Advanced Flashcards by Dean D

обернуться

to turn around; to turn into, take someone else’s guise

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суеверный

superstitious

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примета

omen, sign, token

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маятник

pendulum

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високосный год

leap year

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меры предосторожности

safety measures

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озадачиться

to be puzzled

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похмелье

hangover

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зловещий

ominous, sinister

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конфузный

awkward

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заключить

to conclude, infer

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кровопролитный

blood spilling

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состав

makeup, composition; compound, substance composed of different elements

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возникнуть

arise from; come into being

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признание

acknowledgment, recognition

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взаимоотношение

relationship; interrelation

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постсоветский

post-Soviet

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гражданская война

civil war

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основоположник

founder

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средства массовой информации

mass media

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вождь

chief, chieftain; leader

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форсированный

forced; rapid

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фронт

front line

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беспрецедентный

unprecedented

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мировое сообщество

world community

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враждовать

to be on hostile terms (with)

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распределение

distribution

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иронизировать

to be ironic about

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разведка

intelligence

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единодушный

unanimous

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удерживать

to hold onto something; not let go of something

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рычаг

laver; linchpin

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рывок

dash, jerk, surge towards

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благосостояние

well-being

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констатировать

to state, to declare firmly

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изначальный

primordial, initial, primary

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подорвать

to undermine; destroy

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стремительный

rash, impetuous, rapid, hasty

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утрата

loss

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обрести

to find; obtain

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подобный

like, alike, similar

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устройство

arrangement, organization; setup, system; structure

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просчёт

miscount, miscalculation

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проездной билет

travel card (a ticket for several journeys)

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Час пик

rush hour

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pасписание

timetable/ schedule

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Переход

transfer point

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Охватывать

cover, embrace

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Эпоха

epoch, era

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Протяженность

length

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Необходимость

necessity

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Посёлок

settlement

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Комплекс

complex

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Заповедник

reserve

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Сечение

section

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Древнейший

the oldest/ the most ancient

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общественно-политический

socio-political

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впадение

confluence

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летописное упоминание

historical record

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архитектурный ансамбль

architectural ensemble

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выделяться

stand out

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достопримечательность

attraction/ sights

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искромётный

fiery

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обезличить

depersonalize

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обработанный пропагандой

brainwashed by propaganda

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презрительно

contemptuously

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свобода самовыражения

freedom of expression

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моральный разврат

moral depravity

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совмещать

combine

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Зона вечной мерзлоты

the zone of eternal cold

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Масса

mass

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Среднегодовой

average annual

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Столбик термометра

thermometer

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Фауна

fauna

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Субтропики

subtropics

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континентальный

continental

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проникновение

penetration

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способствовать

promote/ assist

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наступление

coming/ approach

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влияние

influence

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Детский сад

kindergarten

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Профильный, многопрофильный

specialized

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Научные исследования

scientific research

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Фундаментальный

fundamental, profound

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Население

population

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продолжаться

continue

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обязательный

mandatory

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как правило

as a rule

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сокращенный

shortened

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Трезвость

sobriety

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Деревня

village

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Пресса

the press

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Маршрут

rout, itinerary

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Наследство

heritage

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Распад

break-up

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Большинство

majority

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обитаемая территория

inhabited territory

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случайно

by accident, accidentally

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событие

event

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приключение

adventure

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стабильный

stable

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налаживаться

improve

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Площадка

venue, arena

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Аудитория

audience

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Доход

income

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Квартирник

house concert

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Разогрев

warming up

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Подземный переход

underground crossings

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Выступать

perform

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Исполнитель

performer, singer

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благотворительность

charity

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приглашать

invite

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размах

scope, range, wingspread

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различаться

differ, vary

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гуляние

merrymaking

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повсеместно

everywhere

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служба

work/ service; public worship

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верующий

a believer

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цельные зёрна

whole grains

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канун

eve

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пост

fast, fasting

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доминирующий

predominating, prevailing

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преимущественно

mainly

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Наряд

Beautiful dress

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Роспись

paint(usually made by brush on some surface)

