19.04.2025	1:48:28	gen.	may be connected to	возможно, связанный с (A body appears to have washed up at 3rd Beach in Stanley Park. Beachgoers are saying it may be connected to a drowning reported at Wreck Beach yesterday. (Twitter))
18.04.2025	8:13:04	gen.	inherently	по природе своей (Duck Pond is not a healthy environment – inherently. It was dying from the day it was made. We pump municipal water into it just to maintain its water levels. It has a lot of issues inherently. It cannot survive as it is. -- по природе своей / по сути своей / изначально • Don’t forget folks, when indigenous people took slaves it was “cultural” so it’s okay, just like the slave trade in Africa and with the Arabs. Progressives don’t think enslaving people is inherently wrong, they just oppose it historically when practiced by Europeans after around the 14th century. (vancouversun.com) • Vancouver police board vice-chair was asked to resign because she told the truth: “The reason Canada is such a tolerant society is because Christianity, the dominant religion here, is inherently tolerant, and our society reflects those values.” (Twitter) • The human body is inherently designed to heal itself, Ben Fuchs asserted. "The only thing that could go wrong... is either nutritional deficiencies or toxicities," he stated. (coasttocoastam.com))
18.04.2025	8:07:34	cliche.	have nothing to do with	не иметь никакого отношения к (The Jericho Lands proposition has nothing to do with reconciliation and everything to do with greed. This is not ceded territory but formerly owned federal land that had been sold to First Nations under current federal legislation that gives them first right of refusal on any federal land being sold. Large developers such as Aquillini and Westbank are all too happy to team up with First Nations as they can push for much more density than they would get on their own. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:37:05	gen.	ask for permission	обратиться за разрешением (The company originally asked the National Energy Board for permission last August, but was denied. -- обратилась за разрешением, но получила отказ)
18.04.2025	7:36:20	gen.	apply	обратиться за разрешением (+ infinitive • Douglas Park Academy has operated since last year in the ground-floor of a family house across from the namesake public park, with spaces for eight kids, with no complaints to city hall and glowing reviews from parents. With 30 families on the wait-list, the operators applied this year to open a second eight-kid daycare in the building’s upper floor. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:35:33	busin.	seek a permit	обратиться за разрешением (напр., на снос здания или строительство, в муниципалитет • The Dunsmuir operated as an SRO for decades before it was purchased by the developer Holborn in 2006. (...) If Holborn seeks a permit under the bylaw in the future, council could require some amount — which could be up to $50 million or potentially far less — as a condition. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:30:51	gov.	vote in favour of	проголосовать за (*предложения; напр., на заседании городского совета • In the end, council approved the application, with the $1.1 million contribution recommended by staff. It was opposed by Fry, Orr, and Bligh. Maloney voted in favour, saying that while she was “deeply disappointed with the very low negotiated settlement,” she could see the value of having the project proceed. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:23:42	idiom.	make a point	громко заявить о чём-л. (по какому-л. вопросу • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” (...) An $8 million permit condition “might make a point,” said ABC Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung. “But it’s going to actually harm the revitalization of Granville Street,” she said, and block the delivery of 67 badly needed new hotel rooms and $1.1 million for social housing. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:23:25	idiom.	make a point	высказать свою принципиальную позицию (по какому-л. вопросу • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” (...) An $8 million permit condition “might make a point,” said ABC Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung. “But it’s going to actually harm the revitalization of Granville Street,” she said, and block the delivery of 67 badly needed new hotel rooms and $1.1 million for social housing. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:14:15	busin.	