Vocabolario

consign

Verbo

Esempio: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

Sinonimi: deliver, entrust

Antonimi: keep

collector

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The collector bought an old stamp.”

Sinonimi: gatherer

Antonimi: seller

hygiene

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Good hygiene prevents disease.”

Sinonimi: cleanliness

Antonimi: dirtiness

thief

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The thief stole a bag.”

Sinonimi: robber, criminal

Antonimi: guard

clerk

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The clerk works at the desk.”

Sinonimi: office worker, assistant

Antonimi: manager

bank

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I go to the bank.”

Sinonimi: financial institution

Antonimi: shop

fan

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Turn on the fan.”

Sinonimi: ventilator

Antonimi: heater

emulsifier

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The recipe includes an emulsifier to keep the mixture smooth.”

Sinonimi: stabilizer

Antonimi:

relinquish

Verbo

Esempio: “He refused to relinquish control.”

Sinonimi: give up, surrender

Antonimi: keep, retain

retention

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Sleep improves memory retention.”

Sinonimi: preservation, keeping

Antonimi: loss, release

pertinent

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic.”

Sinonimi: relevant, applicable

Antonimi: irrelevant, unrelated

deem

Verbo

Esempio: “The judge deemed the evidence unreliable.”

Sinonimi: consider, regard

Antonimi: ignore, dismiss

vow

Sostantivo

Esempio: “She made a vow to keep trying.”

Sinonimi: promise, pledge

Antonimi: break promise

rid

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need to get rid of these old boxes.”

Sinonimi: remove, clear away

Antonimi: keep

save

Verbo

Esempio: “Save your work before you leave.”

Sinonimi: keep, rescue

Antonimi: waste, lose

confinement

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Long periods of confinement can affect mental health.”

Sinonimi: restriction, imprisonment

Antonimi: freedom, release

fire

Verbo

Esempio: “The company may fire workers if sales keep falling.”

Sinonimi: dismiss, flame

Antonimi: hire

adjust

Verbo

Esempio: “You can adjust the chair height.”

Sinonimi: adapt, change slightly

Antonimi: keep unchanged

leash

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Keep your dog on a leash here.”

Sinonimi: lead

limit

Verbo

Esempio: “I try to limit sugar.”

Sinonimi: restrict

Antonimi: increase

share

Verbo

Esempio: “She shared her experience.”

Sinonimi: divide, exchange

Antonimi: keep

continue

Verbo

Esempio: “He continued working late.”

Sinonimi: keep, proceed

Antonimi: stop

sustain

/səˈsteɪn/

Esempio: “We must sustain growth.”

Sinonimi: affirm, support, corroborate

Antonimi: negate, contradict

maintain

/meɪnˈteɪn/

Esempio: “It’s hard to maintain quality.”

Sinonimi: assert, sustain, observe

separate

/ˈsepərət/

Esempio: “Keep your notes in a separate file.”

Sinonimi: distinct, break, detached

Antonimi: joint, unite, unify

receipt

/rɪˈsiːt/

Esempio: “Keep the receipt.”

Sinonimi: acknowledge, reception, receiving

reservation

/ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/

Esempio: “I have a reservation for two nights.”

Sinonimi: qualification, mental reservation, booking