Lesson 04.02.22 (2) Flashcards
Courage
[ˈkɝː.ɪdʒ]
Мужність, хоробрість
People should have the courage to stand up for their beliefs.
Disobedience
[ˌdɪs.əˈbiː.di.əns]
Непослушність, непокірність…
She struggled to control her anger at her son’s disobedience.
Rebellion
[rɪˈbel.i.ən]
повстання, заколот
The government has brutally crushed the rebellion.
Abolition
[ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən]
Скасування, усунення, ліквідація
Slavery
[ˈsleɪ.vər.i]
Рабство
to culminate in/with sth
Кульмінувати у, з, чимось….
My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
to mark sth
відзначити щось
This year marks Pushkin’s 200th anniversary.
to back sb/sth
підтримати когось/щось
I can’t back this plan.
to grant sth to sb
надати щось комусь
to overturn politician/president/law/regime
скинути політика, президента, закон, режим
to stand up for
відстоювати щось
to segregate
[ˈseɡ.rə.ɡeɪt]
Відокремлювати(ся)
The systems will have to be able to segregate clients’ money from the firm’s own cash.
Blacks were segregated from whites in schools.
to spark sth
[spɑːrk]
to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting
Her arrest sparked a mass boycott in the city centre.
Boycott
[ˈbɔɪ.kɑːt]
Бойкот
to fine smb
штрафувати когось
to curate
[ ˈkjʊr.eɪt] - us
[kjʊəˈreɪt] - uk
to be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibit, etc.
She curated a recent exhibit of Indian artwork
Plague
Чума
A rattling good story
нечувано чудова історія
Doomed
[duːmd]
приречений
Heist
[haɪst]
a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person:
a $2 million jewelry heist
to enlighten (smb)
[ɪnˈlaɪ.t̬ən]
просвітити (інформацією)
Should the function of children’s television be to entertain or to enlighten?
I don’t understand this. Could you enlighten me?
Remoteness
[rɪˈmoʊt.nəs]
віддаленість
Grandeur
[ˈɡræn.dʒɚ]
велич
the silent grandeur of the desert
the grandeur of Wagner’s music
Enveloped
[ɪnˈvel.əp]
огорнутий
Enveloped in robes of black silk
Silk
[sɪlk]
шовк
Rarefied
[ˈrer.ə.faɪd]
Витончений
You get a very rarefied view of things living on a college campus.
Habitat
[ˈhæb.ə.tæt]
the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives (середовище проживання):
With so many areas of forest being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.
Splendid
[ˈsplen.dɪd]
excellent, or beautiful and impressive:
We had splendid food/a splendid holiday/splendid weather.
You look splendid in that outfit.
Upbringing
[ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ.ɪŋ]
виховання
Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?
Duke
герцог
Martial credentials
Військові повноваження
to proclaim
[proʊˈkleɪm]
проголошувати
It was the famous speech in which he proclaimed that socialism was dead.
Superbly incised
досконало вирізаний/прикрашений
Superb
відміний, досконалий
He is a superb dancer.
to incise
[ɪnˈsaɪz]
вирізати, прикрашати
The design is incised into a metal plate.
to gild
позолочувати
Plumed helmet
[pluːmd]
Шолом, прикрашений пірʼям
Van Dyck flatters his subject, but not too much
Ван Дайк лестить своєму субʼєкту (тут — зображеного на портреті), але не надто.
Pale pink complexion
блідо-рожевий колір обличчя
Pale
[peɪl]
блідий
You’re looking pale - are you feeling well?
Complexion
[kəmˈplek.ʃən]
колір обличчя (можливо його стан)
a healthy/clear/spotty complexion
Plump
[plʌmp]
пухлий
a child with plump rosy cheeks
Embroidery
[ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dɚ.i]
Вишивка
Let me show you Pat’s embroideries.
It was a beautiful piece of embroidery.
Intricately
[ˈɪn.trə.kət.li]
Запутано, до дрібниць
The hijacking operation was intricately planned.
Lace collar
[leɪs] [ˈkɑː.lɚ]
Мереживний комір
Cuffs
манжети
to draw the eye
if something draws your eye, it makes you notice it:
My eye was drawn to a painting on the wall.
to delineate
окреслювати, зображувати
to turn up
появится
It’s a high time for the visitors to turn up.
This job turned up just when I needed it.
Tousle-haired
[ ˈtau̇-zəl ]
скуйовджений (про волосся…)
A tousle-haired youth.
Cloak
[kloʊk]
плащ
Leaning casually against a pillar
Невимушено спираючись на стовп
Dishevelment
Скуйовдженість
Astonishing
Вражаючий
Vapid immobility
Пуста/скучна/банальна небомільність
Vapid
[ˈvæp.ɪd]
нудний, беззмістовний
a vapid reality TV show
He’s attractive, but vapid
Presumably
[prɪˈzuː.mə.bli]
імовірно
to resemble
[rɪˈzem.bəl]
to look like or be like someone or something:
You resemble your mother very closely.
Mourning
[ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ]
траур
to commission
замовляти
I guess it falls on me to commission a painting of him.
Intimate likeness
інтимна схожість
Sharp as a tack
[tæk]
Резкий как гвоздь, в ясном уме
to hung with
to stay close to (someone) : to keep up with (someone)
He hung with the leaders for the first half of the race, but then he began to fall behind.
to intercede for
[ˌɪntərˈsiːd]
Заступитися за
Knut wants me to intercede for him.
Hermit
[ˈhɜːmɪt]
відлюдник
Conveniently
[kənˈviːniəntli]
Зручно (???нафіга???)
Intercessor
[ɪntəˈsɛsə]
посередник (переважно духовний: між Бобом та віруючими)
ou have no intercessor between you and your Creator.
Prayer
молитва
Deliverance
Избавление, освобождение
And we have one person to thank for my deliverance…
Robe
Халат
to depict
[dɪˈpɪkt]
зображати
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
to trail
Тягти, слідувати…
Katherine, your skirt’s trailing in the mud!
As the boat moved along, he trailed his hand in the water.
to revolt
[rɪˈvoʊlt]
викликати (відчувати) відразу (огиду)
Was revolted by the gory movie.
Stanch
сморід
Corpse-strewn
Усипаний трупами
Coffee spots on the carpet
Кавові плями на коврі
No redeeming features at all
Немає жодних плюсів (компенсуючих фіч)
Redemption
компенсація, погашення
a load of rubbish
Купа лайна
Unveiling
[ʌnˈveɪlin]
відкриття (статуї, мосту …. )
to unveil
[ʌnˈveɪl]
урочисто відкрити
Uptight
[ˌʌpˈtaɪt]
Стурбований, схвильований:
Don’t get uptight about the exam - just do your best.
