![Patterns] without v-ing Flashcards

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… How I can get straight ‘A’s in school ... tr....
(= без усилий, не стараясь)

A

… How I can get straight ‘A’s in school without trying.

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How do you feel when you leave the house _ w_ _ _? (=не накрасившись)

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How do you feel when you leave the house without wearing any makeup?)

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Как долго вы можете продержаться ни с кем не разговаривая?
(until you start feeling uncomfortable)

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How long can you go without talking to anyone (until you start feeling uncomfortable)?

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Я начал плакать, не зная почему.
(beg…)

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I began to cry without knowing why.

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Now, without _ _ technical d_, the redder the circle, the more fragile that city is.

= не углубляясь в технические детали..

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Now, without going into technical detail, the redder the circle, the more fragile that city is.

NOTE: ‘detail’ is singular here!

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It gave me an opportunity to express myself in this way, without _ _ say _ w_. (= I didn’t have to say anything to do that)

= не произнося ни слова

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It gave me an opportunity to express myself in this way, without having to say a word.

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