5B Conversation with Kelsey - Pets and Animals Flashcards
to show or find the difference between things that are compared
отличает
выделяет
дифференцировать
разграничивать
differentiate /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ between
OR
differentiate sth from sth
OR
simply differentiate (дифференцировать)
If you differentiate between things or if you differentiate one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them.
- And how does your accent differentiate to mine then? (“to” can also be used, but “from” is more common)
- It differentiates them from their friends.
- It’s easy to differentiate between the Johnson twins because Bobby has a small mole on his left earlobe and Jimmy doesn’t.”
- It can be hard for Americans to differentiate between an English and an Australian accent.
- A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world.
- At this age your baby cannot differentiate one person from another.
- Thanks to their chemical receptors, the equivalent of the sense of smell in humans, while still out at sea they detected the waters of their own rivers, much like people differentiate one perfume from another.
- We do not differentiate between our employees on the basis of their race, religion, or national origin.
“Between” here is used just for emphasis. We can also say “We don’t differentiate our employees on the basis of their race or religion.” - Most consumers have no trouble differentiating our brand’s cereal
UK /ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ US /ˈsɪr.i.əl/
from our leading competitor’s.
n
a dream that is not practical or unattainable
несбыточная мечта
пустая мечта
воздушные замки
pipe dream /ˈpaɪpdriːm/
- So, I just thought it was a pipe dream, really. I never really thought that I’d end up working here.
- She was afraid that was just a pipe dream that wouldn’t come to fruition due to lack of confidence.
idiom
принести плоды
осуществиться
реализоваться
увенчаться успехом
come to fruition
- My ideas have come to fruition with your help.
v
to offer or suggest a plan or action for other people to consider
to propose (/prəˈpəʊz/
- And then when he proposed that he might be wanting to go to the Cotswolds, I thought I could make it work.
- We propose starting early on this project in the morning.
adv
in the building, house, apartment or room immediately beside another
next door
- And yeah, we moved here, and I got my job next door.
- This dog belongs to the guy next door, I think.
adj
-suitable for growing crops
пахотный
сельскохозяйственный
обрабатываемый
возделываемый
arable /ˈærəbl/
*arable crops - сельскохозяйственные культуры
arable soils - пахотные почвы
arable areas - пахотные земли
n
-a baby cow
теленок, также голень
calf /kɑːf/
- I spent a lot of time growing up on the farm, outdoors, playing with the calves and things.
phrase
-to follow a particular course of action
- to lead one down that route
- Growing up in a family of artists led me down that route.
- to go down that route
- advice for anyone who’s kind of planning to go down that route..
n
-the medical study and profession of caring for the teeth and mouth
dentistry /ˈdentɪstri/
- I did think about dentistry for a bit, but I just like being outdoors too much
- Ken studied dentistry for years before realising it wasn’t for him.
adj
an adjective to signify that something is relevant to horses, or horse-like.
лошадиный
конский
equine /ˈekwaɪn/
- I work at an equine hospital, so it’s just horses.
- The portraits showed an aristocratic family with long equine faces.
adj
a male horse-rider.
can also be used as an adjective to signify something related to horse-riding
конный, наездник
equestrian /ɪˈkwes.tri.ən/
- equestrian sport - конный спорт
n
-a horse that is bred and trained to compete in races
беговая лошадь, скаковая лошадь
a racehorse /ˈreɪshɔːs/
- He spent much of his career breeding world-champion racehorses.
n
-a horse that is trained to jump over walls and fences in competitions
a show jumper /ʃəʊˈʤʌmpə(r)/
- The show jumpers were always my favourite at equestrian events.
n
-a baby horse (less that 1 year)
жеребенок, жеребец
foal /fəʊl/
- He started training Mary-Beth when she was just a foal.
n
-a horse kept for breeding (разведение) or a place where horses are kept for breeding
жеребец,
конный завод
stud /stʌd/
- You’ve got all the major things around here, you’ve got your cross-country, you’ve got your eventers, you’ve got dressage
US /dresˈɑːʒ/ UK /ˈdres.ɑːʒ/ riders out here, racing, studs, a lot of foals. - He runs a stud farm in Ireland.
collocation
-a thought or opinion often made accidentally or without thinking
passing comment /ˈpɑːsɪŋˈkɒment/
- And I know we’ve laughed about this before, because I once said a passing comment about vets.
-We didn’t invite you because you mentioned in a passing comment that you don’t like Thai food.
idiom
-of very strong importance or interest
близок моему сердцу
close to one’s heart
Yeah. And animals are so close to our hearts, aren’t they?
Animal welfare is a subject very close to my heart.
idiom
-to spend a lot of money
to push the boat out
-And then if they want to push the boat out and go for the better option, they can do
-You guys really pushed the boat out on this wedding!
-I’m going to push the boat out today, this is going to be the best party of my life!
phr v (informal)
to reduce the price
or
destroy (system, rule, barrier, etc)
to knock down
-Luckily, we managed to knock the price down, and luckily he’s insured.
-She is my good friend, so she agreed to knock down the price of the TV she was selling.
knock someone/something down to something
-She wanted $200 but I knocked her down to $175.
-I want to knock down some stereotypes
/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/
- Knocking down barriers is often very important for our growth.
- to knock down walls
n
-a statement that tells how much something will cost (offer)
a quote /kwəʊt/
-And we got a quote for 3000 pounds.
-Your quote for the floor repair is only good for three days
adj
sth that is of below average or poor quality
substandard /ˈsʌbˈstændəd/
- which is why nobody is more frustrated by the substandard performance of the website than the President of the United States.
adj
- slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
озорной, вредный
mischievous /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
-Yeah, he’s cute, and he’s mischievous, and he’s wonderful, and annoying all at the same time.
-Their teacher left the classroom, and a mischievous look appeared on Gerald’s face.
idiom
-something that you love very much and is extremely valuable to you
one’s heart and treasure
-I have two gorgeous dogs. One’s called, Lily, who is my heart and treasure in this world.Lucy: The apple of your eye
-My grandma’s photo album was her heart and treasure. She loved to look back at the old photographs.
idiom
-someone or something that a person loves and cherishes
the apple of one’s eye
-My dog is the apple of my eye.
-Rosalie, you are the apple of my eye, and I Iook forward to a long life together
idiom
-to convince someone that something is good or has value
to sell sb. on sth.
-I think you’ve sold me on the low hanging fruit.
-My mum sold me on the idea of becoming a lawyer when I was quite young.
-what sold me on the profession of what I do now was “White Heat” by Marco Pierre White.
- I sold him on the idea of an annual series of public events.
n phrase
-something that uses up a large sum of money typically on an ongoing basis
денежная яма
выкачка денег
money pit n /ˈmʌnipɪt/
-I’ve heard that horses are an absolute money pit.
-But for all its fond memories, the truck had become a money pit, and Tim decided it was time to sell.
-This is the story of how shale (сланец) went from revolution to a bottomless money pit.
-Kareem and Maddy’s cottage from the early 1900s turned out to be a money pit.
