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sacrilegious
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desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
from sacrum "sacred object + legere "take, pick up" |
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sage
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person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise
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salacious
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lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious
похотливый, сладострастный, распутный |
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salient
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prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
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sallow
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(of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice
желтоватый, болезненный, землистый (о цвете лица) |
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sanction
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approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
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sanguinary
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bloody; with much bloodshed
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sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red
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sap
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diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
2) подрывать, изматывать, ослаблять (силы, здоровье) |
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sardonic
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scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
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sate
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satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
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saturnine
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morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
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saunter
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stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.
прогуливаться, прохаживаться, |
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savant
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scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know
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savory
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pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation
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scabbard
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case for a sword blade; sheath
ножны |
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scad
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a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes
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scaffold
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temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution
эшафот; плаха; виселица; казньto bring to the scaffold — довести до виселицы 1) обстраивать лесами The house was scaffolded to the very attics. — Леса были выстроены до самого чердака дома. |
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scale
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climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones
2) градуировать, наносить деления; строить шкалу 3) быть или стать соизмеримыми, сопоставимыми (о нескольких различных объектах) 4) книжн. подниматься, взбираться |
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scanty
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meager; insufficient
недостаточный, ограниченный, скудный |
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scavenge
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hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
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schism
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division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
1) схизма, ересь, раскол to cause / create a schism — создавать раскол 2) секта |
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scintillate
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sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation
сверкать; искриться; блистать прям. и перен. scintillated with gold — сверкавший золотом |
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scoff
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laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats
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scotch
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stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor;
положить конец (чему-л.), прекратить, пресечь to scotch a plan — сорвать план |
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scourge
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lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict
плеть, бич; бичевать; наказывать, карать [skɜːʤ] |
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scrupulous
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conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker
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scuffle
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struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry;
1) драка, стычка, потасовка ходить шаркая, волочить ноги |
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scurrilous
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abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
грубый, непристойный, неприличный; оскорбительный scurrilous story — непристойный анекдот |
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scurvy
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contemptible; despicable, shabby; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C - цинга
презренный, жалкий |
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seamy
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sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life
постыдный, порочный, дурной, отвратительный |
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sear
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burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
сухой; иссохший, высохший; увядши а) прижигать Syn:cauterize б) обжигать, жечь |
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scorch
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sear;
обжигать; подпаливать |
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seasoned
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experienced
бывалый, закалённый, опытный; испытанный seasoned soldier — закалённый боец |
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secession
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withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
выход (из союза), отпадение, отложение, отделение |
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secular
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worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
мирской, земной 'sekjələ |
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sedate
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composed (with no excitement); grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative
спокойный, степенный, уравновешенный sedate temper — спокойный характер |
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sedition
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conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
подстрекательство к мятежу, бунту мятеж, бунт |
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sedulous
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diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
from se- "without, apart" (see secret) + dolo "deception, guile," прилежный, старательный |
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seedy
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run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
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seep
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pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
просачиваться; проникать, протекать |
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seethe
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be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.
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seine
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seine net; net for catching fish
невод, рыболовная сеть |
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seismic
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pertaining to earthquakes
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semblance
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outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
подобие, сходство, видимость to make semblance — создавать видимость |
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seminal
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related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field
семенной; зародышевый |
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senility
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old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia
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sensitization
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process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive
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sententious
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pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
1) нравоучительный; менторский, сентенциозный 2) афористичный, сжатый, краткий |
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sentinel
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sentry; lookout
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sepulcher
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tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral
'sep(ə)lkə могила, гробница; склеп |
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sequester
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isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life
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sere
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sear; parched; dry
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
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serrated
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having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
) зубчатый; зазубренный serrated ridges — зубчатые гребни serrated knife — нож с зазубренными краями б) бот. пильчатый serrated leaf — пильчатый лист |
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sever
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separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
отделять, разделять; |
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sextant
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navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
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shackle
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chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
кандалы; наручники |
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shard
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fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)
черепок, осколок (стекла, металла) |
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shaving
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very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)
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sheaf
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
а) сноп; вязанка б) пачка, связка (бумаг, денег); пучок |
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sheathe
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place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade
[ʃiːð] 1) вкладывать в ножны, в футляр |
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shirk
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avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger
увиливать, уклоняться; избегатьto shirk responsibility — уклоняться от ответственности |
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shoddy
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made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick
поддельный, фальшивый, ненастоящий ['ʃɔdɪ] |
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shrew
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scolding woman; very small mouselike animal
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shunt
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move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.
