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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 |
| COMB THROUGH Researchers have been combing through data files trying to detect problems. The police combed through the area looking for the criminal. | to search carefully among things; exam thoroughly търся изключително внимателно (измежду други неща) ~ преравям |
| GIVE OFF Some flowers give off their fragrance at night. He sat on the old sofa which gave off dust as soon as you touched it. His body gave off the radiation of a fire. | to produce something such as heat, light, vapour, smoke or a smell издавам, изпускам (миризма, топлина, пара, лъчи и пр) syn: emit, send out |
| PLAY DOWN President Putin and his government are playing down the significance of the revolution. There are no special events at the Kremlin. | to try to make a problem or difficult situation seem less important than it is омаловажавам, подценявам |
| STEP DOWN The chairman was forced to step down due to ill health. Sandra stepped down as treasurer. | to leave an official position or job, especially so that someone else can take your place напускам (длъжност, позиция) оттеглям се syn: resign, retire |
| EBB AWAY But after the initial wave of shock and anger ebbed, Rogers had a different idea. At this point, you're tired, stressed, and your confidence has ebbed. My enthusiasm was ebbing away. | to gradually become smaller or less, weaker, less strong 1. спадам, оттеглям се (за прилив) прен: 2. гасна, отслабвам, намалявам syn: deminish |
| LIVE OFF He is 25 and still living off his parents. Unemployment forced him to live off his parents until he found work. | to depend on someone or something for the money or food that you need зависим съм (от някого, нещо) разчитам на (някого, нещо) syn: to rely on sth, s.o |
| LIVE ON 1. These fish live on small sea creatures such as shrimp. They seem to live on nothing but chips and chocolate. 2. They have to live on a pension of £350 a month. | 1. to eat a particular kind of food храня се 2. to have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live преживявам живея от... |
| LET (SOMEBODY, SOMETHING) OFF 1. I will let you off this time, but don't do it again. 2. You have worked hard all week, so I will let you off today. | 1. not to punish someone прощавам 2. give a permission not to do someyhing that you should do освобождавам от задължение |
| SHOOT (SOMEBODY, SOMETHING) DOWN 1. I tried to help but all my suggestions were shot down in flames as always. 3. Union members shot down a four-year contract proposal. shoot down an idea/a clame/ a plan | 1. to say or show that someone's ideas or opinions are wrong or stupid 2. to stop from happening a suggestion or offer 3. distroy, dismiss, bring to nothing (argument, case) унищожавам (аргумент, казус) |
| CHOKE SOMETHING BACK Choking back my anger, I tried to speak calmly. "John has had an accident," she said, choking back the tears. | If you choke back feelings or tears, you force yourself not to show how angry or upset you are сподавям, потискам чувство |
| STAND BY (SOMEONE) The football manager stood by his goalkeeper even though he'd make a terrible mistake. | to le loyal to someone who is in a difficult situation заставам (до някого) защитавам (някого) изразявам подкрепата си (за някого) |
| SQUARE UP The nomination have been confirmed and tha gloves are off - the candidates for next month's National Assembly elections are squaring up for their May 1st showdown. | if two people square up, they prepare to start competing or fighting with each other подготвям се за сблъсък, битка, състезание |
| FISH SOMETHING OUT 1. Police fished a body out of the river this morning. 2. He fished out a coin from his pocket. | to pull something out of water изваждам нещо от водата tor take something out of a bag or pocket измъквам нещо от джоб, чанта |
| REVEL IN SOMETHING /ˈrɛv(ə)l/ She's revelling in her newly found freedom. He revelled in his role as team manager. David revelled in the situation and said it was just what he was hoping for. | to get great pleasure from a situation or an activity наслаждавам се, отдавам се на |
| CLEAN UP The gymnast Simone Biles cleaned up at the 2016 Olympics. Billie Eilish cleans up at the Grammys - she wins the four biggest awards. | to win everything печеля всички награди в съревнование (обирам всички награди) |
| PUT (SOMETHING, SOMEONE) FORWARD 1. The proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration. 2. I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward. | to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider 1. правя предложение 2. излагам теория, идея, възгледи |
