Недели 7-8 Flashcards

1
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сметать/смести

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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]

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2
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шкура

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1) pelt, skin, hide (of animals)
2) bastard, scum, whore (derogatory)

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3
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потоп

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flood, deluge

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4
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дебошир

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debauchee, hooligan

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5
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буйный

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1) impetuous, wild, violent, vehement
2) unbridled, exuberant

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потоковые сервисы/передачи

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streaming services

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7
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обетованный

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promised (literary, religious)
[обетованная земля]

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8
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просветление

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1) enlightenment
2) expression or feeling of calm, satisfaction, gladness
3) (fig.) ability to clearly and correctly reason
4) temporary clarity, clarity of consciousness

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9
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пришествие

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Advent (coming of Christ)
[второе пришествие]

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10
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чистилище

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purgatory (religion)

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11
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заповедь

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commandment, rule, precept
[десять заповедей]

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12
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цепляться

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1) to catch onto, clutch at, become attached to
2) to pick on, find fault (coll.)

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13
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проявленность

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manifestation
(e.g., when somebody manifests their talents or abilities, doesn’t hide themselves from the world)

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14
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сарафанное радио

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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

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15
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меркнуть/по

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1) to grow dim/dark
2) fade, wane
[сумерки, смеркаться]

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16
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смрадный

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stinky, stenchy
[смрад] - stink, stench
[смородниа]
[смрадливец]

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17
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болячка

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1) sore
2) weak spot

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18
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роптать

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to murmur, grumble

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19
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медоточивый

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flattering, sycophantic, smooth-talking, overly sweet in a disingenuous manner

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20
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горечь

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bitterness, bitter taste
[горький]

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21
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сонм

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host, crowd
[сонм ангелов]

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22
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утечка

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leakage
[течь]

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23
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наезжать/наехать

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1) to run into, to hit (на + acc.)
2) to come in large numbers
(many other definitions)

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24
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чаяние

A

expectation, hope, dream, aspiration

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25
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животноводство

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cattle breeding, animal husbandry, stock-raising

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26
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хищничество

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predation (preying of one animal on another)
[хищный] - predatory
[хищник] - predator (animal)

27
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проповедник

A

preacher
[проповедь]

28
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святыня

A

1) shrine
2) sacred object, something considered holy

29
Q

клятва верности флагу

A

pledge of allegiance

30
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анафема

A

anathema, excommunication
[придать кого-либо анафеме]

31
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часовня

A

chapel, oratory (a place of worship0

32
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ведовство

A

witchcraft [ведьма]

33
Q

(врага надо/нужно) бить его же оружием

A

(give a taste of one’s own medicine, etc.)

34
Q

ни холодно, ни жарко

A

всё равно; it doesn’t matter (to me) either way

35
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предпосылка

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1) prerequisite, precondition
2) supposition, presupposition, premise, background

36
Q

предлог

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1) pretext, excuse, pretense
syn. [повод] - cause, ground, occasion
2) preposition (grammar)

37
Q

хорошее дело браком не назовут

A

брак:
1) marriage
2) flaw, defect; defective goods, waste, spoilage

38
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так что

A

поэтому, так, таким образом

39
Q

возмущение

A

indignation, resentment
(as a result of unfairness)

40
Q

божественная кара

A

divine punishment
[кара] - penalty, punishment, retribution

41
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злорадство

A

delight in someone’s misfortunes (schadenfreude)
[злорадствовать]

42
Q

стукач

A

informer, snitch, traitor
[настучать на кого-либо]
[ябедничать/ябеда] – more childlike, lower style

43
Q

совесть

A

conscience (moral sense)
[ни стыда, ни совести]
[идти против совести]
[по закону совести]
[чистая совесть]
[лежит на совести кого]
[поступать по совести]
[работать/делать не за страх, а за совесть]

44
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Закон Божий

A

word of God, God’s law (in orthodoxy)

45
Q

забастовка

A

strike, walkout (when people refuse to work)

46
Q

подразумевать

A

to imply, to mean, to have in mind

47
Q

хрестоматия

A

collection of (religious) texts for reading

48
Q

Век живи – век учись

A

и дураком помрёшь

49
Q

дробь

A

fraction (math)
[дробиться/раз] - to break up into small parts, be refracted (light); divide (math) [делиться]

50
Q

фуршет

A

reception with light refreshments eaten while standing

51
Q

шведский стол

A

smorgasbord, long table with lots of plates of various dishes where people can serve themselves

52
Q

обитать

A

to dwell in, live in, inhabit

53
Q

витрина

A

1) shop window
2) display case, showcase

54
Q

поправиться

A

1) to get well, feel better
2) to put on weight
[растолстеть, потолстеть]

55
Q

ангажированность

A

biased attitude toward something; partisanship, bias
[ангажированный] - biased, subjective, motivated (i.e. politically motivated, not objective)

56
Q

созывать/созвать

A

1) to call (together), summon, invite
2) to call, convene, convoke

57
Q

пиявка

A

leech

58
Q

хилый

A

1) sickly, puny, very weak
2) stunted, undergrown (of plants)

59
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пыхтеть

A

to puff, pant (noise)
[пыхчу, пихтишь]

60
Q

вваливаться/ввалиться

A

1) to tumble (in, into)
2) to barge (into), burst (into) (coll.)
3) to become sunken/hollow

61
Q

кадило

A

censer, thurible (religious ornamental container for burning incense)

62
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лоскут

A

rag, shred, scrap [лоскут]
(collective) scraps of spare cloth or leather in the textile industry [лоскут]
[лоскутный] - patchwork
[лоскутное одеяло] - patchwork blanket, quilt

63
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крестовые походы

A

Crusades

64
Q

зачатие

A

conception (initiation of life)
[непорочное зачатие]