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acknowledge (v)

 

 

 

 

p.50 We can acknowledge the apology using phrases like these: It’s OK

 

 

اعترف

apologize (v)

 

 

apology(n)p.50 We can acknowledge the apology using phrases like these: It’s OK

 

p.50 If your company supplies faulty goods or if there is a  delay in providing a service or meeting an order, you  may have to apologize to the customer.

 

 

اعتذر (عن)

automatic (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.47 The car of the future on p.47 has an automatic control throttle.

 

 

بدفعة ذاتيّ = أوتوماتيكي

collision (n)

 

 

 

 

p.144 Oxford Word Power “it was a head-on collision and the driver was killed instantly."

 

 

اصطدام

condition (n)

 

 

 

 

p.47 The car of the future has a driver condition detection sensor.

 

 

شرط . حال

congestion (n)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Road traffic is increasing worldwide. This increase brings problems: road accidents, congestion, and pollution.

 

 

ازدحام

contact (n,v)

 

 

 

 

P.50 When writing an apology when referring to a previous contact, you would write:  I wrote to you on(date).

 

 

إلتقاء . اتصال

convert (v)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Cars can be converted easily but LPG only cuts down pollution a little

change into sth. else

 

حوَّل (الى)

cut down (p.v.)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Cars can be converted easily but LPG only cuts down pollution a littleز

 

 

خفّض

 

delay (n)

 

 

 

 

p.50 If your company supplies faulty goods or if there is a delay in providing a service or  meeting an order, you may have to apologize to the customer.

 

 

تأخير

detect (v)

 

 

Detective(n) بوليس محقق

 

p.47 In the car of the future there is a motion sensor to detect cars in front.

 

 

 

 

اكتشف

device (n)

 

 

mechanical device(n)

أداة آلي

 

p.47 in the car of the future there is a device to release door locks.

 

 

جهاز . أداة

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efficient (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Electric motors are very efficient and produce no pollution, but they need heavy batteries and their range is limited with current technology.

 

 

فعّال

emissions (n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.51 Cars which do not have conventional petrol or diesel engines each have different CO2 emissions.

 

 

نفثة ج نفثات

equip (v)

 

 

 

 

p.47 ASVs will be equipped with electronic sensors to prevent accidents and to make it safer for people when accidents do happen.

 

 

 

 

جَهَّز . أعّد

fuel cell (n)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Hydrogen fuel cells may be the long-term answer.

 

 

خَلية كهربائية

function (n)

 

 

 

 

p.50 It is also useful to group expressions by function -w hat they are used for.

 

 

 

وظيفة

hybrid (adj)

 

 

Mixture of two of the same plants to make a hybrid.

 

p.47 Hybrid cars have both a petrol engine and an electric motor.

 

 

combination,

mixture, blend

 

مُبَغل . خلط

limited (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Electric motors are very efficient and produce no pollution, but they need heavy batteries and their range is limited with current technology.

 

 

محدود

model (n)

 

 

 

 

p.50 The car batteries you received are for an old model--you wanted the ones for the new model.

 

 

 

 

موديل . طِراز

monitor (v)

 

 

 

 

p.47 The car of the future has a camera to monitor the area to the rear.

 

 

To watch, to check regularly

 

يراقب

 

obstacle (n)

 

 

 

 

p.47 The car of the future has a sensor to detect obstacles in front.

 

 

 

 

عقبة خ عقبات او عقاب

pedestrian (n)

 

 

 

 

p.47 However, engineers are working on Advanced safety vehicles (ASVs) which will be much safer for drivers, other road users such as cyclists, and for pedestrians.

 

 

ماشٍ ج مُشاة

pneumatic (adj)

 

 

pneumonia(n)

Pneumatics(n)

 

Pneumatic drill

 

p.47 The car of the future has a pneumatic sensor which checks the air in the tyres.

 

 

هوائي

 (كضغط الهوائي)

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previous (adj)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.50 In the function of referring to a previous contact, you might write “

Referring to previous contact…”

 

 

سابِق

production (n)

 

 

 

 

p.51 I can make predictions using will, may,

and might.

 

 

إخبار عن المستقبل

promise (v)

 

 

 

 

p.611 Oxford Word Power The finance minister has promised to bring down the rate of inflation by next year.

 

 

وعد

range (n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.47 Electric motors are very efficient and produce no pollution, but they need heavy batteries and their range is limited with current technology

 

 

نِطاق . مَجال

rear (adj)

 

 

 

 

 

 

p.635 Oxford Word Power  Rear is used for cars, for example we talk of the rear window, the rear lights; etc.

 

 

خلفي

release (v)

 

 

 

 

p.47 The car of the future has a device to release inside door locks.

 

 

اطلقَ

solar (adj)

 

 

 

 

p.48 It is very unlikely that solar-powered vehicles will be the answer to our transport problems.

 

 

 

 

شمسي . من الشمس

structure (n)

 

 

 

 

p.769 Oxford Word Power The way the parts are put together is the structure of a thing; for example, “the structure of the brain,” “the political and social structure of the economy.”

 

 

تركيبة

supplies (n)

 

 

supply and demandالعرض والطلب

medical supplies إمدادات طبية

 

p.48 I’m certain that  as world oil supplies dry up, petrol will get more expensive.

 

 

مُعدات . أمْداد

warn (v)

 

 

 

 

p.47 Others will warn drivers when they are too close to other vehicles.

 

 

حذّر