words 1 Flashcards
1 _____ somebody/something ↔ __
to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation
2 to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc
3 to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question
4 _____ __ a loan/debt
to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them
5 British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else
call in phrasal verb
1 call somebody/something ↔ in
The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances.
2 Rachael called in sick (= telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work ) .
3 Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme.
4 call in a loan/debt
The bank can call in the loan at any time.
5 British English
call in on/at
Could you call in on Mum on your way home?
someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval
ren‧e‧gade / renəɡeɪd, renɪɡeɪd / noun [ countable ] literary
a renegade army unit
very
жахливо
aw‧ful‧ly / ɔf ə li $ ɒ- / adverb
It’s awfully cold in here. Is the heater on?
moody
похмурий
mood‧y / mudi / adjective
1 annoyed or unhappy :
Keith had seemed moody all morning.
2 often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper SYN temperamental :
a moody teenager
Lewis was moody and brilliantly clever.
— moodily adverb :
She was staring moodily into the fire.
— moodiness noun [ uncountable ]
чутка
a rumour
ru‧mour British English , rumor American English / rumə $ -ər / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
1 rumour about/of
I’ve heard all sorts of rumours about him and his secretary.
rumour that
There’s a rumour that Eddie is bankrupt.
рекламний
pro‧mo‧tion‧al / prəməʊʃ ə nəl $ -moʊ- / adjective
a promotional video
дійсно
spravdi
in‧deed / ɪndid / adverb
1 The blood tests prove that Vince is indeed the father.
‘Would it help if you had an assistant?’ ‘It would indeed.’
2 formal
I didn’t mind at all. Indeed, I was pleased.
3 especially British English used with ‘very’
Most of the essays were very good indeed.
Thank you very much indeed.
персонал
1 workers [ C, also plural British English ] the people who work for an organization
staff / stɑf $ stæf / noun
1 staff of 10/50 etc Our department has a staff of seven. The entire staff has done a good job this year. They employ a total of 150 staff. The staff were very helpful.
medical/academic/library etc staff
a strike by ambulance staff
one of our longest-serving staff members
member of staff British English :
I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.
Grammar
In British English, staff is often used as a plural noun and followed by a plural verb :
We need to recruit more staff.
All the teaching staff were women.
In American English, staff is not often used in this way, and is never followed by a plural verb.
► You never refer to a person as ‘a staff’. Say a staff member , a member of staff (BrE), or an employee .
bytu na konu
to be on the line
29 be on the line
From now on, all our jobs are on the line.
She knew that her whole future was on the line.
put yourself/your neck on the line (for somebody) (= risk something bad happening to you )
I’ve already put myself on the line for you once, and I’m not going to do it again.
придумати
to come up with something
come up with something phrasal verb
1 to think of an idea, answer etc :
Is that the best excuse (vypravdannya) you can come up with?
We’ve been asked to come up with some new ideas.
захопити уяву
to capture imagination
trumach dla babla
a wallet
спустошити
спорожняти
to empty something
світанок
dawn 1 / dɔn $ dɒn / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
1 at dawn
The boats set off at dawn.
When dawn broke (= the first light of the day appeared ) , we were still 50 miles from Calcutta.
I was up at the crack of dawn (= very early in the morning ) to get the plane.
We worked from dawn to dusk (= through the whole day while it is light ) .
the cold light of dawn
мабуть
очевидно
apparently
оголошувати
to announce something
виправдати очікування
to live up to expectations