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16.08.2024 | 4:22:52 | gen. | a change in the weather pattern is coming | погода скоро изменится (Mainly sunny skies and temps 23°C near the water and 25°C inland. Enjoy this evening! A change in the weather pattern is coming. (Twitter)) |
16.08.2024 | 3:45:17 | gen. | reasonably think | вполне принять за (об умозаключении • Around dinnertime on Aug. 6, in the sleepy west side neighbourhood of Dunbar, a half-built six-storey wooden condo caught on fire. It started small, but it got big – fast. Anyone who saw the raging, hundred-foot flames at the corner of West 41st and Collingwood could have reasonably thought a gas station was burning. (theglobeandmail.com)) |
16.08.2024 | 3:37:08 | nautic. | head out | выйти в море (на судне, катере или лодке • Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue volunteers saved more than a dozen people after their yacht began taking on water off West Vancouver on Saturday. The Horseshoe Bay-based unit was just preparing to head out to provide extra coverage for the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks show when they were alerted to the 48-foot Sea Ray with 18 people aboard, in distress near Passage Island. (castanet.net) |
16.08.2024 | 3:05:34 | gen. | commit to | решиться на (sth. – что-л. серьёзное • Before you commit to living in any kind of tiny house, travel and stay in a few. Get a feel for what you like. -- прежде чем вы решитесь (businessinsider.com) • She defined bliss as "a deep sense of joy and contentment" that allows one to navigate life's challenges with resilience. "It's an inside job," she affirmed, reiterating that anyone can foster bliss if they commit to the process. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
16.08.2024 | 2:57:25 | gen. | on this particular occasion | на сей раз (Mysterious 'Heartbeat' Sound Detected by Hydrophone Deployed at Loch Ness – According to a local media report, the intriguing findings were made earlier this month by Alan McKenna of the group Loch Ness Exploration, which frequently conducts on-site investigations at the famed location. On this particular occasion, they deployed a hydrophone, which is a device designed to record underwater sounds. |
16.08.2024 | 2:38:55 | gen. | 0% loan | беспроцентный заём (Solar install all in all cost $32k. The panels will take 15 years to pay off completely which are guaranteed for 25 years. We used the 0% loan from the Greener Homes grant to pay for the panels so we didn't even need the money up front. (Reddit)) |
16.08.2024 | 2:38:55 | gen. | 0% loan | беспроцентный кредит (Solar install all in all cost $32k. The panels will take 15 years to pay off completely which are guaranteed for 25 years. We used the 0% loan from the Greener Homes grant to pay for the panels so we didn't even need the money up front. (Reddit)) |
16.08.2024 | 2:09:16 | gen. | rate hike | повышение тарифов (за коммунальные услуги) |
15.08.2024 | 8:15:57 | cook. | make dumplings | лепить пельмени (Anichka's oldest sister, Nadine Loeffler, told the court the last time she saw Ani alive was the night before the shooting, when she, her mother, two sisters and best friend had had an impromptu dumpling making party. (burnabynow.com)) |
15.08.2024 | 8:05:21 | cook. | Russian meat dumplings | пельмени |
15.08.2024 | 7:57:26 | affect. | dear young lady | милая барышня (I can't believe this guy got a 4 year sentence for killing a dear young lady like that. When I was a kid they use to hang people for that. |
15.08.2024 | 7:57:26 | affect. | dear young lady | милая девушка (I can't believe this guy got a 4 year sentence for killing a dear young lady like that. When I was a kid they use to hang people for that. |
15.08.2024 | 7:54:41 | gen. | make out | разобрать (надпись, текст, буквы • Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Florida woman cleaning up debris washed ashore by Hurricane Debby made an unexpected discovery -- a message in a bottle dating back to World War II. Suzanne Flament-Smith, 46, of Tampa, said she was picking up trash on Bayshore Boulevard in Safety Harbor when the bottle caught her eye. "We opened the letter and you could see it was really faded. So some of it you can make out and you could see the letterhead on it," she said. -- Кое-что можно разобрать |
15.08.2024 | 7:21:32 | gen. | still shot | кадр (из видеозаписи • a still shot from the clip) |
