Glossary: Social media is a stage. How can we dance on it well?

The Spectator College glossary relates to the Communication topic.

Social media is a stage, and we dance on it with posts and comments.Social media is a stage, and we dance on it with posts and comments. (Source: AP/TASR)

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You can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.

Topic: Communication

be at one's disposal [dɪˈspəʊzəl] byť k dispozícii

body [ˈbɒdɪ] teleso, zoskupenie, inštitúcia

campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] kampaň
case in point - príklad, ktorý ilustruje
chair [tʃeə] predseda
codify [ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ] uzákoniť, zjednotiť
content [ˈkɒntent] obsah (zverejnený obsah)
controversial [ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl] sporný
copy [ˈkɒpɪ] textový podklad
demise [dɪˈmaɪz] úmrtie, skon, odchod
deploy [dɪˈplɔɪ] nasadiť, využiť
despite [dɪˈspaɪt] navzdory, napriek
disinformation [ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] dezinformácie, nepravdivé/zavádzajúce informácie
follower [ˈfɒləʊə] stúpenec, prívrženec
heritage [ˈherɪtɪdʒ] dedičstvo, odkaz
influencer [ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)] osoba, ktorá má vplyv na správanie a názory ľudí
intangible [ɪnˈtændʒɪbəl] nehmotný
interpreter [ɪnˈtɜːprɪtə] tlmočník
join forces - spojit sily
meddle [ˈmedəl] pliesť sa, zasahovať
mock [mɒk] vysmievať sa

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nonetheless [ˌnʌnðəˈles] napriek tomu

Office of the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities - Úrad komisára pre osoby so zdravotným postihnutím

peer [pɪə] vrstovník
persona [pɜːˈsəʊnə] imidž, prezentovaná osobnosť

referee [ˌrefəˈriː] sudca, rozhodovateľ
regard [rɪˈgɑːd] považovať za
reluctant [rɪˈlʌktənt] neochotný, zdráhajúci sa
root out [ruːt] vylúčiť, eliminovať
sign language [saɪn] posunkový jazyk
social media [ˈsəʊʃəlˈmiːdɪə] sociálne médiá/siete, interaktívne médiá
stage [steɪdʒ] scény, javisko
vet [vet] veterinár

This glossary is published as part of The Spectator College, a programme designed to support the study and teaching of English in Slovakia, as well as to inspire interest in important public issues among young people.

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