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Flashcards by Reni Apostolova, updated more than 1 year ago
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| LANDSLIDE 1. These rains are triggering massive landslides and building collapses. 2. His popularity ensured he won by a landslide in the 1998 presidential elections. He lost the May 15 election by a landslide in rural and urban areas of Ethiopia. | 1. a sudden fall of a lot of earth or rocks down a hill, cliff etc свличане, срутване на земна маса 2. an overwhelming majority of votes for one party or candidate in an election изборна победа с огромно мнозинство |
| UPRISING Special security forces crushed the uprisings, leaving at least a thousand casualties. For now, there hasn't been any report on any uprisings or rebellions. | an attempt by a group of people to change the government, laws etc in an area or country въстание, бунт syn: rebellion |
| ACCORD /əˈkɔːd/ On 31 May the two leaders signed a peace accord. The project is completely in accord with government policy. | (a formal) agreement споразумение, съгласие |
| SUMMIT /ˈsʌm.ɪt/ 1. They camped about 1,000 feet from the summit. 2. His appointment as a cabinet minister was the summit of his career. 3. World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit. | 1. the highest point of a hill or mountain връх, било, най-висока част 2. the highest level of achievement in something прен: апогей, предел 3. an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries среща на върха |
| HARASSMENT /ˈhær.əs.mənt/ /həˈræs.mənt/ Racial harassment is not tolerated in this organization. The journalist suffered harassment after exposing government corruption. | repeated unpleasant behaviour which upsets or annoys someone измъчване, безпокоене тормоз |
| BOMBSHELL /ˈbɒmʃɛl/ Then Dave dropped a bombshell - he quit calling and started seeing another girl. The news of his death came as a bombshell. | an unexpected and surprising event, especially an unpleasant one нещо съвсем неочаквано, объркващо, слисващо, обикновено в негативен смисъл |
| MOTORCADE /ˈməʊtəkeɪd/ At five in the morning a long motorcade entered the village. The presidential motorcade returned to the palace at about 4pm. | a procession of motor vehicles, typically carrying and escorting a prominent person автоколона за разлика от другите думи за автоколона, тук се подчертава че е свързано с официални лица |
| COMMUTER What the metro will do is reduce the travel time by at least half for most commuters. Traffic started to build up in the city at around 6am, with thousands of commuters late for work. | someone who regularly travels between work and home редовен пътник |
| 1. AMBER Projects are rated with red, amber or green lights. The lights changed from amber and then to green. 2. AMBER WARNING The Met office has issued amber warnings for large parts of Eastern England with up to 15 cm of snow predicted in some places. | 1. a yellow light used as a cautionary signal between green for ‘go’ and red for ‘stop’ жълтата светлина на светофара 2. жълт код (в метеорологичната прогноза) |
| 1. DRIVE We need more staff. Talk to HR and have them begin a recruitment drive. The waste-reduction drive managed to increase recycling by 25%. 2. GO ON A DRIVE TO DO SOMETHING Dan's dad sometimes goes on a drive to clean the house. | 1. an effort to achieve something, especially an effort by an organization for a particular purpose кампания 2. предприемам кампания |
| 1. EXCESS /ˈɛksɛs/ Potato prices have fallen recently, due mainly to an excess of old crop appearing on the market. 2. IN EXCESS OF SOMETHING 3. DO SOMETHING TO EXCESS Drinking is OK as long as you don't do it to excess. 4. excees luggage excess demand | 1. an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable излишък 2. свръх, повече от 3. to do something too much or often, so that it may harm you прекалявам 4. adj: additional and not wanted or needed because there is alresdy enough of something прекомерен, прекален |
| RAMIFICATION /ˌræm.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Have you considered all the ramifications of your suggestion? This discovery carries important ramifications. Who gained power and who lost it under the new rules, and with what political ramifications? | the possible results of a decision or action прен: последица, резултат |
| DELIGHT /dɪˈlaɪt/ They would slide down the icy slopes, shrieking with delight. To my great delight, she said yes. Catherine is a delight to work with - she is so helpful | a feeling of great happiness and pleasure наслада |
| PENNY PINCHER The food was ok, not great, and I guess one could expect more given the fact that this not a place for penny-pinchers: an espresso costs a cool 10 EUR. OK, all you penny-pinchers and budget-watchers, the results are in. | a person who hates spending money скръндза, пинтия syn: scrooge /skru:dз/ |
| GLOBETROTTING /ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒt.ɪŋ/ He spent his entire career globetrotting with the marines. Globetrotting is a great life, but it's hard to start a family. GLOBETROTTER As her two children had already grown up and gone, Susan soon decided to sell the house and become a globetrotter. adj: a globetrotting journalist a globetrotting lifestyle | the act of travelling to a lot of different countries непрекъснато обикаляне по света a person who often travels to a lot of different countries. човек, който много често пътува по света |
| DEBACLE /deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/ His handling of the debacle was masterful, saving the parent company from financial collapse. The candidate’s behavior during the debate turned what could have been a victory into a political debacle. | a sudden and complete failure провал, фиаско |
