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level: Unit 2B Clothes and Fashion

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level questions: Unit 2B Clothes and Fashion

Question	Answer
not formal, regular	casual
a smart person is wearing neat attractive clothes and has a generally tidy appearance (British English)	smart
a person who is wearing neat attractive clothes and has a generally tidy appearance (American English)	sharp
shabby and untidy	scruffy
a room where people can change their clothes, for example before and after sports or, in a shop, where people can try on clothes before buying them	changing room
to put a piece of clothing on your body	to put on
to remove a piece of clothing	to take off
a shirt for a woman or girl	blouse
a small, usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt or coat	button
a set of clothes worn together, especially for a special occasion	outfit
the shape of the human body, or a person	figure
to be right for a particular person	to suit
to be the right size or shape for someone	to fit
not strong or bright	neutral
popular at the present time	fashionable
graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour	elegant
having many different uses	versatile
to look good with something else	to match
to change	to transform
new, very recent fashion	latest trend
something that you wear or carry that goes with your clothes	accessory
a string that you use to fasten shoes	lace
a piece of metal at one end of a belt or strap, used to fasten the two ends together	buckle
to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed	to fasten
see the picture	zip
the end of the sleeve	cuff
a soft, comfortable shoe worn inside the house	slippers
a type of open shoe, often made of rubber, with a V-shaped strap that goes between the big toe and the toe next to it	flip-flops
a loose piece of clothing like a coat, worn informally inside the house, especially before getting dressed in the morning or after getting undressed in the evening	dressing gown
a pair of straps that hold up a pair of pants, which are attached to the waist of the pants and stretch over the shoulders	braces
The pattern on the picture	pin-striped
a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern.	tartan
to make a piece of clothing wider or looser, especially because it is too tight (увеличить одежду по ширине) opposite: to take in	to let something out
to make a piece of clothing longer by unfolding a folded edge (отпустить, удлинить) opposite: to take up	to let down
to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower (ушивать по бокам) opposite: to let out	to take something in
to make a piece of clothing shorter (укоротить по длине) opposite: to let down	to take up
to remove a piece of clothes	to take off
to take off dirty clothes and put on clean ones	to change out of dirty clothes into clean ones
to stop wearing the clothes because they are too small	to grow out of clothes
not fitting closely; hanging loosely	baggy
fitting closely but comfortably	close-fitting
very fashionable and expensive, and showing good judgment of what is attractive and good style	chic
knowing a lot about new ideas and fashions	with-it
wearing attractive and stylish clothes	well-dressed
dressed in bad taste	badly dressed