Глоссарий 2

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To let off steam

To get rid of your anger, excitement, etc.

Давать выход чувствам

It’s also a good opportunity for us to let off steam and bond as a unit.

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To lose temper

To get angry

Терять самообладание

I lost my temper and yelled at him.

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Full-blown

Completely developed

Полноценный, полномасштабный

Any scale of inter-community clashes could escalate into full-blown conflict.

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Controversy

Discussion marked by the expression of opposing views

Дискуссия

The decision aroused a controversy among the students.

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To mitigate

To reduce harmful effects of something

Смягчать, уменьшать

At the far end of the room is a sliding door, taped with an X to mitigate shattering.

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Impending

Happening very soon, usually something bad or unpleasant

Надвигающийся, неминуемый

The 1997 crisis highlighted the need for an early warning system for impending financial crises.

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Imminent

Coming or happening very soon

Надвигающийся

Certainly gave him enough time to contemplate his imminent demise.

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To erupt

To happen suddenly or violently

Разражаться

Violence erupted in the city on Friday night.

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Flare-up

A sudden outburst or intensification

Вспышка

One unexpected flare-up and they could lose all control.

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Clash

Fight or argument

Спор, столкновение

There were violent clashes between the police and demonstrators.

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To escalate

To rise or increase quickly

Расти, увеличиваться

The fight quickly escalated into a riot.

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Accommodating

Willing to change your plans in order to help people

Услужливый

We arrived early and the hotel were very accommodating letting us into our room earlier than normal booking time.

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To give a cold shoulder

To deliberately ignore someone or be unfriendly to them

Игнорировать, холодно относиться

I hope you’re not going to give me the cold shoulder all day.

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To take a toll

To cause harm or damage

Сказываться

The long and winding ride will take a toll on your mood and your body.

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Last straw

The latest in a series of unpleasant events

Последняя капля

It was everything I said to her, and Vegas was the last straw.

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To get a grip on yourself

To make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly

Взять себя в руки

Just because I can see my future and you’ve never been able to get a grip on your own.

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Left, right and center

All the time or everywhere

Направо и налево

People get killed left, right and center in this town.

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Petulant

Behaving in an angry, silly way like a child

Капризный

Lucifer was a petulant child with daddy issues.

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Conundrum

A problem or question that is difficult to solve

Головоломка

Sustainable development starts with a conundrum.

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Thorny

Difficult to deal with

Тернистый

The fourth – and probably most thorny – issue is that of exit strategies.

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Incremental

Increasing by small amounts

Возрастающий

Evidence on truly incremental costs is limited.

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Supervision

The activity of making certain that everything is done correctly

Наблюдение, руководство

He needs constant supervision.

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Appeasement

A policy of granting concessions in response to aggressive and hostile demands

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Omnipresent

Present or having an effect everywhere at the same time

Вездесущий

The singer became an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.

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Arbitration

A mechanism for resolving conflicts whereby disputants identify their demands

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Ceasefire

An agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting in order to allow discussions about peace

Прекращение огня

A ceasefire can be reached only when terrorism is stopped.

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Casualty

A person injured or killed in a serious accident or war

Жертва

The rebels suffered heavy casualties.

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Bargaining

Concessions issued by parties in a process of negotiation

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Gross

Extremely unpleasant

Отвратительный

«Oh, gross!» she said, looking at the flies buzzing above the piles of dirty plates.

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Crucial

Extremely important or necessary

Ключевой, значимый

Her work has been crucial to the project’s success.

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Capitulation

A conditional surrender

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Disobedience

Violation of a law or regulation

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Concession

Granting privilege or advantage by one side to another during negotiations

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Containment

Policy aiming to prevent or at least limit the expansion of influence

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Coup d’état

Illegal overthrow and seizure of a government apparatus

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Decommissioning

Handover of weapons or armament during armed conflict or war

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Combatants

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Détente

Reduction in tensions between conflicting parties

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Disarmament

Elimination of military arsenals and forces

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Guerrilla

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Warfare

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Insurgency

Non-violent uprising directed against government

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Intervention

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Legitimacy

A quality that signifies acceptance of procedure

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Liberalism

Theory about the maintenance of rights, freedom and equality

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Mediation

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Negotiation

Communication between representatives of parties involved in a conflict

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Proliferation

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Pacifism

Historical school that rejects war as the means of resolving conflict

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Reconciliation

A process attempting to mitigate the tenses between parties

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Refugee

A person fleeing from war and seeking asylum

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Sanctions

Penalties imposed by a government on a targeted party

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Treaty

Written agreement of mutual relations, ratified by two or more countries

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