Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería de Minas TECHNICAL WORDS FOR THE SECOND EXAM 1. OVERSPEED The emergency brake can be released in case of overspeed 2. DOWNHILL If you do that, the rest is just pretty much a coast downhill. 3. SHUTDOWN The staff at the plant carried out an emergency shutdown 4. BEWARE Beware of bad people. 5. AVAILABLE That will become available to you 6. BELT Unbuckle your seat belt! 7. MEASUREMENTS The scientist wrote down the measurements from his instruments 8. FASTEN The child going to fasten of hammer 9. ENSURE She is going to ensure her car 10. LOCK Are about to lock that entry 11. CROSS The dog in going to cross the street 12. ADJUST Adjust your camera and it will look better 13. GEAR When you turn this handle, the gears will rotate. 14. CRUSHING A crushing blow sent him reeling across the room. 15. DAMAGE The damage to the truck was extensive. 16. ENGAGE She was careful to engage a lifeguard for the beach. 17. GAUGE this machine is used for gauging the thickness of a wall. 18. HARMFUL Cigarettes are full of harmful chemicals. 19. THROTTLE The pilot throttled back on her engines 20. ENGINE Three engines attended yesterday´s house fire 21. RELEASE The man was released from jail yesterday 22. PROPERLY The machine seems to be working properly. 23. IDLE The workers were idle because of the late shipment of materials. 24. HITCH The driver hitched the horse to the carriage 25. STEER Rachel is responsible for steering the project. 26. DEALER Trevor went to see his dealer to get some food. TECHNICAL ENGLISH Professor: Jesús Macedo Gonzales Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería de Minas 27. AVOID The fugitive avoided to be arrested 28. ENSURE George wanted to ensure that he got a good seat, so he bought his theater tickets a month early. 29. STRADDLE The young man turned the chair backwards and straddled it. 30. MAINTAIN The mechanic maintained all the vehicles in the fleet 31. DISMOUNT Seth slowed his bicycle down and dismounted 32. APPLY She was able to apply her skills to the new project 33. LOWER He lowered the box from the shelf. 34. FAILURE The failure to communicate was responsible for most of the conflict between employees 35. CRUSH A crushing blow sent him reeling across the room. 36. ROOTS. It's important for plants to have strong roots. 37. STEERING Thanks to Raquel expert steering, the boat got safely into harbor 38. BRAKE The driver braked when he saw the cat by the side of the road. 39. INSIDE I stay inside when it is cold outside. 40. DOWNGRADE The officer was downgraded for unethical conduct. 41. CROOK The picture on the wall is crooked, please adjust it 42. OVERLOADED The high volume of calls overloaded the system and it broke down. 43. PIPE This pipe carries water. 44. ENGINE There were three carriages behind the engine 45. MANEUVERS The troops were left without maneuvers and was afraid of losing the battle 46. PINCHING Nancy is pinching the baby`s cheek. 47. GEAR When you turn this handle, the gears will rotate. 48. SPONSOR The following program is brought to you by our sponsor. 49. HAZARDOUS Batteries produce hazardous waste 50. COOLANT It is important to check your car´s coolant levels when the weather is hot