11.12.2024	3:45:09	disappr.	frenzy of profit speculation	безумная спекуляция (More than 20 planning and development experts have signed an open letter urging the City of Vancouver to pause and reevaluate the Broadway development plan. The signatories say that while the plan was supposed to ensure a “measure buildout,” so far, “we are seeing a frenzy of profit speculation, land banking, flipping and land inflation into the heart of vulnerable established, mixed-use neighbourhoods.” (vancouver.citynews.ca))
11.12.2024	1:25:22	idiom.	have too much time on one's hands	больше нечем заняться (I have a lot of squirrels around here and this one always peeks in my front window for some peanuts. I named her Maggie and I can tell her from the other ones because of the little notch in her right ear. I wrapped her some peanuts as a Christmas present. Here is a picture of her opening it. Yes, I do have too much time on my hands. coasttocoastam.com, thenarwhal.ca • Charlie slows the boat to a putter as we near the buoy. As it comes into focus, they notice graffiti. “Who the heck goes and graffities a buoy?” Crozier says. “You have too much time on your hands.”)
11.12.2024	1:18:20	gen.	weird-looking	диковинный (A weird-looking alien statue installed at the site of an alleged UFO crash in Russia has been strongly rebuked by a priest who likened the otherworldly visitor to a "demonic creature." (coasttocoastam.com))
10.12.2024	9:55:00	construct.	establish a budget	определить бюджет (After establishing a budget, clients are moved into the design stage.)
10.12.2024	9:54:28	gen.	host a ball	устраивать бал (hosting a charity ball this Saturday)
10.12.2024	9:53:29	gen.	just under an hour	чуть меньше часа (*о времени выполнения работы • The whole job took just under an hour.)
10.12.2024	9:52:42	int.rel.	tighten one's sanctions	ужесточить санкции (According to some reports, the MH370 was deliberately crashed near Donetsk by US agents months later in a "false flag" operation designed to discredit Russia. The EU and US subsequently tightened their sanctions on Moscow.)
10.12.2024	9:51:06	cliche.	that's okay with me	я не возражаю
10.12.2024	9:49:13	inf.	this is it, gang	ну вот и всё, ребята (печально)
10.12.2024	9:44:16	formal	confirm one's appointment	подтвердить визит (к врачу, нотариусу – стандартная процедура • Click here to confirm your appointment.)
10.12.2024	9:42:37	fishery	haul out	вытягивать (... hauling out their lobster traps)
10.12.2024	8:42:04	idiom.	pull out all the stops	не пожалеть усилий (*= use all the resources or force at one's disposal. This term comes from organ-playing, where it means "bring into play every rank of pipes," thereby creating the fullest possible sound. It has been used figuratively since about 1860. • The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.)
10.12.2024	8:40:04	idiom.	pull out all the stops	принимать все меры (*= use all the resources or force at one's disposal. This term comes from organ-playing, where it means "bring into play every rank of pipes," thereby creating the fullest possible sound. It has been used figuratively since about 1860. • The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.)
10.12.2024	8:39:30	idiom.	pull out all the stops	не пожалеть сил (*= use all the resources or force at one's disposal. This term comes from organ-playing, where it means "bring into play every rank of pipes," thereby creating the fullest possible sound. It has been used figuratively since about 1860. • The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.)
10.12.2024	8:37:45	derog. ironic.	brat	босяк (a child, typically a badly behaved one -- о непослушном ребёнке • Он такой босяк!)
10.12.2024	8:30:37	cliche.	keep a watchful eye on	внимательно наблюдать за
10.12.2024	8:30:26	cliche.	keep a close eye on	внимательно наблюдать за (Our audiologist kept a close eye on Kevin with regular assessments.)
10.12.2024	8:29:26	cliche.	keep a watchful eye on	внимательно следить за
10.12.2024	8:28:22	gen.	I would have to think about it	мне нужно подумать (Well, I don't know. I would have to think about it. – Не знаю... Мне нужно подумать.)