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Крестьянский

peasant

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Олифа

linseed oil

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Мотив

motif

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Гончарное изделие

pottery

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Направление

direction/ area/ trend

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Парад

parade

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Фронтовики

front-line soldiers

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Фигура высшего пилотажа

aerobatics

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Салют

fireworks

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Сплавляться

swim down the river

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Фашистский

fascist

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Отмечать

celebrate

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участие

participation

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капитуляция

capitulation

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Символ

symbol

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Доблесть

valour, prowess

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Миллиардер

billionaire

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Загруженный

busy/ loaded

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Великолепный

splendid

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Живопись

painting

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Кинематограф

cinema(tograph)

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Мейнстрим

mainstream

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Бурный

vibrant/ rapid/ vivid

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Образовательный

educational

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Уникальный

unique

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Скульптура

sculpture

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искусство

art

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приблизительный

approximate

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условно

conditionally

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духовность

spirituality

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духовное возрождение

moral revival

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мировоззрение

ideology, worldview

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летопись

chronicle

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образец для подражания

role model

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Население

population

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Судоходный

navigatable

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Оправдание

excuse

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Туризм

tourism

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рассеянный

absentminded; scatterbrained

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Солнцестояние

solstice

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административный

administrative

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разводить мосты

raise bridges

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наблюдать

observe

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освещение

lighting, illumination

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приём

technique; means

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преобладать

to predominate, prevail

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крестьянин

peasant

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постный

Lenten

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неотъемлемый

integral, inalienable

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вобрать в себя

to absorb; incorporate;

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насыщенный

rich, saturated

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быть обязанным

to owe; be grateful

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исконный

aboriginal, primordial

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томить

to steam

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тушить

to stew

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порок

vice

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наследие

legacy, heritage

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духовный

spiritual, sacred

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кругосветный

round-the-world

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в общей сложности

in total, a total of

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высмеять

to ridicule

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самодержавие

autocracy

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юное дарование

young talent

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вызваться

to volunteer to, to do smth on their own initiative

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отговорить

to talk out of

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попеременно

alternately, in rotation

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освоить

to learn, to master

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Ветхий Завет

Old Testament

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Новый Завет

New Testament

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торжество

festivity; celebration, triumph

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приравнивать

to equate

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застолье

festive dining, feast

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народные гулянья

folk-style entertainments

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неотъемлемый атрибут

crucial element

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куранты

chime clock (on Red Square)

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проводы

send-off

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старославянский

old Slavic

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путч

coup

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льготы

benifits, privileges, special terms

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избирать

to elect

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отстранить

to relieve of (a position)

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указ

decree

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уступка

concession; compromise

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налаживать

to repair, fix; improve; establish

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бомбардировка (бомбёжка)

bombardment (bombing)

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рыночная экономика

market economy

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роспуск

disbandment, dissolution

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петух

rooster

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павлин

peacock

ворона

crow

журавль

crane

лебедь

swan

отличительный

distinguishing

культурное наследие

cultural heritage

самобытность

originality

толковать

interpret

увенчать

to adorn

скипетр

scepter

держава

orb

всадник

horseman

олицетворять

to embody, incarnate, represent

занести

to put in; to take down

высотка

high-rise building (informal)

осетр

sturgeon

продолжительность жизни

life span

населенный пункт

locality

избирательный округ

constituency

тираж

circulation (newspaper)

побить рекорд

to break a record

разгромить

to crush, destroy, savage

многонациональный

multinational

социалистическое государство

socialist country

унаследовать

to inherit

обитаемая суша

inhabited land

сверхдержава

superpower state

ядерный арсенал

nuclear arsenal

Организация Объеденённых Наций (ООН)

