14. Flashcards
бывшее название SHINHWA
a long, white and green vegetable that smells and tastes similar to an onion
лук-порей
leek [li:k]
1 - adjective (UNTIDY)
untidy and in bad condition
потрепанный, ветхий
2 - adjective (UNFAIR)
Shabby behaviour or treatment is bad and unfair.
несправедливый, подлый
shabby [‘ʃæbɪ]
1 - shabby clothes/furniture
электрическая розетка
electrical outlet
adjective formal
not correct
ошибочный
erroneous [ɪ’rəunɪəs]
an erroneous answer
1 - verb (DESTROY)
to destroy something such as a building
сносить
2 - verb (PROVE WRONG)
to show that an idea or argument is wrong
опровергать, разбивать
demolish [dɪ’mɔlɪʃ]
1 - The factory is dangerous, and will have to be demolished.
2 - He completely demolished my argument.
a large, wooden musical instrument with four strings that you hold between your knees to play
виолончель
cello [‘ʧeləu]
a soft coat that you wear before or after a bath
халат
bathrobe [‘bɑ:θrəub]
verb [ I ] disapproving
to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointment:
унылый, угрюмый человек
хандрить, быть в подавленном состоянии, быть ко всему безразличным
- to __ in solitude - хандрить в одиночестве
- to __ (oneself) to death - смертельно тосковать
mope [məup]
There’s no point in sitting at home and moping - get out there and find yourself another job!
to cover something with objects, especially decorations
украшать
festoon [fe’stu:n]
[ often passive ] The balcony was festooned with flags and ribbons.
A man’s - is the woman that he has promised to marry.
невеста
fiancee [fɪ’ɒnseɪ]
жених
fiance [fɪ’ɒnseɪ]
1 - adjective (NOT CURVED)
not curved or bent
прямой
2 - adjective (LEVEL)
one after another
идущий подряд
3 - adjective (HONEST)
honest
честный, откровенный
4 - adjective (DRINK)
An alcoholic drink that is straight is not mixed with water, ice, etc.
неразбавленный
straight [streɪt]
1 - a straight road
straight hair
2 - They’ve won five straight games so far.
3 - a straight answer
I don’t think he was being straight with me.
before a particular time or event
заранее
beforehand [bɪ’fɔ:hænd]
Did you know beforehand what they had planned to do?
1 - noun (SHAPE)
a solid shape with a round or oval base that narrows to a point, or an object that has this shape
конус
2 - noun (FOOD)
a container for ice cream (= sweet, frozen food) that you can eat
вафельный стаканчик
cone [kəun]
1 - a row of traffic cones
always wanting to be with someone and not wanting to do things alone
прилипчивый
clingy [‘klɪŋɪ]
a clingy child
continuing forever, or seeming to continue forever
вечный
eternal [ɪ’tɜ:n(ə)l]
eternal youth
1 - adjective (SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE)
behaving in a socially acceptable way or looking socially acceptable
уважаемый, приличный
2 - adjective (ENOUGH)
large enough or good enough
солидный, значительный
respectable [rɪ’spektəb(ə)l]
1 - a respectable family
a respectable hotel
2 - a respectable income
to annoy someone by asking them something again and again
докучать, надоедать
pester [‘pestə]
[ + to do sth ] He’s been pestering me to go out with him all week.
not giving a name
анонимный
anonymous [ə’nɔnɪməs]
an anonymous phone call
The winner has asked to remain anonymous.
1 - adjective (TIDY)
tidy and clean
аккуратный, опрятный
2 - adjective (GOOD)
good
замечательный
3 - adjective (ALCOHOL)
A neat alcoholic drink is drunk on its own, and not mixed with any other liquid.
неразбавленный
neat [ni:t]
1 - He always looks very neat and tidy.
2 - That’s really neat.
What a neat idea.
adjective disapproving
soft, wet, and very thick:
грязный, болотистый, илистый
soft, wet, and very thick
* a thick, ___ pudding
sludgy [‘slʌʤɪ]
a thick, sludgy pudding
1 - adjective (SAD)
unhappy
несчастный
2 - adjective (NOT PLEASANT)
very unpleasant or bad, and causing someone to feel unhappy
убогий, жалкий
3 - adjective (NOT ENOUGH)
A - amount is too small to be acceptable.
жалкий, ничтожный
miserable [‘mɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l]
1 - I just woke up feeling miserable.
2 - Some families are living in miserable conditions.
3 - She offered me a miserable 50 euros for my old computer.
1 - adjective (BAD)
extremely bad
серьезный, тяжелый
2 - adjective (NOT KIND)
not kind or gentle
строгий, суровый
3 - adjective (PERSON)
A severe person looks unfriendly or very strict.
строгий, требовательный
severe [sɪ’vɪə]
1 - a severe headache
severe weather conditions
2 - a severe punishment
informal
the small, round, and usually hollow place on your stomach, where you were connected to your mother before birth
пупок
belly button