перемещать, передвигать, отодвигать; отталкивать ж.-д. перевод на запасный путь |
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shyster
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lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner
тёмный делец |
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sibylline
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prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)
2) книжн. пророческий; таинственный, мистический Syn.oracular, prophetic 3) книжн. чрезмерный, непомерный Syn:excessive, exorbitant |
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sidereal
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relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day
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silt
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sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
а) засорять, забивать (илом) The river is silted up long ago. — Эта река уже давно засорена илом. |
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simian
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monkeylike; N: ape or monkey
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simile
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comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
['sɪmɪlɪ] сравнение (стилистический приём) |
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simper
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smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly
притворно или глупо улыбаться |
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sinewy
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(of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone
['sɪnjuːɪ] а) мускулистый, сильный, физически хорошо развитый |
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sinuous
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twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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skiff
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small light sailboat or rowboat
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skimp
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provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
(skimp on) урезывать (что), экономить на (чём-л.) |
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skinflint
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miser; stingy person
скряга, скупердяй |
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skirmish
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minor fight; minor battle in war; V.
перестрелка между мелкими отрядами б) небольшой бой, стычка, схватка перепалка, спор, полемика verbal skirmish — словесная перепалка |
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skittish
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inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit
ветреный, легкомысленный, непостоянный, несерьёзный |
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skulduggery
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dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election
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skulk
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move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.
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slacken
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slow up; loosen; make or become slack
а) ослаблять (натяжение) to slacken sail — ослабить паруса б) слабеть, становиться вялым, менее интенсивным The rain is slackening. — Дождь стихает. |
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slag
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glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
тех. выгарки, окалина, шлак acid slag — кислый шлак |
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slake
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satisfy (thirst); quench; sate
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slapdash
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hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)
небрежный; поспешный slapdash work — неряшливая работа |
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sleeper
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one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
а) нечто, неожиданно получившее широкое признание (пьеса, фильм) That low-budget film became the summer's sleeper. — Этот малобюджетный фильм стал настоящей сенсацией летнего кинопроката. |
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sleight
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dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
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slight
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insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance
неуважение, пренебрежение, игнорирование to put a slight upon smb. — проявить, выказать неуважение к кому-л. |
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slipshod
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slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work
неаккуратный, небрежный, неряшливый slipshod manner — неаккуратность, небрежность, неряшливость |
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slither
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slip or slide
скользить, плавно передвигаться |
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sloth
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slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent
леность, лень; праздность зоол. ленивец |
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slough
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(of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed
slʌf а) сброшенная кожа (змеи и др. рептилий) |
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slovenly
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untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless
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sledge
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large sled drawn by work animals
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sluice
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artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
[sluːs] шлюз; перемычка; ворота шлюза канал, водовод |
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slur
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slander; insult to one's character or reputation; V.
унижать; позорить, чернить pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble произносить невнятно; писать неразборчиво |
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smattering
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slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German
поверхностное знание |
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smelt
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melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition
расплавленный металл, расплав |
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smolder
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smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger
медленно гореть (без огня), тлеть |
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snicker
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half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
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snivel
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complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me.
'snɪv(ə)l хныкать; шмыгать носомпускать слезу; всхлипывать |
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sodden
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thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink
промокший, влажный |
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sojourn
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temporary stay; V: stay for a time
временное пребывание |
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solder
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repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts
паять, спаивать; запаивать; припаивать Syn:sweat, braze |
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solemnity
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seriousness; gravity
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soluble
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able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved
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somatic
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pertaining to the body; bodily; physical
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somber
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dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
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sonorous
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resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound
звонкий, звучный |
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sonic
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of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic
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sophistry
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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism
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sordid
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filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story
а) грязный, запачканный; гноящийся б) отвратительный, омерзительный, противный |
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spat
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squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
размолвка, ссора, пререкания, перебранка |
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spate
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sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents
поток, наплыв, большое количество (чего-л.) |
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spawn
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lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals
) метать икру а) рождать (в большом количестве) |
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
благовидный, правдоподобный specious pretext — благовидный предлог обманчивый; ложный, неверный |
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spectral
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ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom
а) призрачный, нереальный a spectral resemblance — призрачное изображение б) похожий на привидение, призрак |
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spendthrift
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someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth
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splice
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join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.
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spoonerism
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accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner
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sportive
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playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike
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spruce
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neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V. spruce up
приводить в порядок, украшать; наряжать, прихорашивать |
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spry
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(esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble
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spurious
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments
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spurn
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reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.
отвергать с презрением |
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squabble
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minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children
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squalor
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condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story
грязь, запустение б) бедность, нищета; убогость |
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squander
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waste; spend foolishly
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squat
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short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N.
