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12 May 2020 10:41

When you're signing up for next semester's classes, you might opt for another history class, or instead opt for advanced biology. [выбирать]

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19 April 2020 19:35

If you're dealing with confinement to a jail cell, or your room, you're stuck there and you can't leave. Confinement means you're being held and you can't move freely. [заточение]

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16 April 2018 20:57

The word watchdog [наблюдатель] has another meaning: a dog trained to guard property [сторожевая собака]. Remember, everyone is watching you.

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13 February 2018 13:43

And the economy? It's all about money, honey.💸

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31 January 2018 12:41

He cannot get used to waking up early [он не может привыкнуть]. So it will take him a long time to feel comfortable and get accustomed to it. [приобретать привычку к чему-либо, привыкать к]

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29 January 2018 17:43

My father had no experience using chopsticks = he wasn’t accustomed to it = he wasn’t used to using them [он не привык, у него не было привычки]

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28 January 2018 10:13

When I say “I used to drink coffee” I mean that I don't drink coffee anymore (because used to describes something that was true but is not true anymore).

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08 January 2018 14:12

Things that are plausible [правдоподобный, вероятный] could easily happen. A woman becoming President is very plausible. A giraffe becoming President is not.

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08 January 2018 09:58

An exact imitation of anything — a work of art, a ten dollar bill — is a counterfeit [подделка, фальшивка], and the act of creating the fake copy is the verb to counterfeit [фальсифицировать]

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24 December 2017 18:32

Christmas is a day of traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends. Merry Christmas, Dear friends!

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10 December 2017 10:30

Just the right time to put the Christmas tree and decorations up!🎄

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29 November 2017 17:50

To be sure, we are only a drop in the ocean. [быть незначительным, каплей в море]

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22 November 2017 16:32

What hairstyle do you prefer?

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18 November 2017 14:00

Друзья, рекомендую вам телеграм канал, посвященный изучению английского

В английский текст перевод встроен так, что вы быстро запоминаете незнакомые слова и конструкции.
@englishes

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14 November 2017 15:32

Division = difference in opinion = disagreement between people over some issue. [расхождение во мнениях, разногласие]

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25 April 2020 16:02

It’s a place where nothing is clear or certain. When the law isn’t clear on a specific issue, then that issue is in "legal limbo". [в подвешенном состоянии, в неопределенности]

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13 April 2020 14:11

Feeling elated is all about being so extremely proud and overjoyed, and usually happens as a result of an accomplishment. So if you've just achieved something big, feel free to be elated — and enjoy your time on cloud nine. [ликующий, окрыленный]

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19 March 2018 16:06

Dear constituent [избиратель], did you vote yesterday? Did you cast a vote? [голосовать]

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13 February 2018 13:43

If you describe something as economic [экономический], then it relates to the economy. Someone who is economical [экономичный, экономный] avoids wasting things, like money, food, etc.

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29 January 2018 17:44

✔️ to be used to + noun/pronoun
I have lived in London for three years and I am used to bad weather. [я привык к плохой погоде]
✔️ to be used to + gerund (-ing)
He has lived in London for three years and he is used to living in a big city. [он привык жить в большом городе]

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28 January 2018 10:14

➕I used to drink coffee
➖ I didn’t use to drink coffee
❓ Did I use to drink coffee?
[Выражение used to обозначает действия, которые часто происходили в прошлом, но сейчас уже не происходят. Обычно конструкцию переводят как «раньше», «когда-то»]

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19 January 2018 15:57

Look to the adjective ambiguous [двусмысленный, неоднозначный, противоречивый] when you need to describe something that's open to more than one interpretation.

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08 January 2018 10:00

Канал @ttopEnglish собрал для вас самые интересные и полезные каналы про английский язык🇬🇧

@engpage - учим слова, улучшаем произношение🤓

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@wow_eng
Занимательные нюансы грамматики, лексики и не только. Мотивирующие цитаты – в качестве приятного бонуса!

@woeng - учить слова на английском никогда ещё не было так просто. Канал поможет изучить язык быстро и без больших усилий. Мы тебя ждём😉

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02 January 2018 10:36

Festive describes an event that’s full of joy, smiles, and excitement. [праздничный, торжественный, веселый]

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17 December 2017 16:04

A contentious [спорный] issue is one that people are likely to argue about, and a contentious [вздорный, сварливый] person is someone who likes to argue or fight.

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03 December 2017 16:13

[подливать масла в огонь]

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25 November 2017 17:32

Stand your ground [стоять на своем, оставаться верным своим убеждениям], no matter what happens.

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19 November 2017 12:23

To accomplish something is to get it done [добиваться, достигать, осуществлять]. People usually accomplish things that are sources of pride — like goals or aims.

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18 November 2017 06:56

The thing that you want despite knowing it's not good for you — like the cool sneakers you really can't afford — is a temptation [соблазн, искушение].

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11 November 2017 18:33

If you travel to Morocco, you should conform to [соответствовать] the local customs. Sometimes conform can carry the sense of compromising one’s individuality to fit in or please others.