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| pronounced | naglašen |

| to encounter a problem | naći na problem |

| a pattern | uzorak, obrazac |

| a stress | naglasak |

| a syllable | slog |

| to broaden | proširivati |

| to overdraw | prekoračiti limit (na računu) |

| an account/ to account for | račun/objasniti |

| in general | općenito |

| to be familiar with | biti upoznat s(a) |

| to achieve an aim | postići cilj |

| a break up/ to break up | prekid/prekinuti |

| a fall-out/ to fall out | svada/gosvadati se |

| a black-out/ to black out | zamračenje, nesvjesnost/izgubiti svijest; izbrisati |

| to rip off | otrgnuti; prevariti; ‘oguliti’ |

| a mess-up/ to mess up | zbrka/zabrlijeti, zaprljati, poremetiti |

| to turn up | pojaviti se |

Exercise 1 In the sentences below, select (circle) the correctly stressed word to complete each:

  1. They want to increase delivery charges by 15% – what a RIP off / rip OFF!

  • She BLACKED out / blacked OUT and crashed the car.

  • I’m afraid I’ve MESSED up / messed UP, I’ve faxed the wrong document.

  • There was a BREAKdown / breakDOWN in communications so he missed the meeting.

  • She resigned and SET up / set UP her own business.

  • He TURNED up / turned UP late and made me angry.

  • Exercise 2 Match each phrasal verb with its synonym:

    1. to rip off _ a. to arrive

    2. to black out _ b. to stop working

    3. to mess up _ c. to lose consciousness

    4. to break down _ d. to overcharge

    5. to set up _ e. to make a mistake

    6. to turn up _ f. to start / create