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1
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непонятный язык

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incomprehensible tongue

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2
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вежливая улыбка

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courteous smile

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3
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миниатюрная

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petite

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4
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казаться обезумевшим

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to appear distraught

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5
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хороший костыль

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good crutch

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6
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ход конем

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the Nelson touch

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7
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ослабеть

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to become enfeebled

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8
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декоративный

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decorative

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9
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ты не поймешь?

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you simply don’t
connect.

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10
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реклама

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blurb

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11
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уклончивый

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evasive

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12
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окинуть мимолетным взглядом

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to give someone a passing glance

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13
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физически кого-то напоминать

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to resemble someone physically

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14
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сказать неохотно

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to say grudgingly

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15
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обречён на поражение

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doomed to defeat

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16
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сила наблюдательности

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powers of observation

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17
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рассеянный

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absent-minded

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18
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унизительная мысль

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a humiliating thought

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19
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преувеличивать чьи-то достоинства

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to exaggerate someone’s virtues

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20
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свежий взгляд

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a fresh eye

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21
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вырвать счет

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to snatch the bill

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22
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это на мне (я заплачу)

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This is on me

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23
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покориться

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to submit

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24
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стать легкой жертвой

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to fall easy victim to

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25
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оказаться катастрофой

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to prove to be a disaster

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26
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варьете шоу

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variety show

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27
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прикованный к постели

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bedridden

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28
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расточительность

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extravagance

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29
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побаловать себя

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to indulge oneself

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30
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копить

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to hoard

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31
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требовательный

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taxing

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32
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безупречный

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impeccable

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33
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держать себя в руках, при себе

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to keep oneself to oneself

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34
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типичный

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common

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35
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живи и давай жить другим

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live and let live

36
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быть ответственным перед самим собой

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to be answerable to oneself

37
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быть самой себе хозяйкой

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to be one’s own mistress

38
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жить по средствам

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to live within one’s means

39
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откладывать деньги

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to be putting money on one side

40
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тишина угнетала ее

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the silence oppressed her

41
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не накапливать напоминания

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not to hoard reminders

42
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взять жильца

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to take a lodger

43
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случайный посетитель

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a casual caller

44
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восстать против чего- то

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to rebel against something

45
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дерзкий

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daring

46
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неиспользованные ресурсы

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untapped resources

47
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чистящие средства

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cleaning utensils

48
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гордиться чем- то

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to take a pride in something

49
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действовать не в своем характере и вопреки здравому смыслу

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to act out of character and against better judgment

50
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безупречные манеры

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impeccable manners

51
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покраснеть от удовольствия

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to flush with pleasure

52
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иметь мужчину в доме

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to have a man about the house

53
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презирать кого - то

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to despise someone

54
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выводит из себя

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It takes you out of yourself.

55
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отчаянно смелый

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Pitifully brave

56
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могла позволить себе быть любезным

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could afford to be gracious

57
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стал выше по статусу

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drifted elegantly up-market

58
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тихая роскошь

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hushed brocaded luxury

59
Q

актерский голос

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impossibly actressy voice

60
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она приносила с собой веяние … ауру улицы

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she’d bring wafting in with her … the aura of the street

61
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успокаивать и уговаривать

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soothe and coax

62
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Они не носили много украшений, а если и носили, то это было … тихо

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They didn’t wear much jewellery, and if they did it was … certainly quiet

63
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Аврил утверждала, что оно (то есть зеркало) отбрасывало более доброе отражение

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Avril claimed it (i.e. the mirror) threw back a kinder reflection

64
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Судьба приберегает эти маловероятные наказания для добродетельных людей, которые грешат только один раз.

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Fate reserves these unlikely punishments for the virtuous who sin only once.

65
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Я получил главную роль, но не созрела для нее, а остальные актеры подняли шум, и на этом
мне пришел конец.

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I got the lead but I wasn’t ripe for it, and the rest of the cast made a fuss and that
was the end of me.

66
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у меня был настоящий прорыв

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Then I had a real break.

67
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Она чуть не упала в обморок.

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She all but fainted.

68
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Творить чудеса

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To work miracles

69
Q

Провести пальцами по волосам / локонам, не вздрагивая

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To run one’s fingers through the hair/curls without flinching

70
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Закончить свое ученичество

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To finish one’s apprenticeship

71
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Потертые высокие каблуки

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Scuffed high heels

72
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Войти без всякого смущения

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To walk in unabashed

73
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Обесцвечивание и повторного окрашивания волос

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To bleach and re-colour hair

74
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Испытывать печаль и беспокойство

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To be affected with sorrow and concern

75
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Развить в себе дружеские чувства к кому-то

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To develop a fellow-feeling for someone

76
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Обслуживать клиентов за свой счет

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To oblige clients at one’s own expense

77
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расстаться с кем-то

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To break something to someone formally

78
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Жить, чтобы рассказать историю о Главном жизненном решении

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To live to tell the tale Major life decision

79
Q

Поступить в театральную школу

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To go to drama school

80
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Подать в суд

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To sue

81
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Наркоман, пытающийся избавиться от этой привычки

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A junkie trying to kick the habit

82
Q

классный?? режиссер

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Classy director

83
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Это были хорошие времена, пока они длились.

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It was good-times while it lasted.

84
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Устать от чего-то.

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To be weary of something

85
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Чувствовать приятное очищение

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To feel agreeably purged

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