15.08.2024 | 7:20:04 | prop.&figur. | equipped with | вооружившись (чем-л. • Thomas recounted a life-changing UFO sighting 12 years ago while staying in a remote mountain house. Equipped with night vision binoculars, he spotted a silently hovering UFO with flashing rectangular lights about 30 feet above the treetops that seemed to have the ability to cloak itself or instantly disappear. "It was right there, right in front of me," he marveled. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
2.07.2025 | 3:38:48 | inf. | fork over | выложить (некую сумму • Under the new law, drivers would have to fork over $2,000 if they are caught drunk behind the wheel. • According to a local media report, the unfortunate case began in February when the victim, identified as Ms. Chen, thought she had found the answer to her financial problems in the form of a social media post for a Malaysian fortune teller. Upon contacting the mystic, who claimed to have amassed over $200,000 in lottery winnings, she was informed that she could experience similar luck provided she fork over a nominal fee. Like a litany of tales involving big promises from self-proclaimed psychics, Chen soon found herself in a proverbial spider's web wherein her bank balance quickly shrank rather than grew. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
15.08.2024 | 7:13:42 | gen. | arrange | выложить (т.е. расположить определённым образом • a startling "Stonehenge-like" ring of surface "stones" -- arranged in a circular geometry that aligns with key stellar constellations (coasttocoastam.com)) |
15.08.2024 | 7:08:03 | gen. | harsh upbringing | трудное детство (также tough upbringing • I can't believe this guy got a 4 year sentence for killing a dear young lady like that. He had the rifle in his hands, and pointed it at her head, accident or not, even a child knows better then to point a rifle at anyone. I was taught you never point any gun at anyone, and especially not checking if it was loaded or not. This stupid excuse using the first nations excuse, about having a tough upbringing is nonsense. I am sure we all had a harsh upbringing. When I was a kid they used to hang people for that. |
15.08.2024 | 6:58:16 | gen. | factor into | учесть (при принятии решения или вынесении приговора • Defence lawyer Dale Melville, however, called for a two-year sentence of house arrest with electronic monitoring followed by three years of probation. He said Brown's moral blameworthiness was reduced because he has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems related to a traumatic childhood. Melville argued Brown's Indigenous ancestry on his father's side and the impacts of colonialism also needed to be factored into the sentence. |
15.08.2024 | 6:39:33 | crim.law. | blameworthiness | уголовная наказуемость деяния (Defence lawyer Dale Melville, however, called for a two-year sentence of house arrest with electronic monitoring followed by three years of probation. He said Brown's moral blameworthiness was reduced because he has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems related to a traumatic childhood. Melville argued Brown's Indigenous ancestry on his father's side and the impacts of colonialism also needed to be factored into the sentence. |
15.08.2024 | 6:14:26 | gen. | chase off | согнать с места (If an intruder doesn’t leave after the other warnings, a territorial hummer may attempt to chase it off. They may charge in the direction of the new hummingbird and attempt to chase it off to another part of the property and away from the feeder. (woodstreambrands.ca)) |
15.08.2024 | 6:12:52 | gen. | chase away | гонять (остальных • Bully hummingbirds usually stake out a spot that allows a good vantage point of their territory so they can easily defend it. Try removing the perch or pruning the branch that they typically use. This will help to prevent them from chasing away other hummingbirds that try to feed. (woodstreambrands.ca)) |
15.08.2024 | 6:04:18 | gen. | there aren't enough | не хватает (+ мн. число • “The trees were on fire,” said one witness. “Lawns were on fire,” said another. “Roofs were on fire,” said a third. “There weren’t enough firefighters.” “You could feel the heat from blocks away.” -- Пожарных не хватало. (theglobeandmail.com)) |
15.08.2024 | 5:58:18 | gen. | dinnertime | ужин (о времени, когда обычно ужинают -- с 6 до 7 ч. вечера, не о трапезе • Around dinnertime on Aug. 6, in the sleepy west side neighbourhood of Dunbar, a half-built six-storey wooden condo caught on fire. It started small, but it got big – fast. (theglobeandmail.com) -- когда все ужинали) |
