11.1 words and phrasal verbs

it’s no use doing something

немає сенсу щось робити

it’s no good doing something

немає сенсу щось робити

there’s no point in doing something

немає сенсу щось робити

relieved

заспокоєний (I was relieved to hear you had arrived safely)

back out

decide not to do something you agreed to do (відмовитися від домовленості The investor backed out of the project because of financial risks; But you promised to help me this weekend, you can’t back out now!)

back out at the last minute

відмовитися в останню мить (He backed out at the last minute)

debunk

спростовувати, викривати неправдивість, розвінчувати міф (Scientists have debunked the theory that humans only use 10% of their brains)

debunk a misconception

спростувати хибне уявлення

debunk a claim/rumours

спростувати твердження/чутки (The journalist tried to debunk the rumours about the politician)

platitude

банальність, банальна фраза, заїжджена фраза (He kept repeating platitudes about hard work and success instead of giving practical advice)

offer platitude

говорити банальні речі (He offered a platitude about the importance of friendship)

platitudinous

банальний, сповнений банальності (His advice was platitudinous)

trite

заїджений, банальний, неоригінальний (His advice was trite)

a respite from

перепочинок, полегшення (The rain offered a brief respite from the heat)

a brief respite

короткий відпочинок

a welcome respite

бажаний відпочинок (The weekend provided a welcome respite from work)

provide/offer a respite

забезпечити відпочинок

provide someone with a respite from something

The boss provided/gave his employees with a respite from their daily workload)

an affinity for something

схильність, прихильність, спорідненість, близькість (She has always had an affinity for music)

feel an affinity with someone

відчувати близькість з кимось (I felt an immediate affinity with him)

fondness for

simply liking or affection (симпатія любов He has a fondness for languages[he simply enjoys them, when affinity for languages is naturally drawn to])

egregious

extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable (обурливий, кричущий, обурливо поганий The company made an enrigous mistake)

egregious mistake/error

груба, кричуща помилка (The company made an egregious error by ignoring the safety regulations)

egregious behaviour

обурлива поведінка (His egregious behaviour towards his colleagues eventually got him fired)

egregious violation

груба поведінка (The company committed an egregious violation of workers’ rights)

conjecture

припущення, здогад, робити припущення

pure conjecture

чисте припущення (His theory is based on pure conjecture[uncountable])

mere conjecture

лише припущення (His explanation is mere conjecture, Without evidence, this is mere conjecture)

a matter of conjecture

предмет припущень (The cause remains a matter of conjecture)

indulgence

act of following oneself to enjoy a desired pleasure (потурання, поблажливість, задоволення власних бажань Eating chocolate every evening is my little indulgence)

excessive indulgence

надмірне потурання (Excessive indulgence can spoil a child)

indulgence in something

задоволення від чогось, надмірне задоволення чимось (His indulgence in expensive hobbies began to affect his financial situation)

potent

having great power or influence (потужний, сильнодійий, впливовий Fear can be a potent motivator; Social media has become a potent tool for communication)

considerable

large or significant in amount, size, degree or importance (значний, чималий, суттєвий The project requires a considerable amount of time; She has made considerable progress in English)

suffer

страждати, зазнавати, потерпати, погіршуватися (Many people suffer from anxiety; His academic performance suffered because of his lack of sleep)

endure

continue experiencing something without giving up (терпіти, зносити He endured severe pain without complaining[терпів])

ask after

ask for news about (розпитувати про когось/щось She asked after your mother when I saw her yesterday; Tony was asking after you and I told him you were fine)

back down

stop demanding something, stop saying that you will do something (відступити, відмовитися від своєї позиції, поступитися Neither of them was willing to back down during the argument; He eventually backed down and admitted that he was wrong)