quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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толпа

A

crowd

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нарасхват

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– like hotcakes; in demand

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3
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затылок

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– the back of the head

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4
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надули нас с перестройкой

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they conned us with perestroika!

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5
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совок –

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dustpan, scoop, shovel. Пейоративным жаргонным названием Советского Союза и советских

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6
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пайка

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– ration, a portion

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7
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барак

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– barracks

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8
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кумир

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– idol

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9
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просвещённый

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– educated

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10
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прилавок

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– counter (in a store)

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11
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талон

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– coupon

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12
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смириться

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– to accept

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13
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растеряться

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– 1, to be confused (people); 2, to go missing (letters)

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14
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грош цена

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worthless

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15
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орден

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– order

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16
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недвижимость -

A

real estate

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17
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челнок -

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мелкий розничный торговец

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18
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вождь

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– leader, chief

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19
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нюхать - понюхать

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– to sniff

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20
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фарцовщик

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– illegal trader of imported goods

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21
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вопреки + д.п

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. – contrary to

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22
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годовщина

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– anniversary

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23
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безразличие

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– indifference

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24
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усердие

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– diligence

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путч –
violent (жестокий) overthrow of the government
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колыбельная
lullaby
27
изменник
– traitor
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свергать/свергнуть –
to overthrow
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лагерь
- camp
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уничтожать- уничтожить -
to destroy
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обманывать - обмануть -
to deceive
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опустеть
- to become empty
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обеднеть –
to become poor
34
зэк
– convict
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фарцевать –
to sell illegal things in the USSR
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бронежилет
bulletproof vest
37
топорный –
грубо сделанный, сделанный торопом
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презирать
- despise
39
бдение-
vigil
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онеметь –
to become dumb, to become numb
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букинистический –
прилагательное, secondhand book
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юродивый
– holy fool
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стажировка -
internship
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мученик
– martyr
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раскулачивание -
dekulakization
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предрассудок -
prejudice
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переселение -
relocation, resettlement
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целина – virgin soil
– virgin soil
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воспитывать воспитать -
bring up
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бремя
- burden
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драться
- to fight
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унизительный
- humiliating
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навалом
– plenty, loads of
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заговор
– conspiracy
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куранты
– chiming clock
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поклоняться/поклониться чему
– to worship, to pay respect
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награда
– reward, prize
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отвага
– bravery
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нержавеющая сталь –
stainless steel
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северное сияние –
northern lights
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вспять
– back (directional)
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орошать/оросить
– to water, irrigate
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клятва
– oath
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разбираться в чем
– to understand
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тучный –
fat, obese (people), rich fertile (soil)
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руда
- ore
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сырьё
– raw material
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олово
– tin
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медь
– copper
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владеть чем?
– to possess
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копить
- save
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вписываться вписаться -
to fit in
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обобрать до нитки –
robbed to the thread
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естествоиспытатель –
natural scientist
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усадьба
- farmstead
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поджигать поджечь что-то –
to set fire
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изобилие
- abundance
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торжественный
– solemn
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кортеж -
procession