15.08.2024 | 5:41:47 | intell. | cover-up | намеренное сокрытие информации (UAP Cover-Up • Experts on the 1947 Roswell UFO crash, Tom Carey and Don Schmitt recounted various details of the incident and cover-up. (coasttocoastam.com) • In the first half, he discussed his latest work exposing the super-secret and illegal projects that deal with UFO/ET issues as well as the cover-up of clean energy alternatives. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
15.08.2024 | 2:56:25 | archit. | heritage property | исторический особняк (Designating a site as a protected heritage property is a legislative tool we can use to help maintain a legacy for the future. The purpose of designation is to protect a heritage building from unsympathetic alteration, and subsequent loss of character or value. (vancouver.ca) • Четыре исторических особняка на Южном берегу Крыма получили статус объектов культурного наследия регионального значения и включены в реестр ОКН приказом Министерства культуры. (из рус. источников)) |
15.08.2024 | 2:55:18 | archit. | heritage house | исторический особняк (All Vancouver Heritage Houses for Sale. • Четыре исторических особняка на Южном берегу Крыма получили статус объектов культурного наследия регионального значения и включены в реестр ОКН приказом Министерства культуры. (из рус. источников)) |
15.08.2024 | 2:53:53 | archit. | heritage home | исторический особняк (Vancouver is home to an abundance of classic heritage homes that compliment the city's natural beauty. We are experts in buying and selling design-led character and heritage properties. • Четыре исторических особняка на Южном берегу Крыма получили статус объектов культурного наследия регионального значения и включены в реестр ОКН приказом Министерства культуры. (из рус. источников)) |
15.08.2024 | 2:42:17 | gen. | sign a contract | заключить контракт (Starting January 1, 2023, home buyers can back out of a residential purchase up to three business days after signing a contract. ... Buyers will have three business days to back out of a residential purchase after signing the contract. (gvrealtors.ca)) |
15.08.2024 | 1:13:59 | gen. | bus | посадить в автобус и отправить куда-л. (как мера очистки города от нежелательных личностей • Let's just give everyone free drugs, tell everyone they have no individual responsibility, and flood the city with immigrants. An NDP wonderland! (...) Bus them to Ottawa, lots of green space on Parliament Hill! • Категорическим противником «отдыхающих» был, по словам Виктора Посметного, экс-президент Украины Леонид Кучма ... «Перед его приездом людей без определённого места жительства сажали в автобусы и отправляли в Херсонскую область. И херсонцам это так надоело, что в конце концов они пригрозили при повторении такого „фокуса” собрать всех своих бомжей и отправить в Севастополь», — рассказывает экс-сотрудник милиции. (из рус. источников)) |
15.08.2024 | 1:05:15 | crim.law. | fraudulently | мошенническим путём (напр., о присвоении денежных средств • B.C.’s Supreme Court has ordered the estate of a dead woman to pay UBC $594,680 as a result of her fraud and wage theft. ...The audit’s conclusion was that Moscipan had engaged in various fraudulent actions, including stealing money from a dormant bank account to which she had exclusive access. It also found she was receiving 180 per cent of a full-time salary and had been giving herself raises for years by forging supervisors’ signatures. ...“As a result of Ms. Moscipan’s wage theft, Ms. Moscipan (and consequently the estate after her death) was enriched by the amount of $594,680.26,” Taylor said “It would therefore be unjust for the estate to retain property derived from funds that were fraudulently obtained by Ms. Moscipan.” (burnabynow.com) • Восемь граждан Украины задержаны в Кишинёве за фиктивную продажу автомобилей. Полиция сообщает о задержании восьми граждан Украины, которые мошенническим путём получили эквивалент суммы около 3 миллионов леев, включая авансы, от 40 украинских военнослужащих за покупку автомобилей. (из молд. источников)) |
14.08.2024 | 9:35:58 | gen. | slightly sour taste | кисловатый вкус (The drink had a slightly sour taste. – Напиток был чуть кислый / кисловатый на вкус.) |
