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Dienstag, 19. Januar 2021, 03:56
Site: Learning English in context
Course: Learning English in context (Context)
Glossary: Global glossary
D

discrimination

1.  the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way:

laws to prevent discrimination
discrimination against
widespread discrimination against older people in the job market
discrimination in favour of
discrimination in favour of university graduates
racial/sex/religious etc discrimination (=treating someone unfairly because of their race, sex etc)
➔positive discrimination, reverse discrimination
 
2. the ability to recognize the difference between two or more things, especially the difference in their quality:
shape discrimination

dismissal

[uncountable and countable noun]

when someone is removed from their job:

Wilson was claiming compensation for unfair dismissal.

dispositions

formal

[countable noun usually singular] a particular type of character which makes someone likely to behave or react in a certain way [= temperament]
genetic disposition
of a nervous/sociable/sensitive etc disposition (=having a nervous etc character)
The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition.
have a cheerful/sunny etc disposition (=have a happy character)

downtown

city center

E

Earthlings

a human - used in science fiction stories

emit

to send out gas, heat, light, sound

establish

[transitive]

to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time [= found]:
 
The city of Boerne was established by German settlers in the 1840s.
Our goal is to establish a new research centre in the North

exclude

to not allow someone to take part in something or not allow them to enter a place, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair [≠ include]:

a mainstream exhibition that excluded women artists

expect

demand

to demand that someone does something because it is a duty or seems reasonable

expect something from somebody
The officer expects complete obedience from his troops.
expect somebody to do something
I can't expect her to be on time if I'm late myself.
expect a lot of somebody/expect too much of somebody (=think someone can do more than may be possible)
The school expects a lot of its students.
F

facility

facilities

[plural noun]

rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose:

All rooms haveprivate facilities (=private bathroom and toilet).
The hotel has its own pool andleisure facilities.
toilet facilities
childcare facilities