Essay - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.

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Aim the camcorder at some suitable object

noun

A purpose or intention; a desired outcome.

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Our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline

abbreviation

Alternative investment market (a subsidiary market of the london stock exchange that allows small companies to be traded without the expense of a full market listing).

noun

An act of assessing something or someone.

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She carried out a thorough appraisal

noun

The act of examining someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs

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The newspaper gave an editorial appraisal of the government's achievements of the past year.

noun

A meeting in which an employee discusses his or her progress, aims, and needs at work with his or her manager or employer

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Many companies operate regular job appraisals, often on an annual basis.

noun

A particular item or object.

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Small household articles

verb

A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

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An article about middle-aged executives

noun

A piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine

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An article on chinese art, the police want a description of each missing article.

noun

A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

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A homework assignment

An undertaking that you have been told to perform

noun

A particular job or responsibility given to you

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[ c ] the homework assignment was to read chapter 2 in our history book.

verb

Make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult).

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She attempted a comeback in 2001

noun

An effort to achieve or complete a difficult task or action.

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An attempt to halt the bombings

verb

To try to do something, especially something difficult

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[ + to infinitive ] he attempted to escape through a window., he attempted a joke, but no one laugh…

verb

Strike hard and violently.

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They bashed him over the head with a blunt object

noun

A heavy blow.

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A bash on the head

verb

To hit hard

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He bashed his arm against a shelf., uk i could hear her bashing away on the computer (= hitting the…

noun

An expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation.

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A biting social commentary about the divide between rich and poor

noun

A series of remarks describing an event, esp. on radio or television, or a set of written notes explaining or expressing an opinion on a text or subject

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[ c ] the television commentary on the olympic games

noun

A spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens, or the action of providing this description

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Commentary on the commentary on the olympic games was much better on the other channel., after reti…

noun

The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

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The social composition of villages

noun

Something that a person has created or written, esp. a text, a work of art, or a piece of music, or the act of creating or writing something

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[ c ] a composition for piano and flute, [ c ] in school we had to write a composition (= short pie…

noun

The way in which the parts of something are arranged

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The composition of sth the company said it plans to change the composition of its board of director…

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

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A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

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The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

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He is a crack shot

noun

The expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.

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He received a lot of criticism

noun

An opinion given about something or someone, esp. a negative opinion, or the activity of making such judgments

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[ c ] it was meant as a suggestion, not a criticism., [ u ] he was singled out for strong criticism…

noun

The act of saying that something or someone is bad or a comment that says what is bad about it

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Criticism of there has been a lot of criticism of the decision., criticism about he resigned amid c…

noun

A detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory.

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A critique of marxist historicism

verb

Evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and analytical way.

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The authors critique the methods and practices used in the research

noun

A report of something such as a political situation or system, or a person's work or ideas, that examines it and provides a judgment, especially a negative one

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Critique of a marxist critique of neo-liberal policy

noun

Written or spoken communication or debate.

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The language of political discourse

verb

Speak or write authoritatively about a topic.

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She could discourse at great length on the history of europe

noun

Spoken or written discussion

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[ u ] political discourse, [ c ] the play is a wonderful discourse on love.

noun

A long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject.

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Nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis

noun

A long and detailed explanation of a particular subject

noun

A long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma.

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A dissertation on the novels of the brontë sisters

noun

A long piece of writing on a particular subject, esp. one that is done for a ph.d. (= high university degree)

noun

A long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university

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Dissertation on ann did her dissertation on baudelaire.

noun

A vigorous or determined attempt.

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in an effort to save money, i have committed to only buying items that i truly need

noun

Physical or mental activity needed to achieve something, or an attempt to do something

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[ c ] they met again in an effort to end the strike and get people back to work., [ u ] it took yea…

noun

A serious attempt to do something

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An effort to do sth this is part of an ongoing effort to develop the asian debt market., the guidel…

verb

Try hard to do or achieve something.

