Educated by Tara Westover Flashcards
мозолистые руки
callused hands
(of the skin) made rough and hard, usually by hard work
/kæləst/
У нас нет медицинских карточек.
We have no medical records.
a creek
The mountain, I understand, was our __.
( = a person who helps and supports somebody who is in a difficult situation, especially a politician; союзник )
The mountain, I understand, was our ally.
/ˈælaɪ/
She was watching Mother ___ through our birchwood cabinets.
(= рылась, копалась; to move things around carelessly while searching for something)
She was watching Mother rummage through our birchwood cabinets.
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
rummage through / around etc
I retrieved the tincture.
I retrieved the tincture.
She was a mud-wife entirely by the power of her own s__-s__, which was more than enough.
She was a mud-wife entirely by the power of her own say-so, which was more than enough.
кровотечение
hemorrage
The __ __ wrapped around the baby’s throat.
(= пуповина)
umbilical cord
Dad said one day we would be completely off the __.
(= not using the public supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc.)
Dad said one day we would be completely off the grid.
She was tired and o__.
(= easily annoyed and difficult to deal with)
NAm informal
She was tired and ornery.
She jinxed herself, thrown her gauntlet before God.
She jinxed herself, thrown her gauntlet before God.
Few women would take such a risk, so midwives were s__.
(= very few, not enough in quantity)
Few women would take such a risk, so midwives were scarce.
/skeəs/
/skers/
Mother gave __.
(= уступила)
Mother gave way.
Mother began to __ the paperwork (for a birth certificate).
(= подать документы)
Mother began to file the paperwork (for a birth certificate).
