Значение идиомы urban homesteading

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1. Перевод слова urbanUrban — городской Перевод слова Urban designers — проектировщики городов urban family — городская семья the stresses of urban living — стрессы городской жизни urban sprawl — разрастание города urban renewal — возрождение городов urban redevelopment — перестройка города Billions were needed to improve the Urban infrastructure. Для улучшения городской инфраструктуры нужны были миллиарды. The ... Читать далее...
2. Перевод слова ownershipOwnership — собственность, владение Перевод слова Joint ownership — общая собственность, сособственность land of uncertain ownership — бесхозная земля change of ownership — смена собственника claim of ownership — имущественный иск They are still wrangling over Ownership of the house. Они по-прежнему препираются по поводу права собственности на дом. Ownership of property is either absolute ... Читать далее...
3. Urban LegendsТопик Городские легенды рассказывает о правдивых историях, передающихся из уст в уста. Городские легенды — простая версия сказок и фольклора. Городские легенды состоят из сплетения юмора, слухов, ужасов, опасности и морали. Благодаря Интернету легенды очень быстро распространяются по миру. Urban legends are popular stories alleged to be true and transmitted from person to person by ... Читать далее...
4. Urban and rural life: advantages and disadvantages — Жизнь в городе и в деревне: преимущества и недостаткиSome people prefer hustle and bustle of big cities, while others prefer peaceful lifestyle of rural areas. Tastes differ. There is no definite answer which lifestyle is better. In my opinion, everything depends on personality. Let us examine more thoroughly some advantages and disadvantages of both rural and urban life. Living in a city can ... Читать далее...
5. New Zealand Way of LifeNew Zealand have a high standard of living. New Zealanders eat more butter and meat per person than do the people of any other country. The government’s medical program provides excellent health care. About 70% of New Zealand people own their houses. Almost every family has a car. Most New Zealanders live in single family ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы get a rise out of[get a rise out of] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To have some fun with by making angry; tease. The boys get a rise out ofJoe by teasing him about his girl friend. 2. {vulgar}, {avoidable} Tobe sexually aroused Jim always gets a rise out ofwatching adult movies....
7. Значение идиомы give rise to[give rise to] {v. phr.} To be the reason for; cause. A branchfloating in the water gave rise to Columbus’ hopes that land wasnear. John’s black eye gave rise to rumors that he had been in afight....
8. Значение идиомы snap out of[snap out of] {v.}, {informal} To change quickly from a bad habit, mood, or feeling to a better one. — Often used with «it». Mary wasunhappy when her fiance abandoned her, but she snapped out of it whenshe met a new young man. The coach told the lazy player to snapout of it....
9. Значение идиомы stake a claim[stake a claim] {v. phr.} 1. To claim ownership of land by drivingstakes to show boundaries. The gold hunters staked claims in theWest. 2. {informal} To claim a person or thing as your own by somesign. Usually used with «on». George staked a claim on Dianne bygiving her his class ring....
10. Значение идиомы chicken out[chicken out] {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop doing something because of fear; to decide not to do something after all even though previously having decided to try it. I used to ride a motorcycle on the highway, but I’ve chickened out. I decided to take flying lessons but just before they started I chickened out....
11. Перевод идиомы have a right to do something / have the right to do something, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: have a right to do something / have the right to do something Перевод: иметь право на что-либо Пример: The apartment manager does not have the right to tell the tenants when they must leave the building. Управляющий домом не имеет права говорить съемщикам, когда они должны выселяться....
12. Значение идиомы underway[underway] {adv. phr.} In progress; in motion. The yearlyfund-raising campaign for the renovation of our university campus isalready underway....
13. Using a Property Management CompanySonia: Hello, Fickle Property Management Company. Frank: Hello, I own an office building on Broadway Boulevard and I’m interested in hiring a property management company. Sonia: You’ve called the right place. We help you advertise your Vacant units, Show empty properties, and Screen prospective tenants. Frank: The building is Partially occupied right now and I ... Читать далее...
14. Значение идиомы be game[be game] {v. phr.} To be cooperative, willing, sporting. When I asked Charlie to climb Mount McKinley with us, he said he was game if we were....
15. Значение идиомы to one’s name[to one’s name] {adv. phr.} In your ownership; of your own; as partof your belongings. David did not have a book to his name. Edhad only one suit to his name....
16. Значение идиомы rise from the ashes[rise from the ashes] {v. phr.} To rise from ruin; start anew. Ayear after flunking out of medical school, Don rose from the ashes andpassed his qualifying exams for the M. D. with honors....
17. Перевод слова riseRise — подниматься, вставать, восходить Перевод слова To rise to the emergency — быть на высоте положения to rise in smb.’s esteem — подняться в чьих-л. глазах the moon rose red — взошла красная луна Christ is Risen! Христос воскрес! My stomach Rises. Меня тошнит. This will arrest the Rise in prices. Это приостановит рост ... Читать далее...
18. Значение идиомы heavenly days![heavenly days!] {interj.}, {informal} Exclamation of amazement anddisbelief with negative coloring. Heavenly days! Look whathappened! The dog did it again on the Persian carpet! Compare: GOODGRIEF!...