13.08.2024 | 7:47:28 | avia. | ascension of the drone | набор высоты беспилотником (Elizabeth goes on to point out that the ascension of the drone as it films "makes the object below the water's surface appear to be moving, playing tricks with your eyes." (coasttocoastam.com)) |
13.08.2024 | 6:17:21 | gen. | excluding | не в счёт (not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except (Oxford Dictionary) • "You have eight more days, excluding Sundays." (Oxford Dictionary) • "Переиграли они наш генштаб и наших генералов. А как по-другому? Покажите хоть одну страну в мире, Африка не в счёт, где так воруют из министерства обороны???? (из рус. источников)) |
13.08.2024 | 6:10:58 | cycl. | a short ride | недалеко (на велосипеде • It's a short ride from Frankston to Green Bay. The dog walk area is no riding along the beach but the path continues on a paved area to Dundas Park. It's a great ride for kids and not too long. Worth checking out.) |
13.08.2024 | 6:07:18 | gen. | cycling trail | велодорожка (особенно в парке или лесу, отдельно от пешеходной дорожки • "Where is this cycling trail?" "Home Depot parking lot going to Green Bay Beach." "Thank you, looks like it’s good for biking with my kids.") |
13.08.2024 | 5:46:52 | gen. | look in the foreground | смотреть перед собой (не вдаль, при ходьбе или езде • “Luckily, I was looking in the foreground. As a cyclist, when you’re travelling at a reasonable speed, you’re often looking, sometimes, fairly ahead of you. Luckily I had seen it. I think had I not, I would have struck it at neck or upper chest height, and probably would have slid into the fence and maybe even snuck through the fence into the car-lane exit. It was very scary and I’m shocked that anyone would do that.” |
13.08.2024 | 5:39:14 | Canada | harm reduction supplies | наркотические вещества (выдаваемые государством наркоманам • People living in the Fraser Health region will now be able to order free harm reduction supplies for delivery to their homes. The new initiative includes drug injection and inhalation supplies, along with naloxone kits, drug testing strips and safe sex supplies. |
13.08.2024 | 5:15:26 | disappr. | complete lunacy | несусветная глупость (The provincially proposed Bill 23: The More Houses Built Faster Act is complete lunacy, yet seems to be headed for some level of acceptance within our Queen’s Park legislature. In a nutshell (because it’s a nutter’s dream) this Act, if accepted, will remove protection from wetlands, farmlands and woodlands which are currently designated as areas of significance. All because there is a dreamed up number of new homes needed to house the next “bagillion” new Ontarians that are proposed to arrive here in the next 30 years. More houses built faster? Ever heard the expression that haste makes waste? (orilliamatters.com) • «По поводу обмена «иноагентов»: несусветная глупость, граничащая с полным непониманием понятия «суверенитет». (из рус. источников)) |
13.08.2024 | 4:39:06 | cliche. | no fun | ничего хорошего нет (в чём-л. • "Hiding inside with the blinds closed, resting in the dark after overexerting myself in the heat yesterday. I don't seem to learn." "Stay home and relax, heat exhaustion is no fun and neither is being sick." (Twitter)) |
13.08.2024 | 4:33:28 | fig.of.sp. | bustle | кипеть (в сочетании с "работой" • Harbour is bustling as usual. -- В порту, как обычно, кипит оживлённая работа. • «На задворках одной из крупнейших мануфактурных фабрик Хаустона кипит оживлённая работа. Целый ряд рабочих хлопочет, подымая тяжести с помощью блоков и талей. Каким-то образом канат перетирается и подъёмный кран летит вниз...» (О’Генри «Спортивный интерес»)) |
13.08.2024 | 4:23:24 | gen. | bustle | топот ("There was a bustle outside, and Mrs. Hudson opened the door to usher in two robust and official-looking individuals, one of whom was well known to us as Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard (...)." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – Снаружи послышался топот ...) |
13.08.2024 | 3:24:07 | gen. | in a medical office | у врача (в кабинете • Your blood pressure might be slightly higher in a medical office than at home.) |
13.08.2024 | 3:14:54 | real.est. | single-family lot | частный жилой дом с земельным участком (At a council meeting July 8, District of Northwood council voted unanimously to approve a 91-unit apartment building replacing four single-family lots at 1504-1520 Rupert St.) |
