Churchill — A life

Question 1

Labour (rel. to babies)

Answer 1

пологові перейми
to be in labour — народжувати

Question 2

Lineage
[ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ]

Answer 2

рід, родовід
She’s very proud of her ancient royal lineage.

Question 3

Proprietor
[prəˈpraɪə.tər]

Answer 3

власник, володар, господар
a hotel/newspaper proprietor

Question 4

Borough
[ˈbʌr.ə]

Answer 4

a town, or a division of a large town

Question 5

Upsurge
[ˈʌp.sɜːdʒ]

Answer 5

a sudden and usually large increase in something:
An upsurge of/in violence in the district has been linked to increased unemployment.
An upsurge of nationalist ferment.

Question 6

Ferment
[əˈment]

Answer 6

Збудження, хвилювання
An upsurge of nationalist ferment.

Question 7

Wicked
[ˈwɪk.ɪd]

Answer 7

Лихий, грішний, злобний, нечесний
It was a wicked thing to do.
Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed.

Question 8

Donkey
[ˈdɒŋ.ki]

Answer 8

осел
дурень

Question 9

Concussion
[kənˈkʌʃ.ən]

Answer 9

Струс мозку, контузія

Question 10

to side with smb

Answer 10

to support one person or group in an argument:
If ever there was any sort of argument, she’d always side with my father against me.

Question 11

Affection (for, towards)
[əˈfek.ʃən]

Answer 11

Прихильність
She felt no affection for the child.
He had a deep affection for his aunt.

Question 12

to defy
[dɪˈfaɪ]

Answer 12

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.
A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
The fact that aircraft don’t fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.

Question 13

Ingratitude
[ɪnˈɡræt.ɪ.tʃuːd]

Answer 13

Невдячність