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