Eng to Eng (some rus) words and idioms

personal collection of words and idioms that i heard through life

settlement

1. a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place

2. an official agreement that finishes an argument:

3. the action of paying money to someone

push for

to demand something repeatedly, or to take strong action to try to make it happen
(настаивать на; добиваться)

push (verb)

to move forcefully, especially in order to cause someone or something that is in your way to move, so that you can go through or past them

Learn a thing or two

научиться кое-чему

subtle

1. тонкий; деликатный

2. хитрый; коварный

tile (noun)

a thin, usually square or rectangular piece of baked clay, plastic, etc. used for covering roofs, floors, walls, etc.

tile (verb)

to cover a wall or floor with tiles

pin down

1. to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape:

2. to discover exact details about something:

impending

used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon
(предстоящее)

reel something in/out

to pull in a rope or an object on the end of a rope by turning a wheel round and round, or to release something in the same way (наматывать)

reel (noun)

a round, wheel-shaped object on which sewing thread, fishing wire, film, etc. can be rolled, or the amount of thread, etc. stored on one of these (бобина; барабан)

reel (verb)

1. to walk, moving from side to side, looking like you are going to fall (шататься)

2. наматывать (reel up)

sway

control or influence

Her parents no longer seem to have much sway over her.

sway (verb)

to move slowly from side to side:

avert

to prevent something bad from happening

hiccup

a loud noise that you make in the throat without wanting to, caused by a sudden tightening of a muscle just below the chest and usually happening repeatedly (икота)

preposterous

very silly or stupid (нелепый; абсурдный; несуразный)

egregious

extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable (вопиющий)

outrageous

shocking and morally unacceptable (возмутительный)

infringement

an action that breaks a rule, law, etc.

attorney

lawyer

sip

(to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time)

to and fro

туда-сюда (Minnie, will you stop this darting …..?)

darting (to dart)

a quick, sudden movement - метаться (Minnie, will you stop this …… to and fro?)

count on

rely on (положиться на)

inmate

someone who’s placed in prison/hospital (forced by law) (заключенный)

be on hand

to be nearby someone/something

plaintiff

(истец) someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court

riot

an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest:

topple

to (cause to) lose balance and fall down:

put down

There were increasing riots in South Africa, and they were ruthlessly ……… by the police.

riot

a very funny or entertaining occasion or person:

reel someone/something in

to get control of something or someone, sometimes by offering something in exchange

shabby

looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for:

- How it’s going?
- I’m not too shabby

exhausted

extremely tired

i’m beat

i’m exhausted

frick out

paniking

time-bound

it means that time is not infinite in some occasion

annual

something that repeat every year

awkward

difficult to use, do, or deal with:
He's an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).
Some of the questions were rather awkward.

awkward (adj)

causing problems, worry, or embarrassment:
awkward question The police asked some awkward questions about where the money had come from.
awkward silence There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.

return the favor

pay back smth (money, action etc.) to someone

infantry

amry’s soliders on foot

make your point

to tell your opinion to someone

at that point

in particular time or stage
at a point At that point, a soldier opened fire on the car.

mob

mafia

deadbeat

a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into ordinary society:
Well, it’s only between 2 minutes since we met and we are talking about my deadbeat father - Mafia 2

itching to do something

wanting to do something very much:
The kids are itching to go out and play.

tell me pal

so tell me, my friend

no shit

нихрена себе!

catch up with someone

to communicate with someone by talking in person or on the phone or by exchanging messages, and learn or discuss what has been happening in their life:
I’ll catch up with you tomorrow, Joe - Mafia 2

change with/keep up with/move with the times

to change your ideas, opinions, or way of living or working to make them modern:
I don't really like using the Internet, but you have to keep up with the times, I guess.

keep the change

оставь сдачу себе

classified

Classified information is officially stated to be secret:

see/catch you later

"Bye." "See you later."

I haven’t seen mamma and francesca in forever — Mafia 2

in forever — so long

say hello to your mother for me, Vito — Mafia 2

передай привет твоей маме от меня, Вито

you know better

эй, ты же знаешь!

cut it

to not be able to deal with problems or difficulties in a satisfactory way:
Well, this ain’t gonna cut it, i need to find a place to stay
так больше продолжаться не может; так дело не пойдет

you mind your business

не лезь не в свое дело

loan shark

a person who charges very large amounts of money for lending money to someone

be music to someone's ears

to be something that you are very pleased to hear:

introduce to

to tell an audience about the person who is going to speak, sing, etc.

retired

If someone is retired, they have stopped working permanently, usually because of age:

wrench

to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position:
The photographer tripped over the cord, wrenching a microphone from its stand.

wrench (noun)

a tool for holding and turning objects, especially one that can be made larger and smaller to hold different sized objects

rim

the outer, often curved or circular, edge of something:
The rim of the cup was chipped and broken.

rims

wheel disks

i don’t need no dance moves — Mafia 2

мне не нужны танцы с бубном

junkyard

a big field that keeps the junk from a city

put a lid on something

to keep something under control and stop it from increasing:

prick

уколоться

rat out

сдать кого-либо

so to speak

так сказать

maiden voyage

the first journey made by a ship or spacecraft:

wrecked

very badly damaged:

holster

a place for gun on the man’s belt

Drowsy

feeling like you need a little lie-down