| 1) be into smth | To enjoy doing a particular activity very much; нравиться что-то делать | § I’m not really intostamp collecting. |
| 2) be up to(smth) | To be able to do smth.; намереваться сделать что-то, затевать | § It’s very quiet. I bet little Jimmy’s up to some mischief again. |
| 3) blow out | To extinguish, задуть, погасить | § The wind blew out the candle. |
| 4) blow up | § To destroy by explosion, взлететь на воздух § To be angry with smb,; вспылить, выйти из себя | § They blew up the bridges so that the enemy couldn’t follow them. § He blows upevery time he sees me. |
| 5) break down | § To destroy; stop working; сломаться, ухудшаться, провалиться | § The plans broke down. § The police brokethe door down. |
| 6) break up | § To divide into smaller pieces, to destroy; разбивать, разрушать, расходиться | § They broke up but remained friends. § The ship was last seen breaking up in the storm. |
| 7) bring up | § To mention or introduce a subject; поставить, поднять, затронуть (вопрос, проблему) § To educate, raise (a child); вырастить, воспитать | § At the class meeting Bob brought up the idea of picnic. § Bringing up children is both difficult and rewarding. |
| 8) call back | § To return a telephone call; перезвонить по телефону | § If I get some information, I’ll callyou back. |
| 9) call by/in | § To look in, drop in; забежать, заглянуть, заскочить (в гости) | § Call in on your way home and tell me how the interview went. |
| 10) call for | § To visit a place; заходить за кем-то § To demand; требовать | § I’m going to a pop concert with Tom. He is calling for me at 8. § How much money will your research call for? |
| 11) call off | § To cancel smth; отменить | § If it rains the tennis match will have to be called off. |
| 12) call on | § To visit smb. formally; навещать | § He promised to call on me when he was in Oxford. |
| 13) call smb down | § To scold smb.; отчитать, пропесочить, устроить разнос (отругать) | § My supervisor calledme down for being late. |
| 14) call up | § To summon for military service; Призывать в армию § To telephone; Звонить по телефону | § In countries where there is conscription men are called up at the age of 18. § I called Tom up and told him the news. |
| 15) carry on | § =keep on; to continue ; продолжать что-либо, не бросать (вести дело), осуществлять какую-то деятельность | § Please, carry on reading. |
| 16) carry out | § to do smth planned, promised; выполнить, проводить(ся), осуществить | § Every possible test was carried out to decide the nature of her illness. § They are carrying out essential repairs to the bridge. |
| 17) catch up with | § to reach the same standard or level as smb else; догонять кого-то, наверстать § To move and reach the same position as smb else; идти в ногу, не отставать | § You start cycling and I’ll you catch up. § You’ll need to work harder if you want to catch up with the others. |
| 18) check in | To go to the desk of a hotel or airport and say you have arrived; зарегистрироваться | § Please check in two hours before your flight. |
| 19) come across | § To find by chance; случайно натолкнуться, встретить § To be understood; донести смысл, идею (быть понятым) | § I came across several interesting facts about Mexico in that book. § Her speech was carefully prepared, but it didn’t come across very well. |
| 20) come up with | To produce an excuse, a suggestion, the correct answer, etc.; выдвигать идею, придумать | § He came up with a brilliant idea for her birthday present. § Can you come up with a more convincing example? |
| 21) drop in | To pay a short visit; заходить, заглядывать | § Could you just drop in for a moment? |
| 22) drop off | § To let a passenger leave a car, bus, etc.; Высадить (из машины) § Забросить (завести по дороге), отдать | § Drop me offat the corner, and I’ll walk from there. § Would you drop this dress off at the dry cleaner’s for me? |
| 23) fall behind | § To move more slowly so that others are further ahead; to make slower progress than others; отставать, не закончить что-то вовремя | § If you fall behind, you can get lost. § Your son has fallen behind with his schoolwork. |
| 24) Fix smb./ smth. up with Fix up | § To arrange a meeting; сводить кого-то с кем-то (устраивать свидание) § To repair a home and make it attractive; чинить, ремонтировать | § My best friend fixed up a date for me withher brother. § They fixed up John withmy cousin. § My dad fixed up the flat for us. § They are busy fixing up their house. |
| 25) hang on | = hold on, to stay on the phone; не вешать трубку, подождать у телефона | § Hang on, I’ll see if she’s still here. |
| 26) hang up | To end a phone call by putting down the phone; повесить трубку | § If you shout, I’ll hang up. § She just hung up in the middle of the conversation. |
| 27) Keep back | To keep secret; скрывать, утаивать | § She can keepnothing back from her friends. |
