Book 5 · Unit 8

bilimdon, mutaxassis

If someone is adept at something, they are very good at doing it.

“The carpenter is very adept at building houses.”

unumsiz

If land is barren, it has no plants growing on it.

“People cannot farm in barren lands.”

keramik, sopol

If something is ceramic, it is made of baked clay.

“The house's roof was made of ceramic tiles.”

oshpazlik, pazandalik

If something is culinary, it is related to cooking.

“I gained culinary skills after working in a restaurant for many years.”

zich, qalin

If something is dense, it has a lot of things close together.

“I easily became lost in the dense forest.”

salobat, savlat; bosiqlik

Dignity is the ability to be calm and worthy of respect.

“When his company went out of business, he faced it with dignity.”

ustunlik qilmoq, o'zi olib bormoq

To dominate someone or something is to control them.

“The loud man dominated the conversation.”

yesa bo'ladigan

If something is edible, you can eat it.

“We learn about edible plants when we go camping.”

adovatli, dushman

If someone is hostile, they are angry and unfriendly.

“We were happy to move away from our hostile neighbor.”

iste'mol qilish

Your intake of food is the amount of food you take into your body.

“The doctor said I needed to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables.”

shunday

If someone does something likewise, they do the same thing as someone else.

“If Joe is staying away from school to go swimming, I want to do likewise.”

to'yib ovqatlanmaslik

Malnutrition is the condition of not getting enough nutrients.

“After eating only a meager amount of food, she suffered from malnutrition.”

dori-darmon, dori

Medication is medicine or drugs given to people who are sick.

“The doctor gave me medication to treat my illness.”

noto'g'ri tasavvur

A misconception is a wrong idea about something.

“People once believed the misconception that the Earth is flat.”

notanish, noma'lum

If something is obscure, it is not well-known.

“The old man travels the world in search of obscure books.”

jabr-zulm qilmoq, ezmoq

To oppress someone means to rule over them in a cruel and unfair way.

“Free speech had been oppressed in his country.”

archmoq

To peel fruits and vegetables is to remove their skin.

“We peeled the apple before eating it.”

retsept

A prescription is permission from a doctor to get medicine.

“The doctor gave me a prescription for my medication.”

respirator

A respirator is a machine that helps weak or sick people breathe.

“The man needed a respirator to breathe.”

intilmoq, tirishmoq

To strive is to struggle to achieve something.

“People who strive to succeed often do.”