assembly
gb/əsˈɛmbli/ us/əsˈɛmbli/
A2
Inglês
~ 1700
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
A2
entity
1
A gathering of people
A group of people who come together for a reason, like a meeting or school event.
Padrão de uso:
an assembly of [people]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse 'assembly' with 'class' in a school context; 'assembly' is a special gathering, not a regular lesson.
Sinónimos
gathering (More general; can be social or formal.)
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meeting (Usually smaller and more formal than 'assembly'.)
Antónimos
dispersal (The act of people going away from each other.)
Colocações
school assembly
|general assembly
|public assembly
|hold an assembly
|address the assembly
Temas
meetings
|education
|government
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The principal spoke at the school assembly this morning.
- The United Nations General Assembly meets once a year.
- A large assembly gathered in the town square to hear the announcement.
- The CEO addressed an assembly of shareholders.
- Students filed into the gym for the assembly.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- We had a school assembly today.
- The assembly started at ten o’clock.
- Many people came to the assembly.
- The teacher spoke to the assembly.
- The mayor will talk at the assembly.
Nome
technical
B1
entity
2
Parts put together into one unit
Different parts that are joined together to make one thing.
Padrão de uso:
[machine] assembly
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'assembly' (the whole) with 'component' (a part).
Sinónimos
unit (General term for a complete object; not necessarily assembled from parts.)
|
construction (Focuses more on the process rather than the finished product.)
Antónimos
component (A single part rather than the whole.)
Colocações
engine assembly
|furniture assembly
|gear assembly
|final assembly
Temas
engineering
|manufacturing
|technology
|work
|science
Exemplos
- The car’s engine assembly was installed yesterday.
- This chair comes in several pieces for easy shipping and requires home assembly.
- The final assembly of the spacecraft took place in a clean room.
- We inspected the gear assembly for defects.
- The furniture assembly instructions were confusing.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The bike assembly took two hours.
- I bought a table that needs assembly.
- The robot assembly is ready.
- They finished the engine assembly.
- He works in the final assembly area.
Nome
technical
B1
action
3
Process of putting parts together
The act of joining different parts to make something complete.
Padrão de uso:
the assembly of [something]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse 'assembly' (process) with 'installation', which is about placing something ready-made into use.
Sinónimos
construction (Can involve building from raw materials, not just fitting parts.)
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manufacture (Broader; includes producing parts as well as assembling them.)
Antónimos
disassembly (The process of taking apart something that has been assembled.)
Colocações
assembly line
|mass assembly
|manual assembly
Temas
manufacturing
|engineering
|work
|technology
|science
Exemplos
- The furniture requires simple self-assembly at home.
- Assembly of the new model takes about two hours.
- Workers on the assembly line put cars together quickly.
- The company specializes in electronics assembly.
- Manual assembly is still common in small factories.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The toy needs some assembly.
- I did the table assembly myself.
- Assembly takes only ten minutes.
- They work in car assembly.
- We watched the phone assembly.
Nome
formal
B2
entity
4
Official decision-making group
An official group that meets to make rules or decisions for a country, region, or organization.
Sinónimos
parliament (Common in certain countries; may have specific structures.)
|
congress (Specific to some nations like the USA.)
Antónimos
executive branch (Branch of government that enforces rather than makes laws.)
Colocações
national assembly
|legislative assembly
|state assembly
Temas
government
|politics
|law
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The bill was passed by the national assembly.
- Members of the legislative assembly debated the proposal for hours.
- The state assembly meets twice a year.
- The regional assembly approved new environmental regulations.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The national assembly makes laws.
- She is a member of the state assembly.
- The assembly meets every month.
- The law passed in the assembly.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
assembly
IPA
GB/əsˈɛmbli/
US/əsˈɛmbli/
Sílabas e acento
as - sembly (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sembly)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: assembly
- Plural: assemblies
Família de palavras
Forms
assemblies
noun
Core family
assemble
verb B1
Related words
assembler
noun
reassemble
verb
Negative and opposite forms
disassemble
verb
disassembly
noun
Advanced or less common
assemblage
noun
Expressões
assembly line
1/əsˈɛmbli lˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
technical
Step-by-step production process
A way to make things where each worker or machine does one step until the item is finished.
Exemplos
- Henry Ford popularized the use of the moving assembly line in car manufacturing.
- Working on an assembly line can be repetitive but efficient.
general assembly
1/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəl əsˈɛmbli/
fixed phrase
formal
Meeting of all members
A meeting where all members of a group come together to discuss important matters.
Exemplos
- The United Nations General Assembly meets once a year in New York.
- All employees attended the company's general assembly yesterday.
right of assembly
1/ɹˈaɪt əv əsˈɛmbli/
fixed phrase
formal
Legal right to gather peacefully
The law that says people can meet in public for meetings or protests peacefully.
Exemplos
- Freedom of speech and the right of assembly are protected by the constitution.
- Citizens exercised their right of assembly during the peaceful march.