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precarious
несигурен рискован съмнителен пълен с опасности необоснован
@not secure
defile
развращавам замърсявам опорочавам осквернявам дефилирам вървя в тясна колона
дефиле
@to mar or spoil
feckless
безпомощен
некадърен
@generally incompetent and ineffectual
scorch
изгарям обгарям опърлям карам лудо карам бясно
лудо каране
изгаряне
@dry out by heat or excessive exposure to sun
decrepit
разнебитен
немощен
@worn and broken down by hard use
conspicuous
очевиден
@obvious to the eye or mind
callow
неопитен
@inexperienced
forlorn
(folon)?
пропаднал
изоставен
окаян
безнадежден
vexed
объркан
swiftly
бързо
набързо
forthwith
незабавно
веднага
ingenuous
безобиден
простодушен
наивен
открит
ingenious
изобретателен
остроумен
находчив
witty
остроумен
winsome
обаятелен
очарователен
sightly
привлекателен
от който има хубав изглед/гледка
spiffy
стегнат
издокаран
exquisite
изискан
фин
прелестен
конте
abruptly
рязко внезапно отсечено стръмно разпокъсано
sublime
възвишен величествен грандиозен благоден краен сюблимен
toothsome
апетитен
приятен
commute
заменям
смекчавам наказание
@travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis.
“he commuted from Corby to Kentish Town”
synonyms: travel to and from work, travel to and fro, travel back and forth, come and go, shuttle
“they commute on a stuffy overcrowded train”
2.
reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one.
“the governor commuted the sentence to fifteen years’ imprisonment”
synonyms: reduce, lessen, lighten, shorten, cut, scale down, limit, curtail, attenuate, mitigate, moderate, modify, adjust
“the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment”
antonyms: increase, uphold
change one kind of payment or obligation for (another).
“tithes were commuted into an annual sum varying with the price of corn”
synonyms: exchange, change, interchange, substitute, swap, trade, barter, switch; archaictruck
“military service was often commuted for a money payment”
ambiguous
двусмислен
неясен
неопределен
@open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
“ambiguous phrases”
not clear or decided.
“the election result was ambiguous”
synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable; More
comrade
другар
@(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization.
“an old college comrade”
synonyms: companion, friend; More
associate
(asosiet) n
(asosieit) v
(asoshieit) ?
съдружник
@verb
əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt,-sɪeɪt/
1.
connect (someone or something) with something else in one’s mind.
“I associated wealth with freedom”
synonyms: link, connect, couple, relate, identify, equate, bracket, think of together; More
connect (something) with something else because they occur together or one produces the other.
“the environmental problems associated with nuclear waste”
be involved with.
“she has been associated with the project from the first”
synonyms: mix, keep company, mingle, socialize, get together, go around, rub shoulders, fraternize, consort, have dealings; More
allow oneself to be connected with or seen to be supportive of.
“I cannot associate myself with some of the language used”
synonyms: affiliate, align, connect, join, join up, join forces, attach, combine, team up, band together, be in league, ally, form an alliance, syndicate, federate, consolidate, incorporate, conjoin, merge, integrate
“the firm is associated with a local non-profit-making organization”
meet or have dealings with someone regarded with disapproval.
“he began to associate with the Mafia”
noun
noun: associate; plural noun: associates
əˈsəʊʃɪət,-sɪət/
1.
a partner or companion in business or at work.
“a close associate of the Minister”
synonyms: partner, colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workmate, compatriot, comrade, friend, ally, supporter, wingman, confederate, connection, contact, acquaintance; More
2.
a person with limited or subordinate membership of an organization.
lucrative
lukrativ
доходен
изгоден
рентабилен
@ˈluːkrətɪv
adjective
producing a great deal of profit.
“a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian”
sensible
разумен
сетивен
осезаем
забележим
@done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.
“I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much”
synonyms: practical, realistic, responsible, full of common sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound, circumspect, balanced, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, level-headed, serious-minded, thoughtful, commonsensical, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, mature; More
antonyms: foolish
(of a person) possessing or displaying prudence.