| SHUTTERBUG The best advice for the traveling shutterbug is to relax and not worry about getting the perfect shot. An avid shutterbug, Paul has been able to expand his interest in photography as a leader on Sierra Club trips. | an enthusiastic photographer запален фотограф |
| JEOPARDY /ˈdʒɛpədi/ The accident put his baseball career in immediate jeopardy. He dismissed any notion that he was in jeopardy of losing. | danger of loss, harm, or failure опасност, риск syn: danger, peril |
| FAD /fad/ What started off as a fad among stamp enthusiasts has now grown into a veritable cult.’ ‘It is really quite wonderful, and I truly hope it is the beginning of a trend, not a short-lived fad. | something that is fashionable for a short time an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived краткотрайна мода |
| SPAT /spæt/ She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the washing up. Dan and his brother used to get into spats over video games. spat about something spat over something get into a spat with somebody | a short argument, usually about something that is not important препирня, дърлене, кавга |
| SHOWDOWN /ˈʃəʊ.daʊn/ He faces a showdown with his bitter rival Jeffrey Donaldson, who is calling on him to resign. Everyone in the office knew that there would be a showdown sooner or later, the way things were going. The Senate moved toward another showdown with the President over the budget. | an important argument that is intended to end a disagreement that has existed for a long time конфронтация (последна, чрез която ще се уреди дълго съществуващ спор) in poker: the requirement that players should show their cards to determinate which is the strongest hand. сваляне / разкриване на картите |
| COMPASSION /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ It is true that a small act of love and compassion moves the world and touches people. He had no pity, no compassion, no understanding of what the victims of war suffered. act of compassion lack of compassion deep / great compassion | a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them състрадание, съчувствие |
| BACKLASH /ˈbaklaʃ/ Food producers and distributors expect a massive consumer backlash to labeled GM foods. Despite the media backlash, the pop star would not apologise for what she had said. The government is facing an angry backlash from voters over the new tax. | a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development бурна враждебна реакция на голяма група хора спрямо обществено или политическо събитие |
| NOTORIETY /nəʊtəˈrʌɪəti/ The regime ganed notoriety for its harsh treatment of political prisoners. | the state of being famous or well known for something bad лоша репутация лоша слава |
| EUPHORIA /juːˈfɔːrɪə/ The euphoria reached phenomenal levels when the kids got a chance to share the stage with their stars. The initial euphoria is fast getting buried under the unrealized expectations of the masses. | a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness waves of euphoria |
| DISCORD /ˈdɪskɔːd/ 1. There are many interpretations on the quarrels and discord between the two men. He must join a party or create his own, which could lead to new discord among the opposition parties. 2. At present, there is racial discord and disharmony among ethnic groups in our country. Money is the single biggest cause of discord in marriage. | 1. disagreement between people несъгласие, раздор 2. lack of agreement or harmony between things разногласие |
| FRONT RUNNER She is clearly the front-runner for the job. Right now she is the front runner in next month's elections. ''Apple'' is the frontrunner in computing. | the person, animal, or organization, idea or product, that is most likely to win something or succeed водач в съевнование |
| VILLAIN /ˈvɪlən/ Voldermort is the evil villain in the novel One villains' network put up for sale a database containing credit card details of 7,000 Britons. | (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot злодей, главен злодей (informal): criminal престъпник, злодей |
| FLAW 1. I sometimes use vintage fabrics, and these tend to have flaws: small marks, fading, tiny pinwholes. It was a half price because of a slight flaw. 2. Jealousy is Othello’s major flaw. He had his flaws, but he was still a great teacher. 3. He demonstrated logical flaws in the theory. | 1. a mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object пукнатина, петно, дефект 2. a fault or weakness in a person's character недостатък, слабост на характера 3. a mistake or shortcoming in a plan, theory, etc. which causes it to fail or reduces its effectiveness грешка, недостатък (за теория, план) |
| TRAIT /treɪt/ 1. But they all share a common trait - frustration at the obstacles put in the way of progress. One of her brother's more admirable personality traits was his general lack of prejudice. 2. Your red hair, green eyes are traits that come from your mother. For example, a child may inherit certain traits from his parents such as height. | 1. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person отличителна черта на характера 2. a genetically determined characteristic физическа отличителна черта, обикн. наследствена |
| DEXTERITY [deks'teriti] 1. He caught the ball with great dexterity. Playing with blocks improves child,s manual dexterity. 2. He answered the reporters' questions with all the dexterity of a politician. The chairman shows remarkable dexterity in applying standards. | 1. the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands сръчност, ловкост (физическа) 2. the ability to think quickly and effectively or do something difficult extremely well умение, ловкост |
