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№ | Word | Transcription | Definition | Synonym/Antonym | Set expressions | Examples |
to hit off (метко уловить сходство; подражать; согласовываться; соответствовать, гармонировать) | [ʹhıtʹɒf] | to represent or mimic accurately |
| to hit smb. off to a T - точно передать сходство с кем-л. | The book hits off the American temperament with amazing insight. His late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan | |
measly (заражённый корью; ничтожный, жалкий) | ['miːzlɪ] | ridiculously small or few | Syn.: trivial | to give a measly present - сделать ничтожный /жалкий/ подарок; подарить ничего не стоящую вещь what a measly hole! - какая /ну и/ дыра! | Three measly votes. He pushed for a leaner military. | |
lean (худой; тощий; наклон; постный; неурожайный; голодный; скромный) | [liːn] | containing little fat; having no superfluous fat; offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre | Syn.: incline, inclination, thin, spare, meagr, scanty, poor, thrifty, economical Ant.: fat | to lean on smb.'s advice — полагаться на чей-л. cовет lean years — голодные годы, тяжёлые времена a lean budget — скромный бюджет | Do not lean against the door. The fence is leaning to the right. | |
overdraft (превышение кредита в банке; задолженность банку) | ['əuvədrɑːft] | a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds | Syn.: overdraught | to pay off the overdraft — погасить овердрафт | When I left Cambridge I had a ₤600 overdraft.
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tangible (вещественный; заметный, отчётливый; реальность, факт) | ['tænʤəbl] | perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real; | Syn.: palpable, material; clear, lucid, distinct, plain, evident; fact, case Ant.: abstract | tangible assets — материальные средства tangible ground — реальная основа tangible ideas — ясные идеи tangible blunder — очевидная ошибка | The emphasis is now on tangible results. The relief was almost tangible. | |
haul (улов, добыча; перевозка, поездка; тяга; расстояние; груз) | [hɔːl] | a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally; a number of fish caught; the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period; a distance to be covered in a journey | Syn.: pull, tug, distance, draught, loot, distance, load | to haul timber /logs/ - трелевать лес to haul at /upon/ a rope - тянуть канат to haul pilchards - ловить сардину at one haul - одним заводом невода; за один раз
| They finally hauled into the tavern. He has such a fine haul of prizes. They escaped with a haul of antiques. | |
to batter (бить; ломать; изнашиваться, портиться) | [ʹbætə] | strike repeatedly with hard blows; to worn out with time | Syn.: to work over, to smash, to worn out | to batter even — выбивать, расплющивать, рихтовать, трамбовать battered child (wife) — ребёнок (жена), жертва избиения, грубого обращения | He battered up his car in the race. In the old days, the enemy would use a whole tree to batter down the door of a castle. | |
to line up (выстраивать; становиться; подыскивать, подбирать) | [ʹlaınʹʌp] | if you line things up, you move them into a straight row; if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen | Syn.: assemble, put together, organize, prepare, arrange, prearrange, fix up, book, schedule | to line up votes — собирать голоса | I hate lining up in the cold to go to a cinema. We were lined up against a wall.
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to pare down (сокращать, урезать) | [‘peə ‘daun] | to make something more compact or smaller | Syn.: to cut, to shorten, to lessen | to pare expenses down to a minimum — до минимума сократить расходы | The number of Ministers has been pared down by a third. | |
to skimp (плохо обеспечивать; экономить; делать кое-как, небрежно) | [skımp] | expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize | Syn.: economize, scrimp | to skimp work - увиливать от работы, сачковать to skimp and screw - скупиться, жадничать
| Don't skimp on insurance when you book your holidays. Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent. | |
dismay (испуг, беспокойство, волнение, смятение) | [dɪs'meɪ] | cause someone to feel concern and distress | Syn.: perturbation | to smb.'s dismay — к чьему-л. ужасу to express dismay — выражать испуг to feel dismay — пугаться | They were dismayed by the U-turn in policy. To most experts, such findings have been somewhat dismaying. | |
lenient (снисходительный; мягкий; терпимый) | ['liːnɪənt] | more merciful or tolerant than expected; mild or soothing | Syn.: indulgent, lax, merciful, tolerant, soft, smooth Ant.: exacting, rigid, severe, stern, strict | lenient judge - снисходительный судья lenient disposition - кроткий нрав to be lenient towards smb. - быть снисходительным к кому-л. | In the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient lenient magistrates. Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view. | |
to stock up (запасатьтся, накапливать) | [‘stɔk ‘ʌp] | if you stock up on something, you buy a lot of it, in case you cannot get it later | Syn.: to preserve, to accumulate | to stock up on meat — запастись мясными продуктами to stock up with food for a journey — запастись продуктами для путешествия | The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel. New Yorkers have been stocking up with bottled water. | |
to have/develop a good rapport with smb. (иметь/развить хорошие взаимоотношения, взаимопонимание, понимание, согласие с кем-либо) | [ræ'pɔː] | a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well | Syn.: affinity, close relationship, understanding, mutual understanding, bond, empathy, sympathy, accord |
| She was able to establish a good rapport with the children. She had an instant rapport with animals. | |
to get one’s bearings (собираться с силами, осматриваться) | [ʹbeərıŋz] | if you get your bearings, you are trying to concentrate in order to receive some information better or in order to find something | Syn.: to concentrate, to look around | getting one's bearings – ориентирование на местности | I pick one up, just to get my bearings... and I don’t quite believe it.
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