Unit 9A

19. Nappies – Подгузники – a piece of towelling or other absorbent material wrapped round a baby’s bottom and between its legs to absorb and retain urine and faeces:

* he is busy making bottles and changing dirty nappies

** A packet of nappies

20. Tissues– Бумажные платочки – a disposable piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a handkerchief or for cleaning the skin:

* a box of tissues

** A box of tissues

21. Habit – Привычка - a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up:

* he has an annoying habit of interrupting me

** Any changes in British eating habits.

22. Check out – Контроль - prove to be true or correct:

* his claims simply did not check out

** Checking out the check out.

23. Consumer– Потребитель - a person who purchases goods and services for personal use:

* [as modifier] consumer demand

** But in the consumer world of the twenty-first century, it is perhaps truer to say we are what we buy.

24. To draw up -Составлять - come to a halt:

* drivers drew up at the lights

** (…) the National Office of Statistics draws up a list of the typical contents of the nation’s shopping basket.

25. Content – Содержание – a state of satisfaction:

* the greater part of the century was a time of content

** (…) the National Office of Statistics draws up a list of the typical contents of the nation’s shopping basket.

26. A box of matches– Коробок спичек - A box of matches is a common item used to create and light fireplaces:

* He lights the fire with a match from the box of matches, and when the last one is used, the book is done

** The basket doesn’t contain a box of matches (apparently we prefer lighters), a bottle of gin (it seems that we’ve become a nation of vodka drinkers) (….).

27. Apparently - Видимо - as far as one knows or can see:

* the child nodded, apparently content with the promise

** The basket doesn’t contain a box of matches (apparently we prefer lighters), a bottle of gin (it seems that we’ve become a nation of vodka drinkers) (….).

28. Gin – Джин - a clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain or malt and flavoured with juniper

berries.

* Gin is a spirit which derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries (Juniperus communis).

** The basket doesn’t contain a box of matches (apparently we prefer lighters), a bottle of gin (it seems that we’ve become a nation of vodka drinkers) (….).

29. Household - Хозяйство – a house and its occupants regarded as a unit:

* the whole household was asleep

* * Twenty years ago very few households included olive oil or fresh pasta on their shopping list.

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