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- 1proportionate prəˈpɔːʃənətIncreasing costs resulted in proportionate increases in prices.
The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic. - 2AWAREknowing or realizing something
He was well aware of the problem.
Were you aware that something was wrong? - 3I'll do the job I dislike, provided that the pay is good.We'll go AS LONG AS the weather is good.
САМО АКО - 4SET OUTto begin a job, task, etc. with a particular aim or goal
She set out to learn Japanese.
She set out to break the world record.
They succeeded in what they set out to do. - 5SEEDone of the best players in a competition. The seeds are given a position in a list to try and make sure that they do not play each other in the early parts of the competition
The top seed won comfortably.
the number one seed
тенис sl. играч, определен във висока категория - 6RANKчин, ранг, сан, звание
3. класа, разред, категория - 7RETAINTO KEEP
Top seed Djokovich retained the Shanghai title by edging the 6th seed Del Potro. - 8SURPASS səˈpɑːsIts success has surpassed all expectations.
she had surpassed herself(= done better than her own high standards).
1. надвишавам, превишавам, надминавам, надхвърлям
2. превъзхождам - 9MARGIN ˈmɑːdʒɪnthe amount of time, or number of votes, etc. by which somebody wins something
He won by a narrow margin.
She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.
Members voted by a margin of 7–1 to become a public limited company. - 10EDGEto surpass or beat by a small margin
The runner edged his opponent out at the last moment. - 11He looked firmly in control.firmly - зраво, солидно
- 12They wanted to win so BADLY. I miss her BADLY.BADLY
много - 13The match was really CLOSE.ОСПОРВАН
- 14GRACIOUS ˈɡreɪʃəsИЗИСКАН,ИЗТЪНЧЕН,kind, polite and generous, especially to somebody of a lower social position
a gracious lady
a gracious smile
Lady Caroline was gracious enough to accept our invitation. - 15Djokovich was equally gracious in victory after securing his 15th title.You are a great person even a better player.
- 16EVENLY ˈiːvnliin a smooth, regular or equal way
Make sure the paint covers the surface evenly.
She was fast asleep, breathing evenly. - 17You deserve this trophy equally.It's a really bad loss for me now.
- 18FANCY If you fancy really getting away from it all Rio is the place for you.to want something or want to do something
SYNONYM feel like
fancy something Fancy a drink?
I fancied a change of scene.
She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.
fancy doing something Do you fancy going out this evening? - 19lighthouse ['laithaus]n фар, маяк
- 20This is a place where time seems to stand still, so you have to learn to slow down.Just watch the waves breaking and chill out.
- 21chill out (informal)They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie.
Sit down and chill out!
to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about something - 22cobbled ADJECTIVE ˈkɒbld ; ˈkɑːbld(of streets and roads)
having a surface that is made of cobbles - 23fragrant ADJECTIVE ˈfreɪɡrənt ; ˈfreɪɡrənthaving a pleasant smell
fragrant herbs/flowers/oils
The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills.
Swallows swooped through the fragrant evening air.
благо) уханен, ароматичен, ароматен - 24WANDER wɒndə(r) ; ˈwɑːndər1 [intransitive, transitive] to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction
+ adverb/preposition She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
We wandered back towards the car.
wander something The child was found wandering the streets alone. - 25hustle ˈhʌsl ;hustle somebody + adverb/preposition to make somebody move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way
He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. - 26bustle ['bʌsl]I. 1. раздвижвам се. разшаввам се, тичам/щъкам нагоре-надолу
суетя се, бързам (и с about)
to BUSTLE in and out влизам-излизам
2. подканвам някого да бърза
don't BUSTLE me нe ми давай зор. нe ми вади душата
II. n голяма оживление, суетня, шетня, блъсканица. суматоха - 27It is the ideal place to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life....and just allow yourself to unwind in the peace and quiet.
- 28unwind ˌʌnˈwaɪnd ; ˌ unwound, unwound ˌʌnˈwaʊnd ;2. разг. отпускам се, успокоявам се
to stop worrying or thinking about problems and start to relax - 29concern [kən'sə:n]I. 1. отнасям се до, касая се за, засягам
as CONCERNs... що се отнася до...
as far as I am CONCERNed що се отнася до мен
to all whom it may CONCERN канц. да послужи, където трябва, до всички, за които може да се отнася - 30as far as I am CONCERNedщо се отнася до мен
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