Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards
Abrupt (adj)
Резкий, внезапный
Sudden
•the meeting ended up with an abrupt decision
Anachronism
Misplacement, out-of-date
•A horse-drawn carriage in a modern city is anachronism
Contemporary
Modern, current
•The book is about contemporary art
Elapse
Проходить (о времени)
•several months elapsed before he replied
Eternal
Everlasting, timeless
•love is often said to be eternal
Frequency
Частота
Rate, regularity
• the frequency of bus services has increased
Interim
Временный, промежуточный
Temporary, provisional
•he was hired as an interim manager
Instantaneous
Мгновенный
Immediate, prompt
•The reaction was instantaneous
Lapse
Промежуток/истекать
A gap/to slip
•he suffered a lapse in memory
Obsolete
Устаревший
Outdated, old-fashioned
•this technology is now obsolete
Overdue
Просроченный
Late, delayed
•my library book is overdue
Prior
Предшествующий
Previous, earlier
•he had prior experience in teaching
Prompt
Быстрый, немедленный
Immediate, quick
•she gave a prompt reply
Provisional
Временный
Temporary, interim
•this is only a provisional agreement
Simultaneous
Одновременный
•concurrent, synchronous
•the two events were simultaneous
Span
Охватывать/промежуток
To extend/a duration
•his career spans over 20 years
A spell
Период
Time, session
•he had a short spell in hospital
A stint
Срок службы
Period,term
•she did a short stint in marketing
Subsequent
Последующий
Following, next
•subsequent events proved her right
Timely
Своевременный
Well-timed, punctual
•the warning was timely
Civil service
Госслужба
•he works in the civil service and deals with government policies
Effective
Эффективный
Productive
•this is an effective way to reduce costs and increase efficiency
Headhunt
Подбирать сотрудников
Recruit
•he was headhunted by a rival company fr higher salary
Efficient
Эффективный (по ресурсам)
well-organized
•a highly efficient system helps to save money
Executive
Руководитель
•The executive team is responsible for major business decisions
Leave
Отпуск
•She is currently on maternity leave.
Promotion
Повышение
Prospects
Перспективы
Career opportunities
•she has received promotion after successfully leading a major project
Redundant
Сокращенный
Laid-off
•many workers were made redundant due to company downsizing
Sack
Уволить
Terminate
•He was sacked for repeatedly missing deadlines
Strike
Забастовка/протестовать
•the workers went on strike demanding better wages
Union
Labor union
Профсоюз
•The union negotiated better working conditions for employees
