<!-- section: DICT_A-F | pages: 181-184 | verified: true -->

# Page 181 of 434

ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| bring (v) | MOVE (v) | MOVE THE PANEL | Bring the panel into place. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | INTO POSITION. |  |
|  | PUT (v) | PUT THE PANEL IN | Bring the panel into place. |
|  |  | POSITION. |  |

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **briskly (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | QUICKLY (adv) RUB THE SURFACE Rub the surface briskly with QUICKLY WITH A a soft, dry cloth. SOFT, DRY CLOTH. |
| **broadcast (v) — UNNAPROVED** | TRANSMIT (v) TRANSMIT THE DATA Broadcast the data on both ON THE TWO channels. CHANNELS. |
| **brush (v) — UNNAPROVED** | BRUSH (TN) CLEAN THE FILTER Brush the filter element to ELEMENT WITH A clean it. BRUSH. USE A BRUSH TO Brush the filter element to CLEAN THE FILTER clean it. ELEMENT. |
| **brush on (v) — UNNAPROVED** | BRUSH (TN) APPLY THE PAINT Brush the paint on. WITH A BRUSH. |
| **BUBBLE (n)** | A small quantity of gas ADJUST THE in a liquid or a solid CLINOMETER UNTIL THE BUBBLE IS IN THE CENTER. |
| **build (n) — UNNAPROVED** | STRUCTURE (n) THE WING The build of the wing STRUCTURE GIVES allows maximum fuel MAXIMUM FUEL storage. CAPACITY. |
| **build (v) — UNNAPROVED** | ASSEMBLE (v) ASSEMBLE THE UNIT. Build the unit. |
| **bump (v) — UNNAPROVED** | HIT (v) THE FUELING HOSE The fueling hose must not MUST NOT HIT THE bump the edge of the tank. EDGE OF THE TANK. |
| **BURN (v)** | , 1. To cause or undergo THE TURBINE BURNS BURNS, combustion FUEL. BURNED, BURNED THE SEALANT BURNS AT 109 DEG. F. 2. To cause injury or HOT SURFACES CAN damage through BURN YOU. heat |

# Page 182 of 434

ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **burst (v) — UNNAPROVED** | BREAK (v) IF THE DISK BREAKS, If the disk bursts, switch off STOP THE SUPPLY. the supply. |
| **BUT (conj)** | On the contrary TIGHTEN THE NUTS, BUT DO NOT TORQUE THEM AT THIS TIME. |
| **butt (v) — UNNAPROVED** | TOUCH (v) THE WIRE MUST The wire must butt against TOUCH THE REAR OF the rear of the contact. THE CONTACT. |
| **BY (prep)** | Mathematical function DIVIDE THE VALUE BY word TWO. INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREES. |
| **by means of (prep) — UNNAPROVED** | WITH (prep) PRESSURIZE THE By means of the hand SYSTEM TO 150 bar pump, pressurize the WITH THE HAND system to 150 bar. PUMP. |
| **BYPASS (v)** | , To change a circuit so IN THIS BYPASSES, that it goes past CONFIGURATION, THE BYPASSED, something instead of HYDRAULIC BYPASSED through it PRESSURE BYPASSES THE VALVE. |

# Page 183 of 434

ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **CALCULATE (v)** | , To find a result by CALCULATE THE CALCULATES, mathematics PERCENTAGE WITH CALCULATED, THE APPLICABLE CALCULATED FORMULA. |
| **calculation (n) — UNNAPROVED** | CALCULATE (v) THE SYSTEM Data from the system CALCULATES DATA calculations apply only to THAT ARE a Type B unit. APPLICABLE ONLY TO A TYPE B UNIT. |
| **CALIBRATE (v)** | , To measure and adjust CALIBRATE THE CALIBRATES, the precision of THERMOMETER TO CALIBRATED, something THE CELSIUS SCALE. CALIBRATED |
| **CALIBRATION (n)** | The procedure that WRITE THE RESULTS calibrates OF THE CALIBRATION ON THE CORRECTION CHART. |
| **call (v) — UNNAPROVED** | TELL (v) TELL THE RAMP Call the ramp agent to AGENT TO REMOVE remove the chocks. THE CHOCKS. |
| **CAN (v)** | , Auxiliary modal verb that A MIXTURE OF FUEL CAN, means to be possible, to AND OXYGEN CAN COULD be able to, or to be CAUSE AN permitted to EXPLOSION. No other verb forms. YOU CAN CLEAN THE DRAIN HOLES WITH THE CLEANING TOOL. YOU CAN OPERATE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE INSPECTION IS COMPLETED. Do not use IF YOU DO NOT OBEY If you do not obey this |
| **COULD (v)** | to THIS WARNING, AN warning, an explosion show possibility EXPLOSION CAN could occur. OCCUR. |

# Page 184 of 434

ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **CANCEL (v)** | , 1. To do the necessary IF YOU CANCELS, steps to stop a ACCIDENTALLY PUSH CANCELED, process THE SWITCH, CANCEL CANCELED THE START SEQUENCE. 2. To remove the THIS NEW REVISION validity of something AUTOMATICALLY CANCELS THE PREVIOUS ONE. |
| **CANNOT (v)** | Auxiliary modal verb that THE WHEEL CANNOT means to not be able to MOVE WHEN THE LOCK IS ENGAGED. |
| **cap (v) — UNNAPROVED** | SEAL (v) SEAL ALL THE HOSES. Cap all the hoses. CAP (TN) PUT CAPS ON THE Cap the connectors. CONNECTORS. COVER (TN) PUT A COVER ON THE Cap the inlet port. INLET PORT. |
| **capability (n) — UNNAPROVED** | FUNCTION (n) THESE FUNCTIONS These capabilities open OPEN THE the applicable graphic APPLICABLE GRAPHIC device. DEVICE. |
| **CAN (v)** | THE COMPUTER CAN The computer has the CALCULATE THE capability to calculate RESULT the result automatically. AUTOMATICALLY. |
| **capable (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | APPROVED (adj) AN APPROVED Vital checks are to be PERSON MUST DO carried out by a capable THE IMPORTANT person. CHECKS. |
| **CAN (v)** | THE POWER UNIT CAN The power unit is SUPPLY 28 V DC. capable of producing 28 V DC. |
| **CAPACITY (n)** | The maximum quantity THE CAPACITY OF that something can hold THE TANK IS or make 564 LITERS. |
