conference
gb/kˈɑnfɚəns/ us/kˈɑnfɚəns/
B1
Engleză
~ 1000
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B1
event
1
Formal meeting for discussion
A planned meeting where people talk about a subject or make decisions.
Tipar de utilizare:
a conference on [topic]
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sinonime
meeting (More general; can be informal or formal, while 'conference' is usually formal and organized.)
|
convention (Often larger in scale and may include exhibitions or public events.)
Antonime
private discussion (An informal or one-on-one conversation, without the formal structure of a conference.)
Colocații
attend a conference
|hold a conference
|international conference
|press conference
|video conference
Teme
business
|education
|politics
|work
|communication
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Substantiv
B2
event
2
Meeting for negotiation or resolution
A meeting to talk about and solve problems or make agreements.
Tipar de utilizare:
a conference between [groups/people]
Sinonime
negotiation meeting (Focuses more on the act of bargaining than the broader range of purposes a 'conference' can have.)
Antonime
conflict (The absence of peaceful discussion; active disagreement instead of negotiation.)
Colocații
peace conference
|diplomatic conference
|labor conference
Teme
politics
|business
|law
|communication
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Substantiv
technical
B2
entity
3
Sports league division
A group of sports teams that play mostly against each other in a league.
Tipar de utilizare:
[team] plays in the [name] Conference
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'conference' with 'tournament'. A conference is an ongoing group in a season, while a tournament is a short event.
Sinonime
division (In sports, 'division' is similar but may be smaller than a 'conference'.)
Colocații
Eastern Conference
|Western Conference
|conference championship
Teme
sports
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Our team is in the West Conference.
- They won the conference title.
- He plays for a team in the East Conference.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
conference
IPA
GB/kˈɑnfɚəns/
US/kˈɑnfɚəns/
Silabe și accent
con - fer - ence (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: conference
- Plural: conference, conferences
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
conferences
noun
Core family
confer
verb C1
conferencing
noun
Related words
conferee
noun
teleconference
noun
videoconference
noun
Advanced or less common
conferment
noun
Expresii
conference call
1/kˈɑnfɚəns kˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Multi-person phone or online call
A phone or internet call with several people talking together.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- We held a video conference with our partners in Japan.
- The team meets weekly by video conference.