Review, p 15 Flashcards
a stick of coloured wax or chalk that children use to draw pictures
кольоровий олівець
пастель
cray‧on [countable]
1 a thin paper cover in which you put and send a letter
конверт
an en‧ve‧lope [countable]
envelopes and stamps
She tore open the envelope and frantically read the letter.
He got a job stuffing envelopes (=filling them with letters) at the campaign headquarters.
1 _________ order/situation/process etc
the opposite order etc to what is usual or to what has just been stated
2 the _________side
the back of something
зворотний
reverse [only before noun], adjective
1 The results were read out in reverse order (=with the worst first and the best last).
1 opposite
the _______
quite/just/precisely/exactly the opposite
the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned
2 in _______
in the opposite way to normal or to the previous situation [↪ vice versa
3 go into _______/put something into _______
to start to happen or to make something happen in the opposite way
4 car [uncountable]
the position of the gears in a vehicle that makes it go backwards
5 defeat [countable] formal a defeat or a problem that delays your plans [= setback
6 other side [singular]
the less important side or the back of an object that has two sides
виверт зворотний бік поразка протилежність реверс
reverse
1 the reverse
I didn’t mean to insult her - quite the reverse (=in fact, I meant to praise her).
I owe you nothing. If anything, the reverse is true (=you owe me).
2 in reverse
US video recorders cannot play European tapes, and the same applies in reverse.
3 go into reverse/put something into reverse
The incident threatened to put the peace process into reverse.
4 into/in reverse
Put the car into reverse.
5 defeat [countable] formal
Losing the Senate vote was a serious reverse for the President.
6 other side [singular]
on the reverse
The British ten-pence coin has a lion on the reverse
to draw shapes, lines, or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing
verb машинально малювати
noun закарлючка
doo‧dle / dudl / verb [ intransitive ]
Brad was doodling on a sheet of paper.
— doodle noun [ countable ]
positive and making you feel that good things will happen OPP downbeat
up‧beat / ʌpbit / adjective
an upbeat message
1 admit
to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists
2 recognize sth’s importance [ usually passive ]
if people _____________ something, they recognize how good or important it is
3 accept sb’s authority
to accept that someone or something has authority over people
4 thank
to publicly announce that you are grateful for the help that someone has given you
5 show you notice somebody
to show someone that you have noticed them or heard what they have said
6 say you have received something
to let someone know that you have received something from them
виявляти вдячність визнавати облікувати підтверджувати висловлювати подяку припускати усвідомлювати
ac‧knowl‧edge S3 W3 AC / əknɒlɪdʒ $ -nɑ- / verb [ transitive ]
1 The family acknowledge the need for change.
acknowledge that
He acknowledges that when he’s tired he gets bad-tempered.
Claire acknowledged that she was guilty.
The government must acknowledge what is happening and do something about it.
‘Maybe you are right,’ she acknowledged.
This is a fact that most smokers readily acknowledge .
2 acknowledge something as something
The film festival is acknowledged as an event of international importance.
be widely/generally acknowledged to be something
The mill produces what is widely acknowledged to be the finest wool in the world.
3 Both defendants refused to acknowledge the authority of the court.
acknowledge somebody as something
Many of the poor acknowledged him as their spiritual leader.
4 We wish to acknowledge the support of the university.
5 Tom acknowledged her presence by a brief glance.
6 I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.
1 [ countable ] the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something
2 [ uncountable and countable ] the force of one object hitting another
3 on ____ at the moment when one thing hits
вплив
імпульс
колізія
удар
im‧pact 1 S3 W2 AC / ɪmpækt / noun
1 impact on/upon
We need to assess the impact on climate change.
major/significant/profound etc impact
Higher mortgage rates have already had a major impact on spending.
impact of
an international meeting to consider the environmental impacts of global warming ► Do not say ‘cause an impact’ on something. Say have an impact on something.
2The force of the impact knocked the breath out of her.
3 on impact
The plane’s wing was damaged on impact.
1 to start doing or dealing with something, especially something that needs a lot of time and effort
2 literary to attack someone by hitting and kicking them
set about something/somebody phrasal verb
1 A team of volunteers set about the task with determination.
set about doing something
How do senior managers set about making these decisions?
2 They set about him with their fists.
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere, usually by offering them something that they want
en‧tice / ɪntaɪs / verb [ transitive ]
entice into/away/from etc
The birds were enticed back into Britain 40 years ago.
entice somebody/something to do something
Our special offers are intended to entice people to buy.
— enticement noun [ uncountable and countable ]
