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Miscellaneous ( Смешанный) Flashcards

1
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We are teaching them how to flunk an exam

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Мы учим их как завалить экзамен

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He described the tenacity and cunning of the troops

\ tə-ˈna-sə-tē \

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Упорство, стойкость.
Хитрость

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The wall graffiti is equally bleak: «there is no love».

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Унылый, безрадостный; жестокий

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The brutal tenacity of Russian tactics remain ‘steadfast.

\ tə-ˈna-sə-tē \

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  1. Упорство, стойкость - ability to to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle
  2. Твердый, непреклонный
    - firm in one’s allegiance to someone or something
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Hypothetical matchup

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Гипотетическое совпадение

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That could provide Democrats a tailwind next year

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Попутный ветер

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Entrenched demographic and geographic divisions

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Укоренившееся демографическое и географическое разделение

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  1. The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors
  2. A fraught relationship
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  1. Работа была плохо изучена и полна ошибок
  2. Uneasy
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Takeaways from the indictment of Donald Trump

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Выводы (тезисы) из обвинительного заключения Дональда Трампа

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After Trump’s fist appearance and arraignment

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После первого появления Трампа и предъявления ему обвинения

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No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day.

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Happen

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Which award ceremony recognizes excellence within various areas of TV and emerging media?

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Какая церемония вручает награды за выдающиеся заслуги в различных областях телевидения и новых СМИ?

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We deplore the development of nuclear weapons.

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Осуждать, сожалеть; оплакивать

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She could not deplore his death very deeply since she was completely separated from him.

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Горевать, сожалеть, оплакивать

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The company has shown a deplorable lack of concern for the environment.

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Very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust - прискорбный, достойный осуждения

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16
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A futile trip to the airport

\ ˈfyü-tᵊl , ˈfyü-ˌtī(-ə)l \

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Бесполезный, напрасный

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It was about terrifying, Kafkaesque early days of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan

\ ˌkäf-kə-ˈesk , ˌkaf- \

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Relating to Franz Kafka writings

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Residents had been subjected to an unrelenting information campaign.

\ ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ \

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  1. Безжалостный, жестокий
  2. Неослабевающий
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Hao was not deterred.

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Останавливать, отпугивать

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Eerie suspicion

\ ˈir-ē \

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Жуткий, зловещий, сверхъестественный

21
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But the police taunted him

\ ˈtȯnt , ˈtänt \

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Насмехаться над, издеваться над

22
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He equivocated.
\ i-ˈkwi-və-ˌkāt\

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Увиливать , говорит двусмысленно

23
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But Ukrainian social media was abuzz with news of the attack

\ ə-ˈbəz \

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filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound (гудящий, жужжащий)

24
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Unflinching clarity
Flinch - вздрагивать

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Непоколебимая ясность (стойкий, решительный)

25
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I know how to spell it.

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Писать ИЛИ произносить слово по буквам

26
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What is her beef with me? I’m always nice to her!

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noun, slang A source of disagreement; a feud.

27
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Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade

Blood feud

\ ˈfyüd \

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Вражда, междоусобица; ссора

28
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I could not even reciprocate his kind gesture of writing in his own hand.

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Я не смог даже ответить взаимностью на его деликатный жест - написать мне собственноручно.

29
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This aspiration is commonly called living the American dream.

\ ˌa-spə-ˈrā-shən \

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Это стремление и есть то, что обычно называют американской мечтой. (Стремление, желание, мечта)

30
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recapitulate (or recap) the main points of an argument

\ ˌrē-kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt/

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  1. Summarize (резюмировать)
  2. to repeat the principal stages or phases of a process ( перечислять)
31
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They know that by being ill they can hold sway over the entire household.

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n. Власть, влияние; контроль

32
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  1. We heaved the box (up) onto the table.
    The sailors started heaving on the rope.
  2. The quarterback heaved the ball down the field.

\ ˈhēv \

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  1. To lift or pull (usually +on) something with effort
  2. To throw something with effort
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It was with some consternation that I realized it was a language I didn’t speak

\ ˌkän(t)-stər-ˈnā-shən \

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Ужас, испуг; concern

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He stood on the stage, emoting and gesturing wildly.

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To express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way/вести себя подчеркнуто эмоционально

35
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China has relied lopsidedly on investment and export since 1990s. \ ˈläp-ˌsī-dəd \

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disproportionately heavy on one side/кривобокий; односторонний, неравномерный

36
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Now china faces a very long expected glut. \ ˈglət \

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an excessive quantity : OVERSUPPLY/ переизбыток , излишек

37
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The appliances and other accouterments of starting a home \ ə-ˈkü-trə-mənt , ə-ˈkü-tər-mənt \

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Дополнение, аксессуары

38
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When the coach was arrested for drunken driving, the students realized that their hero had feet of clay.

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A weakness or hidden flaw in character of a greatly admired or respected person.

39
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our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia. \ ə-ˈdü \

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Trouble, difficulty

40
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We went astray but a man redirected us.
He was led astray by boozy colleagues

\ ə-ˈstrā \

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  1. Away from the correct path or direction
  2. Into error or morally questionable behavior

Сбившись с пути

41
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He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.
\ in-ˈkrōch \

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To advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits Посягать, вторгаться

42
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You cheapskate, go back and pour a real glass of wine.’

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Скряга, крохобор

43
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A showdown over Trump’s trial date reflects an irreconcilable clash between campaign politics and justice \ i-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl ,

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Конфронтация (схватка, противоборство) вокруг даты суда над Трампом отражает непримиримое столкновение между политикой предвыборной компании и правосудием.

44
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The political institutions of the country left internally estranged by Trump’s tumultuous presidency are facing another of the existential test that he has posed since descending his escalator in 2015.

\ tu̇-ˈməl-chə-wəs \

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Политические институты страны, которая осталась внутренне отчужденной из-за бурного президентства Трампа , теперь сталкиваются с еще одним экзистенциальным испытанием, которое Трамп сформулировал после того как спустился по эскалатору в 2015

45
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Legal quagmire

\ ˈkwag-ˌmī(-ə)r ,

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Правовая трясина, болото

46
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Serous charges may create campaign reverberations

\ ri-ˌvər-bə-ˈrā-shən \

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Рокот, отзвук, эхо

47
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She took her husband’s surname when they got married. (Called also Family name, Last name)

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In English, your surname comes after your first name and middle name. /фамилия

48
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She was inconsolable when she learned that he had died.

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Безутешна

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