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31.01.2023 | 5:28:59 | idiom. | hard as nails | ничем не прошибёшь (Этого человека вообще ничем не прошибёшь.) |
31.01.2023 | 5:28:59 | idiom. | thick-skinned | ничем не прошибёшь (Этого человека вообще ничем не прошибёшь.) |
31.01.2023 | 1:50:29 | pris.sl. | sucker | фраер (человек неопытный и наивный) |
30.01.2023 | 8:49:16 | cinema | at the top of the box-office | лидер проката (Avatar: The Way of Water continues its reign at the top of the box-office.) |
30.01.2023 | 2:27:03 | cliche. | fine example | прекрасный образец (This is a fine example of the artistic possibilities of poured-in-place concrete that were explored by architects in the late 1920s and early 1930s. (Ron Phillips)) |
29.01.2023 | 10:28:48 | gen. | vinyl collector | коллекционер грампластинок (an avid vinyl collector) |
29.01.2023 | 4:37:42 | gen. | develop a relationship with | установить отношения с (Sales were not initially impressive with only $352 coming in after the initial five-hour broadcast, Circosta revealed. Within 90 days we made a million dollars in a single day, he added. Circosta believes it took a while to develop a relationship with the audience and to familiarize them with ordering from television — a concept that was foreign at the time. |
29.01.2023 | 4:37:42 | gen. | develop a relationship with | наладить отношения с (Sales were not initially impressive with only $352 coming in after the initial five-hour broadcast, Circosta revealed. Within 90 days we made a million dollars in a single day, he added. Circosta believes it took a while to develop a relationship with the audience and to familiarize them with ordering from television — a concept that was foreign at the time. |
29.01.2023 | 4:34:52 | gen. | credit the success of sth. to | объяснять успех (Sales were not initially impressive with only $352 coming in after the initial five-hour broadcast, Circosta revealed. Within 90 days we made a million dollars in a single day, he added. (...) There were 28 other companies trying to do the same thing during the 1980s, Circosta reported. He credited the success of HSN to its distribution model. You must be in front of the right people with whatever you are selling in order to be successful, Circosta explained. |
29.01.2023 | 4:02:47 | cliche. | enhance one's life | улучшить свою жизнь (TV's original home shopping host Bob Circosta helped create the multi-billion-dollar home shopping industry, having pitched the first product ever offered. He joined guest host Connie Willis (info) for the entire program to discuss the early days of home shopping and how it has become a billion-dollar industry over the past 44 years, as well as what he has learned about sales and what motivates people to buy things they see on television. "I'm just a guy who's helping people enhance their lives through various products," Circosta said, adding he is currently focused on wellness products. |
28.01.2023 | 7:42:10 | idiom. | pull a stunt | отколоть штуку (to do something foolish or dangerous) |
28.01.2023 | 6:42:55 | cliche. | intensely dislike | относиться резко отрицательно (I can't imagine how this proposal was adopted if the majority on the council had disliked it intensely!) |
28.01.2023 | 5:54:32 | fig. | hit job | заказное дело (в политике, с целью опорочить • Clinton accused host Chris Wallace of a “conservative hit job” (...) -- A hit job in this context means he is accusing the reporter of trying to make him look bad. He thinks he's misusing facts and other aspects of the situation to make him (Bill Clinton) look bad in a way he doesn't deserve. |
28.01.2023 | 1:29:49 | inf. | make easy money | срубить деньжат по-лёгкому |
28.01.2023 | 0:57:59 | inf. | that is awful | жуть какая-то |
27.01.2023 | 8:35:41 | sociol. | nerd culture | субкультура (напр., фанаты сериала "Звёздные войны" • Racists don't like Star Wars. Good. I hope all nerd culture becomes a no-go area for them. (Twitter)) |
27.01.2023 | 6:43:57 | formal | be within the purview of | относиться к компетенции (means to be within the scope of the authority, influence, or knowledge of somebody or something • The case is within the constitutional court's purview.) |
27.01.2023 | 3:03:56 | gen. | generalize | выносить общие суждения |
27.01.2023 | 2:30:28 | nat.res. | wildlife camera trap | фотоловушка (Rangers for a Colorado park system found a surprise when they checked a wildlife camera trap —400 bear selfies. Upon checking one of the camera traps to see what wildlife it captured, rangers found hundreds of photos of a shamelessly curious bear. |
