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vocabulary from tv
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| remnant ˈremnənt | остаток; след I have a small remnant of my former life The remnants of a meal stood on the table. Остатки еды стояли на столе. Remnants go on sale next week. Остатки поступят в продажу на следующей неделе |
| inevitably ɪˈnevɪtəblɪ | неизбежно He inevitably cries |
| humblebrag huhm-buhl-brag | something you say which appears as if you are complaining or embarrassed, but is really a way of telling people about something that you are very proud of She posted a classic humblebrag about spending $2,000 on a handbag "because I'm so terrible with |
| condescension ˌkɒndɪˈsenʃn | behaviour that shows you think you are more important or more intelligent than other people: That tone, warm with an undertone of peach-level condescension |
| in the trenches with | used to refer to somebody engaged in a long, difficult, and unrewarding task. Despite serving 20 years in the trenches, Police Corporal Smith did not feel that he had reduced crime in his town He's a salesman with 30 years of in-the-trenches experience |
| egalitarian ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈteə.ri.ən | believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life: egalitarian family Libraries represent the very best of civilized society, the housing of an egalitarian access to knowledge. It's what separates us |
| harbinger ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒər/ | a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad: harbinger of its fate These birds are considered to be harbingers of doom. Эти птицы считаются предвестниками гибели. |
| rascal | a person, especially a child or a man, who does things that you disapprove of, but who you still like: I caught those little/young rascals dressing up in my clothes |
| take a crack | A term used when telling friend and/or co-worker to get some ass. "oh, look at that girl, you should take a crack at that piece of ass." steve, you absolute rascal. I did not know you had taken a crack |
| nick | informal steal she nicked fivers from the till - она стащила пятерки с кассы |
| ensnare | поймать в ловушку The animals got ensnared in the net |
| vengeance | месть |
| scarcely | едва ли He had scarcely enough money. |
| meddle | вмешиваться |
| nefarious | гнусный There are many ways for nefarious individuals to hack into Facebook to steal information. |
| disciple | последователь |
| penance | an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons: As a penance, she said she would buy them all a box of chocolates. They are doing penance for their sins. |
| enslave | порабощать |
| obliteration | уничтожение |
| negotiate | вести переговоры Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement. |
| at stake | в опасности you would negotiate now, with so much at stake Thousands of lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon. |