Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

English > Different Vocabulary > Flashcards

Different Vocabulary Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
Q

To forge iron

A

Ковать железо

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Stainless steel

A

Нержавеющая сталь

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Arched bridge

A

Арочный мост

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Highly-reflective

A

Сильноотражающий

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Fully-extended

A

Полностью развернутый

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Figurine

A

Статуэтка

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Reminiscent

A

Напоминающий

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Terracotta

A

Красная обожженная глина

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Pawn one’s property

A

Заложить чью-либо собственность

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Groundbreaking

A

Новаторский, революционный

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Retrospective

A

Обращенный в прошлое

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Concrete

A

Бетон

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Reiterate

A

Повторять

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Make reservations

A

Делать оговорки

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Institutional buyer

A

Покупатель от имени организации

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

It rings a bell

A

Что-то припоминаю

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Up-and-coming/aspiring

A

Подающий надежды

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

As I take it

A

Как я это понимаю

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Sequence

A

Последовательность

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

At the end of the day

A

В конечном итоге

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

To decipher smb.’s handwriting

A

Разобрать чей-л. почерк

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Dreary

A

Мрачный

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Varnish

A

Лак

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Nail polish/varnish

A

Лак для ногтей

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

he has jaded appetite

A

у него пропал аппетит

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Reiterate

A

Повторять

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Make reservations

A

Делать оговорки

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Institutional buyer

A

покупатель от имени организации

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

It rings a bell

A

Что-то напоминает

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

By all means

A

во что бы то ни стало

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

By no means

A

Никоим образом

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

To forge smb.’s signature

A

Подделать чью-либо подпись

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Up-and-coming

A

Подающий надежды

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Aspiring

A

стремящийся

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

As I take it

A

Как я понимаю

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Sequence

A

Последовательность

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

sequence of the seasons 

A

смена времён года

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

in chronological sequence 

A

в хронологическом порядке

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

at the end of the day

A

В конечном итоге, по большому счету

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Decipher

A

Расшифровать

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

to decipher smb.’s handwriting 

A

разобрать чей-л. почерк

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

laughable character

A

комический персонаж

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Self-absorbed

A

занятый своими собственными мыслями, поглощённый собой, ушедший в себя

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Tangible results

A

Ощутимые результаты

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Withdraw from

A

Отказаться от участия

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Suspension of membership

A

Временное исключение из состава (организации)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Under the auspices of

A

Под руководством

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Chiefdom

A

Территория под управлением вождя племени

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Action sequence

A

Очередность действий

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

A dramatic drop

A

резкий спад

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Absorbing

A

Увлекающий, поглощающий

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

appalling problem

A

Ужасная проблема

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

compelling voice

A

повелительный голос

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

compelling circumstances

A

непреодолимые препятствия

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

we waited a dreadful time

A

мы ждали бог знает сколько (времени)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

dreadful weather 

A

отвратительная погода

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

it’s a dreadful misunderstanding 

A

это страшное недоразумение

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

the exhilaration of success 

A

опьянение успехом

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Gripping

A

захватывающий, всепоглощающий, увлекательный

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

to come to grips with a problem 

A

серьёзно взяться за проблему

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

heartbreaking grief 

A

разрывающая душу печаль

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

a hilarious celebration 

A

шумное празднование

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

Nail biting

A

making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

to drudge away the best years of one’s life 

A

протрубить (впустую) лучшие годы своей жизни

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

the drudge of the household 

A

козёл отпущения, «золушка»

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

repetitive cycle 

A

 повторный цикл

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

tedious conversation

A

нудный разговор

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

a speech full of witty, quotable phrases 

A

речь, полная остроумных, достойных цитирования фраз

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

Conscientiousness

A

добросовестность

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

to adjourn one’s departure 

A

отложить отъезд

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

to overlook an offence [a fault] 

A

прощать обиду [ошибку]

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

to overlook a printer’s error 

A

 не заметить опечатки

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

Exert pressure

A

Оказывать давление

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

to disregard orders 

A

не выполнять приказы

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

Breach of trust

A

обманные действия

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

to take hazards 

A

идти на риск

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

stem from 

A

вести начало

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

out of sight out of mind 

A

С глаз долой, из сердца вон

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

to waive one’s fee

A

отказываться от вознаграждения

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

to suppress a mutiny 

A

подавить мятеж

81
Q

Militia

A

Народное ополчение

82
Q

arbitrary choice 

A

случайный выбор; выбор наудачу

83
Q

be in two minds

A

колебаться

84
Q

Brush smb off

A

to rudely ignore somebody or refuse to listen to them

85
Q

brush something off

A

to ignore something such as a question, suggestion or criticism, or treat it as unimportant