render non-viable	сделать нецелесообразным (*по финансовым соображениям – о замышляемом проекте • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” City staff replied that, in their analysis, such a high cash contribution would render the hotel redevelopment project non-viable. While $1.1 million — roughly $16,000 a unit — is “nowhere close to $300,000,” staff said, they believed this amount was “what the project could support.” Much more than that would mean the hotel could remain vacant indefinitely, council heard. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:14:15	busin.	render non-viable	сделать нерентабельным (*по финансовым соображениям – о замышляемом проекте • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” City staff replied that, in their analysis, such a high cash contribution would render the hotel redevelopment project non-viable. While $1.1 million — roughly $16,000 a unit — is “nowhere close to $300,000,” staff said, they believed this amount was “what the project could support.” Much more than that would mean the hotel could remain vacant indefinitely, council heard. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:14:15	busin.	render non-viable	лишить целесообразности (*по финансовым соображениям – о замышляемом проекте • Coun. Lucy Maloney proposed increasing the cash contribution to $8 million, which she said she hoped would discourage landlords from failing to maintain properties that then “tips more people into homelessness.” City staff replied that, in their analysis, such a high cash contribution would render the hotel redevelopment project non-viable. While $1.1 million — roughly $16,000 a unit — is “nowhere close to $300,000,” staff said, they believed this amount was “what the project could support.” Much more than that would mean the hotel could remain vacant indefinitely, council heard. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	7:06:07	explan.	entertainment district	улица или район, где сосредоточены театры, ночные клубы, бары и т. п. заведения (Staff in the city’s real estate department analyzed the property, Mauboules said, “and the recommendation we’re bringing forward today is to ensure that the project is viable and aligns with the proposed direction of the Granville Street plan,” which prioritizes adding commercial hotel and cultural spaces and eventually phasing out residential properties in the downtown entertainment district. (vancouversun.com))
18.04.2025	6:18:01	gen.	get a deal on	выгодно приобрести (sth. • For the 74-unit Clifton Hotel, that means the city could potentially seek a maximum $22.2 million cash contribution to permanently remove these rooms from Vancouver’s SRO stock. However, city staff recommended only a $1.1 million cash payment for the Clifton’s conversion — about 95 per cent less than the amount council could impose. At council Tuesday, Green Coun. Pete Fry asked city staff why the amount was so low, citing concerns about “creating a precedent where large developers are buying SROs and waiting it out, and then — presumably, if this passes — getting a deal on the SRO conversion.” vancouversun.com)
18.04.2025	6:14:16	gen.	stock	жилфонд (The bylaw also gives council the authority to seek cash contributions from developers, paid into a city fund to repair and replace other SRO buildings, imposed as a permit condition of up to $300,000 per SRO-designated room. For the 74-unit Clifton Hotel, that means the city could potentially seek a maximum $22.2 million cash contribution to permanently remove these rooms from Vancouver’s SRO stock. vancouversun.com)
18.04.2025	6:06:39	gov.	heritage-listed building	объект культурного наследия (*данная категория включает в себя, помимо прочего, объекты недвижимого имущества • Built in 1910, the Clifton Hotel at 1125 Granville St. operated for decades as a single-room occupancy, or SRO, building, providing 74 homes for low-income people. In 2015, city hall ordered the heritage-listed building closed, citing unsafe conditions. It has been vacant ever since. vancouversun.com • Здание, представляющее культурную ценность, называется объектом культурного наследия (ОКН) (из рус. источников))
18.04.2025	5:57:54	gov.	heritage building	объект культурного наследия
18.04.2025	5:51:29	welf.	social housing building	здание с субсидированными квартирами (a 19-storey social housing building a block away at the southwest corner of Vernon Drive and Hastings • Vancouver council has given a local company the green light to convert a longtime former social housing building downtown into a commercial hotel. vancouversun.com)
18.04.2025	5:49:38	gen.	back then	в те годы ("I’ve never seen this part of Hastings look so clean." "Back then it was the original "downtown" until Granville picked up, I remember as a kid in the late 70's and early 80's going up and down E. Hastings and it had a lot of good shops. Something most certainly went wrong going into the 80's." reddit.com)
