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Narrator: Today's word is "Cords" — noun, pronounced /kɔːdz/, with the stress on "cords".
Narrator: Cords are trousers made from corduroy, or lengths of thick string or wire.
Narrator: In plain English, ribbed trousers or several cables.
Narrator: It comes from cord, from Greek chorde, gut or string.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a pair of cords", which describes corduroy trousers.
Narrator: It differs from "jeans", because cords have soft ridges, while jeans are made from denim.
Narrator: In a second sense, power cords are electrical cables.
Narrator: Fashion, retail, electronics and home design rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: cords can be ribbed trousers or several cables.
Speaker A: Where did you get those brown cords?
Speaker B: A vintage shop — CORDS are back! From cord, Greek chorde.
Speaker A: Corduroy trousers?
Speaker B: Exactly those.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "He wore green cords", fashion. "Tidy the power cords", home. "These cords are warm in winter", clothing.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: For trousers, say a pair of cords, not a cord.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Corduroys is its cousin, trousers its twin, and cables an alternative — yet cords keep their ribbed charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "cords" in AI prompts — useful for fashion search and cable management.
Speaker A: How for fashion?
Speaker B: Search terms.
Prompt: Treat cords and corduroy trousers as matching terms in product search.
Speaker A: And cables?
Speaker B: Desk setup.
Prompt: Suggest a tidy way to manage the cords behind a home office desk.
Speaker A: Could it help styling?
Speaker B: Yes, for outfits.
Prompt: Create three autumn outfits built around mustard cords.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Listings.
Prompt: Write a product listing for slim-fit navy cords.
Cords — meaning in Arabic & definition More C courses GL Dictionary