Passages 1 - Unit 5

braggart: someone who is always talking too proudly about what they own or have done.

cus‧tom‧a‧ry

1 something that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually done [= usual]

it is customary (for somebody) to do something

In some cultures it is customary for the bride to wear white.

2 [only before noun] someone's customary behaviour is the way they usually do things [= usual]:

Barbara answered with her customary enthusiasm.

 

in‧ter‧rupt

1 [intransitive and transitive] to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc:

Will you stop interrupting me!

Sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask you to come downstairs.

 I Wish I Hadn't Heard That! : Deseo que no hubiera oído eso!

lay-off [countable]

an occasion when an employer ends a worker's employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work:

more lay-offs in the car industry

 

overheard

to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard:

I overheard part of their conversation.

gossip

[uncountable] information that is passed from one person to another about other people's behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks