Movement Flashcards
Verb
1) подниматься
2) всходить, взбираться, подниматься
Syn. go up, climb
подниматься по лестнице
взобраться на гору
To Ascend
to ascend a staircase
to ascend a mountain
Verb, Noun
прыжок; отскок
подпрыгивать; отскакивать
- (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
- jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy.
Резиновый мяч отскочил.
Bounce
The rubber ball bounced along
Verb
карабкаться; цепляться; взбираться
climb or move in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet
Я вылез из траншеи (канава)
To Clamber
I clambered out of the trench
Verb
1) зажимать, закреплять, укреплять, фиксировать
2) сжимать (кулаки) ; стискивать (зубы)
(with reference to the fingers or hand) close into a tight ball, especially as a manifestation of extreme anger.
(with reference to the teeth) press or be pressed tightly together, especially with anger or determination or so as to suppress a strong emotion.
3) обнять, заключить в объятия, крепко сжать
grasp (something) tightly and firmly.
она сжала кулаки, борясь за контроль
он стиснул зубы, борясь с волнами тошноты
To Clench
“she clenched her fists, struggling for control”
“he clenched his teeth, fighting waves of nausea”
Verb
1) схватить; зажать
2) хвататься (за что-л.) , искать опоры
3) не упустить (возможность) , ухватиться (за шанс)
Скалолаз попытался схватить болтавшуюся верёвку, но не смог.
Ребёнок в страхе прижался к матери.
Настоящий бизнесмен не упустит ни одного шанса получить прибыль.
To Clutch
The climber clutched at the swinging rope, but missed.
The child clutched at his mother in fear.
A businessman will clutch at any chance of making a profit.
Verb
1) ползать; пресмыкаться
move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
До того как научиться ходить, дети ползают на четвереньках.
“он подкрался вниз, почти не шуметь”
To Creep
Before children learn to walk they creep on all fours
“he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise”
Verb
1) бросаться, мчаться, нестись
run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.
Он бросился к главному входу.
“Я бросился в сад”
To dash
He dashed for the main entrance.
“I dashed into the garden”
Verb
1) относить, гнать (ветром, течением)
be carried slowly by a current of air or water.
2) сноситься, смещаться, сдвигаться (по ветру, по течению) , дрейфовать
4) переходить (из одного состояния в другое)
walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually.
погрузиться в сон
влезть в долги
To drift
to drift into sleep
to drift into debt
“the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream”
“people began to drift away”
Verb
leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another.
«Родители Розы эмигрировали в Австралию»
To emigrate
“Rose’s parents emigrated to Australia”
Verb
а) плавать; всплывать; держаться на поверхности воды
move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift.
Когда вы устанете плыть, просто полежите немного на поверхности воды без движения.
To Float
When you’re tired of swimming just float for a while
“clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky”
Verb
move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one’s way.
1) нащупывать
Он рылся в кармане в поисках ключа.
To fumble (about, around)
“he fumbled about in the dark but could not find her”
He was fumbling about in his pocket for the key
Verb, noun
1) прыжок, скачок
1) прыгать, скакать; перепрыгивать, перескакивать
- move quickly and suddenly.
- make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly.
accept (an opportunity) eagerly.
прыгать через забор
выпрыгивать из окна
To leap , leaped, leapt
to leap over a fence
to leap from the window
“they leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with fund-raising”
1.
(of an animal, typically a bird or fish) move from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.
(of a person) move to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
To migrate
“as autumn arrives, the birds migrate south”
“rural populations have migrated to urban areas”
бродить, путешествовать, скитаться, странствовать
move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
Дети обожают бегать по лесам и полям.
«Тигры когда-то бродили по большей части Азии»
To roam
The children love roaming about in the fields and woods.
“tigers once roamed over most of Asia”
Verb, noun
а) заносить (об автомобиле)
б) проезжать (на автомобиле) повороты на большой скорости с заносом
Шёл сильный дождь, и машину сильно заносило.
