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to criticize and not show much respect for someone or something
чернить

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denigrate

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уменьшать(ся), ослабевать

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diminish

Your pain should diminish gradually after taking these tablets.

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to say that someone or something is not very important or not very good
преуменьшать

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belittle

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to feel or express strong disapproval of something

считать предосудительным

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deplore

We deeply deplore the loss of life.

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безнравственность, порочность

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deprivaty

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порицать

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deprecate

We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.

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reason with argue

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expostulate

Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill.

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отговаривать

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  • dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/
  • talk out of
    [ + from + doing sth ] We tried to dissuade him from leaving.
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срывать планы

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thwart

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вопить

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That baby’s been bawling for hours.

That baby’s been bawling for hours.

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вопить

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brawl

That baby’s been bawling for hours.

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кастрировать ослабить

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emasculate

They were accused of trying to emasculate the report’s recommendations.

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заброшенный

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derelict

a derelict house

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мешать, быть помехой

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hinder

[ often passive ] His performance at the Olympics was hindered by a knee injury.

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высмеивать

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deride

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высушивать

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desiccate
Intensive farming has desiccated the land.
Some plants wither quickly and lose their power of recovery if allowed to desiccate.

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сковывать

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fetter

He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.

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унылый

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despondent

She was feeling a bit despondent after losing the match.

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хмурый

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glum

Why are you looking so glum today?

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неуверенный в себе, застенчивый

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diffident

a diffident young man

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sad and serious

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lugubrious

a lugubrious face

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very sad

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mournful

sorrowful
gloomy
pensive

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задумчивый печальный

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pensive

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diffuse

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распространять(ся)

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медлительный откладывающий
dilatory dilatory behaviour/tactics British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges.
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развлекаться waste time
dally to waste time or do something slowly
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крохотный
diminutive
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карлик
midget
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карлик, гном
dwarf
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very small
teensy /ˈtiːn.zi/ Hong Kong's budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments. To be honest, the book was a teensy bit (= a little) dull.
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отрицать отвергать
disavow /ˌdɪs.əˈvaʊ/ They were quick to disavow the rumor. She tried to disavow her past.
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недовольный, возмущенный
disgruntled | Disgruntled workers have decided to go on strike.
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капризный, вздорный
petulant
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расхождение, несоответствие
discrepancy | There is a slight discrepancy between the two statements.
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осторожность, осмотрительность
discretion /dɪˈskreʃən/ You can rely on my discretion
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благоразумный
prudent [ + to do sth ] I think it would be prudent to leave now before it starts raining.
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wisdom
sagacity sagacious They showed their usual practical sagacity. His air of kindness and sagacity tempts people to confide in him.
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презрение
disdain His disdain for politicians is obvious
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унылый
disheartened | She was very disheartened by the results of the test.
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в ужасе
aghast | She looked at him aghast.
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преисполненный благоговейного страха | охваченный благоговением
awestruck [ aw-struhk ] Developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, seem awestruck by this possibility.
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nonsense
begile | Don't talk such bilge!
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лепетать, бормотать
babble
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to speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand
``` jabber The train was full of people jabbering (away) into their mobile phones. He jabbered (out) something about an accident further down the road. ```
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talk a lot
gabble
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нарушение
violation
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агония
throe
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представить себе
envision
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(не)обузданый
(un)bridled
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напугать
rattle
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закрепить укрепить
entrench
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греметь, грохотать
clatter
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выкрикивать напевать
chant
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целитель
healer
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тыкать
prod
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подталкивать
nudge | She nudged me towards the door.
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сетчатка (глаза)
retina
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повязка на глазах
blindfold
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беруши
earplug
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дразнить, насмехаться
taunt He was taunted by his classmates because of his size. /tɔːnt/
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высмеивание
derision | The novel was greeted with derision.
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ревностный, пылкий
fervent | a fervent supporter of animal rights
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using words in a way that is clever and confident, but not sincere бойкий (о речи)
glib No one has a glib answer to this situation When he becomes more experienced and by his glib tongue and polite manner
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пояснять, разъяснять
elucidate
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famous, respected, or important | выдающийся, видный
eminent | an eminent historian
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смягчающий
emollient making people calm and avoiding argument: an emollient mood/tone an emollient cream
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проявлять емоции
emote From actors' facial expressions and the way they emote, we can draw conclusions about their characters' states of mind. You can emote with your voice
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подражать, повторять
emulate | They hope to emulate the success of other software companies
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оочаровывать
enamor /ɪˈnæm.ɚ/ The tail fins and rocket details of 1950s cars were an impression of the technology that enamored that decade. Persephone was the Greek goddess who enamored Hades, the king of the underworld.
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бис
encore на бис (for encore) She could hear the crowd screaming for an encore.
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обессиливать
enervate | The shock of the king's death had enervated the royalist cause.
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to destroy or damage something искажать
vitiate | He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.
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вызывать, пробуждать (чувство)
engender | We want to engender loyalty to our products.
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сливаться обьеденяться
coalesce /ˌkoʊ·əˈles/ The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars.
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горение
combustion (The unexpected combustion of the prosecution’s evidence forced the judge to dismiss the case against Ramirez.
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Compliant people are willing to do what other people want them to. податливый
compliant | The control makes the manipulator compliant in the null space and stiff in the task space.
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a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do раскаяние угрызения совести
compunction I wouldn't have any compunction about telling him to leave.
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кондитерские изделия
confection
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дебош разврат
debauch
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приличный
decorous | decent
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опровергнуть
debunk He debunked her claim to be the world’s greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matche
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панехида
dirge
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extreme tiredness
fatigue | She was suffering from fatigue.
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желобок, канавка
groove
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to say that you are disappointed about a situation сокрушаться сожалеть оплакивать
lament | He was lamenting the fact that so few people read fiction nowadays.
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увидеть, разглядеть видимый, различимый
discernible discern There was no discernible difference between them
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to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally
discomfit | This was the source of the stock owners' obligation to avoid discomfiting passengers.
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строгий
dour stern The children feared their dour neighbor because the old man would take their toys if he believed they were being too loud.
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a strong feeling of hate | вражда
enmity | This drama did not go so far as to engender enmity between the two women
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невозмутимость, хладнокровие
equanimity

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