Chwa mo presi : pi lwen pase vokabilè de baz

Nan nivo B2, fason ki pi rapid pou sonnen pi avanse pa aprann mo ki ra, men sispann sèvi ak mo vag. Good, bad, nice, thing ak very fè yon travay enòm nan bouch moun k ap aprann angle e prèske pa gen nan bouch moun ki pale l depi yo piti.

Pwoblèm « very + adjektif » la

Very se siy ki gen yon mo ki pi presi.

Vag	Presi
very tired	exhausted
very hungry	starving
very surprised	astonished
very important	crucial, vital
very interesting	fascinating
very difficult	demanding, tricky
very angry	furious
very happy	delighted, thrilled
very small	minute, negligible
very old	ancient
very clean	spotless
very sure	certain, convinced

Konpare : The deadline is very important. → The deadline is crucial. Dezyèm opsyon an pi kout e pi frapan.

Ranplase « good » ak « bad »

De mo sa yo pa bay okenn enfòmasyon. Bon nan ki sans ?

• A good idea → a sensible / promising / brilliant idea
• A good meal → a delicious meal
• A good employee → a reliable / capable employee
• A bad decision → a poor / reckless decision
• A bad result → a disappointing result

Menm bagay la pou thing, stuff, nice ak get, ki sèl absòbe yon gwo pati nan angle moun k ap aprann yo. The thing we discussed → the proposal we discussed. It's a nice place → it's a quiet place / a welcoming place / a beautiful place — twa afimasyon diferan nice konprese an yon sèl. (Mo kreyòl bagay la jwe menm wòl la : chèche mo egzak la.)

Chwazi nivo lang ki apwopriye a

Presi pa vle di fòmèl. Chwazi mo a selon sitiyasyon an :

The results were disappointing. (net, pwofesyonèl)

The results were rubbish. (familye e twò dirèk pou travay)

De a presi. Men yon sèl konvni pou yon rapò.

Vèb yo peze pi lou pase adjektif yo

Otè avanse yo ranfòse vèb yo, pa sèlman adjektif yo.

• We made the process better. → We streamlined the process.
• Sales went up a lot. → Sales surged.
• He said he disagreed. → He objected.
• The company got three new clients. → The company acquired three new clients.

Yon vèb presi souvan ranplase twa mo vag.

Espesyalman, vèb ki prezante yon pawòl

Say kouvri tout bagay e pa distenge anyen. Chak nan vèb sa yo transmèt pa sèlman mo yo, men entansyon moun k ap pale a tou :

Olye de said	Ki lè
pointed out	rale atansyon sou yon fèt
admitted	rekonèt yon bagay ki pa avantaje l
insisted	repete yon bagay malgre rezistans
warned	avèti sou yon risk
suggested	pwopoze, pa afime
claimed	afime, e ou pa garanti sa

Remake travay claimed fè : He said the figures were wrong se net ; He claimed the figures were wrong ajoute yon dout diskrè. (Atansyon ak fo zanmi an : claim pa sèlman « reklame » tankou an kreyòl, men tou « pretann, afime ».)

Presizyon sou kantite ak sètitid

Kantite vag yo pa mwens chè pase adjektif vag yo :

• a lot of people → the majority of respondents · roughly two-thirds
• some problems → three recurring problems
• It's very likely. → It's almost certain. · It's plausible.

Yon mizangad

Pa kenbe mo ki pi long lan. Utilise pa pi bon pase use ; commence pa pi bon pase start. Presizyon an konsiste nan chwazi mo ki koresponn egzakteman ak sans lan ; pafwa, mo sa a kout e komen. Yon moun ki pale kreyòl ekspoze nan menm risk la : anpil mo angle long sanble ak mo kreyòl ou deja konnen (itilize, kòmanse), e nou chwazi yo pa refleks, alòske angle òdinè pito mo kout ki soti nan orijin jèrmanik la.

Presizyon an depann de sa lektè a dedwi, pa de gwosè vokabilè ou. A poor decision ak a reckless decision tou de presi, men yo di lektè a yon bagay diferan : ke moun nan te malchans, oswa ke li te imprudan. Chwazi ant yo se yon jijman sou sa ou vle di vre. Se poutèt sa yon senp diksyonè sinonim sèlman fè tèks la pi mal.

Ki jan pou pran abitid la

Apre ou fin ekri yon bagay, repere chak very, good, bad ak thing epi mande tèt ou kisa ou te vle di an reyalite. Ranplase sèlman kote ki gen vrèman yon mo ki pi bon. Nan kèk semèn, sa ap tounen otomatik.

Menm rapò a, de fwa

It was a very good meeting. We talked about some things that are very important, and got a good result.

It was a productive meeting. We resolved the two outstanding issues, and agreed a deadline.

Fèt yo menm, longè a menm, e se sèlman nan dezyèm vèsyon an nou wè klèman sa ki te pase.

Mete sa ou fèk li a nan epreuve

Nan tès ki anba a, fòk ou chwazi opsyon ki pi presi a, pa sa ki pi long lan.