Anki 16 + Kusmina 4 Flashcards
delay
dɪˈleɪ
a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late
To delay means to wait to do something.
I was delayed at the airport for over two hours.
a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late
To ________ means to wait to do something.
I was ________ed at the airport for over two hours.
delay
dɪˈleɪ
cancel
ˈkænsl
cancel something to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place
All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
Melissa frowned when she found out that the party had been cancelled.
____________ something to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place
All flights have been _______led because of bad weather.
Melissa frowned when she found out that the party had been _______led.
cancel
ˈkænsl
customs
ˈkʌstəmz
the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, and that checks what is brought in
French Customs have arrested two men.
the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, and that checks what is brought in
French _________ have arrested two men.
customs noun
ˈkʌstəmz
forbidden
fərˈbɪdn
not allowed
It is not forbidden to dream of a better world.
not allowed
It is not ___________ to dream of a better world.
forbidden
fərˈbɪdn
prohibit
prəˈhɪbɪt
SYNONYM forbid
to stop something from being done or used especially by law
To prohibit something means to not allow it.
She prohibited the students from speaking until their work was done.
SYNONYM forbid
to stop something from being done or used especially by law
To __________ something means to not allow it.
She _________ed the students from speaking until their work was done.
prohibit
prəˈhɪbɪt
forbid
fərˈbɪd
OPPOSITE allow
To forbid means to order someone not to do something.
After Robert used his crayons on the wall, his mother wanted to forbid him from using them at all!
OPPOSITE allow
To _______ means to order someone not to do something.
After Robert used his crayons on the wall, his mother wanted to ______ him from using them at all!
forbid
fərˈbɪd
currency
ˈkɜːrənsi
The currency of a country is the type of money used in that country.
The currency in China is different from that in Australia.
The ___________ of a country is the type of money used in that country.
The ____________ in China is different from that in Australia.
currency
ˈkɜːrənsi
declare
dɪˈkler
To declare is to say something officially.
I declared my love for him.
To _____ is to say something officially.
I _______ my love for him.
declare
dɪˈkler
belongings
bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz
the things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings
insurance of property and personal belongings
She packed her few belongings in a bag and left.
the things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings
insurance of property and personal ___________
She packed her few ___________ in a bag and left.
belongings
bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt
There are various treatments available for this condition.
There are various _____________s available for this condition.
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt
cure
kjʊr
to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
A cure is a medical treatment to make a sickness go away.
Scientists are still working on finding a cure for diabetes.
to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
A ________ is a medical treatment to make a sickness go away.
Scientists are still working on finding a ________ for diabetes.
cure
kjʊr
illness
ˈɪlnəs
the state of being physically or mentally ill
I missed a lot of school through illness last year.
the state of being physically or mentally ill
I missed a lot of school through _____ last year.
illness
ˈɪlnəs