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He is endeavouring to help the third world

noun

An attempt to achieve a goal.

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An endeavour to reduce serious injury

verb

To try to do something

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Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem., in spite of our best endeavours, i…

noun

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

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A laboratory which carried out experiments on pigs

verb

Perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something.

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Experimenting on animals causes suffering

verb

The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

noun

A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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A systematic exposition of the idea of biodiversity

noun

A statement that explains something clearly

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The san francisco exposition

noun

A show in which industrial goods, works of art, etc. are shown to the public

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A machinery and equipment exposition

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

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He went out to the shops

noun

An attempt or trial at something.

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Have a go at answering the questions yourself

adjective

Functioning properly.

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All systems go

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

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The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

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A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

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The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

noun

A detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.

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They are publishing a series of monographs on music in late medieval and renaissance cities

verb

Write a monograph on; treat in a monograph.

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Meissner first monographed the plant in 1826

noun

A long article or a short book on a particular subject

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A monograph on beethoven's symphonies

noun

Material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material.

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A sheet of paper

verb

Apply wallpaper to (a wall or room).

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The walls were papered in a regency stripe

noun

A thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth used esp. for writing and printing on and in packaging

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[ u ] a piece/sheet of paper, [ u ] a paper bag/towel, [ u ] paper cups/napkins/plates, let's put s…

verb

Attempt to find (something).

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They came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

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We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

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They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb

To start a journey

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What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

noun

The firing of a gun or cannon.

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Mulder killed him with a single shot

adjective

Past and past participle of shoot.

noun

A bill or one's share of it, especially in a pub or bar.

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He had paid her shot

idiom

To achieve something by working as hard as possible or spending as much money as is necessary

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She spared no expense in decorating her office.

verb

Thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill.

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He stabbed her in the stomach

noun

A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon.

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Multiple stab wounds

verb

To injure someone using a sharp, pointed object

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He was stabbed with a fork., he’s recovering from stab wounds., cheri felt a sudden stab of guilt.,…

verb

Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

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National movements were striving for independence

verb

To try hard to do something or make something happen, esp. for a long time or against difficulties

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[ + to infinitive ] neither jefferson nor madison was a pacifist, though both strove to keep americ…

noun

The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books.

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The study of english

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

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I studied classics at college

verb

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject

noun

A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.

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A text which explores pain and grief

verb

Send (someone) a text message.

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If she was going to go she would have texted us

noun

A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

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His central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world

noun

A piece of writing involving original study of a subject, esp. for a college or university degree

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A master’s thesis, his thesis was that world war i could have been avoided.

noun

An area of land, typically a large one.

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Large tracts of natural forest

noun

A short treatise in pamphlet form, typically on a religious subject.

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I think we all have come across religious tracts in our lives - little pamphlets that are often han…

noun

(in the roman catholic church) an anthem of scriptural verses formerly replacing the alleluia in certain penitential and requiem masses.

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Uses of this format, known as responsorial psalmody, include the prokeimenon and alleluiarion of th…

noun

A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

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His treatise on scottish political theory

noun

A formal piece of writing that deals with a particular subject

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A medical treatise

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

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The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

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Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

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[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…

verb

Make an attempt or effort to do something.

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He tried to regain his breath

noun

An effort to accomplish something; an attempt.

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He got his membership card on his third try

abbreviation

Turkish lira (or lire).

noun

A formal pledge or promise to do something.

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I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation

noun

The action of catching up with and passing another vehicle while travelling on the inside.

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The highway code discourages undertaking on motorways

verb

Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.

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A firm of builders undertook the construction work

noun

A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

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Pioneering ventures into little-known waters

verb

Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

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She ventured out into the blizzard

noun

An activity or plan of action, often in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

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His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy., [ i always + adv/prep ] he wanted to venture…

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

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His attacker whacked him on the head

noun

A sharp or resounding blow.

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With a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away

verb

The act of hitting vigorously