"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 9
Vocabulary 9
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Word |
Translation |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Example of usage from the book |
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1. foyer |
фойе, вестибюль, прихожая, холл |
lobby, entrance hall,
vestibule |
exit, inner room, backstage |
That looked misleadingly
like a comfortable old house, you came to an identical foyer, this one
outside the west room. (p. 221) |
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2. bobbing up |
появляясь и исчезая, выпрыгивая, подпрыгивая |
popping up, resurfacing, bouncing
up, appearing suddenly |
sinking down, staying
submerged, disappearing |
David Dandridge shook his
hand and muttered something inarticulate, his prominent, arrowhead-shaped
adam's apple bob- bing up and down. (p.225) |
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3. attorney |
адвокат, прокурор (в США), поверенный, юрист |
lawyer, counsel, solicitor (в UK),
legal representative |
client, defendant |
He stood before louis like a
banty little district attorney before a man in the bar of justice, a man who
is patently guilty. (p. 231) |
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4. pinwheeling his arms |
размахивая/вращая руками чтобы удержать равновесие |
windmilling his arms, flailing
his arms, whirling his arms |
holding his arms still,
keeping his arms at his sides |
Bellowing, Goldman flew
backward at an angle, pinwheeling his arms for balance. (p. 233) |
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5. bales |
тюки, кипы (сена, хлопка и т.д.) |
bundles, packs, sheaves,
blocks |
loose material, individual
pieces |
Each word was like moving a handcar loaded
with wet bales, and the total effort left Louis feeling exhausted. (p.236) |
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6. clutched
himself |
обхватил себя (руками), сжался, схватился за себя |
hugged himself, grasped
himself, held himself tight, folded in on himself |
stretched out, opened his
arms, released himself |
A chill of such elemental
force struck him that louis clutched himself as the shudder twisted through
his body. (p. 239) |
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7. parlor |
гостиная, салон, приёмная |
living room, lounge, salon |
bedroom, workshop |
The door swung open and
standing there on his front step in the blowing dark of this midnight, between
the day of the funeral parlor visitation and the day of his son's burial, was
Jud Crandall. (p. 243) |
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8. the vault |
Склеп, гроб |
crypt, coffin |
open space, insecure area |
The grave was opened, and
the crane grappled onto the top of the vault, only the top didn't just… (p. 247) |
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9. platoon |
взвод (военное подразделение) |
squad, unit, detachment,
company |
individual, civilian |
According to the letter bill
got from the lieutenant in charge of his boy's platoon, Timmy was shot down
on the road to Rome… (p. 250) |
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10. an abomination |
мерзость, отвращение, гнусность |
atrocity, obscenity, monstrosity,
outrage |
delight, beauty, treasure,
something wonderful |
Inside on some pretext or
other and said, 'don't you let them dither around and put this off, Judson. You
got to get this taken care of. It’s an abomination. (p. 254) |
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