Thread - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.

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Ending child labour will require action on many levels

verb

Take action on; deal with.

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Your request will be actioned

noun

The process of doing something, or something done, esp. for a particular purpose

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[ u ] quick action in calling the fire department saved many lives., [ c ] it was a reckless action…

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

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And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

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She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

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I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

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She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

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Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

The position towards which someone or something moves or faces

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In a direction "no, go that way," i said, pointing in the opposite direction., in the direction of …

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

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The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

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There was a drift to the towns

verb

To move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction

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Drift out to sea no one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea., drift out many vehicl…

noun

The substance or general meaning of a speech or text.

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It was hard to get the gist of pedro's talk

verb

Engage in chat or gossip.

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I need a good friend i can always gist with

noun

The main subject, without details, of a piece of information

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The gist of what she said was that i didn’t know what i was talking about.

noun

A decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern.

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The colourful hand-painted motifs which adorn narrowboats

noun

A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

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They have been jailed for their part in a plot to defraud a swiss bank

verb

Secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action).

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The two men are serving sentences for plotting a bomb campaign

noun

A secret plan to do something that is wrong, harmful, or illegal

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The police discovered a plot to rob the bank., the novel has a complicated plot that is sometimes d…

noun

A written outline of a film, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes.

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The scenarios for four short stories

noun

A description of possible events, or a description of the story of a movie, play, or other performance

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In the worst-case scenario, the whole coast would be under water.

noun

One of several possible situations that could exist in the future

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The company had planned for every possible scenario., the most likely scenario is that an investmen…

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

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The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

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With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

verb

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended

noun

The plot of a novel, play, film, or other narrative form.

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Are all loose ends, storylines and subplots seamlessly tied up in the conclusion?

noun

(in a book, film, play, etc.) the plot (= the series of events that happen in it)

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

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I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

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The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

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Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

noun

A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.

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I've said all there is to be said on the subject

adjective

Likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one).

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He was subject to bouts of manic depression

adverb

Conditionally upon.

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Subject to the ec's agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area

noun

A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.

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The serenade for tenor, horn, and strings

noun

The general meaning, sense, or content of something.

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The general tenor of the debate

noun

A man’s singing voice in the highest range, or a person or musical instrument with this range

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Suddenly the tenor of the meeting changed, and people started insulting each other.

noun

The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.

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The theme of the sermon was reverence

verb

Give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.).

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The amusement park will be themed as a caribbean pirate stronghold

noun

The topic of discussion or writing

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The theme of the conference was the changing role of women in modern society.

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

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She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

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He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

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[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

phrase

A series of connected thoughts or events

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What amazing train of thought led you from napoleon to global warming?, the book describes the trai…