Word |
Word Family |
Collocations |
Example sentence |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Other |
adaptable (adj)
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p.10 Oxford Word Power You have to be adaptable if you want to
live in a foreign country.
TT 6 Lifestyle
I’ve lived in several countries so I’m very
adaptable
to new ways of life. |
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مَرِن .
قابل للتكيّف |
best before date (col.)
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p.43
best before date is the date printed on a food package advising you
the product wiII not be of such good quality after this date. |
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تاريخ قبل انهاء الجودة |
combination of (col.)
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p.43
Enough
power
for domestic
use will
be
generated by wind or solar energy, or
a
combination
of
both.
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جَمْعٌ |
compact (adj)
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compact disk
or CD (n)
طبق
من البلاستيك الصلب حاوٍ على تسجيلات عديدة مَلزوزة |
p.42
It
contains two compact double beds,
a shower/toilet,
and a kitchen with a
sink,
microwave, fridge,
freezer,
and
hob.
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pressed together, small |
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مُلِزَّز |
condensation (n)
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p.40
Homes will produce their own water supply through
condensation. |
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تَكْثيف . تكاثُف (قطرات الماء مثلاً) |
convertible (adj)
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p.42
There will be
convertible
furniture, such
as sofa beds,
which can be folded up
when
not needed.
TT 6 Lifestyle
There isn’t space for a bed and a sofa in that room, so we bought a
convertible
sofa.
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قابل لان يتحول او يتبَدَّل (الى) |
earth (v)
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earth (n)الأرض
p.42 The structure must be strong enough to bear the weight of earth.
the planet earth TTelem 10 Education
I
remember when I first read the
theory
about how life on earth began. I was intrigued. |
Earthquake (n)زَلْزَلة
TTelem 6 Lifestyle
Scientists still cannot
predict
exactly when earthquakes will happen. |
p. 41 All appliances have to be earthed. It’s necessary to
earth all appliances.
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to ground (v)
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أرَّضَ |
expectancy (n)
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to expectتَوَقَّعَ
. استوقَعَ (v) TT 1 Business and
Commerce
The minister has been fully
briefed
on what questions to expect. |
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p.40/p.126 Peter says that Earth Homes have long “life expectancy”:
he says, “They’re durable, too. They’re less exposed to the elements and
can last for hundreds of years.” |
expectation, anticipation |
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تَوَقُّع |
insulate (v)
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p.41 The
house is very well insulated, so you don’t have to provide
much heating. |
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عَزَلَ
معزول
insulated |
intended for (col.)
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To intend (v) TT 1 Business and Commerce
We’d like some
clarification
of exactly what your company intends to do. |
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p.42
Who
do
you
think
the
microcompact
home
is
intended
for?
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مقصود لِ |
intervals (n)
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p.44 The back wall is altogether just over 1m thick and is supported at
4m intervals by the structural counterforts which separate one
room from the next.
TT 7 Sport and Leisure
There was a long
interval
in the middle of the show. |
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فترة ج فترات |
joints (n)
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p.44
The insulation comprises 100 mm slabs of expanded polyurethane(4) and
these are fixed to the concrete wall with adhesive, all the cracks and
joints being filled with aerosol PU foam.
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a place where something joins/where two things join |
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مَعْقِد ج مَعاقِد . مَوْصِل .
اتصال شييْن
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Word |
Word Family |
Collocations |
Example sentence |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Other |
monitor (v)
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monitor
(n)
p.42
Wall-mounted
flat
screens
will
replace
TVs. These
will
also
act
as computers and (CTV
monitors
for security cameras.
) TTelem 6 Science and Technology
You shouldn’t stick items to your computer
monitor.
It may get scratched. |
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TT 2
Science and Technology
The software
invisibly
monitors
all computer activities.
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يرصد . يراقب |
obligation (n)
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p.41 We
use have to to describe things which are obligations
required by rules and regulations or things which someone forces us to
do. |
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فَرْض . اَضطرار
مفروض ج مفروضات |
opaque (adj)
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p.42 Some partitions will be made of glass which becomes opaque
when a current is passed through it. |
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transparent(adj) |
غير شفاف . لا ينفذ منه الضوء |
permitted (adj)
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p.41
You mustn't build an earth house without planning permission. = It's not
permitted.
TTelem
The government is to impose tighter
restrictions
on the number of immigrants permitted to settle in this country. |
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مسموح |
prediction (n)
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p.43 The
texts
give
the
reasons for some
of the predictions
about future
homes,
but not
for
all.
In your notebooks,
list
the
reasons for
these
predictions
where
they are
given.
TTelem 6 Lifestyle
The exam results confirmed my
predictions. |
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تَنَبُّوء ج تنبُّؤات |
proper (v)
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p.41 You have to lay proper foundations. That’s necessary.
TTelem 8 Family and Home
She’s a
traditionalist
who insists on having a proper Victorian-style Christmas.
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مناسب . صحيح |
replace (v)
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p.42 Wall-mounted
flat
screens will
replace
TVs. |
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يستبدل . يحل محله |
resist (v)
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p.41 The walls must resist the pressure of earth round the
building.
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يقاوم . يحمل |
steep (adj)
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p.40 One of the advantages of earth homes is NOT that construction is
possible on steep slopes. In fact construction may be difficult
on extremely steep slopes.
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شديد الإنحِدار
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strict (adj)
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p.41
There are strict rules about where you can build. You mustn’t
build without planning permission.
TTelem 1 Business and Commerce
Our old manager was very strict, but the new
regime
is much better.strict(adj)صارِم |
تدقيق
accuracy (n)
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weak, not precise |
صارِم . شديد التدْقيق . مُدَقِّق |
structural (adj)
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p.44
Inside that is the main structural wall (3) made from 660 mm
dense concrete block.
TTelem
10 Education
The text had
structural
problems which made it diffi cult to understand the plot. |
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بنائي . تركيبي |
surrounding (adj)
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p.41
You have to make sure no water gets into the house from the
surrounding soil.
TTelem 3 Crime and Society
Police said there were no suspicious
circumstances
surrounding
the boy’s death. |
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مُحيط ج محيطات |
Word |
Word Family |
Collocations |
Example sentence |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Other |
temporary (adj)
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temporarily (adv) TT 1 Business and Commerce
We’ll have to take the diversion
temporarily
while they’re working on the main road. |
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TT 1 Business and Commerce
I’ve taken on a
temporary
job over the holidays. |
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permanent(adj)
permanently(adv.) |
مُوَقَّت .(او مؤقت) مَوقوت |
variable (adj)
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TTelem 6 Lifestyle
Although the company’s fortunes have been
variable
over the past year, the outlook is stable. |
changing |
constant |
مُتَغَيِر |
wasteful (adj)
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Waste-paper basket (n)
سَلة المُهْملات |
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p.43
As water becomes
scarce,
ultrasound
cleaners may
replace washing
machines
and
dishwashers
as
a more
efficient and
less
wasteful way of
cleaning. |
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مسرف . تبذيري . مُبَذِّر |