prior to
ترجمه: قبل از, پیش از, مقدم بر, قبل از اینکه
مترادف‌ها: before, preceding, ahead of
متضادها: after, subsequent to, following, by the time (that)…
تعاریف:
she visited me on the day prior to her death
primary school
ترجمه: مدرسه ابتدایی, مدرسه پایه, دبستان
مترادف‌ها: elementary school, primary education institution, grade school
متضادها: university, college, high school, secondary school
تعاریف:
...eight- to nine-year-olds in their third year at primary school.
science fiction
ترجمه: تخیلی علمی, علمی تخیلی, داستان تخیلی علمی, ادبیات علمی تخیلی
مترادف‌ها: speculative fiction, fantasy, futurism
متضادها: non-fiction, reality, fact
تعاریف:
He has composed for a variety of genres but science fiction, horror and fantasy stories dominate his filmography.
the former
ترجمه: سابق, پیشین, قبلی
مترادف‌ها: the first, the previous, the earlier
متضادها: the latter, the second, the following
تعاریف:
Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.
secondary school
ترجمه: دبیرستان, مدرسه دوم, مدرسه متوسطه
مترادف‌ها: high school, junior secondary school, middle school
متضادها: primary school, elementary school, university
تعاریف:
UK He was educated at the local secondary school in Shettlestone.
prime minister
ترجمه: نخست‌وزیر, وزیر اول, نخستین وزیر
مترادف‌ها: head of government, chief minister, premier
متضادها: citizen, ordinary member, subject
تعاریف:
as title 'the Japanese prime minister argued strongly against it
role model
ترجمه: الگوی رفتاری, نمونه مثبت, الگو, مدل رفتاری
مترادف‌ها: exemplar, inspiration, mentor
متضادها: anti-role model, bad example, negative influence
تعاریف:
His stubborn integrity has made him a consistently interesting and evolving artist and a role model for a more ideal art world.
take part
ترجمه: مشارکت کردن, نقش داشتن, به عمل آمدن, شرکت کردن
مترادف‌ها: join in, participate, engage
متضادها: withdraw, refrain, avoid
تعاریف:
we have come here to take part in a major game
swimming pool
ترجمه: استخر شنا, حوضچه شنا, استخر
مترادف‌ها: pool, natatorium, swimming area
متضادها: desert, dry land, landmass
تعاریف:
Hordes of people struggling to keep cool headed straight for paddling pools and swimming pools across the region.
that is to say
ترجمه: یعنی, به عبارت دیگر, بدین معنا
مترادف‌ها: that is, i mean, in other words, namely, to put it another way, in the sense (that), (so) in other words
تعاریف:
They, that’s to say Matt and John, were arguing about what to do.
take place
ترجمه: صورت گرفتن, رخ دادن, انجام شدن
مترادف‌ها: happen, occur, happen to, transpire, happen to sb/sth
متضادها: cease, stop, avoid
تعاریف:
people laid flowers at the spot where the crash took place
to a greater or lesser extent
ترجمه: به میزان بیشتر یا کمتر, به وسیله بیشتر یا کمتر, به اندازه بیشتر یا کمتری
مترادف‌ها: to varying degrees, to some degree, to some extent
متضادها: not at all, completely, entirely
تعاریف:
Most companies operate in conditions that are to a greater or lesser extent competitive.
rather than
ترجمه: در عوض, به جای, به جای اینکه
مترادف‌ها: instead, instead of, rather, in preference to
متضادها: as well as, instead, in place of, in lieu of
تعاریف:
I think you’d call it a lecture rather than a talk.
search engine
ترجمه: موتور جستجو, پایگاه جستجو, دستگاه جستجو
مترادف‌ها: web crawler, information retrieval system, query processor
متضادها: archive, database, static site
تعاریف:
Google was not the first search engine on the Internet, but it has been the most successful one by far.
such that
ترجمه: به طوری که, به نحوی که, چنانکه
مترادف‌ها: in a manner that, in a way that, so that
متضادها: regardless of, without considering, in a random way
تعاریف:
the linking of sentences such that they constitute a narrative
to bear in mind
ترجمه: در نظر داشتن, به خاطر سپردن, در ذهن داشته باشید, به یاد داشتن
مترادف‌ها: consider, remember, keep in mind
متضادها: forget, ignore, overlook
تعاریف:
Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas.
