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Overwhelming
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огромный; несметный подавляющий; превосходящий |
overwhelming wealth overwhelming indifference |
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посвящать
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Dedicate
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to dedicate one's life to music dedicate oneself to charity work The church is dedicated to St Mary of Bec. The book was dedicated to her mother |
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treackle
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патока лесть, слащавость |
Oh, you nasty, cross old wretch!" screamed Catherine, passing in a moment from treacle to sharpest vinegar
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уксус
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vinegar
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apple vinegar- cider vinegar- wine vinegar
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savoury
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острый образцовый, безупречный pleasant |
piquant, pungent, spicy savoury sauce savouryf illing It may not be the most savoury topic for discussion.
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высота |
altitude |
at high altitudes to reach an altitude of Triangles of equal bases and altitudes are equal |
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enhance
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увеличивать, усиливать, улучшать (обычно какое-л. положительное свойство)
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heighten, improve, increase 2., intensify, strengthen, reinforce Their living expenses are constantly enhancing. |
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толкать вперёд; двигать 2) ускорять 3) двигать, побуждать, стимулировать,
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propel
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press, push, shove, thrust, urge, move But he found he could propel himself forward by pushing off against the sides with his feet.’ |
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pin
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булавка, кнопка заколка, шпилька пустяк, мелочь; чепуха прикалывать, прикреплять а) придавить, прижать, пригвоздить |
pin pricks They played pins to pin up a notice on the wall The crash pinned the driver against the wheel to pin holes in metal plates |
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слепить, ослеплять
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dazzle
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He was momentarily dazzled by the headlights She blinked against the dazzle of the sunlight |
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cram
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впихивать, втискивать переполнять; наполнять доверху, полностью пичкать, впихивать в огромном количестве |
Seven people crammed into the small car
Every avenue leading to the fair was crammed A boy of fourteen with as much learning as two excellent schoolmasters could cram him with |
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разбавленный, разведённый разжижать, разбавлять |
dilute
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If you dilute the soup with hot water it will feed more people.
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stain
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пятно пачкать |
her clothing was stained with blood’ to leave a stain a stain on smb.'s reputation Her hands were stained with blood. |
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краситель краска красить |
dye
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hair dye natural dyes to dye one's hair |
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magnification
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увеличение (особенно с помощью линз, микроскопа) коэффициент увеличения |
high magnification microscopy
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ткань, материя
бумажный носовой платок, бумажная салфетка |
tissue
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cellular tissue a slim package wrapped in blue tissue’ |
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ravenous
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Extremely hungry
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I’d been out all day and was ravenous’
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The fact or process of losing something or someone The feeling of grief after losing someone or something of value |
loss
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-avoiding loss of time’ -They have admitted the financial crisis could mean more job losses and ward closures.’ -I feel a terrible sense of loss’ |
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ointment
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A smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic
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-he rubbed some ointment on his leg’ -Do not apply cream or ointment to broken skin and always follow the instructions on the packet |
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Being or happening at the end of a process; final Basic or fundamental |
ultimate
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-the ultimate constituents of anything that exists are atoms’ -their ultimate aim was to force his resignation’ |