19. American Homes (2)Топик Американские дома (2) продолжает знакомить вас с многообразием домов для американцев. Многие предпочитают жить в своих домах в пригородах, где жизнь более размеренная и безопасная. Часто переезжая, американцы меняют дом раз в 5-6 лет. Кроме домов, квартир и кондоминиумов многие американцы живут в трейлерах, особенно малообеспеченные. The majority Americans live in or near large ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы serve notice[serve notice] {v. phr.} 1. To notify one’s employer in a formal orlegal manner that one is quitting the former’s employment. She gavenotice to her boss that she was quitting because of marriage. 2. Tonotify an employee or a tenant that one no longer needs their servicesor wishes to have them as tenants. The new ... Читать далее...
21. Перевод идиомы get a rise out of someone, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: get a rise out of someone Перевод: вывести из себя, разозлить, вызвать раздражение Пример: We got a rise out of the teacher when we opened the window in the cold weather. Мы вывели из себя учителя, когда открыли окно в холодную погоду....
22. Значение идиомы industrial park[industrial park] {n.} A complex of industrial buildings and Orbusinesses usually located far from the center of a city in a settingespecially landscaped to make such buildings look better. Thenearest supermarket that sells car tires is at the industrial parktwenty miles from downtown....
23. Значение идиомы drop in the bucket[drop in the bucket] {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is a mere drop in the bucket....
24. Перевод идиомы Rise and shine!, значение выражения и пример использованияИдиома: Rise and shine! Перевод: Проснись и пой! Быстро вставай и собирайся! (используется, когда будят кого-либо) Пример: «Rise and shine!» my father called to me in the morning. «Проснись и пой!» призывал меня отец утром....
25. Значение идиомы tax trap[tax trap] {n.}, {informal} Predicament in which taxpayers inmiddle-income brackets are required to pay steeply progressive ratesof taxation as their earnings rise with inflation but their personalexemptions remain fixed, resulting in a loss of real disposableincome. Everybody in my neighborhood has been caught in a taxtrap....
26. Значение идиомы signed, sealed, and delivered[signed, sealed, and delivered] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed; ina state of completion. «How is the campus renovation plan for thegovernor’s office coming along?» the dean of the college asked.»Signed, sealed, and delivered,» his assistant answered. Compare: CUTAND DRIED; HOOK, LINE AND SINKER....
27. Значение идиомы see better days[see better days] {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days. 2. To becomeold, damaged, or useless. Used in the perfect tense. Mv blue coatis ten years old. It has seen better days. Our car wasn’t old, butit had seen better days....
28. Значение идиомы come up in the world[come up in the world] or [rise in the world] {v. phr.} To gain success, wealth, or importance in life; rise to a position of greater wealth or importance. He had come up in the world since he peddled his wife’s baked goods from a pushcart. Compare: GET AHEAD. Contrast: COME DOWN IN THE WORLD....
29. Why was Washington made the capital of the United States?After the War of Independence the United States needed a capital city. Different cities in different parts of the country wanted to be the nation’s capital. After all, it was decided to build a new city. In 1791 George Washington, the first president, chose the place where the city now stands. The land around the ... Читать далее...
30. Значение идиомы one of these days[one of these days] or [some of these days] {adv. phr.} Someday;sometime soon. One of these days Herbert will be famous. I’mgoing to do that sewing some of these days....
31. Значение идиомы change hands[change hands] {v. phr.} To change or transfer ownership. Ever since our apartment building changed hands, things are working a lot better....
32. Значение идиомы buy out[buy out] {v.} 1. To buy the ownership or a share of; purchase the stock of. He bought out several small stockholders. 2. To buy all the goods of; purchase the merchandise of. Mr. Harper bought out a nearby hardware store. Contrast: SELL OUT....
33. Значение идиомы let loose[let loose] {v.} 1a. or [set loose] or [turn loose] To set free;loosen or give up your hold on. The farmer opened the gate and letthe bull loose in the pasture. They turned the balloon loose tolet it rise in the air. 1b. or [turn loose] To give freedom to do something; to allow to ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы stand up[stand up] {v.} 1. To rise to a standing position; get up on yourfeet. A gentleman stands up when a lady enters a room. 2. To bestrong enough to use hard or for a long time. A rocket must bebuilt strongly to stand up under the blast-off. The old car hasalready stood up for twenty ... Читать далее...
35. Значение идиомы chain stores[chain stores] {n.} A series of stores in different locations, joined together under one ownership and general management. The goods in chain stores tend to be more uniform than in independent ones....
36. Значение идиомы dog days[dog days] {n. phr.} The hottest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. «The dog days are upon us,» John said. «It’s time to go swimming in the lake.»...
37. Значение идиомы day[day] See: ALL IN A DAY’S WORK, CALL IT A DAY, CARRY THE DAY, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, FATHER’S DAY, FOREVER AND A DAY, GOOD DAY, MAKE A DAY OF IT, NAME DAY, NIGHT AND DAY, ONE OF THESE DAYS, or SOME OF THESE DAYS, PASS THE TIME OF DAY, RAINY DAY, SAVE THE ... Читать далее...
38. Значение идиомы salad days[salad days] {n. phr.}, {informal} The period of one’s youth; aperiod of inexperience. He was silly and immature during his saladdays in high school....
39. Значение идиомы hold the fort[hold the fort] {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fightoff attackers. The little group held the fort for days until helpcame. 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long debate. 3.{informal} to keep service or operations going It was ChristmasEve, and a ... Читать далее...
40. LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom, its economic, political and cultural center. It is one of the world’s most important ports and one of the largest cities in the world. London with its suburbs has a population of about 11 million people. London has been a capital for nearly a thousand years. Many ... Читать далее...