13.08.2024 | 3:14:05 | real.est. | single-family lot | земельный участок с частным домом (уже имеющимся • At a council meeting July 8, District of Northwood council voted unanimously to approve a 91-unit apartment building replacing four single-family lots at 1504-1520 Rupert St.) |
12.08.2024 | 8:48:40 | gen. | what is the correct spelling? | как правильно пишется? ("What is the correct spelling? Archeaology?" "Archaeology is the correct spelling.") |
12.08.2024 | 4:00:13 | gen. | peak | достигнуть максимальной отметки (Temperatures will peak around 28°C on Monday, Aug. 12. • Стоимость биткоина в течение трех-шести лет должна достигнуть своей максимальной отметки, которая может быть около 500 тысяч долларов. (из рус. источников)) |
12.08.2024 | 3:52:54 | meteorol. | patchy showers | местами дожди ("a low chance of patchy showers across the region") |
12.08.2024 | 3:24:45 | AI. | AI-enhanced | улучшенное с помощью ИИ (о качестве фото • A photo of a small 'alien' entity said to have been taken in the 1930s was recently AI-enhanced by UFO researcher and analyst Scott Waring. |
12.08.2024 | 3:24:45 | AI. | AI-enhanced | улучшенное на основе ИИ (о качестве фото • A photo of a small 'alien' entity said to have been taken in the 1930s was recently AI-enhanced by UFO researcher and analyst Scott Waring. |
12.08.2024 | 3:24:45 | AI. | AI-enhanced | улучшенное с помощью нейросети (о качестве фото • A photo of a small 'alien' entity said to have been taken in the 1930s was recently AI-enhanced by UFO researcher and analyst Scott Waring. |
11.08.2024 | 9:12:58 | cliche. | and rightly so | и совершенно оправданно (He was critical and rightly so.) |
11.08.2024 | 9:12:11 | cliche. | and rightly so | и поделом (These extremists weren't allowed to participate, and rightly so. ) |
11.08.2024 | 9:12:11 | cliche. | and rightly so | и совершенно правильно (These extremists weren't allowed to participate, and rightly so. ) |
11.08.2024 | 9:10:56 | gen. | before you could say "Pip-pip" | и пикнуть не успеешь (He would beat you to a jelly before you could say "Pip-pip". (P.G. Wodehouse)) |
11.08.2024 | 9:07:45 | gen. | label | давать имена (Josh, Janet's big brother, is just labeling everything in the world around him.) |
11.08.2024 | 8:52:31 | cliche. | could it be that? | может быть, что? (предполагая вероятность чего-л. • I'm guessing that the way screen savers work in Windows 11 hasn't changed much since early builds of Windows. Could it be that Screen Saver Settings in Windows 11 isn't compatible with latest hybrid processors? (elevenforum.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 8:39:21 | comp. | press and hold | нажмите и не отпускайте (Press and hold the power button until the computer turns off, then press it again to turn it back on.) |
11.08.2024 | 7:58:53 | traf. | bus service is being detoured around sth. | пассажирские автобусы пустили в объезд чего-.л (West 41st Avenue still closed between Collingwood and Blenheim Street. Toppled crane from fire on Thursday is blocking the way. Bus service is being detoured around this stretch of road. (cityhallwatch.wordpress.com) • Из-за пожара на Лесобазе пассажирские автобусы пустили в объезд. (из рус. источников)) |
11.08.2024 | 7:50:55 | video. | home video surveillance system | система домашнего видеонаблюдения (Alisa in Oregon shared that she believes she's being followed by a group of interdimensional beings that are responsible for her misfortunes over the past few years. The beings aren't visible with the naked eye, she went on, but she's captured them with her home video surveillance system. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 7:48:27 | gen. | it's someone else's fault | виноват кто-то другой (It's the same tired old messaging from Mayor Wilkins – that it's always someone else's fault and never his. You sort of come to expect that.– всегда виноват кто-то другой, только не он сам) |
11.08.2024 | 7:47:06 | gen. | sports | виды спорта (500 students participating in 8 sports -- в восьми видах спорта) |
11.08.2024 | 7:46:07 | weav. | technique | вид рукоделия (e.g.: ткачество, ковроткачество, шитьё золотом, художественная обработка кожи) |
