The Little Mermaid Flashcards

Question

# *noun* Pinnacle | /ˈpɪnəkl/ ## Footnote *C1 word*

Answer 1

The **pinnacle** of his career Formula One is the **pinnacle** of motor racing. | вершина ## Footnote *the most important or successful part of something*

Answer 2

You could have been seen by one of those **barbarians** | варвар ## Footnote *a member of a people who were considered to be cruel and without culture*

Answer 3

She's a few **inches** taller than me. A laptop with a **15-inch** screen | дюйм ## Footnote *a unit for measuring length or height, equal to 2.54 centimetres*

Answer 4

Do you mind if I **tag along** with you tonight? Not **tagging along** after some headstrong teenager | следовать по пятам / таскаться ## Footnote *to go somewhere with somebody, when you have not been asked or invited*

Answer 5

I'm sure he's **up to** *no good* What is that girl **up to**? | замышляет что-то ## Footnote *doing something, especially something bad*

Answer 6

She is too wild and **headstrong** Not tagging along after some **headstrong** teenager | упрямый

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Isn't it **neat**? We had a great time—it was pretty **neat** | good; excellent ## Footnote *(North American English, informal) good; excellent*

Answer 8

Look at this **trove** Treasures One of the largest **troves** of consumer data is kept by a Colorado | клад / хранилище ## Footnote *a large amount of something good or a place where this can be found*

Answer 9

How many wonders can one **cavern** hold? | пещера/ особенно большая

Answer 10

There will be games and prizes **galore** I've got things **galore** | в изобилии ## Footnote *in large quantities*

Answer 11

You want **thingamabobs**? I need one of those red **thingamabobs** for this | штуковина / вещь ## Footnote *a word used, in spoken English, when the name of an object has been forgotten*

Answer 12

He received a **reprimand** for his behaviour They don't **reprimand** their daughters | выговор ## Footnote *reprimand for (doing) something*

Answer 13

You have to be over 16 to **bet** **Bet** ya on land they understand | делать ставки / сделать ставку ## Footnote *to risk money*

Answer 14

Walls have had to be **shored up** | укрепляйся / поддерживать ## Footnote *shore something up*

Answer 15

We're being' **intrepid** A team of **intrepid** explorers | бесстрашный ## Footnote *very brave; not afraid of danger or difficulties*

Answer 16

You're as thin as a **beanpole** Grimsby, ya old **beanpole** | каланча / дылда / бобовый стебель. ## Footnote *a tall thin person*

Answer 17

He was still **sore** at me for telling him he couldn't sing. | расстроенный / злой ## Footnote *sore (at somebody/about something) upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly*

Answer 18

He was starting to have some serious **doubts** Without a **doubt** | сомнение ## Footnote *a feeling of being uncertain about something or not believing something*

Answer 19

Secure the **rigging**! | такелаж ## Footnote *the ropes that support the masts and sails of a boat or ship / канаты, которые поддерживают мачты и паруса лодки или корабля*

Answer 20

A **sudden** change in temperature The wind's all of a **sudden** on the move here! | внезапный ## Footnote *happening or done quickly and unexpectedly*

Answer 21

You really **delight** in these sadistic things | восторг ## Footnote *a feeling of great pleasure* *synonym joy*

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You really delight in these these sadistic **strains** on my blood. | напряжение ## Footnote *pressure on a system or relationship because great demands are being placed on it*

Answer 23

Do you feel any **pressure**? On my blood **pressure** | давление ## Footnote *the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something*

Answer 24

I think you're **swallowed** a bit too much seawater | глотать ## Footnote *to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach*

Answer 25

The kids made a **mess** in the bathroom My hair's a real **mess**! | беспорядок ## Footnote *a dirty or untidy state*

Answer 26

The **fluke** is the duke of soul a **fluke** goal | счастливая случайность ## Footnote *a lucky or unusual thing that happens by accident, not because of planning or skill*

Answer 27

The fluke is the **duke** of soul the **Duke** of Edinburgh | герцог ## Footnote *a nobleman of the highest rank*

Answer 28

He knocked the **nail** into the wall Somebody's got to **nail** that girls fins to the floor | гвоздь ## Footnote *a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head*

Answer 29

She stood in the **doorway** for a moment before going in We mustn't lurk in **doorways** | дверной проем ## Footnote *an opening into a building or a room, where the door is*

Answer 30

One might question your **upbrining** She had had a very bad **upbringing** | воспитание ## Footnote *the way in which a child is cared for and taught how to behave while it is growing up*

Answer 31

She doesn't **blame** anyone for her father's death Not that I **blame** you | винить ## Footnote *to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad*

Answer 32

They think a girl who **gossips** is a bore I can't stand here **gossiping** all day | сплетничать ## Footnote *to talk about other people’s private lives, often in an unkind way*

Answer 33

**Incapable** of speech The children **incapable** of working by themselves | неспособный ## Footnote *not able to do something*

Answer 34

**Savage** dogs The war that followed was as **savage** | жестокий ## Footnote *aggressive and violent; causing great harm*

Answer 35

This, uh, prince **fellow** She has a good reputation among her **fellows** | приятель/ товарищ/ коллега/ собрат ## Footnote *person that you work with or that is like you; a thing that is similar to the one mentioned*

Answer 36

He **zipped** his case. I **zipped** my jacket. | застёгивать на молнию ## Footnote *to fasten clothes, bags, etc. with a zip*

Answer 37

The men don't like a lot of **blabber** What was she **blabbering** on about this time? | болтать ## Footnote *to talk in a way that other people think is silly and annoying*

Answer 38

He took a **gulp** of coffee. Take a **gulp** and take a breath | глоток ## Footnote *gulp (of something) an amount of something that you swallow or drink quickly*

Answer 39

I **dragged** the chair over to the window Look at what the guppy **dragged** in | тащить / волочить ## Footnote *to pull somebody/something along with effort and difficulty*

Answer 40

She **marched** over to me I'm gonna **march** meself straight home right now... ## Footnote *+ adv./prep. to walk somewhere quickly in a determined way*

The Little Mermaid Flashcards

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