18.04.2025	5:36:11	disappr.	it's not something you do on a whim	это не делается с бухты-барахты (This sounds incredibly stupid. It's not something you do on a whim. Сancelling the contract would likely cost a fortune, and put hundreds, even thousands out of work. Those services are essential and you can't just pull the plug and hope the public system can somehow instantly fill the gaps. (Reddit))
18.04.2025	5:33:02	idiom.	on a whim	неожиданно (because of a sudden decision (Merriam-Webster) • Bouncers asking for cash to enter clubs -- is this the new normal? Friends and I decided to go out Saturday night on a whim. -- решили взять да и пойти в ночной клуб • This sounds incredibly stupid. It's not something you do on a whim. Those services are essential and you can't just pull the plug and hope the public system can somehow instantly fill the gaps. (Reddit))
18.04.2025	5:32:48	idiom.	on a whim	внезапно (because of a sudden decision (Merriam-Webster) -- не подготовившись • Bouncers asking for cash to enter clubs -- is this the new normal? Friends and I decided to go out Saturday night on a whim. -- внезапно решили пойти в ночной клуб • This sounds incredibly stupid. It's not something you do on a whim. Those services are essential and you can't just pull the plug and hope the public system can somehow instantly fill the gaps. (Reddit))
18.04.2025	5:24:52	busin.	provider of services	компания, предоставляющая услуги (*определённого рода • A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services. (biv.com))
18.04.2025	5:24:52	busin.	provider of services	фирма, предоставляющая услуги (*определённого рода • A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services. (biv.com))
18.04.2025	2:05:19	real.est.	luxury condos	квартиры класса люкс (ctvnews.ca)
18.04.2025	2:01:14	fig.of.sp.	the sentiment is echoed by	ему вторит (кто-л. – sb.: *об общей позиции по какому-л. вопросу • It made for difficult listening for local Indigenous leaders in attendance. “Upsetting,” said Wayne Sparrow, the elected chief of the Musqueam Indian Band. “You know, I don’t know if I’d be able to stay and listen to all 60.” The sentiment was echoed by Wilson Williams, a councillor and spokesperson for the Squamish Nation. “I see the challenges some people have with change coming,” Williams told CTV News. ctvnews.ca)
18.04.2025	1:46:30	gov.	reserve a decision	отложить решение (on – по вопросу • Vancouver city councillors voted to reserve a decision on the future of the Jericho Lands until next week at a tense Tuesday council meeting, in which council heard from dozens of speakers – many voicing concern over the Indigenous led megaproject. ctvnews.ca)
18.04.2025	1:44:18	gov.	reserve a decision on	отложить решение по вопросу (Vancouver city councillors voted to reserve a decision on the future of the Jericho Lands until next week at a tense Tuesday council meeting, in which council heard from dozens of speakers – many voicing concern over the Indigenous led megaproject. ctvnews.ca)
17.04.2025	7:40:55	gen.	not to take "no" for an answer	не отставать (т.е. досаждать кому-л. назойливыми просьбами: • I'm not the kind of gal to take "no" for an answer. • Jim wasn't taking "no" for an answer.)
17.04.2025	7:39:14	gen.	admittedly	нужно признать, что (*говоря о чём-л., принижающем значимость или успех • The wind turbine will generate only 20 per cent of the ski resort's electricity. Admittedly, it's a small step. But it's the harbinger of a new power industry. • The normally routine excursion for the exploration club took an eerie turn, leader Ziggy Austin explained, when "suddenly someone starts pointing down at the mud." Fortunately, Austin snapped a photo of one of the tracks, though it is admittedly difficult to discern its size without an object beside it for comparison. (coasttocoastam.com))
17.04.2025	7:35:08	inf.	cheap eats	дешёвые закуски (People will have to get used to a little visual chaos created by hundreds of ecclectic food carts that will line many of the downtown streets, but will appreciate the cheap eats that come with it.)
17.04.2025	7:34:15	gen.	save sb. grief	уберечь от огорчений (Anything we can do to educate our young people on proper eating habits can save them so much grief later in life.)
17.04.2025	7:31:33	gen.	automotive plant	автозавод
17.04.2025	7:29:18	polite	please keep in mind that	не забывайте, что (Please keep in mind that we charge fees for our services. -- Пожалуйста, не забывайте, что наши услуги предоставляются на платной основе.)
17.04.2025	7:22:19	gen.	become a full-time	полностью посвятить себя (какой-л. работе или роду деятельности • After a stint at The Calgary Albertan he came back to Vancouver to join The News-Herald in the 1950s, but after The News-Herald folded in 1957 he became a full-time commercial photographer. vancouversun.com • That was how I became a full-time dad.)
