New Opportunities - Intermediate - Mini-Dictionary [antikvár]

afford toAborigine /.asba'ndsani/ noun C someone from the group of people who were hving in Australia before Europeans came, abroad /a'broid/ adverb in or to a foreign country: He's working abroad.absence /'sbsgns/ noun cm the state of not being in a place: I'll answer the phone in her absence.absent-minded /.aebssnt 'mamdid/ adjective often forgetting: I often lose my glasses - I'm very absent-minded. absoluteiy /'jebsgluith, ,EEbs9'lu:tli/ adverb completely: Are you absolutely certain?accept /gk'sept/ verb T to take something that someone offers to give you: Did you accept the job in the post office?acceptabie /ak'septabal/ adjective describes something that people think is good enough or suitable for an occasion: A smart suit is acceptable for the wedding.access /'eekses/ noun the possibility to use or get something; Can I get access to the Internet on your computer?accident /'aeksidant/ noun C an event during which something is broken or someone is hurt: There are too many traffic accidents.acclaim /g'kleim/ noun U a lot of praise for someone or something: Her next novel received wide public acclaim.accommodation /g.kDma'deiJan/ noun i7 a place where you can live, stay or work: cheap student accommodationaccompany /a'kAmpani/ verb T (accompanying, accompanies, accompanied) to go somewhere with someone: Her parents accompanied her to the interview.according to /a'koidirj tg, tu/ preposition as said by someone or written in a report, etc: According to the newspaper, David Beckham has an injured back.accumulate /a'kjuimjuleit/ verb Til to increase gradually: He accumulated his money buying and selling second-hand CDs.accuse /a'kjuiz/ verb T to say or write that someone has done something wrong: She accused me of stealing her watch.achieve /a'tjiiv/ verb T to succeed in doing something or getting what you want: The expedition achieved enormous successact /ffikt/ verb Til 1 to do something: Don't just talk about it ~ act! 2 act sth out to show how something happened by performing it hke a play: He acted out his part in the rescue.action /'aekjgn/ noun C 1 something that you do: Her quick actions saved my life. 2 the activities in a film or play: An action film has a lot of fighting and chasing in it. 3 take action to do something in order to deal with a situation: I decided to talce action and called the police. activist /'aektivist/ noun C someone who takes part in political actions: Martin Luther King was a famous activist. actor /'aektg/ noun C someone who has a part in a film or play.actress /'aektrgs/ rwun C a woman who has a partin a film or play, actually /'aektjugli, -tjali/ adverb you can use 'actually' when you say something surprising: We actually arrived before anyone else. addict /'aedikt/ noun C 1 someone who cannot stop using drugs. 2 someone who often uses or does something because they enjoy it: She's an Internet addict. addiction /g'dikjgn/ noun U the condition of being an addict: He has an addiction to computer games.addition /a'dijgn/ noun U in addition you use 'in addition' to add a fact: Our school has a playing field in addition to a swimming pool admit /ad'mit/ verb TXo say that something is true although you do not want to: You must admit that Arsenal plays the best football. Did anyone admit to the theft? He admitted causing the accident. adventure /ad'ventjg/ noun C/U an activity, or set of activities, that is exciting or dangerous: The film is about their adventures in the Antarctic. adventurous /ad'ventjgrgs/ adjective describes someone who wants to do exciting or dangerous things: an adventurous explorer advert /'aedvait/ noun C (also advertisement /3d'v3:tism3nt/) a set of words or pictures to encourage people to buy something: an advertisement for mobile phones advertising /'aedvataiziri/ noun U the business or activity of producing adverts or using one to encourage people to buy your product, adviser /ad'vaiza/ noun C an official who gives people advice: Have you seen the career adviser at college?aerobics /eg'raubiks/ pi noun physical exercisesdone to music, usually in a group, affectionate /a'fekjangt/ adjective describessomeone who shows friendship or love easily affective /a'fektiv/ adjective describes something that shows or encourages strong feelings: an affective advert for a charity. afford to /a'foid tg, tu/ verb T 1 to have the money to pay for something: We wish we could afford to send you to university. 2 can't afford to (if ) must not do something if you want to be successful: You can't afford to waste any more time if you want to pass the exams.