| 31.05.2014 | 20:37:49 | amer. | the elderly | люди пожилого возраста (The program is intended to provide medical care for the elderly.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 22:35:30 | amer. | big shot | имеющий вес (влияние • a big shot in local politics) |
| 30.05.2014 | 22:30:27 | amer. | swishy | гомосексуальный (effeminate and homosexual in behavior) |
| 30.05.2014 | 22:18:25 | amer. | rip off | вводить в заблуждение (a false advertising campaign that ripped off consumers) |
| 30.05.2014 | 22:01:14 | amer. | upstanding | уважаемый (an upstanding member of the community) |
| 30.05.2014 | 21:55:23 | inf. | split | убежать (He freaks out and splits.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 21:34:16 | inf. | rigmarole | нудная процедура (to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner) |
| 30.05.2014 | 21:27:13 | amer. | signage | информационные указатели (Recent airport improvements include more lighting and better signage.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 21:22:45 | inf. | my,oh,my! | ничего себе! (My, oh, my, what a strange haircut!) |
| 30.05.2014 | 21:18:45 | amer. | as much as one can | вволю (You can eat as much as you can.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 20:18:55 | amer. | gentrify | перестроить (as in "gentrify the old center of town"; запущенный район) |
| 30.05.2014 | 20:12:49 | amer. | be short on dough | испытывать нехватку денег (разг. выражение) |
| 30.05.2014 | 1:17:08 | amer. | gentrification | реновация запущенного района (the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses) |
| 30.05.2014 | 1:13:08 | amer. | schmooze | пообщаться (в неформальной обстановке; People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 0:47:06 | inf. | wiseass | хитрожопый (His wiseass comments got him thrown out of class.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 0:36:21 | amer. | wanderlust | желание уехать (куда-либо; a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world) |
| 30.05.2014 | 0:24:23 | amer. | start all over again | начать все заново (I want to reformat my laptop and start all over again.) |
| 30.05.2014 | 0:19:19 | amer. | not to worry | не стоит беспокоиться (I think we're about to run out of money. Not to worry, I have some more travelers checks.) |
| 29.05.2014 | 23:59:42 | amer. | teeny bit | немного (I'm a teeny bit upset.) |
| 29.05.2014 | 23:53:30 | inf. | path of least resistance | наилегчайший путь (решения проблемы; the easiest, but not necessarily the best or most honourable, course of action) |
| 29.05.2014 | 1:09:21 | amer. | systemic problem | проблема системного характера (a problem due to issues inherent in the overall system, rather than due to a specific, isolated factor) |
| 28.05.2014 | 20:50:24 | amer. | clout | авторитет (I knew he carried a lot of clout.) |
| 28.05.2014 | 20:45:21 | amer. | celibacy | воздержание от секса (a widower who has maintained absolute celibacy since the death of his wife) |
| 28.05.2014 | 20:29:50 | slang | slut | потаскуха (a woman who has many casual sexual partners) |
| 28.05.2014 | 20:27:58 | amer. | butterfingered | неловкий (I'm so butterfingered this morning–I keep dropping things.) |
| 28.05.2014 | 20:05:49 | amer. | fall short of | не оправдать (ожиданий; Sales for the first half of the year fell short of the target.) |
| 28.05.2014 | 20:01:20 | inf. | put off | отложить (исполнение чего-либо • never put off until tomorrow what you can do today) |
| 28.05.2014 | 19:57:44 | inf. | anybody but | любой кроме (anybody but him) |
| 28.05.2014 | 19:56:12 | amer. | anybody but him | любой, кроме него |
| 28.05.2014 | 19:35:18 | amer. | have a few too many | перебрать (об алкоголе; You'd better not drive. I think you've had a few too many.) |
| 28.05.2014 | 19:14:59 | amer. | pull a Jonah | надеяться на удачу (если повезёт; I didn't study! I hope I pull a Jonah!) |
| 27.05.2014 | 21:43:17 | inf. | stone | забить камнями (в качестве наказания; A pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own family in Lahore, Pakistan.) |
| 26.05.2014 | 22:03:19 | amer. | on the off chance | с надеждой на удачу (We didn't think we would get into the football game, but we went on the off chance.) |
