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24.08.2024 | 8:15:43 | gen. | donate | безвозмездно предоставить |
24.08.2024 | 8:15:32 | gen. | donate | безвозмездно передать |
24.08.2024 | 8:14:05 | formal | visa-exempt | безвизовый (As a visa-exempt citizen of La La Land, you can enter Canada and pursue studies there for up to six months without having a study permit. – которому не требуется виза для въезда) |
24.08.2024 | 4:57:52 | gen. | recourse | средство (a source of help in a difficult situation (Oxford Dictionary), часто в сочетаниях the last recourse = последнее средство и the only recourse = единственное средство • The justice system is the only recourse at present to determine whether covenants should be maintained or nullified to increase housing in neighbourhoods like Brentwood Park. (cbc.ca)) |
24.08.2024 | 4:48:35 | gen. | for a variety of purposes | для различных целей (These types of agreements between developers, builders and property owners were historically made under sections 219 or 220 of B.C.'s Land Title Act. They were used for a variety of purposes, including limiting density. (cbc.ca)) |
24.08.2024 | 4:45:54 | appr. | gem | картинка (о чём-л. привлекательном • "That would be the start of the end," said Brentwood Park resident Edward Pereira about the prospect of eight-to-12-storey apartment buildings replacing single-family homes in the neighbourhood. The area's residents, whose homes are on large lots with plenty of open, green space, want it preserved. "This neighbourhood's a gem," said Pereira. "If you were trying to design a neighbourhood, if you were trying to hope for a good neighbourhood, this accomplishes all of it." (cbc.ca))) |
24.08.2024 | 4:42:00 | gen. | band together | объединиться (против общей угрозы • In the early 1970s, local groups banded together to stop the construction of a freeway down Venables Street (...) (Ron Phillips) • Residents in Burnaby's Brentwood Park have banded together to try to preserve the single-family home character of their neighbourhood. The area's residents, whose homes are on large lots with plenty of open, green space, want it preserved. They argue densification would ruin Brentwood Park's appeal as a quiet, walkable community with strong links between residents. (cbc.ca)) |
24.08.2024 | 4:27:56 | gen. | cook up | приготовить ("I went out to my kitchen and cooked up some Canadian bacon and scrambled eggs and coffee and toast." (Raymond Chandler) – приготовил) |
24.08.2024 | 4:25:04 | cliche. | be set | приготовиться к (+ infinitive -- *о запланированных действиях* • Looks like transit buses will be back on the roads next Monday. Transit workers were set to strike at midnight August 26 but the union representing bus drivers says it’s suspending a potential strike.) |
24.08.2024 | 4:21:59 | cliche. | be set | готовиться к (+ infinitive -- *о запланированных действиях* • Looks like transit buses will be back on the roads next Monday. Transit workers were set to strike at midnight August 26 but the union representing bus drivers says it’s suspending a potential strike.) |
24.08.2024 | 4:21:37 | inf. | prep for | готовиться к (I'm right in the middle of prepping for the biotech conference this weekend, so I won't have a chance to spend Sunday with you. – Я как раз готовлюсь к конференции ...) |
24.08.2024 | 3:44:00 | gen. | electrical zap | удар током (The erosion of coastlines threatens property and ecosystems, but scientists may have found a shocking solution in the form of electrical zaps. Using small charges, they were able to create a cement-like bond between grains of sand. |
24.08.2024 | 3:32:19 | gen. | cut one's vacation short | прервать отпуск (-вернуться домой раньше времени • After the terrifying encounter, the couple cut their vacation short.) |
24.08.2024 | 3:29:01 | zool. | emit a powerful roar | издать оглушительный рёв (His intriguing encounter took place in 2018 during a fishing trip in Michigan's Manistee National Forest, where he saw a "humanoid looking" creature with "reddish-brown fur" and a face ... which transformed into something terrifying as it emitted a powerful roar. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
24.08.2024 | 3:23:44 | gen. | I'll be there shortly | скоро приеду |
24.08.2024 | 3:23:44 | gen. | I'll be there shortly | скоро буду на месте |