10.12.2024	8:27:49	cliche.	it doesn't get any better that this	лучше ничего не бывает (*expressing extreme satisfaction)
10.12.2024	8:26:58	gen.	be biased	подходить субъективно (against sb., sth. • I'm biased against this by-law because I'm not a smoker. – подхожу к этому субъективно)
10.12.2024	8:25:41	formal	take additional measures	принять дополнительные меры (The official added that additional security measures are being taken without raising the airline threat level.)
10.12.2024	8:22:46	gen.	keep sb. close by	не отпускать от себя (My advice to parents is to keep children close by in the mall.)
10.12.2024	8:15:41	gen.	but aside from that	но во всём остальном (He's often late for work and may be a bit testy at times, but aside from that, he's a decent fellow. He couldn't have done it.)
10.12.2024	8:11:49	gen.	be on social assistance	сидеть на пособии (It's amazing that she says she can't afford to pay the fines because she is on social assistance, yet she can afford to pay $10 a day for a pack of cigarettes.)
10.12.2024	8:11:08	gen.	stressed out	весь на нервах (tired, nervous, or depressed as a result of overwork, mental pressure, etc. (Collins Dictionary))
10.12.2024	8:05:34	disappr.	I'm so tired of	как мне надоело (I'm so tired of people demanding free housing for the homeless and addicts. Why do they think they are entitled to live in downtown Vancouver??)
10.12.2024	7:21:54	cliche.	how does ... sound?	что ты скажешь насчёт? (*speaking of an idea, offer, or proposal • How does a free 6-month subscription sound?)
10.12.2024	6:55:16	disappr.	repeat ad nauseam	жевать одно и то же ("Repeat ad nauseam" is an idiom that means to repeat something so often that it becomes annoying or boring.)
10.12.2024	6:45:01	gen.	put sb. up for the night	устроить на ночь (где-л.)
10.12.2024	6:43:16	missil.	nuclear missile launch site	пусковая шахта ядерных ракет (Captured in the above photograph recently by NASA scientists who had been studying Greenland's bedrock using radar instruments, the base – known as Camp Century – was a secretive Cold War facility built into the ice as part of a wider effort to install a vast network of nuclear missile launch sites for use against the Soviet Union. (unexplained-mysteries.com) • Ивонна Моррис – одна из первых женщин-командиров пусковых шахт ядерных ракет «Титан 2». 390-й ракетный корпус стратегического назначения был размещен в Тусоне, штат Аризона, в период с 1980 по 1984 год. (techinsider.ru))
10.12.2024	6:38:23	contempt.	nonsense	выдумки (If we told you that there was a secret base hidden deep beneath Greenland's ice sheet, your first instinct would likely be to dismiss the idea out of hand as conspiratorial nonsense, but this abandoned military complex is in fact the real deal – a genuine 'city under the ice' that was abandoned by the US military back in the 1960s. -- выдумки сторонников теории заговоров (unexplained-mysteries.com))
10.12.2024	6:20:10	avia.	impose flight restrictions	ввести ограничения на полёты (Air Force Sergeant Walter Ziegler, a firsthand witness from Staten Island, said the car-sized drones he saw Thursday night had a "white light in the center and a red light on each side." Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis has requested federal agencies investigate these unmanned aerial vehicles and impose temporary flight restrictions on drones in the area. (coasttocoastam.com))
10.12.2024	6:16:05	gen.	at one's home	у себя дома (Residents of Staten Island have reported seeing giant drones following similar sightings over US military bases and New Jersey. "They weren't like a normal drone somebody would purchase and use at their home. They were large—somebody described as large as an SUV," said Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller during a conference on drone sightings in New Jersey last week. (coasttocoastam.com) • We met at his home in Toronto.)
