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Today, in many parts of the world, the right to votevote (noun)A formal choice made in an election.≈ Synonym: ballot🇺🇿UZ: ovoz berish huquqi; ovoz🇷🇺RU: право голоса; голос is seen as a basicbasic (adj)Forming an essential foundation; fundamental.≈ Synonym: fundamental🇺🇿UZ: asosiy🇷🇺RU: основной human righthuman right (noun)A right believed to belong to every person.≈ Synonym: fundamental right🇺🇿UZ: inson huquqi🇷🇺RU: право человека. But not so long ago, half of the populationpopulation (noun)The people living in a particular area.≈ Synonym: inhabitants🇺🇿UZ: aholi🇷🇺RU: население — women — were denieddeny (verb)Refused to give something to someone.≈ Synonym: refused🇺🇿UZ: (huquqdan) mahrum qilmoq, bermaslik🇷🇺RU: отказывать (в чём-то) this right simply because of their gendergender (noun)The state of being male or female.≈ Synonym: sex🇺🇿UZ: jins🇷🇺RU: пол. The strugglestruggle (noun)A hard fight to achieve something.≈ Synonym: fight🇺🇿UZ: kurash🇷🇺RU: борьба for women's right to vote was long and difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный, and it helped to change societies around the world.
In the 19th century, most countries only allowed men to vote, and often only those who ownedown (verb)Possessed something as property.≈ Synonym: possessed🇺🇿UZ: egalik qilmoq🇷🇺RU: владеть land or paid taxestax (noun)Money paid to the government.≈ Synonym: levies🇺🇿UZ: soliq🇷🇺RU: налог. Women were expectedexpect (verb)To think someone should do something.≈ Synonym: require🇺🇿UZ: kutilmoq, talab qilinmoq🇷🇺RU: ожидаться, требоваться to focus on the home and family, and many believed that politicspolitics (noun)Activities related to governing a country.≈ Synonym: governance🇺🇿UZ: siyosat🇷🇺RU: политика was not suitablesuitable (adj)Right or appropriate for a purpose.≈ Synonym: appropriate🇺🇿UZ: mos🇷🇺RU: подходящий for women. However, during this time, more and more women began to questionquestion (verb)To express doubt about something.≈ Synonym: challenge🇺🇿UZ: shubha ostiga olmoq🇷🇺RU: подвергать сомнению these ideas. They wanted a voicevoice (noun)The right to express an opinion.≈ Synonym: say🇺🇿UZ: ovoz, fikr bildirish huquqi🇷🇺RU: голос, право голоса in decisions that affectedaffect (verb)Had an influence on something.≈ Synonym: influenced🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir qilmoq🇷🇺RU: влиять, затрагивать their lives.
The women's suffragesuffrage (noun)The right to vote in elections.≈ Synonym: voting rights🇺🇿UZ: saylov huquqi🇷🇺RU: избирательное право movementmovement (noun)A group of people working together for a cause.≈ Synonym: campaign🇺🇿UZ: harakat (ijtimoiy)🇷🇺RU: движение, as it became known, started to grow. In the United States and the United Kingdom, women formed groups to campaigncampaign (verb)To work in an organised way toward a goal.≈ Synonym: advocate🇺🇿UZ: kurash olib bormoq, kampaniya o'tkazmoq🇷🇺RU: проводить кампанию for the vote. Some tried to bring about change through peacefulpeaceful (adj)Without violence.≈ Synonym: non-violent🇺🇿UZ: tinch🇷🇺RU: мирный protestsprotest (noun)Public expressions of disagreement.≈ Synonym: demonstrations🇺🇿UZ: norozilik namoyishi🇷🇺RU: протест, speechesspeech (noun)Formal talks given to an audience.≈ Synonym: addresses🇺🇿UZ: nutq🇷🇺RU: речь, and letters to politicianspolitician (noun)People involved in politics or government.≈ Synonym: lawmakers🇺🇿UZ: siyosatchi🇷🇺RU: политик. Others, known as suffragettessuffragette (noun)Women who campaigned for the right to vote, using direct action.≈ Synonym: voting rights activists🇺🇿UZ: suffrajistka (ayollar saylov huquqi uchun kurashchi)🇷🇺RU: суфражистка, used more directdirect (adj)Immediate and forceful in approach.≈ Synonym: immediate🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ridan-to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: прямой actions, such as chainingchain (verb)Fastening with a chain.≈ Synonym: binding🇺🇿UZ: zanjir bilan bog'lamoq🇷🇺RU: приковывать цепью themselves to buildings, breaking windows, or going on hunger strikeshunger strike (noun)Refusals to eat as a form of protest.≈ Synonym: food protests🇺🇿UZ: ochlik e'lon qilish🇷🇺RU: голодовка. These actions often led to arrestsarrest (noun)Instances of being taken into police custody.≈ Synonym: detentions🇺🇿UZ: hibsga olish🇷🇺RU: арест, but they also drew public attentionattention (noun)Notice or interest shown by others.≈ Synonym: notice🇺🇿UZ: e'tibor🇷🇺RU: внимание to their cause.