| 26.05.2014 | 21:51:14 | amer. | in a short while | вскоре (see you in a short while) |
| 25.05.2014 | 22:25:26 | police | cop a plea | признать вину (для сделки со стороной обвинения; The police hoped the men would cop a plea and testify against the ringleaders in return for reduced sentences.) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:59:15 | amer. | get trimmed off | постричь (How much of my hair should I get trimmed off?) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:57:48 | amer. | pick someone's brain | попросить совета (Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those weeds?; у кого-либо) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:54:10 | inf. | pick | сбор (урожая поштучный; The pick of apples was poor this season.) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:34:30 | amer. | write off | учесть как убыток (write off a bad loan) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:22:02 | amer. | pansy | гомик (a male homosexual) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:17:19 | amer. | crestfallen | огорчённый (She was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job.) |
| 25.05.2014 | 21:00:48 | amer. | go for a spin | покататься (We're going for a spin in Al's new car.; на чём-либо) |
| 25.05.2014 | 20:55:33 | amer. | keep this under the hat | об этом не следует распространяться |
| 25.05.2014 | 20:49:24 | amer. | wage garnishment | удержание зарплаты в счёт долга (a last-ditch effort to collect debt, can result in a court order seizing part of debtor's wages) |
| 25.05.2014 | 20:49:24 | amer. | wage garnishment | удержание части зарплаты (в счёт долга; a last-ditch effort to collect debt, can result in a court order seizing part of debtor's wages) |
| 25.05.2014 | 20:42:28 | amer. | truant officer | школьный контролёр (a person employed by a public-school system to investigate the continued absences of pupils) |
| 25.05.2014 | 20:37:34 | inf. | serene | исполненный спокойствия (he remained serene in the midst of turbulence) |
| 25.05.2014 | 20:04:32 | amer. | we've nothing in common | между нами нет ничего общего |
| 23.05.2014 | 22:29:38 | amer. | one of a kind | необыкновенный (He was an extraordinary person – absolutely one of a kind.) |
| 21.05.2014 | 23:04:21 | amer. | pry out | выколупывать (чем-либо) |
| 21.05.2014 | 22:32:49 | amer. | turn someone down | отказать (We turned down Joan, even though her credentials were good.; кому-либо) |
| 21.05.2014 | 22:30:50 | amer. | turn someone down | дать от ворот поворот (кому-либо) |
| 21.05.2014 | 22:28:25 | amer. | potential snag | непредвиденная помеха |
| 21.05.2014 | 22:24:24 | amer. | top-of-the-line | новейший (a top-of-the-line model) |
| 21.05.2014 | 22:19:21 | amer. | knockoff | дешёвая подделка (That purse is a knockoff.) |
| 20.05.2014 | 21:30:36 | amer. | spin-off from | сопутствующий результат (от иной деятельности • the spinoff from the space program) |
| 20.05.2014 | 20:57:36 | amer. | snuff | замочить (slang; to kill or murder) |
| 20.05.2014 | 20:51:37 | amer. contempt. | goombah | гангстер (chiefly of Italian-American origin) |
| 20.05.2014 | 20:49:26 | amer. contempt. | goombah | мафиози (chiefly of Italian-American origin) |
| 20.05.2014 | 20:45:49 | inf. | size too large | на размер больше (His coat was a size too large.) |
| 20.05.2014 | 20:16:03 | inf. | do | причёска (his cropped and gelled do) |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:54:08 | amer. | jailhouse | место заключения |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:53:22 | amer. | lockup | место заключения (The firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:49:17 | amer. | loose ends | небольшие упущения (The job's nearly done. I'm just tying up one or two loose ends at the moment.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:44:23 | amer. | fill in the gaps | исправить упущения (Not everything has been done, but I'm sure you can fill in the gaps.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:27:10 | amer. | lace with | добавлять (что-либо; He gave us coffee laced with brandy.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:12:12 | amer. | reckless action | опрометчивый поступок (It's reckless action on your part.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:09:19 | amer. | reckless behavior | безрассудное поведение |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:07:52 | amer. | admin board | административный совет |
