Недели 7-8 Flashcards
сметать/смести
1) to brush off, sweep off, wipe off
2) to carry away (by the wind, etc.)
3) to destroy, dispel, eliminate
[смету сметёшь]
[смету = отброшу, уроню]
шкура
1) pelt, skin, hide (of animals)
2) bastard, scum, whore (derogatory)
потоп
flood, deluge
дебошир
debauchee, hooligan
буйный
1) impetuous, wild, violent, vehement
2) unbridled, exuberant
потоковые сервисы/передачи
streaming services
обетованный
promised (literary, religious)
[обетованная земля]
просветление
1) enlightenment
2) expression or feeling of calm, satisfaction, gladness
3) (fig.) ability to clearly and correctly reason
4) temporary clarity, clarity of consciousness
пришествие
Advent (coming of Christ)
[второе пришествие]
чистилище
purgatory (religion)
заповедь
commandment, rule, precept
[десять заповедей]
цепляться
1) to catch onto, clutch at, become attached to
2) to pick on, find fault (coll.)
проявленность
manifestation
(e.g., when somebody manifests their talents or abilities, doesn’t hide themselves from the world)
сарафанное радио
grapevine, word of mouth, rumor mill (informal person-to-person means of spreading gossip)
[сарафан] - sarafan, long traditional dress worn by Russian women and girls
меркнуть/по
1) to grow dim/dark
2) fade, wane
[сумерки, смеркаться]
смрадный
stinky, stenchy
[смрад] - stink, stench
[смородниа]
[смрадливец]
болячка
1) sore
2) weak spot
роптать
to murmur, grumble
медоточивый
flattering, sycophantic, smooth-talking, overly sweet in a disingenuous manner
горечь
bitterness, bitter taste
[горький]
сонм
host, crowd
[сонм ангелов]
утечка
leakage
[течь]
наезжать/наехать
1) to run into, to hit (на + acc.)
2) to come in large numbers
(many other definitions)
чаяние
expectation, hope, dream, aspiration
животноводство
cattle breeding, animal husbandry, stock-raising