style statements

Style statements

Statements used to express opinions or descriptions about style or fashion

Good value for money

Something that is worth the price because its quality or benefits are good compared to what you pay

Run a trial

To test something for a short period to see how well it works

Innovative approach

A new and creative way of doing something

Single out

To choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, praise or criticism

Appalled

Feel bad about something - disgusted

A look

A style or mode

Out of fashion

No longer considered stylish

A rack

A frame or shelf used to hang clothes

To suit someone

Look good on someone

Designer labels

Clothes made by famous stylists

Stylish

Fashionable

Material

Fabric

Civil liberties

حقوق مدنی

Complain

شکایت کردن

Sophisticated

Advanced, complex or very developed

Beams of (white light)

Rays of light coming from a source

Opt for

Option - select - to choose one thing instead of others

Press for something

Strongly asking or demanding something

A leading clothes retailer

A very big and successful company

Determine

تعیین یا مشخص کردن

Made-to-measure clothing

لباسی که سفارشی دوخته میشه

Market share

سهم بازار

Visually impaired

کم بینا

Revolutionise

متحول کردن

Talk someone into doing something =\ talk someone out of doing something

To persuade someone to do something

Mean the end of something

To vanish the previous

#this mistake could mean the end of his career

Take further

Developed or extended beyond its original point

#let’s take this discussion further

With someone/something in mind

Considering someone or something when planning, choosing or doing something

#the course was created with beginners in mind

*mostly after: design- create- build- choose- plan- develop

Give/have the edge over someone

To provide someone with an advantage compared to others

#her experience gives her the edge over other candidates

Prospective purchases

Things people may buy in the future

Prospective

Expected or likely to happen in the future

Retailing

The business of selling goods to customers

Garment

A piece of clothing

Browsing experience

The experience of looking around and exploring products

مثل window shopping

Prospect

A possibility or expectation in the future

چشم انداز

Embrace

To accept something with enthusiasm

استقبال کردن یا پذیرفتن

Drawn to

Attracted to something

Something takes off

Becomes successful and popular

Something is taken up by

It’s used or adopted by someone or something

Consume

To use or eat something

Flamboyant (adj)

Intentionally attract attention

*used for both clothes and people

Discreet (adj)

Careful not to attract attention

ملاحظه گر

Yearn (v)

To strongly desire or miss something for along time

*it comes from year

Begrudge (v)

wish that someone did not have something

غبطه خوردن- مضایقه کردن

Bicker (v)

To argue about small or unimportant things

#they’re bickering over bread

سر چیزای الکی بحث کردن

Functional (adj)

Designed to work well and be useful

*you wear related to certain purpose

Retro (adj)

Similar to a style from the past

Quirky (adj)

Unusual in an interesting or charming way

Conservative (adj)

Preferring traditional ideas and avoiding change (very simple)

**get up on the wrong side of the bed so i’m grouch today

از دنده چپ بیدار شدن

Mainstream

Something that is accepted by the majority of the population

رایج

Principles

اصول

Underlying

existing below the surface; the basic cause, idea, or reason behind something

Grooming (v)

تیپ بزنی بری

آراستن

In their own right

به خودی خود

Indicator

Sign

شاخص

Peacock =/ peahen

طاووس نر و ماده

A differs from B in something

تو فلان چیز باهم فرق دارن

تمایزشون فلان چیزه

Deceive

فریب دادن

Genuine

True

اصیل

Majority

اکثریت

Market stalls

غرفه های بازار

Detriment

ضرر و زیان

Occure

Happen

رخ دادن

Imitate

تقلید کردن

Evident

Obvious

اشکار و واضح

Slay (for fashion)

To look extremely stylish and confident

#she slayed in that black dress

Peer pressure

Influence from people of your age group

Opulent (adj) - lavish (adj)

Very rich, luxurious, expensive looking

# he lives in an opulent house

Close-fisted

Unwilling to spend money, stingy

#he is too close fisted to buy gifts

Stand tall

To be confident and proud

#my clothes help me to stand tall in public

I have say in something =/ I have no say in something

درباره موضوعی حرفی برای گفتن داشته باشی یا نداشته باشی

Jaded

Tired,bored or no longer excited because of too much experience

#He bacame jaded after years in the same job

دلزده

Pump you up

To make someone excited or motivated

#this music pumps me up before gym

Be shames of something

بابت چیزی خجالت‌زده بودن

Staycation

سفر کوتاه و نزدیک مثل کردان و دماوند

Vacillate

To keep changing your mind or decision

Vacillation

The act of being uncertain or unable to decide

Taunt (v-n)

To insult or make fun of someone to upset them

تیکه انداختن

Client & customer

Long-term professional relationship & person who just purchases something

Occupation

A person’s job or profession

شغل یا حرفه

Preoccupation

A thought or worry that takes most of your attention

دغدغه یا مشغله ذهنی

Drop in

To visit casualy and unexpectedly

Turn up

To arrive or appear

Remarks about …

Comments or statements about something

Toe the line

To follow rules or authority carefully

Aggrieved (adj)

Feeling upset because of unfair treatment

Dramatic improvement

A very large and noticeable improvement

A person who acts or speaks for others

Smart casual

A style between formal and casual

Smart dress

Neat and stylish clothing

A tailored trouser suit

A trouser suit made to fit a person perfectly

Flouting

Openly and deliberately disobeying a rule, law or convention

آشکارا و از عمد چیزی رو زیرپا بزاری

Crystal clear

کاملا واضح و شفاف

In other words, …

به بیان دیگه، …

Slang

عامیانه

Sphere

حدود فعالیت

Product endorsement

The act of publicly recommending or supporting a product, especially by a famous person or expert, to encourage people to buy it

It is a cookie crumble

You can’t change the situation

It is what it is