Word Definition Translation

Unit 6 Time and Work

Word	Definition	Translation
Client	(n)a person who uses the services or advice of a professional person or organization	Mijoz
Colleague	(n)a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business	Hamkasb
Consultant	(n)a person who knows a lot about a particular subject to other companies, people or organizations	Konsultatsiya beruvchi shaxs
Effective	(adj)producing the result that is wanted or intended	Samarali, foydali
Efficient	(adj)doing smth well and throughly with no waste of time, money or energy	Samarali, chaqqon
Executive	(n)a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or an organization	Ijro etuvchi
Headhunt	(v)to find sb who is suitable for a sensor job and persuade them to leave their present job	Hayolparat
Multinational	(n,adj)existing in or involving many countries	Ko`pmillatli
Promotion	(n)a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization	Lavozimning oshishi
Prospects	(n,pl)the chances of being successful	Istiqbol, kelajak
Recruit	(v,n)to find new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc.	Yangi xodim
Redundant	(adj)without a job because there is no more work available for you in a company	Ishdan bo`shatilgan
Sack	(v)a large bag with no handles, made of strong rough material or strong paper or plastic, used for storing and carrying.	To`rva xalta

Word	Definition	Translation
Crop up	Appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly	Kutilmaganda sodir bo`lish yoki paydo bo`lish
Dive in	start doing smth in a very enthusiastic way	Biron ishga sho`ng`imoq, boshlamoq
End up	Be in a particular place or state after doing smth or because of doing it	Biron nima bilan tugamaoq, yakun topmoq
Kick off (with)	Begin (with)	Bilan boshlamoq
Knock off	Stop working	Ishlashni to`xtatmoq
Knuckle down	Start working hard, especially when you should have done this earlier	Qattiq ishlamoq, ishga sho`ng`imoq
Lay off	End someone`s employment, especially temporarily, beacuse there is not enough work for them	Ishdan bo`shatib yubormoq
Make up	Work at different times from usual because you havent worked enough at the normal times.	Ish boshlamoq
Set out	Start doing or working on smth in order to achieve an aim outset	Biron ishni muvaffaqiyat bilan boshlamoq
Take on	Start to employ someone; accept some work or responsibility	Ishga olmoq
Tide over	Helps someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money until they can get	Biron kishiga yordam qo`lini cho`zmoq
While away	Spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do	Uzoqda dam olmoq
Wind down	End or finish smth gradually	Biron ishni yakunlamoq

Word	Definition	Translation
Abrupt	[adj.] sudden and unexpected, often an unpleasant way	Kutilmagan
Anachronism	[n.] A person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present	Sarqitdan qolgan shaxs, odat yoki g`oya
Annual	[adj.] happening or done once every year [n] a book, especially one for children, that is published once a year, with the same title each time, but different contents	1.Yillik 2. yilda bir marta chiqadigan nashr
Antique	[adj.] old and often valuable [n.] an object such as a piece of furniture that is old and often valuable	1.Antikvar, noyob 2. Antikvar buyum
Century	A period of 100 years	Asr
Chronological	[adj.] arranged in the order in which they happened	Xronologikal
Contemporary	[adj.] belonging to the same time or to the present [n.] a person who lives or lived at the same time as somebody else, especially somebody who is the same age	1. bir vaqtda yashovchi, bir vaqtda bo`lib o`tgan 2. Zamondosh
Decade	A period of 10 years	10 yil
Duration	The length of time that something lasts or continues	Mobaynida, davomida
Elapse	[v.] to pass	O`tmoq
Era	A period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events	Era
Eternal	[adj.] without an end, existing or continuing for ever	Abadiy
Expire	[v] to end; to die	Tugamoq
Frequency	[n] the rate at which something happens or is repeated	Tezlik, tez-tez qaytalanish
Instantaneous	[adj.] happening immediately	Tasodifiy tezda yuz beradigan
Interim	[adj.] intended to last for only short time until sb/sth more permanent is found	Vaqtinchalik
Interval	[n] A period of time between two event; a short period of time separating parts of a play, film/movie or concert	Oraliq; tanaffus
Lapse	[n] a period of time between two things that happen [v.] to be no longer valid because the period of time that it lasts has come to an end	1. Oraliq vaqt 2. kuchini yo`qotmoq
Lifetime	[n] The length of time that sb lives or that smth lasts	Hayotlik vaqti
Long-standing	[adj.] that has existed or lasted for a long time	Uzoq davom etadigan
Millennium	A period of 1000 years, especially as calculated before or after the birth of Christ	1000 yillik
Obsolete	[adj.] no longer used because something new has been invented	Eskirgan, yo`qolayotgan
Overdue	[adj.]not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time	`kechga qolayotgan, vaqti o`tkazib yuborilayotgan
Period	[n] A particular length of time	Vaqt, zamon
Permanent	[]adj.] lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time	Doimiy, o`zgarmas
Phase	[n] A stage in a process of change or development	Davr, bosqich
Postpone	[v] to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date.	Kechiktirmoq
Prior	[adj.] happening or existing before something else or before a particular time	Ilgarigi, oldingi
Prompt	[adj.] done without delay	Kechiktirmasdan bajariladigan
Provisional	[adj.] Arranged for the present time only and likely to be changed in the future	Vaqtincha
Punctual	[adj.] Happening or doing something at the arranged or correct time; not late	Tartibli
Seasonal	[adj.] Happening or needed during a particular season; varying with the season	Mavsumiy
Simultaneous	[adj.] happening or done at the same time as something else.	Bir vaqtda sodir bo`ladigan
Span	[n] The length of time that something lasts or is able to continue [v] to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it.	1. davr, mobaynida 2. davom etmoq, qamrob olmoq
Spell	[n] a short period of time during which something lasts; a period of time doing something or working somewhere	Qisqa davr; biror ishni qilish yoki biror joyda ishlash vaqti
Stint	[n] a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity	Birr joyda ishlash yoiki mashg`ulot bilan shug`ullanish vaqti, davri
Subsequent	[adj.] happeing after something else	Keyingi
Temporary	[adj.] lasting or intende to last only for a short time; not permanent	Vaqtincha
Timely	[adj.] happening at exactly the right time	O`z vaqtida
Vintage	[n] the wine that was produced in a particular year or place; the year in which it was produced [adj.] – year a particularly good and successfully year	Uzumdan tayyorlangan vino

