Quiz 2

Question 1

здание

Answer 1

edifice = a large or massive structure

Question 2

Народното събрание

Answer 2

National Assembly

Question 3

примижа

Answer 3

squint

Question 4

погледът му спря

Answer 4

His eyes shifted/ his eye fell/ his eyes stopped on

Question 5

редингот

Answer 5

Frock coat

Question 6

лъснати до блясък

Answer 6

polished

Question 7

шпори

Answer 7

Spur = a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to go faster

Question 8

намаляваха това впечатление

Question 9

суровост

Answer 9

Crudeness = the condition or being simple and not skilfully done or made

Question 10

надменност

Answer 10

haughtiness

Question 11

недостъпност

Answer 11

inaccessibility

Question 12

ландо

Answer 12

Landaulet -some type of car, similar to a jeep

Question 13

фуражка

Answer 13

Peaked cap

Question 14

кокарда

Answer 14

Cockade = a decorative knot of cloth worn in the hat, often for official ceremonies, to show rank

Question 15

зяпачи

Answer 15

Spectator = a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part

Question 16

кочияш

Answer 16

Coachman = a man who drives a coach or carriage

Question 17

забързан ход

Answer 17

Quicken the pace

Question 18

настръхна

Answer 18

Bristle; goosebumps

Question 19

драгоценно

Answer 19

precious

Question 20

надничаше

Answer 20

peek

Question 21

иззад ъгъла

Answer 21

Around the corner

Question 22

спусна

Answer 22

descend

Question 23

лъхна

Answer 23

Waft = to move gently through the air

Question 24

защитни за­клинания

Answer 24

protective spells

Question 25

гос­туваше

Answer 25

Visit; be a guest; come over

Question 26

едно-друго

Answer 26

This or that

Question 27

втръсваше

Answer 27

Sick and tired of something

Question 28

сармички

Answer 28

Sarmi + footnote (cultural realia)

Question 29

устата му се напълни със слюнка

Answer 29

His mouth watered

Question 30

мер­желееше

Answer 30

Loom = to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object

Question 31

смесе­ни чувства

Answer 31

Mixed feelings

Question 32

безразличие

Answer 32

indifference

Question 33

погнуса

Answer 33

Revulsion = a strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant;
disgust

Question 34

скуп­чени

Answer 34

Huddle = to come close together in a group, for example because it is cold

Question 35

огласени от смях детски площадки

Answer 35

Children’s laughter???

Question 36

гюрултия

Answer 36

Hubbub = a loud noise, especially caused by a lot of people all talking at the same time

Question 37

лъскави

Answer 37

Swanky = very expensive and fashionable, in a way that is intended to attract people’s attention and admiration

Question 38

дъх на липи

Answer 38

Lime tree

Question 39

многоликост

Answer 39

multifacetedness

Question 40

обърканост

Answer 40

confusion

Question 41

припомняше

Answer 41

Recall; remember

Question 42

flip side (n.)

Answer 42

the opposite, less good, or less popular side of something
ex. We’re now starting to see the flip side of the government’s economic policy.

Question 43

psyche /ˈsaɪ.ki/ (n.)

Answer 43

the mind, or the deepest thoughts, feelings, or beliefs of a person or group
ex. the male psyche;
Peru is a very traditional country, and embedded in its psyche is a love of ceremony.

Question 44

disrobe (v.)

Answer 44

to remove your clothes, especially an outer or formal piece of clothing worn for ceremonies; undress

Question 45

gruelling (adj.)

Answer 45

extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination
ex. Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week.

Question 46

mundane (adj.)

Answer 46

very ordinary and therefore not interesting
ex. Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.

Question 47

longing

Answer 47

a feeling of wanting something or someone very much

Question 48

merely

Answer 48

used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more

Question 49

bittersweet

Answer 49

pleasure accompanied by suffering or regret

Question 50

flicking through

Answer 50

to turn the pages of a book, magazine, newspaper etc very quickly looking at some of the pages for a very short time

Question 51

counter-intuitively

Answer 51

Something that does not happen in the way you would expect it to

Question 52

catharsis

Answer 52

a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension

Question 53

disrobing

Answer 53

to remove your clothes, especially an outer or formal piece of clothing worn for ceremonies

Question 54

enviably

Answer 54

highly desirable

Question 55

knock back

Answer 55

to drink alcohol quickly or in large amounts

Question 56

introspective

Answer 56

characterised by examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection

Question 57

turbulent

Answer 57

causing unrest, violence, or disturbance

Question 58

grind

Answer 58

to work or study excessively

Question 59

gruelling

Answer 59

extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination

Question 60

mundane

Answer 60

very ordinary and therefore not interesting