CHAPTER 7 Flashcards

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drop the ball

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

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

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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

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

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4
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appealing

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привлекательный

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

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Нет, я лишь посоветовал тебе следовать своей интуиции.

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incongruous

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

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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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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

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взгромоздиться

perch, climb, clamber

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shatter

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

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тыкать

poke, dab, prod, jab, thrust, shove

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raptly

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увлечено

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admonish

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

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ECSTATIC

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

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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

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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

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Она разобьёт его в пух и прах.

18
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unlivable

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непригодный

19
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be fraught

A

быть чреватым

20
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brush off

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

21
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Wait till you see the plum job that l landed.

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Ты еще не видела теплого местечка, что я заполучил.

22
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strangle

A

придушить

23
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confidant

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

24
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angst

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

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propensity
сущ. склонность tendency, propensity, inclination, penchant, addiction, bent пристрастие partiality, predilection, bias, taste, propensity, weakness
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supercilious
высокомерный
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palpable
ощутимый tangible, palpable, perceptible, appreciable, sensible, tactile осязаемый tangible, palpable, touchable, tactile очевидный evident, obvious, apparent, demonstrable, visible, palpable
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So, here's a woman who refused to take cues from you.
Итак, эта женщина отказалась идти у вас на поводу
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feel sane
чувствовать себя здоровым
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hummingbird
колибри
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chide
упрекать reproach, rebuke, chide, reprove, throw up, twit бранить scold, revile, berate, rail, upbraid, chide
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presumptuous
самонадеянный
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ruefully
печально ruefully, sorrowfully, dolefully, grievously, lamentably, regretfully с сожалением regretfully, ruefully, pityingly, wistfully
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'avalanche
лавина
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teeter
качаться
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I love him to death, but we're friends, and when we're both without somebody, sometimes we wind up with each other.
Я сильно люблю его, но мы друзья, и, иногда, пребывая в одиночестве, мы встречаемся, чтобы просто поддержать друг друга.
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slap
пощечина slap in the face, slap шлепок slap, smack, swat, spank, pat, flap
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I had to slap him around a little bit.
Пришлось ему немного врезать.
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Instead you want me to slap you around like some animal.
Вместо этого ты хочешь, чтобы я тебя избивал, как какое-то животное.
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sensibly
разумно reasonably, intelligently, sensibly, rationally, well, sanely здраво sensibly, sanely, soundly, maturely
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anguish
тоска yearning, anguish, melancholy, depression, longing for, ennui боль pain, hurt, ache, anguish, distress, complaint мучение torment, anguish, misery, fret, worry, fash