Cmert Flashcards
Fishmonger
Definition:** A person who sells fish for food.
Translation: Торговец рыбой
Obituary
Definition:** A notice of someone’s death, often including a brief biography, published in a newspaper or online.
Translation: Некролог
Pop one’s clogs
Definition:** To die.
Translation: Кинуть копыта, умереть
Slump
Definition:**
- (verb) To fall or collapse suddenly and heavily.
Translation:
- (noun) Спад, резкое падение
- (verb) Резко падать, рухнуть
Skirting board
Definition:
a piece of wood that is joined to the bottom of a wall where it meets the floor
- A border or edging at the base of a wall (short for [club114762702|skirting] board).
- Moving around the edge of something or avoiding something.
Translation: - Плинтус (in building)
- Огибание, уклонение (in movement)
Mill about
Definition:** To move around in a confused or aimless way. to move around an area without seeming to be going anywhere in particular.
Translation: Толпиться, суетиться
Nab
Definition:** To catch or seize someone or something, especially in a sudden manner. to take something suddenly, or to catch or arrest a criminal:
Translation: Сцапать, схватить
Gazebo
Definition:** A freestanding, open-sided structure with a roof, often found in gardens.
** a small decorated building with a roof and open sides, usually in a garden : Translation:** Беседка
Magpie
Definition:**
- A black and white bird known for collecting shiny objects.
- A person who collects things, especially indiscriminately.
Translation: Сорока
Writhe
Definition:** To twist and turn the body, often in pain or discomfort.
Translation: Корчиться, извиваться
Skint
Definition:** Having no money; broke.
Translation: На мели, без гроша
Cobbler
Definition:**
- A person who repairs shoes.
- A type of fruit dessert with a biscuit or pastry topping.
Translation:
- Сапожник (person)
- Коблер (dessert)
Hearse
Definition:** A vehicle used to carry a coffin to a funeral.
Translation: Катафалк
Allotment
Definition:**
- A piece of land rented for growing vegetables or flowers. (British)
- The action of assigning a share or portion of something.
Translation:
- Огородный участок (land)
- Распределение, выделение (action)
Whiffy
Definition:** Having a strong or unpleasant smell.
Translation: Вонючий, дурно пахнущий
Lug
Definition:**
- (verb) To carry or drag something heavy with effort.
- (noun) A handle or projection for carrying something.
Translation:
- (verb) Тащить, волочить
- (noun) Ухо, ручка, выступ
Faff
Definition:** To spend time doing unimportant or ineffective things; to waste time.
Translation: Возиться, тратить время впустую
Sombre
Definition:**
- Dark or dull in color or tone.
- Having a serious or sad mood.
Translation: *Мрачный, угрюмый
Wheelbarrow
Definition:** A small cart with a single wheel at the front and two handles at the back, used for carrying loads.
Translation: Тачка
Muck
Definition:**
- Dirt or mud.
- Animal manure used for fertilizing land.
- (informal) Something unpleasant or of low quality.
Translation:
- Грязь
- Навоз
- (разг.) Дрянь, гадость