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macabre
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gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
относящийся к смерти; мрачный, страшный, ужасный, жуткий, макабрический |
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mace
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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
жезл |
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macerate
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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
вымачивать; размачивать |
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maculated
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spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
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magisterial
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authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
авторитетный, влиятельный |
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magniloquent
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boastful; pompous
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maim
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mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life
калечить, увечить, уродовать; |
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mangle
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tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies
mangle up калечить ; наносить увечья |
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maladroit
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clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
неловкий, неуклюжий |
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malady
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illness
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malaise
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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
недомогание |
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malapropos
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Inopportune; inappropriate
некстати, не вовремя, несвоевременно, неуместно [ˌmælˌæprə'pəu] |
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work
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manacle
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restrain; handcuff; N.
наручники, ручные кандалы |
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mangy
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shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
паршивый, чесоточный, шелудивый грязный, запущенный; |
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mange
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skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair
чесотка |
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manifold
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many in number or kind; numerous; varied
['mænɪfəuld]множественный, многочисленный |
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manumit
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emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
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maul
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handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
сильно избивать, колошматить ; |
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mauve
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pale purple
розовато-лиловый [məuv] |
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maxim
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proverb; truth pithily stated
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mealymouthed
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indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive
неискренний, сладкоречивый; |
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meander
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wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly
[mɪ'ændə] извиваться (о реке, дороге) 2) слоняться без дела, без цели |
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melee
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fight
['meleɪ] 1) рукопашная схватка, свалка 2) острый спор |
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menial
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suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)
['miːnɪəl] чёрный (о работе, не требующей высокого мастерства) a menial job — чёрная работа лакейский He answered in menial tones. — Он ответил подобострастным тоном |
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mercenary
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motivated solely by money or gain; N
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meretricious
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flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. meretricious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute
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mete
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measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment
граница; измерять, мерить |
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mettle
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courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
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miasma
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swamp gas;pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
[mɪ'æzmə]миазмы, ядовитые испарения |
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microcosm
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small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society
1) микрокосм 2) что-либо в миниатюре |
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milieu
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social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.
['miːljɜː]окружение, окружающая среда, обстановка |
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mince
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Walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, typically with short quick steps
4) говорить очень чётко, с хорошей дикцией и произношением 5) семенить ногами, ступать маленькими шажками |
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mire
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entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire
трясина, болото; топь = mire down завязнуть в грязи, трясине |
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miscreant
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wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe
mis- + creire "believe," from L. credere (see credit) |
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mite
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very small object or insect-like creature; small coin
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modish
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fashionable; conforming to the current fashion
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mollycoddle
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pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively
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moribund
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dying; at the point of death; CF. death
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mote
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small speck (esp. of dust)
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mountebank
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charlatan; boastful pretender
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mulct
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defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
2) (mulct of) лишать (чего-л.; часто обманом) He was mulcted of £ 10 . — Его обжулили на 10 фунтов (стерлингов). |
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murky
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom
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musty
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stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
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mutinous
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unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer
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myopic
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nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia
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