24.08.2024 | 2:49:55 | fig.of.sp. | alarmingly | вызывающий тревогу (с прилагательным • He further warned of foreign investments in US farmland, stating, "The amount of farmland owned by foreign investors is still fairly small, but the pace is alarmingly fast." -- но темпы этого явления вызывают тревогу (coasttocoastam.com) • У медицинского сообщества Соединённых Штатов Америки вызывают тревогу темпы распространения опасного инфекционного заболевания. (regnum.ru)) |
24.08.2024 | 2:39:31 | econ. | grocery prices | цены на продукты питания (In the first half, he shared his experiences growing up on a family farm and the pressing issues facing American agriculture today. "We've lost 70% of our farms in the past century," some 45,000 farms per year, he pointed out, which poses a significant threat to the nation's food supply, and is connected to rising grocery prices. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
24.08.2024 | 2:34:53 | cliche. | pressing issues facing | актуальные проблемы, стоящие перед (напр., отраслью экономики • Farming Challenges – Brian Reisinger grew up on a family farm in Wisconsin and worked with his father before entering the worlds of business journalism and public policy. In the first half, he shared his experiences growing up on a family farm and the pressing issues facing American agriculture today. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
24.08.2024 | 2:25:31 | archaeol. | predate | быть старше (о городе, археологическом памятнике и т.п. • Ярославль старше Москвы — его 1000-летие широко отмечали в 2010 году. • Originally intended as the provincial capital, New Westminster predates Vancouver.) |
23.08.2024 | 8:23:57 | photo. | where was this taken from? | откуда ты это снимал? (Nice shot. Where was this taken from?) |
23.08.2024 | 6:43:47 | gen. | rugged terrain | труднопроходимая местность (The terrain here is surprisingly rugged – steep hills, stoney creeks, lots of boulders, so it might take days to find this hiker. (straight.com) • The terrain is extremely rugged, with sheer cliffs, treacherous boulder fields, steep ravines, and dense underbrush, which has allowed these monumental trees to remain hidden for so long. (straight.com) • Поиски осложняются труднопроходимой местностью — приходится преодолевать скалистый рельеф и узкие тропинки. (из рус. источников)) |
23.08.2024 | 6:23:39 | law, contr. | engage in these activities | заниматься деятельностью подобного рода (If you do not want to engage in these activities, you may withdraw your agreement and consent and opt out of this Service.) |
23.08.2024 | 6:20:42 | gen. | do laundry | заниматься стиркой (Spent the morning cleaning out the basement while Scott did laundry. Then he pulled me out into the sunshine for some fresh air. • Do you want to do laundry with mommy or go next door to play with your cousin?) |
23.08.2024 | 6:17:20 | disappr. | smelly socks | вонючие носки (dirty, smelly ski socks) |
23.08.2024 | 2:04:59 | gen. | be obligated | быть обязанным (+ infinitive • As an American, am I obligated to vote? Will I go to jail if I don't?) |
23.08.2024 | 2:02:59 | emph. | in mere hours | всего за несколько часов (Heavier rain is expected to fall in a 12-hour window on Friday night, producing 20 to 40 mm of precipitation in the short window, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) typically receives 36.1 mm of rain in August, meaning the region could see an average month's rain in mere hours. (burnabynow.com)) |
22.08.2024 | 7:00:38 | humor. | serious | не цацки-пецки (штатный полицейский кот Cheddar показывает пример • Serious napping demo happening here. -- Это вам не цацки-пецки, а серьёзный храповецкий. |
22.08.2024 | 6:36:59 | law, contr. | be required | быть обязанным (+ infinitive • All withholding taxes and other taxes, charges, contributions or levies which XYZ Corp. is required, pursuant to any applicable law, to so remit.) |
23.06.2025 | 6:52:23 | media. | crime spree | вереница преступлений (журналистский штамп • A Surrey man is facing several charges after he went on a “crime spree” in Langley on Friday, according to local Mounties. Edward Joseph Biwer, 33, is now charged with two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, and one count each of robbery, mischief, assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, driving while prohibited, and failing to stop after an accident. (bc.ctvnews.ca) • "Беззащитный простак мстил главарю головорезов, мстил за собственную испорченную жизнь, за покойную сестру, за вереницу других преступлений, так и не дошедших до суда за отсутствием свидетелей." (В. Дёмин)) |
