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اخاذی
extortion(n) (uncountable)
e.g: Youtuber arrested on suspension of extortion
e.g: many officials are arrested on extortion charges over $2 million bribery scheme
فردی که اخاذی می کند
extortionists (n) (countable)
e.g: lawyer recommends reduction in sentence for extortionist
e.g: African extortionist linked to bomb threat at Burlington school
to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them
اخاذی کردن
extort (v)
extort sth from sb
e.g
Rebels extorted money from local villagers
ما هنوز به قایق کم داریم
We are still one boat short
skill at inventing things and thinking of new ideas
نبوغ، قوه ابتکار
Ingenuity (n) (uncountable)
e.g: I appreciate your ingenuity
e.g: perseverance spots ingenuity at its final aircraft
to notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize
spot (v), spotted spotting
e.g: I spotted a police car behind us.
e.g: It can be hard for even a trained doctor to spot the symptoms of lung cancer.
permission for someone to leave prison, on condition that they promise to behave well
عفو مشروط، قول شرف
parole (n) (uncountable)
on parole
e.g: He was released on parole after serving two years.
E.g: She will become eligible for parole in 19 months.
به قیدوثیقه/ قول شرف آزادساختن
to allow someone to leave prison on the condition that they promise to behave well
parole (verb)
e.g: He was paroled again Oct. 11,1978.
e.g: He had been paroled, but violated the terms, and was picked up last month.
من بیدار بودم
I’m already up
I’m already awake
من قصدنداشتم بیدارت کنم
I didn’t mean to wake you up
ممنون از پشتیبانیت
thanks for back up /support
قابل دسترس
reachable, accessible, achievable
تقریبا، نسبتا
sort of, to some extent, in some way
e.g: “Do you see what I mean?” “Sort of,” answered Jean cautiously”
هیچ فشار/اجباری حس نکن
don’t feel any pressure
bring your best self forward, embrace your unique qualities, and connect with others who share your values and interests جایگاهت را در جامعه پیدا کنی/ بسازی
make your place
find your place
اگر مشکلی ندارید
used to check that someone is willing to do something or let you do something
if you don’t/wouldn’t mind
e.g: If you don’t mind, I think I’ll go to bed now.
e.g: I’d like to stay a while longer, if you don’t mind.
e.g: We’ll go there together – that’s if you don’t mind.
actions, behaviour, or an attitude that shows courage and confidence
whatis the opposite?
bravery (n)(uncountable)
syn: courage
opposite: cowardice
e.g: an act of great bravery
e.r: for your bravery
من نمی خوام بی ادب باشم
I don’t mean to be rude
to make a legal claim against someone, specially money, because they have harmed you in some way
پیگرد قانونی کردن
what is the preposition?
sue (v)
e.g: The company is suing a former employee.
e.g: The railway may sue for damages (=in order to get money) because of loss of revenue.
طبیعی رفتار کن/عمل کن
act natural
فساد سیستمی
systematic corruption
connected with starting a new business
start-up (adj)
e.g: start-up costs
e.g: a start-up budget of $90,000
e.g: The time has come for start-up companies like mine to turn all our efforts into something concrete.
a new small company or business, especially one whose work involves computers or the Internet
start-up (noun) [countable]
e.g: an Internet start-up
e.g: There were 4000 start-ups in Silicon Valley in 1998
extremely cruel and violent behaviour
sav‧ag‧e‧ry /ˈsævɪdʒəri/ noun
e.g: Local people were shocked by the savagery of the attack.
e.g: To allow savagery to remain is to allow evil to remain.
literary suffering as a result of a punishment by God or a god
نفرین شده
curs‧ed /ˈkɜːsɪd $ ˈkɜːr-/ adjective
be cursed with/by something
e.g: She wouldn’t speak, and both of us felt cursed.
spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc
bear with me
e.g: Bear with me a minute, and I’ll check if Mr Garrard’s in.
e.g: If you’ll just bear with me, I’ll explain.
reduce the amount or size of something
Scale down/back, decrease
e.g: The emergency aid programme has now been scaled down.
e.g: Some banks try to scale their prices down for small - business customers to entice them to use electronic services.
a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter
pine tree, pine
e.g: In the distance he saw a rabbit shivering under a pine tree.
to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened
shiver (v), tremble
shiver with cold/fear/delight etc
e.g: Jake stood shivering in the cold air.
e.g: She shivered with fear and anger.
تعمیر، ترمیم
Reparation
e.g: reparation fund
e.g: Almost a fifth of the fund will cover property losses and projects connected with reparation.
when you give something to someone or do something for them because you have done something wrong to them in the past
make reparation (to somebody) for something
e.g: Offenders must make reparation for their crimes through community service.
a piece of equipment that has been fitted in its place or a place where industrial or military equipment, machinery etc has been put
تاسیسات، نصب و راه اندازی
installation
e.g: nuclear installations
e.g: the installation of a security system
عدم احترام و اعتماد
Lack of respect and trust
to find the exact position of something
locate (v)
E.g: We couldn’t locate the source of the radio signal
to put or build something in a particular place
locate (v)
Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density.
the degree to which an area is filled with people or things
تراکم
density (of)
e.g: the size and density of settlements
e.g : areas of high population density
the relationship between the mass of something and its size
چگالی , غلظت
density
e.g: To achieve real density would require a volume hologram, made from a photorefractive crystal.
آخرین بار در شیکاگو دیده شده
Last seen was in Chicago
راحتر و غیر رسمی تر صحبت کنیم
Discussing more casually
احتمال بالقوه از دست دادن آبرو
Potential lost of reputation
used to introduce an additional thing that makes a situation even more difficult, surprising, interesting etc این را نگفتم که
Not to mention that
E.g: It’s too far to walk, not to mention the fact that it’ll probably be closed by now anyway.
شلوارت را بپوش
get your pants on
تاجر پولدار
Wealthy business man
خارج از فصل است
It’s offseason
large in a number or amount,
substantial, considerable
The opposite is unsunbstantial
e.g: Substantial investment سرمایه گذاری قابل توجه
E.g: a substantial salary
E.g: the document needs substantial changes
انجام چیزی به کسی محول کردن، کسی را نسئول انجام کاری کردن
Leave it (up) to sb to do sth
e.g: I’ll leave it up to you to decide.
e.g: She leaves it to the reader to draw their own conclusions.
سناتور ایالتی
State senator
افزایش سقف کازینو
lifting the casino cap
مقدماتی
happening before something that is more important, often in order to prepare for it
preliminary (to)
E.g: the preliminary stages of the competition
E.g: a preliminary draft
E.g: The discussions were preliminary to preparing a policy paper.
E.g: Preliminary conversation
دید دریاچه
lake view
the hard boring work that has to be done in order to achieve something کارهای کسل کننده ای که باید انجام شوند تا چیزی را بدست بیاوریم
Legwork (n) (uncountable)
E.g: He has a team of volunteers who do most of the legwork for him.
to become lost or absent, often under suspicious circumstances
go missing, ; disappear
E.g: someone went missing کسی گم شده است
نکته این است که
The point is