| PUT SOMETHING DOWN TO SOMETHING I put the children's bad behaviour down to the fact that they were tired. She did seem rather unhappy, but I just put it down to the pressure she was under at work. | to think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing отдавам (случването на нещо) на |
| RULE OUT The president has ruled out the use of US troops. Police said arson could not be ruled out. | to stop considering something as a possibility изключвам (като възможно) заявявам, че е неприемливо |
| LET DOWN The families of the victims feel that the justice system has let them down. | to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do разочаровам (някого) |
| EVEN OUT A last-minute goal by Spain evened out the score to 2-2. It's not fair if Carl has a lot more jobs to do than you, so let's even things out a bit. | to become equal, or to make something equal изравнявам |
| DASH OFF The article was dashed off at short notice, that's why it's full of mistakes. I dashed off a couple of notes. | to write or draw something quickly because you are in a hurry надрасквам набързо, нахвърлям скалъпвам |
| SEIZE ON SEIZE UPON /siːz/ Companies were quick to seize on the possibilities offered by new technology. | to use something in an enthusiastic way in order to gain an advantage възползвам се от използвам случай |
| EMBARK ON EMBARK UPON /ɪmˈbɑːk/ She has a great job that takes her all over the world and lets her embark on all kinds of adventures. After leaving college, Lucy embarked on an acting career. | to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time предприемам, залавям се, впускам се syn: begin, start |
| BOUNCE BACK Her hat trick shows she’s really bouncing back from her broken leg. The Amazon will never bounce back from deforestation. Apple’s shares fell dramatically, but bounced back before the end of the day. | to become healthy, happy, or successful again after something bad has happened to you възстановявам се |
| GRAPPLE WITH The government continued to grapple with the issue of public transport. | to try hard to understand a difficult idea or to solve a difficult problem мъча се да се справя / преодолея / превъзмогна (проблем и др) |
| HAND OUT 1. Would you hand these papers out for me? Ralph was handing out drinks. 2. They won’t hand out your phone number without permission. | 1. to give things to different people in a group раздавам 2. to give something such as information or advice to someone разпространявам, раздавам |
| GET ON WITH something The sooner we finish the speeches, the sooner we can get on with the celebration. They couldn't get on for lack of materials. | to give your time to something and make progress with it продължавам (да правя нещо) |
| GO ALONG WITH SOMETHING Diminished happiness goes along with increased prosperity. | proceed in company with something вървя заедно, ръка за ръка с; съпътствам |
| WASH AWAY 1. Heavy rains have washed away the bridge. 2. The nurse washed away the blood. 3. The sea washed away the stains and wounds of the world. (O.Wilde) | 1. if something such as rain or a river washes something away, it carries it away отнасям 2. remove by washing отмивам 3. заличавам, премахвам (чувство, болка) и прен. |
| WORK someone UP BE / GET WORKED UP It took so little to work them up. | be or cause someone to be in a state of a nervous excitement възбуждам (се) развълнувам (се) разтревожвам (се) |
| HONE IN ON something | to direct your thoughts or attention toward something насочвам внимание към заострям внимание към |
| GET WIND OF something De Gaulle (де Гол) got wind of the invasion in August 1942. I don't want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that I'm leaving. | learn or hear information meant to be secret разкривам (нещо, което е трябвало да бъде тайна) |
| STAND TO DO something Many small companies stand to lose financially if the new law is introduced. | to be in a particular situation or state that makes something likely to happen to you може да ... Множество малки компании могат да понесат финансови загуби, ако новият закон бъде въведен. |
| MULL something OVER /mʌl/ I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I'm taking the job. | to think carefully about something for a long time размишлявам |
| FERRET OUT something /ˈfer·ət/ If there are others who are responsible it might be worth an attempt to ferret them out. FERRET somebody/something OUT He is determined to ferret out the truth about what happened. | to discover someone or something, esp. information, after searching to discover information or to find somebody/something by searching carefully and completely, asking a lot of questions, etc. издирвам, откривам, измъквам |
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