11 Flashcards

0
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Type up

A

type something up
(=type a copy of something written by hand, in note form, or recorded)
I went home to type up the report.

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pick up

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I need to pick up the gym pass

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2
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Indoor

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an indoor swimming pool

استخر شنای سرپوشیده

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entitle

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1to give someone the official right to do or have something:
be entitled to (do) something
Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance.

But this pass doesn’t entitle you to those

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4
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swing

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I guess i could swing that…

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5
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assess

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Judge

They have to assess your level and steer you into the right class

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6
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Jot down

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distract

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Try not to distract the other students.

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engage

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Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise.

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9
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impression

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Give it the impression that its wings are broken

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feather

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It raises its feathers

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fur

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It looks like it got a coat of fur.

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conspicuous

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They’re most conspicuous and most risky

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hatch

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the hen hatched today

مرغ امروز جوجه آورد.

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14
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detour

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بيراهه

We are taking a little detour from the grand styles of public architecture.

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15
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residential

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Residential architecture

16
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bet

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I bet it will rain tonight

شرط میبندم امشب باران بیاید.

17
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ongoing

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پاینده، مداوم، در جریان، در پیشرفت، جاری
ongoing discussions
مذاکرات در حال جریان

This has been an ongoing theme in our discussion

18
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peninsula

A

شبه جزيره

19
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strip

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The Gaza strip. n

Jack stripped and jumped into the shower. v

20
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jet

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water jetted from the pipe

آب از شیلنگ فوران میکرد.

21
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chimney

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دودكش

22
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modest

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Modest dwellings

Rich people

23
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conformity

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همساني

create an attitude of conformity in the community

24
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aesthetic

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زيبا شناختي

25
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Proportion

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تناسب

Perfect proportion of houses

26
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theme

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1subject the main subject or idea in a piece of writing, speech, film etc:
The book’s theme is the conflict between love and duty.
main / central / major etc theme

27
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hire

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rent

to employ someone for a short time to do a particular job:

Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts.
28
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secretary

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Department secretary will give you schedule of the applicant’s thesis.

29
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tough

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tough decision

30
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way out

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I’ll get the copy of the schedule from the secretary on my way out.

31
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Loss

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The loss of animal that once lived there.

32
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citric

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citric acid

Citric industry

Oranges, lemons,
Citric growers

33
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frost

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very cold weather, when water freezes:

The risk of frost damage to crops.

34
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ruin

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1to spoil or destroy something completely:

This illness has ruined my life.
His career would be ruined.
All this mud’s going to ruin my shoes.
35
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Subscribe

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if you subscribe to an idea, you agree with it or support it:

subscribe to the view / belief / theory etc

I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life.

36
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divert

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Divert to the water sources such as rivers.