22.08.2024 | 4:27:17 | crim.law. | charge with multiple offences | предъявить обвинение по ряду статей (Charges against a 24-year-old man caught with a loaded handgun at a Burnaby SkyTrain station have been dismissed because police violated his charter rights, according to a Vancouver judge. Mateo Zanatta, 24, was charged with multiple weapons offences last year, after Transit Police found a loaded Glock in his backpack at the Holdom SkyTrain station. |
22.08.2024 | 4:15:54 | law, contr. | have the obligation | быть обязанным (+ infinitive • The Contractor has the obligation to: (1) ensure that ... -- Подрядчик обязан ...) |
22.08.2024 | 4:13:34 | gen. | have an obligation | быть обязанным (+ infinitive • Both Christians and Muslims have an obligation to spread the Word.) |
22.08.2024 | 4:09:41 | inf. | a little bit spooky | немного не по себе (от чего-л. • Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A postcard arrived at its intended destination in Wales 121 years after the date on its postmark. The Swansea Building Society said on social media that the postcard arrived at its Cradock Street, Swansea, address with the rest of the mail on Friday. "The address is correct, we are still 11 (and 12) Cradock Street, but it's 121 years later than expected," Henry Darby, the bank's marketing and communications officer, told Wales Online. "It's wild, actually. A little bit spooky. The stamp itself is King Edward, so he was King from 1901 until 1910, and you could tell straight away from the handwriting and the way it speaks, 'Dearest, I could not', it was very much of the time." |
22.08.2024 | 4:04:06 | humor. | make a hasty retreat | незамедлительно удалиться (This experience, heightened by the sighting of "two yellow eyes" staring back at them from a cornfield, prompted them to make a hasty retreat. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
22.08.2024 | 4:04:06 | humor. | make a hasty retreat | поспешно удалиться (This experience, heightened by the sighting of "two yellow eyes" staring back at them from a cornfield, prompted them to make a hasty retreat. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
22.08.2024 | 3:58:14 | gen. | medical professional | медработник (He pointed out alarming statistics about the life expectancy of medical professionals themselves, suggesting a disconnect between their health and knowledge of nutrition. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
22.08.2024 | 3:56:37 | med. | healthcare providers | медработники |
22.08.2024 | 3:56:11 | gen. | healthcare worker | медработник |
22.08.2024 | 3:52:07 | cliche. | one can see that | видно, что (в прямом смысле -- не об умозаключении • In the video, the UFO initially seems to be a singular light out on the horizon. However, when the camera zooms in on the object, one can see that it is illuminated by a ring of lights. |
22.08.2024 | 3:48:47 | photo. | zoom in | приблизить (on sth. • The odd object was reportedly filmed on Monday evening by a witness in the city of Chennai. In the video, the UFO initially seems to be a singular light out on the horizon. However, when the camera zooms in on the object, one can see that it is illuminated by a ring of lights. |
22.08.2024 | 3:10:46 | oil | leakage of petroleum | слив нефтепродуктов |
22.08.2024 | 3:10:46 | oil | leakage of petroleum | сброс нефтепродуктов |
21.08.2024 | 9:41:59 | crim.law. | in the matter of a stolen vehicle | по делу об угоне чего-л. (In the court report, Siegel is listed as the defense counsel at the bench trial of a pair of young hoods charged in the matter of a stolen SUV.) |
14.06.2025 | 3:32:55 | gen. | Mob figure | гангстер (*обычно об итальянской мафии в США • He was a very likable guy. He certainly did not seem like a Mob figure. (Vanity Fair)) |
21.08.2024 | 9:37:56 | sarcast. | fold | лоно (It was Sam "Gold Tooth" Saltzman who brought young Moe Sussman into the fold of the Mob. – привёл в лоно) |
21.08.2024 | 9:36:42 | gen. | collect a fee | отчислять себе гонорар (According to an F.B.I. source, Korshak arranged the hundreds of millions lent by the Teamster pension fund to Las Vegas casinos and other Mob enterprises and collected a generous fee for every deal made. – получал изрядные гонорары (Vanity Fair)) |
21.08.2024 | 9:35:10 | idiom. | top brass | руководство (Neither Francis Coppola, the film's director, nor its star, Marlon Brando, could envision the picture without Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. But Pacino was bound by contract to do another movie at MGM, whose top brass refused to release him." (Vanity Fair)) |
