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dare

if you - to do smth, you are not afraid to do it. went for better than I'd -d to hope/ I didn't - look inside the room/ I hardly -d speak to him 1) отваживаться, осмеливаться, сметь; иметь наглость (как модальный глагол, обычно в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях)

deprived

if smone is -, they are poor and do not have the things that are considered normal or necessary. she's from quite a - background. a - childhood/ a - area/ - children/ extremely -/ economically -/ emotionally -/ children who are - of love


1) отбирать, отнимать, лишать (чего-л.)

flee

if you -, you run away. they had to - the country/ had to - their homes/ - across the border/ - to safety


а) убегать, спасаться бегствомб) искать убежища, пристанища

orphan

if a child is -ed, both their parents die. a home for -s сирота

privileged

she is from -d background/ they are extremely -

sheltered

smone who is - has not experienced any of the unlpeasant things in life. she had a very - upbringing, lived a - life/ she seems very -/ quite -


1) укрытый; защищённый

upbringing

your - is the way in which you are bought up and educated by your parents воспитание

advance

if you - and idea, you suggest it. he -d the theory of the end of the history/ the scheme who first -d the idea


продвигать, содействовать, способствовать вносить выдвигать

assert

state very firmly that it is true


1) утверждать; заявлять, декларировать2) отстаивать, защищать, доказывать (что-л.)

cast doubt on smth

you say that you think it is not true. - on the theory


вызывать сомнения

challenge

you question it and refuse to accept it. he -d the status quo/ -d her ideas/ -d the conventional views of the time/ -d the government's authority


1) ставить под сомнение, оспаривать

cite

if you - someone, you mention it as an example of smth you are talking about. you -d Edward Gibbon/ -d the president as an example


1) ссылаться (на что-л.)2) цитировать, приводить цитату

contend

you argue that it is true/ he -s that governments play a minor role in the economy/ -s that political freedom is more important that wealth


1) утверждать2) оспаривать; спорить

culminate with smth

to end with smth. a series of suggestions -ing with the leader's cry "Oh, shut up"


а) венчать, завершать, стать завершениемб) закончиться, завершиться, увенчаться (чем-л.)

decadence

immoral behaviour. the - of the Roman Empire/ sexual - / a -ent regime/ a -ent period


упадок, спад, разложение, загнивание; падение; ухудшение

pass away

to die

bark is worse than his bite

they seem unfriendly or unpleasant but they are really quite nice.

broken home

family that does not live together because the parents are divorced.

lust for life

strong feeling of wanting to enjoy life as much as possible

close-knit community

сплочённая община

pass off

хорошо пройти (о мероприятии, событии)

drop out of school

1) выбывать (из конкурса)2) бросать (учёбу, работу)

started off selling ice creams

1) (start off for / on) начинать путешествие2) начинать делать (что-л.)

move on to sellign textiles

идти дальше; переходить к (чему-л. новому)

if he really wanted to get ahead

быть впереди; выигрывать; преуспевать

set off to make his fortune

1) отправляться (в путь)2) намереваться (сделать что-л.)




пр: хотел сколотить состояние

build things up until he got to where he is today

делать имя, создавать репутацию

rough around the edges

грубоватый

burp after dinner

рыгать

endearing quality

подкупающая черта

come to terms

1) договариваться; принять условия, пойти на уступки2) примириться

to get his head round it all

взять в толк

build success

стать успешным

establish

if you - smth, you find facts that prove that it is true. He - ed that the arrival of democracy was the endpoint for conflict/ trying to - the truth/ want to - who was in the building at the time



2) доказать, установить (факт)


1) учреждать2) устанавливать (отношения)3) устанавливать (какой-л. факт)4) упрочивать (репутацию, положение в обществе)

give rise to

to cause it. Roman's Empire's decline - to invasions/ - an argument/ - concerns about his health

go by

when times -, it passes. hardly a year - without a new book on the subject/ as the days -

heritage

all the beliefs, traditions and customs of your family or country/ Their cultural -/ need to preserve our national -

highlight

if you - smth, you show that is very important: -s the importance of ordinary people in American history/ the report -s the problem of youth crime/ - the dangers of consuming too much alcohol/ - the difficulties of policing such a large area.


1) отводить главное место; выдвигать на первый план2) подчёркивать, выделять3) отмечать слова в тексте маркером4) подкрашивать или обесцвечивать прядь волос (так, чтобы она ярко выделялась), мелировать

lead

soft grey metal: - poisoning/ use - on the roof/ - pipes


свинец

outlook

general attitude and opinion about smth/ the - of modern green movements/ an optimistic - on life.1) (for) перспективы, виды на будущее; прогноз2) точка зрения, взгляд, мировоззрение, мироощущение

pottery

objects made out of baked clay: stopped manufacturing - /


гончарные изделия, керамика, глиняная посуда

put forward

if you - an idea, you suggest it: - a new theory/ - some interesting ideas/ - a suggestion


1) выдвигать, предлагать (идею; чью-л. кандидатуру)2) передвигать вперёд (о стрелках часов)3) переносить на более ранний срок4) ускорять

rigorous

careful and exact: a new - scientific age/ a - piece of research/ work to - standards/ carry out - safety checks/ everything is -ly checked


1) строгий; неумолимый; безжалостный2) суровый, холодный (обычно о климате, погоде)3) доскональный, скрупулёзный, тщательный; неукоснительный4) точный

sack

if people - a city, they attack it and destroy it. Rome was -ed by the barbarians/ they -ed the city\а) отдавать (побеждённый город) на разграблениеб) грабить; воровать, расхищать

sanitation

1) оздоровление, улучшение санитарных условий2) санитария3) канализация; ассенизация4) обеспечение санузлом

scarcity

if there is a - of smth, there is very little of it / the - of evidence available/ a - of clean water/ food -ies/ jobs are -ce at the moment.

scholar

someone who is well-educated and knows a lot about a subject


а) учёный (обычно гуманитарий)б) филолог (обычно классик)в) тот, кто хорошо знает иностранный язык

transition

the process of changing from one thing to another/ The - between the fall of rome and the invading German tribes. the - to a market economy/ a rapid -/ a peaceful -/ make the - from junior school to secondary school

uprising

an attempt by a large number of people to change the government by force. The Romans were not defeated by popular -s/ and armed -/ the government put down the -


бунт, восстание, мятеж

whip up

if you - the strong emotion, you try to make people feel it. their leader is trying to - anger/ - support for the party/ trying to - interest in the scheme


разжигать