27.01.2023 | 2:27:04 | gen. | observe unobtrusively | незаметно наблюдать (Boulder, Colorado's Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) wanted to observe the land system's sensitive wildlife habitats unobtrusively, so park rangers placed nine camera traps across 46,000 acres to see how animals used the area. |
27.01.2023 | 2:16:09 | inf. | Oz bloke | австралиец (an Oz bloke living in Whistler) |
27.01.2023 | 2:04:53 | cliche. | you've got something coming to you | вы за это заплатите |
26.01.2023 | 6:24:10 | gen. | in appearance resemble | внешне напоминать (Aunt Agatha is like an elephant -- not so much to look at, for in appearance she resembles more a well-bred vulture, but because she never forgets. (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
26.01.2023 | 6:19:15 | emph. | my foot! | это ж надо такое придумать! (Cops at every corner, on every bridge and road out of town! 'Easy money,' my foot!) |
26.01.2023 | 6:19:15 | emph. | my foot! | это ж надо такое сказать! (Cops at every corner, on every bridge and road out of town! 'Easy money,' my foot!) |
26.01.2023 | 6:11:04 | gen. | well, well! | это ж надо! (expressing amazement) |
26.01.2023 | 6:09:22 | emph. | what on earth are you drivelling about? | что за чушь ты несёшь? |
26.01.2023 | 6:08:43 | emph. | what on earth are you drivelling about? | что за вздор ты несёшь? |
26.01.2023 | 6:00:06 | book. | brood | глубоко задуматься (о неприятном или печальном предмете: to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy (Oxford Dictionary); to think long and anxiously about something (Merriam-Webster); to think silently for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry (Cambridge Dictionary) • "Wait, Jeeves," I said, closing my eyes. "Let me brood." I brooded. (P.G. Wodehouse) • "May I brood, sir?" "Certainly, Jeeves." "Thank you, sir." (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
26.01.2023 | 6:00:06 | book. | brood | размышлять (о неприятном или печальном предмете: to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy (Oxford Dictionary); to think long and anxiously about something (Merriam-Webster); to think silently for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry (Cambridge Dictionary) • "Wait, Jeeves," I said, closing my eyes. "Let me brood." I brooded. (P.G. Wodehouse) • "May I brood, sir?" "Certainly, Jeeves." "Thank you, sir." (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
26.01.2023 | 5:35:53 | cliche. | you know perfectly well that | вам прекрасно известно, что |
26.01.2023 | 5:28:37 | context. | a peculiar feeling it gave me | странное чувство охватило меня ("I read the paragraph again. A peculiar feeling it gave me." (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
26.01.2023 | 5:00:54 | TV | play a clip | показать фрагмент (видеозаписи • He'll use any excuse to play a Seinfeld clip.) |
26.01.2023 | 4:53:35 | slang | fixed | подкупленный ("The dick was fixed, of course. So were several other people." (Raymond Chandler) -- Естественно, полицейский был подкуплен.) |
26.01.2023 | 3:34:04 | cliche. | give oneself permission to | позволить себе (He shared several meditation techniques (...). Meditation is giving yourself permission to relax mentally and emotionally, he added. |
26.01.2023 | 3:21:19 | welln. | self-awareness | самопознание (There are various levels of consciousness, and we become more sentient as we learn about ourselves through creativity and self-awareness, he indicated. |
26.01.2023 | 3:04:55 | welln. | natural healing | выздоровление без лекарств (In the first half, Dr. Joel Wallach addressed the human body's ability to achieve natural healing, along with the benefits of remedies and supplements that aid in the body's recovery from chronic conditions. |
26.01.2023 | 1:32:46 | lgbt | coming out | НСО-признание (также "признание в НСО") |
25.01.2023 | 5:34:21 | gen. | be diverted by trifles | отвлекаться на мелочи (from sth. • You mustn't let yourself be diverted from the task in hand by trifles, Bertie. (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
25.01.2023 | 5:30:12 | gen. | time is marching on | время идёт (We decided to do it now as time is marching on, and we're going on a trip next month.) |
25.01.2023 | 5:29:55 | gen. | time was passing | время шло (Time was passing and I might expect the owner's return at any minute.) |
25.01.2023 | 5:25:45 | brit. | it's quite all right | всё в полном порядке (It's quite all right, old chap. She has agreed.) |