Skid
It was raining hard, and the car skidded badly.
“her car skidded and hit the grass verge”
Verb, Noun
1.
walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.
walk about or along (a street or other place) with long, decisive steps.
To stride
“he strode across the road”
“she came striding down the garden path”
“a woman striding the cobbled streets”
Noun
скорость; быстрота
с определённой скоростью
развивать скорость (до какого-л. предела)
достигать какой-л. скорости
Velocity
at a certain velocity
to develop velocity
to gain velocity
Noun
1) коляска; экипаж; карета; повозка
any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers.
- the conveying of goods or passengers from one place to another.
a Carriage
“the first-class carriages”
“the carriage of bikes on public transport”
verb, noun
the hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose.
2.
hire (an aircraft or ship).
charter
“a plane on charter to a multinational company”
“he immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris”
Verb
путешествовать бесплатно на попутных машинах, автостопом
hitchhike
Verb, noun
1.
a long walk or walking tour.
1.
walk for a long distance, especially across country.
Hike
“a five-mile hike across rough terrain”
“they hiked across the moors”
Noun
нарушение суточного ритма организма, расстройство биоритмов в связи с перелётом через несколько часовых поясов
extreme tiredness and other physical effects felt by a person after a long flight across different time zones.
Jet lag
“she was suffering from jet lag and needed to rest”
Noun
space in which a seated person can put their legs.
Legroom
“the seats are comfortable and rear passengers enjoy greater legroom”
noun
a person who happens to be going past something, especially on foot.
Passerby
“the raiders fled when disturbed by a passer-by”
Noun
1) мол; волнолом; дамба, запруда, плотина
2) пирс, причал
a platform on pillars projecting from the shore into the sea, typically incorporating entertainment arcades and places to eat.
a structure projecting from the shore into a river, lake, or the sea, used as a landing stage for boats.
концерт на пирсе
Pier
“I left my boat tied up to the pier”
concert on the pier
Noun
причал, набережная; стенка (для причаливания судов)
a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
Quai
Verb
а) править рулём, управлять (автомобилем и т. п.) ; вести (судно)
Попытайся направить судно в гавань.
To Steer
Try to steer the boat for the harbour
Noun
.
a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.
Steward
Ph. verb
: to prevent people from getting into (an area) by putting a line of people or objects around or in front of it
To cordon off
Police cordoned off the street.
Ph. Verb
: to slowly and quietly move closer to (someone) without being noticed
especially because you want to surprise them
To creep up on
We tried to creep up on them but they heard our footsteps.
Ph. Verb
1) потеряться, заблудиться, пропасть
2) сбиваться с пути, вести чересчур свободный образ жизни
Джон всю ночь провёл в поисках трёх своих заблудившихся овец.
Многие девушки, живущие в Лондоне одни, в отсутствие родительского контроля сбиваются с пути.
To go astray
John spent all night looking for three of his sheep that had gone astray
Many young girls, living alone in London, go astray for lack of parental control.
Ph. Verb
To prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them
prevent smth from taking place
предотвратить ссору
To Head off
to head off a quarrel
He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.
Ph. Verb
: to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place
Stop off
I’ll stop off (at the store) to pick up some milk.
She is stopping off in Miami to visit a friend.
Ph. verb
(of an object) have one end move upwards, especially because smth heavy has been put at the other end
turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out
To Tip up
The aircraft leveled out, and tipped up again for its climb to 20,000 feet.
She tipped up the lid of the box and looked inside.
Ph. verb
leave a meeting, performance, etc. before the end, usually because you are angry or bored
suddenly leave a relationship, your family , your job, etc.
покидать, оставлять, бросать (кого-л.)
5) отказываться от (обязанностей
В такой момент ты не можешь оставить семью.
— Электрики объявили забастовку и не прекратят её до тех пор, пока их требования не будут удовлетворены.
