101. Flashcards

1
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the work of building houses, offices, bridges, etc

You can stop the _ , right?

A

construction

/kənˈstrʌkʃən/

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2
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a tool or machine for making holes in a hard substance

an electric _

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drill

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3
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a teaching method in which students repeat something several times to help them learn it

We do lots of _s to practise pronunciation.

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drill

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4
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to make a hole in a hard substance using a special tool

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drill

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canvas

/ˈkænvəs/

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to cover something or someone with paper, cloth, etc

They _ped him in a blanket

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wrap

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to fold paper, cloth, etc around something to cover it

He _ped a towel _ his waist.

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wrap sth around sb/sth

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обнимать, обхватывать руками/обхватывать пальцами и т.д. кого-либо/что-либо

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wrap your arms/fingers, etc around sb/sth

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9
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success in doing something good

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accomplishment

/əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/

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10
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dawn

/dɔːn/

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If a day or a period of time _s, it begins

наступать, начинаться

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dawn

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12
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the time when something began

истоки, начало

the _ of civilization

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the dawn of sth

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If a fact _s _ you, you become aware of it after a period of not being aware of it

It suddenly _ed _ them that Mary had been lying

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dawn on sb

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14
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to meet again after being apart for a long time, or to bring people together who have been apart for a long time

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reunite

/ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt/

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15
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the life, for example in heaven, that some people believe begins after death

They’ll be reunited in the _.

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afterlife

/ˈæf.tɚ.laɪf/

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16
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to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Have you _ed what you’ll do if you don’t get the job?

рассматривать, обдумывать

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consider

/kənˈsɪd.ɚ/

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17
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to think about particular facts when you are making a decision about something

If you buy an old house, you have to _ the cost of repairs.

принимать во внимание

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consider

/kənˈsɪdər/

18
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to have a particular opinion about someone or something

They don’t _ that he did anything wrong

считать, полагать

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consider that

19
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to go somewhere with someone

We _nied her back to her hotel.

сопровождать

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accompany

/əˈkʌmpəni/

20
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in every part of a place

The same laws apply _ much of Europe.

повсюду, везде

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throughout

/θruˈaʊt/

21
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during the whole of a period of time

We spent a week in London and it rained _.

during the whole of a period of time

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throughout

22
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to be more than a particular number or amount

превышать

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exceed

/ɪkˈsiːd/

23
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превышать скорость

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exceed the speed limit

24
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something or someone that you attack, shoot at, try to hit, etc

мишень

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target

/ˈtɑːɡɪt/

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# ACHIEVE something that you intend to achieve | If you want to lose weight, you have to set yourself (= decide) a _. ## Footnote цель
target | target
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# BLAME the person or thing that people are criticizing or blaming for something | Such extreme views have recently made him the __ of criticism. ## Footnote объект, предмет
target
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to have made enough progress in order to achieve something that you intended to achieve | We're __ __ to finish the project in June. ## Footnote быть на правильном пути, выходить на цель
be on target
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the group of people that a programme, product, etc is aimed at ## Footnote целевая аудитория/целевой рынок и т. д.
target audience/market, etc
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# AIM AT to aim advertising, criticism, or a product at someone | The products are _ed at people in their late twenties. ## Footnote направлять, предназначать
target
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to risk money on the result of a game, competition, etc | He lost all his money _ting on horses. ## Footnote ставить, держать пари
bet ## Footnote /bet/
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# informal something that you say to show that you believe that something is true or will happen | I _ that he's forgotten my birthday again. ## Footnote я убежден
I bet
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used to say that you will do something with enthusiasm | "Are you going to Pam's party? "_!" ## Footnote Еще бы!
You bet!
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intended to harm or upset someone | _ gossip ## Footnote злобный
malicious ## Footnote /məˈlɪʃəs/
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# PROMISE to promise that something is true or will happen | Every child is _ed a place at a local school. ## Footnote гарантировать, ручаться
guarantee | /ˌɡærənˈtiː/
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# PRODUCT If a company guarantees its products, it makes a written promise to repair them or give you a new one if they have a fault. | The repair is _ed for 6 months. ## Footnote гарантировать, давать гарантию
guarantee | /ˌɡærənˈtiː/
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# LEAVE to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever | As a baby he was _ed by his mother. ## Footnote покидать, оставлять
abandon | /əˈbændən/
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# STOP DOING to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc | The match was _ed because of rain. ## Footnote отказываться (от чего-л.), прекращать (что-л., делать что-л.)
abandon | /əˈbændən/
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a person, especially a man, who is not attractive and is awkward or socially embarrassing:someone, especially a man, who is not fashionable and who is interested in boring things | He was a real _ in high school - I can't believe he's so handsome now.
nerd | /nɜːd/
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a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it | I'm a real grammar _.
nerd | /nɝːd/
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# DEAL WITH to behave towards or deal with someone in a particular way | He _s her really badly. They _ her like one of their own children. ## Footnote обращаться, обходиться (с кем-либо)
treat | /triːt/
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# CONSIDER to consider something in a particular way | He _ed my suggestion as a joke ## Footnote относиться, воспринимать
treat
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# ILLNESS/INJURY to give medical care to someone for an illness or injury | He's being _ed for cancer at a hospital in California. ## Footnote лечить
treat