9. Flashcards

бывшее название sistar

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extremely angry, violent, or forceful
свирепый

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ferocious [fə’rəuʃəs]
a ferocious dog
a ferocious attack

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a small piece of cloth or soft paper that you use to dry your eyes or nose
носовой платок

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handkerchief [‘hæŋkəʧɪf]

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pleasantly fat
пухлый

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chubby [‘ʧʌbɪ]
the baby’s chubby legs

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1 - verb (DRIVE)
to drive a vehicle backwards
давать задний ход

2 - verb (CHANGE)
to change a situation or change the order of things so that it becomes the opposite
изменять (на противоположное), отменять

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reverse [rɪ’vɜ:s]
1 - I hate reversing into parking spaces.
2 - It is unlikely that the judge will reverse his decision.
Let’s reverse the order - I’ll give the first talk and you the second.

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льстец

very polite, confident, and able to persuade people, but in a way that is not sincere

  • The deputy director is so ___ that many of his colleagues distrust him.
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smooth talker

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bad luck, or an unlucky event
несчастье, неудача

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misfortune [mɪs’fɔ:ʧ(ə)n]
[ + to do sth ] He had the misfortune to fall in love with a married woman.

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someone who practises the sport of weightlifting (= lifting heavy objects):
штангист/ка

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weightlifter [‘weɪtˌlɪftə]

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making you think that something bad is going to happen
зловещий, угрожающий

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ominous [‘ɔmɪnəs]
an ominous sign
ominous clouds

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кафетерий, столовая самообслуживания

a restaurant (often in a college, or an official building) where people collect food and drink from a serving area and take it to a table themselves after paying for it

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cafeteria [‘kæfl’tɪ(ə)rɪə]

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a place where you can buy and eat a meal
ресторан

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restaurant [‘rest(ə)rɔŋ,-rɔnt]
an Italian/vegetarian restaurant
We had lunch at/in a restaurant near the station.

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Someone or something that is impressive makes you admire and respect them.
впечатляющий

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impressive [ɪm’presɪv]
an impressive performance/view

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1 - noun (THING)
a thing that you can see or touch but that is usually not alive
предмет, вещь

2 - noun (GRAMMAR)
in grammar, the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb
дополнение (в грамматике)

3 - verb
to feel or say that you do not like or do not approve of something or someone
возражать

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object [‘ɔbʤekt]
1 - a bright, shiny object
3 - We objected to his unreasonable demands.
Would anyone object if I were to leave early?

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1 - noun (SPEED)
the speed at which someone or something moves or does something
скорость, темп

2 - noun (STEP)
a step
шаг

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pace [‘peɪs]
1 - We started to walk at a much faster pace.
the pace of life
2 - Every few paces I stopped to listen.

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If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is.
подлинный

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authentic [ɔ:’θentɪk]
an authentic painting
authentic Italian food

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a flat object with higher edges, used for carrying food and drinks
поднос

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tray [treɪ]
She came back carrying a tray of drinks.

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to attack someone by hitting or kicking them many times
избивать

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beat sb up
He beat up one of the other prisoners.

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1 - noun (POSSIBILITY)
the possibility of something bad happening
риск

2 - noun (SOMETHING BAD)
something bad that might happen
риск, угроза

3 - verb [T] (MIGHT HAPPEN)
If you risk something bad, you do something although that bad thing might happen.
рисковать

4 - verb [T] (MIGHT LOSE)
If you risk something important, you cause it to be in a dangerous situation where you might lose it.
рисковать

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risk [rɪsk]
1 - the risk of heart disease
People in the Northeast face the highest risk of being burgled.
[ + (that) ] There is a slight risk that the blood could have become infected.
2 - There are more health risks when older women get pregnant.
3 - [ + doing sth ] I’d like to help you, but I can’t risk losing my job.
4 - He risked his life to save me.

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to laugh at someone or say unkind things to them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset them
дразнить

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tease [ti:z]
They were teasing Dara about her new haircut.
Don’t get upset, I’m only teasing.

