English-Persian Vocabulary and Terminology Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering Persian-English legal, commercial, shipping, and general terms compiled from the lecture notes.

OPEC

Oil Producing and Exporting Countries.

Drug trafficker

An individual engaged in the illegal trade of drugs (قاچاق مواد مخدر).

Kidnap

To abduct or take someone away illegally by force (بچه دزدی و آدم ربایی).

Abduct

To take someone away illegally by force; kidnap (آدم ربایی).

Smuggle

To move goods illegally into or out of a country, specifically for non-drug contraband (قاچاق در غیر از مواد).

Registration (Registeration)

The act of recording or enrolling officially (ثبت).

Port of embarkation

The port or point of departure or loading (مبدا).

Port of disembarkation

The port or point of arrival or unloading (مقصد).

Rupture

An instance of breaking or bursting suddenly (پاره شده).

CEO

Chief Executive Officer; the highest-ranking executive in a company (رئیس کل).

Bankruptcy

A legal status of a person or entity that cannot repay debts to creditors (ورشکستگی).

Weave (wove/woven)

To form fabric by interlacing threads of warp and weft (بافتن با تار و پود).

Jail

A place of detention for persons awaiting trial or held for minor offenses (بازداشتگاه).

Knot

A nautical unit or tie (گره دریایی).

Non-oil

Goods or commodities that do not originate from petroleum (غیر نفتی).

Handwoven (Houndwoven)

Woven by hand rather than by machine (دستباف).

Mentioned

Referred to or stated previously (مذکور).

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding; a formal document outlining an agreement between parties.