Day 9. Words from a social podcast

minority — majority

(Only a minority of students likes the new lunch. / The majority of my friends play soccer.)

меньшинство — большинство

convince / persuade

(I convinced my friend to watch a horror movie.)

убеждать

bunch

(a bunch of friends)

связка, пучок, букет, гроздь(винограда), группа людей, куча, множество

engage

(She engaged the children in a game.)

вовлекать, привлекать (внимание)

sort of / kind of (kinda)

(I'm sort of tired, but I can keep working.)

как бы, вроде, несколько, частично

get over yourself

(You're not the only one with problems. Get over yourself. / He thinks he's so special. He needs to get over himself.)

перестань думать, что ты центр вселенной / прекрати зазнаваться / не будь таким важным — грубоватая фраза

evaluate yourself

(Try to evaluate yourself honestly, not too high or too low.)

оценивать себя

inherently

(A knife isn't inherently bad; it depends on how you use it.)

по сути, по существу

take an interest in

( My dad never takes an interest in my video games.)

проявлять интерес к

overly

(Don't be overly worried about the test.

· She was overly excited and started jumping.)

чрезмерно

overstep

(She felt her boss overstepped when he asked about her private life. / I try to help, but I don't want to overstep.)

заходить слишком далеко / переступать границы

plenty of opportunities

(This city has plenty of opportunities for young workers.)

множество возможностей

on par

(His cooking is on par with a professional chef's.)

на одном уровне

complexity

(He didn't understand the complexity of the situation)

сложность

for instance

(I like fruit. For instance, I eat apples and bananas every day.)

например

engage with people

(If you want to make friends, you need to engage with people.)

общаться с людьми

back then

(Back then, people didn't have smartphones.)

тогда, в далеком прошлом

in some way

(Everyone is special in some way.)

в некотором роде

be pissed off

(She was pissed off because he was late again.)

быть очень недовольным, злым или возмущенным

in many ways

(In many ways, this is a better

solution.)

во многом