Movement Flashcards

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Verb

1) подниматься
2) всходить, взбираться, подниматься

Syn. go up, climb

подниматься по лестнице
взобраться на гору

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To Ascend

to ascend a staircase
to ascend a mountain

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Verb, Noun

прыжок; отскок
подпрыгивать; отскакивать

  1. (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
  2. jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy.

Резиновый мяч отскочил.

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Bounce

The rubber ball bounced along

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Verb

карабкаться; цепляться; взбираться
climb or move in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet

Я вылез из траншеи (канава)

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To Clamber

I clambered out of the trench

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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

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To Clench

“she clenched her fists, struggling for control”

“he clenched his teeth, fighting waves of nausea”

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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.

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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.

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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”

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To Creep

Before children learn to walk they creep on all fours

“he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise”

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Verb

1) бросаться, мчаться, нестись
run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

Он бросился к главному входу.
“Я бросился в сад”

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To dash

He dashed for the main entrance.

“I dashed into the garden”

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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

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To drift

to drift into sleep
to drift into debt

“the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream”

“people began to drift away”

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Verb

leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another.

«Родители Розы эмигрировали в Австралию»

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To emigrate

“Rose’s parents emigrated to Australia”

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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.

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To Float

When you’re tired of swimming just float for a while

“clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky”

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Verb

move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one’s way.

1) нащупывать
Он рылся в кармане в поисках ключа.

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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

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Verb, noun

1) прыжок, скачок
1) прыгать, скакать; перепрыгивать, перескакивать

  1. move quickly and suddenly.
  2. make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly.
    accept (an opportunity) eagerly.

прыгать через забор
выпрыгивать из окна

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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”

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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.

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To migrate

“as autumn arrives, the birds migrate south”

“rural populations have migrated to urban areas”

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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»

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To roam

The children love roaming about in the fields and woods.

“tigers once roamed over most of Asia”

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Verb, noun

а) заносить (об автомобиле)
б) проезжать (на автомобиле) повороты на большой скорости с заносом

Шёл сильный дождь, и машину сильно заносило.

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Skid

It was raining hard, and the car skidded badly.

“her car skidded and hit the grass verge”

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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.

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To stride

“he strode across the road”
“she came striding down the garden path”
“a woman striding the cobbled streets”

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Noun

скорость; быстрота

с определённой скоростью

развивать скорость (до какого-л. предела)

достигать какой-л. скорости

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Velocity

at a certain velocity
to develop velocity
to gain velocity

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Noun

1) коляска; экипаж; карета; повозка

any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers.

  1. the conveying of goods or passengers from one place to another.
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a Carriage

“the first-class carriages”

“the carriage of bikes on public transport”

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verb, noun

the hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose.
2.
hire (an aircraft or ship).

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charter

“a plane on charter to a multinational company”
“he immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris”

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Verb

путешествовать бесплатно на попутных машинах, автостопом

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hitchhike

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Verb, noun

1.
a long walk or walking tour.

1.
walk for a long distance, especially across country.

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Hike

“a five-mile hike across rough terrain”
“they hiked across the moors”

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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.

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Jet lag

“she was suffering from jet lag and needed to rest”

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Noun

space in which a seated person can put their legs.

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Legroom

“the seats are comfortable and rear passengers enjoy greater legroom”

24
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noun

a person who happens to be going past something, especially on foot.

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Passerby

“the raiders fled when disturbed by a passer-by”

25
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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

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Pier

“I left my boat tied up to the pier”
concert on the pier

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Noun

причал, набережная; стенка (для причаливания судов)
a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.

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Quai

27
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Verb

а) править рулём, управлять (автомобилем и т. п.) ; вести (судно)

Попытайся направить судно в гавань.

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To Steer

Try to steer the boat for the harbour

28
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Noun

.
a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

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Steward

29
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Ph. verb

: to prevent people from getting into (an area) by putting a line of people or objects around or in front of it

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To cordon off

Police cordoned off the street.

30
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Ph. Verb

: to slowly and quietly move closer to (someone) without being noticed
especially because you want to surprise them

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To creep up on

We tried to creep up on them but they heard our footsteps.

31
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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.

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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.

32
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Ph. Verb

To prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them
prevent smth from taking place

предотвратить ссору

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To Head off

to head off a quarrel

He changed direction swiftly, turned into the hallway and headed her off.

33
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Ph. Verb

: to go or stay somewhere briefly while traveling to another place

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Stop off

I’ll stop off (at the store) to pick up some milk.
She is stopping off in Miami to visit a friend.

34
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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

36
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Ph. Verb

Change your position in order to make space for someone or smth.

Дядя понял, что должен уступить свой пост более молодому человеку.

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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.

37
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Phrase

  1. To move or maneuver something backwards into something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between “….” and “…”
  2. To bump into or strike someone or something while moving backwards.
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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!

38
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Phrase

To not meet or reach something, usually a goal, standard, or requirement.

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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.

39
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Phrase

неожиданно открываться, распахиваться

Дверь распахнулась, и в комнату влетели дети.

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to fly open

The door flew open and the children rushed in

40
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Phrase

1) пролететь, пробежать, пронестись (о времени)

Кажется, что октябрь буквально пролетел!

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fly by

October seems to have flown by!

41
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Phrase

hurry up

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get a move on

Look at the time! we’d better get a move on or we’re going to be late.

42
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Phrase

появиться, стать видимым, предстать (перед глазами)

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To come into view

a train came slowly into view

43
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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….

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To raise your voice

We told him not to raise his voice to our children.

Voices were raised in protest at the proposed changes.

44
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Phrase

час пик

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rush hour

45
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Phrase

седеть

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to go grey

46
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Phrase

To cause someone to smile.

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To raise a smile

47
Q

phrase

вставать в очередь,

проходить без очереди

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to join a queue

to jump a queue

48
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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.

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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)

49
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Phrase

некстати, не по существу

быть неважным, несвязанным
Её замечания были не по существу.

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beside the point

to be beside the point
Her remarks were beside the point

50
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Phrase

больное, уязвимое место

Я затронул больную тему / больной вопрос?

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sore point

Did I hit a sore point?

51
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Word Formation

1) самый верхний; высший
highest in place, rank, or importance.

2) главный, господствующий, превалирующий, преобладающий

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Uppermost

“the uppermost windows”
“investors put environmental concerns uppermost on their list”

52
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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.

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Accessibility

growing public concern about the cost, quality and accessibility of health care

Seminar topics are chosen for their accessibility to a general audience.

53
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adjective

1) доступный; достижимый
легко доступный

2) общедоступный, понятный

Оба говорят, что им хочется писать книги, понятные широкому читател

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accessible

easily accessible

Both say they want to write literary books that are accessible to a general audience.

54
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adjective

недоступный, недосягаемый; недостижимый, неприступный

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Inaccessible

“a remote and inaccessible cave”

55
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Verb

а) побороть, победить
б) превозмочь; преодолеть; подавить (какое-л. чувство)

устоять перед искушением; преодолеть соблазн

преодолеть препятствия

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Overcome

to overcome temptation
to overcome obstacles

56
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Verb

устоять (перед чем-л.) , выдержать (что-л.) ; противостоять, не поддаваться (чему-л.)

выдержать конкуренцию
выдерживать давление
выдерживать перегрузки

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withstand

to withstand competition
to withstand pressure
to withstand overload