21.08.2024 | 9:33:02 | idiom. | top brass | руководители (Neither Francis Coppola, the film's director, nor its star, Marlon Brando, could envision the picture without Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. But Pacino was bound by contract to do another movie at MGM, whose top brass refused to release him." (Vanity Fair)) |
21.08.2024 | 9:30:12 | law, contr. | bound by contract | обязан по контракту ("Neither Francis Coppola, the film's director, nor its star, Marlon Brando, could envision the picture without Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. But Pacino was bound by contract to do another movie at MGM, whose top brass refused to release him." (Vanity Fair) -- был обязан по контракту сниматься в другом фильме) |
21.08.2024 | 9:28:09 | gen. | be nice | хорошо относиться (to sb. – к кому-л. • He was always nice to me. – Он всегда ко мне хорошо относился.) |
21.08.2024 | 9:12:59 | idiom. | push prices up | привести к росту цен (на что-л. -- об экономических факторах • Starting August 01, 2024, first time homebuyers will be able to put 5-10% down and amortize for 30 years. This will push prices up and keep people in debt longer. Brought to you by Freeland and Trudeau. (Twitter)) |
21.08.2024 | 9:12:07 | idiom. | push prices up | повысить цены (на что-л. -- об экономических факторах • Starting August 01, 2024, first time homebuyers will be able to put 5-10% down and amortize for 30 years. This will push prices up and keep people in debt longer. Brought to you by Freeland and Trudeau. (Twitter)) |
21.08.2024 | 9:07:41 | gen. | topple | повалить (An incredible piece of security camera footage from an electronics store in England captures the stunning moment when a clumsy customer toppled four expensive smart TVs, causing a whopping $7,000 damage to the store. – повалил) |
21.08.2024 | 8:58:50 | gen. | stay for a while | побудь со мной ("Stay for a while, son." "Eventually I'll have to go." "That's always the way.") |
21.08.2024 | 8:58:18 | econ. | spin-off benefits | побочные предпринимательские возможности (The premier promised there would be spin-off benefits resulting from the pipeline approval.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:57:58 | law, contr. | incidental act | побочное действие (The authority herein shall include such incidental acts as are reasonably required to carry out and perform the specific authorities granted herein.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:52:47 | cliche. | busy schedule | плотный рабочий график |
21.08.2024 | 8:51:53 | cliche. | work closely together with | плотно работать с |
21.08.2024 | 8:50:45 | gen. | close tightly | плотно закрыть (Close the container tightly and store in a cool, dry place.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:48:36 | gen. | square meal | плотная трапеза (usually used in expressions like "three square meals a day" or "four square meals a day" • These guys are in jail, they're already getting three square meals a day. Why should taxpayers be paying for their old-age pensions? (a comment to an article)) |
21.08.2024 | 8:41:55 | dentist. | root canal filling | пломбирование корневого канала (root canal filling with calcium hydroxide, Sealapex and Endofill) |
21.08.2024 | 8:41:23 | gen. | woven bag | плетёная сумка (handcrafted woven leather handbags – плетёные женские кожаные сумочки ручной работы) |
21.08.2024 | 8:40:52 | gen. | woven shopping basket | плетёная корзина для покупок (handcrafted woven shopping baskets – плетёные корзинки для покупок ручной работы) |
21.08.2024 | 8:40:22 | gen. | woven handbag | плетёная женская сумочка (handcrafted woven leather handbags – плетёные женские кожаные сумочки ручной работы) |
21.08.2024 | 8:39:15 | rude | doesn't give a damn | плевать кто-л. хотел (He doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself. – Плевал он на всех остальных / на всех, кроме себя. ) |
21.08.2024 | 8:33:22 | idiom. | skate around the rink | увиливать от ответа (President Obama skated around the rink for three minutes after I asked him that simple question.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:33:13 | idiom. | skate around the rink | уклоняться от ответа (President Obama skated around the rink for three minutes after I asked him that simple question.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:33:03 | idiom. | skate around the rink | уходить от ответа (President Obama skated around the rink for three minutes after I asked him that simple question.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:31:21 | gen. | swear by | уверять (While there is no hard evidence as to its real benefit, many orchidists swear by the addition of a few drops of vitamin/hormonal additives to the water at this time to help give orchids a good start. – уверяют, что) |
