"Acknowledgements" and "Using this book" Flashcards
acknowledgement pron.
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt/
author pron.
/ˈɔːθər/
copyright n.
if a person or an organization holds the _________ on a piece of writing, music, etc., they are the only people who have the legal right to publish, broadcast, perform it, etc., and other people must ask their permission to use it or any part of it / direitos autorais n.
Ex.: Copyright expires seventy years after the death of the author.
Ex.2: They were sued for breach/infringement of copyright.
Ex.3: Who owns the copyright on/in this song?
Ex.4: His work is now out of copyright.
Ex.5: The songs remain in copyright.
if a person or an organization holds the _________ on a piece of writing, music, etc., they are the only people who have the legal right to publish, broadcast, perform it, etc., and other people must ask their permission to use it or any part of it / direitos autorais n.
copyright n.
Ex.: Copyright expires seventy years after the death of the author.
Ex.2: They were sued for breach/infringement of copyright.
Ex.3: Who owns the copyright on/in this song?
Ex.4: His work is now out of copyright.
Ex.5: The songs remain in copyright.
trace v. /treɪs/
to find or discover sb/st by looking carefully for them/it; track down v.
Ex.: We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
Ex.: I have been unable to trace the letter you mentioned.
to find or discover sb/st by looking carefully for them/it; track down v.
trace v. /treɪs/
Ex.: We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
Ex.: I have been unable to trace the letter you mentioned.
(formal) omission pron.
/əˈmɪʃn/
come across v.
[no passive] to meet or find sb/st by chance /deparar-se com v.
Ex.: I came across children sleeping under bridges.
Ex.: She came across some old photographs in a drawer.
[no passive] to meet or find sb/st by chance /deparar-se com v.
come across v.
Ex.: I came across children sleeping under bridges.
Ex.: She came across some old photographs in a drawer.
widespread a.
existing or happening over a large area or among many people / difundido, amplo, vasto a.
Ex.: The storm caused widespread damage.
Ex.2: The plan received widespread support throughout the country.
existing or happening over a large area or among many people / difundido, amplo, vasto a.
widespread a.
Ex.: The storm caused widespread damage.
Ex.2: The plan received widespread support throughout the country.
introductory a.
/ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/
elsewhere ad. /ˌelsˈwer/
in, at or to another place or other places ad.
Ex.: Dissatisfied customers will look elsewhere.
Ex.2: The site contains information not found elsewhere.
Ex.3: The answer to the problem must be sought elsewhere.
Ex.4: Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere.
Ex.5: Details of Keats’ biography are given elsewhere (= in another part of this book, article, etc.)
Ex.6: Elsewhere, the weather today has been fairly sunny.
Ex.7: Prices are higher here than elsewhere.
in, at or to another place or other places ad.
elsewhere ad. /ˌelsˈwer/
Ex.: Dissatisfied customers will look elsewhere.
Ex.2: The site contains information not found elsewhere.
Ex.3: The answer to the problem must be sought elsewhere.
Ex.4: Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere.
Ex.5: Details of Keats’ biography are given elsewhere (= in another part of this book, article, etc.)
Ex.6: Elsewhere, the weather today has been fairly sunny.
Ex.7: Prices are higher here than elsewhere.
cast/shed/throw light on st i.
to make a problem, etc. easier to understand i.
Ex.: Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease.
