111 Flashcards
interlocuter
●someone who is involved in a conversation ( զրուցակից )
●who is representing someone else:
~Abraham was able to act as interpreter and interlocutor for our group.
ancestry
●your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family (արմատներով)
~ He was proud of his Native American ancestry.
~ His wife was of royal ancestry.
beverage
●a drink of any type:
~ Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate.
~ We do not sell alcoholic beverages.
acquisition
●the process of getting something:
~The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.
●the process of gradually learning something or gaining something such as a skill:
~Language acquisition starts at a very young age.
to interfere
●to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful:
~ It’s their problem and I’m not going to interfere.
~ Interfering in other people’s relationships is always a mistake.
hazardous
dangerous (of substances, materials, activities, or conditions) ~ chemicals/substances/cargo/
journey/occupation
~ Hazardous waste must be properly disposed of.
~ Heavy snow fell overnight, making road conditions hazardous.
dignity
●calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you: ( արժանապատվութ.)
~ He is a man of dignity and calm determination.
~I think everyone should be able to die with dignity.
~ How could you wear something so indecent? Have you no dignity?
to confine
●limit an activity, person, or problem in some way:
~ Please confine your use of the phone to business calls.
●to keep someone closed in a place, often by force:
~ The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn’t cope with the outside world.
hostage
someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants:
~ The terrorists have seized 20 hostages and are threatening to kill one a day unless their demands are met.
~ She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.
to seize
●to take something quickly and keep or hold it:
~ I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
~ He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm).
to hit the sack
to go to sleep
prophecy
●a statement that says what is going to happen in the future, especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts:
~ The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated.
capacity
●the total amount that can be contained or produced:
~ The elevator was at capacity and could not take any more passengers.
~ We are running below capacity (= not producing as many goods as we are able to) because of cancelled orders.
~ The game was watched by a capacity crowd of 50,000 (= the place was completely full).
to diverge
●to follow a different direction, or to be or become different:
~ They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.
~ Although the two organizations have worked together for many years, their objectives have diverged recently.
to fall behind
quilt
одеяло
a decorative cover for the bed
to hit the sack
to go to sleep
slaughter
●the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war:
~ Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated.
~ We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.
●the killing of animals for meat:
The geese are being fattened for slaughter.
~ You have been raising him like a pig for slaughter.(HP)