Exercise: 1

Fill in the missing words by using the following words from the box.

1. 
   I was ... by a marketing agency.
   
2. 
   We were friends and ... for more than 20 years.
   
3. 
   A lot of factory workers were made ... in the resulting cuts.
   
4. 
   I want a job with good prospects for ... .
   
5. 
   Social workers must consider the best interests of their ... in every situation.
   
6. 
   She has a ... position in a finance company.
   

Answer keys: 1. Headhunted 2. Colleagues 3. Redundant 4. Promotion 5. Clients 6. Executive

Exercise: 2

Match the words with their definations

No	Words	L	Definations
1	Overdue	A	a period of time between two things that happen - to be no longer valid because the period of time that it lasts has come to an end
2	Obsolete	B	a short period of time during which something lasts; a period of time doing something or working somewhere
3	Lapse	C	no longer used because something new has been invented
4	Stint	D	Happening or needed during a particular season; varying with the season
5	Spell	E	A period of time between two event; a short period of time separating parts of a play, film/movie or concert
6	Span	F	not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time
7	Phase	G	intended to last for only short time until sb/sth more permanent is found
8	Seasonal	H	[n] The length of time that something lasts or is able to continue [v] to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it.
9	Interim	I	a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
10	Interval	J	A stage in a process of change or development

Answer keys: 1.f 2.c 3.a 4.i 5.b 6.h 7.j 8.d 9.g 10.e

Exercise: 3

1. 
   The package includes cycle hire for the ... of your holiday.
   

1. 
   Era b) duration c) decade d) chronological
   

2. 
   We live in a/an ... of instant communication.
   

A) Era b) duration c) decade d) chronological

3. We arranged the documents in ...order.

a) Era b) duration c) decade d) chronological

4. The church was built in the last ... .

a) Era b) century c) decade d) chronological

5. The wall hangings are thought to be roughly ... with the tiled floors.

a) contemporary b) century c) decade d) chronological

6. The ... between major earthquakes might be 200 years.

a) Era b) century c) interval d) chronological

Answer keys: 1.b 2.a 3.d 4.b 5.a 6.c
Exercise: 4

Choose one of the words appropriate to the context

1. 
   During her lifetime/anachronism she had witnessed two world wars.
   
2. 
   My driving licence elapses/expires in March.
   
3. 
   The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed/expired time of one week.
   
4. 
   The bus came to an abrupt/ elapse halt.
   
5. 
   The monarchy is something of an abrupt/anachronism these days.
   

Answer keys: 1. Lifetime 2. Expire 3.elapse 4. Abrupt 5.anachronism