Words Flashcards
Doable
Выполнимый, реалистичный
Desirable
Целесообразный, желательный, актуальный
compound
/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
сложное слово
trumpet
труба инструмент, фанфара
hoax
[həuks]
ложь; неправда; обман, “утка”, искажения фактов
insist
настойчиво утверждать, настаивать
rate
скорость, темп, частота
locksmith
слесарь
estimate
(noun)
оценка, посдчёт
(но без точного калькулирования)
estimated
предполагаемый, примерный, приблизительный
be likely to do
вероятно сделать что-то, скорее всего
1. Be likely to — вероятно, возможно
Значение: Что-то может произойти с довольно высокой вероятностью, но не 100%.
Уверенность: ~70–90%
Примеры:
She is likely to be late. — Она, скорее всего, опоздает.
It’s likely to snow tonight. — Возможно, сегодня ночью пойдёт снег
fossil fuel
топливо (нефть, уголь)
chamomile
ˈkæm.ə.maɪl
Ромашка
terms
the rules of an agreement
условия
Under the terms of their contract, employees must give 3 months notice if they want to leave.
Extend
Расширять, продлевать , протягивать
a likely story
(informal, ironic) used to show that you do not believe what somebody has said
“свежо придание” “так я тебе и поверил”
You just found it lying in the street? A likely story!
treat
tobehavetowards ordealwith someone in aparticularway
обращаться, обходиться (с кем-либо)
Hetreatsher reallybadly.
to consider something in a particular way
относиться, воспринимать
He treated my suggestion as a joke.
to give medical care to someone for an illness or injury
лечить
He’s being treated for cancer at a hospital in California.
to do or buy something special for someone
угощать, доставлять удовольствие
I’m going to treat her to dinner at that nice Italian restaurant.
to put a substance on something in order to protect it
обрабатывать
The wood is then treated with a special chemical to protect it from the rain.
something special that you buy or do for someone else
подарок, угощение
a birthday treat
As a special treat I’m taking him out for dinner.
Annie, put your money away, this is my treat (= I am paying).
irreverent
/ɪˈrevərənt/
not showing any respect for people or traditions that are usually respected
непочтительный, без уважительный
irreverent humour
forfeit
/ˈfɔːfɪt/
to lose the right to do something or have something because you have done something wrong
лишаться, утрачивать
They have forfeited the right to live in society.
eager
сильно желающий, нетерпеливый
[ + to do sth ] Sam was eager to go home and play on his computer.
keen
быть очень заинтересованным,
страстный спортсмен(футболист итд)
unveil
The new policy is due to be unveiled later this month
раскрывать, обнародовать
to tell the public about an idea or plan that was secret before
торжественно открывать (памятник и т. д.)
to remove the cover from an object as part of an official ceremony
overall
В целом
We lost the first game, but won overall
Общий, полный
the overall cost of the holiday
Ambient
Окружающая среда , внешние условия (окружающее тебя что-либо: звук, шум, температура, состояние)
Расслабляющий (о музыке)
Devastated
Очень расстроенный, опустошений, раздавленный горем, потрясенный
genuine
/ˈdʒenjuɪn/
If a person or their feelings are genuine, they are sincere and honest.
искренний
He shows a genuine concern for the welfare of his students.
Подлинный
inconsequential
/ɪnˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃəl/
Не имеющий значения, не важный
inconsequentialremarks
guidance
noun /ˈɡaɪdəns/
Руководство
Help or advice
Students make choices about their future, with the guidance of their teachers.
Assume
Предположить
poverty
noun [ U ]
/ˈpɒvəti/
the state of being very poor
бедность
to live in poverty
assess
“verb”
оценивать
to make a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of something
The tests are designed to assess a child’s reading skills.
browse (verb)
просматривать, разглядывать товары (в магазине)
to look at information on the Internet
(to browse the Internet/Web)
to read a book, magazine, etc in a relaxed way and not in detail
(She browsed through some travel brochures looking for ideas)
to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything
(I love browsing around bookshops)
clarify (verb)
clarification (noun)
разъяснять, разъяснение
The law aims to clarify building regulations.
chunk
большой кусок, большая часть чего-либо
convey
/kənˈveɪ/
сообщать, выражать, передавать. перевозить
enhance (verb) formal
/ɪnˈhɑːns/
.
улучшать, усиливать
to improve something
Winning that award greatly enhanced her reputation
tangible
adjective
/ˈtændʒəbl/
Something that is tangible is real and can be seen, touched, or measured.
реальный, ощутимый
plead verb
to ask for something in a strong and emotional way
умолять
“You must believe me!” she pleaded.
to say in a court of law if you are guilty or not guilty of the crime you have been accused of
(не) признавать себя виновным (на суде)
He pleaded not guilty to five felony charges.
plead sb’s case/cause
to say something to try to help someone get what they want or avoid punishment
защищать кого-либо/чьи-либо интересы в суде
slay
verb
/sleɪ/
to kill someone in a very violent way
жестоко убивать
misogyny
noun
/mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/
a great dislike of women
женоненавистничество
misandry
noun
/mɪˈsæn.dri/
feelings of hating men
Ненависть у мужчинам
mishap
noun /ˈmɪshæp/
an accident or unlucky event that usually is not serious
неудача, неприятное происшествие
They suffered a series of mishaps during the trip.
speculate
строить предположения, заниматься домыслами
to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain
eliminate
устранять, исключать
The doctor advised me to eliminate salt from my diet.
gross
verb
to earn a particular amount of money as a total before tax or other costs are taken from it
давать валовой доход
The movie grossed $250 million.
