The Christsmas Invasion & New Earts & T. C & S. R Flashcards
redecorate
проводить косметичечский ремонт
primary
основной B2 more important than anything else; main: The Red Cross’s primary concern is to preserve and protect human life.
congregate
собираться to come together in a large group of people or animals: A crowd congregated around the entrance to the theatre, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars of the show.
dribble
пускать слюни /капать to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts: The water was barely dribbling out of the tap.
rationing
a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have: fuel rationing
threaten
B2 [ T ] to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want: They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.
indolent
showing no real interest or effort: an indolent wave of the hand an indolent reply Synonym lazy
surveillance
наблюдение the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected: The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
decay
разложение /рушиться B2 [ I or T ] to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time.
entourage
свита
splendour
великолепие
keel over
опрокидываться / to fall over suddenly: He finished the bottle, stood up to leave, and keeled over.
lodger
квартирант / someone who pays for a place to sleep, and usually for meals, in someone else’s house: She takes in lodgers to make some extra money.
quid
жарг. фунт стерлингов
bog
болото
topsy-turvy
перевернутый вверх тормашками (in a state of being) confused, not well organized, or giving importance to unexpected things: The government’s topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low.
barge
вторгаться to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way: They barged through the crowds. When the doors opened she barged her way to the front of the queue. The man barged (= pushed) into her and ran on without stopping.
remote
B2 far away in distance or time, or not closely related: remote galaxies It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more. отдаленный
implosion
фиаско a situation in which something fails suddenly and completely, or the fact of this happening: an economic/financial/market implosion
scope
C1 the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.: I’m afraid that problem is beyond/outside the scope of my lecture.
blip
всплеск a temporary change that does not have any special meaning: Last month’s rise in inflation was described by the chancellor as only a blip.
plague
to annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions: The children plagued him with questions all through lunch. He’s been plaguing me for a loan of the book. надоедать
helmet
B2 a strong, hard hat that covers and protects the head: a crash helmet a bicycle helmet шлем
gutted
опустошен / выпотрошен extremely disappointed and unhappy: He was gutted when she finished the relationship.
bile
желч в прямом и переносном смыслах very angry feelings, words, or behaviour: His article was full of loathing and bile.
gob
разг. рот
threatening
ужасающий expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent: threatening behaviour
dash
быстро бежать B2 [ I ] to go somewhere quickly: The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.
sanctify
formal to make an event or place holy to make something socially or officially acceptable: a practice sanctified by many years of tradition
invalidate
to officially stop a document, ticket, law, etc. being legally or officially acceptable to prove that an opinion, argument, etc. is wrong
residual
остаточный remaining after most of something has gone: I still felt some residual bitterness ten years after my divorce.
cellular
сотовая связь
bits
кусочки
in-between
промежуточный
revival
возрождение
assassin
убийца
disinfectant
дезинфицирующий
commence
C2 to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Shall we let the meeting commence? [ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.
abstinence
воздержание not doing something, such as drinking alcohol or having sex: The best way to avoid pregnancy is total abstinence from sex.
salvage
to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood: gold coins salvaged from a shipwreck After the fire, there wasn’t much furniture left worth salvaging. to try to make a bad situation better: It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation. After the fraud scandal he had to make great efforts to salvage his reputation.
sooth
used to show or emphasize that something is true: In sooth, I know not why I am sad.
trampoline
батут
bizarre
причудливый
superstition
суеверие belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc.: According to superstition, if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck. I don’t believe in the old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.
comrade
товарищ
gang
банда
compulsory
принудительно B2 If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law: Swimming was compulsory at my school.
nun
монахиня
novice
новичок
anew
заново
dale
долина
bouncy
подвижный able to bounce: This ball’s not very bouncy. happy and energetic: He’s always bouncy in the morning.
expire
истекать C2 If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use: My passport expires next month. The contract between the two companies will expire at the end of the year.
hypocrite
лицемер
cockney
лондонец из низов
governor
правитель
constitute
основывать (ся) C1 [ L only + noun, not continuous ] formal to be or be considered as something: This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the Democrats.
remedy
средство B2 a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty: an effective herbal remedy for headaches
stem
стебель
lark around
to behave in a silly way because you think it is funny: I was woken up by a couple of drunks larking around in the street. We were just larking about - we didn’t mean to do any damage.
lark
жоворонок
turnover
оборот
clogs
башмаки
premise
предположение an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: [ + that ] They had started with the premise that all men are created equal.
tedious
скучный, неинтересный C1 boring: a tedious job The problem is I find most forms of exercise so tedious.
timorous
робкий nervous and without much confidence
rustic
деревенский simple and often rough in appearance; typical of the countryside: a rustic bench/cabin The property has a certain rustic charm.
henceforth
с этого времени
consort
водить компанию
ingenuity
изобретательность
crumble
разрушаться C2 [ I or T ] to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces: She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble.
crown
корона
bullets
пули
lupine
волчий
splinter
заноза
remotely
отдаленно /ничуть
dub
нарекать [ T + noun ] to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her: She was dubbed by the newspapers “the Angel of Death”.
retreat
отступление C2 [ I often + adv/prep ] to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city). When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk).
halt
остановить to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening: “Halt!” called the guard. “You can’t go any further without a permit.”
mistletoe
омела
livestock
домапрепятствовать C2 to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze. Her progress certainly hasn’t been hindered by her lack of experience.шний скот
hinder
препятствовать C2 to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze. Her progress certainly hasn’t been hindered by her lack of experience.
