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cinema n

кинотеатр, кино, кинематограф;

кино, кинофильмы, кинематография

It’s on at the local cinema.

We decided to go to the cinema.

• a leading figure in Italian cinema – ведущая фигура в итальянском кинематографе

• the prevailing themes of French cinema – основные темы французского кино

project v

проецировать; демонстрировать

• to project sth onto sth – проецировать что-л. на что-л.

She projected the slide onto the wall

flourish v

процветать, преуспевать

The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing

innovation n

нововведение, новшество;

введение новшеств, новаторство

• recent innovations in English teaching – последние нововведения в английской системе обучения

Many people feel bewildered by the speed of technological innovation

viable adj

жизнеспособный

Will a hotel here be financially viable?

• viable ideas (theories) – плодотворные мысли (теории)

release v

выпускать (из печати и т.п.); выпускать фильм (на экран)

A version of the game for Mac computers will be released in February.

genre n

жанр, манера, стиль

• a new genre of filmmaking – новый жанр кинопроизводства

• a literary genre – литературный жанр

set n

съемочная площадка;

декорация

Cruise met Kidman on the set of “Days of Thunder”.

She talked to him of the cast and described the sets

popular adj

популярный

The President is very popular with Jewish voters

typify v

символизировать, олицетворять; быть прообразом;

быть типичным представителем

• the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape – черты, олицетворяющие типичный высокогорный шотландский пейзаж

• the long complicated sentences that typify legal documents – длинные сложные предложения, типичные для юридических документов

In decline

в упадке

Widely held belief that educational standards are in decline (= falling)

vie v

соперничать, состязаться

There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.

• to vie to do sth – all the photographers vied to get the best pictures

accolade n

хвала; награда

She received a Grammy award the highest accolade in the music business

prolific adj

плодовитый

• Handel’s prolific output of opera – Генделевское плодовитое сочинение опер

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commerciali-zation n

извлечение коммерческой выгоды, извлечение прибыли; превращение в источник дохода

Christmas has become so commercialized

dominate v

господствовать, властвовать;

доминировать, иметь преобладающее влияние;

занимать всецело поглощать

Her loud voice totally dominated the conversation.

Education issues dominated the election campaign

reject v

отвергать, отклонять;

не принимать, не признавать

Gibson rejected the idea as “absurd”.

• to reject an offer – отклонить предложение, отказаться от предложения

deep-seated adj

укоренившийся; твердый;

затаенный (о чувствах)

• deep-seated tradition – глубоко укоренившаяся традиция

• deep-seated faith – непоколебимая вера

intellectual n

интеллигент; представитель интеллигенции;

мыслящий человек; человек широких интеллектуальных интересов и запросов

• a leading British intellectual – ведущий представитель английской интеллигенции

subsidize v

субсидировать

• subsidized industries – субсидированные отрасли промышленности

cultural activities pl n

культурная деятельность, действия (в определенной области) в области культуры

• classroom activities – классные занятия

• literary activities – литературная деятельность

There are clubs and other extracurricular activities at the school.

high quality n

высокое качество

Use only high quality ingredients.

The secret to writing a high quality research proposal is good organization

demand n

спрос

Production is still increasing faster than demand.

• huge / great / strong etc. demand – огромный, большой, сильный спрос

There is a huge demand for new cars

perform v

представлять; играть (пьесу);

исполнять (роль, музыкальное произведение и т.п.)

The children perform two plays each school year.

• He performed the part of Hamlet. – Он играл / исполнял роль / Гамлета

cater for phr.v.

обслуживать;

угождать, стараться угодить

Vegetarians are well catered for.

Most perfume ads cater to male fantasies.

• to cater to the public demand – приспосабливаться ко вкусам публики; угождать публике

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stand to sth v

придерживаться чего-либо; не отступать

• to stand to one's colours — не отступать, твердо держаться своих принципов

• to stand to it — твердо настаивать на чем-л.

log on v

начинать работу (на компьютере)

• SYN: to log in

When you log on the computer, you type in your login name and pass word.

Customers pay to log on and gossip with other users

wireless network

беспроводная сеть

With a wireless network, you don't have to go out of your way to use the Internet

quad band n

четыре полосы

Find Quad Band Cell Phones at bargain prices

video-conferencing n

видеоконферен-ция

Videoconferencing uses telecommunications of audio and video to bring people at different sites together for a meeting

clog up v

забивать дороги (о транспорте); засорять

The well was clogged up with leaves.

stutter v

зд. перен. испытывать сложности

The political debate stutters on.

cyberspace n

киберпростран-ство, виртуальная среда

In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.

spontaneity n

спонтанность; естественность

He had the spontaneity of a child.