to do with
ترجمه: ربط داشتن با, مربوط به, در ارتباط با, انجام دادن با
مترادف‌ها: related to, concerned with, associated with
متضادها: unrelated, disconnected, irrelevant
تعاریف:
They connived with their mother to deceive me.
so that
ترجمه: به طوری که, تا, برای اینکه
مترادف‌ها: in order to, such that, in order that, for the purpose of, to ensure that, in such a way (that)…, in such a way, in such a way (that)
متضادها: regardless of, without concern for
تعاریف:
He lowered his voice so Doris couldn’t hear.
relating to
ترجمه: وابسته به, مرتبط با, در ارتباط با, مربوط به
مترادف‌ها: connected to, pertaining to, associated with
متضادها: unrelated to, disconnected from, independent of
تعاریف:
documents relating to immigration laws
together with
ترجمه: در کنار, به همراه, همراه با, با هم
مترادف‌ها: alongside, and, along, as well as, along with, in conjunction with, along with sb/sth, in conjunction with sb/sth
متضادها: instead, aside from, as opposed to, except for, other than, apart from, separately, individually, with the exception of, with the exception of sb/sth
تعاریف:
She brought her brother together with her.
He traveled together with his friends.
public transport
ترجمه: حمل و نقل عمومی, ترابری عمومی, وسایل نقلیه عمومی
مترادف‌ها: mass transit, public transit, commuter transport
متضادها: car, private transport, personal vehicle, individual transport
تعاریف:
Greater investment in public transport would keep more cars off the roads.
the first thing
ترجمه: اولین امر, اولین مورد, اولین چیز
مترادف‌ها: initial matter, primary concern, first priority
متضادها: last thing, final consideration, subsequent matter
تعاریف:
he doesn't know the first thing about me
something like
ترجمه: چیزی مثل, مانند چیزی, چیزی شبیه
مترادف‌ها: similar to, resembling, such as
متضادها: nothing like, distinct from, unlike
تعاریف:
He cursed himself for not having foreseen that something like this might happen.
the fact that
ترجمه: حقیقت این است که, مسأله این است که, این حقیقت که, این واقعیت که
مترادف‌ها: the reality that, the situation that, the truth that
متضادها: the fiction that, the misconception that, the fallacy that
تعاریف:
the real problem facing them is the fact that their funds are being cut
quality of life
ترجمه: سطح زندگی, کیفیت زندگی, کیفیت معیشت
مترادف‌ها: standard of living, well-being, life satisfaction
متضادها: poor quality of life, deprivation, misery
تعاریف:
the things that are needed for a good quality of life
subject to
ترجمه: محتاج به, منوط به, مشروط به, تابع
مترادف‌ها: put through, conditional, contingent upon, dependent, up to sb, dependent on
متضادها: unconditional, independent, free, no matter…
تعاریف:
The project is subject to approval by the board.
All offers are subject to availability.
the latter
ترجمه: دوم, اخیر, دومی
مترادف‌ها: the second, the final
متضادها: the former
تعاریف:
Where unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.
regardless of
ترجمه: مستقل از, صرف نظر از, بی توجه به, علیرغم
مترادف‌ها: despite, irrespective of, notwithstanding, despite the fact that…, in spite of sth, whether or not…, (even) in the absence of (any)
متضادها: because of, in the light of, in so far as, such that, so that, depending on, considering, regarding, as long as…, due to sb/sth
تعاریف:
the allowance is paid regardless of age or income
that's it
ترجمه: همین است, تمام شد, همینه, تمام شد.
مترادف‌ها: that's all, that's the end, that's enough
متضادها: not yet, more to come, keep going
تعاریف:
Well, that's it, we're done - we can go home now.
the following
ترجمه: موارد زیر, پیامدهای بعدی, (اشخاص یا چیزهای) زیر, دنبال کرده
مترادف‌ها: subsequent, next, ensuing
متضادها: the former, preceding, prior, before, the above
تعاریف:
The following have been selected to play in tomorrow’s game: Louise Carus, Fiona Douglas ...