17.04.2025	7:21:05	navig.	pass through the Panama Canal	пройти через Панамский канал
17.04.2025	7:16:06	inf.	bratty	непослушный (a bratty child or person behaves badly, especially because they expect to get everything that they want (Cambridge English Dictionary) • a bratty kid – непослушный ребёнок)
17.04.2025	7:14:41	publ.transp.	pry open	раздвинуть (двери вручную • A small dog went for the ride of its life Wednesday when the doors of a Vancouver SkyTrain closed on its leash between the pet and owner. “Somehow, during the boarding process, the doors closed while the owner was inside the train, but the dog was still on the outside,” Const. Amanda Steed told 1130 NewsRadio. “With the dog being stuck on the outside of the train, the train started moving.” During the ride, Steed says another passenger helped pry the doors apart so the owner could hold the six-pound dog directly. When they arrived at 29th Avenue, a SkyTrain attendant helped to get the door all the way open. (vancouver.citynews.ca))
17.04.2025	7:13:24	gen.	add to one's waistline	раздаться в талии (add significantly to one's waistline – сильно раздаться в талии)
17.04.2025	7:12:38	gen.	be the most rewarding part	принести наибольшее удовлетворение (кому-л. • Going on the great journey alone was non-negotiable; in fact, proving he could be self-reliant was the most rewarding part.)
17.04.2025	6:57:49	gen.	major question	основной вопрос (It's one of the major questions facing our provincial government.)
17.04.2025	6:47:23	cliche.	on the grounds that	на том основании, что (в разг. стиле, заголовках "that" часто опускается • The San Francisco Council in 2007 banned the oil-based bags on the grounds that they were eco-unfriendly. • The federal government has denied an Alberta drug trafficker's bid for transfer from a U.S. jail to a Canadian jail on the grounds he may one day commit another crime.)
17.04.2025	6:47:23	cliche.	on the grounds that	на основании того, что (в разг. стиле, заголовках "that" часто опускается • The San Francisco Council in 2007 banned the oil-based bags on the grounds that they were eco-unfriendly. • The federal government has denied an Alberta drug trafficker's bid for transfer from a U.S. jail to a Canadian jail on the grounds he may one day commit another crime.)
17.04.2025	6:42:29	gen.	mere metres from	всего в нескольких метрах от (sb., sth. – кого-л., чего-л. – также дюймах, футах и т.д. • I was mesmerized by icy creeks gushing through culverts and spellbound by eagles soaring mere metres from me.)
17.04.2025	6:38:30	cliche.	is about to get started	вот-вот начнётся (модель be about + infinitive • Well, we're at the time of night when overnight roadwork is about to get started or is starting.)
17.04.2025	6:38:30	cliche.	is about to get started	скоро начнётся (модель be about + infinitive • Well, we're at the time of night when overnight roadwork is about to get started or is starting.)
17.04.2025	6:14:54	gen.	lenient punishment	мягкая мера наказания (*requires a/the)
17.04.2025	6:04:10	gen.	instantly disappear	мгновенно исчезать (I was fascinated by how an animal so large could instantly disappear into the woods.)
17.04.2025	5:57:26	gen.	it seems extremely unlikely that	представляется крайне маловероятным, что (It seems extremely unlikely that the eyewitnesses were seeing a single type of creature -- let alone that it was a plesiosaur, zeuglodon, basilosaurus, or any other extinct or unknown creature. (Benjamin Radford and Joe Nickell, "Lake Monster Mysteries"))
17.04.2025	5:52:41	gen.	liken to	сравнивать с (*находя общие черты • The length is highly variable and includes small creatures dubbed "Ogopups" and larger animals from eight to seventy feet long. The head has been likened to that of a snake, sheep, cow, deer, or horse, with protrusions said to be horns or ears, and with beady eyes and whiskers. (Benjamin Radford and Joe Nickell, "Lake Monster Mysteries"))
17.04.2025	5:51:49	gen.	liken to	сравнить с (*найдя общие черты • The conversation ventured into other folklore, including "duendes" or goblins in Spanish culture, with Fanthorpe likening them to mischievous leprechauns. (coasttocoastam.com) -- которых Фанторп сравнил с проказливыми лепреконами)
17.04.2025	5:49:47	gen.	be highly variable	сильно колебаться (*о размерах • The length is highly variable and includes small creatures dubbed "Ogopups" and larger animals from eight to seventy feet long. The head has been likened to that of a snake, sheep, cow, deer, or horse, with protrusions said to be horns or ears, and with beady eyes and whiskers. (Benjamin Radford and Joe Nickell, "Lake Monster Mysteries"))
17.04.2025	5:48:38	gen.	vary greatly	сильно колебаться (напр., о результатах • It is normal for results to vary greatly after multiple runs.)