substitute n

заменитель, замена

• a poor substitute — плохой заменитель

• a substitute for sugar — заменитель сахара

There are no substitutes for the Internet so far

foster v

поощрять; усиливать

The government is supposed to foster innovation in all spheres

circuit n

череда, цикл

• lecture circuit – цикл лекций

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blogging n

общение в блогах; ведение блогов

In the beginning - say 1994 - the phenomenon now called blogging was little more than the sometimes nutty, sometimes inspired writing of online diaries

blogger n

участник или автор блога

'Blogger', a coined word created by Pyra Labs, is a service that provides Web-based tools used by individuals to publish to the Web

blog n

блог, живой журнал

Blogs are an abbreviation of ‘weblogs’, web sites which contain dated entries in reverse chronological order about a particular topic

blogosphere n

блогосфера, совокупность блогов

Blogosphere is a collective term encompassing all blogsand their interconnections

pursuit n

преследование, погоня

• hot pursuit — преследование "по пятам"

display in reverse order

показывать в обратном порядке

The words in the second index are displayed in reverse order

web page

веб-страница

Variant: Web page

A web page is a set of data or information which is designed to be viewed as part of a website.

It was initially published on his Web page, and now is undergoing peer review for publication in a math journal

hyperlink n

гиперлинк, гиперссылка

In an HTML document, a hyperlink is a link to another part of the document or to another document

hightlight v

подчеркивать

If someone or something highlights a problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.

The free press prefers not to highlight these facts

trackback v

отследить

If you backtrack, you go back along a path or route you have just used

authenticity n

аутентичность

Buying from a reputable specialist, you get a guarantee of authenticity and an enormous range to choose from.

Certificate of authenticity is included

venting n

обнародование (мнения); появление чувств

• Variant: vent

They gave vent to their anger

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wiki n

вики

Wikis are getting popular with all age groups..

participatory media

средства массовой информации, активное участие в которых принимают читатели

Many e-papers have recently become parcipatory media, with their readers actively involved in the news coverage

layer n

слой; пласт

• the depletion of the ozone layer – расщепление озонового слоя

• in layers - слоями

hoax n

обман; ложь, мистификация

There was a bomb hoax at the central school.

stint n

урочная работа, определенная норма (работы)

• to do a stint – делать определенную работу

His idea was that their stint there would prepare them for work with the poor.

attorney-general n

министр юстиции (в США); генеральный прокурор

A country’s Attorney General is its chief law officer, who advises its government.

perniciously adv

пагубно; разрушительно

• to perniciously influence – пагубно влиять

be implicated

быть вовлеченным, причастным

A lot of people were implicated in the scandal. — В скандал было вовлечено множество людей.

insight n

проницатель-ность, интуиция

• to provide (an) insight — обнаружить понимание

libellous adj

клеветнический, порочащий

If a statement in a book, newspaper, or magazine is libelous, it wrongly accuses someone of something

sleuth n

ищейка; детектив

A welcome return to TV for the legendary Belgian sleuth played by David Suchet

profusely adv

обильно, щедро; чрезмерно

• to bleed profusely — сильно кровоточить

The senior officer started to apologize profusely for the inconvenience

peril n

опасность; риск, угроза

• at the peril of one's life — с опасностью для жизни

… the perils of starring in a television commercial

poison pen

аноним

• a poison pen letter – анонимное письмо

mainstream n

главная линия, господствующая тенденция (в искусстве, литературе, моде и т. п.)

This was the company’s first step into the mainstream of scientific and commercial computing.

The site wanted to attract a mainstream audience

expertise n

опыт; компетенция

Expertise is a special skill or knowledge that is acquired by training, study, or practice.

The problem is that most local authorities lack the expertise to deal sensibly in this sphere

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conduct transactions

совершать сделки

He became an expert in his sphere, conducting a lot of transactions around the globe

e-government

электронное правительство

E-government is the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to transform government by making it more accessible, effective and accountable

accountability n

ответственность; подотчетность

• … an impetus towards democracy and greater accountability - стимул к демократии и большей ответственности

Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability

survey n

обзор; исследование

• survey of current business - обзор текущей хозяйственной деятельности

If you carry out a survey, you try to find out detailed information about many things by asking people a series of questions

forefront n

передовая линия; важнейшее место

• to bring to the forefront - выдвигать на передний план

They have been at the forefront of the campaign for political change

portal n

портал

On the Internet, a portal is a site that consists of links to other websites

divergent adj

отличающийся, отличный, другой

Yet despite these divergent opinions, our poll reveals that the majority shares the new steps by the government

pay-off n

вознаграждение; выгода

Variant: payoff

The ousted chairman received a $1.5m payoff from the company

rise to challenge

принять вызов

• to rise to it - ответить на вызывающее замечание

The staff and advisers will rise to the challenge of what will be the largest restoration project in the history of company

inefficiency n

неспособность, неумение; неэффективность

The inefficiency of the distribution system has led to the loss of millions of tons of food

file v

регистрировать документы; подшивать к делу, архивировать; обращаться

(с заявлением)

The documents are all filed alphabetically under author.

She was persuaded not to file the report

birth certificate

свидетельство о рождении

Your birth certificate is an official document which gives details of your birth

marriage lisense

свидетельство о браке

The authority issues marriage lisenses

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guidance n

руководство; управление

They are included for general guidance only.

intruder n

незванный гость

If there is a break-in, an alarm sounds and a video of the intruder is posted on the Internet.