The Modern Covenant Flashcards
Transcend
/trænˈsend/
Verb:
Be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere) (برتر بودن یا شدن، فراتر رفتن، تعالی یافتن).
“This was an issue transcending the tech space and reaching other corners of society”.
Legalese
/ˌliː.ɡəlˈiːz/
Noun:
The formal and technical language of legal documents (قانونی‌طور، قانونی‌وار، دارای واژه‌های قلمبه سلمبه و جملات طولانی و نامفهوم).
“The typed pages were full of confusing legalese”.
Convenience
/kənˈviː.ni.əns/
Noun:
The state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty (آسودگی، آسایش، راحتی، سهولت).
“Services should be run to suit the convenience of customers, not of staff”.
The quality of being useful, easy, or suitable for someone (دسترسی آسان، دم دستی، در دسترس).
“The success of the food halls in large stores is due to their convenience”.
BRITISH
A public toilet (توالت عمومی).
“The large council car park next to the public conveniences”.
Privy
/ˈprɪv.i/
Adjective:
Sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private) (محرم اسرار).
“He was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts”.
ARCHAIC
Hidden; secret (مخفی، پنهانی، سری).
“A privy place”.
A toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building (توالت بیرونی، توالتی کوچک بیرون از ساختمان).
Rest assured
/rest əˈʃʊrd/
Collocation*:
If you tell someone that they can rest assured about something, you mean that they can feel confident that it is true or that it will happen (خیالت راحت، مطمئن باش).
“You can rest assured that I shall be there as promised”.
“Rest assured, things are not as bad as they seem”.
*Collocation: در زبان‌شناسی یعنی باهم‌آیی.
Furthermore
/ˈfɝː.ðɚ.mɔːr/
Adverb:
In addition; besides (used to introduce a fresh consideration in an argument) (وانگهی، بعلاوه).
“It was also a highly desirable political end. Furthermore, it gave the English a door into France”.
Playwright
/ˈpleɪ.raɪt/
Noun:
A person who writes plays, dramatist (نمایش‌نامه‌نویس).
“At first sight, the success of the chosen playwrights was immense”.
Infinitesimal
/ˌɪn.fɪ.nəˈtes.ə.məl/
Adjective:
Extremely small (بینهایت کوچک، بسیار ریز).
“An infinitesimal pause”.
Noun:
MATHEMATICS
An indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero (در ریاضی بسیار کوچک و غیرقابل اندازه‌گیری، مقداری که به صفر میل می‌کند).
Speck
/spek/
Noun:
A tiny spot (ذره، نقطه، لک، خال، ریز).
“The figure in the distance had become a mere speck”.
Verb:
Mark with small spots (نقطه نقطه کردن، لکه‌دار کردن).
“Their skin was specked with goose pimples*”.
*goose pimples: برجستگی‌های روی پوست زمانی که موی تن انسان سیخ می‌شود.
Strut
/strʌt/
Noun:
A rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression (کمک فنر).
“A supporting strut”.
A support for a structure such as an aircraft wing, roof, or bridge (مهاربند، استرات).
“A few steel struts disappear behind the bookcases”.
Verb:
Walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait (با تکبر راه رفتن، شق و رق راه رفتن، قیافه گرفتن).
“Peacocks strut through the grounds”.
Fret
/fret/
Verb:
Be constantly or visibly anxious (دل‌شوره داشتن، مدام نگران بودن، بی‌قراری کردن).
“She fretted about the cost of groceries”.
Gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing (سابیدن).
“The bay’s black waves fret the seafront”.
Noun:
BRITISH
A state of anxiety (دل‌شوره، بی‌قراری).
“Why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?”.
A mist coming in off the sea; a sea fog (مه دریا).
“A thick fret covers most of the coast”.
And then are heard of no more
Phrase:
The phrase “and then are heard of no more” suggests a sense of finality or disappearance. It implies that something or someone was once present or known but has since vanished or ceased to exist in a way that they are no longer mentioned or remembered. It can evoke a feeling of transience, indicating that all things may eventually fade from memory or significance. This type of expression is often used in literature or poetry to convey the fleeting nature of life, fame, or even sound and echoes. It’s a poetic way of saying that things come to an end, and their presence or impact is no longer perceived (و سپس هیچ خبری از آن‌ها نیست، و گویی از مادر هرگز نزاد).
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.
William Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”
Distil
/dɪˈstɪl/
Verb:
Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid (تقطیر کردن، عرق گرفتن از، عصاره گرفتن).
“They managed to distil a small quantity of water”.
Extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of (چکیده کردن).
“My travel notes were distilled into a book”.
Colossal
/kəˈlɑː.səl/
Adjective:
Extremely large or great (عظیم‌الجثه، ژنده، پیل پیکر، غول‌آسا).
“A colossal amount of mail”.
Abyss
/əˈbɪs/
Noun:
A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm* (مغاک، ورطه، قعر، ژرفا).
“A rope led down into the dark abyss”.
*Chasm: مغاک، شکاف، ورطه.
A wide or profound difference between people; a gulf (شکاف عمیق میان مردم).
“The abyss between the two nations”.
The regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit (چاهی بی‌انتها در جهنم).
“Satan’s dark abyss”.
Angst
/ɑːŋst/
Noun:
A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general (دژم، بیم، اضطراب).