10.12.2024	6:09:33	gen.	show up	появиться ("8 to 10 of them flying over McGuire AFB last night here in New Jersey. About the size of a small plane or truck. Got a good view of one that flew low over my house. It was making the sound of an airliner flying over head 30,000ft or a big vacuum. Didn't sound like propellers." "Сan you get footage the next time around?" "Yeah, I'm gonna try with my camcorder tonight, it has a nice zoom. That's if they show up again." -- Конечно, если они снова появятся. youtube.com)
10.12.2024	5:58:09	inf.	the next time around	в следующий раз ("8 to 10 of them flying over McGuire AFB last night here in New Jersey. About the size of a small plane or truck. Got a good view of one that flew low over my house. It was making the sound of an airliner flying over head 30,000ft or a big vacuum. Didn't sound like propellers." "Сan you get footage the next time around?" youtube.com)
10.12.2024	5:06:25	gen.	involved in the kidnapping	причастный к похищению
9.12.2024	11:07:13	gen.	I will see that	я прослежу, чтобы (Please send through your invoice and I will see that it gets paid shortly. – Присылай инвойс. Я прослежу за тем, чтобы по нему быстро оформили платёж.)
9.12.2024	11:04:50	derog.	evil creatures	нечисть (*также в фольклорном смысле)
9.12.2024	11:02:28	gen.	collaboration	творческий союз (Paul and John's agreement was rock music's most famous collaboration. • творческий союз Ильфа и Петрова)
9.12.2024	10:57:32	appr.	very handy	очень кстати
9.12.2024	10:57:21	appr.	at the right time	очень кстати (You have just come at the right time. – Вы пришли очень кстати.)
9.12.2024	10:48:30	idiom.	get the word out	разрекламировать (*товар или услуги • But how are we going to get the word out?)
9.12.2024	10:48:09	inf.	much-hyped	разрекламированный (the latest leaked photos of the much-hyped tablet that will be unveiled in September)
9.12.2024	10:47:04	gen.	gesture to	жестом указать (на что-л. • Gesturing to the mid-century bungalow in the shade of chestnut trees, she mentions it was a wedding gift from her parents.)
9.12.2024	10:46:32	gen.	attend the event	присутствовать на церемонии (KISS frontman Gene Simmons and his family attended the event.)
9.12.2024	9:35:25	gen.	get permission	получить разрешение (He got permission to enter the building. -- Он получил разрешение на вход в здание.)
9.12.2024	9:34:03	elect.	be sworn into office	быть приведённым к присяге перед вступлением в должность (He was assassinated just days before being sworn into office.)
9.12.2024	9:32:14	idiom.	one way or the other	хоть как-то (Come on, you've got to vote one way or the other! You can't complain later if you don't vote.)
9.12.2024	9:30:34	hotels	corporate venue	пансионат или курорт для корпоративного отдыха
9.12.2024	9:27:31	gen.	rule of thumb	проверенный метод (*a method of procedure based on experience and common sense (Merriam-Webster))
9.12.2024	9:27:31	gen.	rule of thumb	надёжный метод (*a method of procedure based on experience and common sense (Merriam-Webster))
9.12.2024	9:24:50	cliche.	make sth. a priority	придавать первостепенное значение (чему-л.)
9.12.2024	9:22:44	gen.	accomplishment	удовлетворение (*от выполненной работы • This work really provides me with a huge sense of accomplishment. – приносит мне чувство огромного удовлетворения)
9.12.2024	9:18:22	notar.	in your presence	при вас (Did he sign it in your presence?)
9.12.2024	9:17:57	notar.	in my presence	при мне (He signed it in my presence.)
9.12.2024	9:17:16	gen.	in his presence	при нём (I signed it in his presence.)
9.12.2024	9:17:01	gen.	in her presence	при ней (I signed it in her presence.)
9.12.2024	9:16:38	gen.	in our presence	при нас (He signed it in our presence.)
9.12.2024	9:16:21	gen.	in their presence	при них (He signed it in their presence.)
9.12.2024	9:11:31	gen.	be within the best interest of	отвечать интересам (чьим-л. • Nuclear disarmament was not considered to be within the best interest of the United States. The overtures were rejected. youtube.com)
9.12.2024	9:11:04	gen.	suit sb.'s interests	отвечать интересам (чьим-л. интересам • A dysfunctional and unstable government would perfectly suit the opposition's interests. -- полностью отвечало бы интересам оппозиции)
9.12.2024	9:01:02	gen.	be out of shape	разъесться (She's totally out of shape. – Она разъелась до безобразия.)
