P Flashcards
Pick on
School bullies picked on her for wearing glasses.
Придираться, задирать
Pristine
He’s 16, so he should have an absolutely pristine brain.
Новый, нетронутый
Penalty
It’s a penalty of the job you can’t behave as you used to.
Отрицательная сторона чего-либо, штраф, наказание
Purely
It was all done purely for fun, nothing serious.
Только лишь, просто, исключительно
Promotion
Did you see the Herald article about your promotion?
Продвижение по службе
Preoccupied
I was preoccupied with business matters.
Озабоченный, поглощённый мыслями
Propriety
She conducted herself with propriety.
Правильность, уместность, приличие
Property
This is private property.
Собственность
Put out for
He’ll just tell me to put it out of my mind for my own good.
Выставлять, отдавать, выбрасывать
Perhaps
Perhaps it will snow tomorrow.
Возможно, может быть
Particularly
The restaurant is particularly popular with young people.
Особенно, очень, чрезвычайно
Portrays
The book portrays the actor as a selfish person.
Изображать, описывать
Pursue
The criminal is being pursued by police.
Преследовать, гнаться за
Perverse
That’s a little perverse, don’t you think?
Извращённый, неправильный
Plummet
The price are plummeting.
Резко, стремительно падать