Word/Phrase Transcription Definition Translation
1 devastating /ˈdevəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ causing a lot of harm or
damage
2 Streaming service /ˈstriː.mɪŋ ˌsɝː.vɪs/ a service that sends video,
music, etc., over the internet
so that people can watch or
listen to it immediately rather
than having to download it, or
rather than having to watch or
listen at a particular time
when something is broadcast
3 adjust /əˈdʒʌst/ to change something slightly,
especially to make it more
correct, effective, or suitable
4 offender əˈfendə someone who has committed a преступник
crime
5 Adapt to to change, or to change Адаптироваться
something, to suit different
conditions or uses
6 frown upon /fraʊn/ to disapprove of something
7 carbon footprint /ˌkɑːr.bən Someone's carbon footprint is
ˈfʊt.prɪnt/ a measurement of the amount
of carbon dioxide that their
activities produce
8 Out-voted /ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/ to defeat someone by winning
a greater number of votes
9 boom /buːm/ a deep and loud hollow sound
Example
разрушительный a devastating
fire/storm/flood
Стриминговый сервис The company has a free
music streaming service,
which is ad-supported.
регулировать As a teacher you have to
adjust your methods to
suit the needs of slower
children.
an institution for young
offenders
Many software
companies have adapted
popular programs to the
new operating system.
осуждать Smoking is frowned
upon in many societies.
Углеродный след he four main areas that
determine your carbon
footprint are electricity
usage, oil or natural gas
usage, car mileage, and
airplane trips.
Тот у кого больше The Democrats were
голосов outvoted, as usual.
гул the property boom
10 taxpayer /ˈtæksˌpeɪ.ɚ/ a person who pays tax налогоплательщик They said that the
sculpture was a waste of
taxpayers' money.
11 Waste storage the action or method of Хранение отходов
storing waste
12 tumour /ˈtuː.mɚ/ a mass of diseased cells that опухоль They found a malignant
might become a lump or cause tumour in her breast.
illness
13 obese /oʊˈbiːs extremely fat in a way that is тучный She was not just
dangerous for health: overweight; she was
clinically obese.
14 humble ˈhʌmbə not thinking yourself better or скромный the senator’s humble
more important than other beginnings on a farm in
people Iowa
15 Electro-magnetic eˈlektrəʊ mæg relating to the use of an электромагнитный an electro-magnetic
ˈnetɪk electric current to produce a induction ring is the
magnetic field means to harness
electricity
16 underweight ˌʌndəˈweɪt below the normal weight Недостаток веса an underweight baby
17 endorse ɪnˈdɔːs to express support or approval одобрять The president did not
of someone or something endorse the views of his
deputy.
18 Velcro /ˈvel.kroʊ/ a brand name for a type of липучка
material that consists of two
pieces of cloth that stick
together with a system of very
small hooks, used to fasten
clothes, bags, etc
19 breakthrough n ˈbreɪkθruː an important new discovery or открытие Police have made a
development breakthrough in their
hunt for the killers
20 Trade-off ˈtreɪd ɒf a balance between two very компромисс There is a trade-off
 different things between the risks and the
benefits involved
21 outlook ˈaʊtlʊk your general attitude to life мировоззрение a positive outlook on life
and the world
22 drawback ˈdrɔːbæk a disadvantage недостаток The only drawback to a
holiday in Scotland is
the weather
23 breakdown ˈbreɪkdaʊn a situation in which something провальный He moved away after the
has failed or is beginning to breakdown of his
fail marriage
24 outcome ˈaʊtkʌm the final result of a meeting, результат the outcome of the
process etc election
25 downside ˈdaʊnsaɪd the bad part of something недостаток The downside of the
plan is the cost.
26 Cold call kəʊld kɔːl to telephone or visit someone Пустые звонки What do you say when
you have never met before someone cold calls you
and try to sell them something in the evening?
27 edgy ˈedʒi nervous and worried переживающий Are you OK? You seem
a little edgy.
28 swat swɒt to hit an insect to try to kill it удар He calmly swatted a
couple of flies
29 jingle ˈdʒɪŋgəl a short song used in television трек Do you ever find
or radio advertisements yourself singing a
particular jingle
30 logo ˈləʊgəʊ a design that is the official логотип What famous logos do
sign of a company or you know?
organization
31 make meɪk a type of product made by a бренд a very popular make of
company car
32 slogan ˈsləʊgən a short phrase that is easy to слоган an advertising slogan
remember and is used in
advertising or politics
33 brand brænd a product or group of products бренд I tried using a new brand
that has its own name and is of soap
made by one particular
company
34 Pop-up pɒp ʌp a window, often containing an Всплывающие окна Is it possible to block
advertisement, that suddenly pop-up windows?
appears on a computer screen,
especially when you are
looking at a website
35 promote prəˈməʊt to help something happen or продвигать a meeting to promote
be successful trade between Taiwan
and the UK
36 brainstorming ˈbreɪnstɔːmɪŋ when a group of people meet Мозговой штурм a brainstorming session
in order to try to develop ideas to come up with slogans
or solve problems for new products
37 hierarchy ˈhaɪrɑːki a system of organizing people иерархия the church hierarchy
or things according to their
importance
38 ambitious j æmˈbɪʃəs determined to be successful or амбициозный He is young and very
powerful ambitious.
39 dreadful ˈdredfəl very bad or unpleasant ужасный What dreadful weather
40 impractical ɪmˈpræktɪkəl impractical plans or ideas are непрактичный The designs were totally
unlikely to succeed impractical.
41 obscure əbˈskjʊə difficult to understand Непонятный Jarrett didn’t like the
plan, for some obscure
reason.
