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Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up > canvas - холст > Flashcards

canvas - холст Flashcards

1
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the work of building houses, offices, bridges, etc

You can stop the _ , right?

A

construction

/kənˈstrʌkʃən/

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2
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a tool or machine for making holes in a hard substance

an electric _

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drill

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3
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a teaching method in which students repeat something several times to help them learn it

We do lots of _s to practise pronunciation.

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drill

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4
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to make a hole in a hard substance using a special tool

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drill

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canvas

/ˈkænvəs/

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to cover something or someone with paper, cloth, etc

They _ped him in a blanket

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wrap

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to fold paper, cloth, etc around something to cover it

He _ped a towel _ his waist.

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wrap sth around sb/sth

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обнимать, обхватывать руками/обхватывать пальцами и т.д. кого-либо/что-либо

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wrap your arms/fingers, etc around sb/sth

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9
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success in doing something good

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accomplishment

/əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/

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dawn

/dɔːn/

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If a day or a period of time _s, it begins

наступать, начинаться

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dawn

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the time when something began

истоки, начало

the _ of civilization

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the dawn of sth

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If a fact _s _ you, you become aware of it after a period of not being aware of it

It suddenly _ed _ them that Mary had been lying

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dawn on sb

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to meet again after being apart for a long time, or to bring people together who have been apart for a long time

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reunite

/ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt/

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the life, for example in heaven, that some people believe begins after death

They’ll be reunited in the _.

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afterlife

/ˈæf.tɚ.laɪf/

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16
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to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Have you _ed what you’ll do if you don’t get the job?

рассматривать, обдумывать

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consider

/kənˈsɪd.ɚ/

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17
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to think about particular facts when you are making a decision about something

If you buy an old house, you have to _ the cost of repairs.

принимать во внимание

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consider

/kənˈsɪdər/

18
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to have a particular opinion about someone or something

They don’t _ that he did anything wrong

считать, полагать

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consider that

19
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to go somewhere with someone

We _nied her back to her hotel.

сопровождать

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accompany

/əˈkʌmpəni/

20
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in every part of a place

The same laws apply _ much of Europe.

повсюду, везде

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throughout

/θruˈaʊt/

21
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during the whole of a period of time

We spent a week in London and it rained _.

during the whole of a period of time

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throughout

22
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to be more than a particular number or amount

превышать

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exceed

/ɪkˈsiːd/

23
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превышать скорость

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exceed the speed limit

24
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something or someone that you attack, shoot at, try to hit, etc

мишень

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target

/ˈtɑːɡɪt/

25
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ACHIEVE

something that you intend to achieve

If you want to lose weight, you have to set yourself (= decide) a _.

цель

A

target

target

26
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BLAME

the person or thing that people are criticizing or blaming for something

Such extreme views have recently made him the __ of criticism.

объект, предмет

A

target

27
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to have made enough progress in order to achieve something that you intended to achieve

We’re __ __ to finish the project in June.

быть на правильном пути, выходить на цель

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be on target

28
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the group of people that a programme, product, etc is aimed at

целевая аудитория/целевой рынок и т. д.

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target audience/market, etc

29
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AIM AT

to aim advertising, criticism, or a product at someone

The products are _ed at people in their late twenties.

направлять, предназначать

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target

30
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to risk money on the result of a game, competition, etc

He lost all his money _ting on horses.

ставить, держать пари

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bet

/bet/

31
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informal

something that you say to show that you believe that something is true or will happen

I _ that he’s forgotten my birthday again.

я убежден

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I bet

32
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used to say that you will do something with enthusiasm

“Are you going to Pam’s party? “_!”

Еще бы!

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You bet!

33
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intended to harm or upset someone

_ gossip

злобный

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malicious

/məˈlɪʃəs/

34
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PROMISE

to promise that something is true or will happen

Every child is _ed a place at a local school.

гарантировать, ручаться

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guarantee

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

35
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PRODUCT

If a company guarantees its products, it makes a written promise to repair them or give you a new one if they have a fault.

The repair is _ed for 6 months.

гарантировать, давать гарантию

A

guarantee

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

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LEAVE

to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever

As a baby he was _ed by his mother.

покидать, оставлять

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abandon

/əˈbændən/

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STOP DOING

to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc

The match was _ed because of rain.

отказываться (от чего-л.), прекращать (что-л., делать что-л.)

A

abandon

/əˈbændən/

38
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a person, especially a man, who is not attractive and is awkward or socially embarrassing:someone, especially a man, who is not fashionable and who is interested in boring things

He was a real _ in high school - I can’t believe he’s so handsome now.

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nerd

/nɜːd/

39
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a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it

I’m a real grammar _.

A

nerd

/nɝːd/

40
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DEAL WITH

to behave towards or deal with someone in a particular way

He _s her really badly.
They _ her like one of their own children.

обращаться, обходиться (с кем-либо)

A

treat

/triːt/

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CONSIDER

to consider something in a particular way

He _ed my suggestion as a joke

относиться, воспринимать

A

treat

42
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ILLNESS/INJURY

to give medical care to someone for an illness or injury

He’s being _ed for cancer at a hospital in California.

лечить

A

treat

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