Неделя 6 Flashcards
ручей
brook, stream, creek
хребет
1) spine, spinal column, backbone
2) crest (of a wave or hill)
3) ridge, range (of mountains)
заря
1) dawn, daybreak
2) dusk, nightfall
3) reveille (mil.)
5) outset, start
[заря - зори]
голубизна
blueness, sky-blue color
остриё
1) point, tip, spike
2) edge, cutting edge
золочёный
gilded, gild
родня
relatives, relations, kin, etc.
удав
boa constrictor
обезуметь
to become insane, go crazy
[обезумевший]
застава
1) gate, turnpike (hist.)
2) outpost
3) picket, security detachment
чешуя
scales (of fish, reptiles, etc.)
корча
cramp, spasm
шипеть
to hiss
соловей
nightingale
предстоять
1) to lie ahead, be at hand
2) to have to do something in the future
житьё
life, existence (coll.)
подмога
help, assistance (coll.)
посильный
with one’s abilities, powers, abilities (of a job or task)
сопротивление
1) resistance
2) resistance (physics)
3) resistor
“можем повторить”
(i.e., добраться до Берлина)
(about Russian strength, the threat of war)
осада
siege
verb: [осаждаться]
топливо
fuel
опилки
sawdust
дворник
1) janitor
2) street cleaner
поразить
1) to hit, to affect, to strike, to defeat (infect or harm)
2) to amaze, startle, stagger, strike
искупать/искупить
to atone, redeem, expiate
[кровью искупить]
[искупление] - atonement, expiation
шило
awl
(pointy, sharp tool)
лезвие
1) blade
2) edge
3) razor blade
догола
(stark) naked
второпях
in a hurry, hastily
ахти
expression of strong concern or worry