BBooks The Entertainer (ep1s2) Flashcards
лебёдка
winch
to hide or block the light from something, especially the sun / erase from memory / make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
to blot out
- A small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer of something
(This room needs decorating - flakes of paint keep coming off the walls) - A somewhat eccentric person; an oddball
flake
go away!
beat it!
A gawky adolescent boy
hobbledehoy
расстроенный (о пианино)
discordant
to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored:
to slouch
спорить на что-л.
to bet smth (I bet you the weekend)
enjoy yourself very much
have a whale of a time
to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop:
to falter (ɔː)
мускус
musk
заплетать косички
braid / plait (plæt)
to make a sudden, short noise, or to cause something to make this noise
to crack
The whip cracked over the horses’ heads.
He’s always cracking his knuckles (= pulling the joints of his fingers to make a noise)
said to an animal, especially a cat, or to a person to make them go away quickly
scat
biscuit
bickie