25.01.2023 | 5:23:19 | gen. | nothing is so soothing as | ничто так не успокаивает, как (I always feel that nothing is so soothing as a walk in a garden at night. (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
25.01.2023 | 5:20:54 | med. | soothing | оказывающий успокоительное действие |
25.01.2023 | 4:40:37 | cliche. | it's a deal! | согласен! (на сделку • It's a deal! -- Согласен! / По рукам!) |
25.01.2023 | 4:33:09 | brit. | come off | получиться ('Let's hope it comes off.' 'It'll come off all right.' -- Получится, само собой.) |
25.01.2023 | 4:29:47 | idiom. | have a shot | попробовать (to make an attempt at (Collins Dictionary) • I'll have a shot at solving the problem. • 'You'll do it?' 'I'll have a shot.' -- Попробую. / Попытаюсь.) |
25.01.2023 | 3:54:11 | fin. | close on the purchase | завершить покупку (In June 2014, Stanley Financial closed on the $8.5-million purchase of the 16-acre property at 645 Henning Drive, according to company financial statements.) |
25.01.2023 | 3:53:02 | real.est. | close a deal | завершить покупку (Those two properties, at 2523 and 2539 Rosemont Ave., sold for $2,587,500 each. The real estate deals are expected to close in August.) |
25.01.2023 | 3:49:45 | cliche. | make a reality | воплотить в жизнь (“I am delighted that we are that much closer to the completion of this waterfront park plan. I would also like to express my most sincere gratitude to my friend and longtime resident of Westwood, Jim Green, for helping to make this a reality,” Clements said.) |
25.01.2023 | 3:45:06 | gov. | non-core | несущественный (о статье расходов, напр., в городском бюджете • "How are they going to fund the extra police and nurses??" "Slashing non-core expenditures. Easy to do as the last three councils did nothing but build up those expenditures. Closing the rental office and ditching VANDU money was a good, albeit tiny, start. Ramp it up." (Twitter) ) |
25.01.2023 | 2:53:16 | med. | poor sleep | плохой сон (в смысле "неспособность быстро засыпать" • Poor Sleep Linked To Paranormal Beliefs Around Aliens, Ghosts, And Demons: According to new research, an inability to sleep well could make the night appear even more alive, leading to stronger beliefs in ghosts, demons, aliens, and the afterlife. |
25.01.2023 | 2:44:23 | gen. | work as an informant | работать осведомителем (Rothmiller also detailed Sinatra's longstanding connections with various mobsters, and how at one point, he offered to work as an informant for the CIA, but they turned him down. |
25.01.2023 | 2:41:47 | gen. | deadly concoction | отрава (According to Rothmiller, Lawford revealed that he and Bobby Kennedy were at Marilyn's house, on the day she died, and she and Bobby had been intensely fighting. He said he saw Bobby prepare her a drink in a clear glass and mix something with a spoon into it. Rothmiller believes that it was Bobby who gave her a deadly concoction, presumably because Monroe was going to spill details of their affair to the press. |
25.01.2023 | 2:39:27 | gen. | secret dossier | секретное досье (Rothmiller said he reviewed the secret dossiers of Marilyn, the Kennedys, and Peter Lawford, and that Fred Otash, one of his informants, revealed that he planted bugs and wiretapped Monroe's and Lawford's home. |
24.01.2023 | 5:50:00 | proverb | talk is cheap | языком нести -- не помелом мести |
24.01.2023 | 5:24:45 | gen. | conglomeration of apartment towers | высотный микрорайон (growing up in a conglomeration of apartment towers in China) |
24.01.2023 | 5:07:55 | inf. | a bit pricey | немного дороговато (The young engineer was still drawn to the place, however. He had just finished a tour of a 19th-floor view suite, measuring 490 square feet, that was renting for $2,650, with parking. “It’s a bit pricey,” he said, “but it’s luxury.” |
24.01.2023 | 4:59:41 | fig. | lived-in | жилой (в смысле "обжитой", об ощущении от помещения • “It’s a bit cold,” Robert Teodoropol, 27, said of the highrise hub. He works in an office tower at Cambie and Marine and was checking out its apartments. “I wouldn’t say it has much character. There is not much of a lived-in feel. All the office staff go home at 5 p.m.” |
24.01.2023 | 4:55:22 | gen. | be completely different from | полностью отличаться от (The model has advantages in terms of transit and shopping convenience, said Condon. But one problem is “the tower-district lifestyle is completely different from the one enjoyed in traditional neighbourhoods, like in Kitsilano and at Commercial Drive, where you will see lots of people you come to know and there is a general diversity of interesting landscapes and buildings.” |