приземистый и коренастый; низкий и широкий |
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staid
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serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony
положительный, степенный, уравновешенный |
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stalemate
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deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
1) пат (в шахматах) 2) безвыходное положение, тупик |
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stalwart
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physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower
крепкий, сильный |
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stanch
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stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound
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stanza
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division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
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statute
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law enacted by the legislature
юр. закон, законодательный акт парламента; статут to beat a statute — обойти закон limitations statute — закон о сроках давности |
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steadfast
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steadily loyal; unswerving; steady
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stealth
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action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy
хитрость, уловка stealthy: незаметный, скрытый, тайный Syn: furtive, surreptitious, covert, clandestine |
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stem
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stop or check (the flow of); Ex. stem the bleeding from the slashed artery; N: main axis of a plant; stalk
запруживать; задерживать или останавливать (поток) прям. и to stem the tide of complaints — останавливать поток жалоб |
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stickler
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perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right
ярый сторонник, приверженец a stickler for neatness — сторонник порядка |
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smother
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kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers
душить, вызвать приступ удушья; задыхаться б) задохнуться |
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stilted
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bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
высокопарный, напыщенный, stilted style — высокопарный стиль |
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stipple
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paint or draw with dots or short strokes
гравирование или рисование точечным пунктиром |
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stipulate
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state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance
ставить условием, обусловливать, оговаривать в качестве особого условия The contract stipulates that the work must be finished by the end of the year. |
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stockade
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wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
частокол, забор, ограждение |
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stodgy
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dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book
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stoke
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stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
поддерживать огонь (в топке); забрасывать топливо; топить to stoke a firebox — загружать топку |
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stratagem
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deceptive scheme; clever trick
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stratum
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata
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strew
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spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals
посыпать, усыпать (песком, цветами) |
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striated
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marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
['strɪeɪtɪd] бороздчатый, полосатый |
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stringent
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(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions
строгий; обязательный, точный эк. имеющий недостаток денег вяжущий (о вкусе) |
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studied
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carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark
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stultify
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make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression
книжн. притуплять, оглуплять, отуплять |
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stupefy
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stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze
изумлять, поражать; ошеломлять |
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stun
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make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
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stygian
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unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead
['stɪʤɪən] 1) миф. стигийский, относящийся к реке Стикс см. тж. Styx а) чёрный, непроницаемый, кромешный stygian gloom — кромешный мрак |
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stymie
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thwart; present an obstacle; stump
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stump
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base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
а) пень б) дерево с обрезанной верхушкой |
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suavity
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urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous
обходительность, учтивость |
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subaltern
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subordinate
sub "under" (see sub-) + alternus "every other one" |
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subdue
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less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger
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sublimate
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refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
книжн. возвышать, возвеличивать; очищать |
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subliminal
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below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement
подсознательный |
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suborn
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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation
1) подкупать, давать взятку 2) подстрекать к совершению преступления (особенно к лжесвидетельству) sə'bɔːn |
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subpoena
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writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena
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subservient
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behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience
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subside
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sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate
опускаться, падать, понижаться, убыватьзатихать, стихать, умолкать, утихать |
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subsume
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include (as a member of a group); encompass
относить к какой-л. категории, группе |
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subterfuge
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stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge
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subtlety
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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning
тонкое, едва уловимое различие; тонкостьискусность; ловкость |
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subversive
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tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
подрывной, антиправительственный subversive activities — подрывная деятельность subversive literature — подрывная литература |
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succor
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assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.
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succulent
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juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus
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succumb
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yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness
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sully
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defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
загрязнять, марать, пачкать, пятнать Syn:soil |
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summation
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act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial)
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sunder
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separate; part; CF. asunder
1) разделяться 2) разделять; разлучать, разъединять |
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sundry
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miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
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superannuated
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retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete
престарелый устарелый |
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supercilious
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haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
высокомерный, надменный, презрительный syn. contemptuous |
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supererogatory
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superfluous; more than needed or demanded
превышающий требования долга; излишний, ненужный |
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supernumerary
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person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
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supersede
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replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession
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supplant
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take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
sə'plɑːnt выжить, вытеснить; |
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suppliant
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entreating; beseeching; N.
просительный, умоляющий |
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supplicate
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petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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supposition
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assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
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surmise
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guess; N.
подозрение, предположение |
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surreptitious
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done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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suture
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stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound
наложение шва ['s(j)uːʧə] |
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swarthy
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(of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?
смуглый; тёмный |
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swathe
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swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages
sweɪð бинтовать |
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swelter
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(of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat
духота, зной; изматывать жарой |
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swerve
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deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
отклоняться от прямого пути, сворачивать в сторону |
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swill
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drink greedily
swill down жадно пить, лакать полоскать, обливать водой to swill out the bottle before returning it |
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skit
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пародия, сатира; скетч
1) уйма, масса, множество a skit of things — множество, масса, куча вещей 2) толпа skits of people — толпы народа |
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swarm
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large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass
рой, стая; толпа |
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swath
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1) валок (скошенного сена) Swaths of new-shorn grass. — Валки свежескошенной травы. |
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svelte
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стройный, гибкий (о женщине)
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