86
Q

Eradicate

A

Искоренять

87
Q

Perpetrator

A

Преступник

88
Q

To perpetrate a crime

A

Совершить преступление

89
Q

Repercussions

A

Последствия

90
Q

a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country’s goodwill ambassador 

A

всеми любимый эстрадный артист, которого президент страны часто отправляет за границу в качестве посла доброй воли

91
Q

make up for leeway 

A

навёрстывать упущенное

92
Q

make up for lost sleep 

A

отсыпаться

93
Q

she’s always preaching at me

A

разг. она всё время меня поучает

94
Q

preach down war 

A

 выступать против войны

95
Q

tub preacher

A

уличный проповедник

96
Q

to lecture on philosophy 

A

читать лекции по философии

97
Q

причина и следствия 

A

cause & effect

98
Q

проблема, где трудно отделить причину от следствия 

A

chicken-and-egg problem

99
Q

the conflict was escalated

A

конфликт обострился

100
Q

be in somebody’s shoes 

A

быть в таком же положении, как кто-либо

101
Q

be in the same boat

A

быть в одинаковом положении; быть в одинаковых условиях

102
Q

she perceived at once what he was getting at

A

она сразу поняла, куда он клонит

103
Q

whatever sense perceives or thought divines

A

то, что воспринимается чувством или постигается мыслью

104
Q

perceptive organs

A

органы восприятия

105
Q

perceptive audience 

A

восприимчивая аудитория

106
Q

to be on the same page

A

одинаково понимать что-л.

107
Q

hand something to somebody on a plate
​(informal)

A

to give something to somebody without that person making any effort

108
Q

step up to the plate
​(especially North American English)

A

to do what is necessary in order to benefit from an opportunity or deal with a crisis

109
Q

To be a pushover

A

a person who is easy to persuade or influence

110
Q

To grow a spine

A

strength of character

111
Q

Spine

A

the narrow part of the cover of a book that the pages are joined to

112
Q

To be prone to smth

A

иметь склонность к

113
Q

Homicide

A

Убийство

114
Q

Murder

A

Умышленное убийство

115
Q

Manslaughter

A

непредумышленное убийство

116
Q

Slaughter = massacre

A

the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war

117
Q

disseminate something

A

to spread information, knowledge, etc. so that it reaches many people

118
Q

Hijacking

A

the use of violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government

119
Q

Suite

A

a set of rooms, especially in a hotel (номер люкс)

120
Q

Up-to-the-minute

A

1) having or including the most recent information
2) modern; fashionable

121
Q

the minutest details

A

мельчайшие подробности

122
Q

to be assiduous in one’s work 

A

прилежно /усидчиво/ работать

123
Q

her assiduous attempts to learn French

A

её усердные попытки выучить французский язык

124
Q

Defendant

A

ответчик, подсудимый, обвиняемый

125
Q

to defy authority 

A

бросать вызов властям

126
Q

to deduce an inference (from the facts)

A

сделать вывод (из фактов)

127
Q

deduct a discount 

A

вычитать скидку

128
Q

you can’t indulge every creature 

A

на всех не угодишь

129
Q

Enabler

A

1) a person or thing that makes something possible
2) a person or thing that encourages or makes it possible for somebody to engage in behaviour that is negative or that does them harm

130
Q

exercise enables the body

A

физические упражнения укрепляют тело

131
Q

Be on the brink of war 

A

на грани войны

132
Q

To run up a lot of debts

A

to allow a bill, debt, etc. to reach a large total

133
Q

To owe people money

A

Занимать деньги у людей

134
Q

owe somebody something

A

to feel that you ought to do something for somebody or give them something, especially because they have done something for you

