words p.26 Flashcards by Maria Surkova

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взаимозаменяемый

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interchangeable
replaceable

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двузначность, неопределенность

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ambiguity

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прозрачный, очевидный

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transparent
obvious
lucid

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непонятный, матовый

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opaque
obscure
baffling

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говорящий сам за себя
самоочевидный

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self-explanatory

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практически

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virtually

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медленно ехать на транспорте

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to crawl

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сомневаться

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to have second thoughts
to be in two minds about smth

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скрытый мотив

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ulterior motive

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последнее, о чем кто-то думает

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to be the last thing on smb’s mind

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ближайшие родственники

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next of kin

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встряска

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shake-up

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пробка

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tailback

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неудача

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setback

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проливной дождь

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torrential rain

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ураганный ветер

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gale-force winds

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общими усилиями

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concerted effort

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унизительный

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pejorative
abusive

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охваченный паникой

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panic-stricken
alarmed
frightened

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лишиться дара речи из-за стеснительности

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tongue-tied
tight-lipped

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фанатичный, нетерпимый

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bigoted
dogmatic

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заплатить, изложить

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to lay out

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утихнуть

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to die down (про дождь, огонь)

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потушить

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to put out
to extinguish
to quench

образец типичный пример

classic example

жесткая критика

fierce criticism

полный хаос

utter/total chaos

иметь мало шансов на спасение

to have a narrow escape

уродство, бельмо на глазу реальная проблема

a real eyesore hideosity

достигнуть согласия

to reach an agreement to come to terms

разрешить спор

to settle dispute

взять на себя вину

to take the blame to accept the responsibility for

отступить

to back down to surrender to climb down

усваивать информацию

to absorb/assimilate/consume information

извиняющийся

apologetic regretful

непростительный

inexcusable unjustifiable

авторитетный

reputable prestigious

необъяснимый

inexplicable unaccountable

пухленький

chubby chunky

брюхо, пузо

paunch

раствориться в воздухе

to vanish into thin air

пресный, безвкусный

insipid vapid

острый, резкий запах

pungent

затхлый

musty

запах, аромат

odour smell scent aroma fragrance

тошнотворный

nauseating sickening