Technology Flashcards
What does a flag do in the wind?
To waggle
To run very fast
To dash
Very attractive (adj)
dashing
A married woman with her own surname
Ms
A small object/animal moving slowly along the ground
To scuttle
To stop
To halt
beautiful (adj)
halting (adj)
To accept
To embrace
Pedestrian
A passer-by
To arrange/organise things randomly (v)
To pepper (smth)
To hit repeatedly (v)
To pepper (smbd) with smth
Fetish (n)
Obsession
To order, to call smbd (officially)
To summon
To threat (v)
To menace
To do (smth) properly/the right way
To go about smth
To give smbd
To afford smbd (smth)
To come from
To stem from
To become accepted
To bed in
The effective centre of an activity (n)
Hub
To go casually smwh, to pay a casual visit
To drop by
To give (smbd) a lift and letting them out of the vehicle
To drop (smbd) off
To drop by, but inside a building;
to visit casually
To drop in
To switch on/start (a programme)
To boot up
To search
To browse
To shut down
To close down
To stop communicating
To close up
Smbd who knows lots about computers
Computer buff
Smbd who knows how to use computers
Computer literate
A device that stops working;
to collide;
going to bed very quickly
To crash
The latest/newest update;
advanced
Cutting-edge (n as adj)
Anything to do with with computers (n)
Cyber
Object with a purpose/function;
gadget
Device
Revolutionary (n)
Game changer
Smbd who breaks into a computer to steal information (n)
Hacker
Portable computer/PC
Laptop
Smth no longer used;
smth that doesn’t work anymore (adj)
Obsolete
Not modern;
old-fashioned (adj)
Outdated
Advanced technology (adj)
State-of-the-art
Technology expert/enthusiast (n)
Techie
Technology lover (n)
Technophile
Person adverse technology
Technophobe
To raise smth to a higher standard;
to improve by replacing/adding components
To upgrade
To lower in rank;
to revert to smth older;
to insult smbd
To downgrade
Probability ratio (n)
The odds
To sign
To ink
A large amount of money
A tidy sum
Activist;
smbd who speaks up for the rights
Advocate
To attract clients/users
To bait the lure
Without end (adj)
Open-ended
To cut/reduce
To pare
To make not work;
to un-able
To disable
Wise;
aware of (adj)
Judicious
Live video
Video feed
To escape;
to break the law
To breach
Equipped with smth
Armed with (adj)
Person well-informed/knowledgeable about modern technology, especially computers
Tech-savvy
space with no distraction
distraction-free
useful device
a gadget
immediate electronic communication
instant messaging
current/modern
up-to-date
capable of interaction
interactive
internet searches
search engine
to make copies/duplicate
to back up
technologically advanced
high-tech
computer simulation
virtual reality
designed to make a job easier
labour-saving
unlikely to become obsolete
future-proof
to retain/keep;
to cling on
attenersi a
to hang on to
rechargable phone card
pay-as-you-go
without main utilities
off-the-grid
Devices at home
Appliances