135
Q

I owe you a favour

A

Я у тебя в долгу

136
Q

The level of spending

A

Уровень расходов

137
Q

To be up to the limit on

A

Быть на пределе по

138
Q

keep savings in the bank 

A

хранить сбережения в банке

139
Q

personal loan 

A

индивидуальная ссуда; личный кредит

140
Q

To take out a personal loan

A

Взять кредит на личные нужды

141
Q

a joint account

A

a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example shared by a couple

142
Q

An account in someone’s name

A

Счет на чье-то имя

143
Q

to make out an invoice

A

выписать счёт-фактуру

144
Q

Nepotism

A

giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs

145
Q

favouritism

A

the act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like them better

146
Q

Live out dreams

A

Осуществить мечты

147
Q

Golden child

A

a child in the family that’s regarded as exceptional in some way

148
Q

Midlife crisis

A

Кризис среднего возраста

149
Q

Empty nest syndrome

A

the grief that many parents feel when their children move out of home

150
Q

a work in 3 volumes 

A

произведение в трёх томах

151
Q

Mature

A

Зрелый

152
Q

on mature reflection/consideration
​(formal)

A

after thinking about something carefully and for a long time

153
Q

unprecedented

A

беспрецедентный, не имеющий прецедента

154
Q

policy of intimidation 

A

политика запугивания

155
Q

blatant injustice 

A

вопиющая несправедливость

156
Q

blatant

A

вопиющий, явный, очевидный

157
Q

tell a falsehood 

A

говорить неправду

158
Q

a malicious distortion of the truth 

A

злонамеренное искажение истины

159
Q

emphatic denial 

A

категорический отказ

160
Q

he was emphatic in his assertion that … 

A

 он настойчиво утверждал, что …

161
Q

emphatic tone 

A

настойчивый тон

162
Q

forcibly displaced 

A

принудительно депортированный

163
Q

to impose one’s views on smb. 

A

навязывать кому-л. свои взгляды

164
Q

formidable army 

A

сильная армия; огромная армия

165
Q

array of problems 

A

масса проблем

166
Q

to concede territory

A

 уступить часть своей территории

167
Q

conceding for a moment that …

A

допустим на минуту, что …

168
Q

to concede

A

признать своё поражение (особ. на выборах); признать себя побеждённым, проигравшим (в спорте)

169
Q

he is to be reckoned with 

A

с ним надо считаться

170
Q

he is a doughty opponent and one to be reckoned with 

A

это мощный противник, и с ним нужно считаться

171
Q

through the length and breadth of 

A

вдоль и попёрек

172
Q

mighty nation 

A

могущественная нация

173
Q

retaliatory blow 

A

ответный удар; возмездие

174
Q

matchless skill 

A

непревзойдённое мастерство

175
Q

patriotic dedication 

A

горячий патриотизм

176
Q

relentless rains 

A

беспрерывные дожди

177
Q

make way for 

A

расчистить путь; уступить место; давать дорогу

178
Q

precise measurements 

A

точные размеры

179
Q

to contemplate 

A

предусматривать; замышлять

180
Q

the scope of a scientific work 

A

масштаб /размах/ научной работы

181
Q

to give smb. full /ample, abundant, wide/ scope (for smth.)

A

 давать кому-л. полный простор (для какой-л. деятельности), предоставить кому-л. широкие возможности (для чего-л.)

182
Q

to take the dimensions of smth. 

A

измерить что-л.

183
Q

to charge exorbitant prices 

A

заламывать непомерные цены

184
Q

to furnish supplies 

A

 поставлять продовольствие

185
Q

sinew

A

основа, опора

186
Q

the aspirations of the working classes 

A

чаяния трудящихся классов

187
Q

to offer an affront to smb., to put an affront (up)on smb. 

A

нанести оскорбление кому-л.

188
Q

to affront the eye [the ear] 

A

резать глаз [ухо]

189
Q

fight tooth and nail 

A

бороться не на жизнь, а на смерть

190
Q

gaol

A

тюрьма

191
Q

pass laws

A

законы об обязательной паспортизации африканцев в ЮАР

192
Q

protest vigorously 

A

протестовать решительным образом

193
Q

to make several tottering steps 

A

сделать несколько неуверенных шагов

194
Q

to expel smb. from a country 

A

выдворить кого-л. из страны

195
Q

arrest warrant 

A

ордер на арест

196
Q

to suffer martyrdom 

A

страдать

197
Q

this entails trouble 

A

это влечёт за собой неприятности

198
Q

declare to be an outlaw 

A

объявлять вне закона

English (25 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions