XXVII Flashcards

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ferry /ˈferi/

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1) a boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water.
2) to carry people or things a short distance from one place to another in a boat or other vehicle.

noun
1. عبور
2. معبر
3. جسر
verb
1. عبور دادن
2. گذر دادن
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ebb /eb/

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1) the flow of the sea away from the shore, when the tide goes out OPP flood tide
2) to gradually decrease

noun
1. فروکش
2. جزر
4. فرونشینی
5. زوال
verb
1. فروکش کردن
2. افول کردن
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trainer /ˈtreɪnə/

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a type of strong shoe that you wear for sport SYN tennis shoe

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impact /ˈɪmpækt/

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1) the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something.
“We need to assess the impact on climate change.”
“Higher mortgage rates have already had a major impact on spending.”
2) the force of one object hitting another.
3) to have an important or noticeable effect on someone or something.
“The Food Safety Act will progressively impact on the way food businesses operate.”

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inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

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1) a continuing increase in prices, or the rate at which prices increase.
2) the process of filling something with air.

  1. تورم
  2. پف
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debt /det/

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1) a sum of money that a person or organization owes.
“He had enough money to pay off his outstanding debts.”
2) when you owe money to someone OPP credit
3) the degree to which you have learned from or been influenced by someone or something else
“Braque acknowledged his debt to Impressionist painting.”

  1. بدهی
  2. قرض
  3. وام
  4. دین
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impair /ɪmˈpeə/

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to damage something or make it not as good as it should be
“The illness had impaired his ability to think and concentrate.”

  1. خراب کردن
  2. معیوب کردن
  3. زیان رساندن
  4. خرد ساختن
  5. ضعیف کردن
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redundant /rɪˈdʌndənt/

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1) if you are redundant, your employer no longer has a job for you.
“Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts.”
“As the economy weakens, more and more jobs will be made redundant.”
2) not necessary because something else means or does the same thing.

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bail /beɪl/

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1) money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when their trial starts.
“Bail was set at $30,000.”
2) to escape from a situation that you do not want to be in anymore.
“After ten years in the business, McArthur is baling out.”
3) if someone is bailed, they are let out of prison to wait for their trial after they have left a sum of money with the court.
“Dakers was bailed to appear at Durham Crown Court.”

  1. ضمانت
  2. کفالت
  3. بقید کفیل ازاد کردن
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glacier /ˈɡlæsiə/

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a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley → glacial

  1. یخچال طبیعی
  2. توده یخ غلتان
  3. یخ رود
  4. برف رود
  5. رودخانه یخ
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