words Flashcards

1
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избыток

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redundancy

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2
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forerunners

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предшественник, отстающий

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3
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at one point

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in some moment in past

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4
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могло быть и хуже

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it could have been much worst

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5
Q

мой коллега

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the colleague of mine

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6
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avid fisher

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anger

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7
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добряк

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bonhomie

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8
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восхищаться чемто в собеседнике

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I admire most in you is your ability to understand what needs to be done.

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9
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принять решение

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arrive at the decision

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10
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образец для подражания / подражание

A

role model / model-ape-mimic-emulate

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11
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остатки

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leftovers

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12
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соблазнительно

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seductive

  • It was a seductive black evening dress.
  • She gave him a seductive look.
  • Television confronts the viewer with a succession of glittering and seductive images.
  • The argument that sanctions should be given more time to work is seductive but fatally flawed.
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13
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очень разговорчивый

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garrulous / verbal diarrhea / chatterbox
USG 1: Giving it my best English accent, I say, “Such a chatterbox, a guy can’t get a word in.”
USG 2: Someone will eventually discover what a chatterbox she is, but she’s growing wise to my efforts to get her in trouble.

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14
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Ненасытный

Ненасытная тяга к власти

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insatiable
People are insatiable - can never be satisfied
An insatiable hungry for power

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15
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Искренность

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sincerity
USG: With people who mistrust each other wishing to enact some kind of sincerity system for social cohesion, in an attempt to protect themselves from their less trustworthy peers.

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16
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разбавить, приглушить, уменьшить

Не хочу приуменьшить этот эффект

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dilute

i dont want to dilute this effect

17
Q

угрюмый

A

grumpy

surly

18
Q

богатство / богатый

A

wealth / wealthy

19
Q

усугублять

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exacerbate
smoking you will only exacerbate your condition
decision to continue climbing exacerbate your position

20
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улучшить (улучшить положение по проблеме)

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ameliorate

jogging can ameliorate your health problems

21
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Это неизбежно

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it’s inevitable / unavoidable

22
Q

Прерывать когото / неожиданно попасть

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jump in
We will have informal meeting so dont hesitate to jump during my speech
suddenly i’ve jumped in all this grown up stuff

23
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Очень плохо / преступно

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Heinous
Heinous error
Heinous murder

24
Q

Искусственная кожа

A

Mock leather

25
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Театрально

A

Cinematic

26
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Избавление / рассказать (секрет)

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revelation / reveal

27
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Любопытный с хорошей и плохой конотацией

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Curious / nosy

28
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Неверность

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infidelity / cheating

29
Q

Гармонично

Обе вещи могут работать в унисон

A

Harmonically

Complementary

30
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не смотря на / тем не менее

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despite of / in spite of / although / even though / though
They never made much money, in spite of their success.
In spite of the pain in his leg, he completed the marathon.
Despite having a headache, I had a great birthday.
The train was cancelled. In spite of that, we arrived on time.
In spite of the fact that he worked very hard, he didn’t pass the exam.
Despite the fact that he worked very hard, he didn’t pass the exam.
I enjoyed the course, although I would have liked more grammar practice.
Although we saw each other every day, we didn’t really know each other.
Even though she spoke very quietly, he understood every word.
She didn’t get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.
Though I wasn’t keen on the film, I thought the music was beautiful.
We waited ages for our food. The waiter was really nice, though.

31
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to force topic to resolve. process ASAP

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expedite

32
Q

стрессоустойчивость / сопротивление

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resilience

33
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Отвлечение от проблем

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coping
Coping is defined as what people do to try to minimize stress and is commonly seen in health psychology as problem-focused, that is, directed at reducing the threats and losses of the illness, or emotion-focused, namely directed at reducing the negative emotional consequences.