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Ayshet - 11
learning vocabulary from learning language as your new obsession
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fell into my lap | To receive something unexpectedly or without effort; to have something come to you without having to work for it. The job opportunity fell into my lap. when I least expected it. (свалиться на кого-то) |
| to hit a wall | to reach a point where you feel unable to continue doing something because it is very difficult After working for hours, I hit a wall and couldn't think straight. (достичь предела, упереться в барьер) |
| can't bring myself to do | To be unable to force yourself to do something, often due to emotional reasons. I often can't bring myself to say "no" to people. (заставить себя, принудить себя) |
| avid | A person who is very enthusiastic and passionate about learning languages. As an avid language learner, she studies both English and Greek languages at once. (заядлый, даже чуть-чуть душноватый) |
| to rekindle the romance | To revive or renew feelings of love and affection They went on a trip to France to rekindle the romance and bring back the magic in their relationship. (возродить, разжечь страсть) |
| to be blown away | To be extremely impressed or astonished by something. I'm so blown away by the way he performs on the stage. (быть в полном восторге от ) |
| to veg out | To relax completely and do nothing, often by watching TV/playing computer games. After a long week of studying, I just want to veg out in front of my PC. (поваляться, расслабиться, откиснуть, поваляться овощем) |
| tideous and time-consuming | Something that is boring and takes a lot of time to complete. The work project turned out to be tideous and time-consuming. (утомительный и времязатратный) |
| to brute force something | A strategy to achieve a result through hard effort or force rather than through pure skill. He tried to brute force that boss without any preparation but failed. (использовать грубую силу для достижения результата) |
| daunting | Something that seems difficult to deal with. Starting a new job can be a daunting experience. (пугающий, отпугивающий) |
| net positive | Is a result, which has more benefits and bigger advantages than the costs or harms. Switching to renewable sources of energy is net positive for the environment. (чисто положительный эффект, выгода перевешивает затраты) |
| an unreasonable exprectation that's predicated on a complete failure | A belief that is unrealistic and based on a misunderstanding. Her demands were based on an u.... expectation that's p... on a complete f.... to understand how language works. (неоправданное ожидание, основанное на непонимании, как что-либо работает) |
| to talk smb out of sth/doing sth | To persuade someone not to do something. I tried to talk him out of going on that dangerous trip to Somali, but he didn't listen. (отговорить кого-то от чего-то) |
| to take something at face value | To accept something as it appears without questioning or doubting it. You shouldn't take everything he says at face value. (принимать что-то за чистую монету/истину в первой инстанции) |
| dispel | To eliminate or reduce (e.g.feelings of worry or fear). The clear instructions helped to dispel a lot of anxiety among the students. (развеять) |
| to learn the nuts and bolts | To understand the fundamental aspects or practical details of something. In order to become fluent, you need to learn the n... and b... of the language. (как у нас говорят - познать все тонкости; понять устройство изнутри) |
| to be traditionally conceived | Viewed or understood in a conventional or historical manner. Traditionally c... indications of success are changing. (традиционно принятый, устоявшийся) |
| per se | By itself (used to indicate that something is being considered alone and not in relation to other factors). The implementations aren't bad per se, but their presentation to workers is bad. (само по себе) |
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