extra Flashcards
venue
/ˈvenjuː/
a place where an organized meeting, concert …..takes place
- The first thing to do is book a venue.
- The meeting will be held at a venue in the south of the city.
- The match will be played at a neutral venue.
- The Holiday Inn provided the venue for this year’s conference
terminology
/ˌtɜːməˈnɒlədʒi, ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒi $ ˌtɜːrməˈnɑː-/
the technical words or expressions that are used in a particular subject:
Patients are often unfamiliar with medical terminology.
take a backseat (to (something))
to be considered to be less important than something else.
For many kids, homework takes a backseat to sports
tutorial (n)
/tjuːˈtɔːriəl $ tuː-/
a period of teaching and discussion with a tutor, especially in a British university
He gives one lecture and two tutorials a week
tutorial program
برنامه خوداموز
inferiority complex
عقده حقارت ، خود کم بینی
initiative /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ noun
an important new plan or process to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem:
a new initiative for peace in the Middle East
vernacular /vəˈnæk.jʊ.ləʳ/ US /vɚˈnæk.jə.lɚ/
noun
the form of a language that a regional or other group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations:
The French I learned at school is very different from the local vernacular of the village where I’m now living.
tranquility /træŋk’wılıtı/
ارامش ، اسودگی ، اسایش خاطر
Shrine
/ʃraɪn/
جای مقدس ، زیارتگاه
The museum is a shrine to the great Spanish artist.
Elvis’ home has become a shrine for his fans.
This shrine is sacred to the Hindu god Vishnu
On his recovery he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St John.
She’s turned her bedroom into a shrine to the dead pop star and covered the walls with pictures of him
pilgrimage
/ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ, ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/
زیارت
Presley’s home has become a place of pilgrimage
There was a ban on political protests during the pilgrimage.
He was on his annual pilgrimage to Mecca when he fell ill.
His parents made a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.
For many football fans, the national ground is a place of pilgrimage
Most Muslims try to make a pilgrimage/go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.
pilgrim
/ˈpɪlɡrəm, ˈpɪlɡrɪm/
زائر
mausoleum
/ˌmɔːsəˈliːəm $ ˌmɒː-/
ارامگاه بزرگ ، مقبره
minion /ˈmɪn.jən/
a person who only exists in order to do what another person orders them to do:
He sent one of his minions to do something about it.
knuckle cracking
قلنج شکوندن انگشت
endearing
attractive, captivating, charming
sober
متین ، سنگین ، موقر ، ادم هشیار (دربرابرمست)
She wanted a drink, but she had to stay sober
Are you sober enough to drive, Jim?
heresy /ˈherəsi/
کفر
a belief that disagrees with the official principles of a particular religion:
He was executed for heresy.
heretic /ˈher.ə.tɪk/
کافر - ملحد
giddy with
feeling silly, happy, and excited, or showing this feeling
Sheila felt giddy with excitement
giddy heights
a situation in which you have a lot of success:
Although she had been quite a successful model, she had never reached the giddy heights of the Paris fashion world.
intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːətɪv, ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv $ -ˈtuː-, -ˈtjuː-/
based on a feeling rather than on knowledge or facts
Synonym : instinctive:
He seemed to have an intuitive awareness of how I felt.
Intuition /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən $ -tu-, -tju-/
ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts
Synonym : instinct:
feminine intuition
Intuition told her it was unwise to argue.
be a foregone conclusion
if something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet:
The election result was a foregone conclusion.
potent /ˈpəʊtənt $ ˈpoʊ-/
قوی ، پرزور ، نیرومند
Advertising is a potent force in showing smoking as a socially acceptable habit.
The treaty requires them to get rid of their most potent weapons.
errand /ˈerənd/
a short journey in order to do something for someone
She’s gone on an errand for her mother.
My boss kept sending me out on errands.
She made her brother run some little errands for her
booze
alcoholic drink:
He’s been on the booze (=drinking too much alcohol) for five days.
My husband is now off the booze (=no longer drinking too much alcohol) and he is a different person.
