Английский Flashcards
(27 cards)
Avarice
Алчность, жадность, скупость
Bednet
Накомарник, mosquito net
Inflict
to make someone suffer by doing something unpleasant to them
наносить, причинять
Nauseous
/ˈnɔːsiəs/
If you feel nauseous, you feel like you might vomit, and if something is nauseous, it makes you want to vomit.
чувствующий тошноту, отвратительный
Break out
START
If a fire, war, disease, etc breaks out, it starts suddenly.
вспыхивать
A fight broke out among the crowd.
ESCAPE
to escape from prison
сбегать
to break out of jail
In that regard
В этом отношении
Gauze
Марля
Bogus
pretending to be real
фальшивый
a bogus doctor
bogus documents
Drill
FOR LEARNING
a teaching method in which students repeat something several times to help them learn it
упражнение, тренировка
We do lots of drills to practise pronunciation.
Flicker
SHINE
to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak
мерцать
A candle flickered in the window.
APPEAR
to appear for a short time or make a sudden movement somewhere
мелькать
A smile flickered across her face.
Substantiate
to provide facts that prove that something is true
подкреплять доказательствами
His claims have never been substantiated.
Constraint
something that limits what you can do
ограничение
budget constraints
There are constraints on the medicines doctors can prescribe.
Albeit
although
хотя
He tried, albeit without success.
Residue
something that remains after most of a substance has gone or been removed
остаток, осадок
Woes
your problems and worries
беды, неприятности
Mild
WEATHER
B1 When weather is mild, it is less cold than you would expect.
мягкий, теплый
a mild winter
ILLNESS
When an illness is mild, it is not as serious as it could be.
легкий, слабый
My doctor said I had a mild form of pneumonia.
WEAK B2 not having a strong effect неострый, несильный a mild taste a mild detergent
KIND
calm and gentle
кроткий, тихий
He has a very mild manner.
Skim
Беглый просмотр
Obscure
NOT KNOWN
not known by many people
малоизвестный
an obscure figure/writer
NOT CLEAR
difficult to understand
невразумительный, непонятный
His answers were obscure and confusing.
Retention
continuing to keep something
сохранение, удерживание
Plight
an unpleasant or difficult situation
тяжелое положение
the plight of the sick and the poor
Moniker
Nickname, an informal label
Every time
Каждый раз
Всегда
Strangeness
Непривычность
the strangeness of her surroundings gradually wore off ― она постепенно стала привыкать к обстановке
Latter
Более поздний, последний
Последний из двух названных, второй