17.04.2025	4:47:18	cliche.	show promising results	показать обнадеживающие результаты (Their findings led to the development of a vagus nerve stimulator device, akin to a pacemaker, which has shown promising results in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis. (coasttocoastam.com) • Тесты показали обнадеживающие результаты, поэтому модель смогут использовать в реальных спасательных операциях. (из рус. источников))
17.04.2025	3:20:53	rude	shit hole	отхожее место (об отвратительном районе города и т.п. • The BC NDP moved a low barrier shelter and safe injection site into the neighbourhood and it literally turned two entire blocks into a shit hole. I'm tired of Vancouver's streets being covered with homeless people, drug needles, and human shit. What is taxpayers' money even being used for? The people we elect are completely incompetent. (Reddit))
17.04.2025	3:20:31	rude	shit hole	быдлогадюшник (The BC NDP moved a low barrier shelter and safe injection site into the neighbourhood and it literally turned two entire blocks into a shit hole. (Reddit))
16.04.2025	9:24:22	context.	intent	увлечённый (upon sth. • The man was so intent upon what he was doing that he never heard our steps as we stole across the grass plot. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – Человек был так увлечён своим занятием, что не расслышал наших шагов ...)
16.04.2025	9:22:43	gen.	in one's eagerness	увлёкшись (+ infinitive • ... But what if, in our eagerness to get everyone a great gift for Christmas, we end up with unexpected credit card fees?)
16.04.2025	9:21:18	gen.	in one's excitement	увлёкшись (In her excitement she poured wine onto her napkin beside her glass. – Увлёкшись, она пролила вино на салфетку мимо бокала.)
16.04.2025	9:15:56	euph.	a huge pile of cow manure	чушь собачья (Do Canadians really think the USA is going to come and annex Canada. No logical thinking person does, 95% know it's a huge pile of cow manure. So the question is why are so many voting Liberal so Carney can save us from something 95% know isn't going to happen. (vancouversun.com))
16.04.2025	9:14:38	appr.	deliver great service	отлично обслуживать
16.04.2025	9:13:35	neol.	online footprint	онлайновый отпечаток (Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people and an unborn child and wounding 58 others at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and Breivik, who murdered 77 people with a car bomb and mass shooting, did not use Facebook and had small online footprints.)
16.04.2025	9:10:39	brit.	this is getting past a joke!	это уже не смешно! ("Man, this is getting past a joke!" cried MacDonald, rising angrily from his chair." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle))
16.04.2025	9:06:23	respect.	master hand	рука мастера (чувствуется рука мастера: "No, no, my good sir", said Holmes. "There is a master hand here. (...) You can tell an old master by the sweep of his brush. I can tell a Moriarty when I see one." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle))
16.04.2025	9:04:34	gen.	in one's due sequence	последовательно ("Please arrange your thoughts and let me know, in their due sequence, exactly what those events are which have sent you out unbrushed and unkempt, with dress boots and waistcoast buttoned awry, in search of advice and assistance." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle))
16.04.2025	8:52:55	gen.	a sharp rise in the number of	резкий рост числа (чего-л. • There has been a sharp rise in the number of accidents on this stretch of Hwy 17 after the road improvements were completed.)
16.04.2025	8:49:19	gen.	proven method	проверенный способ (It's a proven cessation method every smoker must try!)
16.04.2025	8:48:48	idiom.	rule of thumb	проверенный способ (*a method of procedure based on experience and common sense (Merriam-Webster))
16.04.2025	8:47:39	gen.	woman's writing	женский почерк ("It is a woman's writing, done with a sharp-pointed pen (...)." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle))
16.04.2025	8:46:41	gen.	become widespread	получить широкое распространение (Some psychologists point out that the possible link between not having a Facebook account and being a potential mass murderer does not apply to older people who were already productive adults before social media became widespread.)