24.01.2023 | 4:46:40 | gen. | and touching on | что касается (And touching on that quarterly report, I'd like to have it on my desk by next Monday.) |
24.01.2023 | 4:42:36 | construct. | intense-population node | жилищный узел с высокой плотностью населения (на ключевом транспортном коридоре и/или вокруг станции метро • The model emerged in North America in the 1980s, Condon said, with the idea that the intense-population nodes would counter the problem of suburban sprawl. |
24.01.2023 | 4:39:09 | construct. | high-density project | застройка с высокой плотностью населения (The highrise hub is like many others peppered across Metro Vancouver. A University of B.C. urban landscape specialist, Patrick Condon, says local politicians have embraced, like almost no others in North America, the planning model based on organizing high-density projects around rapid-transit stations. |
24.01.2023 | 4:32:17 | construct. | highrise hub | высотный микрорайон (расположенный на транспортном узле, окружённый торговым центром, детсадом и сопутствующими видами услуг для жильцов • The cluster of tall residential highrises and offices is an example of the way Metro Vancouver is at the leading edge of a trend of squeezing large populations into tight urban zones next to rapid-transit stations, often in neighbourhoods where detached homes predominate. (...) The highrise hub is like many others peppered across Metro Vancouver. A University of B.C. urban landscape specialist, Patrick Condon, says local politicians have embraced, like almost no others in North America, the planning model based on organizing high-density projects around rapid-transit stations. |
24.01.2023 | 4:27:08 | sec.sys. | high-tech security | высокотехнологичные средства безопасности (ВСБ • It has eight concrete towers, some soaring 30 to 40 storeys. Panoramic views. The rental apartments and condos come with granite kitchen counters. The daycare has high-tech security. |
24.01.2023 | 4:24:35 | commer. | chain outlet | сетевая торговая точка (It has eight concrete towers, some soaring 30 to 40 storeys. Panoramic views. Chain outlets: Subway, T&T Supermarket, A&W and Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant. |
24.01.2023 | 4:19:06 | traf.contr. | jammed intersection | перекрёсток, на котором образуются заторы (It’s at the often-jammed intersection at Marine and Cambie, where 20 lanes of cars and trucks converge. |
24.01.2023 | 4:07:29 | archit. | tall residential highrise | высотное жилое здание (The cluster of tall residential highrises and offices is an example of the way Metro Vancouver is at the leading edge of a trend of squeezing large populations into tight urban zones next to rapid-transit stations, often in neighbourhoods where detached homes predominate. |
24.01.2023 | 4:04:53 | gen. | outstanding feature | яркая особенность (The decorated entrance and an arcade opening out into the extensive gardens are outstanding features. (Ron Phillips)) |
24.01.2023 | 4:04:07 | gen. | outstanding | редкостный (редкостный лентяй) |
24.01.2023 | 2:30:12 | gen. | driver | автолюбитель (не нужно мудрить – auto enthusiast, automobile fan и т.п. Просто driver. • двое автолюбителей не разминулись на перекрестке) |
23.01.2023 | 8:29:11 | gen. | reduce one's dependence on | снизить зависимость от (If the traffic off the North Shore is increased by a new bridge or a tunnel for automobiles, how will the problem be solved if there is no improvement to the means of dispersing that traffic on the other side of Burrard Inlet? It seems that we must reduce our dependence on cars. |
23.01.2023 | 8:24:25 | cliche. | cut down on the number of | сократить число (кого-либо • More realistic solutions involve improving transit to make it more desirable, and building affordable housing to cut down on the number of people who need to commute across the bridge. |
23.01.2023 | 8:24:25 | cliche. | cut down on the number of | снизить число (кого-либо • More realistic solutions involve improving transit to make it more desirable, and building affordable housing to cut down on the number of people who need to commute across the bridge. |
23.01.2023 | 8:11:24 | cliche. | the reasons are many | причин тому немало (We note that no new bridges to the North Shore were built during that time. The reasons are many. Among them, the eye-watering cost of a bridge to serve a small population and complicated logistics of traffic flowing on and off any new bridge. -- Причин тому немало. Среди них ... |
23.01.2023 | 8:05:02 | gov. | as | в должности (Falcon criticized B.C. Premier David Eby, saying Eby has "suddenly woken up" to the housing crisis after a term as housing minister.) |
