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• I lost/missed my footing and fell.• It was a struggle just to keep my footing. ☆ New leadership is needed to return the company to a better financial footing. |
Footing |
۱- جای پا ۲- جایگاه |
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Wander ( verb) ( noun) |
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• British newspapers are highly partisan. • Republicans have focused heavily on criticizing the impeachment effort as politically biased, a partisan move by Democrats intent on impeaching Trump since the very first days of his presidency.
• There was a certain partisanship about the way that votes were cast.
• a bipartisan committee • a bipartisan agreement • There has been a great deal of attention paid in recent weeks to the idea that impeachment should be a bipartisan affair. |
1- partisan (adj) = strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully;
2- partianship ( noun /U/ )
3- bipartisan (adj) = involving or having the support of both sides, esp. of political parties;
4- partisan (noun) = a member of an armed group that fights against an enemy that has taken control of its country
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۱- جانب دار ( معمولا کورکورانه) ۲- جانب داری ۳- با پشتیبانی دو حزب ۴- پارتیزان |
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• The number of old German cars still on the road attests (to) the excellence of their manufacture.
• As his career attests, he is a world-class tennis player.
• Luxurious furnishings attested to the wealth of the owner.
◇ As one who worked there for years, I can attest that applications are carefully reviewed.
☆ The will must be attested by two witnesses.
☆ It must be signed in the presence of a witness who attests the signature. |
attest [ formal ] = show, testify, demonstrate 1) to show something or to say or prove that something is true.
2) (vt) (of a person) to state with authority that sth is true, or (of a situation or event) to show that something is likely to be true [ + that clause ] = testify, confirm, authenticate
3) [ LAW ] to sign a document to show that you were present when it was signed by someone else = witness, swear |
۱- نشان دادن؛ ۲،۳- گواهی دادن؛ شهادت دادن |
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• These tax cuts will give industry a helping hand. • This is often the result of inexperienced people trying to give a helping hand to get the gliders out.
☆ Can you give me a hand moving these boxes?
☆ Dave wants to paint the kitchen and I promised I’d give him a hand.
☆ Could you give me a hand with these suitcase?
☆ Marcia has taught her children to lend a hand when it comes to cleaning up after meals.
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to give/ lend/ offer (sb) a helping hand = to help someone
to give sb a hand / to lend (sb) a hand =
to help sb to do sth, esp. by carrying or lifting things |
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♤ My dad said he would help with the costs of buying a house.
◇ The $10,000 loan from the bank helped her (to) start her own business.
♧ I feel that learning English will help my chances of promotion at work.
• The drought has helped (to) make this a disastrous year for Somalia.
• Can I help you to some more soup?
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1) help = assist ( formal ) ♤ sb/sth + help (sb/sth) + with + sth ◇ sb/sth + help + sb/sth + (to) infinitive ♧ sb/sth + help + sb/sth
2) help [ (to) + infinitive ] = If sth or sb helps to do sth, that thing or person is one of several reasons for it happening
3) help [ to ] = to give something to someone |
assist -》 [formal]
aid -》 [formal] & esp. when saying that sth helps your body to do sth : ☆ Coffee can aid concentration/ digestion
give sb a hand -》[informal] & esp. by carrying or lifting things : ☆ Can you give me a hand moving these boxes? |
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• It was awful, but I couldn't help laughing. • I can’t help the way I feel about you ¤ I couldn’t help thinking about the past. ¤ I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. |
• sb can't/ couldn't help (doing) sth= Not being able to control or stop sth ¤ somebody can’t help feeling/thinking/wondering sth |
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☆ Men and women should be able to compete for jobs on an equal footing. |
be on an equal, firm, footing (on the same footing) = having the same position or status as another person, company, ... on an equal footing with sb/sth = Women should be able to compete in the job market on an equal footing with men. on the same footing as sb/sth = The increased use of restricted stock puts management on the same footing as shareholders. |
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□ She commutes to the city by car every day.
□ It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
□ He commuted every day, back and forth, an hour and 20 minutes each way.
□ Debbie works for a bank and is presently commuting between Paris and Luxemburg.
● People used to believe that you could commute base metals into gold.
○ I think I'll commute my life insurance into an annuity.
○ Pensioners commuting their pension for a lump sum sometimes face huge losses.
☆ Her sentence was commuted from death to life in prison (life imprisonment).
☆ The governor commuted the sentence and released the prisoner.
☆ Sam's 20-year prison sentence was commuted to three years.
▪ It's at least an hour's commute to work.
▪ Cutting out the daily commute is the most obvious attraction of teleworking.
▪ The 5:30 train is always packed with commuters.
▪ Traffic congestion during peak commute hours is terrible. |
commute (vi) = [ travel ] 1) to travel a llong distance to get to work [ ... to/ from/ between ]
2) (vt) = [ change ] to change one thing into another [ ... for/ into ]
3) (vt) = [ change ] to exchange one type of payment forva different type [ ... for/ into ]
4) (vt) = [ change ] to change punishment to one that is less severe [ ... to ]
commute, commuter (noun) |
۱- مسافرت کردن روزانه برای رفتن به سر کار ۲- تغییر دادن چیزی به چیز دیگر ۳- تغییر دادن نوع پرداخت ۴- تغییر دادن نوع مجازات ( تخفیف دادن در مجازات)
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☆ He's been released on parole. ☆ She hopes to be eligible for parole in three years. ☆ Reynolds was sentenced to life without parole. ☆ a life sentence without parole
☆ He was then sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years.
☆ The chances of anyone convicted of serious violence being granted early parole, for example, are pretty slim.
■ He was paroled after serving ten years.
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parole ( noun /U/ ) = permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished, with the agreement that they will behave well
without parole Eligible for parole Released on parole chance of parole early parole
perole ( vt ) = to give someone parole |
۱- عفو ۲- به کسی عفو دادن
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Part of speech -》 vary |
Vary (verb) Variation (noun) Variety (a collective noun) -》 ... + [pl] / U انواع(range) - تنوع(diversity) - گونه(type) Variant (noun) Various (adj) [usually before noun] متعدد - از انواع مختلف Varied (adj) متنوع(diverse,miscellaneous) - تغییریافته - متفاوت |
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☆ His research reveals the existence of a totally new variety: practical intelligence. |
Variety (noun) = range, diversity, type |
انواع تنوع گونه ( اینجا به این معنی است) |
