TYL UNIT 14. DOLORES GÁLVEZ FERNÁNDEZ

10 Transport and Logistics. Logistics and Professional Vocabulary terms

This glossary is for developing a task for our English class and improving my English vocabulary

Collect

Verb

Bring or gather together (a number of things).

Example: This company collects all the tops from the city

es: Recoger, recopilar

Cut down on

Verb

To reduce the amount of something or of doing something

Example: Every year, airlines try to cut down on CO2 emissions.

es: Reducir

Drop off

Verb

Take people, goods, mail, etc. to a place, or the place where you take them.

Example: The delivery courier had dropped off the package in my neighbor's before I arrived home yesterday.

es: Dejar, entregar

Drop-off point

Phrase

A place where people leave something for collecting it after by others.

Example: The drop-off point is near the fabrics, for helping them doing their job.

es: Punto de entrega

Make out of

Verb

To complete by supplying required information make out a check.

Example: My grandfather made out mockups of wood slats.

es: Crear desde

Pick up

Verb

To lift something up and take it away.

Example: My mother is going to pick up my package while I'm cooking for lunch.

es: Recoger

Sign up

Verb

Commit oneself to a period of employment, education, or in the armed forces

Example: When Leah signed up her gym, she was 54 years old.

es: Registrar

Take away

Verb

To remove something, especially without permission.

Example: My mother is thinking about taking away some furniture and sell them.

es: Eliminar

Throw away

Verb

Discard something as useless or unwanted

Example: Why don't you throw away engineering and focus on your dancing career?

es: Descartar

Turn into

Verb

Transform someone or something into a particular kind of thing or person

Example: Today in class, we are going to try to turn these plastic bottles into a gift to your families.

es: Transformar en