21.08.2024 | 8:27:05 | sarcast. | cap off | увенчать (Nothing caps off a walk on a beautiful Sunday morning in Stanley Park like a couple sitting next to you and sparking up a Gatorade meth bong.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:26:35 | polit. | broaden the base | увеличить число сторонников (The rule of thumb, according to Gronbach, is that younger voters tend to be more liberal, and older ones more conservative. The Trump campaign, he noted, didn't really broaden its base and court younger citizens. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
21.08.2024 | 8:25:58 | inet. | grow one's audience | увеличить свою зрительскую аудиторию (an exclusive platform for our partners that is engineered to help you grow your audience) |
21.08.2024 | 8:24:02 | invest. | boost shareholder returns | увеличить прибыль акционеров (благодаря чему-л.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:22:14 | real.est. | add value | увеличивать стоимость (объекта недвижимости • Deep Cove Realtor Garry Valk (...) estimated about half of the waterfront properties in the area don't have docks. (...) "Docks add a tremendous value to a property – if they are licensed," he said "Plus it is a tremendous cost to put a dock in. It is a couple hundred thousand dollars to do it the right way." – частный причал в огромной степени повышает / увеличивает стоимость дома (nsnews.com)) |
21.08.2024 | 8:20:13 | gen. | give greater significance to | прибавлять значимости |
21.08.2024 | 8:19:12 | gen. | when analysing | при анализе (There are numerous indicators that can be taken into account when analysing your sample.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:15:08 | gen. | do a poor job of | неудовлетворительно справиться с задачей (+ gerund • I think the media has done a poor job of giving the public the straight goods on this investigation.) |
21.08.2024 | 8:13:58 | law, contr. | failure to inform | неуведомление (failure to inform the client) |
21.08.2024 | 8:12:38 | inf. | get on with it! | не тяни! (т.е. говори, выкладывай) |
21.08.2024 | 8:10:47 | cliche. | there's no point | нет смысла (+ gerund • All the regular yacht owners, who pay a million euro in mooring fees every year, had to take their “piddling little yachts”, and anchor them out in the bay to make room for the superyachts. Nugent took a deeper meaning from the whole display: there’s no point comparing yourself to anybody else. “It doesn’t matter how big your yacht is. Some fecker is going to have a better one.” (irishtimes.com) -- Нет смысла сравнивать себя с кем-то другим ...) |
21.08.2024 | 7:57:54 | cliche. | there's no use | нет смысла (+ gerund -- также "бесполезно" • There's no use complaining. They will not respond. -- Нет смысла жаловаться) |
21.08.2024 | 7:49:50 | cliche. | there's no point in | нет смысла (+ object + gerund • There's no point in me coming down, I'll just mail them the cheque. -- Мне нет смысла приезжать ...) |
21.08.2024 | 7:49:08 | cliche. | it does not make sense | нет смысла (+ infinitive -- делать что-л. • For most Canadians who are renting in Vancouver or Toronto it does not make sense to buy a condo right now. Example: you are renting a 2 bedroom for $2400 and if you bought the same condo today you would be paying $4200+ to say you "own" it. Change my mind. (Twitter)) |
21.08.2024 | 2:28:44 | gen. | that was my thought as well | я тоже об этом подумал ("With homicide being called in I’m going to assume it was intentional. The way the article is written makes it seem like a murder-suicide." "That was my thought as well. This is heartbreaking." (Reddit)) |
20.08.2024 | 9:47:12 | gen. | be well aware that | хорошо известно, что (кому-л. • I want to make it clear that the president is well aware that there are certain groups within the government and the media determined to undermine his achievements. • "She is well aware that until I have had my cup of tea in the morning, I do not receive." (P.G. Wodehouse) – Ей хорошо известно, что ...) |
20.08.2024 | 9:36:19 | gen. | in the way of | в том, что касается (In response to the driver's report, police did check out the area where the encounter allegedly occurred, but found nothing in the way of Bigfoot evidence at the scene. Considering the potential ridicule she was willing to endure and the fact that she reported the incident to police when she presumably did not have to, it stands to reason that the woman genuinely believes that she saw Bigfoot and did not fabricate the story. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