| 18.05.2014 | 23:05:29 | amer. | just name it | только скажи что (We can do whatever you need, just name it.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 22:59:47 | amer. | it remains to be seen | это ещё надо посмотреть (It remains to be seen who will win.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 22:55:15 | fig. | drive a wedge | посеять вражду (She thinks Samantha's jealous and is trying to drive a wedge between her and her boyfriend.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 22:49:20 | fig. | drive a wedge | внести разногласия (This is a clear attempt to drive a wedge between the USA and its western allies.) |
| 18.05.2014 | 22:38:06 | amer. | in perpetuity | без ограничения срока действия (bequeathed to them in perpetuity) |
| 17.05.2014 | 21:29:33 | amer. | gangly | нескладный (tall, thin, and awkward • a gangly kid) |
| 17.05.2014 | 21:26:39 | amer. | be on the mend | поправляться (о здоровье) |
| 17.05.2014 | 21:20:56 | amer. | jaywalk | переходить улицу (в неположенном месте) |
| 17.05.2014 | 21:08:21 | amer. | polish off | выпить до дна (He polished off the champain and availed himself for another.) |
| 17.05.2014 | 21:05:18 | amer. | spit-polished | начищенный до блеска (as in "spit-polished shoes" – figure of speech) |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:58:50 | amer. | hulk | громила (a six-foot hulk of a man) |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:56:35 | amer. | spaghetti-straps | тонкие лямки (платья, топика) |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:50:28 | police.jarg. | old unsolved case | "висяк" |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:41:56 | amer. | all well that ends well | все хорошо что хорошо кончается |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:36:02 | amer. | joyride | опасная езда (a fast and dangerous ride, especially one taken in a stolen vehicle) |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:33:37 | amer. | misname | использовать неправильный термин (They misnamed the airport when they called it international. Almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.) |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:33:37 | inf. | misname | использовать ошибочный термин (They misnamed the airport when they called it "international.") |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:26:00 | amer. | dead-end | безвыходная ситуация |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:17:24 | amer. | time after time | снова и снова |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:12:21 | brit. | gibbet | подвесная клетка (для наказания преступников; archaic term) |
| 17.05.2014 | 20:06:40 | amer. | firenado | огненный вихрь (при лесном пожаре; Firenadoes happen when ground-level winds come in contact with fire and whip it into the air, spreading around real fast.) |
| 16.05.2014 | 1:30:57 | inf. | gun down | застрелить (He was gunned down in his own doorway.) |
| 16.05.2014 | 1:27:53 | amer. | bevy | большая группа (a bevy of lawyers) |
| 16.05.2014 | 1:10:59 | amer. | Y-junction | разветвление (дороги, соединения труб или кабеля) |
| 16.05.2014 | 1:08:05 | amer. | nothing more nor less | не больше и не меньше (It is a way of saying that you are getting exactly what you have requested.) |
| 16.05.2014 | 0:40:25 | fishery | Dungeness crab | краб Данженесс (Metacarcinus magister – the most commercially important crab in the Pacific Northwest) |
| 16.05.2014 | 0:32:12 | amer. | put in jeopardy | подвергнуть риску |
| 16.05.2014 | 0:17:04 | amer. | incarcerate | содержать в заточении (archaic term) |
| 14.05.2014 | 21:07:09 | amer. | no in the slightest | нисколько (The whole stupid argument didn't interest me in the slightest.) |
| 14.05.2014 | 21:03:27 | amer. | high-backed chair | стул с высокой спинкой |
| 14.05.2014 | 21:01:23 | amer. | reverent | уважительный (speak in reverent terms) |