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1 - adjective (NOT GUILTY)
not guilty of committing a crime
невиновный

2 - adjective (NO EXPERIENCE)
not having much experience of life and not knowing about the bad things that happen
наивный

3 - adjective (NOT DESERVED)
used to emphasize that someone who was hurt had done nothing wrong
невинный

4 - adjective (NOT INTENDED TO HARM)
not intended to harm or upset anyone
безобидный, безвредный

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innocent [‘ɪnəs(ə)nt]
1 - He claims to be innocent of the crime.
2 - an innocent young woman
3 - Several innocent civilians were killed in the bombing.
4 - It was an innocent mistake.

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1 - noun (HAND)
the inside surface of your hand
ладонь

2 - noun (TREE)
a palm tree
пальма

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palm [pɑ:m]

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невнятная, непоннятная речь

  • foreign ___ - непонятный иностранный язык

бессмыссленная, глупая речь

spoken or written words that have no meaning

  • but the rap he wrote for the new song… is difficult to comprehend… - beacause it`s like _____.
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gibberish [‘ʤɪb(ə)rɪʃ]

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1 - adjective
behaving in a strange and unusual way
эксцентричный

2 - noun
someone who is eccentric
чудак, оригинал

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eccentric [ɪk’sentrɪk]
1 - an eccentric professor
eccentric behaviour
2 - a harmless eccentric

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very wet and soft
очень мокрый

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soggy [‘sɔgɪ]
soggy ground

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working hard with care and effort
усердный

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diligent [‘dɪlɪʤ(ə)nt]
a diligent student

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a jacket made from a material that protects you from the wind ветровка, ветропроницаемая куртка (с вязаными манжетами и воротником)
windbreaker ['wɪnd'breɪkə]
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the words of a song слова песни ## Footnote *_the words of a song_*
lyrics ['lɪrɪks] ## Footnote *plural*
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1 - adjective (DIFFICULT) difficult or causing problems неудобный, затруднительный 2 - adjective (EMBARRASSING) embarrassing and not relaxed неловкий 3 - adjective (NOT ATTRACTIVE) moving in a way that is not attractive неуклюжий
awkward ['ɔ:kwəd] 1 - an awkward customer an awkward question 2 - an awkward pause/silence I'm in an awkward situation. He seemed a little awkward when I first met him - a little shy perhaps. I felt rather awkward with him. 3 - His movements were slow and awkward.
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1 - adjective (UNTIDY) untidy and in bad condition потрепанный, ветхий 2 - adjective (UNFAIR) - behaviour or treatment is bad and unfair. несправедливый, подлый
shabby ['ʃæbɪ] 1 - shabby clothes/furniture
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not enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something невежество, незнание
ignorance ['ɪgnərəns] There is still widespread ignorance about the disease. I was shocked by her total ignorance of world history.
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an illness in the stomach несварение желудка, расстройство желудка ## Footnote * *If they eat sth together, they will have an \_\_\_.*
upset stomach/tummy
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1 - noun (BOOK/FILM ETC) the name of a book, film, etc название, заглавие 2 - noun (SPORTS) what you get if you win an important sports competition звание 3 - noun (SOMEONE'S NAME) a word such as 'Lord', 'Dr', etc that is used before someone's name титул, звание
title ['taɪtl] 2 - He won the 2010 world motor racing title.
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very silly нелепый
absurd [əb'sɜ:d] an absurd situation/suggestion
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a piece of work, especially something unpleasant or difficult задание
task [tɑ:sk] [ + of + doing sth ] I was given the task of sorting out all the stuff in the garage.
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1 - noun someone who enjoys good food and drink and knows a lot about it гурман 2 - adjective [ always before noun ] relating to good food and drink вкусный, изысканный
gourmet ['guəmeɪ] a gourmet meal
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1 - noun a small amount of food that you eat between meals легкая закуска 2 - verb informal to eat a snack подкрепляться, закусывать
snack [snæk] 1 - Do you want a quick snack before you go out? snack food 2 - I've been snacking on chocolate and biscuits all afternoon.
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1 - adjective unhappy or worried because something unpleasant has happened расстроенный, огорченный 2 - verb (WORRY) to make someone feel unhappy or worried расстраивать, огорчать 3 - verb (SPOIL) to cause problems for something расстраивать, нарушать
upset ['ʌpset] 1 - They'd had an argument and she was still upset about it. Mike got very upset when I told him the news. 2 - The phone call had clearly upset her. 3 - If I arrived later, would that upset your plans?