Moneytalk Flashcards
Dunk
to put something into liquid for a short time:
Dunk the sponge in water every once in a while to stop it from drying out.
Get bent
go away or get lost
person1: “Can I borrow £10?”
person2: “Get bent
Woe
extreme sadness:
Her face was lined and full of woгоре
Jumble
an untidy and confused mixture of things, feelings, or ideas:
He rummaged through the jumble of papers on his desk.
Jumble up togheter
to mix things together untidily:
Her clothes were all jumbled up/together in the suitcase.
Erratic
moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected:
He drove in an erratic course down the road.
Неустойчавый
Indignant
angry because of something that is wrong or not fair:
She wrote an indignant letter to the paper complaining about the council’s action.
Cuff
to put someone’s hands in handcuffs:
He was led out of the courtroom with his hands cuffed behind his back
Whine
If you whine, especially as a child, you complain or express disappointment or unhappiness repeatedly:
Alice, if you keep whining I won’t take you - do you understand?
Flop
to fall or drop heavily:
Hugh’s hair keeps flopping over/into his eyes.
If a book, play, film, etc. flops, it is not successful:
Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller
A failure
Sulk
to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have done:
He’s sulking in his room because I wouldn’t let him have any more chocolate.
Swoop
to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack:
The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit
to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them:
Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.
Reconcile
to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together:
It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
Согласовать
Slapper
Whd
Prop up
to lift and give support to something by putting something under it:
He was sitting upright in his hospital bed, propped up by pillows.
to give support to something, especially a country or organization, so that it can continue to exist in a difficult situation:
How long is the government likely to survive without the US military force there to prop it up?
Prop prap
to support something physically, often by leaning it against something else or putting something under it:
I propped my bike (up) against the wall.
Thrive thrived
to grow, develop, or be successful:
His business thrived in the years before the war
Процветать
Tip off
to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening:
[ + that ] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty.
Tip
to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side:
The table tipped, and all our drinks fell on the floor
Discretion
the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret:
“Can you trust him with this?” “Yes, he’s the soul of discretion (= he will not tell other people).”
Inquire
to ask for information:
Shall I inquire about the price of tickets?
Handler
someone who carries or moves things as part of their job:
airport baggage handlers
Foreshadow
(of a past event) to suggest the happening of a future event:
Low unemployment may foreshadow wage and price increases.
Dip
to put something into a liquid for a short time:
Dip the fish in the batter, then drop it into the hot oil.
Окунуть
Spout
to send out liquid or flames quickly and with force, or of liquid or flame to flow quickly:
[ T ] The volcano spouted flames and red-hot rocks.
Spout
to speak a lot, in a way that is boring or annoying for other people:
He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him!
Turf
the area that a group considers its own:
Judges feel that the courtroom is their private turf.
the surface layer of land on which grass is growing, consisting of the grass and the soil in which its roots grow, or a piece of this that is cut from the ground and is usually rectangular
Bail
an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial:
He was released/remanded on bail (of $100,000).
Залог
to remove water from a boat using a container:
The boat’s sinking! Start bailing quickly!
Toss
to throw something carelessly:
He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin
Швырнуть
If you toss your hair or a part of your body you move it up and back suddenly:
She tossed her head in annoyance.
to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision:
Let’s toss (a coin) to see who’ll go first.
“I’ll toss you for it - heads or tails?”
Detain
to force someone officially to stay in a place:
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
to delay someone for a short length of time:
I’m sorry I’m late - I was unavoidably detained.
Salvage
to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood:
gold coins salvaged from a shipwreck
After the fire, there wasn’t much furniture left worth salvaging.
to try to make a bad situation better:
It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.
After the fraud scandal he had to make great efforts to salvage his reputation.
Mar
to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable:
Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors.
Suffice
to be enough:
I’m taking $400 - I think that should suffice.
Misconstrue
to form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says:
She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.
Tamper
to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it:
I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with
to speak to and try to influence someone involved in a legal case:
She is charged with official misconduct and tampering with witnesses.
Cede ceded
to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so:
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
Assurance
a promise:
[ + (that) ] She gave me her assurance (that) she would sign the contract immediately.
Shaky
not firm or strong:
The building’s foundations are rather shaky, and it could collapse at any time.
Stash
to store or hide something, especially a large amount:
The stolen pictures were stashed (away) in a warehouse.
Fuss
a show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves:
She made such a fuss when Richard spilled a drop of wine on her blouse
to give too much attention to small matters that are not important, usually in a way that shows that you are worried and not relaxed:
Please, stop fussing - the food’s cooking and there’s nothing more to do until the guests arrive.
Extortion
the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats:
He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion
Вымогательство
Extorting
to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty:
He had been extorting money from the old lady for years.
Вымогать
Plesantry
a polite and often slightly humorous remark, usually made to help other people feel relaxed:
After exchanging pleasantries, the delegation revealed the purpose of their visit.
Любезности
Revenue
the income that a government or company receives regularly:
Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.
Intrude
to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be:
I didn’t realize your husband was here, Dr Jones - I hope I’m not intruding
Pull off
to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected:
The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.
Sordid
dirty and unpleasant:
There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city’s poorer areas
Rig up
to make something quickly out of whatever you can find
to quickly make a piece of equipment from any materials you can find:
I rigged up a temporary radio aerial from a coat hanger.
Chairman
a person in charge of a meeting or organization
Undermine
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
