Mia 23 Flashcards
чудовий, превосходний
Superb /suːˈpɝːb/ - - He is a superb dancer.
надокучати, боліти, чума
Plague - - My shoulder’s been plaguing me all week.
передовий, передній
Forefront /ˈfɔːr.frʌnt/ - - She was in the forefront on many social issues of
her day.
вводити, вприскувати
Injecting /ɪnˈdʒekt/ - - Phil’s a diabetic and has to inject himself with insulin every day.
вагомий, істотний
Significant /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/ - - There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years
чистота
Cleanliness /ˈklen.li.nəs/ - - Her job involved checking the cleanliness of restaurants
опустошать
Devastate = destroy -
вонь
Stink - - Your feet stink!
сніжна куля
Snowball - - I suggested a few drinks after work, and the whole thing snowballed into a company party.
ефективно
Efficiently /ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/ - - She runs the business very efficiently.
ремонт, відновлення
Repairs /rɪˈper/ - - The garage said the car was so old it wasn’t worth Repairing
уява, фантазія
Imagination - - My younger son has a very vivid (= active) imagination
інтуіція
Intuition -
креативність
Creativity - creative talents/powers/abilities
урегулювати, вирішити, поселитис
Settle /ˈset̬.əl/ - ь - Good, that’s all settled - you send out the invitations for the party, and I’ll organize the food.
After they got married, they settled in Brooklyn.
достатньо
Fairly - - She’s fairly tall.
радий
Delighted to - - delighted to meet you
тому, отже
Therefore - тому, отже - We are a moral, ethical people and therefore we do not approve of their activities.
інвалід, з фізичними недостатаками
Handicapped /ˈhæn.dɪ.kæpt/ - - What’s the best way of improving theatre access for people who are physically handicapped?
лагідний, не нав’язливий
Gentle /ˈdʒen.t̬əl/ - - You can actually accomplish a lot more by gentle persuasion (переконання
неминучий
Inevitable /ˌɪnˈev.ə.t̬ə.bəl/ - - The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome of carelessness
вимагати, попит (вимогливий)
Demand / demanding - - I demanded an explanation