11.08.2024 | 7:06:03 | gen. | congestion | загруженность (означает *не только* пробку, имеющуюся на данный момент на конкретном участке транспортной сети, но и *регулярную или постоянную ситуацию* для транспортной сети города • focus on measures to further improve roads and public transit infrastructure to reduce congestion and enhance safety and connectivity • Общая загруженность по Москве. • Есть ли способ уменьшить загруженность без использования платных дорог в Москве? (из рус. источников) • Why is there always an assumption that a city needs to grow? Vancouver is not a better place than it was in the 1990s; it has only gotten worse in most respects. Parking, traffic, congestion, too many people for the number of parks etc. (Twitter)) |
11.08.2024 | 6:44:13 | gen. | give a dressing-down | сурово отчитать (за промах, нарушение и т.п. | a dressing-down = a severe reprimand (Merriam-Webster) • "I once did a show called 'Not the Nine O'Clock News', some years ago, and we did a sketch where Griff Rhys Jones played Constable Savage, a manifestly racist police officer to whom I, his station commander, is giving a dressing-down for arresting a black man on a whole string of ridiculous, trumped up and ludicrous charges." (Rowan Atkinson on free speech, and how it is threatened in Britain)) |
11.08.2024 | 5:07:40 | gen. | be hard | тяжело переноситься (on sb. – кому-л. • Warm weather can be hard on some pets. Help your pet beat the heat -- find out which dog parks have access to water. -- Домашние животные тяжёло переносят жаркую погоду.) |
11.08.2024 | 5:07:40 | gen. | be hard | тяжело перенести (on sb. – кому-л. • Warm weather can be hard on some pets. Help your pet beat the heat -- find out which dog parks have access to water. -- Домашние животные тяжёло переносят жаркую погоду.) |
11.08.2024 | 4:58:40 | gen. | provide an update | уточнить информацию (по ранее обсуждавшемуся вопросу • City officials provided an update Saturday morning on the aftermath of the fire that destroyed an under-construction apartment building and two nearby homes and sent a crane crashing down across 41st Avenue. (bc.ctvnews.ca)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:58:40 | gen. | provide an update | предоставить последние данные (по ранее обсуждавшемуся вопросу • City officials provided an update Saturday morning on the aftermath of the fire that destroyed an under-construction apartment building and two nearby homes and sent a crane crashing down across 41st Avenue. (bc.ctvnews.ca)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:58:40 | gen. | provide an update | предоставить свежую информацию (по ранее обсуждавшемуся вопросу • City officials provided an update Saturday morning on the aftermath of the fire that destroyed an under-construction apartment building and two nearby homes and sent a crane crashing down across 41st Avenue. (bc.ctvnews.ca)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:32:33 | gen. | recount a story about | рассказать о чём-л. (Howard from Washington recounted a story about his grandfather's acquaintance who, after being stung by bees, experienced relief from severe arthritis. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:30:58 | gen. | recount a story about | рассказать об одном случае (Howard from Washington recounted a story about his grandfather's acquaintance who, after being stung by bees, experienced relief from severe arthritis. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:24:34 | gen. | a mere | всего (with time expressions • a mere five years ago – всего пять лет тому назад) |
11.08.2024 | 4:15:01 | gen. | good-looking | интересная (о женщине) |
11.08.2024 | 4:14:27 | gen. | good-looking | недурён собой |
11.08.2024 | 4:13:06 | gen. | misuse | использовать в дурных целях (Jeff from Lincoln, Nebraska expressed alarm over advanced technology for remote neural monitoring and brain frequency manipulation, suggesting it could be misused by individuals attempting to extort money. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:09:26 | coll. | scientific community | научная среда (When discussing the skepticism faced in the scientific community about using magnets and frequency for healing, Havas said, "It depends what country you're in... but magnetic therapy has been around for thousands of years." She believes it's this very therapy that can save not only bees, but ourselves. "Our very survival depends on bees," she emphasized. -- в научной среде (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 4:04:17 | fig. | ripple effect | эффект расходящихся кругов (Knudsen noted the project's positive ripple effect on other pollinators, like monarch butterflies, by protecting their habitats. (coasttocoastam.com) • ... чем вызвал эффект расходящихся кругов, повлияв на жизнь окружающих, которые даже не догадывались об этом (из рус. источников)) |