16.04.2025	8:40:12	idiom.	think nothing of it	не придать значения (... I thought nothing of it at the time. – Тогда / В тот момент я не придал этому значения.)
16.04.2025	8:38:21	cliche.	there have been	имеется (с мн.ч. • According to the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register, there have been a total of around 1,148 sightings of Nessie.)
16.04.2025	8:33:25	gen.	truly capable of	на самом деле способен (Winning gold made him realize what he's truly capable of. – он понял, на что он на самом деле способен)
16.04.2025	8:31:30	sl., drug.	stoned out of one's mind	обколотый до бессознательного состояния (You want to see a real safety hazard? Come to the Downtown East Side, there are people jaywalking completely stoned out of their minds!)
16.06.2025	6:24:48	idiom.	what's your beef?	что тебя не устраивает? ("What's your beef?" is an informal idiom that essentially means "What's your problem?" or "What's your complaint?" • What's your beef, pal? • Yeah, well geniuses, we actually have a king so what is your beef? (vancouversun.com))
16.04.2025	8:28:10	agric.	high germination capacity	высокая всхожесть (Seeds which are to be sown must possess a high germination capacity, purity, and must not be contaminated with weeds and seeds of other plants.)
16.04.2025	8:25:36	tech.	use for stabilization	применять для устойчивости (use this device for stabilization)
16.04.2025	8:21:16	gen.	be motivated by	руководствоваться (We are not motivated by political considerations. – Мы руководствуемся не политическими соображениями.)
16.04.2025	7:52:14	idiom.	on edge	на нервах (A town in England is on edge after numerous residents reported unnerving visits to their home by a mysterious woman begging to be let inside the house during the late night hours, similar to stories of the infamous Black Eyed Children. (coasttocoastam.com))
16.04.2025	7:40:26	gambl.	passion for the turf	страсть к скачкам (His passion for the turf was enormous. • Римская страсть к скачкам передалась византийцам. (из рус. источников))
16.04.2025	6:58:33	sec.sys.	the alarm is off	сигнализация отключена (If the alarm makes no noise when you come in then it is off and you do not need to press any code.)
16.04.2025	6:55:25	idiom.	have a head start	опередить (Greek yogurt has had a seven-year head start south of the border, but its popularity is quickly growing in Canada as well. -- США опередили Канаду на семь лет по продаже греческого йогурта...)
16.04.2025	6:51:54	idiom.	have a head start	опережать (If you have a head start on other people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race. (Collins Dictionary))
16.04.2025	6:45:41	cliche.	make an informed decision	принять взвешенное решение (*** по поводу Вашего примера для варианта consider: подразумевается рассмотрение, обдумывание, взвешивание *перед* принятием решения • I don't know the issues enough to make an informed decision. • Let's prevent this carnage at 275 Street and 48 Avenue Gloucester Industrial Park from taking place in the Compensatory Lands and coho salmon habitat. There will be a delegation at the Regular Council meeting of the Township of Langley May 29 to present this petition and provide essential missing information and correct misleading information to Council to enable them to make an informed decision. (change.org))
16.04.2025	6:22:24	gen.	renowned	получивший известность (for – благодаря • The Simpsons have been renowned for predicting major world events. Now we know the Egyptians predicted them. Kinda strange to see this news a day or two after Marge's voice actor died. Perhaps this is some prophecy being unveiled. Ha, the green dress and tall blue hair is kind of wild though. (unexplained-mysteries.com))
16.04.2025	6:22:12	gen.	renowned	добившийся признания (widely acclaimed and highly honored (Merriam-Webster) – for = благодаря • Hatsumura is renowned for his multidimensional, kaleidoscopic digital art.)
16.04.2025	5:45:15	cliche.	in one's own right	по праву заслуживший (почёт, признание: If someone is a successful or respected person in their own right, they are successful or respected because of their own efforts and talents rather than those of the people they are closely connected with. (Collins Dictionary) • Suleiman the Magnificent was also a distinguished poet and gifted goldsmith in his own right.)
