Collocations Flashcards

1
Q

похвальная/достойная попытка, но, возможно, неудачная

A

noble effort

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2
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общий знаменатель

A

common denominator

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3
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1 система отсчета;
2 A set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning; a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

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frame of reference

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4
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нелицеприятное / жалкое зрелище

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unedifying / sad spectacle

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5
Q

шутка теряет свою остроту

A

the joke wears thin

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6
Q

шопотерапия

A

retail threapy

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7
Q

to complain officially about someone in a law court

подавать в суд, выдвигать обвинения

A

press charges

The family have decided not to press charges against him.

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8
Q

слепая вера

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unquestioning faith

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9
Q

удостоить ответом

A

dignify sth with a response

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10
Q

вьючное животное

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pack animal

beast of burden

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11
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кованое (сварочное) железо

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wrought iron

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12
Q

скорее случайно, чем специально

A

through accident rather than design

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13
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«найди десять отличий». Иронично, о том, что не имеет реальных отличий

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spot-the-difference

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14
Q

метод кнута и пряника

A

carrot and stick

Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children

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15
Q

if sth is this, everyone has forgotten it because it happened such a long time ago, давно забытый (метафора)

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lost in the mists of time

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16
Q

вызывать смех, заставлять смеяться

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raise a laugh

‘I raised a laugh by pointing out that chapter 15 had been printed first’