week 1 Flashcards
consonant
1 a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through your mouth → vowel
2 a letter that represents a consonant sound. The letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’, and sometimes ‘y’ represent vowels, and all the other letters are consonants
contraction
the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter
a reduction in size or amount
possession
the fact that you have or own something
trendy
modern and influenced by the most recent fashions or ideas
trendy clothes
a trendy nightclub
He writes for some trendy magazine for the under-30s.
exchange
the act of giving something to someone and them giving you something else
They were given food and shelter in exchange for work
think of
to produce an idea, name, suggestion etc by thinking
to remember something
which one
which ones
The difference is between singular and plural. The interrogative “which one” is asking the listener or reader to specify a single item from a group of many. The interrogative “which ones” asks for multiple choices out of the group.
go through sth
read sth carefully from beginning to end
context
the words before and after the new word or phrase that help you to understand the meaning
gist
general meaning but not all the details
glossary
an alphabetical list, with meanings, of the words or phrases in a text that are difficult to understand
فهرست معانی
revise
to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it
study sth again
tutor
a teacher who teaches a child outside of school, especially in order to give the child extra help with a subject he or she finds difficult
retail
the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
خرده فروشی
sales associate
a person who sells things in a retail store
