Lesson 11.02.22 Flashcards
Conviction
[kənˈvɪkʃn]
Впевненість
His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him.
Priceless vs Worthless
Безцінний. Priceless — прекрасний, немає йому ціни, worhless — ні гроша не коштує.
Bookworm
one who is keen on reading
In case you hadn’t guessed, we are talking about …
Якщо ви ще не догадалися, ми говоримо про…
Business took off
Бізнес злетів
to put sb off
відштовхувати когось (reading…)
You have to work long hours and that puts off a lot of people.
to become a role model
Стать объектом подражаний
No one thought her life would turn out such a success
ніхто не гадав, що її життя буде таким успішним
to turn down the chance
Відмовитися від можливості
Sontarans never turn down the chance to kill someone.
Acquisition time
[ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən]
Час знаходження/визначення (інформації)
Waypoint
an intermediate point on a route or line of travel
точка маршруту/точка призначення
Latitude and longitude
Широта та довгота
Integrity
[ɪnˈteɡ.rə.t̬i]
цілісність
A modern addition on the old building would ruin its architectural integrity.
GPS
Global Positioning System
to stand for
to represent a particular idea:
This party has always stood for working-class values.
also — означати (про вирази, поняття)
Elevation\altitude
the height of a place above the level of the sea
to be in line of sight
Бути у безпосередній (прямій) видимості
Laterally
[ˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl.i]
горизонтально, вбік:
600 feet down, 20 miles laterally - puts us at the heart of the ship.
600 футов вниз, 20 миль вбок. И вот мы уже в сердце корабля.
Quintessential
[ˌkwɪn.tɪˈsen.ʃəl]
being the most typical example or most important part of something (основний, суттєвий):
Tea is the most quintessential of English drinks.
Latecomer
[ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ]
a person who arrives late
Shore
[ʃɔːr]
Берег
The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
Beverage vs drink
[ˈbev.ɚ.ɪdʒ]
deverage - напій (безалкогольний)
drink - зазвичай про алкогольний напій
Curiously, …
Цікаво, що …
Merchant
купець, торговець
To tout virtues
Вихваляти властивості
to tout
[taʊt]
to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something:
The Congressman has been touting these ideas for some time.
He is being widely touted as the next leader of the party.
A local car dealership was touting its services/wares on the radio.
Lusty
[ˈlʌs.ti]
healthy, energetic, and full of strength and power (життєрадісний):
a baby’s lusty cry
We could hear the lusty singing of the church choir.
to cut sales
зменшити продажі
Ale
[eɪl]
Світле пиво
Gin
[dʒɪn]
Джин (напій, хоча…)
The stream of revenue
Потік виручок….
to counter sedition
[sɪˈdɪʃn]
протидіяти повстанню, приборкувати бунт
Sedition
[səˈdɪʃ.ən]
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. (бунт, повстання)
Smuggling
[ˈsmʌɡ.lɪŋ]
Контрабанда
to sneak
[sniːk]
підкрадатися
I managed to sneak in through the back door while she wasn’t looking.
Parish church
[ˈper.ɪʃ]
парафіяльна церква
to adulterate
[əˈdʌl.tə.reɪt]
фальстфікувати, підмішувати
There were complaints that the beer had been adulterated with water.
Willow
[ˈwɪl.oʊ]
верба, лоза
Licorice
[ˈlɪkərɪʃ]
локриця
Sloe leaves
[sləʊ]
листя терну
Clipper
Швидке парусне судно
Tall-masted vessel
[mæst]
високощоглове судно
Mast
[mæst]
щогла (кораблі)
to speed/(sped or speeded)
to (cause to) move, go, or happen fast
The train sped along at over 120 miles per hour.
Hefty bonus
[ˈhef.ti]
чималий бонус
to launch the idea of
Запропонувати, ввтілити ідею
to be capped by
to have something very good or very bad at the end of an event
Saturday night was capped by a ranger program, goodies and campfire stories.
to catch on
to become popular
to favour sb with
[ˈfeɪ.vər]
to be polite and kind enough to give something to someone:
I’ve no idea what is happening - David has not favoured me with an explanation.
unchaperoned
[ʌnˈʃapərəʊnd]
unaccompanied or unsupervised.
a crying need for
…
Tremendous growth
Величезне зростання
Tremendous
[trɪˈmen.dəs]
very great in amount or level, or extremely good:
They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.
Pottery
[ˈpɑː.t̬ɚ.i]
гончарні вироби