16.04.2025	5:21:56	affect.	diminutive creature	малыш (о животном • Out of concern that the curious critters could damage critical wires aboard the plane by way of their voracious nibbling, airport officials promptly grounded the Airbus. Over the course of what one imagines were four painstaking days, all but 16 of the hamsters were recovered. Workers reportedly rounded up the remaining rodents on Saturday, allowing the plane to fly back to Lisbon where the $105 million airliner will be inspected to ensure that the diminutive creatures had not done any unseen damage to its inner workings. (coasttocoastam.com))
16.04.2025	5:02:34	gen.	go to jail	сесть в тюрьму (He should have gone to jail for that. – Его надо было посадить за такое. • Jamie was a young man when he went to jail. When he came out, he was middle-aged. That's the hard part. • Nobody has gone to jail for simple possession of illegal drugs in Vancouver for a very long time. Prosecution of possession offences are rare, usually accompanied by charges for other more serious offences that resulted in an arrest. Drugs are usually just seized and destroyed. (Twitter))
16.04.2025	4:52:06	gen.	broken	сломан (He has a broken arm. -- У него сломана рука.)
16.04.2025	4:35:30	gen.	enticing price	заманчивая цена (Don't automatically steer toward large bags of apples or grapefruit just because the price is enticing.)
16.04.2025	4:13:37	gen.	have a growling stomach	урчать в животе (We all know how a growling stomach can lead to pricey choices that also aren't the most nutritious ones.)
15.04.2025	12:50:46	arts.	signature	характерный (для кого-либо • Bellinger's signature bold tones create a dramatic, emotionally charged image of a black owl set against a glowing orange moon.)
15.04.2025	9:50:15	disappr.	what are you talking about?	что вы такое говорите? (*возмущённая реакция • "It was equal and democratic, the city people voted for the NDP, which means they are in sync with UNDRIP, this IS what you wanted." "What are you talking about? The BC Liberals sold the Jericho Lands in 2016, because their developer donors told them to, so that the developers could partner up with the new First Nations owners and profit from this otherwise off-limits area." (vancouversun.com))
15.04.2025	9:50:15	disappr.	what are you talking about?	что вы выдумываете? (*возмущённая реакция • "It was equal and democratic, the city people voted for the NDP, which means they are in sync with UNDRIP, this IS what you wanted." "What are you talking about? The BC Liberals sold the Jericho Lands in 2016, because their developer donors told them to, so that the developers could partner up with the new First Nations owners and profit from this otherwise off-limits area." (vancouversun.com))
15.04.2025	9:41:59	disappr.	better	пусть лучше (+ verb • The size and scale of this project is grossly out of sync with the neighbourhood. (...) The architect of this plan needs re-education by his professional union for discrediting the profession. Better he plan Musk's Mars city than Vancouver's. (vancouversun.com))
15.04.2025	9:38:31	disappr.	be grossly out of sync	грубо нарушать (*сложившиеся условия, стиль и т.п. • The size and scale of this project is grossly out of sync with the neighbourhood.)
15.04.2025	9:32:22	sarcast.	whaaaa?	чего-чего? (*выражая крайнее изумление • "Well, good for the indigenous that bought the land, I hope they are successful. It's more than the government has done to fix housing crisis." "Whaaaaa??" "Well, not really "bought the land." " (vancouversun.com))
15.04.2025	9:16:16	busin.	fail	разориться (of a business or a person: be obliged to cease trading because of lack of funds; become bankrupt (Oxford Dictionary) • Their Pioneer Mills soon failed, as did its successor; but in 1865 an entrepreneur from Maine named Sewell Prescott Moody purchased the operation and turned it into an unqualified success. (Robin Ward, Ron Phillips) • Don't buy it, let this fail. Your money is required when the developer tests the market with a presale. Don't buy it and the banks won't bank roll this and it will fail. (vancouversun.com))
15.04.2025	8:20:31	gen.	get control of	захватывать (Have to love how every time the First Nations get control of any resource or asset – they develop it (using our money). – Old growth forest? Give them authority – and they log it. – Salmon spawning river? Give them control – and they consider it a gravel pit and dredge out the gravel. – Fisheries? Give them control and they will fish it into extinction. It's time we stop giving them credit for being stewards of the environment, and connected to the environment etc. It's a sham and a shakedown intended to influence soft-headed lefties. (vancouversun.com))

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