42 obvious ˈɒbviəs easy to notice or understand очевидный an obvious mistake
43 senseless ˈsensləs a senseless action is bad and бессмысленный senseless violence
will not achieve anything
44 grab græb to take hold of someone or схватить He grabbed my bag and
something suddenly or ran.
violently
45 strike straɪk to hit someone or something Бить, бастовать The car struck a tree
46 choir kwaɪə a group of people who sing хор Susan sings in the school
together, especially in a choir.
church or school
47 spontaneous spɒnˈteɪniəs something that is spontaneous спонтанный a spontaneous reaction
happens without being
planned
48 mumble ˈmʌmbəl to say something very quietly, шептать Micky mumbled an
so that it is difficult to apology.
understand you
49 anticipate ænˈtɪsəpeɪt to expect something to happen предвидеть We don’t anticipate any
and to prepare for it problems.
50 envisage ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ to think that something will be предусмотреть I can’t envisage moving
possible in the future from here
51 differentiate ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt to recognize or express the различать It’s important to
difference between things or differentiate between
people fact and opinion.
52 Track record ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt your reputation, based on the успехи We’re looking for
things that you have done someone with a proven
track record in selling
advertising.
53 seduce sɪˈdjuːs to persuade someone to have соблазнять people who were
sex with you, especially seduced into investing in
someone young the company
54 placement ˈpleɪsmənt a job that is found for размещение a work experience
someone, especially to give placement
them experience of work
55 identical aɪˈdentɪkəl exactly the same идентичный The two pictures looked
identical.
56 swap swɒp to exchange something you замена Can I swap seats with
have for something that you?
someone else has
57 launch lɔːntʃ to start something big or запускать We have launched a
important campaign to raise
$50,000.
58 Break into breɪk ˈɪntə to suddenly begin to do ворваться He felt so happy that he
something broke into song
59 Take over teɪk ˈəʊvə to take control of something перенимать His son will take over
the business
60 expand ɪkˈspænd to become larger, or to make расширять The population
something larger expanded rapidly in the
'60s
61 postpone pəʊsˈpəʊn to change the date or time of откладывать The meeting has been
an event to a later one postponed until July
62 Re-enter riː ˈentə when someone starts being перезайти
involved in something again
or enters a place again
63 Built-in ˌbɪlt ˈɪn fixed permanently somewhere встроенный built-in cupboards
and not possible to remove
64 camcorder ˈkæmˌkɔːdə a small video camera that you Видео камера
can carry around with you
65 detergent dɪˈtɜːdʒənt a liquid or powder that you Моющее средство
use for washing clothes,
dishes etc
66 Eco-friendly ˈiːkəʊ ˌfrendli not harmful to the экологичный eco-friendly products
environment
67 energy-efficient ˈenədʒi ɪˈfɪʃənt Энерго-эффективный
68 hand-held hænd held a hand-held machine is small ручной a hand-held camera
enough to hold in your hand
when you use it
69 high-definition ˌhaɪ def ə ˈnɪʃ ən a high-definition television or Высокое разрешение
computer shows images very
clearly
70 lightbulb ˈlaɪtbʌlb лампочка
71 long-life ˌlɒŋ ˈlaɪf long-life products continue
working longer than ordinary
ones
72 pocket-sized pɒk ɪt saɪzd small enough to fit into your
pocket or be carried easily
73 Solar-powered ˈsəʊlə ˈpaʊəd
74 voice-activated vɔɪs ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd a voice-activated piece of
equipment starts working at
the sound of someone’s voice
75 water-proof ˈwɔːtə pruːf
76 trailer /ˈtreɪ.lɚ/ an advertisement for a film or
a television or radio
programme, consisting of
short parts taken from it
77 Fill up with to make something full, or to
become full
78 versatile /ˈvɝː.sə.t̬ əl/ able to change easily from one универсальный
activity to another or able to
be used for many different
purposes
79 key part to have a lot of power or
influence in a particular
situation
80 positive impact /ˈɪm.pækt/ a powerful effect that
something, especially
something new, has on a
situation or person
81 growing belief used to indicate that
increasing number of people
Долгоживущий long-life batteries
карманный pocket-sized dictionaries
На солнечных батареях
голосовой
водонепроницаемый
трейлер I saw a trailer for the
new series of "Game of
Thrones" last night.
заполнить The sales pipeline for his
facility is starting to fill
up with clients
He's a very versatile
young actor who's as
happy in highbrow
dramas as he is in TV
comedies.
Ключевая (главная) IT had a key part to play
часть in modernizing the
organization.
Позитивный эффект he anti-smoking
campaign had had/made
quite a positive impact
on young people
Растущая вера There is a growing belief
that these policies will
 are coming to a particular not succeed
belief
82 immediate response includes the care, support, and Немедленный ответ Development and
communication actions that humanitarian actors must
take place immediately work together in joint
following an incident initiatives to identify
risks and implement
holistic programmes that
go beyond immediate
response.
83 social media updates ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l ˈmiːdɪə new photos, posts, news in Обновления в соц. сетях There are over two
ˌʌpˈdeɪts social networks billion active social
media users in the world.
84 low expectations hope for something ordinary Низкие ожидания Low expectations are not
the key to happiness.
85 internet coverage ˈɪntənɛt ˈkʌv(ə)rɪdʒ the number of people who saw Охват в интернете I know there was also
for example a blog post internet coverage on this,
and that at least one of
the sites was reputable
enough to source here.
86 brand loyalty /ˈbrænd ˌlɔɪ.əl.ti/ the habit of always buying a Приверженность бренду All manufacturers want
product with the same name, to encourage brand
made by the same company loyalty to their own
products.