Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
55 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
adverse |
not good or favourable the - side effects of the drug got a lot of - publicity - weather conditions неблагоприятный, побочный, негативный |
|
|
breakthrough |
important discovery or development прорыв |
|
|
deploy |
if you - smth, you use it planning to - millions of reflectors/ - nuclear weapons задействовать |
|
|
devise |
to invent smth, to create scientists have -d a way to detect seismic waves/ - a new scheme/ a better method of communication разрабатывать, изобрести |
|
|
diminished |
smaller or less that it was before left him with - hearing chances of survival are greatly - found not guilty on the grounds of - responsibility уменьшенный |
|
|
disorder |
an illness or medical condition нарушение |
|
|
duplicate |
if you - smth, you do the same thing a second time reproduce, to copy, make again повторить, продублировать |
|
|
feasible |
possible economically - technically - wasn't - to keep the factory open возможный |
|
|
impaired |
damaged and not as good as before left him with - hearing/ people who are visually - could - your ability to work сниженный; нарушенный, поврежденный |
|
|
insert |
to put into smth else they - probes into the skin the key into the lock вставлять вкладывать |
|
|
prevalent |
common the genetic condition is quite - drug abuse is very - these attitudes are quite - |
|
|
stack of things |
a pile or large number of things a - of papers on my desk -s of money куча |
|
|
underlying |
- problem or cause is one that is important but us not easy to see: look for - problems with the data/ the - causes of crime положенный в основу |
|
|
wave |
the form in which sound/ light/ and some other things travel seismic -s/ sound -s/ radio -s |
|
|
to stick |
to put inside/ on to - a needle to - to your principles/guns |
|
|
the thin end of the wedge slippery slope |
the beginning of a harmful development a dangerous pathway or route to follow; a route that leads to trouble There are those who see the closure of the hospital as -. Identity cards for students could be - - soon everyone might have to carry identification. The matter of euthanasia is a - with both legal and moral considerations. |
|
|
pave the way |
lead to |
|
|
due to |
because of, be down to
из-за |
|
|
be down to |
due to, because of, в связи с |
|
|
adversary |
enemy, opponent |
|
|
adversity |
difficulty/ problems |
|
|
dubious |
сомнительный; неясный; двусмысленный; подозрительный; тёмный |
|
|
anomaly the figures are statistical -/ find some -s in the results |
smth that is different from what is usual or expected: значения статистически нелогичны. найти аномалии в результатах аномалия, отклонение от нормы, ненормальность2) алогичность, нелогичность, непоследовательность |
|
|
anonymously |
if you do smth - you do it without giving your name. published - on the internet/ wrote - to the newspaper/ the police got an - tip-off about the robbery |
|
|
armoury |
all the skill and information you have to help you. paer of every citizen's -/ DNA testing is a useful weapon in the police - |
|
|
attribute |
if you - smth to smone, you say that they are responsible for it. not sure if the change can be -d to government policy/ the fall in the death rate is generally -d to improved health services |
|
|
biased |
it favours one group rather than another: the poll is -/ claimed the referee was - / - towards the government/ - against the unions / a lot of - in the survey 1) лицеприятный, необъективный, предвзятый, предубеждённый, пристрастный,тенденциозный2) фанатичный; слепо верящий (чему-л.) |
|
|
bond |
when people -, they form a strong relationship with each other. hormones which encourage -ing/ I -ed with him immediately/ the strong -s between them |
|
|
borne |
if smth is - out of smth else, it is caused by it: the responses are probably - out of fear/ crimes - out of frustration/ social problems that are - out of poverty обоснованный, подкрепленный |
|
|
casual |
causes smth to happen: a - link betweeb gaming and bad behaviour? a - relationship between poverty and crime |
|
|
census |
official process of counting people or things: a - undertaken by the department of veterinary service/ carry out a -/ a population - / a traffic - ценз, учет численности |
|
|
commission smth |
if you - smth, you ask someone to do it for you: who -ed the research/ a survey - ed by the goverment/ -ed a series of paintings 2) уполномочивать3) посылать куда-л. с заданием4) поручать, делать заказ |
|
|
conflicting
|
- facts or opinions are different from each other: there is - evidence/ people gave me - advice/ there are - opinions within the government противоречивый вчт. конфликтующий научн. несовместимый (igisheva); взаимно противоположный (igisheva |
|
|
correlation |