| INFANCY /ˈɪn.fən.si/ 1. Her youngest child died in infancy. 2. The system is still in its infancy. | 1. the time when someone is a baby or a very young child ранно детство 2. to be very new and still developing в самото начало на развитието си |
| EMERGENCE /ɪˈmɜːdʒəns/ 1. Many factors, or combinations of factors, can contribute to disease emergence. 2. the company’s emergence from bankruptcy | 1. when something begins to be known or noticed поява, изникване 2. when someone or something comes out of a difficult experience изплуване |
| NOTION /ˈnəʊ.ʃən/ 1. I don't think he has any notion of the seriousness of the situation. 2. The traditional notion of mariage goes back thousand of years. an abstract notion an absurd/ridiculous notion | a belief or idea 1. понятие, идея, представа 2. възглед, мнение, схващане |
| COMMONALITY /ˌkɒm.ənˈæl.ə.ti/ So there are many commonalities, but there are some differences as well.’ There are commonalities that exist in all cultures. | the fact of sharing interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something сходство, прилика |
| SCOOP /skuːp/ 1. The powder is packed in tubs in which a measuring scoop is provided. 2. We had a slice of hot apple pie with a couple of scoops of vanila ice cream. | 1. a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl, used for picking up substances in powder like flour, or for serving food like icecream 2. the amount picked by scoop |
| DEPLETION /dɪˈpliː.ʃən/ the depletion of ozone layer the depletion of the soil the depletion of natural resources | when an amount of something is greatly reduced or nearly all used up изчерпване, изпразване, намаляване, изтощаване |
| ALIENATION /ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃn/ Depressed people frequently feel a sencse of alienation from those around them. | the feeling that you have no connection with people around you отчуждение |
| LIFEBLOOD /ˈlaɪf.blʌd/ Tourism is the lifeblood of Hawaii's economy. Already by the 1930s, the remittances of migrant workers were considered to be the lifeblood of the local society. The lifeblood of democracy is the free exchange of ideas. | the thing that is most important to the continuing success and existence of something else движеща сила, душа, източник на сила |
| CABLE CAR The less energetic could take the easy walk to the cable car and ride to the summit of Mount Mottarone. | a vehicle that hangs from a moving cable, used to take people up and down mountains лифт |
| INFLUX /ˈɪn.flʌks/ This influx of tourists has put the local environment under severe pressure. Iran said it was sealing its border with Afganistan to prevent a possible influx of refugees. | an arrival or entry of a large number of people or things наплив, приток |
| DERISION /dɪˈrɪʒ.ən/ I've learned to treat their threats with the scorn and derision they deserve. It is very easy for critics to pour scorn and derision on the efforts of people just trying to do what is right. | the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value присмех, подигравка |
| TRANQUILITY /træŋˈkwɪl·ɪ·t̬i/ The average person doesn't spend even 30 minutes a month in total silence and tranquility. The main reason people come to visit the countryside is because of its beauty and tranquillity. | calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc спокойствие, тишина |
| IMPLICATION /ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up. She accused the party and, by implication, its leader too. | an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly нещо, което се подразбира; извод, заключение, загатване |
| VERDICT /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ 1. After five days of deliberations, the jury decided on a verdict of not guilty. 2. The debate is over and the verdict is in on capital gains taxes. | 1. an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial присъда, решение (на съда, или друг овластен орган) 2. judgment or opinion given after considering the facts of a situation мнение, преценка, решение, присъда |
| CONSISTENCY /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/ They've won a few games this season but they lack consistency. It's important to show some consistency in your work. | the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way, or of always happening in a similar way последователност |
| CASE /keɪs/ There's a good case for/against bringing in new regulations. The case against cigarette advertising is becoming stronger all the time. | arguments, facts, and reasons in support of or against something юр: аргументи, факти юр: дело, съдебен казус |
| EDIFICE /ˈed.ɪ.fɪs/ The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century. | a large building, especially an impressive one сграда, здание, постройка |
| NO-GO AREA 1, This part of the city was a no-go area for the police. 2. She made it clear that her private life was a no-go area. | 1. an area that people should not go to because it is very dangerous 2. a subject that cannot be discussed because it is private or because it may offend people забранена територия, забранена зона |
| CRACKPOT /ˈkrakpɒt/ 1. They obviously think we’re a bunch of crackpots. 2. This sounds like another crackpot conspiracy theory to me. His head's full of crackpot ideas. crackpot ideas | (noun): an eccentric or foolish person чудак (adj): Eccentric; impractical чудат, щурав, шантав |
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