| 28) Keep off | To stay awat from; держаться в отдалении, не приближаться | § Keep off the grass! |
| 29) Keep on | = carry on; to continue doing smth.; продолжать делать что-либо | § He keeps on asking silly questions. |
| 30) Keep out | To not be active in smth; Держаться вне чего-либо, не лезть (не вмешиваться), остерегаться | § Keep the dogs out! § I try to keep out of discussions about politics. |
| 31) leave for(somewhere) | To start a journey to a place; Отправиться куда-то | § The train will be leaving for Madrid in one hour. |
| 32) let smb down | To make smb. feel disappointed because you didn’t do smth. you promised; подвести кого-то, подставить, бросить в трудную минуту | § You’ve agreed to feed the cat while I’m away – don’t letmedown. § Never letyour friendsdown. |
| 33) make up make up(with) | § To say or write smth. that is not true; сочинить что-то, придумать § To put cosmetics on your face; накладывать макияж, гримироваться § To become friendly with smb. after a quarrel; помириться с кем-то | § She made up a ridiculous excuse. § Your face is made up before you go on television. § After a quarrel that lasted more than a week, we decided to make up. § I heard you made up with an old enemy of yours. |
| 34) make out | § To manage to see smth. through bad light, a telescope, etc.; разобрать с трудом (разглядеть) § Understand, see, hear clearly; разобрать (уяснить) § To claim that you are smb. that you aren’t or you can do smth. you can’t do; притворяться, делать вид | § We could just make out a dark shape moving across the field. § He made out that he could swim to the island but he couldn’t. § I can’t make out the address, he has written it so badly. § Mary has always made out that her parents were rich, but it isn’t true. |
| 35) pick up | § To collect smb. and let them ride in your car or taxi; забрать (зайти, заехать за кем-то) § To meet, become friendly with smb.; подцепить (познакомиться) § To take smth. from the ground; поднять с пола, с земли § To learn smth. such as information; набраться, нахвататься (знаний, умений) , освоить, научиться чему-то (например иностранному языку) | § I’ll pick you up at 7 o’clock. § That’s the girl Sam picked up at the disco. § You dropped the books so you must pickthem up. § Where did you pick up your Spanish? § You can alwayspick up new ideas if you keep your eyes open. |
| 36) put aside | = to save (money or time); отложить | We’ve put some money aside for a holiday. |
| 37) put off | To delay (event), postpone; отложить, перенести | Tonight’s concert will be put off till next week, as one of the singers has hurt her throat. |
| 38) put on | § To dress in a pieces of clothing; надеть что-то (из одежды) § To pretend; притворяться, прикидываться, делать вид § to gain weight or size; набирать, прибавлять в весе § To start working; включить что-то § To perform a play, show; ставить пьесу, спектакль | § Put on a clean shirt. § Mary isn’t really ill; she’s only putting on. § If I put on another inch, I shan’t be able to wear this dress. § Please put the television on. § Which play is the National Theatre putting on? |
| 39) put up with(smb/ smth) | To accept an unpleasant person or situation; to tolerate; мириться с чем-то/ кем-то (не жалуясь); терпеть | § I don’t think I can put up with this job for much longer. § My sister cannot put up with my behaviour any longer. |
| 40) run out(of) | To have no more supplies of smth; закончиться ( о продуктах), исчерпать запасы, иссякнуть | § We haven’t run out of milk again, have we? Yes, the milk’s run out. |
| 41) set in | To begin or appear and continue; прийти, установиться | § Cold weather has set in. |
| 42) set off | To start to move; отбыть | § We set off on a walk to the lake. |
| 43) set out | To start a journey; отправляться куда-то | § We must set out early tomorrow. |
| 44) set up | § To put smth in a particular position § To arrange a meeting | § I’ll set up another meeting for next week. |
| 45) settle down | To start living , to make yourself comfortable in a new home; поселиться, обосноваться, расположиться | § How are you settling down in England? |
| 46) show off | To show or describe your own abilities in order to make people admire you; Делать что-то напоказ | § Stop showing off! § Joe hasn’t missed a chance to show off his muscles since that pretty girl moved in next door. |
| 47) speak out | To say in public what you think or feel | § If people spoke out, the war might end. |
| 48) speak up | § To speak more loudly § = to speak up | § Speak up - we can’t hear you. |
| 49) turn up | § To appear, arrive ; объявиться, появиться, нагрянуть § To increase smth; усилить (звук, свет) | § He turned up with a friend of his. § His name turns up in the newspaper now and then. § The TV was turned up loudly so that no one would hear them talking. |
