CHAPTER 7 Flashcards

1
Q

drop the ball

A

сделать ошибку или промах; неправильно справиться с ситуацией, с положением

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2
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The government dropped the ball with its decision to expand the airport runway without consulting the local residents.

A

Правительство сделало промах, когда приняло решение расширить взлетную полосу аэропорта, не спросив местных жителей.

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3
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hands down

A

без усилий
lightly, hands-down
легко
easily, easy, light, readily, with ease, lightly

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4
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appealing

A

привлекательный

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5
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No, all I said was to follow your gut.

A

Нет, я лишь посоветовал тебе следовать своей интуиции.

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6
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incongruous

A

нелепый
absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous, grotesque, incongruous
неуместный
irrelevant, inappropriate, improper, incongruous, impertinent, untimely

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7
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mellifluous

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сладкозвучный
mellifluous, Orphean, euphonious, mellifluent, sirenic, sirenical
медоточивый
mellifluous, mellifluent, candied, honey-mouthed

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8
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bosom

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грудь
chest, breast, bosom, petto
прятать за пазуху
bosom
хранить в тайне
bosom
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9
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perch on the couch

A

взгромоздиться

perch, climb, clamber

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10
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shatter

A
поколебать
shake, shatter, stagger
разрушать
destroy, ruin, break, break down, disrupt, shatter
раздробить
shatter, crush down
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11
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dab

A

тыкать

poke, dab, prod, jab, thrust, shove

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12
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raptly

A

увлечено

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13
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admonish

A

советовать
advise, consult, recommend, suggest, give advice, admonish
делать замечание
admonish, remark, observe, pass

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14
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ECSTATIC

A

экстатический
ecstatic
восторженный
enthusiastic, rapturous, ecstatic, rapt, rhapsodic, rhapsodical

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15
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exquisite

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изысканный
refined, exquisite, elegant, delicate, distinguished, dainty
утонченный
refined, sophisticated, subtle, exquisite, delicate, fine

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16
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coup

A

удачный ход
coup
удача в делах
coup

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17
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Our work… will leave Dr. Kaufman in the dust

A

Она разобьёт его в пух и прах.

18
Q

unlivable

A

непригодный

19
Q

be fraught

A

быть чреватым

20
Q

brush off

A

отмахиваться
brush off, brush aside, wave off
счищать
clean off, brush off, brush away, purge, purge away, purge off

21
Q

Wait till you see the plum job that l landed.

A

Ты еще не видела теплого местечка, что я заполучил.

22
Q

strangle

A

придушить

23
Q

confidant

A

доверенное лицо
proxy, confidant, agent, envoy, doer, repository
наперсник
confidant, confident

24
Q

angst

A

сущ.
страх
fear, awe, terror, fright, dread, anxiety
беспокойство
concern, anxiety, worry, trouble, disturbance, unrest

25
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propensity

A

сущ.
склонность
tendency, propensity, inclination, penchant, addiction, bent
пристрастие
partiality, predilection, bias, taste, propensity, weakness

26
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supercilious

A

высокомерный

27
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palpable

A

ощутимый
tangible, palpable, perceptible, appreciable, sensible, tactile
осязаемый
tangible, palpable, touchable, tactile
очевидный
evident, obvious, apparent, demonstrable, visible, palpable

28
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So, here’s a woman who refused to take cues from you.

A

Итак, эта женщина отказалась идти у вас на поводу

29
Q

feel sane

A

чувствовать себя здоровым

30
Q

hummingbird

A

колибри

31
Q

chide

A

упрекать
reproach, rebuke, chide, reprove, throw up, twit
бранить
scold, revile, berate, rail, upbraid, chide

32
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presumptuous

A

самонадеянный

33
Q

ruefully

A

печально
ruefully, sorrowfully, dolefully, grievously, lamentably, regretfully
с сожалением
regretfully, ruefully, pityingly, wistfully

34
Q

‘avalanche

A

лавина

35
Q

teeter

A

качаться

36
Q

I love him to death, but we’re friends, and when we’re both without somebody, sometimes we wind up with each other.

A

Я сильно люблю его, но мы друзья, и, иногда, пребывая в одиночестве, мы встречаемся, чтобы просто поддержать друг друга.

37
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slap

A

пощечина
slap in the face, slap
шлепок
slap, smack, swat, spank, pat, flap

38
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I had to slap him around a little bit.

A

Пришлось ему немного врезать.

39
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Instead you want me to slap you around like some animal.

A

Вместо этого ты хочешь, чтобы я тебя избивал, как какое-то животное.

40
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sensibly

A

разумно
reasonably, intelligently, sensibly, rationally, well, sanely
здраво
sensibly, sanely, soundly, maturely

41
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anguish

A

тоска
yearning, anguish, melancholy, depression, longing for, ennui
боль
pain, hurt, ache, anguish, distress, complaint
мучение
torment, anguish, misery, fret, worry, fash