English to Russian Flashcards
exorbitant
непомерный
It’s a good hotel but the prices are exorbitant.
conspicuous
conspicuous acts of kindness
Заметный, видный
vacuous
пустой, праздный, бессодержательный
showing no sign of intelligence or sensitive feelings
This resource limitation was not demographic but the result of intellectually vacuous politics and feeble military advice and leadership.
Is your life so vacuous?
fodder
Корм, фураж. Cannon fodder
to despise
Презирать
injunction
судебный запрет
District Court imposed an injunction of sales and distribution of its two-way radio products
brittle
Хрупкий, ломкий
to discern
различать
“I can discern no difference between the two policies”
preposterous
нелепый
The idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous
To squander
Расточать
The word “to squander” means to waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless and foolish manner. Here are a few examples of how to use “to squander” in sentences:
- He squandered his entire inheritance on lavish vacations and expensive cars.
- She squandered the opportunity to study abroad by missing the application deadline.
- The company squandered millions on a project that was ultimately abandoned.
- After winning the lottery, he squandered his fortune within a few years and ended up in debt.
- They squandered the first half of the game and now have to play catch-up.
preposterous
Нелепый, абсурдные
a preposterous suggestion
to monger
Торговать
Fishmonger:The fishmonger opened his shop early to ensure the freshest catch was available to customers.
Warmonger:The politician was accused of being a warmonger for his aggressive stance on foreign policy.
crumb
крошка
She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater.
fumbling
Неуклюже
fumbling performance
fidelity
верность
marital/sexual fidelity
fidelity to your principles
The story is told with great fidelity to the original.
resurgence
возрождение
We live in an age of great resurgence of interest in the horse
to forego
отказываться
I decided to forego unnecessary shopping this summer so I could save up more money
in cahoots
в сговоре
a formidable American beauty who is in cahoots with the C.I.A.
hinge
дверная петля
(scharnier)
adversity
невзгоды
He thinks he has come through a lot of stress and adversity in his life
discord
Разногласие
lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
“There was a lot of discord between the team members after the project failed.”
resuscitate
реанимировать
The patient stopped breathing but doctors were able to resuscitate him
to summon
Вызывать
You can summon a driverless Tesla from anywhere in the parking lot.
procarious
Нестабильной
“The climber found himself in a precarious position, hanging on the edge of the cliff with no safety ropes.”
Metaphorical usage (risky situation):
“After losing his job, John’s financial situation became precarious, with no savings to fall back on.”
complacent
Самодовольный
we should not be complacent
complicit
соучастник
Many of us have become complicit in fattening up our offspring.
wharf
причальная стенка
to pamper
Баловать (to spoil)
She pampers her dog with the finest steak and salmon.
Why not pamper yourself after a hard day with a hot bath scented with oils?
to set ablaze
Поджечь
The man who set a woman ablaze today in NYC’s subway is a Guatemalan migrant.
foe
Враг
complicity
Соучастие
complicity in genocide
embezzlement
Растрата, присвоение
Embezzlement refers to a form of white-collar crime in which a person or entity intentionally misappropriates the assets
