"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 9

 Vocabulary 9


Word

Translation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Example of usage from the book

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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