Aihepiiri 3 (communication)

Phones, email and the internet

careline a phone service that you can call to get advice or information, for example on a company’s products, or on a medical condition, etc. Call our customer careline for advice. Puhelinpalvelu josta saat ohjeita
cut off to interrupt somebody who is speaking on the phone by breaking the connection We were cut off in the middle of our conversation katkaista puhelu kesken keskustelun
draft draft something to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law Members of Parliament are busy drafting new legislation. Kirjoittaa ylös ensimmäinen versio jostain asiasta
cookie  a small flat sweet cake for one person, usually baked until hard and dry Give me a cookie keksi
handset the part of a phone that you hold close to your mouth and ear to speak into and listen You must use handset to be able to speak on phone Osat puhelimessa jota käytetään puhumiseen
dial up using a phone line and a modem to connect your computer to the internet Did you dial up your laptop? Yhdistää tietokone nettiin
ego-surfing the activity of searching the internet to find places where your own name has been mentioned Have you ever ego-surfed? Etsiä netistä paikkoja jossa nimesi on mainittu
domain name a name that identifies a website or group of websites on the internet You will need to register a domain name. Käyttäjänimi
instant massage a written message sent using a system on the internet that allows people to communicate with each other very quickly to send an instant message pikaviesti netissä
payphone a phone, usually in a public place, that is operated using coins or a card Im at a payphone Puhelin joka toimii kolikoilla tai kortilla
abbreviation  abbreviation (of/for something) a short form of a word, etc What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint’? Lyhennetty
ablative (in some languages) in the form that a noun, a pronoun or an adjective can take to show, for example, who or what something is done by or where something comes from   kielioppi
affirmative an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement an affirmative response to the question "kyllä"
antithesis the opposite of something Love is the antithesis of selfishness. vastakohta
archaism a thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially a word or a style of language or art; the use of such a word or style You are using a very archaism language. Vanhanaikainen
bullet point an item in a list in a document, that is printed with a square, diamond or circle in front of it in order to show that it is important. The square, etc. is also called a bullet point. Please see the first and second bullet points on the first page. Merkattu tärkeä kohta jossain dokumentissa.
binomial  an expression that has two groups of numbers or letters, joined by the sign + or − It's called binomial in mathematics Numerot tai kirjaimet jossa on + tai -
chiasmus a technique used in writing or in speeches, in which words, ideas, etc. are repeated in the opposite order She used the chiasmus tehchnique Tekniikka jossa sanoja toistetaan päinvastaisessa järjestyksessä
deritative a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing ‘Happiness’ is a derivative of ‘happy’. sana tai asia joka on kehittynyt tai tehty toisesta sanasta tai asiasta
bilabial a speech sound made by using both lips, such as /b//p/ and /m/ in buypie and my I heard bilabial Puheen ääni
acces provider a business company that provides a service to customers, especially one that connects customers to the internet   Yhtiö joka hankkii palveluja asiakkaille erityisesti netistä
ad-blocker a piece of software that removes the advertisements from a web page when you view it Do you use ad-blocker Mainoksen estäjä
area code the numbers for a particular area or city, which you use when you are making a phone call from outside the local area What is your areas code? Alueen koodi.
attachment a document that you send to somebody using email You can sent the attachment about that in my gmail. Dokumentti jonka lähetät sähköpostin kautta
carrier a company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air Finnair is a carrier. Kuljetusyhtiö

beep  (of an electronic machine) to make a short high sound The microwave beeps to let you know when it has finished. Lyhyt ja korkea ääni sähkölaitteesta.
bandwitdh a band of frequencies used for sending electronic signals bandwidths in the range of 50–70 Hz kaistanleveys
courtesy call  a formal or official visit, usually by one important person to another, just to be polite, not to discuss important business It's just a courtesy call Yleensä jokin tärkeä henkilö vierailee kohteliaisuuden vuoksi
blue pages the blue pages in a phone directory that give a list of government departments and their phone numbers You can check the number from the blue pages Sivut joissa on hallituksen osastojen yhteystiedot (jenkeissä)
callback a phone call that you make to somebody who has just called you Im going to callback Soittaa takaisin