20.08.2024 | 9:33:40 | gen. | with respect to | в том, что касается (the official discretion with respect to regulatory or law enforcement matters • With respect to the production of our magazines, all our paper is acid-free.) |
29.06.2025 | 9:16:43 | gram. | -wise | в том, что касается (Local residents say they're opposed to the "behemoth 60-storey tower" and want something more reasonable height-wise. – в том, что касается высоты здания) |
20.08.2024 | 9:30:49 | gen. | be dissatisfied | не удовлетворять (with sth. • 69% of British Columbians are dissatisfied with the court system.) |
20.08.2024 | 6:52:07 | welf. | be on a fixed income | жить на одну пенсию (*выражение обычно применяется в отношении малообеспеченных пенсионеров, но возможно применять его и для иных категорий граждан, ограниченных в средствах • Jacobson said many of her friends are in similar situations to hers. They are single, on a fixed income and looking for a place to live. “We are forgotten, there’s no doubt about it,” she said. “People seem to assume if you’re retired, you’re getting a big pension. No, you’ve got to work.” |
20.08.2024 | 6:46:02 | avia. | be airborne | находиться в воздухе ("One U.S. official told Reuters that Flight PS752 had been tracked by Iranian radar and said satellite data showed the plane was airborne for two minutes after departing Tehran when the heat signatures of two surface-to-air missiles were detected."(СВС) – самолёт находился в воздухе) |
20.08.2024 | 6:42:36 | gen. | be in a desperate situation | находиться в безвыходном положении (“Seniors are being left out,” said Christy Winters of the group. “They’re being forgotten. They’ve paid their dues. They should be favoured,” she said. “I think they shouldn’t have to stress about, ‘Oh, I have to move. Where am I going to move to?’ The waitlists are so long.” She said she knows more seniors who are in desperate situations and who are trying to find a place to live. |
20.08.2024 | 6:42:36 | gen. | be in a desperate situation | находиться в отчаянном положении (“Seniors are being left out,” said Christy Winters of the group. “They’re being forgotten. They’ve paid their dues. They should be favoured,” she said. “I think they shouldn’t have to stress about, ‘Oh, I have to move. Where am I going to move to?’ The waitlists are so long.” She said she knows more seniors who are in desperate situations and who are trying to find a place to live. |
20.08.2024 | 6:37:21 | welf. | basic pension | обычная пенсия (от государства, чистый минимум • Mission resident Reta Jacobson was living in a basement suite for the past 10 years but was forced to move after the owner said they needed the space back for family members. “Well, I started looking for a place, and that’s impossible,” Jacobson told Global News. “I mean, I’m just on a basic pension, so I can’t even afford $1,200 a month.” |
20.08.2024 | 6:33:31 | real.est. | basement suite | квартира в полуподвальном помещении (как правило, с отдельным входом • Mission resident Reta Jacobson was living in a basement suite for the past 10 years but was forced to move after the owner said they needed the space back for family members. |
20.08.2024 | 6:33:31 | real.est. | basement suite | квартира в цокольном этаже (как правило, с отдельным входом • Mission resident Reta Jacobson was living in a basement suite for the past 10 years but was forced to move after the owner said they needed the space back for family members. |
20.08.2024 | 6:25:39 | gen. | defy any kind of logic | не поддаваться логическому объяснению (Vaughn pointed out the challenges of integrating high strangeness into scientific discourse, noting that the phenomena seem "purposely designed to defy science and defy any kind of logic." (coasttocoastam.com)) |
20.08.2024 | 6:25:39 | gen. | defy any kind of logic | не поддаваться логике (Vaughn pointed out the challenges of integrating high strangeness into scientific discourse, noting that the phenomena seem "purposely designed to defy science and defy any kind of logic." (coasttocoastam.com)) |
20.08.2024 | 3:54:05 | gen. | commotion | сумбур (an agitated disturbance (Merriam-Webster) • The weird sense of unease was seemingly also felt by his dog, he recalled, as the animal "started to go mad and was pulling on the lead and barking. I've never known her get so frightened." While looking to see what could be causing this curious commotion, the man was taken aback when he suddenly "felt something tugging on the back of my coat." |