1 Flashcards
Gaunt
excessively thin and angular
Sheer
Pure
Unyielding
Упорный, несгибаемый
1.characterized by firmness or obduracy 2 : characterized by lack of softness or flexibility
Ladle
A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids.
Ковш
Prodigality
Мотовство
- wasteful extravagance.
- an instance of this.
- lavish abundance.
Trickle
Струйка, течь струйкой
vb
1. to run or cause to run in thin or slow streams: she trickled the sand through her fingers.
2. (intr) to move, go, or pass gradually: the crowd trickled away.
Icicles
- a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- something resembling this, as a thin strip of silver foil used as a Christmas tree decoration.
- a cold, unemotional person.
Crumble off
- to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments
2. (intr) to fall apart or away: his resolution crumbled.
Slag
Шлак
n. , v. slagged, slag•ging. n.
1. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
Шлак
Crusting
Корочка
n.
1.
a. The hard outer portion or surface area of bread.
b. A piece of bread consisting mostly of the hard outer portion.
c. A piece of bread that has become hard and dry.
2. A pastry shell, as of a pie or tart.
3. A hard crisp covering or surface: snow with a firm crust.
4. A hard deposit formed on the interior of a wine bottle as the wine matures.
5. Geology
a. The exterior portion of the earth that lies above the Mohorovii discontinuity.
b. The outermost solid layer of a planet or moon.
6. The hard outer covering or integument of certain plants and animals, such as lichens and crustaceans.
7. Pathology An outer layer or coating formed by the drying of a bodily exudate such as pus or blood; a scab.
8. Informal Insolence; audacity; gall.
Rumble
Грохот
- To make a deep, long, rolling sound.
- To move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound.
- Slang To engage in a gang fight.
Grinned
Усмешка
To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
Accomplice
Сообщник
a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing.
Solemn
- Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.
- Somberly or gravely impressive. See Synonyms at serious.
- Performed with full ceremony: a solemn High Mass.
- Invoking the force of religion; sacred: a solemn vow.
- Gloomy; somber.
Scorch
- Ожог
To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. - To wither or parch with intense heat.
- To destroy (land and buildings) by or as if by fire so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
- To subject to severe censure; excoriate.
Snatch
a. Урвать
To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.
b. Sports To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter’s head.
Alloy
Сплав
n.
1. A homogeneous mixture or solid solution of two or more metals, the atoms of one replacing or occupying interstitial positions between the atoms of the other: Brass is an alloy of zinc and copper.
2. A mixture; an amalgam: “Television news has . . . always been an alloy of journalism and show business” (Bill Moyers).
3. The relative degree of mixture with a base metal; fineness.
4. Something added that lowers value or purity.
Racking
Мучительный
racking - causing great physical or mental suffering; “a wrenching pain”
wrenching
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; “worked with painful slowness”
Wringing
Выкручивание
To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out.
- To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out.
- To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully: wring the neck of a chicken.
- To clasp and twist or squeeze (one’s hands), as in distress.
Girder
Балка
Brittle
Хрупкий
Placid
Спокойный
Lace
Шнур
Shed
Пролить, сарай
Wedge
Клин
Torn to rags
Порванный в тряпки
Rage
Ярость
Blotches
Пятна
Spout
Носик
Clay
Глина