To walk out
You can’t walk out on your family at a time like this.
The electricians have walked out, and will stay out until their demands are met.
Ph. Verb
Change your position in order to make space for someone or smth.
Дядя понял, что должен уступить свой пост более молодому человеку.
To move over
Uncle felt that he should move over in favour of a younger man.
he government is having to introduce some difficult changes, particularly in moving over to a market economy.
Phrase
- To move or maneuver something backwards into something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between “….” and “…”
- To bump into or strike someone or something while moving backwards.
To back into something
Can you help me? I’m having a hard time backing into this parking space.
Ugh, I can’t believe I backed my car into that pole.
Oops, I didn’t mean to back into you—didn’t see you there!
Phrase
To not meet or reach something, usually a goal, standard, or requirement.
fall short of (something)
The phone falls quite short of the company’s usual quality, feeling a bit cheap as a result.
Unfortunately, your application fell short of the requirements for entry, so it has been denied.
The company fell short of their quarterly targets for the third time in a row.
Phrase
неожиданно открываться, распахиваться
Дверь распахнулась, и в комнату влетели дети.
to fly open
The door flew open and the children rushed in
Phrase
1) пролететь, пробежать, пронестись (о времени)
Кажется, что октябрь буквально пролетел!
fly by
October seems to have flown by!
Phrase
hurry up
get a move on
Look at the time! we’d better get a move on or we’re going to be late.
Phrase
появиться, стать видимым, предстать (перед глазами)
To come into view
a train came slowly into view
Phrase
to speak in a loud angry way.
To shout and to talk loudly
to make your opinion clearly known.
To give your opinion:express, comment, speak out….
To raise your voice
We told him not to raise his voice to our children.
Voices were raised in protest at the proposed changes.
Phrase
час пик
rush hour
Phrase
седеть
to go grey
Phrase
To cause someone to smile.
To raise a smile
phrase
вставать в очередь,
проходить без очереди
to join a queue
to jump a queue
Verb. (idiomatic) To argue or promote an idea.
To take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.
make a point.
I suppose the people who wrote that stuff on the wall were trying to make a point, but they mainly made a mess. (idiomatic)
Phrase
некстати, не по существу
быть неважным, несвязанным
Её замечания были не по существу.
beside the point
to be beside the point
Her remarks were beside the point
Phrase
больное, уязвимое место
Я затронул больную тему / больной вопрос?
sore point
Did I hit a sore point?
Word Formation
1) самый верхний; высший
highest in place, rank, or importance.
2) главный, господствующий, превалирующий, преобладающий
Uppermost
“the uppermost windows”
“investors put environmental concerns uppermost on their list”
Noun
1) доступность, досягаемость
2) понятность, доступность для понимания
растущая озабоченность общества, касающаяся стоимости, качества и доступности медицинского обслуживания
Темы семинара выбираются по их доступности для понимания широкой аудиторией.
Accessibility
growing public concern about the cost, quality and accessibility of health care
Seminar topics are chosen for their accessibility to a general audience.
adjective
1) доступный; достижимый
легко доступный
2) общедоступный, понятный
Оба говорят, что им хочется писать книги, понятные широкому читател
accessible
easily accessible
Both say they want to write literary books that are accessible to a general audience.
adjective
недоступный, недосягаемый; недостижимый, неприступный
Inaccessible
“a remote and inaccessible cave”
Verb
а) побороть, победить
б) превозмочь; преодолеть; подавить (какое-л. чувство)
устоять перед искушением; преодолеть соблазн
преодолеть препятствия
Overcome
to overcome temptation
to overcome obstacles
Verb
устоять (перед чем-л.) , выдержать (что-л.) ; противостоять, не поддаваться (чему-л.)
выдержать конкуренцию
выдерживать давление
выдерживать перегрузки
withstand
to withstand competition
to withstand pressure
to withstand overload
