Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate

STUDY UNIT 1 – Learning Vocabulary

Word / Phrase Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima

appropriately and
in a suitable and correct way mos va aniq tarzda
accurately
a person who speaks English as their ona tili ingliz bo‘lgan
average native speaker
first language odam
everyday speech ordinary spoken language kundalik nutq

Word / Phrase Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima

natural combinations of words that
collocations tabiiy so‘z birikmalari
often appear together
rich vocabulary extensive and varied word use boy so‘z boyligi
classical music traditional, serious music form klassik musiqa
sog‘lom fikr, oddiy
common sense practical and reasonable judgment
tushuncha
express an opinion to state what you think fikr bildirmoq
support one person or group in an kimningdir tarafini
take sides
argument olmoq
aloqa saqlamoq /
in touch with keep in contact or be aware of
xabardor bo‘lmoq
o‘yinchoq poyezd
a train set toy train collection for children
to‘plami
hazilni tushunish
a sense of humour ability to enjoy or understand jokes
qobiliyati
unable to speak because of shock or
at a loss for words so‘z topolmaslik
emotion
in particular especially / specifically ayniqsa
undertake / undertook / to begin a task or accept bajarmoq / mas’uliyat
undertaken responsibility olmoq
luggage suitcases and bags used for travel bagaj
cutting tool used for paper or cloth qaychi (faqat ko‘plik
scissors
(only plural) shaklida)
register (formal / tildagi uslubiy daraja
level of formality in language
informal) (formallik)

Word / Phrase Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima

study words by topic or
learn them in groups so‘zlarni guruhlab o‘rganmoq
function

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use visual images to
make use of pictures rasmlardan foydalanmoq
remember words
group words by topic / word arrange lexis by shared so‘zlarni mavzu yoki ildiz
root / grammar features bo‘yicha to‘plamoq

Source / Activity Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima

read digital articles and veb-sahifalar va bloglarni
websites / blogs
posts o‘qish
audiokitoblar yoki
audio books / podcasts listen to spoken English
podkastlarni tinglash
printed publications for
magazines / newspapers jurnallar va gazetalar
news and culture
watch visual English
TV / films filmlar va teleko‘rsatuvlar
content
learn through rhythm and
songs / poetry qo‘shiqlar va she’riyat
expression
reading stories and real
fiction / sports reports badiiy yoki sport matnlari
events
short texts with daily
recipes / tweets retseptlar va tvitlar
language
academic or professional subject-specific texts for
ilmiy yoki kasbiy matnlar
literature learning
reference materials look up accurate
lug‘atlar va ensiklopediyalar
(dictionaries, encyclopedias) definitions
listening to news in
radio e.g. BBC World Service radio yangiliklarini tinglash
English
watch educational or daily YouTube orqali videolarni
YouTube
English videos tomosha qilish
conversations with native real practice in natural ona til egasi bilan suhbat
speakers speech qurish

STUDY UNIT 1 – EXERCISES (NEW VOCABULARY ONLY)

Word / Phrase Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima
unusual or surprising in a positive ajralib turuvchi, e’tiborga
remarkable
way loyiq
range (of words) a variety or group of related items tur, diapazon
to invent or create a new word or
to coin (a word) yangi so‘z yasamoq
phrase
royal related to a king or queen qirollik(ka oid)
regal very grand, like a king shohona, ulug‘vor

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subtle delicate, not obvious but effective nozik, sezilarli darajada
shade (of meaning) small difference in meaning ma’nodagi mayda farq
two things happening at the same
coincidence tasodif
time by chance
similarity in appearance or
likeness o‘xshashlik
character
a way in which two things are not
difference farq
the same
an idea or plan put forward for
suggestion taklif
consideration
a word or expression with a
a term atama
particular meaning
informal / formal casual / official register norasmiy / rasmiy uslub
guys informal way of saying “people” bolalar, yigitlar (norasmiy)
to alight (from a bus) to get off (formal word) tushmoq (rasmiy)
to bug someone to annoy or bother someone kimnidir asabiga tegmoq
e’tiborini yo‘qotmoq,
to zone out to stop paying attention
xayolga ketmoq
to feel gutted to feel extremely disappointed juda xafa bo‘lmoq
a felon a person guilty of a serious crime jinoyatchi, jinoiy shaxs
royalty kings, queens, and their families qirollik oilasi
duke a male nobleman of high rank gersog
shadow / shady /
dark area caused by blocking light soyali, qorong‘i joyga oid
shadowy
articulate able to express thoughts clearly ravon so‘zlay oladigan
convey to communicate an idea or feeling yetkazmoq, ifoda etmoq
express to show or state something clearly ifoda qilmoq
to explain or communicate ideas
put across fikrni to‘g‘ri tushuntirmoq
clearly
subtle (repeated but
not easy to notice but clever nozik, sezilmas
new sense)
comb tool used for arranging hair taroq
plumber person who fixes water pipes santexnik
debt money that you owe qarz
crumb a very small piece of bread or cake bo‘lakcha, qoldiq
drip to fall in drops (liquid) tomchilamoq
screwdriver tool for turning screws otvёрtka
circle a perfectly round shape doira, aylana