9.12.2024	8:58:59	gen.	round of questions	серия вопросов (That reply kicked off a new round of questions. -- Этот ответ вызвал новую серию вопросов.)
9.12.2024	8:50:41	fash.	fashion-forward	самый передовой (стиль, материал, аксессуар, журнал и т.д.; не просто "модный": "relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends" (collinsdictionary.com))
9.12.2024	8:47:20	gen.	best practices	наилучшие методы работы (напр., при проектировании предприятия: commercial or professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective (Oxford Dictionary) | a set of working methods officially accepted as being the best to use in a particular business or industry (Cambridge Dictionary) • The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant design will employ best practices for wastewater treatment and resource recovery.)
9.12.2024	8:47:20	gen.	best practices	наиболее эффективные методы работы (напр., при проектировании предприятия: commercial or professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective (Oxford Dictionary) | a set of working methods officially accepted as being the best to use in a particular business or industry (Cambridge Dictionary) • The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant design will employ best practices for wastewater treatment and resource recovery.)
9.12.2024	8:34:36	gen.	older	постарше (*при сравнении • I'm the terribly handsome, older guy on the right.)
9.12.2024	8:33:55	inf.	gizmo	приспособа (He has one of those freeze-frame gizmos that work with every kind of TV.)
9.12.2024	8:23:34	econ.	reduce costs	снизить затраты (... in an effort to reduce healthcare costs in the province • “To help reduce costs for its customers, FortisBC purchases gas in the summer when prices are lower and stores it so that lower-cost gas is available to customers in winter months when they need it,” the company said in a news release. (vancouver.citynews.ca)) )
9.12.2024	8:15:52	econ.	offset costs	компенсировать расходы (offset = to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result (Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary) • Those costs could be offset by revenue the district will generate from redevelopment projects in the area.)
9.12.2024	8:15:43	econ.	offset costs	компенсировать издержки (offset = to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result (Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary) • Those costs could be offset by revenue the district will generate from redevelopment projects in the area. • “To help reduce costs for its customers, FortisBC purchases gas in the summer when prices are lower and stores it so that lower-cost gas is available to customers in winter months when they need it. In addition, FortisBC sells any surplus gas back to the market to further offset costs and passes those savings on to its customers,” the company said in a news release. (vancouver.citynews.ca))
9.12.2024	5:46:04	gen.	avid	заядлый ("As an avid hunter and fisherman, I spend a lot of time in the woods," he ultimately concluded in his report, "I spent every summer camping in that area as well as a kid. I have never seen anything like what I saw just this evening." – заядлый охотник и рыболов (coasttocoastam.com) • an avid sailor – заядлый яхтсмен • an avid cyclist – заядлый велосипедист • an avid photographer -- заядлый фотограф)
9.12.2024	5:44:22	hobby	avid cyclist	заядлый велосипедист
9.12.2024	5:43:42	idiom.	send a clear message	ясно дать понять (to sb. – кому-л.)
9.12.2024	5:42:39	fig.	unsung heroes	неизвестные герои ("Chefs in the corporate world are often the unsung heroes of the kitchen." Ignitemag.ca)
9.12.2024	5:35:31	gen.	reread a book	перечитывать книгу (I'm rereading a book that's one of my absolute all-time favourites.)
9.12.2024	5:34:32	cliche.	stand out	выделяться на фоне остальных (This new Korean restaurant on Richards near Dunsmuir really stands out. • What does it mean to be iconic? As Ray Spaxman, former chief planner for the City of Vancouver, tries to explain: “You either try to be iconic because you want to stand out, or you are iconic because you stand out.” (vancouversun.com))
9.12.2024	5:33:31	cliche.	stand out from the rest	выделяться на фоне остальных (There's a lot of shops in Greenwood Plaza, so we wanted something that stands out from the rest.)
