Vocabulaire

device

Nom

Exemple: “This device is new.”

Synonymes: machine, gadget

Antonymes: manual tool

portable

Adjectif

Exemple: “This is a portable device.”

Synonymes: movable, easy to carry

Antonymes: fixed

manufacture

Verbe

Exemple: “The company will manufacture new devices.”

Synonymes: produce, make

Antonymes: consume

inventor

Nom

Exemple: “The inventor created a new device.”

Synonymes: creator, innovator

Antonymes: copyist

lamp

Nom

Exemple: “The lamp is on the table.”

Synonymes: light

Antonymes: darkness

instrument

Nom

Exemple: “He plays a musical instrument.”

Synonymes: tool, device

Antonymes: voice

fan

Nom

Exemple: “Turn on the fan.”

Synonymes: ventilator

Antonymes: heater

television

Nom

Exemple: “We watch television at night.”

Synonymes: TV, screen

Antonymes: radio

telephone

Nom

Exemple: “The telephone is ringing.”

Synonymes: phone, mobile

Antonymes: letter

phone

Nom

Exemple: “My phone is on the table.”

clock

Nom

Exemple: “The clock is on the wall.”

unreliably

Adverbe

Exemple: “The device works unreliably in cold weather.”

Synonymes: inconsistently, poorly

Antonymes: reliably, dependably

transmitter

Nom

Exemple: “The radio transmitter stopped working during the storm.”

Synonymes: sender, broadcast device

Antonymes: receiver

contraption

Nom

Exemple: “He built a strange contraption out of spare parts.”

Synonymes: device, gadget

Antonymes:

pump

Verbe

Exemple: “They used a pump to move the water.”

Synonymes: push, device for moving liquid

Antonymes: drain naturally

mouse

Nom

Exemple: “The mouse ran under the table.”

Synonymes: rodent

Antonymes:

specification

Nom

Exemple: “The device meets the specification, but not the real user needs.”

Synonymes: requirements