United Nations Organization

обширный

extensive, vast, large

сюжет

plot, story

прославить

to glorify, give luster to, to make famous

заложить основу

to lay the foundation

почитатель

admirer, venerator

останки

remains

погребённый

buried

инакомыслие

dissent

обороноспособность

defense capacity

гонка вооружений

arms race

застой

stagnation

рубеж

frontier, boundary, mark

непоследовательный

ininconsequential, illogical; inconsistent, incoherent

поспешный

previous, rash, hasty

противоречивый

ambivalent; contradictory, inconsistent

отдавать предпочтение

to show preference for

ныне

now, currently, today

наследник

heir

баллотироваться

to run for

промежуточный

intermediate

самокритика

self-criticism

озвучивать

to voice; to say aloud

держаться на плаву

to stay afloat; to keep one’s head above water

нестандартно мыслить

to think outside the box

марионетка

marionette, puppet

господствующие позиции

predominant positions

снисходительный

lenient, permissive, forgiving

вмешательство

interference

защита прав

defending of the rights

актуальный

topical

омрачать

to darken

поставка

supply

рычаги давления

levers of influence

благожелательное отношение

benevolent (amicable) attitude

подорожание

price hike

энергоноситель

energy source

обвальный

avalanching

болевая точка

sore point

РСФСР

Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic

флот

fleet

территориальная целостность

territorial integrity

розничная цена

retail price

учредить

to establish, found, set up

с переменным успехом

with varying degrees of success

подлинный

authentic

расположенный

located

коренной

indigenous

глубинка

deep country

хмурый

gloomy

раздражённый

irritated, annoyed

угрюмый

gloomy

мрачный

dark, gloomy

выделиться

to stand out

устаревший

out of date, old-fashioned

просроченный

expired

невостребованный

no longer in demand, unclaimed

самобытный

original

национальное меньшинство

national minority

поселение

settlement

письменность

writing system

преодолеть

to overcome

испытание

testing, trial

неграмотность

illiteracy

возрождение

revival

аристократический

aristocratic

экзотический

exotic

бунтарь

a rebel

ссылка

deportation, banishment, exile, penal transportation

атеист

atheist

венчание

church wedding

порыв

urge, surge

вольнодумный

free-thinking

предполагаемый

presumptive, supposed; alleged

скончаться

to pass away, decease

самообразование

self-education

единомышленник

like-minded person, person holding the same views

осмысленный

sensible; premeditated; intelligent

вылиться в

to take form of, to turn into

обличить

to expose

бесчинство

roistering

кичиться

to brag

рукопись

manuscript

истощение

depletion

дирижёр

conductor

образец

example, sample, piece

произведение

work, composition

окончить с отличием

to complete (graduate) with distinction (honor)

должность

post, position

место жительства

residence

дирижёрская палочка

conducting baton

пансионат

private school, boarding school (usually, before twentieth century)

покинуть

to leave

увлечённый

infatuated; interested in

крепостное право

serfdom

уклад

structure, system

смута

disturbance

лишить

to deprive

рак

cancer

мыслитель

thinker

призвание

calling (profession)

отставка

resignation, retirement

примкнуть

to herd, to join

смертная казнь

death penalty

каторжные работы

hard labor

состояние

property; fortune

завет

precept, behest; Testament

приговор

sentence (punishment)

нравственный

moral

дворянский

nobility

привилегированный

privileged

имение

estate, property

метание

toss and turn; searching for something in confusion; rushing about

достоверный

authentic, reliable

азартные игры

games of chance, gambling

сословие

estate of the realm

набожность

piousness

духовенство

priesthood, clergy

киносценарист

screenwriter

режиссёр

film director

оттепель

thaw

сдвиг

change, progress

разоблачение

exposure; denouncement

дерзкий

daring, impertinent, audacious

пафосный

pompous

трибуна

platform, stand, stage

оголить

to bare, uncover, expose

просветительский

educational

восторженный

rapturous/ ecstatic/ enthusiastic

накал

heat, intensity, fever pitch

предпосылка

premise, prerequisite

кадетский корпус

cadet corps

бунтарский

rebellious

устремление

aspiration; striving

апогей

apogee

воплощение

embodiment; incarnation

злокачественный

malignant, cancerous

неуспеваемость

poor performance (at school)

