Tag Archives: Confusing Words

Amiable: /’eɪmjəbl/ (Adj): a person who is friendly, good-natured, and pleasant Susan was very amiable and liked by all. Amicable /’amɪkəb(ə)l/ (Adj): friendly and peaceable, and is used to describe agreements or relationships between groups or people. After years of disagreement, the two countries came to an amicable agreement. Amiable: شیرین، دوست داشتنى     Amicable: موافق، دوستانه    

Ambiguous /æm’bɪgjʊəs/ (Adj) having more than one meaning, unclear The ending of the short story is ambiguous; we don’t know why he died. Ambivalent: /am’bɪv(ə)l(ə)nt/ (Adj) uncertain, unsure, doubtful He was ambivalent as to which candidate to vote for. Ambiguous:    دوپهلو ، مبهم  Ambivalent:  دمدمى  

Alternately: (adv) taking turns, interchangeably We paddled alternately so neither of us would get too tired. Alternatively: (adv) as an option, as an alternative, instead Instead of going by train, we could have gone alternatively by car. Alternately:    متناوبا  Alternatively: در عوض…، به جای…    

Already: (adv) /ɔːl’redɪ/ previously, before a certain time John had already finished the whole pie by the time his guests arrived. All ready: /ɔːl ‘redɪ/ everyone or everything is completely prepared. The children were all ready to go to park. Already:  قبلا        All ready:    آماده بودن همه

Aloud: /əˈlaʊd/loud enough for other people to hear. The teacher would read aloud to the students.   Allowed: /əˈlaʊd/ having permission His boss allowed him to take the weekend off. Aloud: با صدای بلند Allowed: مجاز   

Almost: UK /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ – US /ˈɑːl.moʊst/ nearly all (adv) Almost all my friends have graduated from college by now. Most: UK /məʊst/ – US /moʊst/ the greatest or to the highest degree (superlative of more) Chuck cooked the most delicious supper. Almost :  تقریبا    Most :  بیشترین   

Allusion: /əˈluːʒ(ə)n/ noun- a brief or indirect reference He made some allusion to the years they lived apart. Illusion: /ɪˈluː.ʒən/ noun- a false or wrong belief or idea We have no illusions about how difficult the job will be. Allusion: اشاره Illusion: توهم، خیال

Allude: /əˈlud/ to suggest indirectly Lucy can’t speak to her husband without alluding to his affair with Martha. Elude: /ɪˈlud/ to dodge or escape Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Allude: اشاره کردن، گریز زدن به     Elude: اجتناب کردن، طفره رفتن   

All ways: /ɔːl weɪz/ by every means or method Dan tried all ways to navigate the storm. Always: /ˈɔːlweɪz/ forever Sue always responded calmly during emergency situations. All ways:  همه راه ها Always:  همیشه    

Affect (verb) /əˈfekt/: to change or influence something The president’s speech affected his views of the upcoming election. Effect (verb) /ɪˈfekt/: to cause or to make something happen Watching TV effected sore eyes last night. Effect (noun) /ɪˈfekt/: the result of a particular influence I think I’m suffering from the effects of too little sleep. Affect:    اثر گذاشتن، تغییر …