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Verb

приспосабливаться
become adjusted to new conditions.

— Мы быстро приспособились к жизни в Париже.
— Ей пришлось приспосабливаться к местным условиям.

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Adapt

We adapted quickly to life in Paris.
She had to adapt herself to local conditions.

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Adj. , verb

чередоваться
чередовать
to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly:

— Солнечная погода чередовалась с дождём.
— через день
— быть то добрым, то строгим

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Alternate

Sunny weather alternated with rain.
on alternate days
to alternate kindness with severity

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Verb

  1. вносить поправки
  2. исправлять, совершенствовать, улучшать

make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.
improve the texture or fertility of (soil).

— вносить поправки в конституцию/закон

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Amend

“the rule was amended to apply only to non-members”
“a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended”

to amend the constitution/a bill

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Adj.

averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

Syn: traditionalist, traditional, conventional,

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Conservative

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Verb, noun

  1. распад
  2. разрушение
  3. упадок
  4. разложение

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
fall into disrepair; deteriorate.

the state or process of rotting or decomposition.

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Decay

“the body had begun to decay”

“hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood”
“fluoride heals small spots of decay”

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Verb

  1. искажать
  2. извращать
    pull or twist out of shape.

— искажать изображение
— её лицо исказилось от гнева
— искажать факты/идею

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Distort

to distort the image
her face was distorted by/with anger
to distort facts/an idea

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Noun

  1. существующее положение
    the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.

— сохранять существующее положение

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status quo

to maintain/to preserve the status quo

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Noun

a system that makes it possible for many messages or large amounts of information to be sent at the same time and very quickly between computers or other electronic devices:

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broadband

Internet connection via broadband offers many advantages.
broadband services/networks/technology/transmission

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Phrasal verb

to move things so that they are in different places or positions

  • Она всегда меняет мебель вокруг
  • Когда я вернулся, все в моем кабинете был изменен вокруг.
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change around

She’s always changing the furniture around.

When I got back everything in my office had been changed around.

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Phrasal verb

To remove an item of clothing in order to put on a different one.

В ту минуту, когда я возвращаюсь домой, все, что я хочу сделать, это переодеться в рабочую одежду

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Change out of

The minute I get home, all I want to do is to change out of my work clothes.
Change out of your wet bathing suit and put on something suitable for dinner.

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Phrasal verb

Get rid of
… something means to remove it completely or put an end to it.

— Такое чтиво вызывает у вас желание покончить с собой
- Компания должна была отказаться от бесплатных обедов, чтобы сэкономить деньги.

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Do away with

Things of that kind make you want to do away with yourself
The company had to do away with free lunches in order to save money.

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Phrasal verb

To decorate or embellish someone or something, often for a particular occasion. A noun or pronoun can be used between .
Repair, paint and improve an old building, car boat…

— отремонтировать старую комнату
— Она принялась наряжаться
— Мэри пришла на вечеринку в своём лучшем платье.

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Do up

to do up an old room
She set about doing herself up.
Mary came to the party all done up in her best dress.

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Phrasal verb
A noun or pronoun is used between

1) превращать
To convert something into a different state; to use something in a different manner or for a different purpose.
2. To cause someone to successfully become a new or different type of person.

Я превратил кухонный стол в стол, ожидая доставки офисной мебели.

Наш шестинедельный интенсивный курс превратит даже самого ленивого в марафонца.

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Make Into

I made the kitchen table into my desk while I waited for the office furniture to be delivered.

Our six-week intensive training course will make even the laziest person into a marathon runner.

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Phrasal verb
A noun or pronoun can be used between.

1) израсходовать, использовать; истратить
To exhaust or fatigue someone.
2. To deplete an entire supply or amount of something.

— чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным
- Я не могу поверить, что вы использовали весь мой шампунь и просто оставили пустую бутылку в душе!

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Use up

to feel used up

I can’t believe you used up all of my shampoo and just left the empty bottle in the shower!

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Phrase

взяться за руководство
To take or assume control (of something).

ее дочь постепенно взяться за руководство

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Take the wheel

Her daughter gradually began taking the wheel of the company.

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Phrase

To do something in a new, different, or unique way.

Я из семьи врачей, поэтому я действительно порвал с традицией, когда ходил в художественную школу!

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Break with tradition

I’m from a family of doctors, so I really broke with tradition when I went to art school!

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Phrase

until now. на сегодняшний день
Syn: so far, thus far, yet, as yet,

“их лучшая работа на сегодняшний день”

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to date

“their finest work to date”

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Phrase

удовлетворять спрос

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To meet a demand

Regional integration can also take off the burden on individual countries to meet demand by themselves.

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Phrase

предъявлять требование
If someone or something ……….. on you, they require you to do things which need a lot of time, energy, or money.

Я не имел права предъявлять требования о его времени.

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To make a demand

I had no right to make demands on his time.

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PHRASE

очень много, множество, немало, изрядное количество
a lot of, a large amount

— Я сделал мало для вас, но то немногое, что я сделал, доставило мне большое удовольствие.

— …он привык к одиночеству.

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A good deal

I’ve done very little for you, and what I have done has given me a great deal of pleasure

..he had been a good deal used to solitude.

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Phrase

If you are …………. about something, especially something that is not known about or understood by many people, you have information about it.

Было приятно быть в курсе важных людей.
Он принимает важные решения, не консультируясь со знающими людьми.

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In the know
It was gratifying to be in the know about important people.
He takes crucial decisions without consulting people in the know.

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Phrase

in a position that is ahead of others
2 : winning in a race or competition

Они шли одним файлом со старшим мальчиком во главе.
Наша команда лидировала.

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In the lead

They walked single file, with the oldest boy in the lead.
Our team was in the lead.

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Noun

1) полное изменение (положения дел, взглядов)
a change from one system or situation to another.

— переход от ручного к компьютеризированному учету
— Были ли проблемы при переходе с франка на евро?

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changeover

the changeover from manual to computerised records

Were there any problems during the changeover from the franc to the euro?

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Noun

the action or process of maturing.
the emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics through growth processes

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Maturation

the early stages of maturation
the maturation of his skills

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Noun

the quality of being new or original.

блестящая новизна гигантской конференц-центр

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Newness

“the shiny newness of the giant conference centre”

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Adverb

  1. заново, 2. снова, 3. по-новому

in a new or different and typically more positive way.

— начать что-л. заново
- Он снова продемонстрировал, что он не хороший лидер.
- Эти проблемы должны решаться по-новому.

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Anew

to start anew

He demonstrated anew that he’s not a good leader.
These problems must be dealt with anew.

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verb

  1. восстание, 2. бунт, 3. мятеж

take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.
refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority.

— Заключённые поднимают восстание из-за условий жизни в тюрьмах.

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Revolt

The prisoners are revolting against living conditions in the prisons.

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Adjective

отвратительный; отталкивающий, противный
causing intense disgust; disgusting.
: extremely offensive

— Мерзко даже думать о такой возможности.
— Отвратительно, что они используют такие гадкие слова.

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Revolting

It’s revolting to contemplate such a possibility.

It’s revolting that they use such obscene language.