First chapter Flashcards
To hold with
They just didn’t hold with such nonsense
Соглашаться с (чем-то)
Beefy
He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck
Мясистый
Which came in
Nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful
Что оказалось (чем-то)
To bear smth
They didn’t think they could bear it
Вынести (что-либо)
Shudder to think
The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbours would say
Содрагаться при мысли
Dull
They woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday
Унылый
To hum
Mr Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work
Напевать
Tawny and to flutter
A large tawney owl flutter past the window
Коричневатый и пархать
Briefcase
He picked up his briefcase
Чемоданчик
Tyke
Little tyke
Малыш
To chortle
Chortled Mr Dursley as he left the house
Хихикать
Peculiar
He noticed the first sign of something peculiar
Необычное
To jerk
Then he jerked his head around to look again
Дёрнуть
In sight
But there wasn’t a map in sight
В поле зрения
Get-ups
The get-ups you saw on young people
Наряды
