Harry Potter 2 Flashcards
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Lounge [laʊndʒ]
1. an airport lounge
2. All the family were sitting in the lounge watching television.
- a room in a hotel, airport, theatre, etc. where people can relax or wait: вестибюль, зал
- the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing and entertaining guests in: гостиная
speak ill of something
1. Dobby almost spoke ill of his family, sir.
2. I don’t like speaking ill of my colleagues, but there are a lot of incompetent people working here.
- to say unkind things about someone: говорить плохо о чем-то
Plot
1. There is a plot. A plot to make most terrible things happen
2. Who’s plotting them?
Сюжет, заговор, замышлять, организовывать заговор
Punchline
1. You just ruined the punchline of my Japanese golfer joke.
the last part of a story or a joke that explains the meaning of what has happened previously or makes it funny: самое смешное (в анекдоте, шутке), кульминация
Trunk
1. Get your trunk
- a large box with a lid that you store things in
сундук - Багажник, Ствол(дерева)
Pigeon
1. You and that bloody pigeon aren’t going anywhere!
голубь
Here we are, Harry. (Here we are)
Вот и мы, Гарри. (Мы здесь)
Tuck
1. Should I tuck my shirt into my trousers?
2. Tuck your shirt in.
3. I found an old letter tucked in the back of the book.
- to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position, especially to make it tidy or comfortable: заправлять, припрятывать
Tuck someone in
1. Daddy, if I go to bed now will you tuck me in?
to make someone comfortable in bed, especially a child, by arranging the covers around them:
tuck in/tuck into something
1. There’s plenty of food, so please tuck in
2. Here we are, Harry. Now tuck in. That’s it. There we go.
to start eating something eagerly: налетать на еду
Dad works in the Ministry of Magic, in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.
Misuse - Злоупотреблять
1. He misused his position to obtain money dishonestly.
Skulk
1. Skulking around Knockturn Alley?
2. I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.
to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions: красться
Dodgy
1. a dodgy deal
2. His friend’s a bit dodgy.
bad, or not able to be trusted: нечестный, сомнительный
I was looking for flesh-eating slug repellent. They’re ruining all the school cabbages.
Я искал средство от плотоядных слизней. Они портят всю школьную капусту.
We’d hoped you’d only gone one grate too far.
Мы надеялись, что вы зашли слишком далеко всего на одну решетку(камин).
The Daily Prophet
Ежедневный пророк
Rate
1. the birth rate / the rate of unemployment
2. the interest/exchange rate
3. How do you rate her as a singer?
4. The incident didn’t even rate a mention (= was not written about) in the local newspaper.
5. a first-rate hotel
6. Nice big smile, Harry. Together, you and I rate the front page.
- показатель, размер, уровень
- ставка, курс, расценка
- оценивать
- заслуживать
- первоклассный/второразрядный/третьеразрядный
Vacant (adj)
1. Let me see. Red hair, vacant expressions…
2. a vacant building
3. The hospital has no vacant beds.
4. She had a vacant look/expression on her face.
5. The position fell (= became) vacant when Rodman was promoted.
6. We have three vacant apartments in our building.
незанятый, свободный, вакантный, отсутствующий, бессмысленный
Tatty
1. Tatty secondhand book
2. tatty old jeans
untidy and in bad condition: потрепанный
What’s the use..
Какая польза…
Disgrace
1. You have disgraced us all with your behaviour.
2. They were sent home in disgrace.
3. It’s a disgrace that money is being wasted like this.
4. You are a disgrace to your profession.
5. What’s the use in being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don’t even pay you well for it?
позорить, бесчестить, позор, бесчестье
4.5. навлекать позор на кого-либо/что-либо
Sink-sank-sunk
1. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.
2. My feet keep sinking into the sand.
3. The sun sank below the horizon.
4. And I thought your family could sink no lower
Раковина, тонуть(корабли, лодки), опускаться, утопать, погружаться
Seal
1. Clean the seal on/around the fridge door regularly so that it remains airtight
2. She quickly sealed up the bottle.
3. to seal an envelope
4. The lawyer stamped the certificate with her seal.
5. The gateway has sealed itself for some reason.
тюлень, пломба, печать, опечатывать, плотно закрывать, запечатывать, изоляция
The invisibility booster must be faulty.
Booster - Усилитель
This whole idea is just a profit booster for drug companies.
Faulty - неисправный
faulty brakes/wiring