My Dictionary Flashcards
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Hoax
[hoʊks] — обман, мистификация
🗣️ The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
Синонимы: fraud, trick, deception
No excuse
[noʊ ɪkˈskjuːs] — нет оправдания
🗣️ There’s no excuse for such behavior.
Синонимы: no justification, no reason
An accessory
[əkˈsesəri] — соучастник (в преступлении)
🗣️ He was found guilty as an accessory to the robbery.
Синонимы: accomplice, associate
Decoy
[ˈdiːkɔɪ] — приманка, ловушка
🗣️ They used a decoy to distract the guards.
Синонимы: bait, lure, trap
Due
[duː] — должный, ожидаемый
🗣️ The payment is due next week.
Синонимы: expected, scheduled, owed
Confessed
[kənˈfest] — признался
🗣️ She confessed to cheating on the test.
Синонимы: admitted, revealed, acknowledged
Head boy
[hɛd bɔɪ] — староста
🗣️ He was appointed head boy for his leadership.
Синонимы: student leader, prefect
Tutoring
[ˈtuːtərɪŋ] — репетиторство
🗣️ He earns money by tutoring math to kids.
Синонимы: coaching, mentoring
Feast
[fiːst] — пир, угощение
🗣️ The wedding included a grand feast.
Синонимы: banquet, celebration, meal
Keen
[kiːn] — увлечённый, острый
🗣️ She’s a keen student of biology.
Синонимы: eager, sharp, enthusiastic
Chafing
[ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ] — натирание, раздражение
🗣️ His skin was chafing from the tight clothes.
Синонимы: rubbing, irritation
Quid pro quo
[ˌkwɪd proʊ ˈkwoʊ] — услуга за услугу
🗣️ It was a quid pro quo deal between them.
Синонимы: exchange, trade-off
Down the hatch
[daʊn ðə hætʃ] — пей до дна
🗣️ Cheers! Down the hatch!
Синонимы: bottoms up, drink it all
Taking a dump
[ˈteɪkɪŋ ə dʌmp] — какать (разг.)
🗣️ He said he was taking a dump and missed the call.
Синонимы: pooping, relieving oneself
Went along
[wɛnt əˈlɔːŋ] — согласился, пошёл вместе
🗣️ I just went along with their plan.
Синонимы: agreed, complied
A word to the wise
[ə wɜːrd tu ðə waɪz] — совет тому, кто поймёт с полуслова
🗣️ A word to the wise: don’t trust him.
Синонимы: tip, advice, hint
Nosy
[ˈnoʊzi] — любопытный (в плохом смысле)
🗣️ Don’t be so nosy about my personal life.
Синонимы: intrusive, prying
Stormed off
[stɔːrmd ɔːf] — ушёл в гневе
🗣️ She stormed off after the argument.
Синонимы: left angrily, marched off
Thimbles
[ˈθɪmbəlz] — наперстки
🗣️ My grandmother collected antique thimbles.
Синонимы: sewing caps (спец.)
Discrepancies
[dɪsˈkrɛpənsiz] — расхождения, несоответствия
🗣️ There were discrepancies in the report.
Синонимы: inconsistencies, differences
Stir up
[stɜːr ʌp] — разжечь, спровоцировать
🗣️ The speech stirred up a lot of anger.
Синонимы: provoke, incite
Illiterate
[ɪˈlɪtərət] — неграмотный
🗣️ Many people in rural areas remain illiterate.
Синонимы: uneducated, unable to read
Inseparable
[ɪnˈsɛp(ə)rəbəl] — неразлучный
🗣️ The two friends were inseparable.
Синонимы: close, always together
Spreadsheet
[ˈsprɛdʃiːt] — электронная таблица
🗣️ I organized my budget in a spreadsheet.
Синонимы: data sheet, Excel file