New Zealand was the first country to grantgrant (verb)To formally give or allow something.≈ Synonym: give🇺🇿UZ: bermoq, taqdim etmoq (huquq, ruxsat)🇷🇺RU: предоставлять women the right to vote in national electionselection (noun)When people vote to choose a leader.≈ Synonym: vote🇺🇿UZ: saylov🇷🇺RU: выборы, in 1893. Australia followed in 1902. In the United Kingdom, after years of struggle, some women finally gained the vote in 1918, though full equalityequality (noun)The state of being equal in rights and status.≈ Synonym: fairness🇺🇿UZ: tenglik🇷🇺RU: равенство did not come until 1928. In the United States, the 19th Amendmentamendment (noun)A formal change made to a law or document.≈ Synonym: revision🇺🇿UZ: tuzatish, o'zgartirish (qonunga)🇷🇺RU: поправка to the Constitutionconstitution (noun)The set of fundamental laws of a country.≈ Synonym: founding law🇺🇿UZ: konstitutsiya🇷🇺RU: конституция gave women the right to vote in 1920.
The impactimpact (noun)A strong effect or influence.≈ Synonym: effect🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir🇷🇺RU: воздействие of women gaining the vote was enormousenormous (adj)Extremely large.≈ Synonym: huge🇺🇿UZ: ulkan🇷🇺RU: огромный. It led to greater participationparticipation (noun)The act of taking part in something.≈ Synonym: involvement🇺🇿UZ: ishtirok🇷🇺RU: участие of women in politics and helped improve laws related to family, work, and education. However, in some parts of the world, women are still fighting for the right to vote today.
The history of women's suffrage is a reminderreminder (noun)Something that makes you remember.🇺🇿UZ: eslatma🇷🇺RU: напоминание that progressprogress (noun)Improvement or development over time.≈ Synonym: advancement🇺🇿UZ: taraqqiyot🇷🇺RU: прогресс often takes time and that ordinary people can change the world when they work together for justicejustice (noun)Fair treatment of people.≈ Synonym: fairness🇺🇿UZ: adolat🇷🇺RU: справедливость.
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | votenoun | ovoz berish huquqi; ovoz | право голоса; голос | In Uzbekistan, you get the vote at 18. |
| 2 | basicadjective | asosiy | основной | Food and water are basic needs. |
| 3 | human rightnoun | inson huquqi | право человека | Education is a human right. |
| 4 | populationnoun | aholi | население | Half the population lives in rural areas. |
| 5 | denyverb | (huquqdan) mahrum qilmoq, bermaslik | отказывать (в чём-то) | He was denied a visa. |
| 6 | gendernoun | jins | пол | Jobs should not depend on gender. |
| 7 | strugglenoun | kurash | борьба | Learning to walk again was a long struggle. |
| 8 | difficultadjective | qiyin | трудный | It was a difficult decision. |
| 9 | ownverb | egalik qilmoq | владеть | My uncle owns two shops. |
| 10 | taxnoun | soliq | налог | Everyone has to pay taxes. |
| 11 | expectverb | kutilmoq, talab qilinmoq | ожидаться, требоваться | Guests are expected to remove their shoes. |
| 12 | politicsnoun | siyosat | политика | I'm not interested in politics. |
| 13 | suitableadjective | mos | подходящий | This film isn't suitable for children. |
| 14 | questionverb | shubha ostiga olmoq | подвергать сомнению | Nobody dared to question the teacher's decision. |
| 15 | voicenoun | ovoz, fikr bildirish huquqi | голос, право голоса | Young people want a voice in decisions about their future. |
| 16 | affectverb | ta'sir qilmoq | влиять, затрагивать | The new rules affect all students. |
| 17 | suffragenoun | saylov huquqi | избирательное право | Women's suffrage came to Uzbekistan in the 1920s. |
| 18 | movementnoun | harakat (ijtimoiy) | движение | The green movement is growing among young people. |
| 19 | campaignverb | kurash olib bormoq, kampaniya o'tkazmoq | проводить кампанию | They are campaigning for cleaner air. |
| 20 | peacefuladjective | tinch | мирный | It was a quiet, peaceful evening. |
| 21 | protestnoun | norozilik namoyishi | протест | There were protests against the new law. |
| 22 | speechnoun | nutq | речь | The president gave a speech on TV. |
| 23 | politiciannoun | siyosatchi | политик | Politicians often make promises they don't keep. |
| 24 | suffragettenoun | suffrajistka (ayollar saylov huquqi uchun kurashchi) | суфражистка | Emmeline Pankhurst was a famous British suffragette. |
| 25 | directadjective | to'g'ridan-to'g'ri | прямой | I prefer a direct answer. |
| 26 | chainverb | zanjir bilan bog'lamoq | приковывать цепью | He chained his bike to the fence. |
| 27 | hunger strikenoun | ochlik e'lon qilish | голодовка | The prisoners went on hunger strike. |
| 28 | arrestnoun | hibsga olish | арест | The police made three arrests. |
| 29 | attentionnoun | e'tibor | внимание | Please pay attention to the board. |
| 30 | grantverb | bermoq, taqdim etmoq (huquq, ruxsat) | предоставлять | The university granted her a scholarship. |
| 31 | electionnoun | saylov | выборы | The next presidential election is in 2030. |
| 32 | equalitynoun | tenglik | равенство | Men and women deserve equality at work. |
| 33 | amendmentnoun | tuzatish, o'zgartirish (qonunga) | поправка | Parliament passed an amendment to the law. |
| 34 | constitutionnoun | konstitutsiya | конституция | The Constitution of Uzbekistan was adopted in 1992. |
| 35 | impactnoun | ta'sir | воздействие | The new airport had a big impact on tourism. |
| 36 | enormousadjective | ulkan | огромный | They live in an enormous house. |
| 37 | participationnoun | ishtirok | участие | Thank you for your participation in the survey. |
| 38 | remindernoun | eslatma | напоминание | The photo is a reminder of our trip. |
| 39 | progressnoun | taraqqiyot | прогресс | You've made great progress this term. |
| 40 | justicenoun | adolat | справедливость | The family wants justice for their son. |