11.08.2024 | 3:57:30 | gen. | higher quality | повышенного качества (... noting that those bees had better hygiene and produced higher quality honey. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 3:57:30 | gen. | higher quality | более высокого качества (... noting that those bees had better hygiene and produced higher quality honey. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 3:38:10 | idiom. | put on dog | выпендриваться (a US expression first recorded in 1871, in a book by L. H. Bagg 'Four Years at Yale': "Dog, style, splurge. To put on dog, is to make a flashy display, to cut a swell". • It’s extraordinary how one yields to that fatal temptation to swank. It undoes the best of us. Nothing, I mean, would have been simpler than to reply that she had got the data twisted and that the authoritatively annotated edition was a present for Jeeves. But, instead of doing the simple, manly, straightforward thing, I had to go and put on dog. ‘Oh, rather,’ I said, with an intellectual flick of the umbrella. ‘When I have a leisure moment, you will generally find me curled up with Spinoza’s latest.’ (P.G. Wodehouse) -- мне нужно было выпендриться / повыпендриваться перед ней) |
11.08.2024 | 3:35:34 | idiom. | put on dog | повыпендриваться (a US expression first recorded in 1871, in a book by L. H. Bagg 'Four Years at Yale': "Dog, style, splurge. To put on dog, is to make a flashy display, to cut a swell". • It’s extraordinary how one yields to that fatal temptation to swank. It undoes the best of us. Nothing, I mean, would have been simpler than to reply that she had got the data twisted and that the authoritatively annotated edition was a present for Jeeves. But, instead of doing the simple, manly, straightforward thing, I had to go and put on dog. ‘Oh, rather,’ I said, with an intellectual flick of the umbrella. ‘When I have a leisure moment, you will generally find me curled up with Spinoza’s latest.’ (P.G. Wodehouse) -- мне нужно было повыпендриваться перед ней) |
11.08.2024 | 3:19:46 | gen. | shoreline | кромка прибоя (Taking pictures while walking along the shoreline, whatever the weather, is wonderful! • «Мы оставались в Коктебеле сверх срока, когда сезон в домах отдыха уже кончился. Октябрь был прохладный, но Михаил Михайлович, как и летом, ходил и ходил вдоль кромки прибоя…» (Леонид Рахманов, «Вспоминая Михаила Зощенко») -- along the shoreline) |
11.08.2024 | 2:30:59 | disappr. | is nothing short of disgraceful | это какой-то позор (The fact that the government is using taxpayers’ money to finance this is nothing short of disgraceful. The level of corruption is beyond belief. Developers getting loans with taxpayers’ money to pave the way for the full scale destruction of neighborhoods. (cityhallwatch.wordpress.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 2:24:06 | disappr. | leave that attitude | веди себя как положено (- to a child • What did I say? Come over here. And leave that attitude.) |
11.08.2024 | 1:32:36 | disappr. | beyond belief | уму непостижимый (выражает возмущение • The level of corruption is beyond belief. Developers getting loans with taxpayers’ money to pave the way for the full scale destruction of neighborhoods. The de-zoning of the entire province? WFT is the government thinking? Changing the density WILL not bring prices down. The only thing it is and will accomplish is filling the pockets developers and of all levels of government. (cityhallwatch.wordpress.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 1:32:36 | disappr. | beyond belief | каких свет не видывал (выражает возмущение • The level of corruption is beyond belief. Developers getting loans with taxpayers’ money to pave the way for the full scale destruction of neighborhoods. The de-zoning of the entire province? WFT is the government thinking? Changing the density WILL not bring prices down. The only thing it is and will accomplish is filling the pockets developers and of all levels of government. (cityhallwatch.wordpress.com)) |
11.08.2024 | 0:51:46 | inf. | will be fine | очухается (Her wings are a little wet but she'll be fine.) |
10.08.2024 | 11:16:19 | cook. | eat alone | есть отдельно (It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, gravies, and sauces. (Wikipedia)) |
