English vocabulary words for

Industries
Vocabulary Explanation Example

There’s a batch of papers

A batch A set, group.
on my desk.

The architects submitted a

A blueprint An architectural plan.
blueprint yesterday.

A fastener with nut/To

The bolts are well
A bolt/to bolt attach something with a
fastened.
bolt.

Please use a broom to

A broom A tool used for sweeping.
clean the floor.

A system for heating a There’s central heating in

A central heating
building. my building.

The completion of the

The fact something is
A completion project is planned for the
finished, ended.
end of the week.

Something which can hold Where is the container for

A container
elements, items, goods. the recycling?

The contractor will

A contractor An entrepreneur. devliver the project at the
end of the month.

Our invitations were

A craftsman An artisan.
designed by a craftsman.

The developer is already

A person who develops
A developer thinking about a new
real estate properties.
project.

What fabric did you use

A fabric A cloth.
for this piece of clothing?

What facilities does your

A facility A service,a unit.
condominium offer?

Where is your factory

A factory/plant A manufacturing site.
situated?
 An unsuccessful attempt, Launching the new
A failure
a deficiency. product was a failure.

The faucet is leaking so

A faucet A water tap
we need to call a plumber.

All the warehouse workers

A forklift (truck) A truck for lifting. are certified to use forklift
trucks.

We strictly respected the

A guideline A line drawn as a guide.
guidelines.

The door handle is broken

A doorknob, what enables
A handle so we can’t shut down the
to open and close a door.
door.

What you put on your Everyone should where a

A hard-hat/helmet head to protect yourself hard-hat when they’re on
from work. the field.

To injure, to cause There’s no harm asking

A harm/To harm
damage. questions.

We don’t want any

A hazard An accident. hazards to happen so
we’re extra cautious.

To be short of, to run out He lacks experience but

A lack/to lack
of. he’ll be a good junior.

A tool you have to climb

The ladder is so high that
A ladder on to access higher
it makes me scared.
places.

A person who is in charge The landscaper advised

A landscaper of designing landscapes, us to collect flowers
gardens. before the dew.

An escaping fluid/when The faucet is leaking so

A leak/to leak
liquid escapes. we need to call a plumber.

A person who repairs The mechanic will have a

A mechanic
machines. look at our engine.

The plastic item is built

A mold (US)/mould (UK) A shaped container.
thanks to a mold.

A nationalized industry An industry which has The main telephone

become public. provider could soon
 become a nationalized
industry.

A part A piece. What part is deficient?

All the pipes take a lot of

A pipe A tube.
room.

Nuclear power plants are

An industry which is
A primary industry a primary industry in
capital.
France.

Their IT provider will soon

Someone who furnishes
A provider/supplier change as they haven’t
services/products.
been very efficient.

What covers the top of a

A roof His roof is made of bricks.
building.

They’ll use a saw to cut

A saw To tool to cut.
the tree.

A screwdriver is
A tool used to tighten or
A screwdriver necessary to build a piece
make something looser.
of furniture.

An industry which is not

Steel is a secondary
A secondary industry as important as a primary
industry.
one.

There are more and more

A service industry An industry of services. jobs in the service
industry.

There are too many books

A shelf (shelves plural) A flat storage space. on the shelf. It’ll either
break or fall.

A working time zone/to He works on night shifts

A shift/to shift
change. only.

A replacement She ordered a spare part

A spare part
component. to fix her car.

The stack of papers on

A stack/to stack A pile/to pile up. her desk was finally
sorted.

A storage A place to stock. The storage is very well

organized in the
 warehouse.

How many surveyors will

A surveyor A structural inspector.
check the building?

My petrol tank is empty so

A storage container for
A tank I need to go to a gas
liquids.
station.

The head of the

A menace, intent to hurt/to
A threat/to threaten administrative department
menace.
made death threats to her.

What tools do you need to

A tool An instrument.
work in the bathroom?

The vent does not work

A vent Used for air or other gas. properly so the room is
very humid.

The storage is very well

A warehouse A space to store goods. organized in the
warehouse.

Someone who fuses The aeronautics industry

A welder
metal. needs welders.

The wires of the house

A wire A cable.
should be changed.

All the house needs new

A wiring Cabling.
wiring.

They worked on their

A place with tools, a
project in the workshop to
A workshop seminar usually about a
have all the necessary
technical issue.
tools they needed.

Her workstation is in the

A workstation An office cubicle or desk. middle of the open place
office.

A tool for bolts, a violent We need a wrench to

A wrench
pull. finish the work properly.

An emergency An urgent situation. Fixing the window is an

emergency as otherwise
our house will be broken
into.
 An output An amount produced. How big was their output?

Her dad works in

Construction Works.
construction.

The dirt in cities partly

Dirt What is not clean.
results from pollution.

Use a broom to remove

Dust Particles of dirt.
the dust on the floor.

They efficiently did the

work so they can
Efficiently Done with efficiency.
peacefully enjoy their
holiday.

The department of
forestry seriously
Forestry Management of the forest.
considers the weather
forecast.

Do you have all the

Hardware Tools, metal items.
hardware you need?

Being on the field could

Which causes harm or
Harmful be harmful so please wear
injury.
a helmet.

It is not harmless to work

Harmless With is not dangerous.
in a plant.

Hazardous Accidental. What a hazardous end!

Iron is quite commonly

Iron Metal.
used.

Loose Not tight. The bolts are too loose.

Respecting security rules

Mandatory Which is an obligation.
is mandatory.

There’s no more power in

Power Energy. the factory so no one can
work.

The premises of the new

Premises A site.
agency are beautiful.

Raw The opposite of cooked, In Japanese restaurants,

crude. you can eat raw fish.
 Expensive raw materials
Raw materials Unprocessed substances.
are stored in a safe.

Rubber Latex material. Tires are made of rubber.

Safety is seriously
Safety Security. considered in
construction.

My watch is made of
Steel Metal.
steel.

My department is
To be compliant with To respect rules. compliant with European
regulations.

Not to work anymore, to The machine suddenly

To break down
stop functionning. broke down.

Who carried out the

To carry out To do, to make.
project?

You should comply with

To comply with To respect rules. the internal rules of the
company.

He moved too fast with

To dent To damage metal. the machine and dented
the material.

To turn soil with a spade, Dig your own tomb or we’ll

To dig
to excavate. have to do it for you.

We dumped everything in
To dump To discard: rubbish, trash.
the bin.

Fix my door and we’ll be

To fix To repair.
safe.

Cars are manufactured in

To manufacture To make, produce.
this factory.

You have to mend the air

To mend To repair. conditioning or it’ll be
boiling hot in the building.

To operate (a machine) To make (a machine) They all learnt how to

work. operate the new device.
To perform To enact. How well did you
perform?
To pour To serve liquid