All questions are taken from: Business English Verbs by David Evans, published by Penguin English.

1. Advise. “They advised us to go to another bank.” The Indonesian word for “advise” is …
2. Assemble. “The cars are assembled at our factory.” The Indonesian word for “assemble” is …
3. Auction. “They auctioned the painting today.” The Indonesian word for “auction” is …
4. Bribe. “He bribed the customs officer.” The Indonesian word for “bribe” is …
5. Confess. “I must confess – I didn’t think of that.” The Indonesian word for “confess” is …
6. Defraud. “He defrauded his business partner.” The Indonesian word for “defraud” is …
7. Endorse. “The French team is endorsing our car.” The Indonesian word for “endorse” is …
8. Foot the bill. “We all had to foot the bill.” The Indonesian meaning of “foot the bill” is …
9. Go on strike. “They went on strike for more pay.” The Indonesian meaning of “go on strike” is …
10. Go short. “She went short on sterling.” The Indonesian meaning of “go short” is …

ANSWERs:

1. advise = menyarankan.
2. assemble = merakit (pasif: dirakit).
3. auction = melelang.
4. bribe = menyuap.
5. confess = mengakui.
6. defraud = menggelapkan uang.
7. endorse = membiayai/mensponsori/menyokong.
8. shoot the bill = membayar semua biaya/tagihan.
9. go on strike = mogok (kerja).
10. go short = kekurangan.

TRIVIA: The ending “-ise” and “-ize” in verbs such as “recognise” and “recognize” are both used in UK. However, “-ize” only used in US.

Compiled and written by @EnglishTips4U for @EnglishTips4U on Monday, July 11, 2011

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