinker makes decisions using objectivity and logic. 开始学习		a person who has a well-developed faculty for thinking
feeler decides by listening to their own and other's feelings 开始学习		a person or thing that feels.
judging approaches life in a structured way, making plans and organising things 开始学习		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.
perceiving finds structure limiting, likes to keep their options open and go with the flows 开始学习		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.
We're (?) enough to disagree but still respect each other. m(?) 开始学习		We're mature enough to disagree but still respect each other.
You're right. I hadn't noticed. That's very (?) of you. pe(?) 开始学习		You're right. I hadn't noticed. That's very perceptive of you.
He was a very (?) man. He refused to do what I asked. o(?) 开始学习		He was a very obstinate man. He refused to do what I asked.
She is a (?) teacher. She prepares her lessons carefully. c(?) 开始学习		She is a conscientious teacher. She prepares her lessons carefully.
It's important to remain (?)-(?) and consider all options. o(?)-m(?) 开始学习		It's important to remain open-minded and consider all options.
I'd have asked more questions, but I didn't want to seem too (?). i(?) 开始学习		I'd have asked more questions, but I didn't want to seem too inquisitive.

1.2 WHAT ARE YOU LIKE: PERSONALITY; IDIOMS FOR PEOPLE

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