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STUDY UNIT 2 – Organising a Vocabulary Notebook
Word / Phrase Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima
a book for writing notes,
notebook daftarcha
especially for study
emotions such as happiness,
feelings his-tuyg‘ular
anger, or fear
movement change of position or place harakat
the process of using your
thinking fikrlash
mind to consider ideas
a diagram showing
chart / table jadval, diagramma
information clearly
connected with related to something bilan bog‘liq
a tool or device for producing
instrument musiqa asbobi
music
string and keyboard musical
guitar / cello / piano gitara / violonchel / pianino
instruments
serious and traditional form of
classical music klassik musiqa
music
music of a particular nation or
folk / world music xalq yoki jahon musiqasi
culture
to produce music or act
play / strum / perform chalmoq, ijro etmoq
publicly
track a single song or recording trek, qo‘shiq
to make music available to the
release (an album) albom chiqarmoq
public
activity done to improve a
practice / practise mashq qilmoq / mashq
skill
a visual plan showing
network diagram tarmoq diagrammasi
connections
to expand freely without xohlagan yo‘nalishda
grow in whatever direction
limits kengaymoq
to register or create an
sign up ro‘yxatdan o‘tmoq
account
to post a message on Twitter
tweet tvit yozmoq
(X)
to remove someone from your
unfriend do‘stdan o‘chirmoq
contact list
browsing websites on the
surfing (the web) internetda sayr qilish
internet

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a small window that appears avtomatik ochiluvchi
pop-up
suddenly on a screen oynacha
homepage the main page of a website asosiy sahifa
unwanted or unimportant
junk mail / spam spam xatlar
email
to send a received email to
forward (an email) xatni qayta yubormoq
someone else
the crime of stealing personal shaxsiy ma’lumotlarni
identity theft
information o‘g‘irlash
to send, receive, or share data yuklamoq / ko‘chirib olmoq /
upload / download / post
online joylashtirmoq
protection and dangers in
security / password / virus xavfsizlik / parol / virus
computing
a natural combination of
collocation tabiiy so‘z birikmasi
words
a set expression used in the
fixed phrase o‘zgarmas ibora
same form
out of touch / in a hurry / to common English idiomatic tez-tez, naridan-beri, aloqa
and fro / now and again expressions yo‘q holat kabi iboralar
words with same or opposite
synonym / antonym sinonim / antonim
meaning
urban / rural related to city / countryside shahar / qishloq
to stop happening or doing
cease to‘xtamoq (rasmiy uslubda)
something (formal)
grammatical type such as
word class so‘z turkumi
noun, verb, adjective
produce / product / ishlab chiqmoq / mahsulot /
verb-noun-adjective forms
productive unumdor
emphasis on a particular
stress urg‘u
syllable
a unit of pronunciation in a
syllable bo‘g‘in
word
noun: something written
record (noun / verb) yozuv / yozib olmoq
down; verb: to capture sound

STUDY UNIT 2 – EXERCISES (NEW VOCABULARY ONLY)

Word / Phrase Meaning (English) O‘zbekcha tarjima
a newspaper with short articles and
tabloid soddaroq mazmundagi gazeta
lots of pictures

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stress mental pressure or tension stress, bosim
to spend a lot of time with someone
hang out (with sb) kim bilandir vaqt o‘tkazmoq
socially
exhaustion extreme tiredness charchoq, holdan toyish
an audio programme available on
podcast audio eshittirish
the internet
overwork to work too hard for too long ortiqcha ishlamoq
upload a video to transfer a video to the internet video yuklamoq
burnt out extremely tired due to overwork holdan toygan, charchagan
all blogs on the internet considered
blogosphere bloglar dunyosi
together
someone who writes for
journalist jurnalist
newspapers or TV
snowed under (with
very busy with too much work ish bilan to‘lib-toshgan
work)
a person you know slightly, not
casual acquaintance tanish, lekin yaqin emas
closely
have a strong relationship with kim bilandir yaqin
be close to sb
someone munosabatda bo‘lmoq
count on sb depend or rely on someone kimnidir ishonmoq
feel stressed or forced to do
be under pressure bosim ostida bo‘lmoq
something
oversleep to sleep longer than intended uxlab qolmoq
latecomer a person who arrives late kechikib keluvchi
alarm clock a clock that wakes you up budilnik
set a clock to adjust the time on a clock soatni sozlamoq
deep sleep a state of complete rest chuqur uyqu
fast asleep sleeping very deeply qattiq uxlayotgan
out of breath breathing with difficulty nafas ololmayotgan
someone who does not wake up
heavy sleeper qattiq uxlaydigan kishi
easily
in a hurry wanting to do something quickly shoshayotgan
breathless unable to breathe easily nafas ololmayotgan
nightmare a bad dream dahshatli tush
dash to run quickly yugurib o‘tmoq
to open your mouth when tired or
yawn esnamoq
bored
exhausted very tired juda charchagan
glad pleased or happy xursand
spicy having a strong, hot flavour achchiq (taom haqida)

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to take something important away kimnidandir bir narsani
deprive sb of sth
from someone mahrum qilmoq
shot a photograph or act of shooting surat / otish
dissatisfied not happy with something norozi
chilly rather cold salqin
yumshoq, kuchsiz (ta’m, ob-
mild not strong or extreme
havo haqida)
curried (food) cooked with spices and curry sauce ziravorli, karri solingan
unpleasant or unwelcoming
cold day (idiom) sovuq, noqulay kun
situation
perfection the state of being perfect mukammallik
perfect having no mistakes mukammal
a person who always wants things mukammallikka intiluvchi
perfectionist
to be perfect odam
information facts or knowledge communicated ma’lumot
inform to tell or give facts xabar bermoq
politics the activities of government siyosat
economics the study of money and trade iqtisodiyot fani
economical not wasting money or resources tejab-tergab ishlaydigan
economic relating to the economy iqtisodiy

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