Aihepiiri 2 Communication

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accent a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from; how well somebody pronounces a particular language The Americans had learned Korean and spoke with a good accent. aksentti
agree to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion He agreed with them about the need for change. olla samaa mieltä
agreement  an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody  They have entered into a free trade agreement with Australia. sopimus
beginner a person who is starting to learn something and cannot do it very well yet She's in the beginners' class. aloittelija
calque a word or expression in a language that is a translation of a word or expression in another language

 ‘Traffic calming’ is a calque of the German ‘Verkehrsberuhigung’. käännös
character a person or an animal in a book, play or film the main character in the film hahmo
clause  group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence It is the object of the verb of the clause. lauseke
complement  a thing that adds new qualities to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive This vegetable's natural sweetness is a perfect complement to salty or rich foods. täydentää
compound  thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes. yhdiste
drill to make a hole in something, using a drill The dentist started drilling my tooth. poraus

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ending the last part of a story, film, etc. His stories usually have a happy ending. loppu
epithet an adjective or phrase that is used to describe somebody/something’s character or most important quality, especially in order to give praise or criticism The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet ‘epic’. epiteetti
exclamation a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion. Oh!, Look out! and Ow! are exclamations. He gave an exclamation of surprise. huudahdus

expression

 a word or phrase What's the meaning of the expression ‘on cloud nine’? ilmaisu
fluency the quality of being able to speak or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well Fluency in French is required for this job. sujuvuus
metaphor a word or phrase used to describe somebody/something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example She has a heart of stone; the use of such words and phrases  Game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life. metafora
master master something to learn or understand something completely French was a language he had never mastered. hallita

account

 

at bank

 I don't have a bank account. tili
ad-blocker a piece of software that removes the advertisements from a web page when you view it Widespread use of ad blockers could pose a threat to the way many websites are currently funded. mainos esto
answerphone a machine that you connect to your phone to answer your calls and record any message left by the person calling She left her name and number on his answerphone. vastaaja

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clickstream a record of all the websites a person visits when spending time on the internet Marketing companies find clickstream useful to analyse clickstream data. verkkokäyttäytymistiedot
cradle a small bed for a baby that can be pushed gently from side to side She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle. kehto
deepfake a video of a person in which their appearance has been digitally altered so that they look like somebody else Social media companies need to do more to combat deepfakes. syväväärennös
delete to remove something that has been written or printed, or that has been stored on a computer Your name has been deleted from the list. poistaa
disconnect  to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains. katkaista
domain a set of websites on the internet that end with the same group of letters, for example ‘.com’, ‘.org’ things that happen outside the domain of the home verkkotunnus
emoji a small digital image used to express an idea or emotion in emails, on the internet, on social media, etc. He responded with a red heart emoji. emoji
extension the act of increasing the area of activity, group of people, etc. that is affected by something The bank plans various extensions to its credit facilities. laajennus
follow  to come or go after or behind somebody/something They were followed down the street by a bunch of photographers. seurata
history all the events that happened in the past These events changed the course of history. historia