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TermDefinition
domestic домашний, внутренний (в стране), relating to a person's own country or home/family
rural сельский, деревенский, relating to the countryside, not the city
ethical этичный, нравственный, relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong
urban городской, relating to a town or city
global глобальный, мировой, relating to the whole world
political политический, relating to government or politics
industrial промышленный, индустриальный, relating to industry (factories and production)
economic экономический, relating to trade, money, and wealth
flood наводнение, a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
volcanic eruption извержение вулкана, the sudden explosion of hot gases, lava, and ash from a volcano
earthquake землетрясение, a sudden violent shaking of the ground, often causing damage
homelessness бездомность, the state of having no permanent home or place to live
drought засуха, a long period when there is little or no rain
landslide оползень, a mass of earth or rock falling down a hill or cliff
drug abuse злоупотребление наркотиками, the use of illegal drugs or the wrong use of legal drugs
domestic violence домашнее насилие, violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically between family members
debt долг, money owed to someone else
obesity ожирение, the condition of being extremely overweight in a way that is dangerous to health
addiction зависимость, the need to take a harmful substance or do an activity repeatedly
rehabilitation center реабилитационный центр, a place where people are treated for addiction, illness, or injury
outfit наряд (одежда) / организация / оборудование, a set of clothes worn together / an organization or company
to vet проверять, тщательно изучать, to examine something or someone carefully to make sure they are acceptable
one-off deal разовая сделка, a transaction or agreement that happens only once
worthwhile стоящий, полезный, ценный, useful and worth the time, money, or effort spent
charity благотворительность, благотворительная организация, an organization that gives help to people in need
to mend чинить, исправлять, to repair something that is broken or damaged
eye-opening поучительный, шокирующий, открывающий глаза, surprising and teaching you something new
income доход, money received regularly from work, investments, or business
to treble утраивать(ся), to become three times larger or to make something three times larger
to pledge обещать, давать торжественное обещание, to make a serious promise
multiple sclerosis рассеянный склероз, a serious disease affecting the brain and spinal cord, causing gradual loss of movement and feeling
to keep up with успевать за, не отставать от, to do something as well as someone else or as fast as needed
to raise money собирать деньги, привлекать средства, to collect money for a particular purpose or charity
to donate жертвовать, to give money, goods, or time to help a person or organization
to recruit набирать (сотрудников, добровольцев), to find new people to join a company, organization, or army
to aim to стремиться, намереваться, to intend or plan to achieve something
sustainable (food) устойчивый, экологичный (о еде), produced in a way that does not harm the environment or use too many resources
malaria малярия, a serious disease passed to humans by mosquito bites
dementia деменция, слабоумие, a condition affecting the brain that causes memory loss and confusion
paralysis паралич, loss of the ability to move part or all of the body
to project / a project проектировать, прогнозировать / проект, to calculate or estimate something for the future / a planned piece of work
to appeal / an appeal обращаться с просьбой / призыв, апелляция, to make a serious request / a request for money, help, or a change of decision
to permit / a permit / permission разрешать / разрешение (документ) / разрешение, to allow / an official document allowing something / consent
to record / a record записывать / запись, рекорд, to store sounds or images / a piece of stored information or the best achievement so far
to decrease / a decrease уменьшать(ся) / уменьшение, to become smaller or less / a reduction
to suspect / a suspect подозревать / подозреваемый, to believe someone is guilty without proof / a person thought to be guilty
to import / an import импортировать / импорт, to bring goods or ideas from another country / a product brought from another country
to export / an export экспортировать / экспорт, to send goods or ideas to another country / a product sent to another country
pesticide пестицид, a chemical used to kill insects or small animals that harm crops
net сеть / чистый (доход), mesh fabric / remaining after all costs and deductions
surveillance слежка, наблюдение (особенно скрытое), the careful watching of a person or place, especially by police
CCTV cameras камеры видеонаблюдения, cameras that send images to a limited number of screens, used for security
to keep track of отслеживать, следить за, to stay informed about something or someone
invasion of privacy вторжение в частную жизнь, a situation where someone interferes in your personal life without permission
to identify идентифицировать, опознавать, to recognize someone or something and say who or what they are
to monitor отслеживать, контролировать, наблюдать, to watch and check something carefully over a period of time
crime prevention предотвращение преступности, the act of stopping crimes from happening
deterrent to crime сдерживающий фактор от преступлений, something that discourages people from committing crimes
to access data получать доступ к данным, to retrieve or use information stored on a computer or system
a deterrent сдерживающий фактор, something that discourages an action or makes it less likely
number plate номерной знак (автомобиля), a sign on a vehicle showing its registration number
number plate recognition system система распознавания номеров, technology that automatically reads vehicle license plates
face/facial recognition system система распознавания лиц, technology that identifies people by their facial features
whereabouts местонахождение, the location or position of someone or something
microchip микрочип, a tiny electronic circuit used for storing or processing information
clip-on (microchip) пристегивающийся (микрочип), a device that attaches by clipping onto something
(police) spot checks выборочные проверки (полиции), random inspections by police without warning
surge (in crime) всплеск (преступности), a sudden large increase in crime
to capture захватывать, запечатлевать, to catch or take control of something / to record something
that's not the point не в этом суть, that is not the most important part of the argument
to target нацеливаться на, выбирать объектом, to aim at or direct something toward a particular person or group
overexposed слишком заметный, переэкспонированный, exposed too much (in media, light, or attention)
mediated society опосредованное общество, a society where experience is filtered through technology and media
a rare good редкое благо, something valuable and not commonly found
to be entitled to иметь право на, to have the right to receive or do something
borough район (города), боро, a town or division of a large city with its own local government
personal gain личная выгода, benefit for oneself, usually financial
promptly / prompt быстро, незамедлительно / быстрый, immediately without delay / done quickly and without hesitation
appropriately / appropriate соответственно, подходящим образом / подходящий, in a suitable or correct way / right for the situation
disturbing тревожный, беспокоящий, upsetting or worrying and making you feel uncomfortable
unethical неэтичный, безнравственный, morally wrong and not acceptable
illegal / legal незаконный / законный, against the law / permitted by law
outrageous возмутительный, скандальный, shocking and morally unacceptable
responsible / irresponsible ответственный / безответственный, trustworthy and reliable / not caring about consequences
to scale down сокращать, уменьшать масштаб, to reduce something in size, amount, or extent
something has to give что-то должно уступить / ситуация должна измениться, a situation cannot continue without change
to disrupt нарушать, срывать, to interrupt something and prevent it from continuing as usual
to take the lead взять на себя инициативу, лидировать, to be the first to do something or to be in front
to make do with less money обходиться меньшими деньгами, to manage with a smaller budget than before
on a more even keel более стабильно, ровно, in a more stable and balanced state
keel киль (корабля), the long structure along the bottom of a ship
to break the mould/mold сломать шаблон, to do something differently from usual
transition переход, the process of changing from one state or condition to another
to build up накапливать, наращивать, to increase or accumulate gradually over time
to put feet up отдыхать (буквально: закинуть ноги), to relax, especially after working hard
boredom скука, the state of being bored or uninterested
demanding требовательный, needing a lot of time, effort, or skill
gender-blind не учитывающий пол, равный для всех полов, treating everyone equally regardless of gender
let's face it давайте смотреть правде в глаза, used to say that something is obvious and must be accepted
that's bound to это обязательно (сделает что-то), it is very likely to happen
breadwinner кормилец (семьи), the person who earns money to support a family
authorities власти, официальные органы, people or organizations with official power
user data monitoring мониторинг пользовательских данных, the tracking and checking of user information
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