издание

edition, publication

постоянное место жительства (ПМЖ)

permanent residence

набор

typesetting

злодей

villain

пресечь

to suppress

праведник

a just man

председатель

chairman

необходимость

necessity

целеустремлённый

purposeful, ambitious

изобретатель

inventor

экранизировать

to screen

постсоветское пространство

post-Soviet territory, post-Soviet states

киностудия

film studio

жюри

jury, panel of judges

чёрный юмор

black humor, morbid humor

подданный

citizen, national

культовый

cult

анекдот

joke

атрибут

attribute

поколение

generation

произойти

happen, occur

сделать предложение

to propose, to make an offer

свойственный

common to, typical for

возвести

to erect, raise; to build

пристрастие

predilection; strong liking; addiction

заготовка

draft; billet, bar; provision

буквально

literally

раскрыться

to open up, reveal

отвергнуть

to reject

запой

drinking bout, alcohol binge

приступ

attack, seizure, spasm

белая горячка

delirium tremens, jim-jams

под руководством

under the guidance of, under the leadership of

формирование личности

formation of personality

турне

tour, round trip

психика

mind, mental condition

скупой

greedy, stingy

гастролировать

tour, go on tour

лауреат

laureate, awardee

обладатель

owner, possessor

блудный сын

prodigal son

шедевр

masterpiece

разнообразие

variety; diversity

изысканный

exquisit, elegant, refined

утончённый

refined, sophisticated, fine, delicate

гипертонический криз

hypertensive crisis

выйти на экран

be released, be shown

рушиться

be ruined

заговор

conspiracy

полномасштабный

fully-depicting

голая идея

ungrounded idea

несчастье

misfortune

быть основанным на…

be based on…

напряжённость

tension

несправедливость

injustice

благосклонный

favorable, benevolent; merciful

беспощадный

merciless

уничтожающий

scathing, annihilating, destroying

нападки

attacks, assaults

принудительный

forced; involuntary; compulsory

свободомыслие

freethinking

эвакуировать

evacuate

засекреченный

secret, classified

убежище

shelter; asylum

параллельно

papallel; along with, while

примечательный

notable, remarkable

почётный

honorable, honorary

визитная карточка

name card/business card

художественный фильм

feature film

восстание

rebellion, uprising

обречённый

doomed

воспринимать

to perceive

знаменитость

celebrity, famous person

премьера

premiere

подтверждение

confirmation

вечный

eternal

предательство

betrayal

жизненный

lifelike

покорить

conquer, conquest

обеспеченный

well-off, wealthy

блестящий

brilliant

выдержать

withstand, resist

отражение

reflection

неординарный

extraordinary

разруха

devastation

неслыханный

unheard

склонность к

inclination to

качество

quality, feature

воплотить

embody

безупречный

flawless

колорит

flavor

киноэпопея

epic picture

правление

reign

добиться

to trick into

избивать

beat up

покушение

murder attempt

сослать

to exile

убеждение

persuasion

соблюсти нормы

to comply with the norms of

трогательный

touching

прикованный

chained to; confined to

поступать с

to treat somebody; to do something to somebody

приютить

to give shelter to

дать понять

to let know, to make somebody understand, to make it clear for

бескорыстие

unselfishness

завораживать

to fascinate; to charm

молодёжный

youth

переплетаться

to intertwine, interlace

непредвиденный

unforeseen, unexpected

непредсказуемый

unpredictable

невероятно

unbelievable, incredible

забавный

funny, amusing, entertaining, comical

незамысловатый

simple, uncomplicated

поднять настроение

to lift one’s spirits, to cheer somebody up

сюжетная канва

story outline

питаться

consume

нарушать

violate

круговорот событий

whirl of events

заинтересоваться

show interest

зарубежом

overseas

подтекст

hidden meaning

заменить

replace

выдающийся

outstanding

родиться в семье

be born to a family of…

незаурядные способности

outstanding abilities

вызывать нарекания

draw criticism

поощрение

encouragement

возвысить

elevate

вылиться в…

result in

бросить вызов

to challenge

определить

to detemine

запечатлеть миг

capture a moment

немыслимо

inconceivable

изобразить

to depict

беспомощность

helplessness

меценат

philantropist

оставить наследие

leave a legacy

неизгладимый след

indelible mark

навык

skill

зарабатывать на жизнь

make a living

значительный

significant

тяжкая доля

heavy burden, heavy share

непревзойдённый

unsurpassed

плодотворный

fruitful

ведущий

leading

имение

estate

изобразительное искусство

fine art

многообещающий

promising

посвящать

dedicate

сталкиваться

to confront

былина

epic story

возглавить

to head, to be a head of..

привести к…

to lead to

вынуждать

to force to