23.01.2023 | 8:02:08 | polit. | roundtable discussion | обсуждение за круглым столом (At a recent roundtable discussion, Ferguson wasted little time promising a replacement for the 90-year-old Fraser River Bridge. -- в ходе дискуссии / обсуждения за круглым столом) |
23.01.2023 | 7:57:18 | cliche. | get things done | добиваться конкретных результатов (Liberal leader Ken Kaiser promotes himself as a person who ‘gets things done.’) |
23.01.2023 | 7:52:40 | neol. | promote oneself | пиариться ("She shamelessly promotes herself in any way she can. She promotes herself in order to get more and more publicity, like, she goes on talk shows every month to talk about her movies and beauty products.") |
23.01.2023 | 7:52:22 | gen. | promote oneself | рекламировать себя (This is the perfect opportunity for you to promote yourself as a Billiebong retailer. • Liberal leader Kevin Ferguson promotes himself as a person who ‘gets things done.’) |
23.01.2023 | 1:51:29 | gen. | make some money on the side | подрабатывать (If someone does something on the side, they do it in addition to their main work. (Collins Dictionary) • There are many ways of making a little bit of money on the side. -- Существует много способов подработать.) |
23.01.2023 | 1:48:57 | gen. | get into a side hustle | подрабатывать (Many young people are getting into side hustles working at least two jobs.) |
23.01.2023 | 1:48:42 | gen. | make a little extra money | подрабатывать (Jeff and his wife recently had their second child, so after he comes home from work he drives to Surrey where he makes a little extra money as a bartender.) |
23.01.2023 | 1:26:36 | adv. | savings | сэкономленная сумма (Enjoy hot savings on round trip fares to the sunny destinations!) |
22.01.2023 | 9:09:34 | gen. | informed | в курсе (So now we can say with certainty that back in 1971 the KGB colonel who warned Mikhail Shemyakin not to talk too much was informed about these plans.) |
22.01.2023 | 0:51:14 | gen. | tip generously | щедро давать на чай (A friendly reminder: if you’re making an order on food delivery apps, please make sure you tip your driver generously for bringing you food in a snow storm.) |
22.01.2023 | 0:51:14 | gen. | tip generously | давать хорошие чаевые (A friendly reminder: if you’re making an order on food delivery apps, please make sure you tip your driver generously for bringing you food in a snow storm.) |
22.01.2023 | 0:51:14 | gen. | tip generously | оставлять хорошие чаевые (A friendly reminder: if you’re making an order on food delivery apps, please make sure you tip your driver generously for bringing you food in a snow storm.) |
22.01.2023 | 0:49:13 | gen. | all in all, not too bad | в целом, неплохой (All in all, not too bad.) |
22.01.2023 | 0:49:13 | gen. | all in all, not too bad | в целом, неплохо (All in all, not too bad.) |
21.01.2023 | 5:24:41 | idiom. | come a long way | сильно измениться (в положительную сторону • Wow – Coal Harbour has come a long way in the last 25-30 years!) |
21.01.2023 | 5:23:28 | idiom. | come a long way | значительно продвинуться (to make a great amount of progress (Merriam-Webster) • Medicine has come a long way in recent years. (Merriam-Webster)) |
21.01.2023 | 5:22:22 | idiom. | come a long way | добиться большого успеха (to become very successful (Merriam-Webster) • He's come a long way from his days as a young reporter. Now he's one of the country's most respected journalists. (Merriam-Webster)) |
21.01.2023 | 5:20:38 | idiom. | come a long way | пройти славный путь (We have come a long way from the humble beginnings to a billion-dollar empire.) |
21.01.2023 | 4:58:57 | obs. | eyewash | надувательство (nonsense or something that is not true (Cambridge Dicitonary) • All that stuff about late-night appointments is pure eyewash, old chap!) |
21.01.2023 | 3:54:09 | gen. | utterly inexplicable | не поддающийся никакому объяснению (The whole occurrence is utterly inexplicable! -- Это происшествие не поддаётся никакому объяснению / совершенно необъяснимо!) |
21.01.2023 | 3:48:13 | emph. | absolute treasure | настоящее сокровище (He says his wife is an absolute treasure.) |
21.01.2023 | 3:46:15 | gen. | pay lavishly | щедро платить |
20.01.2023 | 6:19:05 | gen. | what do A, B and C have in common? | что общего у А, Б и Ц? (What do Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand and Olivia Newton-John have in common? They lost to Anne Murray for the Grammy Award for best Pop Female Vocalist in 1979. |
20.01.2023 | 6:05:19 | gen. | the cost of everything is on the rise | всё дорожает |