Unit 7 Flashcards
absolute control over
Within five years the tech firm had absolute control over European market.
абсолютний контроль над
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to do this
to acknowledge the impact
They acknowledge the impact of anti-smoking campaign on young people.
визнавати вплив
a powerful effect that something has on a situation or person
to approve, v. /əˈpruːv/
The court approved the sale of the property.
приймати
to accept, allow, or officially agree to something
to assassinate, v. /əˈsæsɪneɪt/
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
вбивати відому людину
to kill someone famous or important
to be envied, /ˈenvid/
Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.
той, кому заздрять
you have a quality or possession that another person wish
to be erroneous, /ɪˈrəʊniəs/
The information on the website is erroneous.
бути помилковим
based on false information and therefore wrong, false
to be prone to sth/do sth
He was prone to depression even as a teenager.
бути схильним до чогось
likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness
to be right on the money
Her prediction was right on the money.
мати рацію в чомусь
be exact or correct
to be the silence before the storm
To me it is the silence before the storm.
тиша перед бурею
a quiet or peaceful period before a period during which there is great activity, argument, or difficulty
bias, n. /ˈbaɪəs/
Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias.
упередженість
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
bizarre, n. /bɪˈzɑː/
That party was too bizarre for me!
химерний, ексцентричний
very strange and unusual
bubonic plague, n. /bjuːˌbɒnɪk ˈpleɪɡ/
The world has not seen such an epidemic since the bubonic plague.
бубонна чума
a very infectious disease spread by rats, causing swelling, fever, and usually death
to capture, n. /ˈkæptʃər/
Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.
захопити, спіймати
to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force
casualty, n. /ˈkæʒjuəlti/
The train was derailed but there were no casualties, police said.
жертва
a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
to cherry-pick, v.
They cherry-picked the most promising potential customers and concentrated their efforts on them.
вибирати
choose only the best or the most suitable from a group of people or things
to choose ultimately, adv. /ˈʌltɪmətli/
She had to choose ultimately between the two men in her life.
зробити остаточний вибір
decide finally what you want from two or more things or possibilities
to claim, v. /kleɪm/
When King Richard III died, Henry VII claimed the English throne.
претендувати
ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it
to communicate idea
She said we should communicate our ideas in writing rather than over the telephone.
доносити ідею
give messages or information to others through speech, writing, body movements, or signals
to conquer, v. /ˈkɒŋkə/
The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century.
завойовувати
to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force
to contain a grain of truth
This idea didn’t contain a grain of truth.
містити зерно істини
have a very small amount of a particular quality
contentious debate
Education is the current focus of contentious debate.
суперечливі дебати
conflicting discussion of a subject in which many people take part
to convey the meaning
His poetry conveys the meaning of religious devotion.
передавати значення
express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people
to cultivate flexibility and willingness
We’re trying to help these kids cultivate flexibility and willingness.
виховувати гнучкість та бажання
try to develop and improve the ability to change, the quality of being happy to do something
cut and dried, adj.
We need a cut and dried decision by the end of the week.
остаточний
already decided and is unlikely to be changed
decline of power
Unemployment increased this month after a decline of power.
занепад влади
when power becomes less in amount, importance, quality, or strength
defeat, n. /dɪˈfiːt/
After their defeat in battle, the soldiers surrendered.
поразка
the fact of losing to someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made to fail
to defend, v. /dɪˈfend/
How can we defend our homeland if we don’t have an army?
захищати
to protect someone or something against attack or criticism; to speak in favor of someone or something
devastation, n.
/ˌdevəˈsteɪʃən/
If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation.
спустошення
damage and destruction
to devise, v. /dɪˈvaɪz/
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.
видумати, створити
to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination
disarmament, n. /dɪˈsɑːməmənt/
She said she supported nuclear disarmament.
роззброєння
the act of taking away or giving up weapons
downright, adv. /ˈdɑʊnˌrɑɪt/
Their working conditions were downright unhealthy.
абсолютно, очевидно
actually or completely
draft of law
What does the draft of law say about having alcohol in the blood while driving?
законопроект
the system of rules of a particular country, group not in its final form, and may have changes made to it
dreadful, adj. /ˈdredfl/
The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.
жахливий, огидний
causing fear, shock, or suffering
dull, adj.
She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.
нудний
not interesting or exciting in any way
embodiment, n. /ɪmˈbɒdimənt/ of sth
He was the embodiment of the English gentleman.
втілення
someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly
to encounter, v. /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
sb
On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.
зустрітись з кимось несподівано
meet someone unexpectedly
encounter place
Where is their encounter place?
місце зустрічі
meeting point, an area in a large public place, such as an airport or station, where people can arrange to meet
to escalate, v. /ˈeskəleɪt/
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
загострювати(ся), розгортати(ся)
become or make something become greater or more serious
evident. adj. /ˈevɪdənt/
Her love for him was evident in all that she did.
видний, виразний
easily seen or understood
to exterminate, v. /ɪkˈstɜːmɪneɪt/
Millions of Jewish people were exterminated in concentration camps in the Second World War.
знищувати, винищувати
to kill all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type
