62. Flashcards
worrying and bad
grim
the future looks grim
used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition
pronoun
whom
I met a man with whom I used to work
to get things from different places and bring them together
collect
I am collecting material for an article that I’m writing
after a short period of time
adverb
soon
i’ve got to leave quite soon
things that you throw away because you do not want them
trash
1 - noun (AMOUNT/PART)
an amount of something, or a part of something
кусок, часть
2 - noun (ONE)
one of a particular type of thing
предмет
3 - noun (SOME)
some of a particular type of thing
употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными для выражения значения один
4 - noun (ART/WRITING, ETC)
an example of artistic, musical, or written work
произведение, статья
piece
1 - a piece of paper/wood
She cut the flan into eight pieces.
Some of the pieces seem to be missing.
These shoes are falling to pieces (= breaking into pieces).
2 - a useful piece of equipment
It’s a beautiful piece of furniture.
3 - a piece of news/information
Can I give you a piece of advice?
4 - There was an interesting piece on alternative medicine in the paper yesterday.
He’s got two pieces on show in the Summer exhibition.
1 - adverb (BEFORE)
before now or before that time
уже, еще
2 - adverb (NOW)
now or as early as this time
еще, пока
yet
1 - Have you read his book yet?
“Has he called?” “No, not yet.”
2 - I don’t want to go home yet.
someone who is responsible for employees and tells them what to do
boss
i’ll ask my boss if I can leave work early tomorrow
to talk or write about someone or something, especially briefly
refer to sb/sth
she didn’t once referred to her friend
he was referred to his friend as “the old man”
1 - adverb (CAREFULLY)
If you look at or listen to something -, you look at it or listen to it very carefully.
внимательно
2 - adverb (CONNECTED)
If two things are closely connected, related, etc, they are very similar to each other or there is a relationship between them.
тесно, близко
3 - adverb (VERY NEAR)
in a way that is very near in distance or time
следом
closely
2 - The two languages are closely related.
Which Amercian city most closely resembles Paris?
3 - Elke came into the room, closely followed by her children.
1 - verb (SAY)
to say something to someone, usually giving them information
говорить, сообщать, рассказывать
tell
1 - He told me about his new school.
[ + (that) ] Sally told me that the play didn’t start until 9 o’clock.
[ + question word ] Can you tell me what time the next bus leaves?
to be able to see the difference between two things or people that are very similar
различать кого-либо/что-либо
tell sb/sth apart
It’s impossible to tell the twins apart.
1 - adverb (SEPARATED)
separated by a space or period of time
врозь, через
2 - adverb (INTO PIECES)
into separate, smaller pieces
на части
apart
1 - Stand with your feet wide apart.
Our kids were born just eighteen months apart.
2 - My jacket is coming/falling apart.
1 - verb (SEE DIFFERENCE)
to understand or notice how two things or people are different from each other
отличать, различать
2 - verb (MAKE DIFFERENT)
to make someone or something different
устанавливать различие, разграничивать
differentiate
1 - He can’t differentiate between blue and green.
2 - We need to differentiate ourselves from the competition.
to finally be in a particular place or situation
кончать, заканчивать
end up
I never thought he’d end up in prison.
[ + doing sth ] He always ends up doing what Alan wants to do.
She’ll end up unemployed.
1 - verb (IN HAND)
to have something in your hand or arms
держать
2 - verb (KEEP IN POSITION)
to keep something in a particular position
держать
3 - verb (ORGANIZE)
to organize an event
проводить, организовывать
4 - verb (CONTAIN)
to contain something or to be able to contain a particular amount of something
вмещать, содержать в себе
hold
1 - He was holding a glass of wine.
She held the baby in her arms.
They were holding hands and kissing.
2 - Can you hold the door open please?
Hold your hand up if you know the answer.
The frame was held together with screws.
They held a gun to his head.
3 - to hold talks/an election
4 - The bucket holds about 10 litres.
If someone or something is -, they could harm you.
опасный
dangerous
a dangerous chemical
It’s dangerous to ride a motorcycle without a helmet.
to often do a particular thing or be likely to do a particular thing
иметь тенденцию, склонность делать что-либо
tend to do sth
I tend to wear dark colours.
July and August tend to be our busiest months.
some, or a small number of
несколько
a few
She’s staying at the cottage for a few days.
It’ll be here in a few minutes.
I met a few of the other employees at my interview.
the spirit of a dead person that appears to people who are alive
привидение
ghost
Do you believe in ghosts?
a ghost story
1 - verb (DESTROY)
to destroy something with fire, or to be destroyed by fire
жечь, гореть
2 - verb (FLAMES)
to produce flames
гореть
3 - verb (COOK TOO LONG)
If you - something that you are cooking, you cook it too much and if something you are cooking burns, it cooks too much.
подгорать
4 - verb (SKIN)
to be very hot or sore
пылать
burn
1 - I burnt all his letters.
The factory burned to the ground.
He dropped his cigarette and burnt a hole in his jacket.
2 - The fire’s burning well.
3 - Check the pizza - I think it’s burning!
4 - Her cheeks were burning.
the soft, grey powder that remains when something has burnt
пепел
ash
cigarette ash
adjective [ always before noun ]
- food remains after a meal.
оставшийся (о еде)
leftover
If there’s any leftover food we can take it home with us.
1 - adjective, adverb (BEGINNING)
near the beginning of a period of time, process, etc
ранний, рано
2 - adjective, adverb (BEFORE)
before the usual time or the time that was arranged
преждевременный, преждевременно
early
1 - the early 1980s
It is too early to say whether he will recover completely.
2 - early retirement
The plane arrived ten minutes early.
