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upstage

/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/

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затмевать; затирать; перещеголять; привлечь внимание публики к себе; третировать; относиться высокомерно

Bridesmaid Taylor Swift makes sure not to upstage the bride at her friend’s wedding

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disrepute

/ˌdɪsrɪˈpjuːt/

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дурная слава; сомнительная репутация; дурная репутация; бесславие

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banter

/ˈbæntə(r)/

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добродушное подшучивание; шутки; шутливая беседа; шутка; стёб

friendly remarks and jokes

…I had established a casual and bantering familiarity with the hotel’s concierge…

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accommodating

/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt̮ɪŋ/

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желающий услужить

willing to help and do things for other people

…Jean, who struck one as being, at once, both lazy and, really, quite accommodating.

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