10.08.2024 | 10:42:04 | disappr. | overwhelming | одуряющий (о вони • Today I had a few hours to kill so I decided to go for a walk through the Hornby/Drake area and the full length of Davie Street. It was disheartening. The overwhelming stench of urine is literally everywhere. Our city stinks. It's dirty, there is trash everywhere, building facades are eroding. Davie used to have character but today it felt like I was walking through a slum. (Reddit)) |
10.08.2024 | 10:42:04 | disappr. | overwhelming | переполняющий (о вони • Today I had a few hours to kill so I decided to go for a walk through the Hornby/Drake area and the full length of Davie Street. It was disheartening. The overwhelming stench of urine is literally everywhere. Our city stinks. It's dirty, there is trash everywhere, building facades are eroding. Davie used to have character but today it felt like I was walking through a slum. (Reddit)) |
10.08.2024 | 10:27:44 | inf. | gay hooker | гомосексуалист-проститут ("Seymour was like that too, just for longer. Тhe whole reason the area around Davie is filled with road diversions is because they were trying to stop johns from cruising." "Davie closer to False Creek was hooker ville – heck, Davie and Homer was gay hooker central until like 2009." (Reddit)) |
10.08.2024 | 10:26:42 | inf. | gay hooker central | улица, где торгуют собой гомосексуалисты-проституты ("Seymour was like that too, just for longer. Тhe whole reason the area around Davie is filled with road diversions is because they were trying to stop johns from cruising." "Davie closer to False Creek was hooker ville – heck, Davie and Homer was gay hooker central until like 2009." (Reddit)) |
10.08.2024 | 10:21:10 | gen. | walk the full length of a street | пройти улицу из конца в конец (Today I had a few hours to kill so I decided to go for a walk through the Hornby/Drake area and the full length of Davie Street. It was disheartening. The overwhelming stench of urine is literally everywhere. Our city stinks. It's dirty, there is trash everywhere, building facades are eroding. Davie used to have character but today it felt like I was walking through a slum. (Reddit)) |
10.08.2024 | 9:25:54 | gen. | regular folk | обычные люди (“So rich corporate folk can fire fireworks at will while regular residents are banned from having their own fireworks? Meanwhile the pets all over are completely freaked out.” “Our lot in life, as regular folk, is to have rich folk jerk off in our faces, figuratively and literally.” (Reddit)) |
10.08.2024 | 8:22:07 | space | mothership | космический корабль-база (вмещающий более мелкие аппараты • There is a possibility that extraterrestrial motherships and smaller probes may be visiting planets in our solar system, the head of the Pentagon’s unidentified aerial phenomena research office noted in a report draft shared Tuesday. (militarytimes.com) • He also revealed that he and his family will soon visit a three-mile-wide mothership from the Sirius star system, and he plans to document the trip. The craft, he claimed, will be cloaked 50 miles up in our atmosphere when he makes the journey. (coasttocoastam.com) • WWII vets in a propeller-driven twin-engine plane with four 20-millimeter cannons and machine guns on a turret on the top shot down one of the craft and blew up the other one, he posited. Brandenburg conjectured that the two downed craft may have been scout ships sent out by an interstellar mothership. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
10.08.2024 | 8:20:48 | ufol. | scout ship | корабль-разведчик (WWII vets in a propeller-driven twin-engine plane with four 20-millimeter cannons and machine guns on a turret on the top shot down one of the craft and blew up the other one, he posited. Brandenburg conjectured that the two downed craft may have been scout ships sent out by an interstellar mothership. (coasttocoastam.com)) |
10.08.2024 | 7:46:55 | real.est. | prominent advisor | видный консультант (a prominent advisor for the province’s current housing policies) |
10.08.2024 | 7:46:55 | real.est. | prominent advisor | видный советник (a prominent advisor for the province’s current housing policies) |
10.08.2024 | 7:44:17 | real.est. | prime location | престижный район (Tom Davidoff, an economist with the UBC Sauder School of Business ... told CBC’s The Early Edition that 1807 Larch is a lesson that it may be too expensive to build new affordable housing in prime locations. (cityhallwatch.wordpress.com)) |