Unit 3 Flashcards

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Revolution

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a complete change in ways of thinking, methods of working etc

  • In the last ten years there has been a revolution in education.
  • the biggest social revolution we have had in this country
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Relatively

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نسبتا - something that is relatively small, easy etc is fairly small, easy etc compared to other things

  • The system is relatively easy to use.
  • E-commerce is a relatively recent phenomenon.
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3
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Congestion

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full of traffic

  • congested airspace
  • London’s roads are heavily congested (=very congested).
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Smog

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dirty air that looks like a mixture of smoke and FOG, caused by smoke from cars and factories in cities - هوای آلوده و دود و غبار

  • Some big cities have a problem with smog.
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Dozens

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a large number of people, things etc but not usually more than a hundred

  • At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion just outside Paris.
  • Since we put the advertisement in the paper we’ve had dozens of phone calls.
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Whereby

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by means of which or according to which - به موجب آن - که به وسیله آن

  • a proposal whereby EU citizens would be allowed to reside anywhere in the EU
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Implement

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to take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen - اجرا کردن - انجام دادن

  • We have decided to implement the committee’s recommendations in full
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Accommodate

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if a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them

  • He bought a huge house to accommodate his library.
  • The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.
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