8. Lesson: Women, Men and Cars

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turn sb's head
"the car one drives is key when it comes to turning a woman's head."
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to be attractive in a romantic or sexual way
battered
"a £70,000 silver Bentley Continental and a battered Ford Fiesta."
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old and in bad condition
ahead of
"The women picked the man sitting in the Bentley ahead of the same man in the Ford."
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before someone else
rate
"it shows women rate a man higher if he is behind the wheels of a ""fancy motor rather than in an old banger""."
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to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard
banger
"it shows women rate a man higher if he is behind the wheels of a ""fancy motor rather than in an old banger""."
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an old car in bad condition
spur
"he was spurred by his own interest in evolutionary psychology along with the increasing number of women buying so-called ""high end"" motors"
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to encourage someone or make them want to do something. Pol. pobudzić
high end
"he was spurred by his own interest in evolutionary psychology along with the increasing number of women buying so-called ""high end"" motors"
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"relating to products or services that are more expensive and of better qualitythan other products of the same type"
ingrained
"It is very ingrained and the evidence is not just anecdotal."
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. __ attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change
offspring
"that male would be in a better condition to rear healthy offspring."""
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someone's child or children - often used humorously
diminish
"expensive cars can help make up for ""the attractiveness-diminishing effects of age."""
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to become or make something become smaller or less [reduce]
waistline
"do middle-aged men in expensive cars seem more attractive to women despite their grey hair and expanding waistline?"
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"the amount you measure around the waist, especially used to judge how fat orthin you are"
shallow
"... that women are shallower than men"
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"not interested in or not showing any understanding of important or seriousmatters - used to show disapproval"
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