“he was a sensible and capable boy”
synonyms: practical, realistic, responsible, full of common sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound, circumspect, balanced, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, level-headed, serious-minded, thoughtful, commonsensical, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, mature; More
2.
(of an object) practical and functional rather than decorative.
“Mum always made me have sensible shoes”
synonyms: practical, realistic, responsible, full of common sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound, circumspect, balanced, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, level-headed, serious-minded, thoughtful, commonsensical, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, mature; More
subside
утаявам
затъвам
улягам
поддавам
@become less intense, violent, or severe.
“I’ll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides”
synonyms: abate, let up, moderate, quieten down, calm, lull, slacken (off), ease (up), relent, die down, die out, peter out, taper off, recede, lessen, soften, alleviate, attenuate, remit, diminish, decline, dwindle, weaken, fade, wane, ebb, still, cease, come to a stop, come to an end, terminate
“I’ll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides”
antonyms: intensify, worsen
lapse into silence or inactivity.
“Fergus opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided”
give way to (an overwhelming feeling, especially laughter).
“Anthony and Mark subsided into mirth”
2.
(of water) go down to a lower or the normal level.
“the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise”
synonyms: recede, ebb, fall back, flow back, fall away, fall, go down, get lower, sink, sink lower; More
dubious
съмнителен
колеблив
@1.
hesitating or doubting.
“I was rather dubious about the whole idea”
synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, in doubt, hesitant; More
antonyms: certain, definite
2.
not to be relied upon; suspect.
“extremely dubious assumptions”
synonyms: suspicious, suspect, under suspicion, untrustworthy, unreliable, undependable, questionable; More
mandatory
задулжителен
@ˈmandət(ə)ri/
adjective
1.
required by law or mandate; compulsory.
“wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists”
synonyms: obligatory, compulsory, binding, required; More
antonyms: optional
noun
noun: mandatory; plural noun: mandatories
1.
variant spelling of mandatary.
esurient
лаком
eshurient
/ɪsjʊərɪənt,ɛ-/
adjectivearchaichumorous
hungry or greedy.
puerile
piurail
детински
маловажен
глупав
ˈpjʊərʌɪl/
adjective
childishly silly and immature.
“a puerile argument”
thorough
thora
обстоен
истински
цялостен
старателен
thorough
ˈθʌrə/
adjective
complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.
“planners need a thorough understanding of the subject”
synonyms: rigorous, in-depth, exhaustive, thoroughgoing, minute, detailed, close, meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, methodical, careful, sedulous, complete, comprehensive, elaborate, full, intensive, extensive, widespread, sweeping, searching, all-embracing, all-inclusive
“a thorough investigation”
antonyms: superficial, cursory, partial
performed or written with great care and completeness.
“officers have made a thorough examination of the wreckage”
synonyms: meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, punctilious, methodical, careful, attentive, diligent, industrious, persevering, laborious, hard-working
“he is slow but thorough”
taking pains to do something carefully and completely.
“the British authorities are very thorough”
synonyms: meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, punctilious, methodical, careful, attentive, diligent, industrious, persevering, laborious, hard-working
“he is slow but thorough”
BRITISH
absolute (used to emphasize the degree of something, typically something unwelcome or unpleasant).
“the child is being a thorough nuisance”
synonyms: utter, downright, thoroughgoing, absolute, complete, total, out-and-out, outright, real, perfect, profound, proper, consummate, all-out, wholesale, surpassing, sheer, rank, pure, unqualified, unmitigated; More
Origin
Old English thuruh, alteration of thurh ‘through’. Original use was as an adverb and preposition, in senses of through . The adjective dates from the late 15th century, when it also had the sense ‘that goes or extends through something’, surviving in thoroughfare .
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debacle
dibakyl
разгром
порой
deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/
noun
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
“the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle”
synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin; More
synopsis
резюме
кратък обзор
agility
ловкост
lucrative
доходен
@producing a great deal of profit
