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Flashcards by Reni Apostolova, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Reni Apostolova
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| Question | Answer |
| NARROWLY She narrowly missed winning the race. Three teenagers narrowly escaped death in the crash. France narrowly beat Germany 2–1 in last night’s thrilling final. | by a very small number or amount едва, насмалко |
| BLISSFULLY 1. All this time I was blissfully unaware of the situation. 2. She sank blissfully into a hot, bubbly bath. | 1. without knowing any of the unpleasant facts about something (блажено неведение) 2. in an extremely happy way блажено (щастлив) |
| UNWITTINGLY /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ Many users unwittingly expose their personal details to strangers online. No matter how much trouble he may unwittingly cause, the court doesn't have the heart to convict him. | without being aware; unintentionally несъзнателно |
| ADMITTEDLY /ədˈmɪtɪdli/ Well, admittedly, I am no expert on art, but I think that is awful! She is very clever, admittedly, but do you think she has the right personality for the job? | used for saying that you admit something is true, especially when this makes your main idea weaker |
| ASSUMING (conjunction) Assuming your calculations are correct, we should travel northeast. | sometimes used for emphasizing that something may not be true ако предположим, че |
| DOWNWIND /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ The smoke drifted downwind. They live downwind of a pig-farm and sometimes the smell is awful. | in the direction in which the wind blows; with the wind behind по посока на вятъра |
| MARKEDLY /ˈmɑːkɪdli/ This will force the national team to opt for a markedly aggressive, attacking style of play. | to an extent which is clearly noticeable; significantly подчертано значително |
| THEREBY /ˌðeəˈbaɪ/ He kept the man alive until the ambulance arrived, thereby saving his life. Unions often rely on volunteers to administrate, thereby keeping costs at a minimum. | because of this; as a result of this action по този начин така |
| NECESSARILY /ˈnes.ə.ser.ɪl.i/ The fact that something is cheap doesn't necessarily mean it's of low quality. Money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness. You can love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them. | (used in negatives to mean): "in every case" or "therefore" по необходимост неизбежно непременно |
| WHENCE /wɛns/ 1. If they misbehave, they're sent back from whence they came. 2. Whence does this new-found authority of experimental practice stem? | from which; from where 1. откъдето 2. откъде |
| INVARIABLY /ɪnˈveə.ri.ə.bli/ High blood pressure is almost invariably accompanied by high blood cholesterol. | always винаги, неизменно, постоянно |
| NOTABLY /ˈnəʊ.tə.bli/ 1. A great deal has been achieved, most notably free elections. 2. Some countries, notably France and Japan, have large nuclear power generating capacities. | 1. to an important degree, or in a way that can or should be noticed забележимо, видимо 2. especially or most importantly значително, особено |
| STILL 1. They have been together for 40 years and they are still very much in love. 2. There were not enough minibuses for all the passengers. Still, I did manage to get into one minibus but it broke down on the way to the hotel. I don’t really like weddings. Still, I’ll have to go or they’ll be offended. | 1. we use still as an adverb to emphasise that something is continuing все още 2. we can use still in front position to mean ‘on the other hand’ or ‘nevertheless’ от друга страна въпреки това, все пак |
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