74. Flashcards
something that you do to help someone
одолжение, услуга
favour
/ˈfeɪvər/
something valuable that you give up in order to achieve something, or the act of giving it up
жертва
sacrifice
/ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
If something is _, it achieves good results for little money.
эффективный по затратам, рентабельный
cost-effective
/ˌkɒstɪˈfektiv
to look at a book or computer in order to find information
искать (в книге, компьютере и т. д.)
look sth up
a feeling of happiness or enjoyment
удовольствие
pleasure
/ˈpleʒər/
great comfort or pleasure from expensive or beautiful things
роскошь
luxury
/ˈlʌkʃəri/
If something is _, you cannot avoid or prevent it
неизбежный
inevitable
/ɪˈnevɪtəbl/
If a legal document or agreement -s, you can no longer use it.
истекать (о сроке, контракте)
expire
/ɪkˈspaɪər/
a - - (= a mental condition affecting a person’s relationships, and their idea of themselves and what is around them) in which a person’s mood often changes suddenly and they have difficulty controlling their behaviour or forming long relationships
borderline personality disorder
/ˌbɔː.də.laɪn pɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti dɪˌsɔː.dər/
to prepare and print a book, newspaper, magazine, article, etc so that people can buy it
издавать, опубликовывать
publish
/ˈpʌblɪʃ/
to persuade someone to have sex with you, especially someone young
соблазнять, совращать
seduce
/sɪˈdjuːs/
having more than one possible meaning
двусмысленный
ambiguous
/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/
a small, open truck
пикап
pickup
the action of quickly pushing your finger or other pointed object into someone or something
тычок
poke
/pəʊk/
a small object that stops electrical equipment working if there is too much electricity going through it
предохранитель, пробка
fuse
/fjuːz/
someone who watches people and events as a job
наблюдатель, обозреватель
observer
/əbˈzɜːvər/
careful examination of something
внимательное изучение
scrutiny
/ˈskruːtɪni/
too large or small in comparison to something
непропорциональный
disproportionate
/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət/
to change, or to make someone or something change
изменять(ся)
alter
/ˈɔːltər/
where something comes from
источник
source
/sɔːs/
expensive and only for people who are rich or of a high social class
эксклюзивный, привилегированный
exclusive
/ɪksˈkluːsɪv/
not including something
без, не включая
exclusive of sth
to change something slightly so that it works better, fits better, or is more suitable
регулировать, подгонять
adjust
/əˈdʒʌst/
made or done in a simple way and without much skill
грубо сделанный
crude
/kruːd/
an answer or reaction to something that has been said or done
ответ, реакция
response
/rɪˈspɒns/
a child who behaves badly
щенок, сопляк
brat
/bræt/
the process of checking that all the facts in a piece of writing, a news article, a speech, etc. are correct
fact-checking
strange or unknown, and not explained or understood
таинственный, загадочный
mysterious
/mɪˈstɪəriəs
before a particular period of time has finished
в течение, не позже чем
within
/wɪˈðɪn/
not large in size or amount, or not expensive
небольшой, скромный
modest
/ˈmɒdɪst/
