convention

1 عمومی:: قرار داد، عرف‌، هم‌ ایش‌، مجمع‌، میثاق‌، هم‌ ایی‌، پیمان‌ نامه‌، انجمن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

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واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun way sth is done ADJ. accepted, established, long-standing, old, traditional, well-established It's an established convention that the part of the prince is played by a woman. | normal, standard, usual | polite Her work refuses any concession to polite conventions of ‘good taste’. | arbitrary | rigid, strict | cultural, legal, social the rigid social conventions of Victorian Britain | dramatic, fictional, literary, narrative, operatic, poetic The novel refuses to conform to the narrative conventions of 19th century realism. | orthographic, punctuation, rhetorical QUANT. set VERB + CONVENTION adhere to, conform to, follow, keep to, observe They followed the Greek convention of pinning gifts of money to the bride's dress. | be bound by, be hidebound by Life with the Leighs was not hidebound by rules or convention. | break (with), cut through, defy, flout She knew that she had broken an important social convention. He had the freedom of spirit to cut through convention. No young politician can afford to flout convention in this way. CONVENTION + VERB demand sth, dictate sth Convention dictated that dangerous physical action is the part of heroes, not heroines. PREP. according to/by ~ By convention, the Queen gives the Royal Assent to all measures passed by Parliament. PHRASES a break with convention In a surprising break with convention, she wore a red wedding dress. | a matter of convention conference ADJ. annual | international, national | Democratic, Republican, etc. | careers, constitutional, party, political A constitutional convention was elected to try to agree on a new form of government. VERB + CONVENTION arrange, have, hold, organize | attend, go to | address He addressed the annual Republican convention. CONVENTION + VERB take place CONVENTION + NOUN centre | delegate PREP. at a/the ~ She was at the Democratic convention. PHRASES delegates to a convention international agreement ADJ. global, international | European, UN/United Nations, etc. | climate, human rights, etc. | draft VERB + CONVENTION adopt, ratify, sign Over 60 countries have yet to ratify the climate convention. | adhere to, comply with Most countries have adhered to the convention. | breach This practice breaches the arms convention. CONVENTION + VERB apply, govern sth a convention governing the conditions under which mining is permitted | establish sth The convention established procedures for the transport of toxic waste. | ban sth PREP. under a/the ~ This is forbidden under the European Convention on Human Rights. | ~ between the 1869 convention between Turkey and Persia | ~ for the Berne Convention for the Conservation of European Wildlife | ~ on the 1951 United Nations Convention on refugees PHRASES a breach of a convention

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: convention adjectives a social/cultural convention • Each society has its own cultural conventions. an established convention (= one that has been used for a long time ) • There are established conventions for how you should end a letter. an accepted convention • Saying 'thank you' and 'please' is an accepted convention. verbs defy convention (= not do what is accepted or normal ) • At the time she was defying convention by living with a man. follow convention (= do what is accepted and normal ) • If everyone followed convention, the world would be a boring place. conform to/adhere to convention formal (= do what is accepted and normal ) • He’d always chosen not to conform to convention. flout convention (= deliberately not do what is accepted or normal ) • I was determined to flout convention when it came to the funeral arrangements. phrases a set of conventions • In the East you will have to learn a different set of conventions. rules and conventions • Rules and conventions permeate the whole of social life.

transnet.ir

3 general:: noun conference: We went to a convention in London. noun agreement: By convention we shorten state names.

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