transcription, транскрипция: [ ædvɜ:(r)t ]
( adverts)
1.
An advert is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job. ( BRIT; in AM, use ad )
I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company...
= ad, advertisement
N-COUNT : oft N for n
2.
If you say that an example of something is an advert for that thing in general, you mean that it shows how good that thing is. ( BRIT )
This courtroom battle has been a poor advert for English justice.
= advertisement
N-COUNT : usu a N for n
3.
You can use the adverts to refer to the interval in a commercial television programme, or between programmes, during which advertisements are shown. ( BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use commercial break )
After the adverts, the presenter tried to pretend that everything was back to normal.
= commercials
N-PLURAL : the N