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Who is an expatriate ?
ex‧pat / ekspæt / noun [ countable ] informal
someone who lives in a foreign country :
British expatriates living in Spain
verb
1 [ intransitive ] to get off a ship or aircraft OPP embark
2 [ transitive ] to put people or goods onto the shore (uzberezhzhya) from a ship
vysadzhuvatysya
dis‧em‧bark / dɪsəmbɑk, dɪsɪmbɑk $ -ɑrk / verb
not allowing water to enter :
vodonepronyknyy
wa‧ter‧proof 1 / wɔtəpruf $ wɒtər-, wɑ- / adjective
a waterproof jacket
waterproof adhesive
Rub the wax in to make the shoe waterproof .
formal to go beyond the usual limits of something
tran‧scend / trænsend / verb [ transitive ]
The desire for peace transcended political differences.
1 a balance between different people, groups, or forces that compete with each other, so that none is stronger than the others and a situation is not likely to change suddenly
2 a state in which you are calm and not angry or upset
rivnovaha
e‧qui‧lib‧ri‧um / ikwəlɪbriəm, ikwɪlɪbriəm / noun [ singular, uncountable ]
1 The government is anxious not to upset the economic equilibrium.
2 She struggled to recover her equilibrium.
1 somebody you know [ countable ] someone you know, but who is not a close friend
2 relationship [ singular, uncountable ] a relationship with someone you know, but who is not a close friend
4 knowledge [ uncountable ] formal knowledge or experience of a particular subject
znayomstvo
ac‧quaint‧ance / əkweɪnt ə ns / noun
1 She was a casual acquaintance of my family in Vienna.
Register
In everyday English, people usually say someone I know rather than an acquaintance :
I got the job through someone I know .
2 They developed an acquaintance over the Internet.
4 acquaintance with
The practice of a lawyer requires acquaintance with court procedures.
1 a job that lasts for a short time, that someone, especially a student, does in order to gain experience → intern
2 a job that someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor does in a hospital → intern
in‧tern‧ship / ɪntɜnʃɪp $ -ɜrn- / noun [ countable ] American English
bezumovno
surely
ordinary, and happening every day
shchodennyy
quo‧tid‧i‧an / kwəʊtɪdiən $ kwoʊ- / adjective literary
1 [ intransitive and transitive ] formal to start burning, or to make something start burning :
2 [ transitive ] to start a dangerous situation, angry argument etc
zapalyty
to ig‧nite / ɪɡnaɪt / verb
1 The petrol tank suddenly ignited.
The candle ignited the plastic.
2 events which ignited the war in Europe
to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefully
zakhoplyuvaty
to en‧thral British English , enthrall American English / ɪnθrɔl $ -θrɒl / verb ( past tense and past participle enthralled , present participle enthralling ) [ transitive usually passive ]
be enthralled by/with somebody/something
The children were enthralled by the story she was telling
— enthralled adjective
a style of Spanish music, played especially on the guitar and accompanied by singing and dancing. - фламенко
flamenco
small Spanish savory dishes, typically served with drinks at a bar. - тапас
tapas
formal to name a list of things one by one
перераховувати
to e‧nu‧me‧rate / ɪnjuməreɪt $ ɪnu- / verb [ transitive ]
блоха
a flea
лазур
az‧ure / æʒə, æʒjʊə, æzjʊə $ æʒər / adjective
having a bright blue colour like the sky
— azure noun [ uncountable ]
двозначність
ambiguity
a quick look
погляд
a glance
the place that someone or something is going to
misce призначення
des‧ti‧na‧tion / destəneɪʃ ə n, destɪneɪʃ ə n / noun [ countable ]
sb’s destination
Allow plenty of time to get to your destination.
holiday/tourist destination
Maui is a popular tourist destination.
famous or well known for something bad SYN infamous :
горезвісний
no‧to‧ri‧ous / nəʊtɔriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə- / adjective
a notorious computer hacker
notorious cases of human rights abuses
notorious for
a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption
— notoriously adverb :
Statistics can be notoriously unreliable.
The program is notoriously difficult to learn.
бути захоплені зненацька
to be caught by surprise
обмірковувати
to reflect on sth
номер соціального страхування
social security number
nezruchnist
inconvenience