evidently
adverb
used to say that something can easily be noticed
очевидно, явно
He evidently likes her
grim
мрачный, зловещий
The future looks grim
gear (sb/sth) up
I’m trying to gear myself up for the exams.
to prepare for something that you have to do, or to prepare someone else for something
готовить(ся), настраивать(ся)
in conjunction with sth/sb
working, used, or happening with something or someone else
в сочетании с
Our librarians use their knowledge in conjunction with the computer network.
stay out
— phrasal verb
to not go home at night, or to go home late
не возвращаться домой, гулять допоздна
He stayed out all night.
as long as
used when you are talking about something that must happen before something else can happen
при условии, что
You can play football as long as you do your homework first.
emphatic
adjective
/ɪmˈfætɪk/
an emphatic victory
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt
убедительный, категорический
emphatically
adverb
решительно, категорически
still
adjective
UK /stɪl/ US
stand/stay/sit, etc still
to stand, stay, sit, etc without moving
не двигаться/оставатьсянеподвижным/сидеть смирно и т. д.
Sit still so I can brush your hair.
well-established
adjective
UK /ˌwelɪˈstæblɪʃt/ US
having existed for a long time
укоренившийся
a well-established tradition
extravagant
расточительный
hostile
враждебный
humidity
noun [ U ]
/hjuːˈmɪdəti/
a measurement of how much water there is in the air
влажность
slob
неряха, разгильдяй
bustling
adjective
/ˈbʌslɪŋ/
full of people and activity
оживленный
a bustling city/street
vibrant
полный жизни, яркий
A vibrant colour is very bright.
a vibrant city
a vibrant, young performer
quaint
причудливый, старомодный но привлекательный, колоритный
a quaint little village
consumption
потребление
staggering
adjective
/ˈstæɡərɪŋ/
very shocking and surprising
ошеломительный, потрясающий
He earns a staggering amount of money.
stagger
verb
/ˈstæɡər/
stagger verb (MOVE)
to walk as if you might fall
идти шатаясь
He staggered drunkenly towards the door.
stagger
verb (ARRANGE)
to arrange events so that they do not happen at the same time
составлять скользящий график
We stagger our lunch breaks at work.
rural
adjective /ˈrʊərəl/
relating to the countryside and not to towns
сельский, деревенский
inclination
a feeling that you want to do something
склонность, желание
She showed little inclination to leave.
vastly
(very much)
очень, крайне
justify
объяснять, находить оправдание
object
verb
to feel or say that you do not like or do not approve of something or someone
возражать
We objected to his unreasonable demands.
Would anyone object if I were to leave early?
refectory
столовая в университете
current
течение, поток воздуха,
електрический ток
encounter
to experience something unpleasant; to meet someone, especially when you do not expect it
наталкиваться (на трудности); (неожиданно) встретить
We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning.
tackle
to try to deal with a problem
решать проблему, браться за что-либо
blow sb away
This a movie will blow you away.
to surprise or please someone very much
поражать
walk of life
People from different walks of life have different jobs and different experiences in life.
сфера деятельности, занятие
subliminally
[sʌb’lɪmɪnǝlɪ]
I know that TV advertising is supposed to work subliminally.
подсознательно
On top of
On top of that, it’s great fun.
в добавок, кроме того
one-off (noun)
a thing that is made or that happens only once and not regularly
единичный случай, разовый, одноразового употребления
Is this a one-off event?
It was just a one-off; it won’t happen again.
close-down
прекращение работы, закрытие
No, it happens every Sunday, and it’s a close-down
of a main street in Mexico City
civic
[‘sɪvɪk]
гражданский; городской
take (sth) over
Who’ll be taking over from Cynthia when she retires?
to get control of or responsibility for something
принимать (руководство, должность и т. д
means (noun)
It was a means of making money.
a way of doing something
средство, способ
conduct
a code of conduct (= rules about how to behave;
They’re conducting a survey.
to organize or do something
проводить
the way someone behaves
поведение
germinate
If a seed germinates or is germinated, it begins to grow.
прорастать, давать росток
buy someone off
They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang was arrested.
откупиться
to pay someone so that they do not cause you any trouble
joint
совместный, сустав
fuss
суета, суматоха
inconceivable
impossible to imagine
непостижимый, немыслимый
likewise
adverb
/ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in the same way
так же, таким же образом
Water these plants twice a week and likewise the ones in the bedroom.
Watch what she does and then do likewise.
reassuring
/ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ/
a reassuring smile/voice
making you feel less worried
ободряющий
interfere with sth
— phrasal verb with interfere verb [ I ]
I try not to let my dancing classes interfere with my schoolwork.
мешать, служить препятствием
all things considered
used when you are giving your opinion about something after thinking carefully about all the facts
с учетом всех обстоятельств
All things considered, I think we made the right choice.
nuisance
неприятность; досада;надоедливый человек
immensely
/ɪˈmensli/
extremely
чрезвычайно
immensely powerful/popular
deprive sb/sth of sth
— phrasal verb with deprive verb
UK /dɪˈpraɪv/
to take something important or necessary away from someone or something
лишать кого-либо чего-либо
They were deprived of food for long periods.
salvation noun [U] (FROM HARM)
Getting a dog was Dad’s salvation after Mum died.
something or someone that saves you from harm or a very unpleasant situation
спасение
on second thoughts
I’ll wait here. No, on second thoughts, I’ll come with you.
used to say that you have changed your opinion
turn heads
She turned heads whenever she walked into a roo
не оставить никого равнодушным; вызывать восхищение
Куда бы она ни входила, на неё устремлялись восхищённые взгляды
show off
хвастаться
on the contrary
ˈkɒntrəri
“You’re a vegetarian, aren’t you?” “On the contrary, I love meat.”
used to show that the opposite of what has just been said is true
наоборот