9.12.2024	5:30:51	fig.of.sp.	embrace the senses	воздействовать на все пять чувств (This cosy Italian restaurant located in the heart of Kitsilano embraces the senses with a dazzling array of colour, texture, elegant taste and cool sounds of live jazz.)
9.12.2024	5:30:02	gen.	flair	особый талант (As a songwriter and performer, he has a flair for knowing what the public wants.)
9.12.2024	4:53:21	gen.	bungle the job	всё испортить
9.12.2024	4:49:11	gen.	head directly to	направиться прямо в-к (The woman continued onward with her trip to pick up her husband and, after that, headed directly to the sheriff's office to report the bizarre event. (coasttocoastam.com))
9.12.2024	4:47:42	gen.	come out with only a minor injury	отделаться небольшой травмой (The driver came out of the accident with only a minor neck injury, some damage to her vehicle, and a story she'll carry with her for a lifetime.)
9.12.2024	4:46:51	gen.	in the freezing cold	на морозе (A nine-year-old Winnipeg girl spent two-and-a-half hours in the freezing cold Tuesday morning, after her school bus driver skipped part of the route.)
9.12.2024	4:45:08	gen.	in one's photo	на фотографии (In my photo I am wearing a red bikini.)
9.12.2024	4:44:21	idiom.	bring sb. up to speed	ознакомить с делами (on sth.)
9.12.2024	4:12:38	commer.	independent grocers	мелкие магазины (обычно принадлежащие одной семье, торгующие фруктами, овощами и молочкой -- на другом конце линии находятся крупные супермаркеты (chain stores) • “Greed is just killing everybody”: Why Vancouver’s independent grocers are struggling while big grocers profit.)
9.12.2024	4:04:01	sarcast.	genius idea	гениальная мысль (Metering water doesn't equal conservation. It means lower-income people have to monitor and limit yet another necessity. Another genius idea to increase the cost of living for those who are already struggling. (burnabynow.com))
9.12.2024	4:04:01	sarcast.	genius idea	гениальная идея (Metering water doesn't equal conservation. It means lower-income people have to monitor and limit yet another necessity. Another genius idea to increase the cost of living for those who are already struggling. (burnabynow.com))
9.12.2024	3:56:40	gen.	user-pay	платный (User-pay work stations and streaming services will be offered by a third party at no cost to the city. • The city said the current flat-rate billing system does not encourage conservation, and instead “effectively subsidizes high consumption.” “By shifting to a user-pay model, residents will pay for the water they use, fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility towards water conservation.” (burnabynow.com))
9.12.2024	3:49:31	lit.	rework a manuscript	переработать рукопись (Sakellarios argued that elements of mysticism and spiritualism in "A Christmas Carol" are inconsistent with Dickens' other works. The Whittiers likely sought to inspire social change through the story, but after Abby's death, Mathew entrusted the manuscript to Dickens, who reworked it under financial pressure, he suggested. (coasttocoastam.com))
8.12.2024	9:18:33	gen.	be good	хорошо себя вести (*о детях • Have you been good? -- Ты себя хорошо вёл?)
8.12.2024	9:17:13	disappr.	that's it, I'm outta here	ну, всё, с меня довольно
8.12.2024	9:16:09	gen.	turn down a request	отказать в просьбе (A request for grant funding was turned down. -- В просьбе о выделении гранта было отказано.)
8.12.2024	9:14:42	gen.	line a garbage pail	застелить пластиковым мешком мусорное ведро (Many shoppers already make good use of the plastic bags they receive from stores. They reuse them for everything from lining garbage pails to cleaning up doggie doo.)
8.12.2024	9:13:41	gen.	and I thought	а я-то думал (Poor guy! And I thought my pension plan was messed up.)
8.12.2024	9:12:44	traf.	change lanes	перестроиться в другой ряд
8.12.2024	9:12:31	traf.	change lanes	перейти в другой ряд
8.12.2024	9:12:05	traf.	lane-changing	перестройка в другой ряд (risky lane-changing)

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