Ø I'm hoping for a transfer to the Brussels office.
538. Transform – a) to change something completely, usually to improve it - превращать, преобразовывать
Ø Within weeks they had transformed the area into a beautiful garden.
539. Transit – a) the movement of goods or people from one place to another - перевозка, транзит
Ø Some things got damaged in transit (= while they were being moved).
540. Transmit – a) to broadcast something, or to send out signals using radio, television, etc - передавать, транслировать
Ø The information is transmitted electronically to the central computer.
b) to pass something from one person or place to another - передавать, распространять
Ø The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.
541. Transport – a) a vehicle or system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, aircraft, etc for getting from one place to another - транспорт
Ø He can't drive so he has to rely on public transport.
Ø the city's transport system
b) when people or goods are moved from one place to another- перевозка
Ø the transport of live animals
542. Trend – a) a general development or change in a situation - тенденция
Ø There's a trend towards more locally produced television programmes.
Ø I'm not familiar with the latest trends in teaching methodology.
543. Trigger – a) to make something begin to happen - вызывать, давать начало
Ø His arrest triggered mass protests.
544. Ultimate – a) better, worse, or greater than all similar things - предельный, крайний
Ø Climbing Mount Everest is the ultimate challenge.
Ø the ultimate insult
b) final or most important - конечный, окончательный
Ø the ultimate aim/solution
Ø The ultimate constituents of anything that exists are atoms
545. Underground – a) under the surface of the ground - подземный, под землей
Ø underground caves
Ø an animal that lives underground
Ø They had been living underground as fugitives.
b) Underground political activities are secret and illegal. - подпольный, подпольно
Ø an underground political organization
Ø The state, like much of the nation as a whole, had a long history of underground industrial activity, especially in times of civil and military conflict.
546. Underlie – a) to be a hidden cause of or strong influence on something – лежать в основе чего-либо; лежать под чем-либо
Ø Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
547. Undertake – a) to start work on something that will take a long time or be difficult - предпринимать, браться за что-либо
Ø Max has undertaken the task of restoring an old houseboat.
b) undertake to do sth
to promise to do something – ручаться
Ø I undertake to deliver your package
548. Uniform – a) a special set of clothes that are worn by people who do a particular job or people who go to a particular school - форменная одежда, форма
Ø a school uniform
Ø a nurse's uniform
Ø Tom looks completely different in uniform (= wearing a uniform).
549. Unify – a) to join together two or more countries or groups to make a single one - объединять
Ø We need a leader who can unify the party.
550. Unique – a) different from everyone and everything else - уникальный
Ø Everyone's fingerprints are unique.
b) unusual and special - исключительный, замечательный
Ø a unique opportunity
c) be unique to sb/sth
to exist in only one place, or be connected with only one person or thing - быть присущим исключительно кому-либо/чему-либо
Ø It's a method of education that is unique to this school.
551. Utilize – a) to use something in an effective way - использовать
Ø The vitamins come in a form that is easily utilized by the body.
552. Valid – a) based on good reasons or facts that are true - веский, серьезный
Ø a valid argument
b) A valid ticket or document is legally acceptable. - действительный, имеющий силу
Ø The ticket is valid for three months.
553. Vary – a) If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other. - разниться, отличаться
Ø Car prices vary greatly across Europe.
Ø Roses vary widely in size and shape.
b) to change - изменять(ся)
Ø Temperatures vary depending on the time of year.
c) to often change something that you do - разнообразить
Ø I try to vary what I eat.
554. Vehicle – a) something such as a car or bus that takes people from one place to another, especially using roads - транспортное средство
Ø Watch out for oncoming vehicles.
b) a vehicle for sth/doing sth
something that you use as a way of telling people your ideas or opinions - средство, орудие
Ø The paper was merely a vehicle for his political beliefs.
555. Version – a) one form of something that is slightly different to other forms of the same thing - версия, вариант
Ø I saw the original version of the film.
b) someone's description of what has happened - версия, интерпретация
Ø Bates gave his version of events to the police.
556. Via – a) going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place - через, с остановкой в
Ø The train to Utrecht goes via Amsterdam.
b) using a particular machine, system, or person to send or receive something - путем, с помощью
Ø I receive all my work via e-mail.
557. Violate – a) to not obey a law, rule, or agreement - нарушать, преступать
Ø Countries that violate international law will be dealt with severely.
b) to not allow someone something that they should morally be allowed to have - нарушать, попирать
Ø They were accused of violating human rights.
558. Virtual – a) almost a particular thing or quality - фактический, действительный
Ø They played the game in virtual silence.
b) using computer images and sounds that make you think an imagined situation is real - виртуальный
Ø a virtual art gallery
559. Visible – a) able to be seen - видимый
Ø The fire was visible from five kilometres away.
560. Vision – a) an idea or image in your mind of what something could be like in the future - мечта, образ
Ø a vision of a better society
b) the ability to see - зрение
Ø He has poor vision in his left eye.
c) the ability to make plans for the future that are imaginative and wise - дальновидность, прозорливость
Ø As a leader, he lacked vision.
d) when you see someone or something that no one else can see as part of a religious experience - явление, видение
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561. Visual – a) relating to seeing - зрительный, визуальный
Ø The film has some powerful visual effects.
562. Volume – a) the level of sound produced by a television, radio, etc - громкость
Ø to turn the volume up/down
b) the number or amount of something, especially when it is large - количество, объем
Ø the volume of work involved
c) the amount of space inside an object - емкость, вместимость
Ø Which of the bottles has the larger volume?
d) a book, especially one of a set - том
Ø a new dictionary in two volumes
563. Voluntary – a) Voluntary work is done without being paid and usually involves helping people. - благотворительный, неоплачиваемый
Ø She does voluntary work for the Red Cross.
Ø voluntary organizations
b) done or given because you want to and not because you have been forced to - добровольный
Ø voluntary contributions
564. Welfare – a) Someone's welfare is their health and happiness. - благополучие, благосостояние
Ø He is concerned about the welfare of young men in prison.
b) money paid by a government to people who are poor, ill, or who do not have jobs - пособие
Ø to be on welfare (= getting welfare)
Ø The desired outcomes of people on welfare will depend primarily on the circumstances that caused them to apply for aid.
565. Whereas – a) compared with the fact that - в то время как, тогда как
Ø His parents were rich, whereas mine had to struggle.
566. Whereby – a) by which - в соответствии с чем
Ø They've introduced a system whereby people share cars.
567. Widespread –a) affecting or including a lot of places, people, etc - широко распространенный
Ø a widespread problem
Ø widespread support
Ø “Fear was widespread and confidence was scarce,” he explained.
Ø There is widespread public interest in the election.