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печальный, жалобный
plaintive
a plaintive cry
томный вялый
languorous
sluggish/flaccid
I felt warm and languorous.
His dark eyes were langorous and heavy-lidded.
расход, трата
expenditure
The government’s annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.
(RELIGIOUSLY)
in a way that shows that you have strong religious beliefs
piously /ˈpaɪ.əs.li/
I envision a church that is not just piously involved in worship on a Sunday morning.
The brothers are piously Roman Catholic.
верховный, высший
supreme
the supreme ruler
временное пребывание
sojourn
безмерно
immeasurably
тупость пустота
inanity
I was amazed at the inanity of her comments.
His speech was full of inanities that were meant to be funny.
окончательный, бесповоротный
irrevocable
irrevocable decisions
отрезать, отрывать, перерезать
sever
to sever an artery
[ often passive ] Two of her fingers were severed in the accident.
подвергать гонению
ostracize
He was ostracized by the other children at school.
подрывной
seditious
She was arrested after making a speech that the government considered to be seditious
дворецкий
butler
широкий обширный
ample
You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
There’s ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing.
They had ample warning of the factory closure.
вызывающий разногласия
divisive
divisive issue
отталкивать
alienate
ˈeɪliəneɪt/
The government’s comments have alienated many teachers.
колебаться
dither
/ˈdɪðər/
Stop dithering and tell me which one you want!
to make someone upset and confused, especially when they are trying to do something
fluster / perturb
News of the arrest perturbed her greatly
ерошить
ruffle
He ruffled my hair and kissed me.
to make something become creased (= not smooth) or untidy:
rumple
You’ll rumple your jacket if you don’t hang it up properly.
to make someone’s hair untidy, for example by rubbing it, or, of the wind, by blowing it
tousle
She tousled her niece’s hair, and went out.
The wind tousled their hair.
распространять
disseminate
They are using their website to disseminate political propaganda.
сеять
sow
to sow seeds/crops
sowed | sown or sowed
вспыхивать, разгораться (о гневе, насилии и т. д.)
flare
Violence flared up between football fans yesterday.
мерцать, блестеть
shimmer
The trees shimmered in the moonlight.
надуваться
distend
During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach.
The medication I take causes my lower belly to distend.
увеличивать
augment
Production systems can be augmented rather easily to carry out such a recognition.
The counts were natural log transformed, after being augmented by 1 to avoid 1n(0).
усиливать
amplify
расширять(ся)
dilate
The drug causes your pupils to dilate.
рассеивать(ся)
dissipate
The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere.
разглашать
divulge
He would not divulge how much the house cost.
to secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble:
tattle /ˈtæt.əl/
Did you tattle on us to the teacher?
to talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time
prate
Inevitably there’s some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.
угрюмый
dour
a dour expression
мрачный
bleak
The future is looking bleak for small businesses struggling with debts.
сомнительный
dubious
dubious evidence
a man with a dubious reputation
confused
perplexed
bewildered
troubled (беспокойный, измученный проблемами
You look troubled)
двуличность
duplicity
The politician in me boggles at the duplicity of some of those who retail ideas and fantasies as if they were facts.
под принуждением/давлением
under duress
The confession was made under duress.
Characteristically, cultural change did not represent hispanisation, but rather a mixture of coexisting systems that often emerged without great disruption or duress.
полный энтузиазма, кипучий
ebullient /ɪˈbʊliənt/
an ebullient personality
шипучий
effervescent /ˌef.əˈves.ənt/
fizzy
vivacious and enthusiastic.
“effervescent young people”
attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman).
vivacious
/vɪˈveɪʃəs,vʌɪˈveɪʃəs/
“her vivacious and elegant mother”
жизнерадостный, энергичный
exuberant
a warm and exuberant personality
эдикт, указ
edict идикт
How credible, though, is the edict’s view of religious rationalism as itself a form of proselytism?
наглость
effrontery
insolent or impertinent behavior.
“one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision”
impudence
impertinence
insolence
audacity
shining brightly; radiant.
сверкающий
effulgent
/ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/
(of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
“standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face”
outstandingly bad; shocking.
egregious
/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
“egregious abuses of copyright”
flagrant
пользующийся дурной славой, печально известный
notorious
a notorious criminal
She was notorious for her bad temper.
(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
отвратительный гнусный
nefarious
/nɪˈfɛːrɪəs/
“the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates”
сложный, замысловатый
elaborate
an elaborate system/scheme
an elaborate design
needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired:
laboured /ˈleɪ.bəd/
Her breathing was heavy and laboured.
a laboured joke
допытываться, добиваться
elicit
You have to ask the right questions to elicit the information you want.
вызывать воспоминания, чувства
evoke
The story evoked memories of my childhood.
ускользать, не даваться в руки
elude
The gold medal continues to elude her.
истощенный
emaciated /ɪˈmeɪsieɪtɪd/
вичеркнуть
expunge
obliterate
корректировать
expurgate
принижать
disparage
существующий
extant
постаронний
extraneous
easy
facile
incorrect
fallacious
rejoice
exult
weaken
enervate
feed
forage
освящать
hallow
разглагольствовать
harangue
rant