to exist – existence; to require – requirement; efficient – inefficient – efficiency; to resist – resistance – resistant; possible – impossible – possibility; to investigate – investigation – investigator; to apply – application – applicable; to act – active – activity – actor; long – length – to lengthen; to differ – different – indifferent – difference; to desire – desire – desirable – undesirable; to divide – division – divisible – indivisible; science – scientist – scientific – scientifically; product – production – productive – unproductive – productivity; to create – creation – creative – creator – creatively; to vary – variety – various – variable - unvariable.
Ex. 3Translate the sentences and remember the synonyms of the verb to work.
| work, function, operate, run | ||
| 1. The compressor is designed to 2. This type of engine will | run work operate function | at comparatively low speeds. for long periods without repair. |
| 3. The machines should be tested under normal | running working operating | conditions. |
| 4. Two more aggregates | were put into were brought into came into will be in | operation. |
Ex. 4Translate the sentences paying attention to the different meanings of the word way.
1. The turbine produced by the Metal Plant last month is on its way to the construction site.
2. Full-scale construction will start next year, preparations, however, are under way.
3. My brother is a really capable man, he always tries to solve any problem in his own way.
4. In many ways this method was different from the ones used before.
5. There exist various ways of obtaining power.