Book 6 · Unit 13

tasdiqlamoq, guvohlik bermoq

To certify something means to confirm that its results are true.

“The photograph on her passport certified that she was indeed Jolene Sawyer.”

birgalikda ishlamoq

To collaborate means to work together on something.

“When they collaborated, they managed to finish their chores early.”

to'plamoq

To compile things means to collect a variety of them into a group.

“She compiled a list of people who she wanted to attend her birthday party.”

ta'sirini kesmoq, qarshi kurashmoq

To counteract something means to act against it in order to reduce or stop it.

“Medicine is supposed to counteract illnesses.”

tiymoq, jilovlamoq

To curb something means to prevent it from happening or increasing.

“She curbed her anger by listening to a relaxing song.”

diagnoz qo'ymoq, tashxis qo'ymoq

To diagnose someone means to identify the medical condition they have.

“Several of the children were diagnosed with the flu.”

qaror qabul qilmoq, qonun chiqarmoq

To enact something means to make it into a law.

“The council enacted a law that would only allow buses to drive downtown.”

federatsiya, tashkilot

A federation is a group of states or businesses working for a common cause.

“The United Nations is a federation designed to prevent war, disease, and famine.”

yoqimsiz, qo'lansa

If something is gross, then it is disgusting.

“The food was so gross that the dog couldn't eat it without feeling sick.”

insonparvar

If something is humane, then it is good and kind.

“Helping build homes for poor people is very humane.”

chidab bo'lmas, og'ir

If something is intolerable, then it is so bad that people cannot bear it.

“The weather was so intolerable that I had to put on my warmest clothes.”

kambag'al, muhtoj

If someone is needy, they are very poor.

“After he lost his job, he became very needy.”

boshlanish, ibtido

The onset of something unpleasant is the beginning of it.

“At the onset of the battle, the enemy wasn't prepared for such a large attack.”

va'da bermoq, so'z bermoq

To pledge means to make a promise to do something.

“Her mother pledged that she would find her daughter's lost kitten.”

taqiqlamoq, man etmoq

To prohibit something means to not allow it.

“She prohibited the students from speaking until their work was done.”

toshma

A rash is an infected area of the skin with redness, bumps, itching, or dryness.

“The new perfume left a horrible rash on my skin.”

ma'lum holatga keltirmoq

To render something means to make it become something else.

“His report was rendered unimportant by the release of new information.”

chechak

Smallpox is a disease that causes tiny bumps on the skin and high fevers.

“When she saw the tiny bumps, she thought her son might have smallpox.”

translatsiya qilmoq, olib uzatmoq

To transmit something means to pass it from one person or place to another.

“The radio tower transmits a signal to all the radios in a 20-kilometer radius.”

qasam ichmoq, ont ichmoq

To vow means to make a promise to do something.

“Before they are allowed to work, all senators must vow to never accept bribes.”