conference
gb/kˈɑnfɚəns/ us/kˈɑnfɚəns/
B1
Inglese
~ 1000
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Sostantivo
B1
event
1
Formal meeting for discussion
A planned meeting where people talk about a subject or make decisions.
Schema d'uso:
a conference on [topic]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'conference' with 'seminar' or 'lecture'. A conference usually has multiple sessions and participants, while a seminar or lecture is often just one talk.
Sinonimi
meeting (More general; can be informal or formal, while 'conference' is usually formal and organized.)
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convention (Often larger in scale and may include exhibitions or public events.)
Contrari
private discussion (An informal or one-on-one conversation, without the formal structure of a conference.)
Collocazioni
attend a conference
|hold a conference
|international conference
|press conference
|video conference
Temi
business
|education
|politics
|work
|communication
Esempi
- The company will hold its annual sales conference next month.
- She attended a conference on climate change in Paris.
- The press conference was broadcast live on television.
- We met many potential clients at the technology conference.
- The academic conference featured speakers from around the world.
Esempi per chi studia
- I went to a business conference last week.
- The school had a conference about safety.
- He spoke at a big science conference.
- We will have a conference tomorrow at 10.
- They are planning a conference for teachers.
Sostantivo
B2
event
2
Meeting for negotiation or resolution
A meeting to talk about and solve problems or make agreements.
Schema d'uso:
a conference between [groups/people]
Sinonimi
negotiation meeting (Focuses more on the act of bargaining than the broader range of purposes a 'conference' can have.)
Contrari
conflict (The absence of peaceful discussion; active disagreement instead of negotiation.)
Collocazioni
peace conference
|diplomatic conference
|labor conference
Temi
politics
|business
|law
|communication
Esempi
- The peace conference brought together leaders from both sides of the conflict.
- Union representatives attended a labor conference with management.
- Diplomats met at an emergency conference to address the crisis.
Esempi per chi studia
- The two countries had a conference to stop the war.
- We had a conference to fix the problem.
- The workers went to a conference with the boss.
Sostantivo
technical
B2
entity
3
Sports league division
A group of sports teams that play mostly against each other in a league.
Schema d'uso:
[team] plays in the [name] Conference
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse 'conference' with 'tournament'. A conference is an ongoing group in a season, while a tournament is a short event.
Sinonimi
division (In sports, 'division' is similar but may be smaller than a 'conference'.)
Collocazioni
Eastern Conference
|Western Conference
|conference championship
Temi
sports
Esempi
- The Lakers are part of the Western Conference.
- Our team won the conference championship this year.
- The Eastern Conference has several strong teams this season.
Esempi per chi studia
- Our team is in the West Conference.
- They won the conference title.
- He plays for a team in the East Conference.
Grammatica
Forma base
conference
IPA
GB/kˈɑnfɚəns/
US/kˈɑnfɚəns/
Sillabe e accento
con - fer - ence (3 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: conference
- Plural: conference, conferences
Famiglia di parole
Forms
conferences
noun
Core family
confer
verb C1
conferencing
noun
Related words
conferee
noun
teleconference
noun
videoconference
noun
Advanced or less common
conferment
noun
Espressioni
conference call
1/kˈɑnfɚəns kˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Multi-person phone or online call
A phone or internet call with several people talking together.
Esempi
- I have a conference call with the client at 3 p.m.
- We discussed the project during yesterday's conference call.
press conference
1/pɹˈɛs kˈɑnfɚəns/
fixed phrase
Meeting with journalists to give information
A meeting where someone answers questions from news reporters.
Esempi
- The president held a press conference to announce the new policy.
- After the game, the coach spoke at a press conference.
video conference
1/vˈɪdioʊ kˈɑnfɚəns/
fixed phrase
Online meeting with video link
A meeting where people talk to each other using video over the internet.
Esempi
- We held a video conference with our partners in Japan.
- The team meets weekly by video conference.