“The existential angst of the middle classes”.
Sporadic
/spəˈræd.ɪk/
Adjective:
Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated (پراکنده، ناپیوسته، انفرادی، گهگاه، گاه و بی‌گاه).
“Sporadic fighting broke out”.
Pilfer
/ˈpɪl.fɚ/
Verb:
Steal (things of little value) (دله‌دزدی کردن، کش رفتن، دستبرد زدن).
“She produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer”.
Stagnation
/stæɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
Noun:
The state of not flowing or moving (ایستایی، ناروانی، سکون).
“Blocked drains resulting in water stagnation”.
Lack of activity, growth, or development (رکود).
“A period of economic stagnation”.
Extent
/ɪkˈstent/
Noun:
The area covered by something (وسعت، پهناوری).
“An enclosure ten acres in extent”.
The size or scale of something (میزان، حد).
plural noun: extents
“The extent of global warming”.
The particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case (مقدار، اندازه).
“Everyone will have to compromise to some extent”.
Dysentery
/ˈdɪs.ən.ter.i/
Noun:
Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhoea with the presence of blood and mucus in the faeces (اسهال خونی، التهاب روده).
Exotic
/ɪɡˈzɑː.t̬ɪk/
Adjective:
Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country (خارجی، فرنگی، بیگانه).
“Exotic birds”.
Attractive or striking because colourful or out of the ordinary (عجیب غریب، خارق‌العاده).
“Youths with exotic haircuts”.
Noun:
An exotic plant or animal (غیربومی).
“He planted exotics in the sheltered garden”.
Reluctant
/rɪˈlʌk.tənt/
Adjective:
Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined (بی‌میل، بی‌زار، روی‌گردان).
“Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children”.
Remedy
/ˈrem.ə.di/
Noun:
A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury (درمان، دارو، مرهم).
“Herbal remedies for aches and pains”.
A means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable (چاره، علاج، راه‌حل).
“Shopping became a remedy for personal problems”.
Verb:
Set right (an undesirable situation) (، جبران کردن، علاج کردن، حل کردن، درست کردن).
“Money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries”.
Venture capital
/ˈven.tʃɚ ˌkæp.ɪ.t̬əl/
Noun:
Capital invested in a project in which there is a substantial element of risk, typically a new or expanding business (سرمایه‌گذاری خطرپذیر، سرمایه‌گذاری تجارت نوپا).
“They’ll need to raise $1 million in venture capital for the startup to have any chance of succeeding”.
Diligent
/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt/
Adjective:
Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties (سخت‌کوش، کوشا، پیگیر).
“After diligent searching, he found a parcel”.
Fluctuation
/ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/
Noun:
An irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation (نوسان، تغییر، افت و خیز، بی‌ثباتی).
“Fluctuations in the yearly values could be caused by a variety of factors”.
Precede
/priːˈsiːd/
Verb:
Come before (something) in time, order or position (مقدم بودن، اسبق بودن، جلوتر بودن).
“A gun battle had preceded the explosions”.
Go in front or ahead of (مقدم و جلوتر از کسی رفتن).
“He let her precede him through the gate”.
Preface or introduce something with (مقدمه یا معرف چیزی بودن).
“He preceded the book with a collection of poems”.
Comgregate
/ˈkɑːŋ.ɡrə.ɡeɪt/
Verb:
Gather into a crowd or mass (اجتماع کردن، جمع شدن، گرد آمدن).
“Some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point”.
Incision
/ɪnˈsɪʒ.ən/
Noun:
A surgical cut made in skin or flesh (برش جراحی).
“An abdominal incision”.
A mark or decoration cut into a surface (برش و شیار تزئینی).
“A block of marble delicately decorated with incisions”.
The action or process of cutting into something (برش، چاک، بریدگی).
“The method is associated with less blood loss during incision”.
Panacea
/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
Noun:
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases (نوش‌دارو، علاج تمام مشکلات).
“The panacea for all corporate ills”.
Bulge
/bʌldʒ/
Noun:
A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface (برآمدگی، ورم).
“The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon”.
INFORMAL
An unusual temporary increase in number or size (افزایش غیرمعمول).
“A bulge in the birth rate”.
Verb:
Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent (متورم شدن، برجسته شدن، قلمبه شدن).
“The veins in his neck bulged”.
Be full of and distended with (پر بودن، به حد انفجار پر بودن).
“A briefcase bulging with documents”.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
/ˌpaɪd ˌpaɪ.pɚ əv ˈhæm.lɪn/
Noun:
A character in a children’s story who led all the children away from the town of Hamelin by playing beautiful music after the town officials refused to pay him for getting rid of all the rats (فلوت‌زن هملین، داستان فلوت‌زنی که موش‌ها را با فلوتش از شهر بیرون کرد و در رودخانه غرق کرد).
Disgruntled
/dɪsˈɡrʌn.t̬əld/
Adjective:
Angry or dissatisfied (ناراضی، ناخشنود).
“Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public”.
Juncture
/ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃɚ/
Noun:
A particular point in events or time (برهه).
“It is difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn can be sustained”.
A place where things join (محل اتصال، مَفصل).
“The plane crashed at the juncture of two mountains”.
PHONETICS
The set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream) (در زبان‌شناسی: درنگ).