if there is a - between two sets of facts, there is a relationship between them some data show a- / a strong - between obesity and heart disease. связь |
|
|
counter |
- facts or opinions are opposite to other ones^ there is bound to be an argument with - statistics/ a series of claims abd - claims встречное (требование), противоположный, обратный, встречный |
|
|
disguise |
to change smth so it cannot be recognized the increase profits may - the inefficiencies/ tried to - his accent/ -d herself as a nurse/ a bomb -f as a parcel/ he was wearing a - 1) изменять внешность, облик2) переодевать; маскировать3) обезображивать, уродовать4) искажать; представлять в ложном свете5) утаивать, скрывать2. сущ.1) маскировка; переодевание2) одежда для маскировки; маска, изменённая внешность3) притворство, ложь, обман4) обманчивая внешность, маска, личина |
|
|
ends |
your - are your aims: twisted the figures to suit his own -/ do anyting to achieve her political - |
|
|
extract |
to remove it from smth DVA can be -ed from hair/ - oils from plants/ had to have a tooth -ed |
|
|
figure |
an official numer: twisted the -s to suit his own ends/ the official unemployment -s/ isnt clear how the government arrived at this - |
|
|
flawed |
if smth is -, it is not perfect but has mistakes in it: the research is seriously -/ -logic/ the idea is fatally -/ a major flaw in the design ) бракованный; дефектный2) свищеватый, некорректный |
|
|
fuzzy |
it is confused and not clear: the truth can be -/ some of the concepts are a bit - неясный, туманный, смазанный а) пушистый; ворсистыйб) вьющийся, курчавый, пушистый о волосах |
|
|
intake |
your - of smth is the amount you eat or drink regularly: not clear what our salt - should be/ reduce your - of fat/ a high - of alcohol потребление |
|
|
link |
connection between two things: trying to establish a - between attitudes and health/ a close -/ a strong -/ a clear -/ strengthen the - between higher education and business. pay is -ed to performance |
|
|
manipulate |
if you - smth, you control it or change it in a clever way for your own benefit: the figures can be -ed/ I felt I was being -d/ tried to - me into giving him money |
|
|
plunge |
if dmth -s, it suddenly dereases by a large amount: the murder rate -d by 30% / unemployment has -d to a record low/ -d sharply окунать; погружать; вонзать |
|
|
rear |
- an animal or a child means to look after it while it is growing: two make pinguins are -ing a chik/ - pigs on the farm/ a good place to - children а) воспитывать, растить (детей)б) выращивать (растения), разводить (скот) |
|
|
scrutiny |
- is looking at smth very carefully. the verb is -ise / the figures don't stand up to -/ careful - of the accounts revealed some errors/ the company has come under close - / -ise their activities |
|
|
severity |
- of smth is how bad or serious it is. the - of theirs injuries/ didn't understand the - of the situation/ a severe injury 1) строгость, суровость; жестокость2) трудность, тяжесть (чего-л.)3) резкость суждений, критика, упрёк4) суровость (морали); аскетизм |
|
|
stand up |
if facts -, they are shown to be true when they are tested: the figures don't - to scrutiny/ evidence that will never - in court 1) оказываться прочным, оставаться в рабочем состоянии2) разг. подвести (кого-л.)3) казаться правдоподобным4) (stand up for) защищать, поддерживать (кого-л.), выступать в (чью-л.) защиту5) (stand up to) смело встречать6) (stand up to) выдерживать (сравнение, конкуренцию и т. п.) |
|
|
tighten |
if you - a rule or law, you make it stricter: the rules on animal experiments ought to be -ed/ - security at the airport/ - up the regulations а) сжиматьб) сжиматься2)а) натягивать, затягиватьб) натягиваться, затягиваться |
|
|
time frame for smth |
the amount of time that is available for it: only a narrow - for the study/ need to finish within a very short - /what's the - for the project? период времени (в течение которого что-л. произошло или должно произойти); временные рамки (определённые для чего-л.) |
|
|
twist |
if you - facts, you change them slightly for your own benefit: -ed the figures to suit his own ends/ 1) отклонять2) обманывать3) искажать |
|
|
upward |
smth that is - is increasing. the opposite is down-. the - movement of property prices/ interest rates are moving in a down- direction направленный вверх, поднимающийся, восходящий |
|
|
validity of smth |
is how true and belivable it is this interpretation has greater -/ questioned the - of his argument 1) юридическая сила, юридическая действительность, законность, юридическое действие2) аргументированность, вескость, мотивированность, обоснованность |
|
|
variable |
- is something that might be different in a different situation: there are a number of -s in the results/ tjere are too many -s to predict the result accurately 1) изменчивый, изменяющийся, непостоянный2) тех. переменный3) биол. аберрантный; изменчивый |
