TECHNICAL ENGLISH

Professor: Jesús Macedo Gonzales

Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería de Minas
TECHNICAL WORDS FOR THE SECOND EXAM
1. OVERSPEED
The emergency brake can be released in case of overspeed
2. DOWNHILL
If you do that, the rest is just pretty much a coast downhill.
3. SHUTDOWN
The staff at the plant carried out an emergency shutdown
4. BEWARE
Beware of bad people.
5. AVAILABLE
That will become available to you
6. BELT
Unbuckle your seat belt!
7. MEASUREMENTS
The scientist wrote down the measurements from his instruments
8. FASTEN
The child going to fasten of hammer
9. ENSURE
She is going to ensure her car
10. LOCK
Are about to lock that entry
11. CROSS
The dog in going to cross the street
12. ADJUST
Adjust your camera and it will look better
13. GEAR
When you turn this handle, the gears will rotate.
14. CRUSHING
A crushing blow sent him reeling across the room.
15. DAMAGE
The damage to the truck was extensive.
16. ENGAGE
She was careful to engage a lifeguard for the beach.
17. GAUGE
this machine is used for gauging the thickness of a wall.
18. HARMFUL
Cigarettes are full of harmful chemicals.
19. THROTTLE
The pilot throttled back on her engines
20. ENGINE
Three engines attended yesterday´s house fire
21. RELEASE
The man was released from jail yesterday
22. PROPERLY
The machine seems to be working properly.
23. IDLE
The workers were idle because of the late shipment of materials.
24. HITCH
The driver hitched the horse to the carriage
25. STEER
Rachel is responsible for steering the project.
26. DEALER
Trevor went to see his dealer to get some food.
TECHNICAL ENGLISH
Professor: Jesús Macedo Gonzales
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería de Minas
27. AVOID
The fugitive avoided to be arrested
28. ENSURE
George wanted to ensure that he got a good seat, so he bought his theater tickets
a month early.
29. STRADDLE
The young man turned the chair backwards and straddled it.
30. MAINTAIN
The mechanic maintained all the vehicles in the fleet
31. DISMOUNT
Seth slowed his bicycle down and dismounted
32. APPLY
She was able to apply her skills to the new project
33. LOWER
He lowered the box from the shelf.
34. FAILURE
The failure to communicate was responsible for most of the conflict between
employees
35. CRUSH
A crushing blow sent him reeling across the room.
36. ROOTS.
It's important for plants to have strong roots.
37. STEERING
Thanks to Raquel expert steering, the boat got safely into harbor
38. BRAKE
The driver braked when he saw the cat by the side of the road.
39. INSIDE
I stay inside when it is cold outside.
40. DOWNGRADE
The officer was downgraded for unethical conduct.
41. CROOK
The picture on the wall is crooked, please adjust it
42. OVERLOADED
The high volume of calls overloaded the system and it broke down.
43. PIPE
This pipe carries water.
44. ENGINE
There were three carriages behind the engine
45. MANEUVERS
The troops were left without maneuvers and was afraid of losing the battle
46. PINCHING
Nancy is pinching the baby`s cheek.
47. GEAR
When you turn this handle, the gears will rotate.
48. SPONSOR
The following program is brought to you by our sponsor.
49. HAZARDOUS
Batteries produce hazardous waste
50. COOLANT
It is important to check your car´s coolant levels when the weather is hot