Science and Technology Metaphors

Metaphor	Literal translation	Meaning	English
aloqa vositasi	communication medium	til	language
aql gimnastikasi	mind exercise	shaxmat	chess
bilim bulog`i	knowledge spring	kitob	book
koinot kemasi	space ship	kosmik raketa	spaceship
po`lat ot	steel horse	traktor	tractor
po`lat qush, havo kemasi	steel bird, air ship	samolyot	airplane, aircraft, plane
qalam haqi	pencil fee	gonorar	honorarium, paycheck, compensation
yer osti qasri	underground castle	metro	subway, underground, metro, tube, metropolitan
zangori ekran	green screen	televizor	television, TV
zangori kema	green ship	paxta terish mashinasi	cotton harvester, cotton-picker
zangori olov	bluish-green fire	gaz	natural gas
zangori shu’la	bluish-green ray	elektr nuri	electron ray, cathode beam

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